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On Underplayed, Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds: the games with small budgets but big hearts. The lesser-known experiences with imaginative ideas. Typical episodes feature two main segments. First, we have Secret Games, where we reveal and review games we've been playing in secret apart from each other. Then, we do an in-depth review of a Featured Game—a higher-profile title in the indie game landscape we both agree to play.
Greetings from Maine—er, Greater Marrow! With plenty of coastal villages and sea life, it seems like the perfect destination for adventurous anglers, but beware: staying awake beyond degen hours will lead to sleep deprivation AND Eldritch horror sightings. Let's get weird and see that panic meter maxed out.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds! This episode features our guest Katerblossom, a dear friend, Twitch streamer, and co-host of indie game podcast No Small Games!
Timestamps00:00 - Start09:53 - DiscoCola's Secret Game22:49 - Bo_Po's Secret Game39:39 - Featured Game: DREDGE
With all the world's flora gone, we enter a simulation where art and forgotten research intersect, looking for one last hope. 2D images become 3D environments, an inquisitive AI cat keeps us company, and we wonder what we might look like if we were to take a selfie. Did we mention there's a watermelon filter? Yeah, that's a thing, too.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start09:08 - DiscoCola's Secret Game23:56 - Bo_Po's Secret Game43:20 - Featured Game: Viewfinder
What's your favorite pizza? Do you like cheese and that's it? Are you a pineapple person? Have you forsaken olives? In Pizza Tower, we can find all the toppings we want, but we must wall jump and body slam our way through big baddies like Pepperman, the Vigilante, and the Noise, all while controlling Peppino Spaghetti, indie gaming's most anxious protagonist. It's "Very A Nice."
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start05:14 - DiscoCola's Secret Game29:00 - Bo_Po's Secret Game44:11 - Featured Game: Pizza Tower
The legendary game designer Jeppe Carlsen has a new studio and debut, and it's time to literally come out of our shells! As a beetle-like creature explores a world (within a world, within a world, etc.), we get the impression that something cosmic is at play—or maybe the Orb Guardian just wants to play a little tennis.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start12:58 - DiscoCola's Secret Game30:55 - Bo_Po's Secret Game48:31 - Featured Game: COCOON
SUPERRRRRR MEAT BOY!!! A legend in the world of 2D platformers, Team Meat's first big hit has us sliding on meat juice across hundreds of dangerous levels. The evil Dr. Fetus stands no chance against us.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds! This episode features our guest aSpecificEgg, a dear friend, Twitch streamer, and co-host of indie game podcast No Small Games!
Timestamps00:00 - Start10:54 - DiscoCola's Secret Game33:32 - Bo_Po's Secret Game53:45 - Featured Game: Super Meat Boy
Blue, green, red, orange... are these Power Rangers? Assorted candies? Actually, they're knights! Castle Crashers is Season 6's co-op game, which we had the pleasure of playing with two others who are dear to us. It's a throwback to the days of yore, when a middle school sleepover meant energy drink-fueled gaming all night long. Is there more to it than the on-screen chaos, or is it all just nostalgia?
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start16:21 - DiscoCola's Secret Game36:25 - Bo_Po's Secret Game58:40 - Featured Game: Castle Crashers Remastered
Welcome to Season 6! Join us in the dark land of Cvstodia (is that a "v"?!) on our pilgrimage to be judged, spending fervor furiously and unearthing robust rosary beads as we go. Has anyone found the double jump, by the way?
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start17:15 - DiscoCola's Secret Game39:28 - Bo_Po's Secret Game1:01:25 - Featured Game: Blasphemous
Another season, another season finale. After 30 more games, it's time to look back before looking ahead.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start13:51 - Reflecting on Season 51:41:36 - Planning Season 6
They broke in. They sought revenge. They killed our father. Only a magical talisman can give us the power to right these wrongs, and from the Wuguan, we venture to a handful of hideouts for some knock-down-drag-out Bak Mei kung fu. Hands are hurt, legs are swept, and we are driven to attain Wude and the legendary status of Sifu.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds! This episode features guest OniMochi, a visual designer we've known for a long time!
