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PODCAST

Make That Game! A Game Design Podcast

Claire and Isaac Caldwell

Come hear pitches for the latest, greatest new video games, that will never be made! Listen as Isaac and Claire share their own vide game ideas (that of course, they will never make), discuss games that they love (and maybe don"t), and rapid-fire come up with ideas live on tape! Start anywhere (we recommend after episode 60 or so for the best listening experience). Not only do we design games but we also break down popular games and the designs behind them. Sometimes we ask the big game design

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00:51:03

145: Pollution Solution

Make That Game! A Game Design Podcast ·

2025/10/28

Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming! This episode's theme is "Sun"! Claire's pitches an idea for a planetary city builder, and Isaac pitches a hide and seek game powered by the sun!This week we bring back the "Claire 2 Guess" gaming slang guessing game. See how Claire does!Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from our hosts- Breakdowns of popular and indie

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00:50:06

144: Creepy Escape Episode 1: The Spooky Cabin

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2025/10/21

Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming!This episode's theme is "Rock"! Claire's idea is about throwing rocks in the sky to draw pictures, and Isaac pitches a game about collecting rocks to improve the body of a rock monster and wreak havoc!This week we discuss the science of builds vs just going by vibes with character attribute/skill/item allocation AKA the meta game!Each episode of Make That Game

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00:46:57

143: I'm Just a Guy Burying Bodies

Make That Game! A Game Design Podcast ·

2025/10/14

Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming! This episode's theme is "Renaissance Faire"! Isaac pitches a game about a portal overtaking a RenFaire and Claire's game idea has you dressing up princesses and... jousting!?This week we discuss a quote from Fumito Ueda (game designer of Shadow of the Colossus, Ico). Are game mechanics DEAD!???Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from

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00:52:41

142: Four Quarters

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2025/10/07

Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming! This episode's theme is "Crate"! Claire pitches a game about building a tower of milk crates, and Isaac asks gamers to get space forklift certified and hunt aliens!Claire honks and bonks Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Watch out for spoilers!Each episode of Make That Game includes:- Original game design pitches from our hosts- Breakdowns of popular and indie games we've

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00:58:06

141: That's Not My Grandma!

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2025/09/23

Welcome to Make That Game, the podcast for indie game developers, design enthusiasts, and creative minds in gaming! In this episode, themed around "Wire", Isaac pitches a thrilling tightrope-balancing platformer, while Claire imagines a quirky mobile game powered by potato energy.We also launch a brand-new segment: "Guess That Game Term!"—where Claire takes on a rapid quiz of common game development jargon. Will she know them or hilariously guess her way through?Each episode of

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00:46:42

140: Santasfactory

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2025/09/16

Read the controversial Nintendo Patent here!https://archive.org/details/12403397/page/n40/mode/1upWelcome to Make That Game, the video game design podcast where wild ideas bloom! In this week’s episode, we explore the theme “Flower.” Isaac pitches an eco-samurai game where petals fight blight, and Claire reimagines the enchanted rose from Beauty and the Beast as a gameplay mechanic.In our discussion we dive into the controversial Nintendo gameplay patent making waves in the dev community.Each

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00:52:54

139: Survival Time!

Make That Game! A Game Design Podcast ·

2025/09/09

This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Paint"! Claire imagines a game where you mix magical pigments while you paint for a patron and Isaac spends a lot of time describing drawing "under" rather than "over" with his Real Time Strategy game idea. Then Isaac RANTS about the new edition of The Horus Heresy, a tabletop wargame. Trust me, he brings it around to general game design... eventually. He really gets there!This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about

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00:55:07

138: Learn 'em Up Kids: Behind the Lens

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2025/08/26

This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Telephone"! Claire imagines a game where you investigate the mysteries of a haunted telephone museum and Isaac rips off War of the Worlds (2025). The movie! With Ice Cube! Then Claire talks about the most recent game she finished, Nancy Drew, Midnight in Salem! How does it stack up to the Curse of Blackmoor Manor?This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get

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00:51:37

137: Jellicles: The Heaviside Layer

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2025/08/12

This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Ball"! Claire gives us an idea for a rogue-lite long-term multi-masquerade mystery mission! Isaac pitches what might be the best idea he'll ever have: Footfootballball! What is that? You'll just have to listen to find out! Then Isaac and Claire discuss: EDUTAINMENT games! Did Oregon Trail have important lessons to teach? Can cartoon kids teach you chemistry? Find out!This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and

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00:55:42

136: Learn 'em Up Kids Jr! Everyone's Got a Job

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2025/08/05

This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Well"! Isaac rips off Helldivers (Helldivers 2, specifically) with a fantasy themed "co-op horde shooter" (I think that's what he called it) and Claire comes up with a city builder! Then Claire dives deep into Blue Prince!This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get made. We pitch 'em, you make 'em (if you want, nobody's forcing you I

