In this episode, we get excited about three books: Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris, The Starlets by Lee Kelly & Jennifer Thorne, and Darkly by Marisha Pessl. Then Dave makes the case for playing cozy games. [transcript]
Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
Darkly by Marisha Pessl
Mel’s review of Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Distraction of the Week: Cozy Games
Tiny Glade on Steam
A Little to the Left on Steam — also available on macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.
Video: A Little to the Left Demo
Oddada on Steam
Video: Oddada Demo
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