Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast

144: Are Games Compelling or Exploitative?

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/09/24

00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:18 - Big Walk (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 00:16:47 - Stardew Valley (Heath) 00:23:32 - Detective Grimoire + Tangle Tower (Chris/Samantha) 00:35:51 - Arco (Chris/Heath) 00:40:55 - Deltarune Chapter 5 (Heath) 00:46:49 - Road to Empress I (Chris/Samantha) 01:03:29 - Xbox Launches Disc to Digital Program 01:07:47 - Exploitative vs Compelling Game Design Debate 02:12:35 - Closing Statements Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/f54Bk38Qjg Send us an email

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143: Can't Afford to be Reticent

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/08/17

00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:06 - Resident Evil 4 (2023) (Chris/Samantha) 00:22:32 - Chants of Sennaar (Samantha) 00:26:58 - Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! (Samantha) 00:32:15 - Tunic (Heath/Samantha) 00:43:30 - Tetris Effect: Connected (Chris/Samantha) 00:59:16 - Deltarune Chapter 5 (Samantha) 01:09:41 - Civilization V (Samantha) 01:16:09 - Heath's Criticisms with Nordic LARP 01:23:00 - Heath and Samantha Discuss Family and Aging 01:27:17 - Video Game Affordability in 2026

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142: Analysis Paralysis Returns

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/07/29

00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:09 - Thomas' History with Video Games 00:10:05 - Arco (Chris/Heath) 00:28:16 - Lumines Remastered (Thomas) 00:36:54 - Downwell (Thomas) 00:45:17 - Super Hexagon (Thomas) 00:51:20 - Control (Heath) 01:03:53 - Hollow Knight: Silksong (Thomas) 01:20:30 - Destiny 2 (Chris) 01:36:28 - PlayStation Physical Disc Production Ending in 2028 01:57:36 - Thomas Confronts us on Various Opinions 02:09:17 - Closing Statements Join our Discord community:

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141: Virtue in the Virtual

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/07/09

00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:17 - Yakuza Kiwami (Samantha) 00:14:38 - Vampire Crawlers (Chris/Heath) 00:25:09 - Arco (Samantha) 00:30:24 - Mediterranea Inferno (Chris/Samantha) 00:41:59 - Stardew Valley (Heath) 00:45:14 - Yakuza 5 Remastered (Chris) 00:53:06 - Do Video Game Choices Reflect Your Moral Character? 01:32:21 - Fantasy Video Game Publisher Competition Update 02:04:13 - Closing Statements Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/f54Bk38Qjg Send us an email at

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140: A Portrait of the Gamer at Thirty

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/06/08

00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:19 - Vampire Crawlers (Chris) 00:13:38 - Control (Heath) 00:16:44 - Life is Strange: Before the Storm (Chris) 00:28:37 - Yakuza 5 Remastered (Chris) 00:38:30 - Email: Tragedy Looper Follow-Up 00:41:20 - Switch 2 Year One Report Card 00:51:08 - Chris and Heath's About Me: Video Games 01:47:49 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiustubespodcast@gmail.com Original release date: June 8th, 2026

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139: Get Unstuck Between

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/05/20

00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:07 - Pitch for Episode 150 00:04:57 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Samantha) 00:18:56 - Stardew Valley (Heath) 00:22:03 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (Chris/Samantha) 00:39:31 - Control (Heath) 00:44:07 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Samantha) 00:45:28 - Portal 2 (Samantha) 00:46:01 - Dredge + DLC (Chris/Samantha) 00:50:43 - Yakuza 0 (Samantha) 01:00:25 - Subnautica (Chris) 01:18:46 - Stuck Between (Samantha) 01:23:04 - Closing

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138: All Work, No Play (feat. Shelf Stable)

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/04/30

00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:07 - Interview Questions with Tom and Kenny 00:28:20 - Balatro (Tom) 00:36:43 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Kenny) 00:51:42 - The Last of Us (Tom) 00:56:14 - Control (Heath) 01:04:54 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (Chris) 01:16:42 - What Makes Play Feel Like Work? 01:46:07 - Magic: The Gathering Talk 01:50:00 - Closing Statements Apologies for the lower quality audio from Chris this episode. Things should be back to normal next time! Listen to more

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137: Required Reading List 2026

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/03/23

00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:56 - AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative (Chris) 00:18:14 - Citizen Sleeper (Heath) 00:28:44 - Stardew Valley (Heath) 00:31:14 - Subnautica (Chris/Heath) 00:46:10 - Reacting to Samantha's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Thoughts 00:54:58 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (Chris) 01:01:20 - Slay the Spire 2 is Out in Early Access 01:02:43 - Surprising News Roundup (Bluepoint Shutdown, Phil Spencer Retires, PS5 Exclusivity Comeback, Project Helix Plays

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136: Parry in Paris

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/02/26

00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:37 - Subnautica (Chris/Heath) 00:12:26 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Chris) 00:32:03 - Hades (Heath) 00:38:05 - Ball x Pit (Heath) 00:41:11 - Blue Prince (Heath) 00:45:04 - Record Low Video Game Hardware Sales Last November 00:48:59 - Valve Delays Launch of Steam Machine/Frame 00:51:20 - Email: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Critiques 00:55:13 - Mobius Tunes Volume 20 01:38:59 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiustubespodcast@gmail.com

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135: Our 2026 Gaming Resolutions

