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A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, Robin, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff! --- Visit us online at https://dotzip.online --- Art by Tara Crawford Music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari

  1. 12H AGO

    Experiencing Womanhood in A Year of Springs

    We’ve all had unrequited feelings for one of our best friends at the hot springs, right? Right???? Today we're talking about A Year of Springs by npckc! A game about the endless complexity of being a woman and sending cute lil emojis. Get A Year of Springs on Steam or itch!!! Follow npckc’s work on their website! Discussed in the episode: A YEAR OF SPRINGS soundtrack on Bandcamp--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Someone make a good way to take screenshots (01:07) - Lifeguard Off-Duty (02:07) - Who is npckc? (03:16) - What is a Year of Springs (05:21) - Hard to not spoil! (08:23) - General subject matter (12:18) - Beep boop (12:25) - One Night, Hot Springs (18:07) - Endings (22:45) - The difference in perspectives (25:36) - Last Day of Spring (29:03) - Presents for transgender women (30:56) - The texting is good! (32:25) - Spring Leaves No Flower (37:40) - An unexpected shift (42:32) - Why is it so hard to be a woman!!!!!! (44:14) - I guess I gotta talk to my boyfriend... (45:22) - Endings (46:47) - This one is for the girls (51:07) - The Epilogue (52:39) - Getting a new start (55:46) - Big Takeaways (55:56) - Kim's Big Takeaway (59:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway (01:04:17) - Good game!!! (01:04:23) - Kim attempts the outro ★ Support this podcast ★

    1h 8m

  2. MAR 9

    Living in Time Flies

    Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Today we're talking about Time Flies by Playables! A game about being a fly and then being another fly. Get Time Flies on Playstation, Switch, Steam, Epic, or the App Store!!! Follow Playables work on their website! Discussed in the episode: EYEZMAZERobin's piece on Time Flies for InverseAllegheny Cemetery: The story behind the Egyptian mausoleum and sphinx by Joaquin Gonzalez for 90.5 WESA--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - We needed this (01:22) - A Kim approved intro (02:18) - What is Time Flies (09:00) - The sound design (10:18) - The art (12:18) - A not spoiler spoiler (12:34) - How many secrets did we find? (13:41) - Standout stuff (23:55) - Min/Maxxing life expectancy (30:08) - How are we feeling about death? (41:14) - A quick mechanical thing (42:39) - Big Takeaways (42:45) - Kim's Big Takeaway (44:58) - AJ's Big Takeaway (47:15) - Robin's Big Takeaway (49:31) - How do I live a life like the fly? (52:35) - Check the show notes! (53:17) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

    56 min

  3. MAR 2 · BONUS

    Help!!! It's February Next Fest!!!

    Send help. Today we're talking about the February 2026 Next Fest!  Discussed in the episode: Games that will almost certainly be covered by dotzip Unhomely - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941990/Unhomely/ I’m Making a Monster - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4047160/Im_Making_a_Monster/ Brain goes burr VHOLUME - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4131730/VHOLUME/ Tileweaver - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4006200/Tileweaver/ Cursed Words - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3856460/Cursed_Words/ Pachincro - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4200890/Pachincro/ The Loopler - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4150860/The_Loopler/ The Magus Circle - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2796640/The_Magus_Circle/ Runeomicon - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3160570/Runeomicon/ Modulus - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2779120/Modulus/ Raccoon - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3784030/RACCOIN_Coin_Pusher_Roguelike/ I love whatever is wrong you Rewind 99 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3977290/Rewind_99/ Busbound - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2095420/Bus_Bound/ Nightfall Cafe - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3816920/Nightfall_Cafe/ All Will Rise - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3165340/All_Will_Rise/ (on Kickstarter: All Will Rise: a narrative courtroom deck-builder ) AtmosFar - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1798230/ATMOSFAR/ West - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4302000/West/ Shoutout to Newgrounds.com Chipmatic - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3780950/Chipmatic/ Mining Merchant - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3744080/Mining_Merchant/ Maybe that zoloft didn't block ALL my emotions Hozy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3326230/Hozy/ Memento - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474770/Momento/ inKONBINI - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2723430/inKONBINI_One_Store_Many_Stories/ A Study In Blue - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4280150/A_Study_in_Blue/ Deep Snow Delivery - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3281970/Deep_Snow_Delivery/ This one's on the computer Lost Wiki: Kozlovka - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4018950/Lost_Wiki_Kozlovka/ Human.exe - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4016270/Humanexe/ MMO 98 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3907940/MMO_98/ Secrets of Suburbia - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3111050/Secrets_Of_Suburbia/ What the f**k (affectionate) Panthalassa - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2955720/Panthalassa/ WOODROT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3896040/WOODROT/ THREE VERSES³ - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3139120/THREE_VERSES/ Burden Street Station - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3126340/Burden_Street_Station/ Feast for the Eyes Petrichor - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4168440/Petrichor/ Phonopolis - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206070/Phonopolis/ (nocaps on YouTube: i played every game by Amanita Design) Titanium Court - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/ Helix: Descent N Ascent - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736370/Helix_Descent_N_Ascent/ Pluto - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3057670/Pluto/ HYPNOS - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2861210/HYPNOS/ The dotzip award for the most questionable idle animations Super Alloy Crush -  https://store.steampowered.com/app/3092360/Super_Alloy_Crush/ Hot girl walks Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4149700/Dreamcore_Rabbit_Hole/ Plum Road Tea Dream - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3206340/Plum_Road_Tea_Dream/ Walk the Frog - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3336240/Walk_The_Frog/ nophenia - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3979330/nophenia/ Gloomveil - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3156020/Gloomveil/ Women su...