Timestamps00:00 - Start12:30 - DiscoCola's Secret Game32:54 - Bo_Po's Secret Game56:52 - Featured Game: Sifu
Many new sights can be found on the streets of Surabaya: stray cats in need of naming, a man in a duck costume, and a Quiz Trio in an alley, for example. There's something particularly extraordinary when it comes to student Atma and his girlfriend Raya, and we soon "spacedive" into the minds of their acquaintances in an unforgettable journey of trauma and healing. This is perhaps the most ambitious narrative of any game from our Season 5 lineup.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start08:13 - DiscoCola's Secret Game27:15 - Bo_Po's Secret Game43:35 - Featured Game: A Space for the Unbound
Engage your burst activators and set your velocity tensors to 100, because we've got Season 5's co-op game with Operation: Tango! One of us is the sneaky agent while the other is the resourceful hacker in a van elsewhere, so our success depends on how well we communicate. Describing colors, directions, numbers, and shapes—sounds easy, right? When it's a bomb or runaway train, it takes two to save the day.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start10:28 - DiscoCola's Secret Game25:45 - Bo_Po's Secret Game42:14 - Featured Game: Operation: Tango
If you're looking to be scared 89 years in the future, look no further; the ocean's hottest club is PATHOS-II! As you step through the anguished halls of this dilapidated research facility, you'll be greeted by none other than the friendly voice of Catherine Chun. This place has everything: space guns, rogue machinery, robots that think they're people, and monsters who know how to open doors.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start06:00 - DiscoCola's Secret Game25:48 - Bo_Po's Secret Game43:28 - Featured Game: SOMA
Down for a round of beachstickball? How about an obstacle course in the water, or trading some coins for a precious golden feather? Whatever cozy task you fancy, you might find it at Hawk Peak Provincial Park! A Short Hike is exactly what it says on the box: our journeys are brief, and we're left with some lasting impressions. Take a climb with us and don't forget your coat—it gets chilly up there!
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start09:57 - DiscoCola's Secret Game25:51 - Bo_Po's Secret Game48:31 - Featured Game: A Short Hike
What can you find in common between a scarecrow, a catapult, a minotaur, a Valkyrie, a cactus, and a dude who hurls swords telekinetically? First, they're all wobbly, and second, they can all join your army in Totally Accurate Battle Simulator! How we mix and match our units is entirely up to us, and in TABS, everyone experiences the campaign, multiplayer, sandbox, and creation modes in their own way. Let's look each other googly eye to googly eye and unlock some secret units.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start19:10 - DiscoCola's Secret Game36:33 - Bo_Po's Secret Game49:56 - Featured Game: Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
From swallowing things with a hole in the previous episode to digging holes in this episode, we proudly announce our surprise seasonal theme of HOLES! Just kidding, but we do have a review of the first game in a legendary indie franchise. Our hero Rusty has a lengthy downward trek, so let's hope we don't run out of steam.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start10:21 - DiscoCola's Secret Game32:16 - Bo_Po's Secret Game45:12 - Featured Game: SteamWorld Dig
Donut County is an idyllic place for fans of the outdoors. It's also a love letter to Los Angeles with many animal residents, but where have they all gone? As we grow our holes and complete our Trashopedias, we realize there's perhaps something... deeper... going on. An obliviously evil raccoon must answer for his actions, but priorities come first: he's earned enough points for a quadcopter drone.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds! This episode features guest Jack Rodenburg from Rodenburg Music Experience and Funky Plant Time!
