Best Grunn Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 44 - Afterlove EP 1:52:14

1d ago1:52:14

1:52:14

Afterlove EP, developed by Pikselnesia, is a slice-of-life story that follows a young musician named Rama, as he struggles to reconnect with his friends and his music in the wake of the death of his girlfriend. The game takes place in modern day Jakarta, and players will find themselves immersed in the sights and sounds of the city through the game…

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437: Expelled! Spoilers! 1:08:21

7d ago1:08:21

1:08:21

We spent this week playing a bit more of Inkle’s follow up to Overboard!, and made some shocking discoveries!By The Short Game

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Ep. 43 - Guacamelee Gold Edition 1:49:18

15d ago1:49:18

1:49:18

Guacamelee is an indie classic, that released by in 2013 from DrinkBox Studios. This action platformer is a stylish take on the Metroidvania genre and its story and vibes were inspired by Mexican-culture and folklore. You play as a young farmhand-turned-luchador, who escapes the world of the dead using a magical mask. As you traverse these gorgeous…

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Ep. ? - Haven 1:43:57

17d ago1:43:57

1:43:57

Surprise!! It’s a rare Tuesday edition of No Small Games. And there’s absolutely nothing unusual going on here. Just another totally normal episode of No Small Games, the indie game podcast hosted by Bo_Po and DiscoCola! In this episode, the two cover the beautiful action RPG Haven. In this game, developed by The Game Bakers, you play as two lovers…

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436: Trash the Planet 46:58

18d ago46:58

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This week, Laura and Nate dive into Trash the Planet, a free, browser-based resource-management game that subverts clicker mechanics to serve its narrative. You play as a group of raccoons who start out collecting trash and, through a rapid evolution of society, end up ruling the planet—manipulating the stock market with absolutely no consequences.…

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Indie Game Roundup - March 2025 feat. Jacob McCourt 1:33:16

18d ago1:33:16

1:33:16

Welcome back to the NSG Indie Game Roundup, our monthly series featuring indie games news, plus game demos and new release discussions. Welcome special guest Jacob McCourt to No Small Games! We were delighted to have Jacob join us for our March Indie Game Roundup episode. First, we dug into indie game news from the past month, and discussed winter …

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Malaga, snøfri vinter med Switchbacks MTB Micheal Saunders, og en bratt læringskurve! 1:40:15

21d ago1:40:15

1:40:15

Når Micheal Saunders, mannen bak Switchbacks MTB inviterer oss til Spania for å teste ut det feteste Malaga har å tilby av stier var OTBpodden ikke vanskelig å overtale. Hør om hvordan en rekordtidlig og beinhard sesongstart gikk for Vidar og James der begge ble "skolert". Micheal forteller oss alt om hva Malaga har å tilby av sykling. Her har Ratb…

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435: FlyKnight 1:03:13

24d ago1:03:13

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Shane and Nate were buzzing about FlyKnight, a $5 indie dungeon crawler that surprised us with its humor and depth. In this episode, we break down what makes this tiny first-person RPG so fun, from its retro aesthetic and first person Souls-like combat to its great co-op potential. Should you bug your buddies to play it? Let’s find out!…

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Ep. 42 - Mouthwashing feat. Dave Jackson 2:41:27

29d ago2:41:27

2:41:27

Mouthwashing, developed by Wrong Organ and published by CRITICAL REFLEX, is a psychological horror game following the actions of the Tulpar's crew as they work together to survive a catastrophic crash in the middle of outer space. Tensions rise as food and supplies run low. You play as Jimmy, the acting captain, as he grapples with how to take resp…

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434: Expelled! An Overboard! Game 55:39

1M ago55:39

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Expelled! is the latest game from all-star narrative design studio Inkle. It’s a follow up to our 2021 Game of the Year winner Overboard!, and it builds on that game’s strengths in every conceivable area. A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone says YOU did it! Now you have one day to clear your name. Can you uncover the culp…

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Ep. 41 - Grunn 1:41:53

1M ago1:41:53

1:41:53

Grunn is a completely normal gardening game, developed by Sokpop Collective and Tom van den Boogaart, where nothing strange or off-beat is going on. You arrive by bus at a quaint Dutch village in the countryside, with instructions to clean up the manor house's garden by the end of the weekend. Very soon, however, you begin to notice some strange go…

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433: A Huge Year for Small Games 1:05:10

1M ago1:05:10

1:05:10

Steam Next Fest just concluded and the Short Game team searched through the mountain of demos to discuss some of the most exciting games with short game energy coming out this year. 00:00 Intro 04:09 WYRMHALL: Brush and Banter 09:12 Wheel World 18:19 Despelote 25:08 Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 33:33 Haste: Broken Worlds 39:50 Is This Seat Tak…

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Indie Game Roundup - February 2025 feat. Michael Gruar, Lunar Chippy Games 2:04:41

