Underplayed

A stream schedule for Twitch.tv/Bo__Po featuring video game characters in tiny circles with the text: “Beauthday Stream! SAT, 8/9 | All times CT | Twitch.tv/Bo__Po 10 am - SENTRY! With HypMonk! 12 pm - Sayonara Wild Hearts! Full playthrough! 2 pm - Co-Op Kaiju Horror Cooking! With NeoAoshi, SENDNUGGIES, & VerumDex! 4 pm - ACNH hide-and-seek/tag! Come play! My island will be open! 7 pm - PEAK! With mcmeezy_, n0mm3rz, & rusty_garage! 9 pm - Split Fiction! With DiscoCola!”

Hey everyone, it’s my birthday week and you’re invited to my Beauthday stream this Saturday!!! I’ll have fun games throughout the day, including co-op appearances by many cool friends 🎉

Let me know if you want to be Switch friends for Animal Crossing shenanigans!

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A collage of screenshots from Wilmot Works It Out, featuring Wilmot, a white cube with a face, as he sits next to pictures of a cut sausage, an outdoor scene with flowers, and insects with sleeping bags, along with another picture of Wilmot walking outside with a person on a trail

Wilmot gets to go home! Good job, Wilmot.

From Wilmot Works It Out, reviewed on episode 80 of our podcast!

A “special guest” graphic featuring a portrait of hey_itsHayley in the center, with other pictures and art surrounding it including Hayley with her dog, an illustrated Rowlet from Pokemon drinking a juice box, a board game, a paintbrush, and the text “hey_itsHayley”

Say hi to our guest @heyitshayley.bsky.social, a variety Twitch streamer and indie game fan! In our latest episode, we discuss her content and the indie game she chose for us to play: Dorfromantik!

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Glad you learned something through listening! Thanks Sando!

I had only ever heard of this game via speaking and hearsay, never seeing or reading. So all I have to say for my review of the podcast episode is that I learned something new today, and that this game is not called "Dwarf Romantic"/10🥪

Take a sit on the porch with me. Stare at some trees.

Take a listen to this pod.

Dorfromantik is such a therapeutic and serene game, and one I highly recommend playing or revisiting if you need a little comfort right now—it certainly helped me. And better yet, we got to talk about it with our talented friend @heyitshayley.bsky.social! Listen to the new episode now!

A New Episode graphic with the logo and key art from Dorfromantik, which shows a landscape of houses, trees, rivers and a windmill from an isometric view. A picture of guest hey_itsHayley sits in the corner with the text “With special guest hey_itsHayley”

A new episode is here! We’re reviewing Dorfromantik from @toukana.bsky.social with our guest @heyitshayley.bsky.social! We also talk about games from @hollowponds.bsky.social and @gracebruxner.bsky.social!

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Us as well! It’s quite an experience, especially with its personality and world!

A collage of screenshots from Sable featuring wide landscapes of desert land with wide, colorful skies in the distance

This sky is craze amaze.

From Sable, reviewed on episode 79 of our podcast!

Have you played Rogue Legacy? Is there anything specific you want us to address?

That recording is coming up pretty soon.

A collage of screenshots from Mothmen 1966 featuring pixel art of a man in a black hat and suit, a man screaming, two people looking stunned, and a scary wolf

These are the faces of your not-so-average meteor shower.

From Mothmen 1966, reviewed on episode 79 of our podcast!

A series of two screenshots from Desert Child featuring a man on a hover bike at a finish line with confetti, a trophy, and a crowd looking. The text says, “You are now the No. 1 Racer in the Sol system!… Well, naturally, there’s a food hamper valued at over $39.00.”

You are the winner! Now for your reward!

From Desert Child, reviewed on episode 79 of our podcast!

A statement from Underplayed regarding the recent rescission package.

Urge Your Senators: Remove the Proposal to Cut Public Media Funding The Senate will soon consider a rescissions package that would take back approved public media funding. Call your Senators now!

We want to bring your attention to a serious matter. The Senate may be voting Friday to take back funding previously approved for Public Media. This puts KZUM, and by extension Underplayed, in a state of uncertainty.

Call: bit.ly/4o0X9X1
Email: bit.ly/3GFuKVl
#ProtectMyPublicMedia

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Urge Your Senators: Remove the Proposal to Cut Public Media Funding The Senate will soon consider a rescissions package that would take back approved public media funding. Call your Senators now!

If you are in the U.S. we would love if you could make your voices heard before the vote on Friday.

Call: bit.ly/4o0X9X1
Email: bit.ly/3GFuKVl
#ProtectMyPublicMedia

In addition to being a place where Underplayed thrives, public media remains a trusted source of accurate and timely information. Even, if for nothing else, public media is a reliable source of emergency alerts.

A majority of commercial alternatives simply do not compare as an asset for a community

Because it isn't commercial and about the bottom line, public media remains mission-focused. We believe that makes a higher quality experience.

Being mission-focused is a primary tenet of Underplayed as well, and seems to be one of the main reasons listeners take to us.

Urge Your Senators: Remove the Proposal to Cut Public Media Funding The Senate will soon consider a rescissions package that would take back approved public media funding. Call your Senators now!

We want to bring your attention to a serious matter. The Senate may be voting Friday to take back funding previously approved for Public Media. This puts KZUM, and by extension Underplayed, in a state of uncertainty.

Call: bit.ly/4o0X9X1
Email: bit.ly/3GFuKVl
#ProtectMyPublicMedia

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A New Episode graphic featuring the logo and key art for Sable. The art features a desert explorer covered with a hood, mask, and shawl as a glider bike sits behind their shoulder

Our 79th episode of Underplayed is here! We’re reviewing Sable from Shedworks and @shedworksgreg.bsky.social, along with a few games from @moomoomang.bsky.social and @lcbgamestudio.bsky.social!

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A collage of screenshots from Slay the Princess featuring a princess in black and white illustrated style with various faces and personalities

Many different faces, just as many possibilities.

From Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, reviewed on episode 78 of our podcast!

We often highly encourage pausing our episodes to go play the game we’re discussing—that’s how you know an experience is special! Thanks for listening, Claire!!

A collage of screenshots from the game Tempopo featuring a girl in a green dress standing outdoors on platforms in the sky as she’s surrounded by beautiful flowers, and wide shots of platforms adorned with colorful flowers in various seasons

Conducting in the sky ☁️

From Tempopo, reviewed on episode 78 of our podcast!

This episode:

a) let me trick myself into adding “voice actor” to the list of things I pretend to be
b) share digital space with @djstormageddon.com
c) is just a really good listen from a really good podcast, so jump on board

Hear Andrew absolutely *slay* it in our latest episode (and thanks for the kind words, friend)! If you haven’t caught the cameo yet, we’ll leave the discovery to you!

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We are SO DAMN BACK BAYBEE!!!!!

A new season of Underplayed has begun and we’re so excited to share it! It was an incredible pleasure having @djstormageddon.com on to talk about all things content and games!

So stoked to guest on one of my favorite podcasts taking about one of my favorite games!

Aw, amazing! You would love talking to Matt, they’re so nice! Thanks so much for listening and for those kind words, Marcy!!

A stream schedule graphic for Twitch.tv/Bo__Po featuring Dorfromantik ok 7/8 and 7/10, and Instants on 7/12

Stream announcement time! I’m taking my first look at Dorfromantik tonight and Thursday for an upcoming @underplayedpod.bsky.social episode! Then on Saturday, I’m starting Instants, a wholesome game about photos and memories!

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