Timestamps00:00 - Start13:11 - DiscoCola's Secret Game33:15 - Bo_Po's Secret Game51:24 - Featured Game: Donut County
Armed with just one arrow in his quiver, a little guy searches for purpose and truth in a world full of dangerous titans. Many questions come to us as we explore some impossibly lonely ruins: How did we get here, what are the connections between this adventure and Death's Door, and how quickly can we shoot an arrow at a yeti's bare buttocks? Some answers are elusive; others may surprise you.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start18:42 - DiscoCola's Secret Game34:01 - Bo_Po's Secret Game49:03 - Featured Game: Titan Souls
Welcome to Season 5! This is the story of a podcast called Underplayed. Bo_Po and DiscoCola co-hosted this podcast, and their job was simple: they sat in their chairs and pushed buttons on their controllers. Graphics came to them through screens on their desks, telling them what buttons to push, how long to push them, and in what order. This is what Bo_Po and DiscoCola did every day of every month of every year. They were happy. And then one day, something very peculiar happened; something that would forever change Bo_Po and DiscoCola–something they would never quite forget...
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps00:00 - Start25:16 - DiscoCola's Secret Game44:51 - Bo_Po's Secret Game1:01:22 - Featured Game: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Another season, another season finale. After 30 more games, it's time to look back before looking ahead.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
15:08 - Reflecting on Season 4
1:28:44 - Planning Season 5
Ready, set, WALLOP! Join us on a tour through the Inkwell Isles as we swap our loadouts, revive each other's ghosts, and fail (a lot). The Netflix-adapted run-and-gun debut from Studio MDHR is Season 4's co-op game, and golly, playing it together is quite a cartoony ride.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
08:36 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
36:23 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
54:36 - Featured Game: Cuphead
What is the phenomenon of TOEM, exactly? Here's a cheeky secret we're only let in on after using our cameras throughout several Scandinavian regions. In this black and white world, we must make our way to the Kiiruberg mountaintop and see for ourselves. It's quite a long journey, but luckily, we've packed plenty of cassettes for our Hikeladies.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
10:45 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
27:31 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
51:50 - Featured Game: TOEM
There are but a handful of titles in the pantheon of OG indies. More than a decade old, these games started a subcultural wave that's still going strong to this day. Limbo is one such game, and we have deep histories with it. It's time to explore this eerie sensation once again for our review—in the dark.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
10:16 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
34:28 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
51:18 - Featured Game: Limbo
For a podcast all about reviewing video games within a small window of time, what's more fitting than featuring a Metroidvania in which every single character—yours included—has a ticking clock until becoming too far gone? There's much to do, but our priorities differ. Save us some meteor dust if we seem to run out of time.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
17:41 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
39:30 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
53:44 - Featured Game: UNSIGHTED
A dog named Pizza/Calzone/Pupusa inherits a paintbrush and takes up the coveted mantle of Wielder for Picnic Province! With lost kids to find, litter to collect, and a darkness to dispel, all eyes are on them. As we splash paint onto this colorless world, we reflect on belonging, creativity, and expectations in our own lives. It’s time to have some real talk.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
07:25 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
24:52 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
43:36 - Featured Game: Chicory: A Colorful Tale
It's one of our shortest games yet! After exploring the serene and mysterious ocean, we talk about it for nearly as long as the time we spent playing in it. Prepare to forget everything you know about sharks and inverted pyramids.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
08:46 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
31:23 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
51:25 - Featured Game: ABZÛ
You listening to Underplayed yet? I've never heard anything like it. Underplayed.exe... it's a crack... logs you into this feed so you can hear these indie game reviews. Sick pod! It's the most innovative show I've heard in years!
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
12:13 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
34:55 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
56:40 - Featured Game: SUPERHOT
All the robots in the land are possessed by a virus! It's going to take a special android and his lemon-shooting arm cannon to save the day. Where have we seen this kind of hero before? We have an eagerly anticipated spiritual successor on our hands, and we share some background on how a classic Capcom franchise got us here.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
07:38 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
32:14 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
54:34 - Featured Game: Mighty No. 9
The Vek threat is nigh! We have a science fiction version of chess to play, so we must put on our strategy caps, get submerged in A.C.I.D., and suffer many losses. When you're done listening to this episode, which co-host will you send back in time?
