This week, The Gaming Outsider crew welcomes indie developer Joel Heath with Ash Born Interactive, who is behind a JRPG called A Demon Hunter’s Guide to Passing Finals. They talk to him about developing a game without the help of a publisher. Before that, they discuss the week in industry news and discuss the games they’ve been playing.

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(13:06) News

(38:09) New Games

(42:58) I Hate This Place! (PS5)

(52:29) Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot (PC)

(1:03:42) Pigface (Steam) [Early Access]

(1:09:16) Ebola Village (PS5)

(1:16:49) Ghost Keeper (PC)

(1:24:00) Escape from Ever After (Switch)

(1:32:46) “From the Outside In” Topic: Who Needs a Publisher?

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The Gaming Outsider in back for its first episode of 2026, and the crew discusses their personal resolutions for upcoming year. They also check in with how they did with last year’s resolutions. Before that, they discuss the week in industry news and discuss the games they’ve been playing.

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(43:30) News

(1:00:55) New Games

(1:06:10) MIO: Memories in Orbit (Switch)

(1:21:28) “From the Outside In” Topic: 2026 Resolutions

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On this episode of The Gaming Outsider, Scott, Zack, Jacob & CB welcome Grant Henry for their annual “Game of the Year” traditions. Before that they discuss the week in industry news.

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(Start) Welcome/Introduction

(26:59) 2026 Predictions

(1:10:10) 2025 GO Award Categories

(2:02:15) 2025 Personal Favorites & Most Anticipated for 2026

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The GO is taking some much needed time away from the studio and spending the holidays with their families and friends. So in place of the regular episode, we’re revisiting a couple topics from prior episodes. This week, we’re featuring the topics “Games We’ve Ruined” and “Switch 2 Hopes”. In between these two, Marc stops by to talk about the demo for a game called ’Fatherhood’ on PC.

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(2:30) Games We’ve Ruined

(28:39) Fatherhood [demo] (PS5)

(35:33) Switch 2 Hopes

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The GO is taking some much needed time away from the studio and spending the holidays with their families and friends. So in place of the regular episode, we’re revisiting a couple topics from prior episodes. This week, we’re featuring the topics “Quality of Life vs. Difficulty” and “Urban Legends.” In between these two, Sean and Marc stop by to talk about ’Terminator 2D: No Fate’ & ‘Taxi Chaos 2’ on Switch.

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(2:21) Quality of Life vs. Difficulty

(36:45) Terminator 2D: No Fate (PS5)

(47:25) Taxi Chaos 2 (Switch)

(53:39) Urban Legends

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The GO is taking some much needed time away from the studio and spending the holidays with their families and friends. So in place of the regular episode, we’re revisiting a couple topics from prior episodes. This week, we’re featuring the topics “Renaming Genres” and “Early Access vs. 1.0.” In between these two, Alyssa stops by to talk about Red Bow, and David gives his thoughts on Outlaws 2: Heritage.

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(2:02) Renaming Genres

(40:08) Red Bow (PC)

(43:25) Outlaws 2: Heritage (PC)

(1:09:33) Early Access vs, 1.0

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On this episode, the GO discusses everything that took place at the 2025 Game Awards. Before that, they discuss the latest industry news and talk about the newest games they’ve been playing.

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(27:10) News

(31:34) New Games

(33:51) Marvel’s Cosmic Invasion (Xbox)

(41:17) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl (PS5)

(49:56) My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All) (PC)

(57:12) Side Effects (PC)

(1:02:10) S.E.M.I. (PC)

(1:09:33) “From the Outside In” Topic: 2025 Game Awards

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On this episode, the GO crew shares their plans for gaming in retirement. Before that, they discuss the latest industry news and talk about the newest games they’ve been playing.

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(20:34) News

(49:44) New Games

(55:12) Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch 2)

(1:12:39) Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remastered (PS5)

(1:18:30) Horses (PC)

(1:36:05) Blood: Refreshed Supply (PS5)

(1:42:52) “From the Outside In” Topic: Retirement Plans

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