Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

Candid conversations with game creators that dive deep into the art, craft, and process of making games.

Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
138: Getting Goofy with Listener Letters 01:31:45 2024-05-08 07:34
137: Reflecting (and More) on GDC 2024 01:33:19 2024-04-22 05:10
136: Going in Blind with Balatro 01:25:48 2024-04-05 08:39
135: Harnessing the Algorithm with Eric Chahi 01:26:00 2024-03-15 17:00
134: Striving for Imperfection with Jon Ingold (A Highland Song) 01:35:32 2024-02-24 23:29
133: Celebrating Our 5th Anniversary! 01:27:58 2024-02-09 18:00
132: Welcoming Rob! 01:17:59 2024-01-30 07:32
131: Using All of Your Tools with Kevin Poupard (Jusant) 01:42:01 2024-01-12 18:00
130: Games of the Year 2023 02:54:03 2023-12-31 23:39
129: Reinforcing Worldbuilding through Gameplay with Spoils 01:29:24 2023-12-23 15:38
128: "Yes, And"-ing Your Design with Albert Birney and Gabriel Koenig (Tux and Fanny) 01:29:06 2023-12-13 08:30
127: Plotting a Course with Hannah Nicklin and Harry Josephine Giles (Saltsea Chronicles) 01:23:14 2023-11-26 01:34
126: Building Your Own Platform with Zach Gage (Puzzmo) 01:33:11 2023-11-12 16:33
125: Exploring Your Own Landscape with Mars First Logistics 01:14:18 2023-10-28 17:28
124: Thinking Inside the Box with Patrick Traynor (Patrick's Parabox) 01:03:38 2023-10-07 20:12
123: (Rerun) Maximizing Minimalism with Disc Room 01:39:58 2023-08-25 18:00
122: Finding Decency in Reality with Gilles De Coster (De Mol) 02:27:55 2023-08-11 18:00
121: Developing Your Taste with Abhi (Venba) 01:05:33 2023-07-28 18:00
120: Making a Case for Intuition with Andrejs Kļaviņš (The Case of the Golden Idol) 01:29:19 2023-07-14 19:48
119: Collaborating in Character with Ashly Burch and Guerrilla Games (Horizon) 01:28:39 2023-06-30 18:00
118: Exploring Your Curiosity with Rita Orlov (PostCurious) 01:12:59 2023-06-16 18:00
117: Answering Your Questions without a Guest (June 2023 Edition) 01:33:59 2023-06-02 18:50
116: Finding Hope in Loss with Red Hook Studios (Darkest Dungeon II) 01:19:35 2023-05-19 18:00
115: Doubling Down on Intuition with Kenny Sun (Mr. Sun's Hatbox) 01:05:19 2023-05-08 09:23
114: Loving Mondays with Cosmo D (Betrayal at Club Low) 01:19:22 2023-04-22 00:47
113: On top of the Fires of Hell w/ Daniel Benmergui (Storyteller) 01:14:59 2023-04-09 19:32
112: Playing in the Moment with Videogamo (DOBOTONE) 01:25:35 2023-03-24 17:00
111: Finding Your Groove with John Johanas (Hi-Fi RUSH) 01:15:51 2023-03-11 01:40
110: Making Friends with Madison Karrh (Birth) 01:16:04 2023-02-24 23:59
109: Answering Your Questions without a Guest 01:36:42 2023-02-11 03:56
108: Designing For Delight with Vectorpark (Windosill) 01:21:49 2023-01-27 18:00
107: Welcoming Laura! 01:18:39 2023-01-13 18:00
106: Games of the Year 2022 02:43:26 2022-12-30 18:00
105: Making History with Josh Sawyer (Pentiment) 01:10:54 2022-12-16 18:00
104: Thanksgiving Leftovers 01:45:57 2022-12-08 01:30
103: Day of the Devs Special 01:29:36 2022-11-20 01:19
102: Playing on Your Own Terms with Wayward Strand 01:12:26 2022-11-05 00:36
101: Working in a Vacuum with Heavenly Bodies 01:11:23 2022-10-21 18:00