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
16:41 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
41:28 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
59:38 - Featured Game: Into the Breach
Welcome to Season 4! After a brief banishment to the Lands of the Old Faith, we're returning with mouths to feed, poop to scoop, and Bishops to curse. The faith in our brevity is low, but our devotion to podcasting is unwavering.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
16:00 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
33:24 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
56:39 - Featured Game: Cult of the Lamb
Another season, another season finale. After 30 more games, it's time to look back before looking ahead.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
06:18 - Reflecting on Season 3
1:05:36 - Planning Season 4
Roguelikes aren't our typical bag, but we've been pleasantly surprised before! Will this episode reveal another game we love in a genre we don't? To find out, you'll have to get slimed, choose your cards wisely, and kill the tower with us! Wait, that's not right... murder the pillar? Merc... the... obelisk? All of the above, we suppose.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
03:32 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
22:21 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
34:02 - Featured Game: Slay the Spire
If you're looking to be scared while on holiday, look no further; Prussia's hottest club is Castle Brennenburg. As you step through the flesh-covered halls of this nightmarish hotspot, you'll be greeted by none other than Alexander the Baron. This place has everything: forgotten diary notes, broken elevators, invisible water monsters, naked dead things, and dead naked things.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
02:42 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
15:33 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
30:09 - Featured Game: Amnesia: The Dark Descent
EPISODE IS HERE. GAME IS UNIQUE AND GOOD. WE IS STUMPED.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
12:26 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
26:11 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
40:35 - Featured Game: Baba Is You
Heart Machine throws us into dizzying new heights in their first 3D adventure. Power up your Starseeds and crack open a Voidrunner cache, because our thoughts are just a hop, skate, and a jump away.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
04:45 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
20:34 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
35:45 - Featured Game: Solar Ash
Not long ago, in a town much like yours, there were two indie game fans who played something so great that their hearts grew enthusiastically and their joy echoed through space and time. So our saga begins tonight, yet eons ago. Just here, yet light years away.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
03:44 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
18:25 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
34:38 - Featured Game: Sayonara Wild Hearts
Rare-vivals are rare to come by! We've taken a tonic from Vendi the vending machine that brings us back to the rose-colored late '90s, a time when platforming heroes came in pairs, collection was king, and a 3D genre was born.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
02:56 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
16:41 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
33:17 - Featured Game: Yooka-Laylee
What exactly does a bosun do, and why do they need their own mate? What kind of clothing does a topman wear? WHO THE HECK ARE HAT MAN AND TATTOO GUY? These are just some of the questions we asked as we repeatedly paced bow to stern in Lucas Pope's seafaring mystery game. Who knew the life of an insurance investigator could be so interesting?
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
09:24 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
24:22 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
39:51 - Featured Game: Return of the Obra Dinn
What's better than this, felines being strays? We're cat lovers and we played THE cat game everyone couldn't wait for. If we had CRT monitors for heads, you'd see hearts on our faces right now.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
07:37 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
23:30 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
38:23 - Featured Game: Stray
We're featuring an early entry in the "Games That Made Us Cry in the Past" category. Will we be lovesick enough to cry again? Now, don't just skip to our main review! In the words of Dr. Rosalene, "The ending isn't any more important than any of the moments leading to it."
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
02:50 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
15:01 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
29:20 - Featured Game: To the Moon
Welcome to Season 3! We're setting sail on a grand adventure filled with nebula pillbugs, hugs for our passengers, and plenty of puns from Albert the shark.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
10:57 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
26:06 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
43:07 - Featured Game: Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition
Another season, another season finale. After 30 more games, it's time to look back before looking ahead.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
06:16 - Reflecting on Season 2
01:07:45 - Planning Season 3
SHIVERS [Impossible: Success] – Even though you're sure you've found the right podcast, all is quiet. There is no cold hand pressing pause, no distractions of any kind. It is waiting in front of you.
DRAMA – And what a show it will be, my liege!
LOGIC [Medium: Success] – Is this the penultimate Season 2 episode we've heard about, with slimes and legendary creatures?
