Deciphering Michael with The Cool Hat

This week on Zed Games Zahra, Hazel, and Peter talk the week in #GamingNews. Peter then puts on his collector dungarees and nostalgia goggles in the charming 3d platformer 'Teeto' from Eat Pant Games and Zahra gets polyglotty to play the iconic and beautiful linguistic puzzler 'Chants of Sennaar' from runDISC.

Timestamps and Links:

• 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games
• 01:48 - #GamingNews
• 10:52 - Teeto from Eat Pant Games w/ Peter
• 17:08 - Chants Of Sennaar from runDISC
• 22:26 - Radiothon Special: Indie Dev Night, Thurs 13th Aug - Games and links in notes

• Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke Thursday 6-9pm; 13th Aug, 15th Oct, 12th Nov.

Super Pain Toad Carnage by Cosmic Black Studios

• Super Pain Toad Carnage is the toad killing game you've been waiting for! SPTC is a survivors-like, bullet-heaven about eradicating the 'Pain Toads' that have taken over the outback! Upgrade your ute, Unlock new weapons, Slaughter this new scourge on the outback!

You'll Meet the Devil at a Crossroads by Mark Higgins

• Tabletop story game where a major event or decision changes everything for the characters involved. Often with tragic consequences and always leaving a lot for the players to mull over.

Toil & Trubble by Disparity

• Brew up some mischief in a witchy life sim with a small but troublesome difference.

Mozentum by stillzen.dev

• Procedural grabbing, swinging and momentum-based movement mechanics all wrapped in a stinky, Australian themed, spiritual adventure aesthetic.

Untitled Frog Brawler (Unannounced) by BYTEr

• BARE-KNUCKLE your way through rooms of enemies, clobbering their limbs off to keep your heart from exploding in this MELEE-ONLY BOOMER-SHOOTER. Claw your way back with experimental upgrades to kill those who stuck that BOMB IN YOUR CHEST.

Doubtbound by Moontail Games

• Set out on an adventure to defeat the Mad Monarch, collecting powerful Hex Cards and battling dangerous encounters along the way. Doubtbound is a social deduction RPG for 3 to 5 players where one party member is secretly working against the group. Play with friends or AI companions, turning every victory, reward and decision into a question of who can be trusted.

Pigs In A Row by James (Jay) Orevich

• Match-3 Tabletop Card Game. Line up 3 Pigs In A Row of the same colour to clear a chore off the to-do list and earn yourself a sweet treat! Work together to race against the clock to complete all your chores for the week before the board fills up with work and you lose.

Super Robot Survivors by Johnno and Pete

• A survivor game with missions - not just survival. Rescue astronauts, repair reactors, and hack terminals - while surrounded by hundreds of enemies. Every run is a chaotic, ten-minute showdown.

Produced and recorded by Zahra at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country. Audio and Cover Image edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.