Gaming In The Wild - Video Game Reviews
John Rogers
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About the Show
A chill video games podcast about interesting and creative games, from indie to AAA. Your host: Iceland-based games critic John Rogers. Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitch to stay in touch and keep up with new episodes - find links at http://gaminginthewild.com. Gaming In The Wild is a listener-supported. You can support the show at http://patreon.com/gaminginthewild to join the listener community, and get bonus episodes and other fun perks.
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Regularly hosts outside guests
291 episodes — long track record
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Recent Episodes
S7E290 290: Black Jacket, Moonsigil Atlas, Summer Game Fest
This week is a tale of two deckbuilders, with reviews of Moonsigil Atlas, and the excellent and surprising Black Jacket, which does interesting things with how cards games and narrative design…
S7E289 289: Mina The Hollower, 007 First Light, & More
This week's pod is a grab bag of new games, including some warm takes on the much anticipated pixel art adventure Mina The Hollower, and the widescreen stealth-action blockbuster 007: First Light.…
S7E288 288: Pragmata, Mixtape
This week's podcast is a double-header: we have a full featured review of the excellent, original, surprising Pragmata — and a pretty chunky look at the recently released and well-reviewed (and…
S7E287 287: Titanium Court Developer Interview, REPLACED, Dosa Divas, Pragmata
This week I'm joined by AP Thomson, the developer of Titanium Court, to discuss the release of one of the most creative indie games of the year so far. We talked about magic and mania, fairy stories,…
S7E286 286: London Games Festival & New Game Plus Field Report
This week's episode is a field report from the London Games Festival, including a glimpse of the industry-focussed events, and a report from the show floor of New Game Plus. Games played: Rewilders,…
S7E285 285: Creating The Sounds Of Ultros (with special guest Ratvadar)
This week's episode is a very special one. It's a conversation with Oscar Rydelius, aka Ratvader — the composer behind the inspired, symphonic soundtrack of Ultros, and its stunning audio and…
S7E284 284: RACCOIN, Eternal Afternoon, Cursed Words, Fame or Folly, & More
This weeks episode is a grab-bag looking at an assortment of recent releases, and some games we have to look forward to in the month ahead, including: Cursed Words, Dosa Divas, Moomintroll Winter’s…
S7E283 283: Pokopia, BAFTA Noms, London Games Festival Preview (with Michael French)
This week's episode has an interview with Michael French, head of the London Games Festival. He dropped by to talk about the programme, the venue change, and the place of of games in culture — and to…
S7E282 282: Romeo Is A Dead Man
This week's episode is about the wildly creative, utter bonkers, critically divisive Romeo Is A Dead Man, the latest from Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture. It's a game that throws a huge amount at…
S7E281 281: The Best of Steam Next Fest, Resident Evil Requiem
This week's podcast is all about February's Steam Next Fest — a feast of new games that myself and the GITW community enjoyed to the fullest. First we run through my impressions of the 20 or so games…
S7E280 280: Duskpunk, Next Fest, Romeo Is A Dead Man, More
Duskpunk is a quite brilliant "Sleeper-like" that came out at the tail end of last year. Set in the gritty, murky, war-torn city of Dredgeport, it casts those addictive, multi-functional dice and…
S7E279 279: Cairn & The Indie Game Guide To 2026
This weeks episode is a bumper one. First, there's a review Cairn, the ambitious granular climbing simulator; then, there's a 50-game guide ot the games we have to look forward to in 2026. In the…
S7E278 278: ARC Raiders
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer phenomenon and a surprise smash-hit that’s drawn in players not usually into that kind of thing: including me. To discuss, I’m joined by my ARC wingperson and MVP Ciarán…
S6E277 277: GOTY 2025 — The Final Cut
After spending December playing GOTY catchup and posting deliberations with various brilliant guests, it's crunch time. This episode is my personal games of the year list for 2025.Support the pod,…
S6E276 276: GOTY 2025 #3: The Listener Vote (with Blinkoom)
The votes are cast and counted, and it's time to unveil the results of the Gaming In The Wild patron GOTY vote 2025!This annual fixture has slowly eclipsed my own GOTY list as the most-hype podcast…
S6E275 275: Skate Story, DISPATCH
This week's show is me catching up on a couple of intriguing late-year indie releases. Skate Story is a fantastical skating game where we play a demon skating out of hell to eat the moon — it's a…
S6E274 274: GOTY 2025 #2 (with Brad from So Videogames)
This week's podcast is a GOTY roundup with Brad Gallaway from the excellent So Videogames podcast. Brad brings a mixture of big hitters and hidden gems, including at least four games I hadn't even…
S6E273 273: GOTY 2025 #1 (with Ben from The Mimic's Veil)
GOTY season is upon us! This year's special guest series kicks off with Ben from The Mimic's Veil, who dropped by to talk Silksong hot takes, Clair Obscur, The Game Awards, Consume Me, and some of…
S6E272 272: November Indie Releases, Carimara, PowerWash Simulator 2
This week's episode has a big November indie game preview section, as well as some chat about PowerWash Simulator 2, Carimara: Beneath the Forlorn Limbs, Possessor(s), Kirby Air Riders global test,…
S6E271 271: Mouthwashing, Buckshot Roulette, Clover Pit, Next Fest
This week's episode is a an indie horror roundup, with mini-reviews of Buckshot Roulette and Clover Pit — the child (and grandchild) of Inscryption. The featured review is of Mouthwashing: a slowly…
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