Team Deku is back! Andrew, Michael, and Scott dive straight into our favorite games of 2025.

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All the good games we talked about in this episode
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Split Fiction
- Öoo
- PEAK
- Silksong
- Blue Prince
- Promise Mascot Agency
- Angeline Era
- Satisfactory
- Golden Idol DLC
- Very Very Valet
- Dawncaster
- Project Silverfish
- Slay the Spire
- Slay the Spire 2
- Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School
- Team Fortress 2 Classified

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Andrew tries to figure out how James Wragg has dreamed up such fascinating fantasy worlds, and James talks about good games in dark times.

Thanks to James for joining me on this episode and to the team at Dread XP for coordinating. Wouldn't be possible without them!

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All the good games we talked about in this episode
- Dread Delusion
- Entropy
- ANEURISM IV
- Neyasnoe
- Hades II

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Andrew chats with Kaizen Game Works co-founder Oli Clarke Smith about their games Promise Mascot Agency and Paradise Killer, as well as Oli's love for PS2 games with low review scores, the joy of making games they love, and challenges of being an indie developer.

Huge thanks to Oli and team at Kaizen Game Works for making this episode possible!

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All the good games we talked about in this episode
- Promise Mascot Agency
- Paradise Killer
- The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
- Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau
- ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN
- Sorry We're Closed

The retro vending machine YouTube channel we talked about: https://www.youtube.com/@onsenjazz

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