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Choosing How to Live in Imago Season

Sorry this episode is late, I was playing Combolands. Today we're talking about Imago Season by Lunar Finch! A game about uprising and have cool antennae. Get Imago Sea

The Demon Isn't a Metaphor in The Life We've Chosen

I'm going on vacation and frankly I can't focus enough to come up with a joke. C ya l8r - AJ Today we're talking about The Life We've Chosen by Cryoslight! A game about

Feeling the Spectrum of Human Emotion in Bitsy Games

Strap in. It's gonna be a bitsy ride. Today we're talking about 10 Bitsy games by 8 developers! Games about love, and life, and death, and rats, and birds, and making a

Talking Weird Art with AJ Gonzalez (Official Electric, RUIN: Chapter 0)

🚨CONTENT WARNING: There is a lengthy description of a psychotic episode from about 45:56 to 57:52. Nothing bad happens and no one is harmed, but there are descriptions of

Hearing the Songs of the Universe in Asterism

Still can't believe that actual Neptune is in this game lmao Today we're talking about Asterism by Claire Morwood! A game about uncovering the origins of a mysterious sp

Documenting The End in Umurangi Generation (+ Macro DLC)

I'm having a hard time getting the Cheerwine and the portrait of the personification of existential dread in the same shot with the telephoto lens. Today we're talking a

Digging for Information in Lost Wiki: Kozlovka with Rachel Watts (Indieventure, Draknek & Friends)

I found these weird looking mushrooms foraging around in the forest, wanna make dinner with them? Surely there's nothing nefarious about them. Today we're joined by Rach

Meeting New People in Enjoy the Diner

You gooootta try the penguin soda dude. Today we're talking about Enjoy the Diner by Monthly Wetland and Studio Dragonet! A game about the moon and drinking soda. This g

Experiencing Poetry in Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves

Games can be anything, but do they really need to be anything more than Snake?? Today we're talking about Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves by so many people!!! A game

Prequel by Glyphtide Games feat. Frey, Tony, Scout, Jill, and Andy!!!

☕Become a member for more RAMs, special episodes, and behind-the-scenes stuff at https://ko-fi.com/dotzip!☕ This week AJ sat down with one of their TTRPG groups to discu

Moon's Haunted in Moonrot

Captain's Log 420 (nice): Space... it's always night here... why isn't anyone talking about this? Today we're talking about Moonrot by Bee Braun! A game about driving ar

Taking a Smoke Break in RUIN: Chapter 0

What was your favorite part of the original RUIN?? I personally loved thethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethe Today we're talking about

Figuring Out What They Say in Forbidden Solitaire

The fake studio is called "Heartblade" sorry we didn't figure it out in the episode. Today we're talking about Forbidden Solitaire by Night Signal Entertainment and Grey

Understanding Dreams in Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams

What if games were a little weeeeeird. Today we're talking about Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams by raptorsoft! A game about dreams (figurative) and dreams (literal). 

The TTRPG episode | RAM

☕Become a member for more RAMs and other bonus content at https://ko-fi.com/dotzip !☕ This week AJ's been playing SO MANY TTRPGs and he wants to talk about them. Also th

Thinking About Home in Turn Out the Lights

We have yet another sad space game on offer today, gang. Today we're talking about Turn Out the Lights by Bijan Stephen and Byron Hulcher! A game about being alone in sp

June 2026 Next Fest Shines Upon Us

It is Next Fest once again. Today we're talking about video games that we played from the June 2026 Steam Next Fest. Discussed in the episode: 9 ESSENTIAL Wishlists Fr

Walking Along the Trail in Book of Travels

It's our Birthiverssary! We will accept gifts in the form of check or money orders (or Ko-fi subscriptions

Dealing in Dream Logic in The Norwood Suite

Thanks for bringing me the new episode of dotzip! Could you go out to my car and grab my headphones? Grab whatever else you want out of there too I don't need it. Now I'm

It's a Will Issue w/ Will Laporte (Ghostdown, Overheard)

☕To hear previous RAMs and other bonus content you can become a member at https://ko-fi.com/dotzip for just $5 a month!☕ Today AJ is joined by Will LaPorte to talk about