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/02/02

00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:01 - Wildermyth (Samantha) 00:11:46 - Stardew Valley (Heath) 00:20:28 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Chris) 00:32:06 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (Samantha) 00:41:52 - Steam 2025 Year in Review 00:47:37 - Addressing our 2025 Gaming Resolutions 00:57:15 - Setting our 2026 Gaming Resolutions 01:07:23 - Fantasy Video Game Publisher Competition Draft 2026 01:32:00 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiustubespodcast@gmail.com Original

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134: Our Top 10 Games of 2025

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2026/01/11

00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:16 - Wildermyth (Samantha) 00:08:53 - Slay the Spire (Heath) 00:12:30 - Cyberpunk 2077 (Chris) 00:23:57 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Samantha) 00:31:11 - The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone (Samantha) 00:39:17 - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine (Samantha) 00:46:59 - Ball x Pit (Heath) 00:54:50 - The Game Awards Recap and Announcements 01:00:55 - The 2025 Tubies Awards 01:15:48 - Our Top 10 Games of 2025 02:22:53 - Closing Statements Send us an email at

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133: How has Gaming Changed?

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/12/22

00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:57 - Dead Space 2023 (Chris) 00:17:23 - Ball x Pit (Chris) 00:29:33 - Slay the Spire (Heath) 00:31:48 - The Roottrees are Dead (Heath) 00:36:29 - Heath checks-in on what Other People are Playing 00:38:56 - Reflecting on How Gaming has Changed (since starting the podcast) 01:15:31 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiustubespodcast@gmail.com Original release date: December 21st, 2025

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132: The Game Awards 2025 Predictions

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/12/03

00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:52 - The Roottrees are Dead (Heath) 00:17:14 - Hades II (Chris) 00:25:29 - Life is Strange (Chris) 00:31:00 - Steam Machine and Steam Frame Hardware Announcements 00:41:00 - The Game Awards 2025 Predictions 01:22:55 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiustubespodcast@gmail.com Original release date: December 3rd, 2025

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131: Rich Metaethics

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/11/19

00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:12 - Stardew Valley (Heath) 00:14:35 - Hades II (Chris/Samantha) 00:29:33 - Slay the Spire (Heath/Samantha) 00:36:57 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Samantha) 00:57:52 - Life is Strange (Chris/Samantha) 01:11:47 - Brief Mass Effect Spoilers 01:13:36 - The White House/GameStop Declares End of Console Wars 01:21:35 - Olympics Licensing Agreement with Sonic the Hedgehog 01:23:20 - Blood on the Clocktower Board Game Impressions 01:39:33 - Closing Statements Send

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130: More Post Game than Pre Game

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/11/03

00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:31 - Longest Wait to Revisit a Save File? 00:06:28 - Hades (Heath) 00:12:25 - Hades II (Chris/Samantha) 00:33:01 - Blue Prince (Heath) 00:40:39 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Samantha) 00:54:47 - Stardew Valley (Heath) 00:57:54 - AI: The Somnium Files (Chris/Samantha) 01:09:53 - National Videogame Museum in Frisco, TX 01:21:40 - The Witcher in Concert 01:27:57 - Email: League of Legends Slander 01:33:23 - Closing Statements Send us an email at

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129: John de Fleur Moment

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/10/14

00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:13 - AI: The Somnium Files (Chris) 00:14:39 - Hades (Heath) 00:27:20 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Chris) 00:32:30 - Cyberpunk 2077 (Chris) 00:39:09 - Reacting to Samantha's Witcher 3 Impressions 00:47:43 - Console Prices Keep Rising 00:51:05 - September Nintendo Direct Highlights 00:55:51 - Mobius Tunes: Volume 19 01:33:46 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiustubespodcast@gmail.com Original release date: October 14th, 2025

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128: Our Desert Island Games

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/09/16

00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:37 - Hades (Heath/Samantha) 00:29:54 - Donkey Kong Bananza (Chris) 00:37:29 - Mouthwashing (Chris/Samantha) 00:48:07 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (Chris/Samantha) 00:57:51 - Our Desert Island Games 01:34:08 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiustubespodcast@gmail.com Original release date: September 15th, 2025

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127: We Fix the Video Games Industry

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/08/15

00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:44 - Donkey Kong Bananza (Chris) 00:19:07 - The Witcher: Diminished Edition (Heath) 00:28:21 - Estimating the Number of Video Game Industry Jobs 00:31:08 - Email: State of the Gaming Industry 00:35:04 - Current Problems Facing the Games Industry 00:45:31 - Solutions to Fix the Industry 01:14:28 - Walt Disney Animatronic 01:16:32 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiustubespodcast@gmail.com Original release date: August 15th, 2025

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126: Enjoying Time with Overseas RPGs

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/07/30

00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:35 - Split Fiction (Chris/Samantha) 00:23:13 - Deltarune Chapter 3 (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 00:28:50 - Deltarune Chapter 4 (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 00:40:42 - (*Spoiler Section*) Deltarune Chapter 4 01:16:06 - Is Heath a JRPG Guy? 01:19:08 - Microsoft Laying Off 9000 Employees 01:24:14 - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 Announced 01:25:14 - Subnautica 2 Development Drama 01:30:38 - Samantha's Video Game Jeopardy 01:49:25 - Games Samantha Plans on Playing in 2025

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125: Deltarune Book Club

Mobius Tubes: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/07/14

00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:34 - Mario Kart World (Chris/Samantha) 00:22:32 - Deltarune Chapters 2 + 3 (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 00:53:09 - Deltarune Chapters 2 + 3 (*Spoiler Section*) 01:18:16 - Hideo Kojima Changed Death Stranding 2 because it was "Too Good" 01:29:43 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiustubespodcast@gmail.com Original release date: July 14th, 2025

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