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Quest Markers Podcast
@questmarkers.bsky.social
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A monthly-ish podcast about video games and the people behind them.

🤍 https://www.youtube.com/@questmarkers
🎙️ Hosted by @marinahascoffee.bsky.social
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TOMORROW, Ben from the lovely folks at @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social will be joining us live to talk about the making of upcoming roguelike double-deckbuiler Shroom & Gloom!

🕰️Tuesday, Nov. 4th at 10:30am Pacific Time (with Q&A!)
🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee
Screenshot from the upcoming video game Shroom & Gloom. It shows a first-person view of an underground tunnel, filled with thorns with a skeleton on the right-hand side. Overlayed on top are: (1) the logo for Quest Markers, a game dev podcast; (2) Shroom & Gloom's logo; (3) the title: The Making of a Roguelike Deckbuilder
November 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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TOMORROW, @adinolfi.bsky.social will be joining us live to talk about the making of survival-horror game Heartworm 🩸

🕰️Tuesday, Oct. 14th at 11am Pacific Time (with Q&A!)
🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee
3 screenshots from the video game Heartworm. From left to right: it shows (1) a shadow engulfed in TV static standing in front of a house; (2) a woman standing in front of another house, looking into a window on the second floor that's engulfed in a pink light; (3) a large grandfather clock with various gears floating around it. Text shown is (from left to right, top to bottom): (1) QM Quest Markers; (2) Heartworm; (3) The making of survival horror.
October 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Starting in about 10 mins! Come join us for the live show + Q&A with @hlywa.bsky.social ☕

🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee
Promotional thumbnail for the game dev podcast "Quest Markers." It features a photo of Rachel Heleva, a games producer and scout. The background is key art from the video game I Am Your Beast. Text is scattered across the icon and reads: (1) "QM Quest Markers." (2) "Publishing deals?" (3) "What makes an indie studio stand out?" (4) "Games funding?"
September 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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NEXT WEEK! ⚡

@hlywa.bsky.social will be joining @marinahascoffee.bsky.social to talk all things publishing and funding for game studios. Come hang out with us!

🕑 Tuesday, September 16th @ 8am Pacific Time
🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee (live with Q&A!)
Promotional thumbnail for the game dev podcast "Quest Markers." It features a photo of Rachel Heleva, a games producer and scout. The background is key art from the video game I Am Your Beast. Text is scattered across the icon and reads: (1) "QM Quest Markers." (2) "Publishing deals?" (3) "What makes an indie studio stand out?" (4) "Games funding?"
September 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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TODAY, @hownottodraw.bsky.social and @marinahascoffee.bsky.social are chatting all things game writing, narrative design, narrative proc-gen, working in VR, and more!

🕑 Tuesday, September 9th @ 3pm Pacific Time
🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee (live with Q&A!)
Promotional thumbnail for the game dev podcast "Quest Markers." It features a photo of Kate Gray, a games writer and narrative designer. The background is key art from the video game Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Text is scattered across the icon and reads: (1) "QM Quest Markers." (2) "Types of game writing?" (3) "Designing narratives?" (4) "Writing for VR games?"
September 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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NEXT WEEK, @hownottodraw.bsky.social will be joining us to chat all things game writing, narrative design, and more!

🕑 Tuesday, September 9th @ 3pm Pacific Time
🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee (live with Q&A!)
Promotional thumbnail for the game dev podcast "Quest Markers." It features a photo of Kate Gray, a games writer and narrative designer. The background is key art from the video game Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Text is scattered across the icon and reads: (1) "QM Quest Markers." (2) "Types of game writing?" (3) "Designing narratives?" (4) "Writing for VR games?"
September 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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IN 1 HOUR!

Come hang out live with @annacwebs.bsky.social and @marinahascoffee.bsky.social ☕

🕑 Tuesday, August 12th @ 1pm Pacific Time
🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee (with Q&A!)
Photo of games writer and narrative designer Anna Webster with text overlayed on top, from top to bottom: (1) "QM Quest Markers" (logo), (2) "Game writing techniques?", (3) "What is narrative design?", (4) "Favourite Resident Evil game?"
August 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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NEXT WEEK, @annacwebs.bsky.social will be joining us to chat all things game writing, narrative design, and Resident Evil 🩸

🕑 Tuesday, August 12th @ 1pm Pacific Time
🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee (live with Q&A!)
Photo of games writer and narrative designer Anna Webster with text overlayed on top, from top to bottom: (1) "QM Quest Markers" (logo), (2) "Game writing techniques?", (3) "What is narrative design?", (4) "Favourite Resident Evil game?"
August 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Hollow Knight's Technical Director turned @ember-league.bsky.social studio founder David Kazi will be joining @marinahascoffee.bsky.social next week to talk all things game development!