100: Just One (Hundred) with Friends of Eggplant 02:00:57 2022-10-04 18:39
99: Charting the Future with Sarah Northway (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist) 01:22:32 2022-09-16 18:00
98: Escaping Your Fate with Coin Crew Games (Escape Academy) 01:19:01 2022-09-02 18:00
97: Hosting Online Reality Games (ORGs) w/ Ash Neleh 01:24:21 2022-08-19 19:58
96: Eavesdropping for Inspiration with Grace Bruxner (Frog Detective) 01:06:43 2022-08-05 18:00
95: (Rerun) Making Generous Games with Terry Cavanagh (Dicey Dungeons) 01:27:58 2022-07-22 18:48
94: Learning to Unclench with Ben Esposito (Neon White) 01:27:32 2022-07-08 23:54
93: Cheating Depth with Card Shark 01:20:35 2022-06-24 18:00
92: Untangling Language with Knotwords 01:29:34 2022-06-10 09:05
91: Finding Poetry in Geometry with Mahdi Bahrami (Tandis) 01:16:21 2022-05-27 18:00
90: Rethinking Reality with Tender Claws (The Under Presents) 01:19:43 2022-05-13 22:37
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Bonus Episode! 02:21:32 2022-04-29 18:00
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 5 02:06:35 2022-04-15 18:00
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 4 02:02:29 2022-04-01 18:00
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 3 01:34:57 2022-03-18 17:00
89: Elden Ring roundtable with Jake Kazdal (17-Bit) 01:56:31 2022-03-12 00:41
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 2 01:52:27 2022-02-25 23:42
Into the Depths: Super Mario World - Part 1 02:11:18 2022-02-11 18:00
88: Welcoming Sarah! 01:56:40 2022-01-28 18:00
87: Fighting Words with Everybody House Games (Babble Royale) 01:42:28 2022-01-14 18:00
86: Games of the Year 2021 02:28:37 2021-12-31 18:00
85: Thinking Outside the Box with Witch Beam (Unpacking) 01:26:30 2021-12-17 18:00
84: Digging the Rabbit Hole with Daniel Mullins (Inscryption) 01:27:53 2021-12-03 18:00
83: Getting Feedback with Derek Yu 01:32:49 2021-11-19 18:00
82: Nurturing a Spark with NamaTakahashi (ElecHead) 00:48:04 2021-11-05 17:00
81: Scaling and Scoping with Asher Vollmer (Beast Breaker) 01:14:04 2021-10-22 18:00
80: Envisioning a Future with JETT: The Far Shore 01:42:42 2021-10-08 18:00
79: Shifting Perspectives in Storytelling with Variable State (Last Stop) 01:18:09 2021-09-24 18:00
78: Making Myths with Worldwalker Games (Wildermyth) 01:06:44 2021-09-10 23:58
77: Learning to Let Go with GoodbyeWorld Games (Before Your Eyes) 01:19:00 2021-08-27 20:56
76: Seeing For Yourself with Tali Faulkner (Umurangi Generation) 01:36:53 2021-08-13 19:07
75: Finding Our Intersecting Tastes (75th episode special!) 02:12:37 2021-07-30 18:00
74: Taking Our Time with Durational Games (Airplane Mode special #2) 01:04:51 2021-07-16 18:00
73: Constructing Your Dreams with HoloVista 01:26:42 2021-07-02 18:00
72: Expanding Your Universe with Jakub Wasilewski (Slipways) 01:20:29 2021-06-18 18:00
71: Surviving the Big Bang with Feral Cat Den (Genesis Noir) 01:15:52 2021-06-04 18:00
70: Embracing Your Scars with Hannah Nicklin (Mutazione) 01:32:38 2021-05-21 18:00
69: Building a Better Bridge with Ben Wilson 01:21:13 2021-05-07 18:00
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 6 01:21:05 2021-05-01 01:08
68: Bravely Replacing Randomness with Gloam Collective (Bravery Network Online) 01:26:33 2021-04-24 00:40