    2h 47m

  4. FEB 23

    Trying to Make Sense of the World in Eclipsium

    i ain't interpreting all that. i'm happy for you tho. or sorry that happened Today we're talking about Eclipsium by Housefire! A game about walking around and unspeakable things happening to your hand. Get Eclipsium on Steam!!! Follow Housefire's work on their website! Discussed in the episode: AJ on The Worst Community ReportAJ's 2025 Game of the Year video on YouTubeEclipsium (Original Game Soundtrack) by Hudson Bikichky on BandcampAJ's playthrough of the beginning of Eclipsium on YouTubeFinding Emilie by Radiolab--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine and check out his new project Foster Hope! Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Listen to AJ on The Worst Garbage Community Report :-) (01:45) - Welcome to the game (03:31) - What is Eclipsium? (04:58) - What'd we think (08:30) - Bugs? (10:00) - The music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The sound!!!!!!!!!! (13:10) - The hand and the things done to the hand (15:42) - Heading to spoilers (16:11) - Chase wants to talk about the images (20:01) - Kim wants to talk about judgment (22:48) - Robin wants to talk about it literally (25:16) - AJ wants to talk about the opting-in (27:24) - What death means and religious imagery (34:21) - Going to the panopticon (47:27) - They can't ALL be PT!!! (50:03) - An actually interesting series of hallways (56:47) - Big Takeaways (56:59) - AJ's Big Takeaway (59:42) - Chase's Big Takeaway (01:04:08) - Kim's Big Takeaway (01:06:19) - Robin's Big Takeaway (01:09:39) - The end of the game hot damn (01:09:57) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

    1h 13m

  5. FEB 16

    Gliding on the Wind in Toroa: Skycall

    Guy whose only played Sayonara Wild Hearts: "I'm getting a lot of Sayonara Wild Hearts energy in this game." Today we're talking about Toroa: Skycall by Atawhai Interactive! A game about gliding and just hangin' out. Get Toroa: Skycall on Steam!!! Follow Atawhai Interactive's work on their website! Discussed in the episode: The sourdough shaping video that AJ talked about by Matthew James Duffy on YouTube Shorts(tm)TWG Steam Curator PageMaking Kin with the Machines, Archer et al. from the Journal of Design and Science by MIT PressRoyal Albatross Centre --- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - The end of a 20 minute conversation (02:31) - We're not fighting!!! (03:43) - fort.nite ???? (05:52) - Oh right the podcast (06:12) - What is Toroa: Skycall (07:36) - This game feels AMAZING (10:21) - The MUSIC (11:38) - The game is steeped in culture (13:46) - Talking to other animals (17:02) - Songs of the sea have been dulled by the drums of progress (21:48) - The game wants you to just hang out (23:05) - Bird heaven???? (28:49) - Everything is connected (33:57) - You get where you're going (35:57) - Made with love (36:31) - Everything is connected!!! (37:15) - Big Takeaways (37:17) - Kim's Big Takeaway (42:31) - AJ's Big Takeaway (47:09) - Help the Northern Royal Albatross!!! (47:38) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

    51 min
  6. Watching the World Cup in despelote with Matt Horton (Flow State, In Sequence)

    FEB 9

    Watching the World Cup in despelote with Matt Horton (Flow State, In Sequence)

