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Episode 86 - Perfect Tides: Station to Station Jun 24, 2026

Show notes

Matt and Roses BOTH play games from their ranking list that they both dislike, though one is grumpier about it than the other. See if you can tell which one.

After much rambling about classic point n clicks, Matt and Roses finally discuss (and gush over) the wonderfully written Perfect Tides: Station to Station.

Games Mentioned:

Order of the Sinking Star
The Witness
Braid
Boxl
Sokoban
Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria
Jazz and Faust
Dark Earth
The Tragedy at Deer Creek
Perfect Tides: Station to Station

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Episode 85 - Ranking Every Adventure Game Ever Yet Again Even More Jun 17, 2026

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Roses and Matt reflect on things they may or may not be experts on, then chit chat about a game and a new show they've been enjoying.

While ranking every adventure game ever, Roses witnesses Matt, in real time, fall in love with two horrendous looking games.

Games Mentioned:

If On A Winters Night, Four Travelers
Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Fungoria
My Brother Rabbit
Portrait of a Torn
Victor: A Steampunk Adventure
Samudra
Greyhat: A Digital Detective Adventure
Dark Earth
Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil
Transylvania
Jazz and Faust
The Uncertainty: Last Quiet Day
The Lure of the Temptress
Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir
Born Punk
Muscarine AKA Erica's Trip

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Episode 84 - The Dark Rites of Arkham Jun 10, 2026

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There are two Matts on this show! But only for a second, then one Matt turns back into PushingUpRoses. We talk about a ridiculous YouTuber-inspired creationist movie, Improvised Shakespeare, and trying to manifest a meet-cute.

But, settle in folks, because the bulk of this episode is a break-down and basically gush-fest about the new(ish) adventure from Postmodern Games, The Dark Rites of Arkham. And now, we're both huge HP Lovecraft fans. Sorry...

Games Discussed:

Mina the Hollower
Shovel Knight
Banjo Kazooey
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Nightmare Frames
An English Haunting
The Dark Rites of Arkham
Dreams in the Witch House
Darkside Detective
Call of the Sea
Call of the Elder Gods
Shadow of the Comet
Chronicle of Innsmouth
The Terrible Old Man
Dredge

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Episode 83 - Cult Vacui Jun 03, 2026

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Lots of talk about drinks and convenience stores up top but I promise we talk about video games eventually! But if you're not here for talk about coffee, Wawa, and Food Truck driving/cooking game pitches, then why are you here at all??

Games Mentioned:

Mina the Hollower
The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time
Tunic
Hypnospace Outlaw
Subversive Memories
Cult Vacui
Dreams in the Witch
The Last Door
Excavation of Hob's Barrow

SPOILER SECTION: 1:14:30 - 1:21:24

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Episode 82 - Esoteric Ebb Apr 15, 2026

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What part of your psyche makes you listen to podcasts? The Charisma of the hosts? Your unwavering Constitution to stand all the "ums" and corny jokes? The Intelligence that allows you to write corrective emails after evert episode? Whatever the case, we have a great podcast for you and it's all about a D&D/Disco Elysium-like called ESOTERIC EBB.

Matt and Roses gush over this incredibly special game. We also talk about about a chunk pixel-graphic horror game and a musical RPG??

Games Mentioned:

Paradise Falls
People of Note
Esoteric Ebb
Disco Elysium
Baldur's Gate
Knights of the Old Republic
Quest for Glory V: Dragonfire
Planescape: Torment
Wildermyth
Cult Vacui
Myst

SPOILER SECTION: 1:33:00 - 1:40:00

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Episode 81 - King's Quest VII Apr 08, 2026

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Roses is baffled as to how a weird demo got into her Steam library. Matt discusses a couple Play Date games and Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, followed by absolute gushing (on Roses’s part) about King’s Quest VII.

Games mentioned:

Sinner’s Landing
Chance’s Lucky Escape
Long Puppy
Grim Fandango
Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon
The 100 Line: Last Defense Academy
King’s Quest VII

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Episode 80 - Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse Mar 04, 2026

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Roses is BACK with a new favorite thing and its cuteness is highly debatable. A lost segment TRIUMPHANTLY RETURNS. And Matt catches us up on some games he's been playing since the last episode.

Then, we grab our curse stones, throw on our diving shirts with our Seiman and Douman symbols, and leap into the water to face our Tomokazuki. It's time for another PARANORMASIGHT game, this one all about mermaids! And we fall in absolute love with it.

Games Discussed:

Dig! Dig! Dino!
The Whiteout
Enclosure
MIO: Memories in Orbit
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Lone Fungus
The Hundred-Line Defense Academy
Steins:Gate
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
Esoteric Ebb

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Episode 79 - Astrologaster Feb 11, 2026

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After Matt and Roses dive into the lore of “Bawitiba”, they come in hot with some exciting gaming news, then have a charming little conversation about a game on their ranking list!

Games Mentioned:

Paranomasight: The Mermaid's Curse
Perfect Tides: Station to Station
Mio: Memories in Orbit
TR-49
Danganronpa
Strange Horticulture/Antiquities
Astrologaster
Orion Burger
Pine Hearts
Wavetale

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Episode 78: King's Quest Trivia and Ranking Every Adventure Game Ever Jan 28, 2026

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Matt gets revenge on Roses for grilling him on Monkey Island by giving her a hard-AF King’s Quest Quiz! After she does mildly okay, they get back to ranking every adventure game ever.

Games Mentioned:

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Kingdoms of the Dump
Foolish Mortals
Coven of the Chicken Foot
Twenty Small Mazes
Constance
King’s Quest 1-7
Ranked:
Ben Jordan Paranormal Investigator Case 6
Am I?
Whateverland
Cosmology of Kyoto
Nauticrawl
Delores: A Thumbleweed Park mini adventure
The Black Cauldron
Room 208
Solaria Moon
As Dusk Falls

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Episode 77 - 2025 Games of the Year with Casey Explosion! Jan 14, 2026

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WOW! Can you believe it, folks? 2025 is over, and we’re on to a new year. But wait! We have some unfinished business! We can’t move on to 2026 until we RANK THE BEST GAMES OF 2025!

To help us in this endeavor, we bring along content creator and game curator CASEY EXPLOSION! Casey brings all their expertise and charm along to help us figure out our TOP TENs (or TOP SIXes, for some of us).

Come learn about all the best games of 2025 with your pals Matt, PushingUpRoses, and Casey Explosion!

2025 Games Mentioned: