Big Game Hunger
Multitude
Big Game Hunger is a weekly comedy show where Jenna Stoeber and friends craft the big next game every episode. Starting with a random genre, concept, and vibe, Jenna and a friend will take a game all the way from pitch, to slightly more developed pitch. By the end of the episode, they’ll have honed an IP so irresistible, you’ll be ready to risk $25 for it on Steam. Get ready to laugh about games you love, learn about game trends, and yearn for titles that will surely never make their release date. New episodes every Monday.
Huld Martha power-lifts our spirits
Huld Martha, FMV actress and power-lifter, is ready to harness the power of science fiction with the prompts:Fiercemovie tie in that should have happenedCentrifugeHuld and Jenna pitch a very subtle tribtue to Galaxy Quest called "Cosmos Odyssey: Fred Kwan played by Tony Shaloub from Galaxy Quest and Literally Just Some Guy’s Zoo Day." In this multiplayer-game, one person controls the platformer Guy and another, the centrifuge-manipulating Fred. Journey from biome-centrifuge to biome-centrifuge t
Mar 3, • 52:57
Sam Winkler defeats a curse
Sam Winkler, Narrative Director on Borderlands 4, helps Jenna break a curse with the prompts:shakespeareanteaches you how to commit crimesmoody indie platformerThey make "William Shakedown: Bard from Entry," a moody edutainment game where William Shakedown has to break into manor houses and castle to find the material for his next play. Outrun guards, fans - and a bear or two - in this delightful platformer. Listen to Audio Maverick, a new 9-part documentary podcast about one of the most visiona
Feb 24, • 55:22
Jesse Galena chucks some dynamite
Jesse Galena, GM, writer, and Second Wind contributor, brings his RPG expertise to the prompts: shakespeareanteaches you how to commit crimestimeloopIn Cryptick, play as a junior spy trying to cover up the fact that they have lost their secret spy decoder key. Try to decipher strange clues and riddles to complete the necessary spy actions. But you can't let your spy master know that you messed up! You need this job!Check out Jesse's TTRPG and written work at RexiconJess.itch.io, follow him on Bs
Feb 17, • 49:21
Jay and Jess on a soup quest
Jay, an indie game dev and co-founder of Second Wind Group, and Jess, editor and creator for Second Wind Group, are the first ever DUAL GUESTS on the show! With significantly more brain power in their brain skulls, they tackle the terms:shakespeareanteaches you how to commit crimestimeloopThe cheekily named game Prophicide ;) features a surprisingly amount of soup related content for a game about murdering a king. But that's what you get with a timeloop! Soup in the first loop, soup in EVERY loo
Feb 10, • 55:13
KC loves a good story
KC Nwosu, creator with Second Wind Group and a community moderator, is ready to dismantle some corrupt systems using the prompts: shakespearean teaches you how to commit crimes timeloop In "Revolt Report Repeat," play as an investigative journalist on the trail of a child sacrificing cult. Track down the identities of the five shadowy cultists, and quickly now - because they've all seen your face. Thankfully time isn't running out - because we're all stuck in a timeloop! Follow KC on Bluesky @
Feb 3, • 48:07
Nick Calandra knows some stupid ways to die
Nick Calandra, editor in chief for Second Wind Group, melds his love of action films with Jenna's love of action films and the prompts: shakespearean teaches you how to commit crimes timeloop You're being hunted by the ultimate assassin, ane he's so good the only person who could him... is himself! "Recyclcide" forces you to maneuver henchmen around to trick an assassin into wiping himself before he can take you out. Thankfully with the power of timeloops
Jan 27, • 47:46
Jack Packard woos a sicko princess
Jack Packard, GM for Adventure is Nigh and host of Red Letter Media, has got a sicko inside of him and he is not letting it stay dorment. Thankfully we've got a lot of space to play with the prompts: shakespearean teaches you how to commit crimes timeloop Play as an Elizabethean actor trying to break up an alliance the easiest way possible; by seducing one of the participants in a marriage between kingdoms! In "Love Labour's Crime," you'll have to figure out the best way to woo a princess - bu
Jan 20, • 57:49
Phil Salvador knows more about Frasier than expected
Phil Salvador, the Library Director of the Video Game History Foundation and returning guest, is ready to apply his archiving expertise to the prompts: taste-o-vision fourth-wall breaking QTE His grounded approach to game preservation keeps Jenna from making a vape game, which is truly for the best. And weirdly, his additional expertise in Frasier finds its own part to play in "Frasier: Dinner Roles." But for the record Jenna still thinks gamer Lik n Dip is a million dollar idea. Follow Phil S
Jan 13, • 55:34
Marlowe Dobbe loves to keep a shop
Marlowe Dobbe, artist and art director for MegaCrit and lots of other games, knows how to brainstorm like a professional, and you'll see it in action with the prompts: indie rock TOUCANS! Cat tower city builder They quickly cycle through about a dozen perfect ideas before settling on a cat-tower-builder with musical elements: "Harmony Cafe Sim: Cats vs Toucans." Keep the Toucans and Cats separate while building the biggest and best cat tree this broken down mall has ever seen! Follow Marlowe D
Jan 6, • 50:28
Jenna Stoeber takes a winter break
No episode this week! Big Game Hunger will return next week for a normal episode, same big time, same big channel. In the meantime, a happy Hanukkah and Kwanzaa for those who celebrate, and a happy Monday for those who don't. They say that absense makes the heart grow fonder, so if you miss this podcast in your life this week, consider subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna!
