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A podcast about big games in small packages. Each Monday, hosts AJ, Kim, Chase, and Robin discuss a short indie video game or TTRPG. Part of The Worst Garbage. Check the schedule or submit games @ dotzip.online Support the show @

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dotzip@dotzip· 22d

The whole gang is back! We haven't been together in 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 This week we're talking about the 35th anniversary of everyone's favorite surrealist epic, RUIN: Chapter 0 by @officialelectric.bsky.social! Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/d1f90a67

a pixelated knight looks out into a stunningly yellow sky with a multi-chromatic planet in the distance. text in the sky reads "OfficialElectric presents RUIN Chapter 0. it's rad as hell

dotzip@dotzip· 27d

This week AJ and Chase complete a dark ritual by talking about @nightsignalentertainment.com and @greyalien.bsky.social's FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE! Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/79f4468b

dotzip@dotzip· Jun 16

It's out Birthiversary, so we all decided to play a game TOGETHER! This week, the whole crew talks about Book of Travels, the (soon to be not) TMORPG by Might and Delight! Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/6a3d753f

two characters stand on opposite sides of a stream. Dwarfed by the lush green forest around them, they wave hello to each other.

dotzip@dotzip· Jun 8

Hey have you seen my diving gear? I bet the concierge that I could touch the bottom of the pool. This week Kim, AJ, and Robin (attempt to) check-in to The Norwood Suite by @cosmoddd.bsky.social! Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/e0af2cf4

screenshot from The Norwood Suite by CosmoD. A chef and a person in a bowler hat are playing chess in a library. The chef is looking at the screen saying "Stranger, can't you see I'm getting creamed here? This game's gonna ruin me."

dotzip@dotzip· May 27

This week Robin, Chase, and AJ climb their way out of a megastructure with only their grit, some elbow grease, and the invaluable help of half a dozen friends in @ccharnul.bsky.social's Hypogea! Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/35323d59

a humanoid robot polevaulting over a gap in a collapsed metal bridge. behind is a large pool of water and squared concrete walls (from the Hypogea store page)

dotzip@dotzip· May 12

Rumination on creativity and the self AND drum and bass?? Yeah, that’s zip-bait This week AJ and Robin talk about @dreamware.dev’s HYPERBEAT! Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/7db7237f

Two polygonal figures, one purple with a wide-brimmed witches hat, one outlined in white with a unicorn horn, yellow eyes around its head and yellow-outlined angel wings, walk along the edge of a lake. In its reflection is the same purple figure and a teal figure

dotzip@dotzip· May 8

On this week's RAM, AJ is joined by Kate (@katerblossom.bsky.social) and Phil (@phil.70percentcomplete.com) to talk about the Neverway Prologue by @coldbloodinc.studio! ✨Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/7ed2f310 ☕Hear the full convo on our member feed! - ko-fi.com/dotzip

neverway cover art. fiona stares out of the screen with bright blue eyes. she's surrounded by flowers and skulls. text reading NEVERWAY in a blue font is in front of her. it's hauntingly beautiful

dotzip@dotzip· Mar 30

Have you ever thought "Yeah I like Citizen Sleeper, but it's not wet enough,"? Well, dear reader, have we got some great news for you. This week, Chase and Robin talk about In Other Waters by @jumpovertheage.com! Listen here!🐙- share.transistor.fm/s/4178d861

dotzip@dotzip· Mar 23

What if everyone* was bad for a bunch of different reasons? *NOT Tutu This week Kim and AJ talk about @ggdg.bsky.social's DEVASTATINGLY BEAUTIFUL visual novel Soul of Sovereignty! Listen here💐 - share.transistor.fm/s/6d856ac1

cover art for dotzip by AJ's beuatiful, wonderful fiance Tara. a closeup of Loic with the inn in the background. glowing text that says "Dot.Zip" is behind him. it's gorgeous

dotzip@dotzip· Mar 19

In this week’s episode we ask the age-old question “Why is it so god damn hard to be a woman???” Robin and Kim (aka Robim) talk about @npckc.net’s visual novel anthology A Year of Springs! Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/eb8369c9

dotzip@dotzip· Mar 2

Next Fest is finally over and we can now look over the horizon into a new year full of two more Next Fests. The whole gang is back talking about *63* of the demos that they played over the last week! Help!!! Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/f8219142

a screenshot from Bobo Bay (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889810/Bobo_Bay/) that says "Dave Matthews Wins!" over a top down view of a green fiels

dotzip@dotzip· Mar 1

February Next Fest episode recorded. See you tomorrow.

