Scratching the Itch: Recent Episodes

Stephen Brikiatis / Jake Simard

A podcast where two childhood friends dig through the mountain of indie games that Itch.io has to offer so you don't have to!

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Join Stephen and Jake as they take a retrospective of their past two years of podcasting and discuss their hopes for Scratching the Itch's future. See you in Episode 51!

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard
Theme Music: Andrew Poirier
Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io
Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast
Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they dedicate an entire episode to games created by listeners! You too can become Scratching the Itch canon!

Winterlore Chapter II: https://bit.ly/3kmcu5k
Endless Spin of the Hunter-Gatherer: https://bit.ly/3ApJq2v
Holidays: https://bit.ly/3lADlu1

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard
Theme Music: Andrew Poirier
Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io
Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast
Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they review some games from the indie game webzine Indiepocalypse!

Issue 19: https://bit.ly/3BHntwc
Issue x kus: https://bit.ly/3jNZIwu

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard
Theme Music: Andrew Poirier
Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io
Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast
Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they try their luck with some incredibly unique dice-based games! 

Dice Mice: https://bit.ly/3DiOR5j
there.are.dice: https://bit.ly/2WihIWV
Book of Faces: https://bit.ly/3yl9nhX

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard
Theme Music: Andrew Poirier
Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io
Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast
Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they shoot everything from bugs to mushrooms to old men needing towels in this episode about First Person Shooters!

Criminal Insects: https://bit.ly/3iDxjZs
Deep Root: https://bit.ly/3CB93ii
Towel Required: https://bit.ly/3sePPuk

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard
Theme Music: Andrew Poirier
Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io
Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast
Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they interview the creator of The Mind's Eclipse, an absolutely stunning game that was covered in Episode 37!

The Mind's Eclipse: https://themindseclipse.itch.io/the-minds-eclipse

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard
Theme Music: Andrew Poirier
Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io
Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast
Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they work out their green thumb with some wonderful games inspired by plant life - it's time for some nature games!

Growth TD: https://bit.ly/3AN9XHz
PlantBuddy: https://bit.ly/3yJi5Y4
Awa's Journey: https://bit.ly/3APVkUb

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard
Theme Music: Andrew Poirier
Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io
Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast
Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they explore and uncover the secrets of some wonderful games made in RPG Maker!

Capacity: https://bit.ly/35VUyqc
Haunted Corny Maize: https://bit.ly/3heJ72q
Wild Araz: https://bit.ly/3gUrSV4

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard
Theme Music: Andrew Poirier
Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io
Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast
Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they take their sweet time analyzing and optimizing in some turn-based strategy games!

Hero Tactics: https://bit.ly/3vkysrE
Wild Heart: https://bit.ly/3iBlzqA
The Forever Lands: https://sonofbadru.itch.io/foreverlands

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard
Theme Music: Andrew Poirier
Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io
Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast
Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they look down upon various worlds and blast things - it's time for some Top Down Shooters!

Don't Wake Up: https://bit.ly/3vdEUSg

GUNWYRM: https://bit.ly/3fCCoyq

TURBO ISLAND PURGER: https://bit.ly/3bMVOzc

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen, Jake, and Pat as they get themselves lost in some... Adventure Games? Collectathons? 3D Exploration Games? If you can come up with a better name for the genre, let us know!

Grassdancer: https://bit.ly/3hdzXEJ

Nytro: https://bit.ly/3uuqFIi

Dry Path: https://bit.ly/3uAf0YC

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they contest the patriarchy with some lovely games featuring female protagonists!

Digital Soul Data: https://bit.ly/3tSggWF

lilac & her light: https://npckc.itch.io/lilac-and-her-light

Roguelight: https://managore.itch.io/roguelight

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they shift and shimmy objects in some wonderful games inspired by Tetris!

LootKeeper: https://outstar.itch.io/lootkeeper

KARGO: https://natbriceno.itch.io/kargo

Blocky Dungeon 0.75: https://squaredev.itch.io/blocky-dungeon-075

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they accidentally blur the line between point-and-clicks and visual novels... It's time for some sci-fi!

Cooking with Cthulhu: https://snozbot.itch.io/cooking-with-cthulhu

Co-Pilot: https://90percentstudios.itch.io/co-pilot

The Mind's Eclipse: https://themindseclipse.itch.io/the-minds-eclipse

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they talk about wandering aimlessly for hours in some Point and Click games!

Garden of Oblivion: http://bit.ly/3qyV4Cp

Printed Mars: http://bit.ly/3l81vLM

Intergalactic Wizard Force: http://bit.ly/3l5uhMU

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they play the games of new and old listeners (some of which have been waiting FAR too long!)

Bright Lancer: https://slo-nod.itch.io/bright-lancer?download

Dasher 3D: https://iep-esy.itch.io/dasher

Kungfu Cowboy: https://soy-boy-games.itch.io/kungfucowboy

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they discover and analyze games that have not yet been officially finished!

Hebi Hebi: https://taylorritenour.itch.io/hebi-hebi

Pico Sonic: https://komehara.itch.io/pico-sonic

Familiars.io: https://clayloam.itch.io/familiarsio

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they explore games that give you wings and help you fall with style - it's time to fly this week!