Dec 30, 2024 • 0:24
Gabby Darienzo spells it with 5 y's
Gabbyyyyy Darienzo, art director and dev of A Mortician's Tale, is ready to add a new layer to her creative themes with the prompts: Brutal randomized GENDER Combat? In my fashion game? Slayyyyy, a fashion-rouglike, take the feeling of coveting somebody's beautiful pants to the ultimate end: stealing their legs and putting them where your legs were so that you're now wearing their pants. And that includes anything that comes in the pants - it's a full package! Play A Mortician's Tale here and
Dec 23, 2024 • 51:25
Alex Van Aken lights it UP
Alex Van Aken, video producer and creator of Viewpoints, is taking beautiful notes on how best to make a: Surreal dueling tiki bar Inscrutable, award-winning Eurogame They pile on mechanics in "Overproof," a game about exploring all the highs and lows of bar ownership. Lean into the theatrical intensity of tiki drinks with unique craft cards, and lure the most customers into your uniquely themed joint. But remember - play with fiery drinks and you might get burned! Follow Alex on bsky @itscana
Dec 16, 2024 • 55:59
Hamish Steele defends a love of vampires
Hamish Steele, creator of Deadendia and Dead End: Paranormal Park, tries out some variants on the prompts: sensual Vampire defense system point-n-click but you don't have a mouse to point with We never would have guessed that vampire defense system would have so many possible interpretations, and we explore them all to make "Love at First Bite." A vampire dating game where YOU are the vampire, trying to win over the love and approval of villagers so you c
Dec 9, 2024 • 58:22
Joshua Rivera dies of shame
Joshua Rivera, freelance entertainment journalist, shows off the breadth of his vocabulary while tackling the prompts: waking up hungover after a long night of partying Paper-thin App Store money sink but it's Aliens (like the movie) Once they rid themselves of any good, thoughful, fun ideas, they really clear the runway for "Tailor Swift’s 21st era: Xenomorph murder casino," some truly soulless capitalistic slop. But as the great Joshua
Dec 2, 2024 • 56:53
Eric Silver tries a little too hard
Eric Silver, podcaster and GM, has a big game thirst for soda on today's episode, thanks to the prompts: Sweaty you have inherited the world's fizziest drink manufacturer rhythm game They make "Sweatin' Soda," a physical movement game about fizzical sodas. Build your soda or seltzer empire in this decades-spanning simulator, where everything is input with your body. I hope your soda-lifting muscles are warmed up, because you're going to be working them hard! Play Eric's new TTRPG, Model Our Na
Nov 25, 2024 • 52:58
John E Warren has never committed a crime
John E Warren, game journalist and creator of VGBees, brings his adjacent knowledge of band management to a folklore-rich crime game based on the prompts: Subterfuge Local band management sim Okami 2 (folklore-rich zelda-lite) Despite the classy and restrained title, "Ballad of the Bands" is a down-and-dirty game about composing the best band.... through whatever means necessary. Check out the foot-pedal-controller at GLYDR at FeetLegal.com, a real website. Interstae 35, a moving and beautiful
Nov 18, 2024 • 55:58
Paul Luetkemeyer is locked in
Paul Luetkemeyer, co-star of Burnt Cook Book Party, returns to the podcast to find it exactly as he left it, no major changes or departures of any kind. Hey. Listen to Burnt Cook Book Party at BCBParty.com. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna. Email the show at BigGameHungerPod@gmail.com. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and h
Nov 4, 2024 • 1:13:47
Lily Alexandre negotiates a will
Lily Alexandre, video essayist extraordinaire, is ready to fight for what's hers with the prompts: Epistlatory Reading of a will for the PlayDate In "Yours, Truly," family members must fight for their stake in a vast fortune while they still have a chance to get in on the will. Using the physical clues provided by letters, figure out the family secrets and who's keeping them so you can earn a big payday.... or should I say, URN a big payday? Watch all of Lily Alexandre's video essays, starting
Oct 28, 2024 • 53:33
Amber DaSilva builds a shipyard
Amber DaSilva, auto journalist with Jalopnik, is ready to set sail with some very body-horror, Halloween-appropriate prompts: Gooey quorum nautical horror With this strong load out, Jenna and Amber make "Vessel," a game about expanding your network of boats and flesh and flesh boats by conquering other ships at sea. Is this the world's first horror MMO? Is this the world's last Snowcrash fan game?
