Kim and AJ are talking even more about Exquisite Biome because Kim used it to make some monsters for a D&D one-shot! Also we talk about more demos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Discussed in the episode

• Exquisite Biome on itch
• Follow us on Twitch!!!
• 10 Dead Doves
• Fruitbus
• Arranger: A Role Puzzle Adventure
• Deep Sleep Labyrinth
• Afterlove EP
• LOK Digital
• LOK physical!
• Techno Banter
• Why I'll Never Finish Papers, Please by Matt Horton on YouTube
• Zen Garden
• Rubato
• Star Trucker

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Art by Tara Crawford

Music by _amaranthine

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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari

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Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Any of these Zippers ever pop out of the wall...
• (00:41) - More Exquisite Biome!
• (13:11) - We have a Twitch Channel!
• (14:04) - 10 Dead Doves
• (15:00) - Fruitbus
• (16:29) - Arranger: A Role Puzzling Adventure
• (17:02) - Deep Sleep Labyrinth
• (17:55) - Afterlove EP
• (19:24) - LOK Digital
• (23:08) - Techno Banter
• (29:18) - Zen Garden
• (30:57) - Rubato
• (31:48) - Star Trucker
• (32:31) - Random Access Midnight

Today we're talking about Exquisite Biome by Caro Asercion with art by Si F Sweetman! A game about making ecosystems and the weird little weirdos that occupy them.

Buy Exquisite Biome on itch! And check out Caro Asercions itch page and Si F Sweetman's portfolio site!

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Discussed in the episode

• The Exquisite Beast project by Evan Dahm and Yuko Ota
• Flora and Fauna of the Uncanny Valley by Golden Brown
• The Scavenger's Reign OST by Nicolas Snyder
• The Crown of Thorns starfish
• i'm sorry did you say street magic by Caro Asercion

Additional stuff

• Exquisite Biome: A Tabletop Nature Doc by A.A. Voigt on YouTube

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Timecodes:

• (00:00) - The lawn mowing bit was in fact the funniest thing from the last five minutes
• (00:29) - Sleepycast
• (01:33) - What is Exquisite Biome?
• (07:28) - Our weird little guys
• (08:56) - Kim's Exquisite Biome
• (21:18) - AJ's Exquisite Biome
• (32:52) - The game is fun!!!!
• (34:19) - AJ's Big Takeaway
• (35:47) - Kim's Big Takeaway
• (39:33) - A little episode for little guys!!!

Pack up your Glowbones! Today we're talking about Wide Ocean Big Jacket by Turnfollow!! A game about camping, what it means to care about another person, and the most important ingredient in a hot dog.

Buy Wide Ocean Big Jacket on Steam, Switch or check your itch bundles!! And check out Turnfollow's other projects on itch and follow them on Bluesky!

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Discussed in the episode

• Traffic of our stage: Why Waiting for Godot? by Normand Berlin for The Massachusetts Review, 1999

Additional stuff

• Wide Ocean Big Jacket Complete Soundtrack available on itch
• What Is Wide Ocean Big Jacket Really About? by Chris On Videogames for Medium

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Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Yerba Mate: War of 1812
• (00:30) - NOT a VR farming sim
• (03:51) - What is Wide Ocean Big Jacket
• (06:16) - How to talk generally about this game | General Discussion
• (06:44) - It's purely vibes | General Discussion
• (12:45) - The vibes are good!!! | Spoiler Discussion
• (16:20) - Taking a leisurely stroll through the story | Spoiler Discussion
• (01:07:02) - Kim's Big Takeaway
• (01:10:43) - Chase's Big Takeaway
• (01:16:13) - AJ's Big Takeaway
• (01:19:26) - Game Good.
• (01:19:34) - Wrapping up

Welcome back to RAM! Please help us. We are drowning in good video games. Please. Please we're begging you.

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Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Welcome to Geoff's Carnival of Delights
• (04:00) - Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
• (05:35) - There are too many good games!
• (06:18) - Games without demos
• (06:27) - UFO50
• (07:32) - Phoenix Springs
• (08:23) - Petal Runner
• (08:52) - Trailblazers: Into the March
• (09:35) - Post Trauma
• (09:48) - Screen Bound
• (10:16) - Kim tells us about some demos
• (10:28) - Tiny Glade, Monterona, Dystopica, Urban Jungle | "What if you made a place" games
• (12:00) - Dungeons of Hinterberg
• (12:46) - Crypt Custodian
• (14:35) - Caravan Sand Witch
• (15:08) - Nova Hearts
• (15:33) - Crush House
• (16:10) - Soulitaire
• (16:56) - Albert Wilde: Quantum PI
• (18:29) - Tiny Bookshop
• (19:18) - The Operator
• (20:19) - The Star Called Eos
• (21:07) - One Button Bosses
• (22:32) - Periphery Synthetic
• (23:39) - Rose & Locket
• (24:54) - Pinball Spire
• (26:33) - Hello again
• (27:17) - Psychroma
• (28:59) - Chase tells us about some demos
• (29:24) - Heartworm
• (32:37) - Hollow Body
• (37:16) - Ever After Falls
• (38:22) - Elsie
• (40:17) - AJ's tells us about one (1) demo
• (40:24) - Constance
• (41:43) - Tides of Tomorrow
• (42:41) - Fear the Spotlight
• (43:26) - 10 Dead Doves
• (43:40) - Neva, Koira, Deer & Boy | Animal Friend games
• (44:23) - Arranger: A Role Puzzle Adventure
• (44:40) - Pine: A Story of Loss
• (45:08) - Outersloth | Not a game
• (46:13) - There are so many good games

!!! CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSION OF IMPLIED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND DRUG USE FROM 48:41 TO 57:06 !!!