POTiON: https://eryngi.itch.io/potion

Fluffy Flight: https://fripop.itch.io/fluffy-flight

Flight: https://danielkimaudio.itch.io/flight

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they hop, skip, and jump around some wonderful 3D platforming games!

Scheherezade's Journey: https://jerome8911.itch.io/scheherazades-journey

Neverest: https://neverest.itch.io/neverest

Pyme's Genocide: https://jaimuepe.itch.io/pymes-genocide

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they play through and discuss the difference between Rogue-Likes and Rogue-Lites!

Time Raider: https://teamterrible.itch.io/time-raider

RogueType: http://bit.ly/38TDfY1

The ever-changing case of the unpaid rent: http://bit.ly/3hAiGDQ

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they remember the good ol' days, give Flash the remembrance it deserves, and talk about its saving grace - Flashpoint!

Flashpoint: https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they discuss some 2-dimensional treasures made in the Love2D engine!

Venti Mesi: https://bit.ly/3o1VQHd

Lost: https://bit.ly/39n4cFA

Muju Juju: https://bit.ly/3fNvpCj

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they discuss amazing free games to gift! (Warning: this has the most laughter of any episode thus far)

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

Iji

Legend of Zelda Classic

Mari0

N: The Way of the Ninja

The Battle for Wesnoth

(Sorry! Not enough characters for links!)

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they celebrate their ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY on the spookiest of holidays!

The Last Utopi: https://ghoulishkid.itch.io/the-last-utopi

Black Water: https://makegamergirls.itch.io/black-water

Veiled: https://grouflon.itch.io/veiled?fbclid=IwAR1-AgDdqVIroNWJ9sKglr25tFf44YRUX4xmFQv1IYX0CUh_ewH7WjCi0rA

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they build and destroy with a lovely collection of Tower Defense games!

Hexfence: https://zeradevelopment.itch.io/hexfence

Netcrawler: https://impbox.itch.io/netcrawler

The Shiny Ones: https://fortsicle.itch.io/the-shiny-ones

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they celebrate their 25th episode with games from the BIGGEST game jam itch.io has ever seen!

Out of Controls: https://osoka.itch.io/out-of-controls-gmtk

Wired Up: rb.gy/dryyyi

Three in a Rogue: https://notexplosive.itch.io/three-in-a-rogue

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they shed some light on games with the theme "One light source!"

Blackout - Dark City: https://nkx227.itch.io/blackout

Solo Inferno: https://danialxd.itch.io/solo-inferno

IMPRINT: https://fishy-delishy.itch.io/imprint

A Spark in the Cave: https://eliathx.itch.io/a-spark-in-the-cave

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they play some games and reference a Shai LaBeouf film in this whacky episode!

The Plot Hole: https://lacrearthur.itch.io/plot-hole

Enter the Diggeon: https://vikepic.itch.io/rogueminer

Weasel Real Estate: https://desertbeagle.itch.io/weasel-real-estate

Ridiculous Golfing: https://believing-gamedev.itch.io/ridiculous-golfing

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they mess with some lovely stories - in game format!

That's why you always lose your keys: https://ferdiu.itch.io/thats-why-you-always-lose-your-keys

Light Below the Surface: https://pearacidic.itch.io/light-below-the-surface

Aspirations: https://seairah.itch.io/aspirations

Wilted Flowers: https://ritscuit.itch.io/wilted-flowers

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they shift some shapes with games from the 140th Weekly Game Jam!

Flee Runner: https://noeloskar.itch.io/flee-runner

Abby's Adventure: https://micron-flash.itch.io/abbys-adventure

Vertex Shifter: https://thoof.itch.io/vertex-shifter

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they put their friendship to the test and try to guess which Bitsy games they made!

Ouroboros: The Mother Serpent: rb.gy/zkbrea

a solitary spacecraft: rb.gy/uo6vux

The Valley of the Cursed God: rb.gy/pb163a

Hours of the Day: rb.gy/9t97dt

novena: rb.gy/ma2kz5

a night train to the forest zone: rb.gy/cv8v10

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they pull a few games from the EXPANSIVE Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality!

Dimension Drive: https://2awesomestudio.itch.io/dimension-drive

Moroi Springs - Winterlore: https://moroisprings.itch.io/zestre

Gunhouse: https://necrosoftgames.itch.io/gunhouse

Skeletris: https://ghastly.itch.io/skeletris

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Stephen and Jake travel back to 1989 for some GB Studio games!

Ciao Nonna: https://crescendo.itch.io/ciao-nonna

Freaker: https://zeurom.itch.io/freaker-gbstudio

Murder Mansion: https://jan-schneider.itch.io/murder-mansion

Link to Jusiv's write up on FUZ:  http://www.jusiv.me/blog/fuz-reflections/

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Stephen and Jake continue their game engine series with some pixels in Pico-8!

Popel Quest: https://schete.itch.io/popel-quest

Random Dungeon: https://eduszesz.itch.io/random-dungeon

FUZ: https://jusiv.itch.io/fuz

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Stephen and Jake begin their new foray into game engines. This week, games made in Unity!