Oct 21, 2024 • 56:31
Hunter Donaldson pigeonholes himself
Hunter Donaldson, stand up comedian and host of Old Gamer's Almanac, is here today to reinforce his only interested, Twilight Imperium. Thankfully he also had time to make a game based on the prompts: musical claustrophobia takes place on a single screen Horror was not explicitly on this list but you better believe we made a horror game anyway. And the worst kind: one you inflict on your friends! This game, I know why the caged bird sing (and it’s scary!), turns karaoke into a shotgun blast of
Oct 14, 2024 • 1:02:50
Nick Lives writes dinosaur propaganda
Nick Lives, game dev for Night Signals, maker of Home Safety Hotline, brings his horror and HG-Wells related expertise to the prompts: Liliputian, time travel without space travel, text-based, In between rallying for long-necked dinosuars and theorizing about the heights of future and past peoples, Nick and Jenna make an "Descendents into Madness," where you cannot change history, only chronical it. What went wrong in the future that caused humanity's downfall? Well it certainly wasn't a histo
Oct 7, 2024 • 50:35
Clayton Ashley takes a knife to a masterpiece
Clayton Ashley, video editor for Polygon and co-host of Temporal Culture War, puts his board gaming skills to work with the prompts: Wontonly colorful, Art restoration, Social deduction (like Werewolf) With two options synergizing so much, it isn't hard to find an art angle... but how to include the social deduction aspect? Should this be a physical game or a Jackbox property? And how do we even pitch Jackbox anyway??? Listen to Clayton's excellent new podcast, Temporal Culture War! It's great
Oct 2, 2024 • 58:43
Jenna Stoeber is Out Of Office
No episode this week! Try enjoying some of the content at patreon.com/thejenna instead!
Sep 23, 2024 • 0:40
Brandon Sheffield kicks his little feetsies
Brandon Sheffield, creative director for Demonschool, is ready to hit the pavement in "A long peer at a short walk," a game based on the prompts: self aware not mini games but maxi games foot-based After getting VERY distracted talking about VHS tapes on this gaming show, Jenna and Brandon get to work parsing what could make a game "self-aware" and how best to get people to look at their feet a lot. Listen to Insert Credit here or on your podcast app, and wishlist Demonschool on Steam! Visit
Sep 16, 2024 • 56:06
Isabel J. Kim hunts cars by night
Isabel J. Kim, attorney, author, podcaster, and sword girl, makes the game "Oil Zone," based on the prompts: Neon, hydraulic, a game that doesn't use a regular controller The Mad Max of it all is that you hunt feral AI cars - and other players - at night in order to customize and upgrade your whip. But I hope you have strong arms because you've only got a valve wheel and a hand pump to do it with! STRAP IN FOR A BUMPY RIDE. Hear more of Isabel J. Kim on Wow, If True here or on your favorite po
Sep 9, 2024 • 52:46
Geoff Moonen makes magical girls burn out
First-time returning guest Geoff Moonen rejoins the show to make "My Magical World Never Went Away," based on the prompts: hyper realistic Magical Girls fist-fighting Geoff and Jenna run with a fairly generous understanding of the phrase "hyper realistic," as applying to the magical girl portion and NOT the physics or fist-fighting. Their game undercuts modern dark-retellings of Magical Girl stories and opts for a more relatable story about recovering from burnout and realizing that your past
Sep 2, 2024 • 53:21
Chase Carter makes a multi-dimensional flapping game
Chase Carter, games journalist and co-founder of Rascal News, deploys his incredible language skills to make "Flappy Bird: Shifted" with the prompts: ASCII, Supernatural Investigation, Flappy-bird-like I hope you're ready for a hard-hitting story about a search for a lost loved one, undertaken entirely by pressing a button to fight gravity. Shift your perspective to find your way through dimensions of text and punctuation in this moving ASCII-art game. This may potentially be the most competen
Aug 26, 2024 • 53:56
Tristan Cooper makes some more great content