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00:54:09

135: J'accuse! I'll Beat You in Court

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2025/07/22

This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Friends"! Perhaps unsurprisingly, both of our hosts pitch JRPGs for the theme! Then Claire talks about Nancy Drew: The Mystery of Blackmoor Manor. That's right folks, a rare Honk & Bonk!This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get made. We pitch 'em, you make 'em (if you want, nobody's forcing you I guess). Then we break down games we've

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00:51:21

134: Yo Ho O's

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2025/07/15

This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Royal"! Claire pitches an idea for a gingerbread survival/market MMO game. Isaac's game is definitely not IP-theft and is about killing your way up the line of succession! Then we talk about SGDQ 2025! This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get made. We pitch 'em, you make 'em (if you want, nobody's forcing you I guess). Then we break down

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00:53:04

133: Wicket Good Lemonade

Make That Game! A Game Design Podcast ·

2025/06/24

This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Bears"! Claire's game idea is about getting to the real truth of all cryptids! Wait, what's that got to do with bears? And Isaac pitches a game idea about stacking bears to make load-bearing structures! Hm. Then Isaac rants and rambles about Oblivion: Remastered, and some of the design aspects that he thinks are interesting!This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't

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01:11:43

132: Pixie Whispers - FEAT. Matt Myre!

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2025/06/17

Learn more about Matt's game and sign up for his newsletter at https://matthewmyre.com/ This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Ice cream"! Claire gives us a game idea about seeking out ingredients to make post-apocalyptic ice cream, and Isaac gives us an idea that's "like Splatoon, with ice cream". This week we chat with game developer Matt Myre and talk about his game in progress, "The Electorate"!This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the

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00:59:15

131: That's Just How I Do It

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2025/06/03

This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Doors"! Isaac's pitch is a door collect-em-up puzzle solving extravaganza and Claire's game idea is definitely not a scam and is also an online voting game! Then Isaac has Opinions About Doors. Our discussion this week is just talking about Baldur's Gate 3, which we are still playing, and are almost to or maybe in Act 3??? Find out more!This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games..

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00:37:53

130: ???? Death of a Salesman?

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2025/05/27

This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Lizard Wizard"! If that seems extremely limited in scope to you, that's why Isaac isn't allowed to pick themes any more! Claire pitches an idea about Ratatouille-ing a knight with magic and Isaac pitches a "collect em' all" about magical spells! Then we discuss narrative in open world games!This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get

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129: Booze Cruise and Clues

Make That Game! A Game Design Podcast ·

2025/05/20

This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Wedding"! Isaac pitches a game about Elvis and queues? and Claire offers a game about escaping a wedding! Our discussion topic this week is about games that force you to use certain mechanics and maybe don't do the best at making that part interesting or fun?This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and greatest new video games... that aren't ever going to get made. We pitch 'em, you make 'em (if you want,

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00:23:14

128: Make that Game LIVE! Bird Lawyer: Get that Bag

Make That Game! A Game Design Podcast ·

2025/05/13

We've got a super special episode for you this week! Claire and Isaac got MARRIED! And they PODCASTED at it! WHOAAAA!We break format a little to keep it short, snappy and engaging, and just do 5 rapid fire rounds in a row. The words were provided by the wedding guests, so they got a little bit weird!Sorry for the audio quality - recording a live podcast during a wedding using mostly venue equipment is a bit of a task, and it's our first time. We've tried to improve it where we can but

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01:00:59

127: New Game +: Consuming Love

Make That Game! A Game Design Podcast ·

2025/04/29

What's old is new again with our first "New Game+" episode! It's technically a re-run, sure, but! You probably haven't listened to it! We have stats that say so!This episode kicks off with Honks and Bonks of Just Dance and Elden Ring! Guess who does which game, I bet you can't! Then Claire pitches "Micro Land" a game about being tiny. Soooooo teeny weeny tiny! Then Isaac pitches a town building puzzle game, which at this point in time was not a cliche for him to

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00:51:28

126: Paradicicle: Paradise Lost

Make That Game! A Game Design Podcast ·

2025/04/22

This week's game idea pitch theme is: "Business"! Isaac's idea is a game about micromanagement and Claire gives the world an idea about a better bees-ness bureau! Our discussion topic this week is fueled by Baldur's Gate 3 and the design thinking behind blocking game content behind certain requirements, ie should you put a scroll of Feather Fall right next to the tall cliff you buried treasure under!?This is Make That Game, the podcast where we talk about the latest and

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