Show overview
dotzip has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 114 episodes, alongside 14 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 130 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 45 min and 1h 16m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 29 episodes already out so far this year.
From the publisher
A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, Robin, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff! --- Visit us online at https://dotzip.online --- Art by Tara Crawford Music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari
Latest Episodes
View all 114 episodesJune 2026 Next Fest Shines Upon Us
Walking Along the Trail in Book of Travels
Dealing in Dream Logic in The Norwood Suite
It's a Will Issue w/ Will Laporte (Ghostdown, Overheard)
Yearning in The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight
Helping Each Other Out in Hypogea
Getting Mixed Messages in CR33P
Crying in the Club in HYPERBEAT
Talking about the Neverway Prologue with Kate (No Small Games) and Phil (70% Complete)! | RAM
Transforming in Grow Light
Movies and Podcasts and Video Games, Oh My! | RAM
Believing Our Eyes in she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died
Making a Movie in HITM3
[TEASER] Conversation with Remy Siu about Prove You're Human! | RAM
Not Blinking in Before Your Eyes
S2 Ep 38Meeting Sylvia (and Others) in Formless Star
Oh to be a little guy with a fan on your head talking to Sylvia.Today we're talking about Formless Star by splendidland! A game about meeting 61 creatures and maybe a secret 62nd.Get Formless Star on itch.io!!! Follow splendidland's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:Creativity in the Age of AI by Ariadne J. Markou for Michigan Sociological Review30 Years of Tamagotchi Jam on itch.io---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - dot.army (01:40) - Another one for the girls (02:55) - Studio pedigree (04:17) - What is Formless Star (05:35) - Finding all the little guys (06:40) - The game is cute :) (08:38) - The game is about curiosity (10:22) - Getting out of our spaceship on spoiler planet (10:40) - Sylvia's Song (13:10) - Favorite animals (20:42) - The 61st creature (28:52) - The music!!! (30:38) - Big Takeaways (30:43) - Robin's Big Takeaway (33:06) - Kim's Big Takeaway (38:31) - Creativity is magic (45:47) - Good game (46:53) - Time for bed ★ Support this podcast ★
Audio of AJ talking about PAX East | RAM
bonusToday AJ does ONE FINAL RECAP of their time at PAX East 2026. If you want to hear AJ's thoughts with worse audio and less forethought, you can listen to their dot.trip episodes on Kofi ~ https://ko-fi.com/dotzip ~. The rest of this month's eps will be member exclusives!Discussed in the episode:AJ on The Content Mill talking about PAXNever Post's Team Chat: We Won't Make Video and You Can't Force Us (Paywalled)Support Never Post!AJ, Brendon, Gianni, and Phil streaming the Godzilla RPG with LanFest! on YouTube (audio is iffy at times)Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game by IDW Games on Kickstarter is still taking late pledges!Indie Press Revolution's websitePlus One EXP's websiteSoothwardens by Navaar JacksonDown We Go by Plus One ExperienceThe Prince of Hounds by Jay DragonMythic Bastionland by Chris McDowallQuinns Quest Reviews: Mythic Bastionland! on YouTubeKala Mandala Playbook by Munkao and Centaur GamesNo Small GamesUnderplayedSix One IndieCrossplay Conversations and Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game PodcastGianniDicrosta on Twitch70% Complete (Phil Bothun)---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro (00:07) - It's another podcast (01:08) - Making stuff (04:12) - Talking about PAX (05:21) - It's TTRPG time baby (05:44) - Godzilla the TTRPG (10:33) - More TTRPGs (10:49) - Indie Press Revolution (11:16) - PlusOneEXP (11:42) - Soothwardens by Navaar Jackson (12:28) - Down We Go by Marcus Linderum and Plus One Experience (15:25) - The Prince of Hounds by Jay Dragon (16:29) - Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowall (17:52) - Kala Mandala by Munkao and Centaur Games (19:41) - I love games! (19:59) - I met so many folks!!! (23:02) - That's the recap! ★ Support this podcast ★
