{"podcast":{"title":"\"Fun\" and Games Podcast","slug":"fun-and-games-podcast-56429","podcast_index_feed_id":56429,"rss_url":"https://funandgames.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://funandgames.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/a/a/b/6aab121f00288f78bafc7308ab683e82/FunAndGamesLogoOnlyBigger-20230209-dml0uyj7nu.png","author":"Matt Storm","episode_count":712,"summary":"Gen Moonen and Matt Storm chat about their love of games, the evolution of gaming as an artistic medium as well as sometimes bring on guests from within or even outside the industry to chat about gaming. Matt Storm also produces the minisode series called Side Quests. Every episode is a different host talking about a game they love and why they love it!","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T00:18:04.549528+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-and-games-podcast-56429"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 214: The (Re)Deal with Roguelikes","slug":"episode-214-the-re-deal-with-roguelikes","published_at":"2026-06-19T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-and-games-podcast-56429/episode-214-the-re-deal-with-roguelikes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-and-games-podcast-56429","url":"https://funandgames.libsyn.com/episode-214-the-redeal-with-roguelikes","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funandgames/Episode_214.mp3?dest-id=481880","summary":"Exploring genre in Indie video games leads down many paths; some strange and unpredictable, and others odd yet familiar. For roguelikes, titles like Balatro, Raccoin, and Cursed Words , has found the genre's \"once again\" nature in parlor and tabletop games. Matt & Gen are joined by CGDannyB and Jill Grodt to discuss the agility of indie development, how limiting genre labels can be, but how the loop of a roguelike can bring any of us to a new experience Be sure to check out The Indie Informer , The Indie Council , and Playlog Podcast ! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here ! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube ! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen","meta_description":"Exploring genre in Indie video games leads down many paths; some strange and unpredictable, and others odd yet familiar. For roguelikes, titles like Balat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5453,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fun-and-games-podcast-56429/episodes/episode-214-the-re-deal-with-roguelikes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-and-games-podcast-56429/episode-214-the-re-deal-with-roguelikes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}