Bit Storm

Ben and Trevor randomly decide in the middle of this episode that every game will be set in the UK/A hacking adventure through Bulletin Boards and Youtube.A game exploring exploring the secret backstory of Postman Pat;A spooky game set between 3:33 am and 7:07 am;The Cook twins try to solve the mystery of the missing lunch;and more!

A time travelling boy from the 90s, an open world Star Wars game in the vein of Red Dead Redemption, a magical forest fighting back against interlopers, the Grim Reaper trying to manage his garden, plus find out how we manage to combine The Princess Bride and The Santa Clause.

With Trevor sick this week, Ben is joined by new friend of the show Stefan Ayto. The games this week include:A game where you must avoid unpleasant bearded men handing out propaganda on 5G and other conspiracy theories;A game where you are the first person to document what things are edible on a new world;A multiplayer game set on an open air space elevator;A survival game set in the an Amazon packaging centre;and more!And don't forget to check out Stefan's podcast, Talking With Dinosaurs!

A wide variety of random prompts this week gives us:A visiting uncle with unknown motives is viewed through different perspectives;A game where introverts are forced to install a helper device to guide them through conversations;An FPS where you must hit your marks during the shooting of an 80s action flick;A survival game set in the gold rush;and more!

Automating the production of medieval weapons, chaparoning the winter ball, Stardew Valley in a nuclear winter, an adventure game set in a bathroom and a game where you follow the story of the main character as multiple NPC's. Ramped Up Click Pitch and What 3 Words combine to bring these crazy ideas and more.

With their old random word generator back online, Ben and Trevor take you down a magical pathway of improvised game designs, such as:A simulated world of Besties and Reverse Besties as you jump between characters struggling to make ends meet,A caretaker of a colony ship automating systems and programming mutating robots,A necromancy student disillusioned with academia and searching for the true Necronomicon,and more!

An open world investigation game based on the movie Slither, a ghost befriends 4 young kids at the Overlook Hotel, a horror movie based VR fitness game and the adventures of a young dropout wizard going to raves and the dangers of magical drugs. All these ideas and more are wildly thrown about and then discarded like they were nothing in this weeks episode.

With random prompts brought to you by What3Words.com, find yourself swept away into imaginary games such as:A hamster who finds an ancient device that lets them roll aroundA kart racer with food-based car construction and our patented Bestie™ systemA western set in the climate drowned futureAn AR collectible version of the classic DS game Elite Beat Agentsand more!

Creating a space station so large it creates the look of a new constellation on Earth, First person base building on an alien planet (with a heavy focus on waste water), air currents as a game mechanic and ladybugs become the worlds greatest delicacy.

Some high concept ideas this week as Ben and Trevor invent games where you play through the fantastical ideas of your grandfather via their cassette tapes, explore a water-covered version of New York, live out your life during the slowest battle ever, plant things on the moon, and more!

Cthulhu-esque goings on at the Bed, Bath and Beyond, the secret of the man in the moon, agents of H.I.V.E. and a classist system of Gravediggers are actively protecting London from a zombie outbreak. Trev and Ben laugh their way through yet another wild edition of What Three Words.

Traverse five generations of your family tree to discover the source of an ongoing feud, a point and click adventure that spreads your consciousness across three days, go bar hopping during a literal hens night, hunt for the last of the fossil fuels for one final joyride, and more!

Collect animal DNA in a non-lethal way, investigate a rural farmhouse that is being fumigated, play as a spider escaping the farmhouse, figure out which movie patrons are really freeloading ghosts and can Dracula resist the urge to feed while running a daycare.

This week Ben and Trevor blast out some improvised game designs, including a game where you are pulled into a whacky dream world, a space based boot camp simulator, an old guy who just wants to read the paper, a dialogue based game set entirely in a jacuzzi, and they stick it to WB by violating the patent on their Nemesis system for a game about a junior reporter on the crime beat.

Rocket powered Penny Farthings, cats exploring a theatre, civilisations viewing comets as god and the secret truth behind the Wiggles. Ben and Trevor spin some of their most absurd ideas to date in this episode of Bit Storm.

With a new random word generating system in hand, Ben and Trevor create brand new game designs, such as:A set of robot grifters from the ghetto trying to pass in high societyA Descent inspired game about destroying volcanoes created by an alien menaceA surprising twist to a walking simulatorA wedding planning simulatorThe Neverending Story from the perspective of the Rock BiterAnd more!

Each year Ben and Trevor participate in the Global Game Jam, in preparation for this years jam, they use old GGJ and Ludram Dare prompts to discuss the following game ideas. Commuting in a tiny world, managing a hotel with horror elements, helping a cat to escape and saving a space ship from losing all the oxygen.

Want some game designs? This week, we have: a debt collector in a high-powered capitalistic future, a private detective in a noir comic book style super villainous mystery, a spy targeting diplomats with long range microwaves, a man finds himself trapped in a dollhouse helping a child, and we explore the day in the life of an independent music store.

A renovation game show with a twist, a world with no concept of mathematics, investigate the destruction in the wake of a platform game and discover the secret behind the pet axe. Ben and Trevor discuss these games and more...

Bit Storm holds its first annual Game Of Last Year Awards, taking the names of real GOTY nominees and winners and improvising new and different game ideas from them. Listen in to find out about Animal Crossing: New Horizons (a multi-planet version of Frogger), Hades (an automation game with souls as your power source), Among Us (a Hangover style story about an alien trapped on Earth), and plenty more!