📅 Thursday, July 24 @ 6pm PDT / Friday, July 25 @ 10:30am ACST

🔗 Join us live!: twitch.tv/marinahascoffee
Graphic with the text "From Hollow Knight to Studio Founder" written in yellow at the bottom, as well as "QM Quest Markers" written at the top-left. From left to right, we see: the Knight from Hollow Knight, a photo of David Kazi, and a photo of Marina Ryan. The background is the City of Tears location from the video game Hollow Knight.
July 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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EPISODE 15 IS LIVE!

Join @marinahascoffee.bsky.social, @suduwana.bsky.social, and @jackalexroberts.bsky.social as they chat about Elden Ring’s lore, narrative design, music, & how difficulty is used as a lever for storytelling.

Arise now, ye Tarnished, & let’s dive into the Lands Between.

🔗⬇️
January 25, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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PART 2 IS LIVE!

@kinseyerickson.bsky.social & @marinahascoffee.bsky.social continue the conversation on Majora's Mask, and talk about alchemizing pain, the link between humility and courage, and what the Fierce Deity's mask might actually symbolize.

Link below!
Majora's Mask key art with the text "alchemizing pain" on top
November 27, 2023 at 9:11 AM
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IT'S OUR 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Fall into Termina for the sequel to our 1st episode

@kinseyerickson.bsky.social & @marinahascoffee.bsky.social talk about how Majora’s Mask tells a story of pain and healing through the 5 stages of grief – and how it’s up to us to decide how we face a terrible fate

🔗⬇️
Majora's Mask key art with "5 stages of grief" written on top, & an image of Stone Tower Temple with "Stone Tower Temple symbolism" text pointing to it
November 13, 2023 at 9:05 AM
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EPISODE 12 IS LIVE! 🧟‍♀️

Grab your green herbs and join @thomasroland.bsky.social and @marinahascoffee.bsky.social for a dive into RE’s characters, the theme of fleeting hope, and why the survival horror genre isn’t meant to be difficult.

🔗 Links below!
Environments from Resident Evil 0 - 5 Remake, with the text "Becoming your own saviour" overlayed on top
October 31, 2023 at 10:18 AM
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Environment art from Resident Evil 0 through 4 Remake
October 31, 2023 at 8:29 AM
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Recording a special Halloween episode with @thomasroland.bsky.social tonight 🧟‍♀️
October 27, 2023 at 9:45 AM
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EPISODE 11 IS LIVE!

@marinahascoffee.bsky.social sits down to gush about NieR: Automata, why its story can only be told in a video game, how it tackles existentialism and gets it right, and why Androids wear blindfolds.

Links below 🤍
Androids 2B, 9S, and A2 looking out into the distance in an abandoned city, with the NieR: Automata logo in the centre
October 18, 2023 at 9:52 AM
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Our latest episode on FFXIV is our fastest growing one ever 🥹

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING 🩵
Yoshi-P standing beside a person in a large Moogle costume
September 20, 2023 at 2:25 AM
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EPISODE 10 IS LIVE AND WE'RE OFFICIALLY IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS!

@marinahascoffee.bsky.social sits down for her first solo show to talk about FFXIV with a dive into Shadowbringers and Endwalker, and why FFXIV gets the friendship, hope, and villainous nihilism tropes so, so right.

Linktree below!
Logo for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Logo for Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
September 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM
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@marinahascoffee.bsky.social trying and failing to not talk about how Emet-Selch is one of the best antagonists in gaming the entire FFXIV episode
A woman with black hair, a green coat, and blue jeans, falling on the street Emet-Selch from Final Fantasy XIV
September 18, 2023 at 9:42 AM
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Just recorded our 1-year anniversary episode for later this year...

You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?
September 6, 2023 at 1:36 AM
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Hi, hello!

We're Quest Markers, a monthly-ish podcast talking about video games and the stories they tell.

It's nice to be here 🤍
September 6, 2023 at 1:29 AM