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PODCAST

Bit Storm

Ben Slinger and Trevor Scott

A comedy game design podcast by two guys who know nothing about comedy nor game design. Join Trevor Scott and Ben Slinger as they take prompts from random word generators, movies, game titles and more and turn them into occasionally hilarious but always interesting game designs.

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All Episodes

32:48

Literal Spy Party

Bit Storm ·

2026/03/29

Ben and Trev return once again to Ben's house, this time back into the lounge sessions as it's no longer summer. They wax lyrical on a few different game designs including:Investigate your spy friends at a weekend away.Investigate the different lobbyists your political boss is entertainingTry not to go insane while tending to a space lighthouse in a nebula.

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37:25

The Cul-de-saga

Bit Storm ·

2026/03/22

Ben and Trevor move out of the cold for some Click Pitch, riffing on game ideas such as:a game and its sequel set in a court with an overbearing HOAan extraction shooter set in a world where north of the equator is a giant glaciera deductive game where you figure out a witch's curseand more!

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40:40

1 Bit Jam

Bit Storm ·

2026/03/15

Ben and Trevor take a break from discussing games that will never exist, to games that will. They are taking part in a 1 Bit Jam where they have 2 colours to play with and that's it. The games they discuss were:A 2d strategic shooter where you shoot your own fighters at enemiesA 3d horror game set in a creepy mansion.

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35:05

Stuff Going Into Stuff (Romantically)

Bit Storm ·

2026/03/08

Ben and Trevor continue their deck sessions, playing some classic Click Pitch and coming up with game designs such as:A game where you are an alien explorer cataloguing Earth;A teacher roguelike with in-depth student relationship mechanics;A high tech weapon alters physics in localised areas;and more!

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35:22

We Don't Need Lungs Anymore

Bit Storm ·

2026/03/01

Ben and Trevor wax lyrical about so many topics that aren't game design in this episode. However they did manage to talk about some game ideas so here they are:A long awaited sequel to Blind Reflection, the game from the second ever episode of the podA retrofuturistic world where the learnings from the past are forgotten.A game where you and your neighbours are digging tunnels to explore under the neighbourhood.

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34:12

President Houseplant

Bit Storm ·

2026/02/22

Ben and Trevor try to come up with ideas for the next batch of indie gems, including:a band finding inspiration in a haunted house;playing as the superintendent of a block of magical apartments;accidentally catfishing on dating apps;and more!

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35:22

Banana Corp

Bit Storm ·

2026/02/15

Ben and Trev continue the deck sessions and riff on some indie games such as:Investigating a mystery at Banana Corp as the CEO... A telepathic bananaWork as an health inspector for a group of shopsCarve away marble in a massively multiplayer game

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34:08

Hu-human-man

Bit Storm ·

2026/02/08

The 2026 Deck Sessions continue as Ben and Trevor spend a lot of time discussing an 80s inspired game where you are taping songs off the radio, then go completely off the rails about reverse chicken football and a guy called Johnny Two-Fingers.

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39:51

Teleporting Security Agent (Global Game Jam 2026 part 2)

Bit Storm ·

2026/02/01

With GGJ having just completed for 2026, Ben and Trev use the theme "Mask" and generate a bunch of games that they could have made over the weekend:A teleporting TSA agent pursues a passenger through the terminalA parent and child must look after the driads of the forest.A prisoner must escape a french prison, while the warden makes a lot of mouse jokes.

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33:59

The Wizzjizz of Oz (Global Game Jam 2026 part 1)

Bit Storm ·

2026/01/25

Ben and Trevor revisit last year's Global Game Jam theme ahead of this year's jam: Bubble.With this in mind, they come up with games such as:a detective game where you play Glinda in Oz, long after the events of Dorothy;a tense deduction game set in a locked down apartment building;a nuclear power plant simulator with made up controls;and more!

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32:54

Dr. Tooth von Filling

Bit Storm ·

2026/01/18

This episode sees the long awaited return of dentists as villains, as Ben and Trev once again grace Ben's deck and record a summer nights podcast. The games discussed included.A first person soccer goal keeping game with wacky goal additionsA first person paperboy game set in a world with portals to a parallel world, not to be confused with Stranger Things a legally distinct propertyA narrative game where your partner is a minion working in the volcano lair of Dr. Tooth von Filling.

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35:34

Offline Venusian Blinds

Bit Storm ·

2026/01/11

Ben and Trevor continue their 'On the Deck' series with another session of Ramped Up Click Pitch, riffing on game ideas such as:a 3D heist game where you play a group of scrappy resistance fighters in a cross between Hitman and Commandos;a top-down RPG about a journalist dealing with a government experiment in a small town;a multi-character exploration of first contact with aliens who offload their emotional processing to members of a hive-mind;and more!

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36:28

Grankini

Bit Storm ·

2026/01/04

Ben and Trev bring you the first episode of 2026, live from Ben's wonderful side deck. While they enjoy a beverage they muse on some interesting game ideas such as:Handling Brand Recognition for a drink companyDealing with absent forrest neighboursApply sunscreen to your Gran

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40:31

The World is Your Casserole (Dark Steam GOTY 2025)

Bit Storm ·

2025/12/28

As has been tradition for a few years now, Ben and Trevor have trawled the depths of Dark Steam on the Dark Web to find their favourite underground games of the year, including:a VR improv theatre game involving a plunger;a game about building your castle on wheels;a hive-mind bringing in new members;and more!

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38:30

Least Amount of Goats (Christmas 2025 Episode)

Bit Storm ·

2025/12/21

Ben and Trevor brewak from tradition this year and record the Christmas episode remotely, due to illness. The Christmas themed games of course include the regular list of characters, such as Santa, Canta and Mr Claus, but also feature such ideas as:Create a safari park, while trying to find the many hidden reindeersDesign your own robot SantaPlay lots of mini games trying to win the incredible opportunity to meet Santa at the north poleHold the fort while the other elves hold an intervention for

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39:20

Bat Flap Penalty

Bit Storm ·

2025/12/14

Ben and Trevor go back to What 3 Words for some prompts, riffing on ideas such as:a DNA sequencing house builder;working behind the counter at a cyberpunk body modification facility;winning a bodybuilding contest that has been in decline for years;and more!

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37:24

Crack Open a Booze Shark

Bit Storm ·

2025/12/07

Ben had the brilliant idea of hopping on the streamer wagon this week, so Ben and Trev came up with ideas that streamers would hopefully love to play. The games discussed included a bunch of friendslop, but also some banger such as:A handyman fixing random things in a haunted mansionA geoguesser inspired game where you must navigate your way out of a randomly generated worldA friendly fishing game with random encounters along the way.

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36:17

Crystalline False Flag

Bit Storm ·

2025/11/30

Ben and Trevor riff on some more movies, coming up with ideas such as:a thriller set in the desert of New Mexico starring Peter Dinklage;a man thinks he's a cartoon;discovering the secret behind the new household robot;and more!

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39:29

Basement-ception

Bit Storm ·

2025/11/23

Trev has been playing a lot of Amanda the Adventurer, and even roped Ben into playing. Saying that this episode is a deep dive into an Amanda the Adventurer style creepy media game. Set in the 1980's, Ben and Trev discuss the many ways a text adventure could be a completely immersive experience.

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33:22

Onomatapiphany

Bit Storm ·

2025/11/16

From movies come video games! Ben and Trevor take random movie titles and descriptions and riff on some game ideas such as:A point and click adventure where you are stuck with a fairly dumb ghost;A romantic story about becoming an assassin;A tri-dimensional story told via different mediums;and more!

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