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A book club for gaming narratives. Hosts will discuss their experience with a game and its story via book club style discussion questions, submitted by listeners. This podcast provides a unique perspective on the gaming discourse, focused on reflection and application.

FEB 14

|BTL| 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 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

1h 5m
FEB 11

|MOM| The Meeting of Makers

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 Wild Jason: So Many Games Dave: Tales from the Backlog Dan: The Greatest Story Ever Played Michael: Tiny Game Chronicles Rick: Pixel Project Radio The wonderful music in this episode comes from the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out here Contents: (00:00) Intro (03:10) Panel (01:08:21) Closing (01:11:21) Outtakes

1h 13m
JAN 24

|11| 2025 SOTYs

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/zjvQZ6Tv4k2vCSEG7 The 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

1h 33m
12/14/2025

|10| Metal Garden

David, Caleb, and Erik find themselves underneath a steel sky in the indie gem, Metal Garden. 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 (04:05) Q1 (12:18) Q2 (21:23) Q3 (34:34) Spoiler Wall: Story Recap (37:24) Q4 (47:36) Q5 (01:06:11) Q6 (01:13:44) Q7 (01:20:47) Closing References from the show: Pixelated Playgrounds episode on Metal Garden

1h 26m
11/25/2025

|BTL| Stray (feat. children!)

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 interviews his children about the game, Stray, a 2022 adventure game developed by BlueTwelve Studio and published by Annapurna Interactive. The kids (6 and 3 years old) recap the story of the game, share their favorite moments, and explain why the narrative was so compelling. I had such a blast recording this episode because I had no idea what my kids were going to say on-air. They certainly kept me on my toes! I hope you find this episode as precious as my little ones are to me. The wonderful music in this episode comes from the Jusant soundtrack by Guillaume Ferran. Check it out here. Contents: (00:00) Intro (03:45) Interview (29:07) Closing

31 min
11/20/2025

|OTS| So Many Games

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 Jason, the editor and chief of So Many Games. Below you will find a link to the So Many Game website as well as the developer interview that Jason mentions on the show. So Many Games Horace Interview The discussion of each game contains spoilers, so please refer to the timestamps below to avoid those as needed. (00:00) Introduction & Spoiler Policy (09:16) The Alters (26:10) Horace (37:57) Journey (50:23) Spiritfarer (01:04:10) Citizen Sleeper 2 (01:23:48) Closing Comments If you enjoy the show please join our discord to stay up to date on the podcast. Thanks for listening!

1h 30m
11/11/2025

|9| Old Skies

David, Caleb, and Erik point-and-click their way through one of the best game narratives of 2025. 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 (06:19) Q1 (14:20) Q2 (28:25) Q3 (39:54) Spoiler Wall: Story Recap (44:54) Q4 (58:22) Q5 (01:10:29) Q6 (01:24:49) Closing References from the show: Sally Beaumont inteview on So Many Games podcast

1h 30m
11/08/2025

|BTL| Interactive Dreams

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 shine a spotlight on an incredibly talented indie game developer, Interactive Dreams, and a few of their games. This episode is a combination of two game reviews and a discussion about the studio that made them. We hope this format helps more people discover the developer, which you can learn more about via the links below. Special thanks to Luis León for reaching out to me (Erik) and sharing his game dev story. We hope you enjoy the show! Interactive Dreams website Interactive Dreams itch.io page A Dream About Parking Lots on Steam Swann's Song on Steam

12 min

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A book club for gaming narratives. Hosts will discuss their experience with a game and its story via book club style discussion questions, submitted by listeners. This podcast provides a unique perspective on the gaming discourse, focused on reflection and application.

Creator

PoP Podcast
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

30
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© PoP Podcast
Show Website

Pages of Play