S2 Ep 37Diving Deep in In Other Waters
When you think about it the ocean is kind of like space.Today we're talking about In Other Waters by Jump Over the Age! A game about the wonder and devastation of ecological science, and good menus.Get In Other Waters on Steam, Humble, GoG, or Nintendo Switch!!! Follow Jump Over the Age's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:Listen to Leaving the Party!!!In Other Waters is about exploring an alien ocean through an AI interface by Nicole Carpenter for PolygonIn Other Waters, ft. Gareth Damian Martin by Bad End: A Videogame Podcast'Citizen Sleeper' dev on how players’ bodies shape the story by Robin<3 for inverseHow ecological adventure In Other Waters's planet-wide mystery gives players hope by Joel Couture for Game Developer---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Day dreams (dreams you have that are what your day is going to be) (01:26) - Chase NAILS the intro (01:54) - What is In Other Waters (04:17) - High level thoughts (09:55) - Cheering at the UI (15:36) - The line to Citizen Sleeper (19:42) - Early game spoilers (21:33) - Shoutout to Amos Roddy (22:09) - Where to begin spoiling... (24:03) - Diving deeper (30:16) - Graphics are environmental metaphor actually (39:00) - In the end (50:01) - Big Takeaways (50:05) - Robin's Big Takeaway (54:18) - Chase's Big Takeaway (56:45) - We win! (57:10) - Thanks for finding the ending of the episode ★ Support this podcast ★
S2 Ep 36Being in Pain in Soul of Sovereignty
Just-- Wh-- Man....Today we're talking about Soul of Sovereignty by GGDG! A game about needing to see the good in someone else and pretty flowers. This game was suggested by Amet! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!Get Soul of Sovereignty on itch!!! Follow GGDG's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:Cucumber Quest by GGDGSoulSov Chapter 1-3 OSTs on Bandcamp---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - We are friends!!!!! (00:39) - Fri-day night (01:30) - Thank you Amet for the suggestion! (03:35) - What is Soul of Sovereignty (06:45) - SPOILERS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT EVENTS IN THE BEGINNING (11:47) - The intro is good and so is everything!!! (14:17) - It's not done yet technically! (15:51) - FINAL SPOILER WARNING (16:12) - Welcome to spoilers (16:35) - The turn (18:52) - Selfish virtue and deadly kindness (24:04) - The story is painful (29:49) - Where does the story go from here? (31:14) - Audience surrogate (32:15) - It's time to talk about Them. (37:32) - Flashback stuff (38:56) - AJ and Kim bait (45:22) - THE STORY IS PAINFUL!!!!!!!! (47:31) - We haven't even talked about The Trials (48:42) - There is just so much we haven't touched on (53:53) - They're both hot (54:48) - Whoops it's Big Takeaways (55:09) - KAJ's Takeaway (01:00:14) - Good (01:01:01) - Thank you for listening :) ★ Support this podcast ★
S2 Ep 35Experiencing Womanhood in A Year of Springs
We’ve all had unrequited feelings for one of our best friends at the hot springs, right? Right????Today we're talking about A Year of Springs by npckc! A game about the endless complexity of being a woman and sending cute lil emojis.Get A Year of Springs on Steam or itch!!! Follow npckc’s work on their website!Discussed in the episode:A YEAR OF SPRINGS soundtrack on Bandcamp---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Someone make a good way to take screenshots (01:07) - Lifeguard Off-Duty (02:07) - Who is npckc? (03:16) - What is a Year of Springs (05:21) - Hard to not spoil! (08:23) - General subject matter (12:18) - Beep boop (12:25) - One Night, Hot Springs (18:07) - Endings (22:45) - The difference in perspectives (25:36) - Last Day of Spring (29:03) - Presents for transgender women (30:56) - The texting is good! (32:25) - Spring Leaves No Flower (37:40) - An unexpected shift (42:32) - Why is it so hard to be a woman!!!!!! (44:14) - I guess I gotta talk to my boyfriend... (45:22) - Endings (46:47) - This one is for the girls (51:07) - The Epilogue (52:39) - Getting a new start (55:46) - Big Takeaways (55:56) - Kim's Big Takeaway (59:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway (01:04:17) - Good game!!! (01:04:23) - Kim attempts the outro ★ Support this podcast ★