Chris Plante
@plante.bsky.social
host and founder, Post Games
co-host, The Besties
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/post-games/id1815131711
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co-host, The Besties
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https://postgame.substack.com/
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Chris Plante
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· Jul 23
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I played an early build of this, and listen... my bias is abundant. AP was a former student. The co-first guest of Post Games. And a great person.
So with all that out of the way:
Titanium Court would have been in my end-of-year list last year. It will be this year. It's unbelievable.
So with all that out of the way:
Titanium Court would have been in my end-of-year list last year. It will be this year. It's unbelievable.
Titanium Court is a play, a match three and strategy game, a dream and a nightmare, and deeply compelling
I don't know what's happening and I like it.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I played an early build of this, and listen... my bias is abundant. AP was a former student. The co-first guest of Post Games. And a great person.
So with all that out of the way:
Titanium Court would have been in my end-of-year list last year. It will be this year. It's unbelievable.
So with all that out of the way:
Titanium Court would have been in my end-of-year list last year. It will be this year. It's unbelievable.
Well. This is new.
A game maker pitched me their studio's game via email. I replied that it sounded interesting and wanted some more info, along with a release date. They then sent an AI-generated auto-reply that I had to read three times because it had no relation to what I'd asked.
A game maker pitched me their studio's game via email. I replied that it sounded interesting and wanted some more info, along with a release date. They then sent an AI-generated auto-reply that I had to read three times because it had no relation to what I'd asked.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Well. This is new.
A game maker pitched me their studio's game via email. I replied that it sounded interesting and wanted some more info, along with a release date. They then sent an AI-generated auto-reply that I had to read three times because it had no relation to what I'd asked.
A game maker pitched me their studio's game via email. I replied that it sounded interesting and wanted some more info, along with a release date. They then sent an AI-generated auto-reply that I had to read three times because it had no relation to what I'd asked.
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Glad that people _do_ recognize it :-)
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#LEGO #AliBati #SFW2025 #Skærbæk2025
manuschwendener.ch/horses
#LEGO #AliBati #SFW2025 #Skærbæk2025
September 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Glad that people _do_ recognize it :-)
manuschwendener.ch/horses
#LEGO #AliBati #SFW2025 #Skærbæk2025
manuschwendener.ch/horses
#LEGO #AliBati #SFW2025 #Skærbæk2025
Truer words
We should use social media the same way manga authors write about their week
aftermath.site/weekly-shonen-...
aftermath.site/weekly-shonen-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Truer words
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✨i'm looking to talk to folks who make/design faces in video games for a story on @mothership.blog! please reach out if you'd like to talk.
email: nicolecarpenterwrites@gmail.com
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email: nicolecarpenterwrites@gmail.com
signal: nicolecarpenter.87
February 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
✨i'm looking to talk to folks who make/design faces in video games for a story on @mothership.blog! please reach out if you'd like to talk.
email: nicolecarpenterwrites@gmail.com
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email: nicolecarpenterwrites@gmail.com
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Here’s my review of @nyamakop.co.za’s RELOOTED.
Returning stolen artifacts becomes a thrilling heist in Relooted
Breaking the law for a good reason.
www.theverge.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Here’s my review of @nyamakop.co.za’s RELOOTED.
Something I've been thinking about since this interview:
Yes, art is inherently political -- even if its creator doesn't like or claim or politics. But art is also autobiographical. And those autobiographical veins are worth mining.
Yes, art is inherently political -- even if its creator doesn't like or claim or politics. But art is also autobiographical. And those autobiographical veins are worth mining.
Edmund McMillen Wants You to Ask the Uncomfortable Questions
A frank conversation about Mewgenics, troubled childhoods, and anxious parenthood
postgame.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Something I've been thinking about since this interview:
Yes, art is inherently political -- even if its creator doesn't like or claim or politics. But art is also autobiographical. And those autobiographical veins are worth mining.
Yes, art is inherently political -- even if its creator doesn't like or claim or politics. But art is also autobiographical. And those autobiographical veins are worth mining.
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i never thought we'd get a second Paranormasight. but the new one trades some outright horror for better mysteries, tighter story, and a gorgeous locale.
The Mermaid's Curse is a fantastic adventure game. really enjoyed my time with it.
gameinformer.com/review/paran...
The Mermaid's Curse is a fantastic adventure game. really enjoyed my time with it.
gameinformer.com/review/paran...
Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse Review - A Spine-Tingling Dive - Game Informer
A Spine-Tingling Dive on the Game Informer website.
gameinformer.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
i never thought we'd get a second Paranormasight. but the new one trades some outright horror for better mysteries, tighter story, and a gorgeous locale.
The Mermaid's Curse is a fantastic adventure game. really enjoyed my time with it.
gameinformer.com/review/paran...
