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Side Story

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#160#166#172#178#184Chart rankOct 23Oct 24Oct 25Oct 26Oct 27
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Oct 25—#180
Oct 24#174#139
Oct 23#170#133

Latest episodes

  • 37: Thank You To Random User For The Cake

    October 22, 2026 · 1 hr 39 min

    This week on Side Story, Ali takes to the stars with long time No Man's Sky players Keith and Darcy, who welcome their newly spaceborne fellow traveler the only way they know how: by letting her sing the praises of alien languages, giving…

  • 36: Two Meters of Black and White Polka Dot Linen

    October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

    Have you heard? The Duke died. Yeah. Yeah. Well that's the thing. The funeral's going to be a whole to-do. Everyone is going to be there, even that little pigeon who just landed in town, Marie. You haven't met her? Well you will. She plays…

  • 35: Oh, I'm Also The Doomed

    September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 40 min

    What was that sound in the other room? Who is gathering in the Kitchen? Wait, whose body is it we found again? And what the hell is up with the butler? Answer these questions and you'll... well, you'll be on your first step towards solving…

  • 34: It's Important That We Explain What Chex Mix Is

    September 8, 2026 · 2 hr 11 min

    After telling us for months that we needed to play and talk about Kingdoms of Amalur, Jack has made good on the threat. But is it a threat? Isn't Kingdom's of Amalur a classic 'better than you think it is' game of the early 2010s? Once you…

  • 33: Developing Relationships With Marbles

    August 25, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

    Today, Janine and Ali go to a little world of catboy couriers and witches with high standards: Go-Go Town!, a frenetic city builder that splits the difference between Animal Crossing and Anno. They discuss its myriad tasks (both hands-on…

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  • 32: The Gnome Is Going Into the Shredder

    August 12, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

    It's music week on Side Story! Keith, Jack, and Sylvi kick off a conversation around music creation game Offbeat, a game about using a toy keyboard and a bunch of input cables as a sequencer to create little jingles as a freelance…

  • 31: Putting the Player in the Kiln

    July 21, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

    We talk about friction a lot here on Side Story. Friction as difficulty. Friction as texture. Friction as erotics. But today, as the gem slides onto the lathe, as the clay spins around the wheel, as the brush strokes across the long arm…

  • 30: A Game About Shitheads

    July 8, 2026 · 1 hr 35 min

    Gather up your ore nuggets, bind quicksave to an easy to reach button, and prepare to be killed in one hit by a level 1 mole creature because this week, Jack and Austin descend into the Khorinis mines and the magically-sealed penal colony…

  • 29: The Ship Is Like a Piano to Me

    June 23, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    Go check out the Special Edition 10th Anniverary Marielda Vinyl Album!  Begin. Motion. D4. Nav 3 R4; gather all. D4. D3. Nav 1 R3; Motion. D5. Nav 3 R5. Interface. Scan. Defense. D6. Nav 3 R6; Gather All. F**k. Defense. Nav 1 D6; Tow. Nav…

  • 28: The Abstraction Gap

    June 9, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min

    We've all been there. You sit down and break the seal on a new pack of cards, you smell the new card smell, you deal out a starter hand of Solitaire -- and then it dawns on you: you accidentally bought evil cards again! This keeps…

  • 27: The Machine Needs the Blood

    May 26, 2026 · 1 hr 49 min

    Stop. Take a breath. Make the decision: Which Pokémon would you choose as your roommate. Could Voltorb help you keep the electricity bill down? Would Houndoom make you feel safe at night? Might you let Sinistcha make you its delicious…

  • 26: The Juice Is in the Ambiguity

    May 12, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

    With spring turning into summer, Art, Jack, and Austin have found that it's time to once again drink the Potion of Liking Baseball. Well, no, it's not that broad: It's the Potion of Liking the Weird Ludic Corners of Ambiguity at the Heart…

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About the show

Side Story is a bi-weekly podcast about games and the stories we tell about them, presented by Friends at the Table and supported by our patrons at friendsatthetable.cash.