Happy Holidays friends! This episode is a podcast version of The Silksong Paradox, a long-form video essay on the story of Team Cherry and Silksong's development journey. A little bonus to end the year!

It's also a preview of the Indie Chronicles audio series, which will be available exclusively to Patreon members from episode 2 onwards.

Enjoy! 🎒💛

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Kotaku SplitScreen Interview featured in the original video: youtube.com/watch?v=6bQP2rmNBpI

In the last Indie Diary of the year, I spent some time with the folks at Zeitglas, a lovely development studio based in Switzerland that has just released Sanatorium, a mental asylum simulator game. Such a great story from these two and a lovely pair of guests, glad to have it as the last Indie Diary of 2025! Enjoy! 🎒💛

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Support Zeitglas 🎒💛

- Discord: https://discord.gg/USE5bJRHEH
- Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059090/Sanatorium__A_Mental_Asylum_Simulator/
- Web 1: https://sanatoriumgame.com/

https://shorelinegames.com/game/sanatorium/

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We all know children love games and toys: they're fun and give them a creative outlet for their imagination. But did you know video games can be priceless in hospitals too? For this episode, I spent some time with Gamer-in-Residence Steven Mair from the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity, digging into why games matter to children and how crucial they can be in a hospital environment. A really heartwarming one. Enjoy! 🎒💛

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Support Steven and the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity 🎒💛

- Email Steven at Steven.Mair[at]glasgowchildrenshospitalcharity.org

- Donate to the hospital: https://www.justgiving.com/charity/glasgowchildrenshospitalcharity

- Hospital website: https://www.glasgowchildrenshospitalcharity.org/

- Games for the Weans: https://www.glasgowchildrenshospitalcharity.org/games-for-the-weans

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