2M ago2:04:41

2:04:41

Welcome back to the NSG Indie Game Roundup, our monthly series featuring indie games news, plus game demos and new release discussions. This has been both the longest and shortest month in existence, but the good news is that we're back with a bunch of awesome indie games to talk about! This roundup features some brand new releases from the tail en…

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Brage Vestavik – Planet Alaska premiere 31:13

2M ago31:13

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Når Brage Vestavik slipper en ny film i nabolaget er det vi selvfølgelig tilstede med mikrofonene og revolverintervjuene våre. Vi tar pulsen på stemningen før og etter filmen på Carls ved Carl Berners Plass i Oslo, og får eksklusive samtaler med hovedmannen selv - Brage Vestavik. I tillegg hører vi fra Arnebjørn Vestavik, Blur Media som står bak fi…

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Yearbook Vol. 2 2:02:51

2M ago2:02:51

2:02:51

Believe it or not, we just closed out our second year of No Small Games! This has truly been such a wild ride! From meeting in person for the first time at PAX, to helping to judge the Indie Game Awards, to launching our written reviews on the website, we've cherished every minute and every opportunity. And we can't thank you all enough for support…

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432: Sheepy: A Short Adventure 1:04:58

2M ago1:04:58

1:04:58

All four co-hosts are present and accounted for as we talk about ultra-short platformer, Sheepy: A Short Adventure. It’s right there in the name! Sheepy is a FREE game on Steam and itch.io, and it’ll take you about an hour. It’s surprisingly polished for a free release, with charming animations and very good music, plus some incomprehensible lore! …

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Ep. 40 - Crypt Custodian feat. Matt Storm 2:37:45

2M ago2:37:45

2:37:45

Crypt Custodian, developed by Kyle Thompson, is a touching and adorable metroidvania. You play as Pluto, a little cat who has just arrived in the afterlife, after a tragic end cut short his cozy life with his human family. Some accidental shenanigans lead to him being banned to spend all of eternity cleaning up trash from the outskirts of the under…

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431: Fight’N Rage 56:28

2M ago56:28

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Rats with Knives! It’s time to finally talk about Fight’N Rage! This has been on the back burner for a while; it was first suggested to us nearly 4 years ago as a modern, mechanically interesting beat ’em up in the vein of Streets of Rage 4. “Easy to play, hard to master” is a bit of a cliche, but it feels very apt here. Fight’N Rage channels the g…

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Indie Game Roundup - January 2025 1:51:53

3M ago1:51:53

1:51:53

Welcome back to the NSG Indie Game Roundup, our monthly series featuring indie games news, plus game demos and new release discussions. This has been both the longest and shortest month in existence, but the good news is that we're back with a bunch of awesome indie games to talk about! This roundup features some brand new releases from the tail en…

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430: Steam Deck Chat 1:17:23

3M ago1:17:23

1:17:23

This week we are welcoming long time friend of the show Jason McIntosh (aka Jmac, aka Halstrick) who’s joining us to talk about the Valve Steam Deck. It’s been about three years since the Steam Deck launched, and it’s had a profound effect on the way all of us play games. Also, Laura just got one! We had a long chat about the how we’ve used the Dec…

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Ep. 39 - Another Crab's Treasure feat. HamonCutta 2:01:12

3M ago2:01:12

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Another Crab's Treasure is a combat-oriented soulslike adventure set in an underwater world overrun by a few greedy creatures trying to get their grubby little claws, fins and tentacles on all the wealth of their community. You play as Kril, a tiny hermit crab whose shell was repossessed by a literal loan shark. Now, Kril has to fight his way throu…

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2025 spådommer og trender? Pisspot-hjelmer, manuals og jeans? Vi tar en titt i krystallkulen! 1:29:05

3M ago1:29:05

1:29:05

Et nytt år truer og vi tar en uhøytidelig prat om både egne og andres spådommer for 2025, bittelitt om året som var og om de seneste innkjøpene til sykkelen (ochain bla)! ----more---- Takk til: Rufus Preiss og Top Tubes Mountain Bike og DMR sykkeldeler Sjekk ut DMR-produkter her på https://www.dmrbikes.com/ og ta kontakt med @therealtoptubes på Ins…

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429: Grunn 59:41

3M ago59:41

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How has it taken us ten years to get around to covering a Sokpop game? The venerable but very weird indie collective has put out a fascinating perfectly normal gardening game. Ahem. OK fine, Grunn is a short take in the non-linear, first-person, time-loopy, exploration, Outer Wild-like genre, which we are resolutely not calling “metroidbranias”. Ho…

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428: Parking Garage Rally Circuit 1:05:26

