The Netflix Gaming Club

We recommend you play this one ahead of time!  The cast returns to the river Styx, ending the season where it began - this time with GoodbyeWorld Games' heartwarming, heartbreaking narrative adventure game Before Your Eyes. Blink your way through the story (and blink away tears) as we talk love, grief, and, once again, mothers.Thank you for listening to our first season! We'll be back soon.-Lindsay, Jamie, Yasmin and Andrew

This week we dig deep into the recent rerelease of Jonathan Blow's classic 2008 puzzle-platformer Braid! This is a game with things to say, about other games, about relationships and now, about itself!B-Side Recommendations:- Alien: Romulus (Movie)- Hanabi (Board Game)- The Witness (Video Game)Next week we'll be playing Before Your Eyes! We'll be going into full spoilers on that one, so we suggest you play it ahead of time!

We suggest controllers for this one! This week the cast discusses their journey through the neon-lit, blood-soaked fever dream that is Askiisoft's Katana Zero. Fast-paced combat and pulpy vibes abound in this stylish and expansive game!B-Side Recommendations:- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (Game)- Wild Tales (Movie)- Planet of the Apes (Movie Series)Next week we'll be playing Braid!

This week, the cast explores Color Gray Games' eerie and captivating point-and-click detective game, The Case of the Golden Idol. Stay tuned after the B-Side as we get into spoiler territory with the secret C-Side!B-Side Recommendations:- Inside Man (Movie)- Haikyu!! (Anime) - Prey (Game)Next week we'll be playing Katana Zero!

This was a tricky one! The cast describes their experience of playing through Acid Nerve's Death's Door and Jamie realizes that the cast needs controllers! We talk about the cute friends we made along the way in this surprisingly cozy souls-like.B-Side Recommendations:- A Perfect Getaway (Movie)- Jacob's Ladder (Movie)- Double Fine Psychodyssey (YouTube)Next week we'll be playing The Case of the Golden Idol!

We highly recommend you play through the game before listening to this episode! This week we do a deep dive into the story of Night School Studio's supernatural adventure game, Oxenfree - no spoilers at first but we'll warn you when the time comes. This game had a lot to say and so did we!No B-side this week, as the main discussion went long. All we recommend is Oxenfree!Next week we'll be playing Death's Door!

This week, the cast lives the bedroom game developer dream in Greenheart Games' smart, fun business simulator, Game Dev Tycoon! We compare our imaginary careers as video game developers, and discuss the gaming industry history we learned along the way.B-Side recommendations:- Vermintide 2 (Game)- Problemista (Movie)- Blood, Sweat & Pixels by Jason Schreier (Book)Next week we'll be playing Oxenfree, we highly recommend you play that one before listening its episode!

In our coziest episode yet, the cast discusses Newfangled Games' top-down paper-folding puzzle game Paper Trail!  This game is simple yet challenging, and once again, brought our thoughts back to our mothers. FYI: We learned after recording that this game contains a pettable cat!B-Side recommendations:- Chained Together (Game)- Purple Kiss (Band)- Chants of Sennaar (Game)Next week we'll be playing Game Dev Tycoon!

This week, the cast discusses Digital Sun's surprisingly deep rogue-like/management sim Moonlighter! We describe the dungeon crawling and shopkeeping elements of the game and then Jamie has a surprise for the rest of the cast!B-Side recommendations:- Triangle/Triangle of Sadness (Movies)- Sur la Seine (Movie)- A Serious Man/Furiosa (Movies)Next week we'll be playing Paper Trail!

For our first episode, we discuss the gameplay, vibes and themes of Thunder Lotus' Spiritfarer! Meet our cast and immediately get to know our thoughts on motherhood and death! B-Side recommendations:Battlestar Galactica Reboot (TV)Nimona (Movie)All Now - The Staves (Album)Next week we'll be playing Moonlighter!