Tristan Cooper, social media manager for The Verge and Can I Pet The Dog, makes "Stable 4: They Like It!" based on the words: Anachronistic haberdasher Racing Game The resulting game leans into the indie game trope of making lots of cute hats for cute animals, using the materials you can scrounge from your trophy wins. And most importantly, the horses love it! See more of Tristan's work on Twitter at TheVerge, and CanYouPetTheDog, and find more Can You Pet The Dog related accounts here. Visi
Aug 19, 2024 • 52:18
Amanda Silberling makes whatever a mail-puss game is, thanks Giovanni
Amanda Silberling, tech journalist and podcaster, joins the podcast mostly to dunk on former guest Giovanni Colantonio, but also to brag about going to the Olympics. Inbetween all that, they make the game "Mail-puss," a game based on the prompts: incredibly haunted, Mail-puss, Played secretly at a party or event The resulting folk game(s) can be played at any convention, party, or Olympics you're attending! If you're alone, play the name-based Mail-puss. If you have 8 people, then lean into t
Aug 12, 2024 • 59:11
Lin Codega makes a meta-aggressive TTRPG
Lin Codega, games journalist and co-founder of Rascal News, joins the pod to make "Spiral Apotheosis," based on the prompts: Addictive, Last god in the pantheon, Inscrutable, award-winning Eurogame Lin, using their expansive knowledge of what makes a TTRPG both award-winning and "Eurogame," lays out the groundwork for a game in which the rules are constantly changing, and both player and Last God are encouraged to be antagonistic with each other. It's just what DnD is doing, writ large! Read
Aug 5, 2024 • 55:48
Riley MacLeod makes a whirlwind cat-based platformer
Riley MacLeod takes a break from his incredible games journalism to make a game based on the prompts: Pampered, Tornado Watch, Endless runner After bouncing between a few great options for a game, they land on a new cat-based platforming game. Play as a beautiful chonky cat trying to get to either end of this tornado with slow but steady determination. You can make it, you round plush cat! We believe in you! Read Riley MacLeod's excellent work at Aftermath.site! Start with these dueling articl
Jul 29, 2024 • 50:54
Patrick Gill makes Ill Gotten Brains
Patrick Gill, a talented video essayiest and bonkers livestreamer, joins the podcast to make a nasty brain game with the prompts: Horrifying, Nobody can discover your recent lottery win, Deckbuilder The resulting brain-reaping game pits your social skills against the people in your small town as you try to keep your terrible secret. Mash up a little old lady's brains to learn kindness, bully some children to learn whimsy, and reap the cashier at the local gas station to learn how to finagle y
Jul 22, 2024 • 57:45
Amy Vorpahl makes Pucker up and Blow
Amy Vorpahl, actress, musician and expert DM, is ready to practice making games with the prompts: Ten-minute, marching band simulator, dating sim Now it's time for the awkward marching band nerds to strip off their pseudo-military uniforms and reveal their thick buff legs. In Pucker Up and Blow, you'll have a chance to romance a variety of either stacked or charismatic musicians. And if you play your cards and instruments right, you might have a chance at 10 minutes of "Practice"! Follow Amy o
Jul 15, 2024 • 56:52
Professor Ashley makes Haut Garbage: Love in the time of Composting
Professor Ashley, twitch stream and a literal real professor, challenges Jenna's base concepts about fun, flirting, and composting with the prompts: extremely literal composting weeklong LARP Together they make an education workshop with structured workshops on composting and a farmer-romancing meta game. But it is NOT a cult. For legal reasons, I must again clarify: it is NOT a cult. Also, whoever keeps track of Bridgerton and Evermore Theme Park mentions on this show, get ready to update, th
Jul 8, 2024 • 51:27
Julia Schifini makes Traitor’s Cup: Last Mascot Standing
Professional podcaster Julia Schifini joins the show to make the next evolution of both hockey and hidden role games, with the prompts: janky mundane sport made into a futuristic deathsport hidden role
Jul 1, 2024 • 50:00
Jenna Stoeber makes an uploading error.