3M ago1:05:26

1:05:26

I’M ON ANOTHER… ON ANOTHER LEVEL This week we are talking about the retro-inspired, Ska-infused rally car racer Parking Garage Rally Circuit. Race through the most iconic parking structures of the US! It’s a really great little game to welcome the show back to 2025. Stick around after for our first What’s Making Us Happy of the year!…

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Ep. 38 - Selfloss 1:30:27

3M ago1:30:27

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Selfloss, developed by Goodwin Games, is an emotional action adventure game where we play as Kazimir, an old man who has found himself caught in between life and the beyond. As he moves through the purgatory he finds himself in, you must help him clear an infectious miasma that threatens this world. You also encounter a cast of friendly (or at leas…

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Indie Game Roundup - December 2024 1:48:50

4M ago1:48:50

1:48:50

Welcome back to the NSG Indie Game Roundup, our monthly series featuring indie games news, plus game demos and new release discussions. Even as the year closes out, 2024 does not slow down with fantastic indie game releases. In this latest roundup, we're recapping our participation in judging the Indie Game Awards, with a quick review of some of ou…

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Ep. 37 - Lake: Season's Greetings DLC feat. Jacob Price of The Pre-Order Bonus Podcast 2:26:27

4M ago2:26:27

2:26:27

The Lake: Season's Greetings DLC follows the holiday shenanigans of Thomas Weiss, and the other inhabitants of Providence Oaks, the setting of the base game story. Thomas is the father of Meredith Weiss, the protagonist of the original game, and in 1985 is the one and only mail carrier in town. This special holiday story gives players another cozy …

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427: Game of the Year 2024 1:10:04

4M ago1:10:04

1:10:04

It’s Game of the Year time again! This week we’re looking back at 2024 to pick the best short video game of the year, and recognize some other great games as well. 00:00 Intro04:52 Game...By The Short Game

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Ep. 36 - UFO 50 1:49:47

4M ago1:49:47

1:49:47

UFO 50, developed by Mossmouth, is not just a single game. This is a retro-inspired pack of 50 games, that represent the full library of titles published by the fictitious game company UFO Soft. These games' fictitious release dates span from the years 1982-1989 and were playable on three made up consoles. As you can tell, the lore goes deep in thi…

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426: Game Mixology 54:59

5M ago54:59

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This Thanksgiving week the hosts gathered to play a bit of a game, trying to match short games to randomly chosen genres and adjectives. What’s a David Lynchian Platformer, or an “I Want To Go...By The Short Game

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Indie Game Roundup - November 2024 1:23:59

5M ago1:23:59

1:23:59

Welcome back to the NSG Indie Game Roundup, our monthly series featuring indie games news, plus game demos and new release discussions. This month has been incredibly packed with indie game news, events and lots of exciting new releases! Looking back, we can't believe all of this took place in just one month! In the November Indie Game Roundup, we'…

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Michael Cook aka @mikesbikes om superenduro, stibygging, ny DH-serie for 2025 og mye mer! 1:37:09

5M ago1:37:09

1:37:09

Velkommen til OTB-podden, Michael Cook – aka @mikesbikes.no! I denne episoden deler Michael planer for Mistberget Superenduro samt en nordisk serie med utforritt i 2025. Han snakker også om hvorfor det er så kult å grave egne stier, hva som gjør fatbike på vinteren så gøy, hvordan gravel- og landeveissykling kan gjøre deg raskere i terrenget, hvorf…

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425: Neva 1:09:19

5M ago1:09:19

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Press Y to Neva There’s a certain sector of our listenership that loves it when we talk about games that don’t work for us. If that’s you, then please enjoy our discussion of Neva, the latest...By The Short Game

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Ep. 35 - Little Kitty Big City feat. OlivesCrossing 1:27:04

5M ago1:27:04

1:27:04

Little Kitty Big City is an open world adventure game where you play as a small house cat who has fallen off of their cozy window perch and finds themselves on the streets of the big city. You have to get home, but the climb back up to your perch seems so daunting! But thankfully there are unexpected friends awaiting you in the urban sprawl. With t…

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Allebike Elize Test - Slik Transformerer Du Sykkelen for 2K - Tour De Gnar Høvik 1:16:42

5M ago1:16:42

1:16:42

I denne episoden sjekker vi ut den super-eksklusive Allebike Elize Polestar-editionen. Hvordan føltes det å teste Öhlins-demperne og Shimano elektrisk mtb-gir for første gang? Vidar deler sine erfaringer fra Tour de Gnar på Høvik. I tillegg har James gjort litt nerding, og med bare et par tusenlapper har han transformert sykkelen sin – som han fant…

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424: 1000xRESIST 1:06:09

5M ago1:06:09

1:06:09

What a story. 1000xRESIST is one of the best works of science fiction we’ve seen in a game, and it opens new territory at the intersection of visual novels, adventure games, and interactive fiction while...By The Short Game

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