    This is a sports game! Well it's a game that centers around a sport... Er, it's a game that has a sport as a central narrative piece... uh... Today we're talking about despelote by Julián Cordero and Sebastián Valbuena! A game about soccer and tuning out the adults in your life. Get despelote on Steam, Switch, or Playstation!!! Follow Julian's work on his website! Follow Sebastián on his website! Follow Matt on his YouTube channel, Flow State! Discussed in the episode: A Sportslike Manifesto by Grapefruit GamesDespelote review: miraculous slice-of-life soccer game pulls a hat trick by Moises Taveras for Digital TrendsAdditional links: Despelote with Moises Taveras by Tales from the Backlog on YouTube--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - The sausage gets made (00:19) - Babby's first intro (01:34) - The Sports Corner (04:20) - What is despelote? (08:13) - Sportslike (11:24) - Witholding the big stuff (13:35) - Making it back to the bench (14:36) - The first ten minutes (18:39) - Standout moments (26:07) - Being a child among adults (31:24) - What happened... (32:43) - Turn the game on! (35:06) - Crossing narrative lines (37:22) - The very end (41:11) - Big Takeaways (41:16) - Matt's Big Takeaway (44:12) - Robin's Big Takeaway (46:27) - Chase's Big Takeaway (49:43) - Thank you Matt for coming on! (49:53) - Chase attempts an outro ★ Support this podcast ★

    52 min
  7. Going Shopping in Dépanneur Nocturne

    FEB 2

    Going Shopping in Dépanneur Nocturne

    Would you mind picking me up a mystery skull while you're out? Today we're talking about Dépanneur Nocturne by KO_OP! A game about getting little treats and going to the washroom. Get Dépanneur Nocturne on Steam!!! Follow Ko_OP's work on their website! Discussed in the episode: _amaranthine's (Jake's) new project Foster Hope on bandcamp!--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Eldot Ring (00:21) - ahem (00:34) - Snow day!!!!!! (01:38) - What is Depanneur Nocturne? (02:31) - This is a game about existing in a new place (10:11) - The backroom (11:25) - Going to the washroom (15:31) - Sharing little secrets (18:27) - The cashier (23:01) - Our big takeaways for our beautiful partner (29:40) - Big Takeaways (29:53) - AJ's Big Takeaway (31:42) - Robin's Big Takeaway (33:16) - A beautiful game about going shopping (33:52) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

    37 min
  8. Saying "No" in The Sea Will Claim Everything

    JAN 26

    Saying "No" in The Sea Will Claim Everything

    In this one AJ and Robin experience every human emotion at once! Today we're talking about The Sea Will Claim Everything by Jonas Kyratzes! A game about a sentient house and needing to read more philosophy. This game was suggested by Alex! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website! Get The Lands of Dream collection on Steam!!! Follow Jonas Kyratzes' work on their website! Discussed in the episode: The Sea Will Claim Everything walkthrough and review on jayisgames.com (for the love of god don't click anywhere else around the website lol)Emergence blog post on Jonas Kyratzes' websiteFear of Twine: Zombies and Elephants (Verena Kyratzes) on YouTubeLife Support by Veran Kyratzes--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on Twitch! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Remember that you have free will (00:52) - The podcast intro equivalent of waking up in a pitch dark hotel room (01:43) - The saga of The Lands of Dream (04:52) - What is The Sea Will Claim Everything? (08:09) - It's goofy! (14:12) - Some advice (14:59) - Some of the first text things you see (15:18) - "The Sea Will Claim Everything, part II" by Chris Christodoulou, The Sea Will Claim Everything (17:41) - Welcome to Underhome (24:43) - Out into the world (31:46) - The Isle of Stars (34:20) - The Isle of Becoming (38:58) - "Grains of Sand" by Chris Christodoulou, The Sea Will Claim Everything (40:36) - Saying "No" (40:49) - "Victory March" by Chris Christodoulou, The Sea Will Claim Everything (41:15) - Saying "No" (43:36) - The Oracle (47:41) - Goodbye (48:28) - "The Sea Will Claim Everything, part II" by Chris Christodoulou, The Sea Will Claim Everything (52:31) - The packaging (52:47) - SPOILERS FOR GREAT GOD GROVE (52:59) - The packaging (54:21) - All abooooard! (54:27) - AJ's Big Takeaways (56:59) - Robin's Big Takeaway (58:42) - Hoo baby that's a video game (59:14) - A little bit of diving (01:00:34) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

    1h 4m
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A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, Robin, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff! --- Visit us online at https://dotzip.online --- Art by Tara Crawford Music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari

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    dotzip
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    95
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © dotzip
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