Short story shorter: the audio didn't upload correctly, and I can't fix it now because I am on vacation. Julia's episode will release for real next week!
Jun 26, 2024 • 0:22
Laser Webber makes Slideless Bird
mayor They only have two more years of funding to complete this game, where you play as a penguin trying to run for mayor on the platform of brining eternal darkness and permanent ice to your town. A tough sell, but you can sway voters by wearing cute hats and little bowties! Check out Laser's work on his website, LaserTheBoy.com, and check out his album A Shark Ate my Penis on Bandcamp! Follow him on Insta @LaserTheBoy to listen to his new podcast (whenever it comes out)! Visit the DFTBA B
Jun 17, 2024 • 54:09
Kaylee Rowena makes Chirry Pitt vs New Hampshire
Kaylee Rowena, talented comic illustrator and haunted house expert, joins the podcast to make a very pride-ful TTRPG with the prompts: underground, Local Government drama, tongue-based Taking a cue from Lasers and Feelings, they create the gayest spectrum possible: seduction to inimidation. Play as Chirry Pitt as she gets manipulates the city council from behind the bar. You'll have the strongest tongue in town by the time you've secured garden rights for your town! Check out Kaylee's We
Jun 10, 2024 • 49:04
Anica Seelie makes Suc'Noff: Don’t Wake Ghdae'dqey!
TTRPG creator Anica Seelie is gifted three great prompts for their skill set: maintaining a eldrich god's slumber With a firm but loving grip on these words, Anica and Jenna slowly escalate their ideas until they make a game about continually fucking to appease the eldrich horror Suc'Naath. But don't do too good a job or your partner might experience and ecstasy too loud! Fumble, fool! Fumble! Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch, and check out the Pusheen Sum
Jun 3, 2024 • 56:56
Mischa Stanton makes Hand (and Foot) of God
Mischa Stanton, audio editor extraodinare and beloved Multitude podcaster, gets a very tricky gameplay-type (left by Jacob Geller), but manages to combine it flawlessly with the two other options: lazy, sims rival, kick-punch They envision a remarkable god-sim game where, aided by many hand-and-footed angels, the player must build up its civilization using the only tools available to God: kick and, yes, punching. But what more do you even need to guide or defend a village? All you need is
May 27, 2024 • 45:50
Penny Olivia Parker makes Holley's Trolleys
Penny Olivia Parker aka SnapCube, voice actor, streamer, and all around delightful person, goes deep on some word- and wood-intepretation with the prompts: wooden, train, game that doesn't use any controller. The result is a cute but surprisingly hard-hitting trolley game where you try your best to communicate with the (literal, metaphorical) wooden train conductor who is determined to mow down people tied to the tracks. Only you can stop her! Holley, no! Those people aren't just blocks
May 20, 2024 • 53:39
Janet Varney makes Eats Beats Groove
Janet Varney, host of The JV Club and Braving the Elements, has some firm thoughts about argula that she wants to share, provoked by the prompts: wacky, fast-food tie-in, touch-based rhythm game After some discussion about drumming and fast food griddle work, she and Jenna settle on a game about composing both the perfect sandwich, and the perfect song. Neither is as easy as it seems, but it will at least be fun in this music-looping, food-sampling rhythm game! Listen to The JV Club with
May 13, 2024 • 51:32
Sam from Afterthoughts makes CYCLops
Sam, superb video essayist from the channel Afterthoughts, joins Jenna for a one-yearly event: podcasting! Oh and they get the prompts: award-winning, played once annually, weird cart racer They navigate towards ARGs, the once-beloved, now forgotten child of the irl gaming world. But there they find a wealth of inspiration! Map based games! Online and in-person components! Bikes! Liability lawsuits! Watch Sam's incredible video essays on her channel Afterthoughts, or on Twitter @Aftertha
May 6, 2024 • 53:53
Chandana Ekanayake makes Sud Buds Survival
obnoxious, survival horror The once-quarter Pusheen subscription box is available for only $43.95 per box, or only $39.95 is you get an annual plan! Check it out past boxes (
Apr 29, 2024 • 53:10
Paul Luetkemeyer makes So you Think you Can Family? Prove It!