The Mermaid's Curse is a fantastic adventure game. really enjoyed my time with it.
gameinformer.com/review/paran...
A favorite critic on a favorite artist. A silverlining for a sad day.
Goodbye to a filmmaker who taught me so, so much.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...
Nobody Watched People the Way Frederick Wiseman Did
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:13 AM
A favorite critic on a favorite artist. A silverlining for a sad day.
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So far we have raised $111,152.69 for the WFM's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund, and we are going into our finale game: KING OF THE CASTLE! It has GREAT Twitch integration and we play it in a really fun way. COME HANG AND DONATE
twitch.tv/friendsatthetable
twitch.tv/friendsatthetable
February 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
So far we have raised $111,152.69 for the WFM's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund, and we are going into our finale game: KING OF THE CASTLE! It has GREAT Twitch integration and we play it in a really fun way. COME HANG AND DONATE
twitch.tv/friendsatthetable
twitch.tv/friendsatthetable
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OLYMPICS NEWSLETTER, DAY 10
🇮🇹🥇🛵🍝🥇 THE BEST ITALIAN OLYMPICS EVER🍕👨🏻🍳🤌🥇
🥌An update on that curling scandal 🥌
🥌🥌 An update on A DIFFERENT curling scandal 🥌🥌
Plus recaps of all yesterday's events and previews of today's. Including the ones that have already happened!
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
🇮🇹🥇🛵🍝🥇 THE BEST ITALIAN OLYMPICS EVER🍕👨🏻🍳🤌🥇
🥌An update on that curling scandal 🥌
🥌🥌 An update on A DIFFERENT curling scandal 🥌🥌
Plus recaps of all yesterday's events and previews of today's. Including the ones that have already happened!
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
February 16, 2026 at 4:36 PM
OLYMPICS NEWSLETTER, DAY 10
🇮🇹🥇🛵🍝🥇 THE BEST ITALIAN OLYMPICS EVER🍕👨🏻🍳🤌🥇
🥌An update on that curling scandal 🥌
🥌🥌 An update on A DIFFERENT curling scandal 🥌🥌
Plus recaps of all yesterday's events and previews of today's. Including the ones that have already happened!
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
🇮🇹🥇🛵🍝🥇 THE BEST ITALIAN OLYMPICS EVER🍕👨🏻🍳🤌🥇
🥌An update on that curling scandal 🥌
🥌🥌 An update on A DIFFERENT curling scandal 🥌🥌
Plus recaps of all yesterday's events and previews of today's. Including the ones that have already happened!
sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...
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I asked Mewgenics' creator, Edmund McMillen, about all the touchy topics bubbling up in the game's discourse.
Why that title?
How has he changed since his early days of making provocative browser games like Dead Baby Dressup?
Why does he use real birth defects and disorders in his games?
Why that title?
How has he changed since his early days of making provocative browser games like Dead Baby Dressup?
Why does he use real birth defects and disorders in his games?
Edmund McMillen Wants You to Ask the Uncomfortable Questions
A frank conversation about Mewgenics, troubled childhoods, and anxious parenthood
postgame.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I asked Mewgenics' creator, Edmund McMillen, about all the touchy topics bubbling up in the game's discourse.
Why that title?
How has he changed since his early days of making provocative browser games like Dead Baby Dressup?
Why does he use real birth defects and disorders in his games?
Why that title?
How has he changed since his early days of making provocative browser games like Dead Baby Dressup?
Why does he use real birth defects and disorders in his games?
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🚨 VIDEO ESSAY 🧐
Our new video from @jeremybjayne.bsky.social explores climbing games and what true freedom in game design means.
WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=DAlY...
Our new video from @jeremybjayne.bsky.social explores climbing games and what true freedom in game design means.
WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=DAlY...
What Actually Makes a Game Feel Free? - Jeremy Jayne
YouTube video by noclip_2
youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
🚨 VIDEO ESSAY 🧐
Our new video from @jeremybjayne.bsky.social explores climbing games and what true freedom in game design means.
WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=DAlY...
Our new video from @jeremybjayne.bsky.social explores climbing games and what true freedom in game design means.
WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=DAlY...
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The Adult Analysis Anthology, the web's premiere destination for longform writing on adult games, is BACK with more planned essays than ever before, but we need your help to make it happen!
Support the creation of high-quality sex-positive writing from diverse voices HERE: itch.io/s/180048/aaa...
Support the creation of high-quality sex-positive writing from diverse voices HERE: itch.io/s/180048/aaa...
February 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The Adult Analysis Anthology, the web's premiere destination for longform writing on adult games, is BACK with more planned essays than ever before, but we need your help to make it happen!
Support the creation of high-quality sex-positive writing from diverse voices HERE: itch.io/s/180048/aaa...
