Psitanium Mine

Jul 06 2024 129 ep. 20 mins

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Psitanium goes in depth on video games he has played, what they borrow from, what worked, what didn't and similar titles you might like... all from an undisclosed mine apparently.

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Botany Manor

Jul 06 2024 16 mins

Botany Manor is a game about being in a 19th century English manor while learning how to grow strange plants. But this is slightly different than other puzzle games as it is more detective game than logic problem. Let's look at how it implements these mechanics and the big issue that holds it back.

Steam Next Fest Summer 2024

Jun 22 2024 62 mins

Steam Next Fest recently happened and so many game demos were available to play. Psitanium was able to get his hands on 12 and decided to talk about them on this episode. So, let's jet around a canyon at 1,000 mph, load a flintlock pistol, open a blacksmith shop, survive as a Viking, clean up a dungeon and figure out what Once Human is trying to be.

Wall World

Jun 15 2024 12 mins

Wall World is a vertical rogue-lite game where you pilot a giant mech and dig into a giant wall to collect crystals. Also, you occasionally fight monsters. Eventually a large ink monster will try to kill you with a laser beam. Let's take revenge on it.

Beyond Contact

Jun 01 2024 18 mins

Quinn Hicks is having a very bad day. Welcome to the world of Beyond Contact, a survival game on an alien planet where you have to avoid getting killed by vicious creatures, the locals and exposure to the elements. So, let's build a base, grow some fruit and seek out oxygen deposits on Ketern. #BeyondContact #PsitaniumMine #survival

Second Chances: Little Witch in the Woods

May 18 2024 22 mins

Little Witch in the Woods was Psitanium's worst ranked game of 2022, due to it being so mind-numbingly slow and boring. But, it was rather cute and really felt like a shame that it wasn't better. So, on this Second Chances episode, we are returning to the woods to brew some potions and talk to our hat in the hopes that it has improved. Emphasis on the word "hopes"

Lightyear Frontier

May 04 2024 26 mins

Finally, a farming sim on the show... for the 20th time. Lightyear Frontier tasks you with growing crops on an alien world while you are riding around in the giant mech. This sounds like an easy win, but it did not start out that way.

Halls of Torment + Brotato + Pesticide Not Required

Apr 28 2024 35 mins

Hey, remember Vampire Survivors? The indie game scene sure does, because we have been swamped with bullet heaven games since it's release in 2022. Today on the show, we go into levels of hell in Halls of Torment, give a potato some guns in Brotato and help a frog defend his farm in Pesticide Not Required.

Dying Light 2 + Dead Island 2

Apr 06 2024 29 mins

Stop. Zombie time. Many years have past since Psitanium played Dying Light and Dead Island. It's even been a couple years since he played them a second time. And all the while, there was a certain impression of the games burned into his head. Now we look at their sequels and, boy, the structural changes they make really changed his perception of the series. Let's discuss

Second Chances: Metro Exodus

Mar 22 2024 22 mins

And so we travel back to the metro to look at post-apocalyptic Russia. Good times.Once upon a time, Nathan tried playing Metro Exodus and then stopped suddenly before completing the first chapter. Now, he goes back to finish the game in it's entirety. Was it worth it? We explore the winter wasteland to find out.

Skull & Bones + Sail Forth

Mar 08 2024 22 mins

Avast ye hardies. We are about to set sail with 2 naval games about the high seas and looting booty. First, we have the "Quadruple A" game from Ubisoft that finally saw the light of day, Skull and Bones. Does it stack up to the lineage of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag or somehow prove a worse version a whole decade after it started development? Second, we have Sail For