Paul Luetkemeyer, the voice of Zelf on Burnt Cook Book Party, joins Jenna to make a: claustraphobic, based on a 2007 reality tv show, family sim After flirting with a pretty banger idea for a Harry Houdini reincarnation reality TV show, they settle on a cubicle-based work-related multiplayer game where you fight through a series of puzzle rooms, like beloved 1997 cult horror hit Cube! Listen to Paul Luetkemeyer as he plays Zelf the Battle-Chef on Burnt Cook Book Party here. To get 10%
Apr 22, 2024 • 48:52
Rob Cocks makes Birthday Waifu Surprise Industries presents Legend of Zelda: Birthday Waifu Surprise
terrifying, breath-of-the-wild alike Thank Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna
Apr 15, 2024 • 49:55
Jacob Geller makes Intestines for Caesar
Jacob Geller, a writer who happens to be known for his video essays, joins Jenna to craft up a game based on the prompts: sloppy, Ides of March, fortunetelling The resulting game is, as you might expect given the sources, a really thought-provoking interrogation of game structures and player-interaction, while also being a hilarious game where you try to make people stab their boss. So what if their boss is Julius Caesar? This game as it all: Pathos! Intrigue! Intestines! Check out Jaco
Apr 8, 2024 • 57:57
Jacob Burgess makes The Musical: Opening Night Rat Heist
Voice actor and game dev Jacob Burgess joins the pod to crack the exceptionally difficult line up of: musical, game within a game, twin stick shooter This off-off-off Broadway production company has suffered from more internal drama than is in the script for Les Rizz! And to make matters worse, a swarm of rats has descended on the premises. But as it turns out, a mass of agile, invested rodents might be just the thing this community theater needs to pull off the big show. Enjoy Jacob Bur
Apr 1, 2024 • 53:58
Jacob Andrews makes Dark Soups
Jacob Andrews, one of the talented artists of Drawfee, find the route through the prompts: obtuse parasite FPS with the help of Jenna Stoeber, a fellow soup and Dark Souls lover. Inspired by the Loathsome Dung Eater and some relatable soup catastrophes, Dark Soups sees the brew-bearer attempt to defeat monstrous gorge-vessels. But will you free them of their gorgers, or deepen their injestion infestation? See Jacob's work on Drawfee here, catch a livestream of Secret Sleepover Society, or
Mar 25, 2024 • 52:04
Giovanni Colantonio makes Grapple Apple Pie
Giovanni Colantonio, journalist at Digital Trends, is the first participant in the Grant Howitt Dagger Dartboard, where a flip of the coin determines if a prompt is replaced by a newer, weirder prompt from a separate list. They ended up with: wholesome all grapple hooks all the time cooking While making several accidental grapple-based puns, Giovanni and Jenna craft a foraging and cooking game with madcap traversal mechanics, naturally in VR and requiring an intricate and expensive grappl
Mar 18, 2024 • 57:06
Grant Howitt makes DROWNINGMAN
Grant Howitt, indie TTRPG creator of games like Honey Heist, joins the show and makes a surreal, pro-drug game using the prompts: ocean exploration last day at camp Lucas-Arts point-n-click. You wake up in a derelict oil rig and have to choose your intoxicant of choice. Where will you fall on the zooted scale, and how will that change your conversation options? And more importantly, how much FUN will you have on the way? Follow Grant's work on Twitter @RowanRookDecard or on his website R
Mar 11, 2024 • 1:02:58
Petrana Radulovic makes Dream Derby Online
mom game racing o steal your neighbor's horse, and compete tooth-and-nail for the ultimate prize: the HORSE TIARA. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at BigGameHungerPod@gmail.com. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
Mar 4, 2024 • 53:52
Kelsey Lewin makes Kyst
Kelsey Lewin, writer, podcaster, and co-owner of Pink Gorilla Games, joins the show to finally make a game that your aunt is going to love! She and Jenna turn the prompts: aunt games frogs myst-like into a game about kissing frogs to turn them into other animals, and then using those animals to solve PUZZLES. Kyst indulges all the things we liked about Myst: cool photo graphics, loneliness, and puzzles that we were too young to figure out. Pre-order Kelsey Lewin's Animal Crossing book he
Feb 26, 2024 • 57:31
Allegra Frank makes Squishheart: Grey’s Last Bounty
Allegra Frank, renowned journalist, critic, and oreo connoisseur, joins Jenna to craft an adorable, hard-hitting game with the prompts: squishy werewolves visual novel Eschewing the normal player-romance offerings of visual novels, they craft a game where you matchmake NPCs and solve a dark mystery of your own past, come back to haunt you. Also there are some non-branded Squishmallow integrations that give the game a bit of a texture. A squish texture. Turns out, love was the greatest my
Feb 19, 2024 • 1:02:19
Karen Han makes Pokemon Cafe Life
Screenwriter, bookwriter, and criticwriter Karen Han has brought her Marvel's-Midnight-Sun and Pokemon-Cafe-Remix related complaints to the prompts: musical cafe sim character creator They brew a heady mix of adorable Pokemon bakers and super crunchy sim aspects like book-balancing and inventory sim. Every year, the Alcremie Awards pass out stars to the best cafes in the world - and you've set your sight on getting one! Require Pokemon employees, and serve up the best light cafe salads t
Feb 12, 2024 • 55:34
Brent Naylor makes TuringQuest
Brent Naylor lucked out with some primo prompts: parasite DnD mystery Then he immediately destroyed the format of this show by perfectly nailing a pitch for a hidden role game where you have to identify the social parasite in a DnD group! Thankfully these fools are pros at bullshitting, and they develop a game where you train yourself to detect AI but figuring out who on a video call isn't a real human. Learn the REAL TRUTH about Andalites at AndaliteTruth.org, listen to Fandalites, a fu
Feb 5, 2024 • 52:08
Faith Schaffer makes Level up to Christmas Romance, Holly!