PERCEPTION – Yes, and a Featured Game that is long. Very long.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
06:21 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
22:38 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
33:19 - Featured Game: Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Good job, Wilmot, you've served your fascist government well! Wait... oops, we just conflated our Secret Games there. One thing we won't be mistaking, however, is the amount of discovery in organizing everyday things in Unpacking, our Featured Game from Witch Beam. Polish that soccer trophy and find a new ribbon for your favorite stuffed animal—it's time to open some boxes!
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
03:44 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
17:19 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
29:43 - Featured Game: Unpacking
We learn about the Minoans through a comic book aesthetic and escape from a dystopian containment center. After that, we try, try, and try again to uncover the twisted, time-looping mysteries of Twelve Minutes, our Featured Game from Luis Antonio. We'll never look at red books or pocket watches the same way again.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
04:54 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
20:26 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
33:58 - Featured Game: Twelve Minutes
In Season 1, we had planned for the fourth Momodora title as a Featured Game, only to replace it with something else to maximize our time! But now, after getting lost in some ruins and finding tea for our cups, we're giving Reverie Under the Moonlight some overdue attention.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
02:38 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
16:05 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
26:42 - Featured Game: Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
The gameography of Amanita Design makes its second Underplayed appearance and we see the world through a cat's POV, where there are soooo many knock-over-ables. Then, we're hopping on the Zero (only once we believe its existence) to witness a half-authentic, half-exaggerated folk-fantasy world from the three minds at Cardboard Computer.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
03:11 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
15:55 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
34:11 - Featured Game: Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
Many of our Secret Games are titles we're trying out for the first time for this podcast; this time, however, DiscoCola is revisiting an all-time-fave! Then, we discuss a game that does things with vehicles that probably shouldn't be done with vehicles. At the episode's peak, we're climbing Celeste mountain and doing some breathing exercises to manage our burdens along the way.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
04:33 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
20:23 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
29:55 - Featured Game: Celeste
Hop on the subway and join the revolution in this edition of Underplayed! But before you call it a day, be sure to write a poem! We can't wait to see what you ŠšâéêÀëÁŞşŢŝţŤďĸĹĺÃøùúÄ ÅÆÇÈęĚěĜŁłŃńĝÉīĬåæçèÎÏ ÐÑÒÓØÙŗŘřŚÚÛìíîïðñòóôõö ûüýþÿĀĩĪāĂąĆćĈĉÔÕčĎďÖ ĊÊŇňäċČĐđĒĥĦħĨēėĘĞ ğĠġĢģĤĭĮįİĔĕĖıIJijĴĵăĄĶķĻ ļĽľĿŀŅņŖŗŘʼnËÌÍãĐđÂŊŋŌōŎŏ ŐőŒœŔÜÝÞßàáŕŖśŜťŦ
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
05:16 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
17:40 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
34:32 - Featured Game: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Pinball with swords?? Dogs with grappling hooks?! Crows with... eternal afterlives consigned to reaping souls for a bureaucratic commission...? Our Tablets of Knowledge are telling us this is a great episode, especially because we're discussing Death's Door, the folkloric, magic-infused action-adventure from Acid Nerve.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
04:26 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
16:20 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
36:52 - Featured Game: Death's Door
Surprise, it's our walking simulator spectacular! Step with us as we chart the history and tropes of this sub-genre with our Secret Game synergy. But don't sit down too soon; we've got a house to inherit alongside the eponymous Edith Finch from Giant Sparrow's latest adventure.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
04:55 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
21:19 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
39:09 - Featured Game: What Remains of Edith Finch
Perk up those ears and tell Cornifer to rest his humming, because Underplayed has found its way BACK, just as big and good as before! Kicking off Season 2, we have a few unconventional RPGs for our Secret Games. Then, we review Hollow Knight, the lauded and daunting Metroidvania from Team Cherry.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
11:45 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
25:24 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
40:30 - Featured Game: Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition
The largest Underplayed yet! After 31 games and 10 episodes, it's time to look back, and also look ahead.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
02:26 - Reflecting on Season 1
01:08:10 - Planning Season 2
Ten episodes deep, the routine of creating Underplayed has felt like a time loop of sorts: play something for a defined period of time, then analyze what was experienced. How fitting, then, that we chose Mobius Digital's mind-bending Outer Wilds for Season 1's final Featured Game. We discuss the mysteries of space, but not before taking on a few Secret Games that star a Time Messenger and an ape, both of whom just want some sweet, sweet revenge.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
03:30 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
13:04 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
22:36 - Featured Game: Outer Wilds
Get those webcams ready for an interactive experience quite unlike any other game we've played—for this podcast or otherwise! We're talking about the emotional, reminiscent tale of Before Your Eyes, our Featured Game from GoodbyeWorld Games. But first, we seek to alter an accident and locate man's best friend in our Secret Games. According to the Ferryman, you finally hit the jackpot, flapjack!
