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Episodes
5 days ago
5 days ago
On the anniversary year of The Chinese Room’s BAFTA-winning Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, Kris sits down with creative visionary Dan Pinchbeck to talk about this ground-breaking walking sim.
In an interview that covers a multitude of topics - full timecodes below - the two talk about the power of agency in games relating to character development, how the team was forced to include a feature that became their biggest regret, the sheer emotional force of Jessica Curry’s music, and much more.
As you might expect, this interview contains major spoilers for Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, with minor spoilers also for Horizon Zero Dawn.
03:19 - Pushing the walking sim genre
14:30 - A butterfly’s life
18:05 - A very complicated spreadsheet
24:29 - Running the whole thing as a TV shoot
33:03 - The 1980s
35:00 - Secular sacred
42:00 - Favourite places
On this episode were Dan Pinchbeck (@danpinchbeck and danpinchbeck.co.uk) and Kris (@DigitalStrider).Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
We start the episode off with a Summer tradition, and - in a somewhat similar vein - we talk Hot Streak from CMYK. And we get all starry-eyed for Galileo Galilei from Capstone Games, plus take a walk through Kamurochō with SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s Judgment.
All that, and a strawberry sandwich, on Ep227.
00:00 - It's hot hot hot
10:17 - Judgment
27:11 - Hot Streak
42:24 - Galileo Galilei
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero) and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Tom Cruise and co are back for another unlikely operation in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and we, of course, have opinions. Over on the tablecloth, we’re letting The Sandcastles of Burgundy from Ravensburger wash over us, “enabling” others with Kinfire Delve from Incredible Dream Studios, and all the lovely stuff we got up to and saw at the biggest board game event in Blighty: UK Games Expo. Plus a smidge, just a smidge, of this little new device from some plucky upstarts at a company called “Nintendo”.
All that, and an inspiring new desk, on Ep226.
00:00 - Stand Up
03:46 - UKGE
09:27 - Kinfire Delve
23:43 - A cure for snoring
30:06 - The Sandcastles of Burgundy
46:20 - Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
01:05:25 - The Nintendo Switch 2
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider) and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Thousands and thousands (and thousands) of pages later, we’re ready to share thoughts on Kodansha’s wine and food manga The Drops of God. Over on the tabletop, we take a deep look at The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game from Office Dog Games, which effortlessly captures the spirit of The Lord of the Rings. Plus the only review you need of Libellud’s Harmonies.
All that, and remembering to take care, on Ep225.
00:00 - Meeting famous people
09:04 - The Drops of God
26:36 - A new segment: Staying In life hacks!
29:45 - The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game
45:23 - Harmonies
On this episode were Kris (@DigitalStrider) and Peter (@XeroXeroXero).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
Don’t be a chicken; give our latest a listen. There’s a return to form for the MCU with Marvel’s Thunderbolts*, the lush board game adaptation of the video game which is a card game in Contention Games’ Slay the Spire: The Board Game, and the calming influence of Very Very LITTLE Studio’s Hidden Cats 3: Steampunk.
All that, and delicate editing, on Ep224.
00:00 - Chicken? Kentucky Fried, Chicken?
04:37 - Thunderbolts*
25:02 - Hidden Cats 3: Steampunk
33:38 - Slay the Spire: The Board Game
53:43 - Blue Prince, again
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero) and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Thursday May 15, 2025
Thursday May 15, 2025
Let’s get fancy, shall we? First there’s talk of a lovely trip to Egypt (and talk of the less lovely “Pharaoh’s Revenge”), plus the supremely shmancy Nintendo Switch 2. Then it’s off to a murder mystery in the White House with thoughts on Netflix’s The Residence. Keeping within high society we’re rubbing shoulders with Dogubomb’s Blue Prince, and then it’s back to the more sandy landscapes for CMON’s Dune: War for Arrakis.
All that, and too many towel changes, on Ep223.
00:00 - The Pharaoh’s Revenge
10:41 - The Switch 2 pre-order
19:26 - The Residence
36:34 - Blue Prince
48:21 - Dune: War for Arrakis
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Thursday May 01, 2025
Thursday May 01, 2025
It’s all the twos on episode two two two, as two of us chat about… uh… two times two (four) big topics. The chaps talk about football (!!!) and why it’s so neat to go to events you might not normally attend. Back in much more familiar territory, we bring you a battle report from Salute 52; a miniatures wargames event run by South London Warlords. If that weren’t more than enough, then we’re also talking about the wonderfully wordy Landmarks by Floodgate Games, that combines vocab with map exploration to great effect (and may well lead to heated arguments between you and your friends, honestly). Plus Enigma Quest’s Escape Arcade is like a modern Crystal Maze you can explore (and hopefully escape).
All that, and probably some more twos we haven’t thought of, on Ep222.
00:00 - Becoming a wine snob
06:42 - Football: it’s good, actually
14:52 - Landmarks
31:34 - Salute 52
46:01 - Escape Arcade
On this episode were Peter (@XeroXeroXero) and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Head to the tabletop with us, as we review the piratical Captain Flip from PlayPunk, and the fiendishly family-friendly EXIT Kids: Riddles in Monsterville from Kosmos. Plus a dissection of what makes The Ultimate RPG Game Master's Worldbuilding Guide from James D’Amato such worthwhile advice to read.
All that, and what Jurassic Park is really all about, on Ep221.
00:00 - The Thing
02:37 - Captain Flip
19:57 - The Ultimate RPG Game Master's Worldbuilding Guide
41:57 - EXIT Kids: Riddles in Monsterville
On this episode were Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
It’s a bumper episode, so let’s get straight into it: we played so many games and saw so much stuff at AireCon, so Ep220 is all about it. There’s dexterity push-you-luck Strike, Witcher spin-off Gwent: The Legendary Card Game, the gorgeous Australis, nostalgic Divide & Conker, and smile-inducing board games like G.R.I.M. INC. and Things in Rings. And Fishing. And new hotness Daybreak. And incredible paints from Two Thin Coats. AND one of our favourite RPG experiences ever in The Ghost and Tales from the Loop.
All that, and even more AireCon miracles, on Ep220.
00:00 - Best. AireCon. Ever.
13:23 - Strike from Ravensburger
18:34 - Gwent: The Legendary Card Game from Hachette
20:40 - Australis from Kosmos
23:43 - Two Thin Coats from Trans Atlantis Games
25:25 - The Ghost from Millie Lavelle and Tales from the Loop from Free League Publishing
36:55 - Divide & Conker from No Drinks On The Table
38:06 - G.R.I.M. INC. from Terror Toad
39:47 - Daybreak from CMYK
57:44 - Fishing from Rio Grande Games
01:04:21 - Things in Rings from Allplay
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
On the tabletop, us four oldies take to the battlefield with the deeply strategic and surprisingly accessible Battalion: War of the Ancients from Osprey Games, and dive beneath the waves in Pacifica from Thames & Kosmos. Meanwhile, in the courtroom, we take a look at Capcom’s shockingly generous compilation Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, and then pronounce judgment on Marvel’s latest, Captain America: Brave New World.
All that, and getting some paint on the brush, on Ep219.
00:13 - A PVA glue subscription?!
07:35 - Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
20:18 - Painting miniatures
23:23 - Battalion: War of the Ancients
40:05 - Pacifica
46:39 - Captain America: Brave New World
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.