
A games and literature podcast all about stories and game dev, from London-based indie developers Weather Factory. Currently all about making a CRPG with a two-person team.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 27 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BooksVideo GamesLeisureArts | |||

Our final episode of 2025! Talking Travelling At Night's alpha, the sine wave of game dev, where Fallen London's Overgoat came from and how we're attempting to solve the 'layer of plastic' in AAA RPGs.
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This week in the life of jobbing game developers, we reach ALPHA. Cue period appropriate beatnik slang, a disagreement about potato croquettes and why 2D and 3D are such frenemies in isometric CRPGs.
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Skeleton Songs is BACK with a game-dev-centric season all about the inside story of making an indie RPG. In this episode, find out why CRPGs are such hard work, why UI eats time, why we're scared of Disco Elysium, and what's up with Travelling At Nig... more
"The final victory of sci-fi is its final defeat," says AK, gnomically, before we sing the Beverly Hills Cop theme tune and talk about trombones. Join us for a discussion of 'the best fiction novel of the 20th century', A Wizard of Earthsea, and its ... more
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Two very bright hosts who could easily hold an hour on their own but have chemistry that makes every episode shine. It is impossible to come away from an episode without a few new books you want to read
Alexis and Lottie are so entertaining to listen to, I love the topics and insights they discuss. My only two complaints are that; 1: there aren’t more episodes. and 2: the audio can be a little inconsistent and you’ll have to adjust your volume frequently. Still absolutely 5 stars regardless though!
Of course, there is fascinating discussion about games but there are deep dives into history and literature as well. The hosts are on the same level but know different things so it is like a double act of expertise. The enthusiasm for conversation and the topics under consideration carries through to the listener. I don’t know of any podcast that combines games and literature. Certainly none as effortlessly knowing.
I absolutely love this podcast. Endless information and amazingly researched. Alexis and Lottie are so intelligent that they can drop names and obscure references without hesitating. My only complaint is the inconsistent audio and audio quality. There’s a strange reverb and tinny quality to the audio and you’ll have adjust your volume dial every few minutes to hear what they’re saying or save your ears. Even than, still worth 5 stars.
They make great games as well as this podcast. This podcast is amazing even with out knowing about their games.
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