Illustrator Faith Schaffer brings her Lifetime movie expertise to Big Game Hunger, a Jenny Nicholson fancast! With the prompts: voyeurism holiday dungeon crawler ...she and Jenna make a Lifetime/Hallmark-inspired Christmas game about a big-city video game creator who discovers the true meaning of Christmas Romance back in her hometown, with either the local super-bachelor or her cousin. Play choices don't matter in this cult classic hit, but you'll love its earnest, FMV styling a
Jan 29, 2024 • 56:18
Alex Jaffe makes Shark on the Green
Alex Jaffe, co-host of Insert Credit and 52 Pickup, starts off strong with some word-play options based on the prompts: green shark godzilla-sim (rampage) After some great goofs on what "green" could imply, they settle on an anti-golf, pro-green-space game where you play as a shark terrorizing innocent putters. Swim through intricate mini-golf courses to herd golfers into clumps so you can eat as many at once as you can, and be sure to hit a cool flip in the air for bonus points! Play as
Jan 22, 2024 • 45:46
Dr. Moiya McTier makes Beadle's Awakening
Listen to Exolore and Pale Blue Pod, and read The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy! Follow her on Twitter @GoAstroMo, or visit her website at MoiyaMcTier.com. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at BigGameHungerPod@gmail.com. Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna
Jan 16, 2024 • 51:12
Son M. makes Plenty of Fish
Son M. graces Big Game Hunger with their creative direction and reigns us in with her production expertise, with the prompts: Bisexual mario knock-off fishing game Inspired by everyone's favorite bisexual Luigi, we make a Luigi Mansion-Castlevania blend, with strong emphasis on platforming and fishing. And what are you fishing for? Souls, of course! Delicious plump souls! Follow Son M. on Twitter @BogBoogie, on Instagram @theboglands, or visit their website at Perfect Garbage Studios.
Jan 8, 2024 • 47:32
Justin Green makes Chansey Boofy Tangrowth
Justin Green came here entirely focused on one goal: to make the most scattered and unhinged game premise possible. Thankfully Jenna totally tamed that impulse and they came up with a very normal game about being a good or bad therapist and a pokemon and navigating the American healthcare system and maybe evolving if you are fully cured of your trauma. And all just from the prompts: character creator boofy environment narrative/organizing Wow! Sounds like everyone was super focused and on
Jan 1, 2024 • 51:00
Clay Murphy makes Fellowship of the Caterers: Party of One
Clay Murphy, writer on Control and Alan Wake 2, joins Jenna to create a character-driven story about coming to terms with your dreams when your dreams are determined by prophecy., using the prompts: a job that has never been made into a game good time party time! rpg Play as the Chosen One, still trying to make it big in Hollywood and finding that it isn't so easy, even if you are destined to be the greatest actor of all time. You still gotta eat! In the meantime, you work as a caterer, l
Dec 25, 2023 • 59:06
Anthony Burch makes Screwjob
gnarly We make a 4-player game that utilizes how absolutely insane and erotic wrestling is in real life. I was able to make one solid wrestling reference, to John Cena's beloved you don't see me meme, but mostly Anthony Burch breaks down the wild incredible tropes and culture of wrestling, and also stealth games! Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Follow BGH at BigGameHunger on Instagram. Email us at BigGameHungerPod@gmail.com. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collecti
Dec 18, 2023 • 49:35
Geoff Moonen makes Invasive Species
Watch out, Spider-man! Voice actor Geoff Moonen joins Jenna to make a Central Park-roaming bird game with incredible transversal mechanics, thanks to the prompts: Owls moody Triple A action-adventure Invasive Species is inspired by famous New York birds like the iconic Flaco, who escaped Central Park Zoo to become a free bird, to Mandarin Patinkin the Hot Duck. This is the new Uncharted game you've been looking for. Also enjoy Jenna learning in real time that Geoff knows an insane amount
