Bit Storm

Ben and Trevor use the release of Silksong as a prompt to create some classic platformers and metroidvanias, using random movies as a prompt. Discover games such as:

Garfield - the MegaDrive/Genesis 9…

With 2nd Brackey's Game Jam just having finished for 2025, Ben and Trev take the theme of the jam and discuss some game ideas incorporating the theme. The theme for this year was "Risk it for the Bis…

Ben and Trevor are exploring the idea of sharing information in games via websockets, and so this week are taking What 3 Words and combining them with that idea. The result is games such as:

• playing a…

Ben once again invited Trev over to discuss games that don't exist in his office. They utilised a random movie generator to prompt the game ideas. The various ideas discussed were:

• A game where 7 hack…

Trevor and Ben utilise What Three Words to get random prompts for this week's video games - they come up with ideas such as:

Using time travel for minor inconveniences;

A wine expert dealing with prohi…

With GMTK Game Jam just having finished, Ben and Trev try their hand at what games could go with the theme, LOOP. The games discussed were:

• A desperate housewives inspired time loop game, where you ha…

Ben and Trevor use movie titles and descriptions as prompts to come up with video game ideas, such as:

a golf game slash romance visual novel;

a spy thriller starring Popeye;

hunting home invaders with …

Ben and Trev are back at it again with their new weird random word generator. The results are of course super random and are unlike any game that does or could exist. The games discussed were:

• A worm …

Ben and Trevor get together in person to take some Clicky Pitchy words and turn them into video games, such as:

• a detective who has trouble hearing certain words
• a village stuck in a time loop
• a kangaro…

Trev and Ben get serious this week, as the new random word generator brings more serious prompts. So serious in fact that they can't be added together anymore. The serious games they discussed were:

• A…

Ben and Trevor continue with their new, slightly janky random word generator and play some Click Pitchy, using prompts to come up with game designs such as:

the journey of a tongue through a world of …

A new era of the podcast has arrived! Trev has been furiously working on a new random word generator for the podcast and it's ready... and a bit "pitchy". Ben and Trev try it out and get some weird w…

Ben and Trevor riff off a dream, then grab some prompts from What 3 Words and invent some games, such as:

A holy implement disguised as an every day utensil;

piracy on the gaseous methane sea of anothe…

Ben and Trevor return to Bit Storm, adapting their game design process to a new challenge! With their usual random word generator no longer available, they're switching things up and using a random m…

Ben and Trevor click some pitches this week, coming up with game designs like:

• a zen shaving game where you remove hair from a variety of creatures
• a cozy Stardew Valley-esque game, where you are a sle…

Ben and Trevor are back for another round of Bit Storm, attempting to design games using random words and questionable logic! This week, they dove into Click Pitch, and the results are as delightfull…

This week Ben and Trevor take all their Click Pitch prompts and merge them into a single MMO, with features such as:

• telepathic characters via the Shining;
• health systems and weight loss;
• pranking celeb…

Ben and Trevor play some regular old Click Pitch, pitching game ideas such as:

• a Superstore and Monster Prom inspired VR game where department store drama happens around you while you work
• a pharmacy d…

Ben and Trev delve back into games that were never developed from movies. Some of the games discussed this week were:

• A comedic wing commander-esque game
• An adventure game set in a precinct where the c…