There are two Matts on this show! But only for a second, then one Matt turns back into PushingUpRoses. We talk about a ridiculous YouTuber-inspired creationist movie, Improvised Shakespeare, and trying to manifest a meet-cute. 

But, settle in folks, because the bulk of this episode is a break-down and basically gush-fest about the new(ish) adventure from Postmodern Games, The Dark Rites of Arkham. And now, we're both huge HP Lovecraft fans. Sorry...

Games Discussed:

 * Mina the Hollower
 * Shovel Knight
 * Banjo Kazooey
 * Hollow Knight: Silksong
 * Nightmare Frames
 * An English Haunting
 * The Dark Rites of Arkham
 * Dreams in the Witch House
 * Darkside Detective
 * Call of the Sea
 * Call of the Elder Gods
 * Shadow of the Comet
 * Chronicle of Innsmouth
 * The Terrible Old Man
 * Dredge

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Episode 84 - The Dark Rites of Arkham

Lots of talk about drinks and convenience stores up top but I promise we talk about video games eventually!  But if you're not here for talk about coffee, Wawa, and Food Truck driving/cooking game pitches, then why are you here at all??

Games Mentioned:

 * Mina the Hollower
 * The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time
 * Tunic
 * Hypnospace Outlaw
 * Subversive Memories
 * Cult Vacui
 * Dreams in the Witch
 * The Last Door
 * Excavation of Hob's Barrow

SPOILER SECTION: 1:14:30 - 1:21:24


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Episode 83 - Cult Vacui

What part of your psyche makes you listen to podcasts? The Charisma of the hosts? Your unwavering Constitution to stand all the "ums" and corny jokes? The Intelligence that allows you to write corrective emails after evert episode? Whatever the case, we have a great podcast for you and it's all about a D&D/Disco Elysium-like called ESOTERIC EBB.

Matt and Roses gush over this incredibly special game. We also talk about about a chunk pixel-graphic horror game and a musical RPG??

Games Mentioned:

 * Paradise Falls
 * People of Note
 * Esoteric Ebb
 * Disco Elysium
 * Baldur's Gate
 * Knights of the Old Republic
 * Quest for Glory V: Dragonfire
 * Planescape: Torment
 * Wildermyth
 * Cult Vacui
 * Myst

SPOILER SECTION: 1:33:00 - 1:40:00

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Episode 82 - Esoteric Ebb

Roses is baffled as to how a weird demo got into her Steam library. Matt discusses a couple Play Date games and Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, followed by absolute gushing (on Roses’s part) about King’s Quest VII.

Games mentioned:

 * Sinner’s Landing
 * Chance’s Lucky Escape
 * Long Puppy
 * Grim Fandango
 * Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon
 * The 100 Line: Last Defense Academy
 * King’s Quest VII

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Episode 81 - King’s Quest VII

Roses is BACK with a new favorite thing and its cuteness is highly debatable. A lost segment TRIUMPHANTLY RETURNS. And Matt catches us up on some games he's been playing since the last episode.

Then, we grab our curse stones, throw on our diving shirts with our Seiman and Douman symbols, and leap into the water to face our Tomokazuki. It's time for another PARANORMASIGHT game, this one all about mermaids! And we fall in absolute love with it. 

Games Discussed:

 * Dig! Dig! Dino!
 * The Whiteout
 * Enclosure
 * MIO: Memories in Orbit
 * Hollow Knight: Silksong
 * Lone Fungus
 * The Hundred-Line Defense Academy
 * Steins:Gate
 * PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
 * PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
 * Esoteric Ebb

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Episode 80 - Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse

After Matt and Roses dive into the lore of “Bawitiba”, they come in hot with some exciting gaming news, then have a charming little conversation about a game on their ranking list!

Games Mentioned:

 * Paranomasight: The Mermaid's Curse
 * Perfect Tides: Station to Station
 * Mio: Memories in Orbit
 * TR-49
 * Danganronpa
 * Strange Horticulture/Antiquities
 * Astrologaster
 * Orion Burger
 * Pine Hearts
 * Wavetale

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Episode 79 - Astrologaster

Matt gets revenge on Roses for grilling him on Monkey Island by giving her a hard-AF King’s Quest Quiz! After she does mildly okay, they get back to ranking every adventure game ever.