Dec 11, 2023 • 56:46
Eduardo Valdés-Hevia makes Blacklight Arcade
Horror artist extraordinaire Eduardo Valdés-Hevia - also known as Valdevia - joins Jenna to make one of the most lucrative game genres: mascot horror! Watch out, Five Nights at Freddy's and Poppy Playtime, we're COMING FOR YOUR CROWN. With the prompts: Vampires vibrant pinball The result? Blacklight Arcade! You're a repair man at Transylgamia, the local movie-monster themed arcade, and you've got to make sure everything's working before you can leave for the night. But who's that spooky
Dec 4, 2023 • 51:07
Brian Miller makes Big Game Hunger
America's Uncle himself, Brian Miller is here to help Jenna Stoeber make a game based on the prompts: Cake decorating Uncle game Party game The discuss the wonders of 'za and 'zagna (pizza and lasagna), what it takes to be an uncle game, and Chef Boyardee getting Anglicized. How is it we ended up talking about Garfield-related food entries two weeks in a row? Is it the title of the podcast?? Plus we spend a surprising amount of time mourning the loss of the cardboard Walmart retail DVD du
Nov 27, 2023 • 51:44
Xalavier Nelson Jr makes Waiting for Garfot
Xalavier Nelson Jr, game writer extraordinaire, joins Jenna to make a contemplative, meditation on God, faith, and filling one's days as we await our fate. There's also some stuff about shower food. Our prompts were: kitten cuddling contemplative roguelike Follow Xalavier Nelson Jr on Twitter @WritNelson, see more of his work with Strange Scaffold here, and go buy El Paso, Elsewhere on Steam! Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Follow BGH at BigGameHunger on Instagram. Email us at Big
Nov 20, 2023 • 50:07
Brooke Breit makes The Land and Time of the Frankensteins
Detective Frankenstein here. You didn't happen to see a Brooke Breit wandering around here, holding a basket of feets, have you? Not her own feet, to be clear. No, this is a basket full of stranger feets - and they aren't hers to sell. On this episode, Brooke Breit and Jenna make a body-swapping lost-romance game with the prompts: Frankensteins Poetic Detective Follow Brooke Breit on Twitter @brookebreit and on Twitch @brookebreit! Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Follow BGH a
Nov 13, 2023 • 1:00:07
Eric Silver makes Agatha Christie's Raildriver
Podcast maven Eric Silver joins Jenna Stoeber to discuss some no-longer-timely news about card games, and leverage that into the next big MONEY MAKER. They are assisted by the prompts: train travel people who don't like to talk on the phone card game Big Game Hunger hasn't really been about turning a profit with our incredible game ideas so far, but how else are we going to keep this boat afloat? That's right, by cashing in and selling out! Time to get a chunk of that Agatha Christie esta
Nov 6, 2023 • 51:41
Phil Salvador makes The Spiderking of Heart of Hopesville Mall
Phil Salvador, the Library Director of the Video Game History Foundation HIMSELF, joins Jenna Stoeber for this episode of Big Game Hunger! They tackle three totally normal words that would definitely appear on a list of game-terms that ANYONE MADE. The terms are: Cryptid flirty zeldalike They discuss classic cryptids like Mothman, explore emotional motivation behind crop circles, and talk a surprising amount about malls. Follow Phil Salvador on Twitter @itstheshadsy, and learn more about the V
Oct 30, 2023 • 54:51
Janet Garcia makes Fast & Furious: Family Fun Night!
In this INAUGURAL episode of Big Game Hunger, Janet Garcia joined Jenna Stoeber in making a video game based on three prompts: Video game attached to massive IP Childish WarioWare mini game collection. OBVIOUSLY they made a game based on the most massive car-and-family-based IP of all time, Fast & Furious. (Sorry about it, Disney's Cars). The WarioWare mini games are a little trickier to finesse - you need a particular balance of absurdity and cars, which a serious, down-to-earth franchise lik
Oct 23, 2023 • 57:45