Concourse X-Ray: https://andyman404.itch.io/concourse-x-ray

Blight: https://monoflauta.itch.io/blight

Stuck!: https://chkkll.itch.io/stuck

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Stephen and Jake has a special guest this week - Paul Webster-Pact! You can find him at @AerFixus on Twitter

The Neon Mate: https://rhomita.itch.io/the-neon-mate

Computer, Open That Door!: https://plaw.itch.io/computer-open-that-door

VSYNC: OFF: https://kimitama.itch.io/vsync-off

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Stephen and Jake review three racing games to satiate your need for speed!!

Drift Stage: https://supersystems.itch.io/driftstageexpo

Pothole Runner:https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-3/rate/574142?after=20

Hyperfast: https://kreediddy.itch.io/hyperfast

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Stephen and Jake do SCIENCE with these amazing crowdsourcing ... games? They're still not sure.

Eyewire: https://eyewire.org/

Eterna: https://eternagame.org/web/

Foldit: https://fold.it/

Zooniverse: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Stephen and Jake talk powerups and obstacles as they revisit a genre of the past and present

Microidvania: https://vila6.itch.io/microidvania

Underground Hangovers: https://deconstructeam.itch.io/underground-hangovers

A Palace for Fools: https://jani-nykanen.itch.io/a-palace-for-fools

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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This week, Stephen and Jake discuss walking (something we can't necessarily do in these crazy times!)

Cult Classic: https://doc-ill.itch.io/cult-classic

176˚: https://martiansparlor.itch.io/176

I Like Walking Very Much: https://camel504.itch.io/ilwvm

Lucid Explorer: https://xerstudios.itch.io/lucid-explorer-community-edition

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Jake and Stephen refine what they attempted to do in Episode 5! It's MUCH better, they promise!

Demake Jam: https://itch.io/jam/demake-jam/results (Ticaruga, Haywire!, Lessonwind)

Finally Finish Something Jam: https://itch.io/jam/finally-finish-something-2018/results (Orbital Traversal, Star Juggler, Covenant)

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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This week, Stephen and Jake tackle some games that they're, quite frankly, not awesome at!

Geopolitics: https://beardybard.itch.io/geopolitics

Mr. Moneybag: https://managore.itch.io/mr-moneybag 

Widelands: https://widelands.itch.io/widelands

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Stephen and Jake discuss adventure games in this special episode! Look out for juicy mangos, and maybe you can tell us what adventure games are??

Debugger 4406: https://nka1024.itch.io/debugger-4406

Jack of all Spades: https://reviani.itch.io/jack-of-all-spades

D.R.I.E.D.: https://somefarang.itch.io/dried

Podcast referenced by InternQuest: http://www.acq-inc.com/

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join your two favorite gaming goofballs as they jump into some unsettling games of the horror genre!

Aria's Story: hhttps://lyd1a.itch.io/arias-story

Penitent Dead: https://lovelyhellplace.itch.io/penitent-dead

Backrooms: https://iep-esy.itch.io/backrooms

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Stephen and Jake jump into one of their childhood staples - the absolutely wonderful genre of RPGs!

Road to Red Larch: https://internquest.itch.io/intern-quest-1-road-to-red-larch

Peoplemon: https://malinhttps://linearity.itch.io/peoplemon

She Dreams Elsewhere: https://lorenze.itch.io/she-dreams-elsewhere

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Tune in to a discussion on the Interactive Fiction Competition as well a game our hosts DEFINITELY did not think up in 30 seconds before recording!

All entries for 2019 can be found here: https://ifcomp.org/comp/2019

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Puzzles galore in this week's episode! Join Stephen and Jake as they wrap their brains around them!

Dim: A Light in the Dark: https://lucamartinelli.itch.io/dim

Summit: https://malinwong.itch.io/summit

Doodle Alive: https://tadasgloom.itch.io/doodle-alive

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Stephen and Jake discuss three visual novels. Don't worry dear listeners, there's more to the genre than run of the mill dating sims!

Making of Conquerors: https://mabsart.itch.io/moc

One Night Hot Springs: https://npckc.itch.io/one-night-hot-springs

Demon's Wages: https://bibilega.itch.io/demons-wages

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Join Stephen and Jake as they discuss shooting things and bullet hells in their second ever episode!

Impoverished Starfighter: https://danbo.itch.io/impoverished-starfighter

I've Got A Second Chance At Life But Now I'm An Axolotl And In Massive Debt: https://remruts.itch.io/igascalbniaaaimd

Panic on Layer 1: https://fleacoco.itch.io/panic-on-layer-1

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Our first full length episode! Stephen and Jake talk about platformers and what itch these games will scratch.

Dig It Up Land: https://gunturtle.itch.io/dig-up-land

Graveyard Ghost: https://rootstudio.itch.io/graveyard-ghost

Insert Coin: https://gil4.itch.io/insert-coin

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch

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Our introductory episode! Listen as Stephen and Jake break down what to expect in the coming episodes.

Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard

Theme Music: Andrew Poirier

Logo: PJ Garron

Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io

Twitter: @indiescratch