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214: Cairn (with Rachel Watts)

5/13/2026 • 161 min

Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Discord, Socials and more- https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog Join Dave and special guest Rachel Watts (Thinky Games, Indieventure podcast) as they discuss Cairn (The Game Bakers, 2026). Cairn is a meticulous, thoughtful climbing game that takes you into the mind of an elite athlete as she atte… Play episode

213: Hitman 3 & Freelancer Mode (with Scott Danielson)
212: The Séance of Blake Manor (with Brian Edwards - Cane and Rinse, Chara…
211: Baby Steps (with Josh Galecki - Pixelated Playgrounds)
Is It Harder for Video Games to Be Funny? (with Doug Lief & Gen Moonen)
210: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines (with TroytlePower)
PAX East 2026 Wrap-Up
209: Chants of Sennaar (with Travis Colenutt - Left Behind Game Club)
208: Death Howl (with Bryan Skursha - Pixelated Playgrounds)
207: Skate Story (with Josh Leslie - IndieQuest)
206: Bioshock (with Joseph Hooper - Crossplay Conversations)
205: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (with Steve aka Blinkoom)
204: Ghost of Yōtei (with Jacob Price - The Pre-Order Bonus)
203: Pokémon Legends: Z-A (with Kenneth Shepard)
202: Goodnight Universe (with Jill Grodt - The Indie Informer)
201: Madden 2005 vs ESPN NFL 2K5 (with Chris Coplien & Adam Gumbert)
200: Dark Souls II (with Ryan Batie - Lightning Strikes Thrice)
199: Hollow Knight: Silksong (with Jenny Windom - Geeks & Grounds)
198: Crazy Taxi (with Darren Hupke - Pixels & Polygons)
Backlog Resolutions 2026
2025 In Review/Games of the Year
197: Astro Bot (with Josh Covel - Still Loading Podcast)
196: Sword of the Sea (with AndresPlays)
195: Legend of Grimrock 2 (with Shane Selterre - Retro Hangover)
194: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (with Michael Berger - Bits…
193: Asura's Wrath (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)
192: Heaven's Vault (with Rebekah Valentine)
191: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (with Kate & Emily - No Small Games)
190: Pseudoregalia (with Bo__Po - Underplayed)
189: Lies of P (with Rob & Kelvin - The Gaming Duo)
188: Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye (with Rick Firestone)
187: Fear & Hunger (with Adam Bucceri)
186: Silent Hill 3 (with Kaye Ross)
185: Slay the Princess (with Matt aka Stormageddon)
184: Ultros (with John Rogers - Gaming in the Wild)
183: Despelote (with Moises Taveras)
182: Bionic Bay (with Harry Loizides - Six One Indie)
181: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (with Ty Schalter)
180: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (with Erik - Pages of Play)
179: Blue Prince (with Jenny Windom)
178: Psychonauts (with Try - My Life in Gaming)
177: Split Fiction (with Aaron Angle)
176: Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (with Chris Coplien - Retr…
175: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (with Brian Edwards)
174: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (with Michael Higham)
173: Max Payne (with Nomad - The Retro Wildlands)
172: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (with Dan - The Greatest Story Eve…
171: El Paso, Elsewhere (with Jacob McCourt & Luke Lewis)
170: Lunacid (with Dave Cox)
169: South of Midnight (with Kate Sánchez)

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