Episode 172: Seven Day Roguelikes 2026

We discuss the rise of Generative AI in game development, with Darren Grey, Jeremiah Reid and Tommy Thompson. Read more »

We discuss the 2026 crop of Seven Day Roguelikes, including highlight games, recent trends and experiences of taking part. Read more »

Darren Grey and John Harris discuss the Japanese roguelike Omega Labyrinth Life. Read more »

Darren Grey, Andrew Doull and Rob Parker discuss design analysis of games during play. Read more »

Darren Grey and Mark Johnson discuss design of innovative mechanics in roguelikes. Read more »

Darren Grey, Andrew Doull and Rob Parker discuss the role of "jank" in games. Read more »

Darren with Josh Ge (aka Kyzrati) about Designing for Mastery and the latest in Cogmind development. Read more »

Darren interviews Kornel Kisielewicz about his upcoming game Jupiter Hell Classic. Read more »

We discuss table top roleplaying games and how they have moved on from the inspiration for the original Rogue, with Marc Majcher, Sam Dunnewold and Andrew Doull. Read more »

We discuss modern development for older home computers such as the Commodore-64, with Mark Johnson, Andrew Doull and Ricki Sickenger of Badgerpunch Games. Read more »