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Pages of Play Podcast
@dovetail.bsky.social
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Hi! I'm Dovetail 🕊 (Erik), and I host Pages of Play, a book club for gaming narratives. Please join in our discord: https://discord.gg/jMzR6WdpTR. I also write reviews for So Many Games: https://bsky.app/profile/somanygames.co.uk
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New Episode alert! 2025 has been a great year for game narratives, so don't sleep on Old Skies from @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social!
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Also be sure you check out the interview from my friends over at @somanygames.co.uk with @sallybeaumont.bsky.social in the show notes.
|9| Old Skies
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November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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The So Many Games Patreon is now LIVE!!

Sign up at:

patreon.com/SoManyGames

Anyone that joins at the £4 or £8 tier will be able to choose a free Steam code from either Ultros, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, PaperKlay or Fading Serenades!
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Our Patreon launches tomorrow!!

Anyone that subs to our £4 or £8 tier can choose a free Steam code for Ultros, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, PaperKlay or Fading Serenades!!

Look out for our post tomorrow to grab the link to sign up!
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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New Episode about the incredibly talented @interactivedreams.bsky.social is live. It's less than 13 minutes and you get two game reviews plus some developer story-time, so please, dig in! open.spotify.com/episode/7fi6...
|BTL| Interactive Dreams
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November 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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October Hidden Gems are perfect for a fall afternoon 🍂🍵: store.steampowered.com/curator/4556...
Steam Curator: Pages of Play
Story-rich games released in October 2025 with 90%+ postive reviews on steam and ~100 reviews or less
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November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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I am playing through The Darkest Files from @paintbucket.de right now. I highly recommend it. It feels perfectly crafted for the times in which we live, something that is anti-hate in our anti-human reality. store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/...
The Darkest Files on Steam
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses ...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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We’ve been working on some exciting things lately including…
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October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Even though Steam Next Fest is almost over, our most recent article offers ten demos that you should see before the event ends.

somanygames.co.uk/articles/ten...
Ten of the Best From Steam NextFest - October 2025 | So Many Games
Stuart highlights ten of his best games that he has stumbled across during his daily rummages through the thousands of demos on offer.
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October 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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New roundup of story-driven indie gems from September has dropped: store.steampowered.com/curator/4556...
Steam Curator: Pages of Play
Story-rich games released in September 2025 with 90%+ postive reviews on steam and ~100 reviews or less
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Bzzzzzzz.....
tinygamechronicles.bsky.social Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · Oct 9
🎮🪰 Dive into Time Flies with special guest @dovetail.bsky.social on our podcast! We unpack clever gameplay, hilarious bucket lists, and deep philosophy on fleeting moments.

🎧 Listen now:
Apple: tinyurl.com/m5jhfat9
Spotify: tinyurl.com/ye2tjnuy

🎨 @michaelfrei.io @playables.net #IndieGames
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Silksatisfied
October 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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This is our village!
gaminginthewild.bsky.social John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · Oct 3
A starter pack of my favourite video game podcasts, critics, and commentators, and a few developers too. go.bsky.app/3qQVv5S
October 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
dovetail.bsky.social
I am 97% through this game, and this conversation was a big inspiration for me to keep going.
somanygames.co.uk So Many Games @somanygames.co.uk · Oct 1
It’s a new So Many Games podcast day as episode 8 is ready for your ears.

This month Jason sits down with fellow So Many Games writers Matt and Erik to discuss their experiences of Hollow Knight: Silksong!

Listen at somanygames.co.uk or check linktr.ee/somanygames for other platform links.
Hornet, a spider-like creature who wears a red dress and sports a needle weapon, is standing and looking up. She is backdropped by a cathedral type building. The Hollow Knight: Silksong logo is on the left with the words “Deep Dive” on the right. This image also shows the So Many Games logo in the bottom left corner and the episode number (8) in the bottom right.
October 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Channel-surf the stars and discover the staticky, radical world of Planet Blip through its soaps, sitcoms, news, weather, and talk shows in this live-action, off-cable TV simulator.

