210 episodes

A chill video games podcast about interesting and creative games, from indie to AAA. Your host: Iceland-based games critic John Rogers.

Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitch to stay in touch and keep up with new episodes - find links at http://gaminginthewild.com.

Gaming In The Wild is a listener-supported. You can support the show at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild to join the listener community, and get bonus episodes and other fun perks.

Gaming In The Wild - Video Game Reviews John Rogers

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    • 5.0 • 10 Ratings

A chill video games podcast about interesting and creative games, from indie to AAA. Your host: Iceland-based games critic John Rogers.

Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitch to stay in touch and keep up with new episodes - find links at http://gaminginthewild.com.

Gaming In The Wild is a listener-supported. You can support the show at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild to join the listener community, and get bonus episodes and other fun perks.

    209: Mars After Midnight, April Indie World Direct

    209: Mars After Midnight, April Indie World Direct

    This week's episode is a little roundup. We start with the Nintendo Indie World Direct, including previews of Lorelai & The Laser Eyes, Yars Rising, Bzzzt, Sticky Business, and some other show highlights, before moving onto a 1000xResist preview, and a featured game review of Lucas Pope's Playdate offering Mars After Midnight. There's also a little preview of WASD Live at the end, which I'll be attending in London next week.

    Some links mentioned in the show:

    1000xResist demo review show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaminginthewild/episodes/188-1000xRESIST--Teardown--Worldless--Coral-Island-e2cehan

    YouTube: http://youtube.com/gaminginthewild

    WASD Live: http://wasdlive.com

    And as always, many thanks to the show’s 62 patrons! If you'd like to join them in supporting the show on Patreon, you can do so from $1 per month at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild. Patrons get access to a catalogue of bonus episodes, and an invite to the show’s lovely Discord community. You can also send a one-off tip via Ko-Fi at http://ko-fi.com/gaminginthewild. 

    If you enjoy the show, you can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - find all the links at http://gaminginthewild.com.

    And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter DovetailTrue: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529

    Thanks for listening!

    • 30 min
    208: Children Of The Sun

    208: Children Of The Sun

    This week we look at "the feel-bad game of the year", the grim and compelling magic bullet snipe-fest: Children of the Sun.

    In the roundup: Botany Manor, Pepper Grinder, Broken Roads, Dragon's Dogma 2, and a look at the Triple-i Initiative's first showcase.

    If you enjoy the show, find more like it on the YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/gaminginthewild.

    You can support the show on Patreon from $1 a month, to get extra podcasts, a patron Discord invite, and other fun perks: http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild. Big thanks to the newest patrons Fergus, JD, Steve, Liz, Libby and Daniel.

    Finally, find the show on all social media as @gaminginthewild, and follow the show's Steam curator page here to see if what you're browsing comes pod-recommended! https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

    Thanks for listening!

    • 33 min
    207: Stellar Blade, Minishoot' Adventures, Dystopika, Indika, & More

    207: Stellar Blade, Minishoot' Adventures, Dystopika, Indika, & More

    This week's episode is a roundup of demos you can try right now: Stellar Blade, Minishoot' Adventures, Dystopika, Indika, and Valley Peaks.

    In the roundup: this month's Game Pass, PS+, and Epic freebies, including The Outer Worlds, Kona, Ghostrunner, Immortals of Aveum, and more.

    Check out the YouTube for some fresh videos at: http://youtube.com/gaminginthewild.

    And many thanks to the show’s newest patrons Zibby, Daniel and Fergus! If you'd like to join them in supporting the show on Patreon, you can do so from $1 per month at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild. Patrons get access to a catalogue of bonus episodes, and an invite to the show’s lovely Discord community. You can also send a one-off tip via Ko-Fi at http://ko-fi.com/gaminginthewild. 

    All proceeds go into the podcast, covering things like equipment, games, music, editing apps, and so forth. I really appreciate the support, it helps make the show better.

    If you enjoy the show, you can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - find all the links at http://gaminginthewild.com.

    And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter DovetailTrue: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

    Thanks for listening!

