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PODCAST

Big Game Hunger

Big Game Hunger is a weekly comedy show where Jenna Stoeber and friends craft the big next game every episode. Starting with a random genre, concept, and vibe, Jenna and a friend will take a game all the way from pitch, to slightly more developed pitch. By the end of the episode, they’ll have honed an IP so irresistible, you’ll be ready to risk $25 for it on Steam. Get ready to laugh about games you love, learn about game trends, and yearn for titles that will surely never make their release

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All Episodes

59:11

Amanda Silberling makes whatever a mail-puss game is,...

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/08/12

Amanda Silberling, tech journalist and podcaster, joins the podcast mostly to dunk on former guest Giovanni Colantonio, but also to brag about going to the Olympics. Inbetween all that, they make the game "Mail-puss," a game based on the prompts: incredibly haunted, Mail-puss, Played secretly at a party or event The resulting folk game(s) can be played at any convention, party, or Olympics you're attending! If you're alone, play the name-based Mail-puss. If you have 8 people, then lean into the

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55:48

Lin Codega makes a meta-aggressive TTRPG

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/08/05

Lin Codega, games journalist and co-founder of Rascal News, joins the pod to make "Spiral Apotheosis," based on the prompts: Addictive, Last god in the pantheon, Inscrutable, award-winning Eurogame Lin, using their expansive knowledge of what makes a TTRPG both award-winning and "Eurogame," lays out the groundwork for a game in which the rules are constantly changing, and both player and Last God are encouraged to be antagonistic with each other. It's just what DnD is doing, writ large! Read

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50:54

Riley MacLeod makes a whirlwind cat-based platformer

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/07/29

Riley MacLeod takes a break from his incredible games journalism to make a game based on the prompts: Pampered, Tornado Watch, Endless runner After bouncing between a few great options for a game, they land on a new cat-based platforming game. Play as a beautiful chonky cat trying to get to either end of this tornado with slow but steady determination. You can make it, you round plush cat! We believe in you! Read Riley MacLeod's excellent work at Aftermath.site! Start with these dueling articles:

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57:45

Patrick Gill makes Ill Gotten Brains

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/07/22

Patrick Gill, a talented video essayiest and bonkers livestreamer, joins the podcast to make a nasty brain game with the prompts: Horrifying, Nobody can discover your recent lottery win, Deckbuilder The resulting brain-reaping game pits your social skills against the people in your small town as you try to keep your terrible secret. Mash up a little old lady's brains to learn kindness, bully some children to learn whimsy, and reap the cashier at the local gas station to learn how to finagle your

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56:52

Amy Vorpahl makes Pucker up and Blow

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/07/15

Amy Vorpahl, actress, musician and expert DM, is ready to practice making games with the prompts: Ten-minute, marching band simulator, dating sim Now it's time for the awkward marching band nerds to strip off their pseudo-military uniforms and reveal their thick buff legs. In Pucker Up and Blow, you'll have a chance to romance a variety of either stacked or charismatic musicians. And if you play your cards and instruments right, you might have a chance at 10 minutes of "Practice"! Follow Amy on

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51:27

Professor Ashley makes Haut Garbage: Love in the time...

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/07/08

Professor Ashley, twitch stream and a literal real professor, challenges Jenna's base concepts about fun, flirting, and composting with the prompts: extremely literal composting weeklong LARP Together they make an education workshop with structured workshops on composting and a farmer-romancing meta game. But it is NOT a cult. For legal reasons, I must again clarify: it is NOT a cult. Also, whoever keeps track of Bridgerton and Evermore Theme Park mentions on this show, get ready to update,

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50:00

Julia Schifini makes Traitor’s Cup: Last Mascot Standing

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/07/01

Professional podcaster Julia Schifini joins the show to make the next evolution of both hockey and hidden role games, with the prompts: janky mundane sport made into a futuristic deathsport hidden role Inspired by Gritty's powerful silhouette, Julia and Jenna craft a hidden role game where you are competing with the other members on your future-deathsport hockey team, while ALSO competing in a tournament against other future-deathsport hockey teams. Also, you're all dressed as Mad Max style

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0:22

Jenna Stoeber makes an uploading error.

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/06/26

Short story shorter: the audio didn't upload correctly, and I can't fix it now because I am on vacation. Julia's episode will release for real next week!

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54:09

Laser Webber makes Slideless Bird

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/06/17

Laser Webber, frontman of The Doubleclicks and writer of plays such as “A Shark Ate My Penis", brings their experience as a city hall reporter to the prompts: whimsical mayor entirely sliding They only have two more years of funding to complete this game, where you play as a penguin trying to run for mayor on the platform of brining eternal darkness and permanent ice to your town. A tough sell, but you can sway voters by wearing cute hats and little bowties! Check out Laser's work on his

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49:04

Kaylee Rowena makes Chirry Pitt vs New Hampshire

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/06/10

Kaylee Rowena, talented comic illustrator and haunted house expert, joins the podcast to make a very pride-ful TTRPG with the prompts: underground, Local Government drama, tongue-based Taking a cue from Lasers and Feelings, they create the gayest spectrum possible: seduction to inimidation. Play as Chirry Pitt as she gets manipulates the city council from behind the bar. You'll have the strongest tongue in town by the time you've secured garden rights for your town! Check out Kaylee's

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56:56

Anica Seelie makes Suc'Noff: Don’t Wake Ghdae'dqey!

