Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

By Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

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Episodes: 163


 Aug 6, 2019

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Candid conversations with game creators that dive deep into the art, craft, and process of making games.

Episode Date
137: Reflecting (and More) on GDC 2024
Apr 22, 2024
136: Going in Blind with Balatro
Apr 05, 2024
135: Harnessing the Algorithm with Eric Chahi
Mar 15, 2024
134: Striving for Imperfection with Jon Ingold (A Highland Song)
Feb 24, 2024
133: Celebrating Our 5th Anniversary!
Feb 09, 2024
132: Welcoming Rob!
Jan 30, 2024
131: Using All of Your Tools with Kevin Poupard (Jusant)
Jan 12, 2024
130: Games of the Year 2023
Dec 31, 2023
129: Reinforcing Worldbuilding through Gameplay with Spoils
Dec 23, 2023
128: "Yes, And"-ing Your Design with Albert Birney and Gabriel Koenig (Tux and Fanny)
Dec 13, 2023
127: Plotting a Course with Hannah Nicklin and Harry Josephine Giles (Saltsea Chronicles)
Nov 26, 2023
126: Building Your Own Platform with Zach Gage (Puzzmo)
Nov 12, 2023
125: Exploring Your Own Landscape with Mars First Logistics
Oct 28, 2023
124: Thinking Inside the Box with Patrick Traynor (Patrick's Parabox)
Oct 07, 2023
123: (Rerun) Maximizing Minimalism with Disc Room
Aug 25, 2023
122: Finding Decency in Reality with Gilles De Coster (De Mol)
Aug 11, 2023
121: Developing Your Taste with Abhi (Venba)
Jul 28, 2023
120: Making a Case for Intuition with Andrejs Kļaviņš (The Case of the Golden Idol)
Jul 14, 2023
119: Collaborating in Character with Ashly Burch and Guerrilla Games (Horizon)
Jun 30, 2023
118: Exploring Your Curiosity with Rita Orlov (PostCurious)
Jun 16, 2023
117: Answering Your Questions without a Guest (June 2023 Edition)
Jun 02, 2023
116: Finding Hope in Loss with Red Hook Studios (Darkest Dungeon II)
May 19, 2023
115: Doubling Down on Intuition with Kenny Sun (Mr. Sun's Hatbox)
May 08, 2023
114: Loving Mondays with Cosmo D (Betrayal at Club Low)
Apr 21, 2023
113: On top of the Fires of Hell w/ Daniel Benmergui (Storyteller)
Apr 09, 2023
112: Playing in the Moment with Videogamo (DOBOTONE)
Mar 24, 2023
111: Finding Your Groove with John Johanas (Hi-Fi RUSH)
Mar 11, 2023
110: Making Friends with Madison Karrh (Birth)
Feb 24, 2023
109: Answering Your Questions without a Guest
Feb 11, 2023
108: Designing For Delight with Vectorpark (Windosill)
Jan 27, 2023
107: Welcoming Laura!
Jan 13, 2023
106: Games of the Year 2022
Dec 30, 2022
105: Making History with Josh Sawyer (Pentiment)
Dec 16, 2022
104: Thanksgiving Leftovers
Dec 08, 2022
103: Day of the Devs Special
Nov 20, 2022
102: Playing on Your Own Terms with Wayward Strand
Nov 04, 2022
101: Working in a Vacuum with Heavenly Bodies
Oct 21, 2022
100: Just One (Hundred) with Friends of Eggplant
Oct 04, 2022
99: Charting the Future with Sarah Northway (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist)
Sep 16, 2022
98: Escaping Your Fate with Coin Crew Games (Escape Academy)
Sep 02, 2022
97: Hosting Online Reality Games (ORGs) w/ Ash Neleh
Aug 19, 2022
96: Eavesdropping for Inspiration with Grace Bruxner (Frog Detective)
Aug 05, 2022
95: (Rerun) Making Generous Games with Terry Cavanagh (Dicey Dungeons)
Jul 22, 2022
94: Learning to Unclench with Ben Esposito (Neon White)
Jul 08, 2022
93: Cheating Depth with Card Shark
Jun 24, 2022
92: Untangling Language with Knotwords
Jun 10, 2022
91: Finding Poetry in Geometry with Mahdi Bahrami (Tandis)
May 27, 2022
90: Rethinking Reality with Tender Claws (The Under Presents)
May 13, 2022
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Bonus Episode!