Games Mentioned:

 * Hollow Knight: Silksong
 * Kingdoms of the Dump
 * Foolish Mortals
 * Coven of the Chicken Foot
 * Twenty Small Mazes
 * Constance
 * King’s Quest 1-7
 * Ranked:
 * Ben Jordan Paranormal Investigator Case 6
 * Am I?
 * Whateverland
 * Cosmology of Kyoto
 * Nauticrawl
 * Delores: A Thumbleweed Park mini adventure
 * The Black Cauldron
 * Room 208
 * Solaria Moon
 * As Dusk Falls

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Episode 78: King’s Quest Trivia and Ranking Every Adventure Game Ever

WOW! Can you believe it, folks? 2025 is over, and we’re on to a new year. But wait! We have some unfinished business! We can’t move on to 2026 until we RANK THE BEST GAMES OF 2025!

To help us in this endeavor, we bring along content creator and game curator CASEY EXPLOSION! Casey brings all their expertise and charm along to help us figure out our TOP TENs (or TOP SIXes, for some of us).

Come learn about all the best games of 2025 with your pals Matt, PushingUpRoses, and Casey Explosion!

2025 Games Mentioned:

 * Asylum
 * Bye Sweet Carole
 * Easy Delivery Company
 * Duskpunk
 * CARIMARA: Between the forlorn pines
 * Demon School
 * The Séance of Blake Manor
 * Guns of Fury
 * Cabernet
 * Promise Mascot Agency
 * Dark Queen of Mortholme
 * Dispatch
 * Power Wash Simulator 2
 * Silent Hill F
 * KINGDOMS OF THE DUMP
 * STRANGE JIGSAWS
 * PIPISTRELLO AND THE CURSED YOYO
 * ROSEWATER
 * BLUE PRINCE
 * STRANGE ANTIQUITIES
 * THE DRIFTER
 * CITIZEN SLEEPER II: STARWARD VECTOR
 * DUCK DETECTIVE 2: THE GHOST OF GLAMPING
 * ABSOLUM
 * HOLLOW KNIGHT: SILKSONG
 * ÖOO
 * NO, I’M NOT A HUMAN
 * OLD SKIES
 * CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33
 * LOOK OUTSIDE

Other Games Mentioned:

 * Scratches
 * Snowrunner
 * Citizen Sleeper
 * Frog Detective
 * Small Saga
 * Paradise Killer
 * Styx: Blades of Greed
 * The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon
 * Perfect Tides: Station to Station
 * Esoteric Ebb

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Episode 77 - 2025 Games of the Year with Casey Explosion!

Merry Christmas everyone! And, as it's Christmas, we're here giving you the traditional holiday experience of a ghost-related detective mystery in a haunted mansion on Samhain!  Ok... So... maybe we're a little late with this. BUT, as Roses and Matt are catching up on 2025 games, we both played the EXCELLENT Seance of Blake Manor and we want to talk to you about it!

Plus, a lil' bit of Christmas, too!

Games Mentioned:

 * Strange Jigsaws
 * Bye, Sweet Carole
 * Foolish Mortals
 * Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
 * Seance of Blake Manor
 * The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
 * The Colonel's Bequest
 * The Dagger of Amon Ra
 * The Roottrees Are Dead

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Episode 76 - The Seance of Blake Manor

Roses has been busy watching Amish Holiday Films, but Matt is able to tell us about a new game called DuskPunk (not to be confused with DustPunk).  Then Roses "surprises" Matt with an array of adventure game trivia games, including our famed segment "How Much Do My Pants Weigh?"

Games Mentioned:

DuskPunk

Pokemon

Disco Elysium

King's Quest 5 and 6

The Monkey Island Games

Zak McKracken

Myst

Gabriel Knight

Sam and Max Hit the Road

Dagger of Amon Ra

Animal Well

Firewatch

Police Quest 3

Grim Fandango

Sanitarium

Trivia Game Screen Caps:

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Episode 75 - DuskPunk and Adventure Game Trivia

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