Pages of Play

David, Caleb, and Erik try to remember their epic adventures and lessons learned in the Forgotten Lands.Pages of Play podcast is a book club for gaming narratives, where the hosts discuss their personal experience with a game and its story via book club style discussion questions submitted by listeners. Please join our discord so that you can chat with the amazing Pages of Play community and ask discussion questions to be featured on our next episode!The wonderful music in this episode comes from the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out here.Contents:(00:00) Intro(04:30) Q1(12:03) Q2(19:55) Q3(34:50) Q4(45:54) Spoiler Wall: Story Recap(49:51) Q5(01:02:30) Q6(01:16:10) Q7(01:27:41) Q8(01:37:11) OutroReferences from the show:The Pages of Play interview with Alfred Nguyen, the creative director for Forgotlings

Between the Lines (BTL) is a sub-series of the Pages of Play podcast where we explore hidden gem indie games. In this episode, Erik and Caleb interview Kaitlin Tremblay, narrative director at Soft Rains, the studio behind Ambrosia Sky. This discussion contains spoilers for Act 1 of the game.Ambrosia Sky is a story-driven immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by an unknown contamination. The game's first act released on Steam November 10th, 2025 and Act 2 is scheduled to release on August 6th, 2026. You can find out more about the game and Soft Rains below:Steam PageSoft Rains websiteSoft Rains blueskyThe wonderful music in this episode comes from the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out here.Contents:(00:00) Intro w/ Kaitlin(01:34) Interview(33:47) Closing

David, Caleb, and Erik follow eachother around a plastic-punk world, for better or for worse.Pages of Play podcast is a book club for gaming narratives, where the hosts discuss their personal experience with a game and its story via book club style discussion questions submitted by listeners. Please join our discord so that you can chat with the amazing Pages of Play community and ask discussion questions to be featured on our next episode!The wonderful music in this episode comes from the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out here.Contents:(00:00) Intro(04:10) Q1(15:10) Q2(31:10) Q3(45:10) Spoiler Wall: Story Recap(49:26) Q4(01:03:51) Q5(01:11:53) Q6(01:19:26) Q7(01:33:30) ClosingReferences from the show:Erik's Tides of Tomorrow Review on So Many GamesFollow our Tides of Tomorrow story seeds in-game, here:David’s story seed: 3182-7724Caleb’s story seed: 6270-8647Erik story seed: 1061-9859

Off the Shelf is an interview format of the Pages of Play Podcast where we bring a guest on the show to talk about the following scenario: “Imagine you have a library full of books that represent to you the greatest video game narratives. If I were to pull 5 books at random off of those shelves, what would I find? How did each book earn a spot on your shelf?”This week, I am joined by Raygan, host of The Short Game. Below you will find a link to The Short Game website, where you can find all the avenues to connect and listen to their show:https://shortgame.fm/The discussion of each game contains spoilers, so please refer to the timestamps below to avoid those as needed.(00:00) Introduction & Spoiler Policy(09:46) Gone Home(21:20) Night in the Woods(32:22) The Wizard Sniffer(43:03) Immortality(52:38) 1000xResist(59:52) Bonus Game!(01:01:12) Closing CommentsIf you enjoy the show please join our discord to stay up to date on the podcast. Thanks for listening!

David, Caleb, and Erik nab some artificats and run! They will never think of museums the same way again. Pages of Play podcast is a book club for gaming narratives, where the hosts discuss their personal experience with a game and its story via book club style discussion questions submitted by listeners. Please join our discord so that you can chat with the amazing Pages of Play community and ask discussion questions to be featured on our next episode!The wonderful music in this episode comes from the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out here.Contents:(00:00) Intro(04:27) Q1(18:22) Q2(35:52) Q3(41:15) Q4(48:19) Spoiler Wall: Story Recap(52:18) Q5(01:00:41) Q6(01:07:55) ClosingReferences from the show:Relooted ReviewBen Myres Interview

Between the Lines (BTL) is a sub-series of the Pages of Play podcast where we explore hidden gem indie games. In this episode, Erik and David interview Ben Myres, CEO and creative director at Nyamakop, the studio behind Relooted. This is a very "meaty" interview, as Ben puts it, so we hope you enjoy going layers deep into the making of this game with us. Relooted is an Africanfuturist heist game that explores contemporary issues through purposeful game design and writing. The game released on Steam February 10th, 2026, which you can find ⁠here⁠ on Steam, or you can check out the developer's ⁠website⁠ for more details. The game is also currently on Gamepass at the time of writing. The wonderful music in this episode comes from the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out ⁠here⁠.Contents:(00:00) Intro w/ Ben(02:53) Interview(55:05) Closing

David, Caleb, and Erik venture deep into the archives of a codebreaking machine in search of a stolen book. Pages of Play podcast is a book club for gaming narratives, where the hosts discuss their personal experience with a game and its story via book club style discussion questions submitted by listeners. Please join our discord so that you can chat with the amazing Pages of Play community and ask discussion questions to be featured on our next episode!The wonderful music in this episode comes from the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out here.Contents:(00:00) Intro(04:08) Q1(18:18) Q2(26:14) Q3(39:15) Spoiler Wall: Story Recap(42:19) Q4(49:24) Q5(01:02:42) Q6(01:06:53) Q7(01:19:19) ClosingReferences from the show:My Perfect Console w/ Jon Ingold

Between the Lines (BTL) is a sub-series of the Pages of Play podcast where we explore hidden gem indie games. In this episode, Erik and Caleb interview Alfred Nguyen, the creative director at Throughline Games, about the studio's upcoming game, Forgotlings.Forgotlings releases on Steam February 17th, 2026. Wishlist the game here on Steam, or check out the developer's website for more details on the release dates across other platforms. The wonderful music in this episode comes from the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out here.Contents:(00:00) Intro w/ Alfred(02:22) Interview(01:02:17) Closing

The Meeting of Makers is a sub-series of the Pages of Play podcast where we bring together various content creators to discuss the art and craft of making content. The panel for this episode includes the following folks:John: Gaming in the WildJason: So Many GamesDave: Tales from the BacklogDan: The Greatest Story Ever PlayedMichael: Tiny Game ChroniclesRick: Pixel Project RadioThe wonderful music in this episode comes from the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out hereContents:(00:00) Intro(03:10) Panel(01:08:21) Closing(01:11:21) Outtakes

David, Caleb, and Erik take a look back on 2025 to discuss some of the standout moments and stories from the year. This includes reflecting on podcast highlights, disussing the Stories of the Year (SOTYs) submitted by listeners, and doing a deep dive into Clair Obscur: Expedtion 33.Pages of Play podcast is a book club for gaming narratives, where the hosts discuss their personal experience with a game and its story via book club style discussion questions submitted by listeners. Please join our discord  or find us on bluesky so that you can chat with the amazing Pages of Play community and ask discussion questions to be featured on our next episode!Also, please do us a huge favor and share your feedback on Pages of Play podcast by filling out this short survey:https://forms.gle/zjvQZ6Tv4k2vCSEG7The wonderful music in this episode comes from the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out here.Contents:(00:00) Intro & PoP 2025 Recap(18:56) SOTYs(52:11) Clair Obscur and Closing