Learn more on Blippo+ in our full review:
somanygames.co.uk/review/blippo/
A man with wavy black hair and wearing sunglasses. There is also a black and white background with zig zag patterns. The following quote from the review is also included: “it's impossible to ignore the amount of love and care that has gone into what is one of the most unique titles of this generation.”
September 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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The analysis of CLAIR OBSCUR continues! This week, we cover up to Act III. More about the Dessendre family comes to light, we discuss the abundance of art in the world, and the game's central thesis—the grieving process—comes into focus. Available wherever you listen. Please enjoy, links below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
September 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants" - Sir Isaac Newton. If you like this kind of thinking, come listen to Rick and I reflect on some great video game narratives that have given us a longer view of life. open.spotify.com/episode/4a5E...
|OTS| Pixel Project Radio
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September 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
dovetail.bsky.social
While we enjoy virtual achievement badges, there is just something special about getting a real one in the mail. Thank you @panic.com!
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Goooaaaallll! Despelote scores. Please come have a listen if you want to know how. open.spotify.com/episode/2YYv...
|8| Despelote
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September 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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The surprise indie hit of the year for me. Hats off 🎩 to @aleksandraht.bsky.social for this piece of art.
somanygames.co.uk So Many Games @somanygames.co.uk · Aug 31
Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.

Learn more in our full review:

somanygames.co.uk/review/metal...

Review by: @dovetail.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
dovetail.bsky.social
The writing really gave this ghost story a full body.
tftblpod.bsky.social Dave | Tales from the Backlog @tftblpod.bsky.social · Aug 27
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden might be Don't Nod's best work with character-driven, choices matter stories. @dovetail.bsky.social joined me for a great chat about it, and as always, no spoilers for a while!

LISTEN: talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/180
WATCH: youtu.be/_PEOw_HviX8
Thumbnail for Tales from the Backlog episode 180- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. The game's protagonist Red mac Raith stands in a cave near a campfire looking out at a snowy vista. Text reads "Gaming's best love story?"
August 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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How does Missile Command fit on a podcast about story-rich games? You will have to listen to our latest episode of Dusting Off the Cover to find out! Things are about to get (meta)-narrative. open.spotify.com/episode/31I6...
|DOTC| Missile Command
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August 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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ICYMI - we launched a Discord server a couple of weeks ago ago. We’ve had some lovely people join and it’s been a pleasure sharing game finds and weekend gaming plans together.

If you fancy joining in, then hit the link - we’d love to say hello.

discord.gg/Zee2vYQsUs
August 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
dovetail.bsky.social
Our next episode will be on the game, Old Skies, by Wadjet Eye Games. If you are looking for something to get you excited about the game, look no further than this fantastic interview with Sally Beaumont, the voice actress for Fia.
somanygames.co.uk So Many Games @somanygames.co.uk · Aug 4
Episode #6 of the So Many Games Podcast is now available!

This time we had the pleasure of welcoming voice actor @sallybeaumont.bsky.social to discuss voice acting and her time voicing Fia from Old Skies!

Listen at somanygames.co.uk or check linktr.ee/somanygames for other links.

August 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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I am overjoyed to talk about a book and a game in one sitting. The Pixel Professor is someone who doesn't shy away from going deep down this rabbit hole with me. Come check it out!
chipdip.bsky.social Jake | POB Podcast | So Many Games @chipdip.bsky.social · Aug 17
Hey! It's another Indie Impressions! And it's with another incredible guest! @dovetail.bsky.social returns to chat about The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature and the famous novel from Mary Shelley in this 96 minute literary analysis. open.spotify.com/episode/3wbS...
The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature w/ Erik from Pages of Play
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August 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.

Learn more on Tiny Bookshop in our full review: somanygames.co.uk/re...

Reviewed by: @playnicekids.bsky.social
A cosy mobile bookshop made from green wooden planks decorated with fairy lights, sitting in a scenic country area with a cat sitting on a brown chair. It includes the following quote from our review of Tiny Bookshop: “ I’m not overreacting when I say that this game might be one of the best cosy games to release this year. I know that’s quite the bold statement to make, as we’ve had some stellar competition releases already and there’s more to come, but I mean it.”
August 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM