After seven years of Luke telling Alex to play it, Hollow Knight finally gets its moment. In this episode we explore Team Cherry’s haunting Metroidvania and the long-awaited Silksong — comparing difficulty, world design, and why these emo bug adventures have become modern indie classics.

Balatro looks like poker, but it plays like something much stranger. In this episode, Alex and Luke unpack the Joker-driven roguelike that quietly became one of the most addictive indie games of the decade.