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/06/03

(WARNING: Explicit!) TTRPG creator Anica Seelie is gifted three great prompts for their skill set: spicy maintaining a eldrich god's slumber commandos-style stealth strategy With a firm but loving grip on these words, Anica and Jenna slowly escalate their ideas until they make a game about continually fucking to appease the eldrich horror Suc'Naath. But don't do too good a job or your partner might experience and ecstasy too loud! Fumble, fool! Fumble! Play Anica's new TTRPG Body Farm on

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45:50

Mischa Stanton makes Hand (and Foot) of God

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/05/27

Mischa Stanton, audio editor extraodinare and beloved Multitude podcaster, gets a very tricky gameplay-type (left by Jacob Geller), but manages to combine it flawlessly with the two other options: lazy, sims rival, kick-punch They envision a remarkable god-sim game where, aided by many hand-and-footed angels, the player must build up its civilization using the only tools available to God: kick and, yes, punching. But what more do you even need to guide or defend a village? All you need is

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53:39

Penny Olivia Parker makes Holley's Trolleys

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/05/20

Penny Olivia Parker aka SnapCube, voice actor, streamer, and all around delightful person, goes deep on some word- and wood-intepretation with the prompts: wooden, train, game that doesn't use any controller. The result is a cute but surprisingly hard-hitting trolley game where you try your best to communicate with the (literal, metaphorical) wooden train conductor who is determined to mow down people tied to the tracks. Only you can stop her! Holley, no! Those people aren't just blocks of

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51:32

Janet Varney makes Eats Beats Groove

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/05/13

Janet Varney, host of The JV Club and Braving the Elements, has some firm thoughts about argula that she wants to share, provoked by the prompts: wacky, fast-food tie-in, touch-based rhythm game After some discussion about drumming and fast food griddle work, she and Jenna settle on a game about composing both the perfect sandwich, and the perfect song. Neither is as easy as it seems, but it will at least be fun in this music-looping, food-sampling rhythm game! Listen to The JV Club with

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53:53

Sam from Afterthoughts makes CYCLops

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/05/06

Sam, superb video essayist from the channel Afterthoughts, joins Jenna for a one-yearly event: podcasting! Oh and they get the prompts: award-winning, played once annually, weird cart racer They navigate towards ARGs, the once-beloved, now forgotten child of the irl gaming world. But there they find a wealth of inspiration! Map based games! Online and in-person components! Bikes! Liability lawsuits! Watch Sam's incredible video essays on her channel Afterthoughts, or on Twitter

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53:10

Chandana Ekanayake makes Sud Buds Survival

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/04/29

Chandana Ekanayake, co-founder of Outerloop Games and director of Thirsty Suitors, narrowly avoids making another thirsty property by selecting the Grant Howitt Dagger Dartboard, resulting in the prompts: obnoxious, shower food, survival horror Sud Buds Survival is all about cleaning up your hometown - and your relationships - using the power of water and muck. Explore this soaped-up village, dodge the writhing motions of the Slciks, and keep an eye on your suds and muds meters - you don't

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48:52

Paul Luetkemeyer makes So you Think you Can Family?...

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/04/22

Paul Luetkemeyer, the voice of Zelf on Burnt Cook Book Party, joins Jenna to make a: claustraphobic, based on a 2007 reality tv show, family sim After flirting with a pretty banger idea for a Harry Houdini reincarnation reality TV show, they settle on a cubicle-based work-related multiplayer game where you fight through a series of puzzle rooms, like beloved 1997 cult horror hit Cube! Listen to Paul Luetkemeyer as he plays Zelf the Battle-Chef on Burnt Cook Book Party here. To get 10% off

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49:55

Rob Cocks makes Birthday Waifu Surprise Industries...

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/04/15

Rob Cocks, Production Lead of Ysbryd Games, brings his indie game expertise and his introversion to the prompts: terrifying, birthday, breath-of-the-wild alike The result can only be a malware-adjacent once-a-year birthday app that saves you from social interactions! Never will you need to respond to senseless unending well-wishes, now that you have Link and Zelda by your side. This app might track your physical and mental decline, or it might present you with annual existential dread as it

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57:57

Jacob Geller makes Intestines for Caesar

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/04/08

Jacob Geller, a writer who happens to be known for his video essays, joins Jenna to craft up a game based on the prompts: sloppy, Ides of March, fortunetelling The resulting game is, as you might expect given the sources, a really thought-provoking interrogation of game structures and player-interaction, while also being a hilarious game where you try to make people stab their boss. So what if their boss is Julius Caesar? This game as it all: Pathos! Intrigue! Intestines! Check out Jacob

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53:58

Jacob Burgess makes The Musical: Opening Night Rat Heist

Big Game Hunger ·

2024/04/01

Voice actor and game dev Jacob Burgess joins the pod to crack the exceptionally difficult line up of: musical, game within a game, twin stick shooter This off-off-off Broadway production company has suffered from more internal drama than is in the script for Les Rizz! And to make matters worse, a swarm of rats has descended on the premises. But as it turns out, a mass of agile, invested rodents might be just the thing this community theater needs to pull off the big show. Enjoy Jacob Burgess

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