This week the hosts talk about Gone Home from Fullbright Studios! A game about family, interiority, and that kid you were only friends with because they had a Nintendo.

Buy the game everywhere!

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Discussed in the episode

• Jef Rouner's 2016 article from the Houston Press (title omitted because of spoilers)
• Gone Home and Its Hidden Objects by Elizabeth Goins for Game Developer
• Why Gone Home is the Most Important Game of the Decade by Nicole Carpenter for Polygon

Additional stuff

• As Gone Home turns five, we look back on its polarizing legacy by Allegra Frank for Polygon

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Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Woops! A gamergame happened again...
• (01:51) - It's a game about hugging
• (02:16) - Welzcomet 2o aozcdip
• (03:51) - What is Gone Home? | General Discussion
• (21:00) - The horror of Gone Home | General Discussion
• (29:24) - Spoiler Discussion
• (30:00) - Mom | Spoiler Discussion
• (39:03) - Dad | Spoiler Discussion
• (50:32) - CW: IMPLIED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR, DRUG USE, HALLUCINATIONS
• (58:57) - Sam | Spoiler Discussion
• (01:19:39) - Katie | Spoiler Discussion
• (01:25:26) - We love video games and they are art!!!!
• (01:27:19) - Big Takeaways
• (01:27:37) - Kim's Big Takeaway
• (01:29:30) - AJ's Big Takeaway
• (01:31:26) - Chase's Big Takeaway
• (01:35:23) - When did these experiences start?
• (01:42:06) - Wrapping up

Today we're talking about Artefact by Jack Harrison (aka Mousehole Press)! A game about creating magical items and chillin' out for 6ish minutes.

Buy Aretfact on itch! And check out the Mousehole Press website and itch page for more great games!

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Discussed in the episode

• Artefact OST by Christopher Michael Roberts
• The browser-based OST tool
• beyond the edge of the world by Louie Zong
• Koriko, A Magical Year on itch
• The Mousehole Press Patreon

Additional stuff

• Subscribe to the Mousehole Press newsletter!
• The Skeletons by Jacob Morningstar, the inspiration for Artefact
• Swingset by Boqeh, used as underscoring in this episode

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Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Sorry, Mr. Antonoff
• (00:29) - Intro
• (01:05) - An unprompted history of AJ's Artefact buying experience
• (01:57) - What is Artefact? | General Discussion
• (17:17) - The Shield of Betony | Our Playthroughs
• (32:45) - Legacy | Our Playthroughs
• (01:00:29) - Post-mortem | Our Playthroughs
• (01:02:21) - Big Takeaways
• (01:02:27) - AJ's Big Takeaway
• (01:04:27) - Kim's Big Takeaway
• (01:06:40) - That's Artefact!
• (01:09:44) - Thanks for listening!

Today we're talking about Eye of Ra by BEARCABIN! A game about living inside a laser powered by the sun and how that doesn't actually really mean anything!

Buy Eye of Ra on itch.io! And check out BEARCABIN on itch and Twitter!

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Discussed in the episode

• The Eye of Ra on Wikipedia
• Maat on Wikipedia
• Apep on Wikipedia
• The Eye of Horus on Wikipedia
• Wadjet on Wikipedia

Additional stuff

• Video: Eye of Horus vs. Eye of Ra | Meaning, Background & Differences from Margaret Moran on study.com

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Timecodes:

• (00:00) - God wants you to invest in Gamestop
• (00:28) - This game is about shooting things with a big laser
• (02:39) - What is Eye of Ra? | General Discussion
• (10:28) - The mechanics | General Discussion
• (18:01) - The Registry | General Discussion
• (21:29) - Everything is a part of it | Spoiler Discussion
• (22:15) - Trying to not immediately talk about the ending | Spoiler Discussion
• (26:20) - Talking about the water | Spoiler Discussion
• (30:03) - Going through the missions | Spoiler Discussion
• (01:05:07) - The Egyptian mythology of it all | Spoiler Discussion
• (01:17:13) - Big Takeaways
• (01:17:28) - Kim's Big Takeaway
• (01:21:03) - AJ's Big Takeaway
• (01:22:45) - Chase's Big Takeaway
• (01:27:23) - Tag urself
• (01:27:46) - Thank you for listening!!!

Welcome to RAM! Sometimes we have stuff we want to talk about that isn't short enough to talk about on the regular show or isn't a game at all. This show is where those will live! If you want to hear these episodes a few days early (as well as two of our test episodes), you can head over to our Ko-fi page and become a monthly member! Thanks for the support!

Discussed in this episode

• Our ko-fi page
• 1000xRESIST on Steam and Switch
• Listen to Girl Mode with Willa and Robin!!!!!!!!!!
• What Does a Great Cup of Coffee Taste Like? by James Hoffmann on YouTube

Additional stuff

• Don’t Miss This Stylish New Time-Bending Adventure by Willa Rowe for Kotaku
• How We Made Our Biggest Project Yet - What Does A Great Cup of Coffee Taste Like by James Hoffmann on YouTube

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Timecodes:

• (00:00) - Welcome to RAM
• (01:13) - It's RAM
• (03:54) - Support the show on Ko-fi!
• (08:18) - Sorry to Pocket Casts users
• (10:44) - Unfortunately AJ is the only one who has anything to talk about this week...
• (11:19) - 1000xRESIST
• (19:29) - What Does a Great Cup of Coffee Taste Like? by James Hoffmann
• (25:32) - This is the end of the RAM