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 5 01:44:35 2021-04-16 18:20
67: Finding the Right Words with Dyala Kattan-Wright (Signs of the Sojourner) 01:20:21 2021-04-09 20:29
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 4 01:43:44 2021-04-02 23:36
66: In-Flight Entertainment with Hosni Auji (Airplane Mode) 01:04:33 2021-03-26 17:00
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 3 01:48:34 2021-03-20 05:29
65: Making History with Summoning Salt 01:11:20 2021-03-12 18:00
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 2 01:34:34 2021-03-05 19:31
64: Giving Games a Voice with Sarah Elmaleh 01:23:15 2021-02-26 18:00
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1 01:27:35 2021-02-21 02:11
63: Finding Your Own Path with Daniel Helbig (Lonely Mountains: Downhill) 01:10:37 2021-02-12 20:44
62: Rethinking Difficulty with Maddy Thorson 01:19:47 2021-01-30 01:05
61: The Joy of Shipping with Xalavier Nelson Jr. 01:30:26 2021-01-15 18:00
Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 4 01:43:14 2021-01-08 21:47
60: Games of the Year 2020 with Laura E. Hall 02:16:59 2021-01-01 01:36
Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 3 01:22:30 2020-12-26 00:41
59: Making Magic with Chevy Ray Johnston (Ikenfell) 01:23:23 2020-12-19 03:00
Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 2 01:45:00 2020-12-11 18:00
58: Easing into Hades with Supergiant Games 01:26:42 2020-12-04 21:42
Into the Depths: The Music of Mutazione - Part 1 01:10:51 2020-11-27 21:04
57: Small Games with Stuffed Wombat 01:24:36 2020-11-21 04:40
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 5 02:23:50 2020-11-13 18:00
56: Sourcing Locally with Ngoc Vu (Necrobarista) 01:13:34 2020-11-07 02:43
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 4 02:10:01 2020-10-31 02:00
55: Maximizing Minimalism with Disc Room 01:38:11 2020-10-22 18:00
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 3 01:35:37 2020-10-16 23:47
54: Trusting Your Gut with Tj Hughes (Nour: Play With Your Food) 01:24:55 2020-10-10 20:53
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 2 01:27:35 2020-10-02 21:40
53: Keeping it Short with Adam Robinson-Yu (A Short Hike) 01:23:45 2020-09-25 20:26
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 1 01:22:17 2020-09-18 21:15
52: Barking Up the Right Tree with Lucy Morris (Best Friend Forever) 01:24:52 2020-09-11 23:22
51: Good Sudoku with Zach Gage 01:24:31 2020-08-28 09:23
50: Spelunky 2 with Derek Yu and Eirik Suhrke 01:44:18 2020-08-14 17:00
49: Fun with Hexes with Ricky Haggett, Jonathan Whiting, and Tim Schafer (Loot Rascals) 01:19:37 2020-07-31 17:00
48: Making It Personal with Shawn Alexander Allen (Treachery in Beatdown City) 01:49:08 2020-07-17 22:37
47: Indie Dev as Engine Building with Theresa Duringer 01:15:20 2020-07-03 22:57
46: Reconsidering Civilization with Soren Johnson (Old World) 01:51:53 2020-06-20 20:52
Into the Depths: Noita - Part 5 02:01:21 2020-05-30 00:22
45: Andy's Sprawling Birthday Spectacular 01:42:00 2020-05-23 00:49
Into the Depths: Noita - Part 4 01:27:01 2020-05-15 21:54
44: Quarantine Arcade with Derek Yu 01:52:42 2020-05-09 01:32
Into the Depths: Noita - Part 3 01:32:22 2020-05-01 18:00
