Podcasts

Every episode of Indieventure, a podcast about indie games.

SIDE QUEST: Oops, all cold open!

The gang needed a break, so please enjoy the first episode of SIDE QUEST, our unfocused bonus series where we just yap for a solid hour about... well, anything.

Episode 42: Our Mid-Year Best Indies Check-In 2025

We're halfway through the year! Christ! As is tradition, the gang discuss their favourite indies of 2025 (so far).

Episode 41: Switch Retrospective: Nintendo’s Greatest Indie Machine?

With the recent launch of the Switch 2, the gang has a chin wag about the history of indie games on the handheld's predecessor, the OG ✨Nintendo Switch✨.

Episode 40: What we’ve been playing (Skin Deep, Many Nights a Whisper, The Beekeeper’s Picnic)

We check in with the indie games we've been playing in May!

EXTRA: The power of puzzle games with Thinky Games’ Joseph Mansfield

Rachel chatted with fellow Thinky Games colleague and puzzle bestie Joseph Mansfield about puzzle design, the puzzle community, and their favourite thinky games!

Episode 39: The 76th Annual Legally Distinct Indie Game Death Match Battle Royale – Live!

We simulated a battle royale but with indie game characters. Sorry in advance.

Episode 38: Games we forgot to cover in 2024!

We finally put 2024 to bed with a chat about the BAFTA Games Awards and some final recommendations from the year that was.

Episode 37: Blue Prince group review: Home is where the GOTY is

The gang give their verdict on Blue Prince, a puzzle roguelite that has established itself as this year's indie darling.

Episode 36: The Vault – Best Indies from the First Half of the 2020s

The gang crack open the Indieventure Vault once again to induct three new games from the first half of the decade into the prestigious/cursed container.

Episode 35: What is a cosy game? A love letter to gaming’s gentler side (feat. Wanderstop)

Is "cosy" a genre? A theme? A vibe? Are all cosy games broadly the same, or is it just a blanket term that can refer to any game without a central combat mechanic? Is "cosy" even still a valid classification now that we've moved so far past all major new titles being, essentially, Doom with a different paint job?