Design philosophy and Tooth and Tail

Recorded live from the Game Developers Conference 2026! They gave us time in the Official Podcast Box, so we made the most of it discussing the process of writing for the IGF Awards, reflecting on the culture of GDC, and even having a couple surprise guests drop in. Let's get loose!

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway

Discussed in this episode:

Scripto

https://scripto.live/

Starfriends

https://shop.brainfruit.studio/products/starfriends-card-game

2026 Independent Games Festival Awards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoH4EmfB4Z4

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

https://store.steampowered.com/app/205730/Insanely_Twisted_Shadow_Planet/

Dustbiters

https://dustbiters.com/

Tooth and Tail

https://store.steampowered.com/app/286000/Tooth_and_Tail/

Brogue

https://sites.google.com/site/broguegame/

Caves of Qud

https://www.cavesofqud.com/

Monaco 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063030/Monaco_2/

https://secretlives.games

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog