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Taking one game per month (old, new and everything in between) and talking though an in-depth examination of narrative, mechanics, theme, and the interplay between the three.
Update frequency:
biweekly
Average audio length:
61 minutes
English
United States
180 episodes
since Feb. 19, 2019
episodic
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In this episode of Pixelated Playgrounds, Bryan and Josh flock to Wingspan! Originally released as a board game in 2019, Wingspan was designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and published by Stonemaier Games, the St. Louis studio behind Viticulture and Scythe. Hargrave built the game after visits to Lake Ar…
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In this episode of Pixelated Playgrounds, Clint and Bryan strap back into the Arwing for Star Fox, Velan Studios' remake of the 1997 N64 classic, released for the Nintendo Switch 2 in June 2026. Velan built the game on their own in-house Viper engine, and it's a studio with real pedigree hiding in …
In this episode Josh and Bryan are talking about Hades II, developed and published by Supergiant Games and released in September 2025 for Windows and Mac, alongside Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions following in April 2026. Picking up after the events of …
In this episode of Pixelated Playgrounds, Clint and Bryan are strapping in for their first mission with the world's most famous spy, tackling IO Interactive's origin story reboot, 007: First Light. Developed and published by IO Interactive, the studio best known for the modern Hitman trilogy, Firs…
In this episode of Pixelated Playgrounds, Bryan and Josh take the throne in Titanium Court! Developed by New York-based creator AP Thomson and published by Fellow Traveller, Titanium Court is a strategy game that mashes match-3, tower defense, and roguelike mechanics together as you command the epo…
In this episode of Pixelated Playgrounds, Bryan and Josh dig through decades of dirt to reconstruct an American dynasty in The Roottrees are Dead! Originally developed by Jeremy Johnston during Global Game Jam 2023, the game began as a free browser title before being remastered for a full Steam rel…
Video Game book Club by Pixelated Playgrounds covering Esoteric Ebb by Christoffer Bodegård.
In this episode of Pixelated Playgrounds, Bryan and Josh suit up for Dispatch, the 2025 superhero workplace comedy developed and published by AdHoc Studio, originally released on PlayStation 5 and Windows. Founded by Telltale Games alumni including Michael Choung, Nick Herman, Dennis Lenart, and Pi…
In this episode of Pixelated Playgrounds, Bryan and Josh journey through the afterlife in Death Howl! Developed by The Outer Zone and published by 11 Bit Studios, Death Howl is a deckbuilder that merges deliberate exploration, demanding combat, and stark, minimalist storytelling. Set in Mesolithic …
In this episode of Pixelated Playgrounds Bryan and Clint are diving into Resident Evil Requiem, and coming at it from two angles: Bryan jumped on board with the series starting at Resident Evil 7, while Clint has been a lifelong devotee. Developed and published by Capcom, the game showcases a studi…
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