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
03:44 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
16:44 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
28:50 - Featured Game: Before Your Eyes
We strive for variety in the interactive experiences we pick for this podcast, so we're overjoyed with how little our Secret Games have in common: one is a boss-filled, sweat-inducing action gauntlet, while the other is an innocent meditation on the pleasures of childhood friendship. In the back half, we talk about the confident and hauntingly beautiful world of Hyper Light Drifter from Heart Machine.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
01:01 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
13:02 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
22:23 - Featured Game: Hyper Light Drifter
Reverse horror? What's that? Instead of the game scaring you, do YOU scare the game? This was just one of the questions we had as we got our hands on Carrion, our Featured Game from Phobia Game Studio. Listen also for our thoughts on a few Secret Games featuring sinister time loops and online cloud-soaring platforming.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
01:29 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
13:37 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
26:00 - Featured Game: Carrion
Giant swords and dizzying jumps are just a few hallmarks of our Secret Games. Then there's our Featured Game, and we're tackling a big one: Hades. It might not be the first Supergiant Games game, but it's certainly the most Supergiant Games game. Wrapping our arms around the details and systems of this insurmountably large experience is quite an impressive feat. The brash Theseus would be proud.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
00:50 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
10:01 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
19:27 - Featured Game: Hades
We begin by laying out our roadmap for Season 1 of the podcast; 10 regular episodes and a bonus recording are in the works. We explore nostalgic 90s crimes and an alternate history espionage farce with our Secret Games. Then, we hop on the first flight to Snaktooth Island, the home of our Featured Game from Young Horses: (OH-OOH-OHHH, it's) Bugsnax!
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
03:58 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
12:28 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
21:18 - Featured Game: Bugsnax
Axiom Verge is arguably the most Metroid-like Metroidvania out there. One of us had played it previously, the other hadn't. After revealing and reviewing our Secret Games, we bring two different perspectives to our review of Thomas Happ's magnum opus.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
01:00 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
11:35 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
20:08 - Featured Game: Axiom Verge
Coincidences abound in the form of alliteration and genre! Yes, our Secret Games have several things in common with each other as well as Manifold Garden, our Featured Game from William Chyr Studio. No, we didn't mutually plan all the synergy. Sometimes it just happens that way.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
00:52 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
10:27 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
19:27 - Featured Game: Manifold Garden
Sometimes games are more than what they seem at first glance. With Night in the Woods from the studio Infinite Fall, we expected a carefree and modest sidescrolling platformer. However, we quickly found out there's a lot more going on under the surface—in some ways literally. We dive into it here after reviewing a few Secret Games.
This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
00:58 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
08:35 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
18:43 - Featured Game: Night in the Woods
Welcome to the first episode of Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!
On episode 1, we talk about two Secret Games and do in-depth reviews of our Featured Games, A Way Out and It Takes Two from Hazelight Studios.
Timestamps
00:00 - Start
06:42 - DiscoCola's Secret Game
16:35 - Bo_Po's Secret Game
25:22 - Featured Game: A Way Out
34:35 - Featured Game: It Takes Two