Pic of a discord message from Chase: “Had to do this after talking about demos for 3 hours” with a pic of chase’s hand touching grass

dotzip@dotzip· Feb 23

Reach out your jpeg of a hand and click on the link below to listen to our episode about Eclipsium, a surreal first person horror game about…well, we’ll get into it! share.transistor.fm/s/f04e9468

Still from the video game Eclipsium depicting a pixelated hospital room and, in the foreground, the hands of the player character. The left hand holds a blue key, while the right hand is outstretched in front of them.

dotzip@dotzip· Feb 18

A strong, seaward gust tousles your hair as you squint up at the sun. Behind you, something lands gently. Turning around you see... Kim! She's back! This week Kim and AJ are talking about Toroa: Skycall by @atawhaigames.bsky.social! Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/6410d8e6

a beautiful portrait of a Tarāpuka Tuatoru, or Red-Billed Gull, saying "Chips make my tummy hurt." It is sitting in a bed of kelp with a Toroa, or Northern Royal Albatross

dotzip@dotzip· Feb 9

Gotta write this post quick, my mom is expecting me back in a couple minutes. This week Chase and Robin are joined by @matt.bsky.social to talk about the "soccer game about people", despelote (@despelote.game)! Listen here!: share.transistor.fm/s/7e7fd177 Support the show!: ko-fi.com/dotzip

the cover of the video game "despelote" with a stylized "dot.zip" title. it's made to look like it's in a windows 95-style window

dotzip@dotzip· Feb 2

Hey welcome! Feel free to have a look around! No, you can't use the washroom. This week Robin and AJ talk about going-shopping-at-night-in-a-new-city simulator Dépanneur Nocturne by @ko-op.com! Listen here!: share.transistor.fm/s/15c3c15a

dotzip@dotzip· Jan 26

Testing… testing… is this communication window working?? Today Robin and AJ talk about The Sea Will Claim Everything (part of The Lands of Dream) by @jonaskyratzes.bsky.social!! It’s unbelievably good and horribly topical!! Listen here!: share.transistor.fm/s/64e9e067

dotzip@dotzip· Dec 11

The last regular ep of the year is a Chim episode that is *technically* about the delightful Bubumbu! Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/bd813ed4

an illustration of a two-tiered cake with a smaller cake, a pie, and a pie slice (and a hidden puzzle piece!) enjoying a bbq in a field

dotzip@dotzip· Nov 12

The Dark Queen if Mortholme is kind of like my cat waking me up at 3am because she’s hungry; trying to make me stronger in hopes that I will one day best her in mortal combat. Listen here!: share.transistor.fm/s/71ef0e54

dotzip@dotzip· Nov 4

Scary: Without a Dawn Scarier: Dawn of Bright Chase (thank you @robinbombus.bsky.social)

It’s the Teletubbies, but instead of the baby in the sun it’s Bright Chase. Behold his frightening power

dotzip@dotzip· Oct 29

In lieu of special episode art this week, Tara made one of the most narrowly scoped fan edits of all time. Enjoy.

dotzip@dotzip· Oct 6

This week we talk about mechanical-keyboard-simulator DEAD LETTER DEPT. There's also something in there about your job slowly sucking the life out of you or something?? Idk, I only remember the keyboard sounds. Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/efeb863a

dotzip@dotzip· Aug 25

*CLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACK* Today we're talking about The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother! Listen here: share.transistor.fm/s/d3238206

podcast art stylized to look like an open window on a PC. the background of the window is layered and blurred split-flap displays. the center of the window is a polaroid of a family with "dotzip" written below in a metallic bubble font

dotzip@dotzip· Aug 18

If you start a podcast as a bit but then start genuinely deriving joy from it, is it still a bit? --------------- - [YES] - [IF IT MAKES YOUY TRULY HAPPY DOES IT MATTER?] --------------- Today we're talking about qualia by @cmy2k.games! Listen here: share.transistor.fm/s/8fddc782

dotzip@dotzip· Aug 11

No new ep today due to some file troubles. BUT FEAR NOT! AJ will be streaming today’s game, narrative peggle-like Jump the Track, over on twitch at 12pm eastern today. Follow us over there so you get notified! twitch.tv/dotziponline

Key art for Jump the Track. In the foreground a character with red hair pulled into a ponytail and wearing a blue hoody and black sweatpants is crouched on a curb. Behind him a character is standing wearing a yellow hoody and glasses on a chain. The background is colorful neon lights and posters in a cyberpunk-esque future

dotzip@dotzip· Jul 16

Mini Mini Golf Golf is just a golf game! Nothing to see here! share.transistor.fm/s/232120cb

dotzip@dotzip· May 5

Beloved Microsoft Word paperclip mascot Clippy asks, "It looks like you're trying to destroy the entire universe to make number go up. Would you like help?"

dotzip@dotzip· Apr 14

Come on a tour of the galaxy with AJ and special guests Scout (@humblegoat.bsky.social) and Robin (@robinbombus.bsky.social) as they talk about their amazing time making sentient mushroom cosmonauts in @devindecibel.bsky.social's Pale Dot! Listen here: share.transistor.fm/s/e3f4c3b8

dotzip@dotzip· Mar 10

What if you could run AND jump?? Sheepy is brave enough to ask these questions share.transistor.fm/s/a68dac5e

dotzip@dotzip· Jan 1

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