    • 34 min
    206: Return To Grace, Marvel Snap, April Indie Releases

    206: Return To Grace, Marvel Snap, April Indie Releases

    Return To Grace is a perfect game for Game Pass: short, interesting, and done in a couple of hours. It's a sci-fi walking sim that raises some interesting questions about the future of AI. I also got addicted to Marvel Snap.

    In the April release roundup: Botany Manor, Children of the Sun, Broken Roads, Harold Halibut, Pine Harbour No Rest For The Wicked, Tales of Kanzera ZAU, SandLand, Another Crab's Treasure, Manor Lords, and Stellar Blade.

    Links I mention:

    Deckbuilder video: https://youtu.be/VcsByllnDkE?

    ROG Ally video: https://youtu.be/m_IF-gLjyI4

    And as always, many thanks to the show’s 57 patrons! If you'd like to join them in supporting the show on Patreon, you can do so from $1 per month at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild. Patrons get access to a catalogue of bonus episodes, and an invite to the show’s lovely Discord community. You can also send a one-off tip via Ko-Fi at http://ko-fi.com/gaminginthewild. 

    All proceeds go into the podcast, covering things like equipment, games, music, editing apps, and so forth. I really appreciate the support, it helps make the show better.

    If you enjoy the show, you can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - find all the links at http://gaminginthewild.com.

    And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter DovetailTrue: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

    Thanks for listening!

    • 31 min
    205: Dragon's Dogma 2, Playdate, GDC & PAX East News

    205: Dragon's Dogma 2, Playdate, GDC & PAX East News

    This week's show is a grab bag episode. We start off with a few updates, some Dragon's Dogma chat, a look at FFVII REbirth's fidelity patch, and some first impressions of the Playdate console. The back half of the show is some impressions of demos from GDC & Pax East.

    Games covered: The Wreck, Whitewater Wipeout, Casual Birder, Mars After Midnight, Harold Halibut, Hauntii, Animal Well, Phantom Spark, SandLand, Always In Mind, Anger Foot, Sorry We're Closed.

    And check out my Youtube channel for loads more stuff! http://youtube.com/gaminginthewild

    And as always, many thanks to the show’s 70 patrons, including the newest patron Mike! If you'd like to join them in supporting the show on Patreon, you can do so from $1 per month at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild. Patrons get access to a catalogue of bonus episodes, and an invite to the show’s lovely Discord community. You can also send a one-off tip via Ko-Fi at http://ko-fi.com/gaminginthewild. 

    All proceeds go into the podcast, covering things like equipment, games, music, editing apps, and so forth. I really appreciate the support, it helps make the show better.

    If you enjoy the show, you can come say hi on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Twitch - find all the links at http://gaminginthewild.com.

    And check out this Steam curator page made by podcast supporter DovetailTrue: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43457463-Gaming-in-the-Wild-%2528unofficial%2529/  

    Thanks for listening!

    • 32 min
    Bonus Pod: A Short Essay On Horizon Zero Dawn

    Bonus Pod: A Short Essay On Horizon Zero Dawn

    I've been making a few video essays over on YouTube lately, and had a couple of requests for them to be added to the podcast feed. So I'm trying it out. If you're on Spotify, you can watch video with this episode, and if not, I hope you enjoy the audio here.

    This one is a short essay about the Horizon series, which seems blessed with high sales and critical reception, but cursed in being critically overshadowed by era-defining games that released just weeks away.

    The YouTube video for anyone who wants it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIRDt-yApRY.

    Thanks for listening! And let me know if you do/don't want more like in the feed.

    Patreon: http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild

    More: http://gaminginthewild.com

    • 9 min

Customer Reviews

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Pet sim nerd ,

Would recommend!

This show is really good if you aren’t shure if you want to get a game

Grub_Hunter ,

John

Gaming In The Wild is by far my favourite gaming related podcast. Hearing someone speak so passionately about their love of video games and the respect they have for the creative people involved in producing them is endearing.

iHenpie ,

Relaxing and informative

Where do I start? Host has an incredibly relaxing voice that mixed with the background music makes this podcast ideal to escape from reality. This informative podcast has taught me lots of new things. Keep up the good work!

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