Apr 29, 2022
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 5
Apr 15, 2022
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 4
Apr 01, 2022
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 3
Mar 18, 2022
89: Elden Ring roundtable with Jake Kazdal (17-Bit)
Mar 11, 2022
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 2
Feb 25, 2022
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 1
Feb 11, 2022
88: Welcoming Sarah!
Jan 28, 2022
87: Fighting Words with Everybody House Games (Babble Royale)
Jan 14, 2022
86: Games of the Year 2021
Dec 31, 2021
85: Thinking Outside the Box with Witch Beam (Unpacking)
Dec 17, 2021
84: Digging the Rabbit Hole with Daniel Mullins (Inscryption)
Dec 03, 2021
83: Getting Feedback with Derek Yu
Nov 19, 2021
82: Nurturing a Spark with NamaTakahashi (ElecHead)
Nov 05, 2021
81: Scaling and Scoping with Asher Vollmer (Beast Breaker)
Oct 22, 2021
80: Envisioning a Future with JETT: The Far Shore
Oct 08, 2021
79: Shifting Perspectives in Storytelling with Variable State (Last Stop)
Sep 24, 2021
78: Making Myths with Worldwalker Games (Wildermyth)
Sep 10, 2021
77: Learning to Let Go with GoodbyeWorld Games (Before Your Eyes)
Aug 27, 2021
76: Seeing For Yourself with Tali Faulkner (Umurangi Generation)
Aug 13, 2021
75: Finding Our Intersecting Tastes (75th episode special!)
Jul 30, 2021
74: Taking Our Time with Durational Games (Airplane Mode special #2)
Jul 16, 2021
73: Constructing Your Dreams with HoloVista
Jul 02, 2021
72: Expanding Your Universe with Jakub Wasilewski (Slipways)
Jun 18, 2021
71: Surviving the Big Bang with Feral Cat Den (Genesis Noir)
Jun 04, 2021
70: Embracing Your Scars with Hannah Nicklin (Mutazione)
May 21, 2021
69: Building a Better Bridge with Ben Wilson
May 07, 2021
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 6
Apr 30, 2021
68: Bravely Replacing Randomness with Gloam Collective (Bravery Network Online)
Apr 23, 2021
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 5
Apr 16, 2021
67: Finding the Right Words with Dyala Kattan-Wright (Signs of the Sojourner)
Apr 09, 2021
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 4
Apr 02, 2021
66: In-Flight Entertainment with Hosni Auji (Airplane Mode)
Mar 26, 2021
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 3
Mar 20, 2021
65: Making History with Summoning Salt
Mar 12, 2021
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 2
Mar 05, 2021
64: Giving Games a Voice with Sarah Elmaleh
Feb 26, 2021
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1
Feb 21, 2021
63: Finding Your Own Path with Daniel Helbig (Lonely Mountains: Downhill)
Feb 12, 2021
62: Rethinking Difficulty with Maddy Thorson
Jan 30, 2021
61: The Joy of Shipping with Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Jan 15, 2021
Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 4
Jan 08, 2021
60: Games of the Year 2020 with Laura E. Hall
Jan 01, 2021
Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 3
Dec 25, 2020
59: Making Magic with Chevy Ray Johnston (Ikenfell)
Dec 19, 2020
Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 2
Dec 11, 2020
58: Easing into Hades with Supergiant Games
Dec 04, 2020
Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 1
Nov 27, 2020
57: Small Games with Stuffed Wombat
Nov 21, 2020
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 5
Nov 13, 2020
56: Sourcing Locally with Ngoc Vu (Necrobarista)
Nov 07, 2020
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 4
Oct 31, 2020
55: Maximizing Minimalism with Disc Room
Oct 22, 2020
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 3
Oct 16, 2020
54: Trusting Your Gut with Tj Hughes (Nour: Play With Your Food)