43: A Window Into Narrative Systems with Tom Francis 01:38:43 2020-04-24 23:23
Into the Depths: Noita - Part 2 01:20:23 2020-04-17 22:35
42: The Secrets of Simplicity with Martin Jonasson (holedown) 01:14:07 2020-04-11 01:20
Into the Depths: Noita - Part 1 01:16:46 2020-04-04 01:06
41: Producing More Than You Consume with Tyriq Plummer (Catacomb Kids) 01:15:44 2020-03-27 19:40
40: The Physics of Uncertainly with Andrea Roberts (Roundguard) 01:22:56 2020-03-13 19:32
39: The Tricks of the Toolkit with Mark Brown (Game Maker's Toolkit) 01:23:38 2020-02-28 23:05
38: The Rhythms and Layers of Ryan Clark 01:19:34 2020-02-15 07:02
37: Designing Around Language with Zach Gage 01:14:50 2020-01-31 23:58
36: Game Feel as Procrastination with Jan Willem Nijman 01:23:17 2020-01-17 22:54
35: Games of the Year 2019 with Laura E. Hall 01:41:56 2020-01-04 00:32
34: Getting Over Spelunky with Bennett Foddy 01:41:14 2019-12-20 18:32
33: Making Generous Games with Terry Cavanagh (Dicey Dungeons) 01:26:34 2019-12-07 02:39
32: (Rerun) Into the Breach with Justin Ma 01:33:10 2019-11-22 16:00
31: Good Times With Bad Robots with Frank Lantz (Hey Robot) 01:24:09 2019-11-08 17:00
30: Making Games is Hard 01:27:22 2019-10-25 17:00
29: Card of Darkness with Zach Gage 01:19:31 2019-10-11 16:00
28: Surviving Overland with Adam Saltsman 01:21:55 2019-09-28 01:07
27: Teamfight Tactics with Greg Borenstein 01:38:32 2019-09-13 18:00
26: The Nick and Andy Show 01:48:53 2019-08-30 18:00
25: Slay the Spire with Anthony Giovannetti 01:25:16 2019-08-18 03:45
24: Going Rogue with Glenn Wichman (Rogue) 01:22:04 2019-08-01 18:00
23: Reinventing Basketball (and Spelunky) with Andy Hull (Dunk Lords) 01:42:05 2019-07-18 18:00
22: Making the post-post-apocalypse RAD with Double Fine’s Lee Petty 01:28:51 2019-07-04 18:00
21: Keeping Spelunky Alive with MossRanking 01:07:41 2019-06-21 18:00
20: Going Into the Void (Bastards) with Cara Ellison and Farbs 01:33:36 2019-06-06 20:00
19: The Organized Chaos of Edmund McMillen 01:15:51 2019-05-23 18:00
18: Exploring Brogue with Brian Walker 01:30:41 2019-05-10 17:30
17: Climbing Gloves in the Jungle 01:22:28 2019-04-26 15:25
16: The Spelunky Book Club 01:27:32 2019-04-11 17:30
15: GDC Special - Derek Yu and Slay the Spire 01:19:49 2019-03-28 17:00
14: Diversifying Play with Greg Johnson (ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove) 01:29:28 2019-03-14 17:00
13: Procedural Storytelling with Tanya X Short 01:20:10 2019-02-28 17:30
12: Into the Breach with Justin Ma 01:31:52 2019-02-14 18:00
11: Taking Back Roguelikes with Raigan Burns 01:37:09 2019-01-31 18:00
10: Keyforge with Richard Garfield 02:03:17 2019-01-17 17:30
09: Games of the Year 2018 01:10:27 2018-12-31 18:00
08: Designing Tharsis with Zach Gage 01:33:50 2018-12-20 18:30
07: Death in Roguelikes with Kawa 01:30:17 2018-12-06 18:30
06: Making Spelunky 2 with Derek Yu 02:00:53 2018-11-15 18:00
05: The Design of Spelunky 01:25:04 2018-11-01 17:30
04: Making the Spelunky 2 trailer with Derek Lieu 01:26:28 2018-10-18 17:45
03: Breaking world records with Kinnijup and ix 01:22:38 2018-10-04 17:45
02: The Spelunky Beginner's Guide 01:06:22 2018-09-20 18:47
01: First Spelunky 2 impressions! 00:52:19 2018-09-05 20:28