
Welcome to a podcast about shining the light behind the psychological aspects of some of our favorite video games! Hosts Brandon Craw (MA Clinical Psychology) and Joe Moreno (MA and Associate Therapist) dive deep into video games, exploring the background behind some characters, point out which parts of their traumatic life can be attributed to their potential mental illness or explain their behav... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 73 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Video GamesLeisureSocial SciencesScience | |||

Joe returns for another episode as Brandon finds an article about Indie Games and mental health. We chat about Mewgenics, Joes love for Kingdom Hearts 1 and the fun of diving into Helldivers 2 for the first time, and then close it with Demon Tides, a... more
WARNING: This episode deals heavily with loss, and mentions of death, grief, and suicide ideation. Please take care of yourselves as you are listening through.
Slight Spoilers for: Ghost of Yotei
We get fully in our feels this week as Tim joins us ... more
We have a new guest this week, so please welcome Jordan Fanaris! Jordan tells us all about how he became a level designer, his previous work making the popular Black Mesa mod, his time at Heart Machine (makers of Hyper Light Breaker), and the state o... more
It’s the Brandons again! Here with the article of the week about co-op gameplay, hot takes on Highguard, a fusion of SCP and Half-Life, and an interesting new Metroidvania. It’s been wild out there, so come have a seat with us.
Games we talked about... more
Tim joins us for his first pod of the year as we chat about an interesting game study on the use of touch and smell in VR, Tim’s obsession with Battletech, and more! It was a great pod, so I hope you hang out with us as we go down this weird rabbit h... more
Sorry, it's been a busy week. There are a lot of exciting things coming up with us, so please stay tuned! I appreciate you all!
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Slight Spoilers for:
It’s the attack of the Brandons, coming at you for the first Scatterbrained of 2026! We briefly discuss the article of the week, recap Fantasy Critic from last year, and then dive into what we picked up and played over the Wint... more
HEAVY Spoilers for and Roger, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Brandon and Joe finally come together again to discuss their Top 10 games from the year! Brandon gets pretty in his feels for this one, so be ready!
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* Introduction - 00:09
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