Support the creation of high-quality sex-positive writing from diverse voices HERE: itch.io/s/180048/aaa...
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i guested on a REALLY GOOD PODCAST to talk about metroidvanias!!!!!
Pew Pew Bang - The Metroidvania Episode is now live on YouTube and your favorite podcast app! @mothership.blog's @midimyers.com joins the crew for a spirited team-up against Janet, learning about the deep inner peace that allows her to love this genre so much. youtu.be/1eMjFGEpKRQ
February 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
i guested on a REALLY GOOD PODCAST to talk about metroidvanias!!!!!
We live in the age of too many games, but I can't play "Crazy Taxi: 911." A monkey paw turn of fate
1st Case: Traffic Accident (Emergency Call Ambulance, Arcade, SEGA, 1999)
February 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
We live in the age of too many games, but I can't play "Crazy Taxi: 911." A monkey paw turn of fate
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With Yakuza Kiwami 3, and especially Dark Ties, the Yakuza series has officially crossed the line from soap opera (complimentary) to soap opera (derogatory). Wrote about the challenges of telling never ending video game stories, and Season 3 of Lost. www.polygon.com/im-so-over-t...
I’m so over the video game soap opera
Yakuza Kiwami 3 shows the hurdles of endless video game storytelling.
www.polygon.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:34 PM
With Yakuza Kiwami 3, and especially Dark Ties, the Yakuza series has officially crossed the line from soap opera (complimentary) to soap opera (derogatory). Wrote about the challenges of telling never ending video game stories, and Season 3 of Lost. www.polygon.com/im-so-over-t...
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the impossible number of games that release on Steam every day has been discourse for years
why would anybody want to play a game nobody could be bothered to make
why would anybody want to play a game nobody could be bothered to make
Unity says its AI tech will soon be able to 'prompt full casual games into existence'
Unity says its AI tech will soon be able to 'prompt full casual games into existence'
Company CEO Matt Bromberg claims AI will empower non-coders and seasoned developers alike.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
the impossible number of games that release on Steam every day has been discourse for years
why would anybody want to play a game nobody could be bothered to make
why would anybody want to play a game nobody could be bothered to make
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I saw a take on here that was like "You will be more at peace with Ed McMillen when you accept he is the John Waters of video games" and damned if that ain't the truest thing ever typed
No offense but y'all sure are being odd about the creator of Abused Naked Child Roguelike being ~provocative~!!!
No offense but y'all sure are being odd about the creator of Abused Naked Child Roguelike being ~provocative~!!!
I asked Mewgenics' creator, Edmund McMillen, about all the touchy topics bubbling up in the game's discourse.
Why that title?
How has he changed since his early days of making provocative browser games like Dead Baby Dressup?
Why does he use real birth defects and disorders in his games?
Why that title?
How has he changed since his early days of making provocative browser games like Dead Baby Dressup?
Why does he use real birth defects and disorders in his games?
Edmund McMillen Wants You to Ask the Uncomfortable Questions
A frank conversation about Mewgenics, troubled childhoods, and anxious parenthood
postgame.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I saw a take on here that was like "You will be more at peace with Ed McMillen when you accept he is the John Waters of video games" and damned if that ain't the truest thing ever typed
No offense but y'all sure are being odd about the creator of Abused Naked Child Roguelike being ~provocative~!!!
No offense but y'all sure are being odd about the creator of Abused Naked Child Roguelike being ~provocative~!!!
I asked Mewgenics' creator, Edmund McMillen, about all the touchy topics bubbling up in the game's discourse.
Why that title?
How has he changed since his early days of making provocative browser games like Dead Baby Dressup?
Why does he use real birth defects and disorders in his games?
Why that title?
How has he changed since his early days of making provocative browser games like Dead Baby Dressup?
Why does he use real birth defects and disorders in his games?
Edmund McMillen Wants You to Ask the Uncomfortable Questions
A frank conversation about Mewgenics, troubled childhoods, and anxious parenthood
postgame.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I asked Mewgenics' creator, Edmund McMillen, about all the touchy topics bubbling up in the game's discourse.
Why that title?
How has he changed since his early days of making provocative browser games like Dead Baby Dressup?
Why does he use real birth defects and disorders in his games?
Why that title?
How has he changed since his early days of making provocative browser games like Dead Baby Dressup?
Why does he use real birth defects and disorders in his games?
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If you’re interested in video games, how the medium shapes and reflects culture, or the exciting experiences being crafted by some of the coolest makers around, you must check out Post Games. As always @plante.bsky.social is doing some of the most essential media journalism out there! 👏🏽 👏🏽
Tomorrow, Relooted hits Steam!
Before (or after) you play, listen to this interview with developers @benjamming.bsky.social and @blckporcelain.bsky.social. Learning the differences between Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism helped me better understand the game's ambitions!
