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Ben and Trev discuss more than one game this week, includingA Waffle WitchA Satisfactory inspired cleaning gameAn action adventure set against a hive mind

In a mildly spooky Halloween episode, Ben and Trevor get enthusiastic enough to talk about a single game idea the whole episode - discover the deck builder hitchhiking game that will determine if you win Hitchhiker of the Year!

A slightly early Halloween episode as we're still waiting to find out the fate of episode 300! Ben and Trevor jump off some ramped up Click Pitch to invent games such as: playing a duck that makes people depressed; navigating the supernatural voids in random houses; shapeshifting your way to the throne; the worst punishment for failing to tip at a restaurant; and more!

This is awkward, this was supposed to be the next episode but due to technical issues this episode is releasing before episode 300. But there are words to be randomised and games to be discussed, such as A sock family going on a trip with their usual mode of transport A young child visits a family member in hospital A pharmacist in a gothic world.

The wait is almost up, episode 300 will soon be upon us, but this didn't stop Ben and Trev recording live from above the Main Theatre at PAX Aus 2022. Games discussed included. An election for a cool sun Gathering ingredients for a digital familiar Readjusting to regular life after a decade of the Purge.

In one of their last pre-300 episodes before the podcast accountants finally finish their audit, Ben and Trevor play some relatively unhinged Click Pitch, coming up with games such as: Making a deal with an angel to age backwards through your life; Playing a food critic influencer who has to catch ghosts with their camera; Fighting an old hermit on the side of a mountain; and more!

With the podcast accountants still not letting Ben and Trev call their episodes by their proper numbers, they play some more Click Pitch(TM), game ideas include: Aliens cooking humans Criminals not being able to tell who is in their crew, when everyone wears domino masks. A Return of the Obra Dinn inspired workplace simulator.

Still on the run from the podcasting accountants, Ben and Trevor sneak out an episode where they Click Pitch up some games, such as: an 80s period piece where you play twins travelling to a video game tournament to win the latest game console; a chilled out VR game where you take stock of your life, literally, by scanning barcodes on everything you can find a fourth wall breaking platform game where you can bribe the camera operator to help you get through levels and more!

Ben and Trev have been told by the Podcast Accountants that they are not allowed to progress to 300 episodes yet, as they haven't made up their hours yet. So they will change the numbering format for the moment. Game today include A zombie outbreak investigated by famous poopologist David Blayne (no relation) A roguelike set in a sunken temple Penguins on a submarine hunting for a red orca

This week Ben and Trevor discuss a metroidvania game set in a falling down Alcatraz, then deep dive into a tense horror game set 30 minutes from nowhere.

Ben and Trevor dive into a bunch of factory games, with ideas such as: Rube Goldberg esque delivery mechanics Tower Defense Hidden Automation They also reimagine the film Phantoms (in which Affleck was the bomb) into a PS1 era VR game.

In a drastic departure from our usual content, we present to you the pilot episode of an upcoming documentary series following a local game development company as they work on their new game.

Ben and Trev continue with the What 3 Words prompts this week and discuss video games based on the following ideas such as: Chocolate ecclair based data storage A Rollercoaster/theme park inspired community Ressurection technology

Building off prompts from What3Words.com, Ben and Trevor invent some fresh new video games, such as: an automation game set in the lowlands of a post capitalistic society, deconstructing the junk of the wealthy to build a new oasis; strategically build your empire of retirement homes across the lands; a combination of Papers, Please and Burnout: Takedown as you try to do your office job while simultaneously winning high speed street races; and more!

Delving back into What 3 Words tonight, Ben and Trev discuss the following game ideas: The adventure of a basketball prodigy and his best friend A Fable inspired action adventure with battles between neighbouring territories An adventure where alien spheres influence society

Three simple games this week as Ben and Trevor munch on some Click Pitch: a side scrolling mash up of Inside and Ico helping an aunt and her niece escape an evil corporation; a sweat inducing acrobatic game where you pull of intense heists; and a romantic game where two teenagers fall in love over arcade games

Ben and Trev continue with their shorter episodes, with games that include A body swap murder mystery Animals taking on King Midas Battle robots in an automated ice factory

Click Pitch is played, game designs are improvised, fun is had! This week: an office worker finds himself in a labyrinth based on popular board games; a couple on a camping trip need to find their way out after a medical emergency; in a company full of inept employees, you must single-handedly overhaul their processes; and more!

Moving into some compact episodes for a while, Ben and Trevor explore some improvised video game designs, such as: A Stardew Valley inspired game where you run a bowling alley; A futuristic battlefield surgery game where you can freeze time; Fighting back against the spider overlords with your scorpion friends; and more!

Ben and Trevor use random movies as game prompts and surprisingly stick mainly with horror based themes in the following games A VR horror game where you must use a camera to detect spirits and traps A Life Guard must guard all life on earth from Cthulhu like monsters A survival horror set in a reality tv show A match 3 game where a swamp witch becomes the main witness against a mob boss.