Oct 10, 2020
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 2
Oct 02, 2020
53: Keeping it Short with Adam Robinson-Yu (A Short Hike)
Sep 25, 2020
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 1
Sep 18, 2020
52: Barking Up the Right Tree with Lucy Morris (Best Friend Forever)
Sep 11, 2020
51: Good Sudoku with Zach Gage
Aug 28, 2020
50: Spelunky 2 with Derek Yu and Eirik Suhrke
Aug 14, 2020
49: Fun with Hexes with Ricky Haggett, Jonathan Whiting, and Tim Schafer (Loot Rascals)
Jul 31, 2020
48: Making It Personal with Shawn Alexander Allen (Treachery in Beatdown City)
Jul 17, 2020
47: Indie Dev as Engine Building with Theresa Duringer
Jul 03, 2020
46: Reconsidering Civilization with Soren Johnson (Old World)
Jun 20, 2020
Into the Depths: Noita - Part 5
May 29, 2020
45: Andy's Sprawling Birthday Spectacular
May 22, 2020
Into the Depths: Noita - Part 4
May 15, 2020
44: Quarantine Arcade with Derek Yu
May 08, 2020
Into the Depths: Noita - Part 3
May 01, 2020
43: A Window Into Narrative Systems with Tom Francis
Apr 24, 2020
Into the Depths: Noita - Part 2
Apr 17, 2020
42: The Secrets of Simplicity with Martin Jonasson (holedown)
Apr 10, 2020
Into the Depths: Noita - Part 1
Apr 03, 2020
41: Producing More Than You Consume with Tyriq Plummer (Catacomb Kids)
Mar 27, 2020
40: The Physics of Uncertainly with Andrea Roberts (Roundguard)
Mar 13, 2020
39: The Tricks of the Toolkit with Mark Brown (Game Maker's Toolkit)
Feb 28, 2020
38: The Rhythms and Layers of Ryan Clark
Feb 15, 2020
37: Designing Around Language with Zach Gage
Jan 31, 2020
36: Game Feel as Procrastination with Jan Willem Nijman
Jan 17, 2020
35: Games of the Year 2019 with Laura E. Hall
Jan 03, 2020
34: Getting Over Spelunky with Bennett Foddy
Dec 20, 2019
33: Making Generous Games with Terry Cavanagh (Dicey Dungeons)
Dec 07, 2019
32: (Rerun) Into the Breach with Justin Ma
Nov 22, 2019
31: Good Times With Bad Robots with Frank Lantz (Hey Robot)
Nov 08, 2019
30: Making Games is Hard
Oct 25, 2019
29: Card of Darkness with Zach Gage
Oct 11, 2019
28: Surviving Overland with Adam Saltsman
Sep 27, 2019
27: Teamfight Tactics with Greg Borenstein
Sep 13, 2019
26: The Nick and Andy Show
Aug 30, 2019
25: Slay the Spire with Anthony Giovannetti
Aug 18, 2019
24: Going Rogue with Glenn Wichman (Rogue)
Aug 01, 2019
23: Reinventing Basketball (and Spelunky) with Andy Hull (Dunk Lords)
Jul 18, 2019
22: Making the post-post-apocalypse RAD with Double Fine’s Lee Petty
Jul 04, 2019
21: Keeping Spelunky Alive with MossRanking
Jun 21, 2019
20: Going Into the Void (Bastards) with Cara Ellison and Farbs
Jun 06, 2019
19: The Organized Chaos of Edmund McMillen
May 23, 2019
18: Exploring Brogue with Brian Walker
May 10, 2019
17: Climbing Gloves in the Jungle
Apr 26, 2019
16: The Spelunky Book Club
Apr 11, 2019
15: GDC Special - Derek Yu and Slay the Spire
Mar 28, 2019
14: Diversifying Play with Greg Johnson (ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove)
Mar 14, 2019
13: Procedural Storytelling with Tanya X Short
Feb 28, 2019
12: Into the Breach with Justin Ma
Feb 14, 2019
11: Taking Back Roguelikes with Raigan Burns
Jan 31, 2019
10: Keyforge with Richard Garfield
Jan 17, 2019
09: Games of the Year 2018
Dec 31, 2018
08: Designing Tharsis with Zach Gage
Dec 20, 2018
07: Death in Roguelikes with Kawa
Dec 06, 2018
06: Making Spelunky 2 with Derek Yu
Nov 15, 2018
05: The Design of Spelunky
Nov 01, 2018
04: Making the Spelunky 2 trailer with Derek Lieu
Oct 18, 2018
03: Breaking world records with Kinnijup and ix
Oct 04, 2018
02: The Spelunky Beginner's Guide
Sep 20, 2018
01: First Spelunky 2 impressions!
Sep 05, 2018