Before (or after) you play, listen to this interview with developers @benjamming.bsky.social and @blckporcelain.bsky.social. Learning the differences between Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism helped me better understand the game's ambitions!
The Best Heists Are Also History Lessons
In Relooted, before you steal artifacts you must learn why they matter
postgame.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
If you’re interested in video games, how the medium shapes and reflects culture, or the exciting experiences being crafted by some of the coolest makers around, you must check out Post Games. As always @plante.bsky.social is doing some of the most essential media journalism out there! 👏🏽 👏🏽
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I've mentioned it many times and it surprises a few new folks each time round:
Slay The Princess was a small side-project for Black Tabby. It has a total word-count equivalent to one chapter of Scarlet Hollow, which is ALSO huge on reactivity and branching.
Warm up with STP, then dive into this.
Slay The Princess was a small side-project for Black Tabby. It has a total word-count equivalent to one chapter of Scarlet Hollow, which is ALSO huge on reactivity and branching.
Warm up with STP, then dive into this.
I held off on playing Scarlet Hollow for ages because I loved Slay the Princess and was weirdly trepidatious about the possibility of not loving @blacktabbygames.com's other work as much. But oh. my. god... I love it more. This thing's a masterpiece.
store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/...
Save 25% on Scarlet Hollow on Steam
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a...
store.steampowered.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I've mentioned it many times and it surprises a few new folks each time round:
Slay The Princess was a small side-project for Black Tabby. It has a total word-count equivalent to one chapter of Scarlet Hollow, which is ALSO huge on reactivity and branching.
Warm up with STP, then dive into this.
Slay The Princess was a small side-project for Black Tabby. It has a total word-count equivalent to one chapter of Scarlet Hollow, which is ALSO huge on reactivity and branching.
Warm up with STP, then dive into this.
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AFCC member Devindra Hardawar (@devindra.bsky.social) reviews #GoodLuckHaveFunDontDie saying "But if you’re sick of having AI products shoved down your throat, and you think the notion of “true AI” is a farce, it’s a fun way to channel your rage." www.engadget.com/entertainmen... #AFCC
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die rails against AI in style
While it's not particularly deep, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die is a fun anti-AI romp.
www.engadget.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
AFCC member Devindra Hardawar (@devindra.bsky.social) reviews #GoodLuckHaveFunDontDie saying "But if you’re sick of having AI products shoved down your throat, and you think the notion of “true AI” is a farce, it’s a fun way to channel your rage." www.engadget.com/entertainmen... #AFCC
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I wrote about something I've been thinking about for a long time. A kind of post-ironic collapse in our politics and culture where nihilism has become the lingua franca of the internet and beyond. It links Kirk, Clavicular, Epstein, memestock/coin stuff, mass shooters. I hope you'll read it.
This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters
Welcome to the internet’s nihilism crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I wrote about something I've been thinking about for a long time. A kind of post-ironic collapse in our politics and culture where nihilism has become the lingua franca of the internet and beyond. It links Kirk, Clavicular, Epstein, memestock/coin stuff, mass shooters. I hope you'll read it.
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OLYMPICS NEWSLETTER, DAY 9
WHOAAAAAAAAAA WE'RE HALFWAY THERE
WHOAAAAA-OH! SNOWBOARDING BIG AIIIIIR
⛷️🗻🇧🇷 Ski gold for Brazil! 🇧🇷⛷️🗻
🍆📈 Our international sex nightmare is over🍆📈
🤕A Swedish ski catastrophe🤕
WHOAAAAAAAAAA WE'RE HALFWAY THERE
WHOAAAAA-OH! SNOWBOARDING BIG AIIIIIR
⛷️🗻🇧🇷 Ski gold for Brazil! 🇧🇷⛷️🗻
🍆📈 Our international sex nightmare is over🍆📈
🤕A Swedish ski catastrophe🤕
Olympics Day 9: Ski-o de Janeiro!
A Winter Olympic medal for... Brazil? Plus! A Swedish ski catastrophe and condom updates.
sports.beehiiv.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
OLYMPICS NEWSLETTER, DAY 9
WHOAAAAAAAAAA WE'RE HALFWAY THERE
WHOAAAAA-OH! SNOWBOARDING BIG AIIIIIR
⛷️🗻🇧🇷 Ski gold for Brazil! 🇧🇷⛷️🗻
🍆📈 Our international sex nightmare is over🍆📈
🤕A Swedish ski catastrophe🤕
WHOAAAAAAAAAA WE'RE HALFWAY THERE
WHOAAAAA-OH! SNOWBOARDING BIG AIIIIIR
⛷️🗻🇧🇷 Ski gold for Brazil! 🇧🇷⛷️🗻
🍆📈 Our international sex nightmare is over🍆📈
🤕A Swedish ski catastrophe🤕