Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
Candid conversations with game creators that dive deep into the art, craft, and process of making games.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 93 minutes
- Episodes
- 245
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
67: Finding the Right Words with Dyala Kattan-Wright (Signs of the Sojourner)
Echodog Games' Dyala Kattan-Wright joins us to discuss their wildly unique and wonderful narrative card game Signs of the Sojourner. We chat about the process of developing the game's innovative dial…
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 4
In the fourth installment of our Kentucky Route Zero miniseries, we dial in our thoughts on the Here and There Along the Echo interlude, before bringing our insight to bear on the brittle facts of Ac…
66: In-Flight Entertainment with Hosni Auji (Airplane Mode)
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 3
In the third installment of our Kentucky Route Zero miniseries, we take a seat for The Entertainment interlude, before exploring the physical manifestation of debt in Act III. With recurring guest co…
65: Making History with Summoning Salt
Game historian and documentarian Summoning Salt joins us to discuss the world of speedrunning, the process behind his deep-dive videos that unpack its most exciting moments, and the ineffable magic t…
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 2
In the second installment of our Kentucky Route Zero miniseries, we marinate in the Limits & Demonstrations interlude, before navigating the Zero to Act II to tackle bureaucracy, bears, and the recur…
64: Giving Games a Voice with Sarah Elmaleh
Actor, advocate, and consultant Sarah Elmaleh (Afterparty, Anthem, Gone Home) joins us to discuss her craft across myriad game roles, the connections between voiceover and design, and using your voic…
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1
In the first installment of our Kentucky Route Zero miniseries, we meet our guest co-hosts, with whom we put Act I's opening scene under a microscope, discuss the game's novel dialogue system, and di…
63: Finding Your Own Path with Daniel Helbig (Lonely Mountains: Downhill)
Daniel Helbig of Megagon Industries (Lonely Mountains: Downhill) joins us to discuss the magic behind their pitch-perfect 2019 mountain biking game. We discuss the trials and techniques of their game…
62: Rethinking Difficulty with Maddy Thorson
Maddy Thorson (Celeste, TowerFall) joins us to discuss the evolution of their excellent catalog of platformers, how Celeste made them reconsider difficulty, and the benefits of working with a team yo…
61: The Joy of Shipping with Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Narrative Director Xalavier Nelson Jr. joins us fresh from his announcement of Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator, the latest in his lengthy list of collaborations. We discuss the methodology behi…
Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 4
The final installment of a special miniseries produced by developer Die Gute Fabrik, an examination of their wonderful 'mutant soap opera' told through the lens of its music. In this episode, they di…
60: Games of the Year 2020 with Laura E. Hall
Immersive puzzle designer Laura E. Hall returns for another huge year-end show, as we each count down our Top 5 games of 2020, alongside picks from previous guests and our listeners. Happy New Year!
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Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 3
The third installment of a special miniseries produced by developer Die Gute Fabrik, an examination of their wonderful 'mutant soap opera' told through the lens of its music. In this episode, they di…
59: Making Magic with Chevy Ray Johnston (Ikenfell)
Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 2
The second installment of a special miniseries produced by developer Die Gute Fabrik, an examination of their wonderful 'mutant soap opera' told through the lens of its music. In this episode, they d…
58: Easing into Hades with Supergiant Games
Greg Kasavin and Amir Rao of Supergiant Games join us for a deep design dive on their smash hit dungeon-crawler Hades, from how (and why) they tackled gameplay and narrative persistence in a roguelik…
Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 1
Introducing a special Into the Depths miniseries produced by developer Die Gute Fabrik, an examination of their wonderful 'mutant soap opera' told through the lens of its music. In this first install…
57: Small Games with Stuffed Wombat
Josh "Stuffed Wombat" Hollendonner joins us to discuss his inspiring oeuvre of Small Games, from creating the 10mg collection - and his entry Always Down - to exploring the tiny text adventures of Or…
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 5
In the final installment of our deep-dive Spelunky 2 miniseries, creator Derek Yu and lead programmer Micky Pascual regale us with stories of development, their approach to the post-launch changes, a…