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Join Stephen and Jake as they take a retrospective of their past two years of podcasting and discuss their hopes for Scratching the Itch's future. See you in Episode 51! Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they dedicate an entire episode to games created by listeners! You too can become Scratching the Itch canon! Winterlore Chapter II: https://bit.ly/3kmcu5k Endless Spin of the Hunter-Gatherer: https://bit.ly/3ApJq2v Holidays: https://bit.ly/3lADlu1 Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they review some games from the indie game webzine Indiepocalypse! Issue 19: https://bit.ly/3BHntwc Issue x kus: https://bit.ly/3jNZIwu Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they try their luck with some incredibly unique dice-based games!  Dice Mice: https://bit.ly/3DiOR5j there.are.dice: https://bit.ly/2WihIWV Book of Faces: https://bit.ly/3yl9nhX Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they shoot everything from bugs to mushrooms to old men needing towels in this episode about First Person Shooters! Criminal Insects: https://bit.ly/3iDxjZs Deep Root: https://bit.ly/3CB93ii Towel Required: https://bit.ly/3sePPuk Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they interview the creator of The Mind's Eclipse, an absolutely stunning game that was covered in Episode 37! The Mind's Eclipse: https://themindseclipse.itch.io/the-minds-eclipse Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they work out their green thumb with some wonderful games inspired by plant life - it's time for some nature games! Growth TD: https://bit.ly/3AN9XHz PlantBuddy: https://bit.ly/3yJi5Y4 Awa's Journey: https://bit.ly/3APVkUb Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they explore and uncover the secrets of some wonderful games made in RPG Maker! Capacity: https://bit.ly/35VUyqc Haunted Corny Maize: https://bit.ly/3heJ72q Wild Araz: https://bit.ly/3gUrSV4 Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they take their sweet time analyzing and optimizing in some turn-based strategy games! Hero Tactics: https://bit.ly/3vkysrE Wild Heart: https://bit.ly/3iBlzqA The Forever Lands: https://sonofbadru.itch.io/foreverlands Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they look down upon various worlds and blast things - it's time for some Top Down Shooters!   Don't Wake Up: https://bit.ly/3vdEUSg GUNWYRM: https://bit.ly/3fCCoyq TURBO ISLAND PURGER: https://bit.ly/3bMVOzc   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen, Jake, and Pat as they get themselves lost in some... Adventure Games? Collectathons? 3D Exploration Games? If you can come up with a better name for the genre, let us know!   Grassdancer: https://bit.ly/3hdzXEJ Nytro: https://bit.ly/3uuqFIi Dry Path: https://bit.ly/3uAf0YC   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they contest the patriarchy with some lovely games featuring female protagonists!   Digital Soul Data: https://bit.ly/3tSggWF lilac & her light: https://npckc.itch.io/lilac-and-her-light Roguelight: https://managore.itch.io/roguelight   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they shift and shimmy objects in some wonderful games inspired by Tetris!   LootKeeper: https://outstar.itch.io/lootkeeper KARGO: https://natbriceno.itch.io/kargo Blocky Dungeon 0.75: https://squaredev.itch.io/blocky-dungeon-075   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they accidentally blur the line between point-and-clicks and visual novels... It's time for some sci-fi!   Cooking with Cthulhu: https://snozbot.itch.io/cooking-with-cthulhu Co-Pilot: https://90percentstudios.itch.io/co-pilot The Mind's Eclipse: https://themindseclipse.itch.io/the-minds-eclipse   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they talk about wandering aimlessly for hours in some Point and Click games!   Garden of Oblivion: http://bit.ly/3qyV4Cp Printed Mars: http://bit.ly/3l81vLM Intergalactic Wizard Force: http://bit.ly/3l5uhMU   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they play the games of new and old listeners (some of which have been waiting FAR too long!)   Bright Lancer: https://slo-nod.itch.io/bright-lancer?download Dasher 3D: https://iep-esy.itch.io/dasher Kungfu Cowboy: https://soy-boy-games.itch.io/kungfucowboy   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they discover and analyze games that have not yet been officially finished!   Hebi Hebi: https://taylorritenour.itch.io/hebi-hebi Pico Sonic: https://komehara.itch.io/pico-sonic Familiars.io: https://clayloam.itch.io/familiarsio   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they explore games that give you wings and help you fall with style - it's time to fly this week!   POTiON: https://eryngi.itch.io/potion Fluffy Flight: https://fripop.itch.io/fluffy-flight Flight: https://danielkimaudio.itch.io/flight   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they hop, skip, and jump around some wonderful 3D platforming games!   Scheherezade's Journey: https://jerome8911.itch.io/scheherazades-journey Neverest: https://neverest.itch.io/neverest Pyme's Genocide: https://jaimuepe.itch.io/pymes-genocide   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they play through and discuss the difference between Rogue-Likes and Rogue-Lites!   Time Raider: https://teamterrible.itch.io/time-raider RogueType: http://bit.ly/38TDfY1 The ever-changing case of the unpaid rent: http://bit.ly/3hAiGDQ   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch