Show overview
Zero Brightness - A Podcast About Horror Video Games has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 209 episodes. That works out to roughly 290 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 2m and 1h 41m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 3 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 55 episodes published. Published by ZeroBrightnessPodcast.
From the publisher
Podcast by Ecstattic Studio
Latest Episodes
View all 209 episodesZero Brightness Ep. 191: Ok, We Didn't Like Resident Evil 9
ESee Title.
Bonus: My Thoughts on Silent Hill F
EA bonus episode from the Patreon for you to check out. Go to https://www.patreon.com/zerobrightness for more!

Zero Brightness Ep. 190: Emergency Broadcast from the Military Occupied Twin Cities, MN
EThis is an Emergency Broadcast from the Military Occupied Twin Cities, MN.

Zero Brightness Ep. 189: Merry Freakmas (Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within)
EJustin joins to talk about his obsession with Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - a sci-fi action movie set at Christmas time. We also talk about other non-holiday movies set at Christmas, how Square tried to go Hollywood, whether or not you should watch Eyes Wide Shut with your family and why Jingle All the Way is the best movie.

Ep. 188: Horses, Censorship and Other Unsettling Things
ESome thoughts on the Horror game Horses and the censorship surrounding it.

Zero Brightness Ep. 187: No More Notes (Halloween 2025)
EWe're back with another Halloween indie game roundup - featuring discussions of "Buckshot Roulette," "Exit 8," "Umigari," "Heartworm," "Children of Clay" and "That Night, Steeped By Blood River"
Zero Brightness Ep. 186: You Should Play Cronos: The New Dawn
ESome thoughts on Bloober Team's latest - as well as the history and future of survival horror
Bonus: Why I Love the Alien Franchise
EA bonus episode from the Patreon. Sign up there for more like this! https://www.patreon.com/zerobrightness
Zero Brightness Ep. 185: Ridley Scott Understood AI
EExploring the Horrors of AI through the lens of Ridley Scott's Alien and Blade Runner films.

Zero Brighntess Ep. 184: Media Won't Save Us
EAn episode exploring the shortcomings of media analysis, video essays and online activism - and why we should go outside and do real world stuff.

Zero Brightness Ep. 183: Everything Sucks, But Slitterhead Doesn't
EJustin joins to talk more about Slitterhead but we mostly ended up talking about how the video games industry is cooked, the internet is cooked, America is cooked, etc.

Zero Brightness Ep. 182: You Should Play Slitterhead (and Siren and Gravity Rush)
ELet's talk about the brilliant works of Keiichiro Toyama and how nice it is to see 90s Japanese Auteurs get a second chance at fulfilling their bizarre creative dreams.

Zero Brightness Ep. 181: Why Josh Thinks You Should Play Returnal
EJosh tells a dedicated hater all of the reasons why Returnal is an all-time banger. Hater responds.

Zero Brightness Ep. 180: The One About the Dreamcast (Part 2)
E...in which we take a look at Carrier, Illbleed, Blue Stinger, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, and The Ring: Terror's Realm

Zero Brightness Ep. 179: How to Survive in America
EBecause America is the Real Survival Horror

Zero Brightness Ep. 178: The One About the Dreamcast (pt. 1)
EThis time, we talk about the rise of the Sega Dreamcast. Next time, we talk about its library of Horror Games.

Zero Brightness Ep. 177: The One About the Arcade (Darkstalkers, Street Fighter, Etc.)
EEpisode 177 is all about getting back into fighting games, loving the Darkstalkers series, embracing weird hobbies, growing up in the early 00s, playing a lot of different 90s capcom classics and going to the arcade. Watch Some Documentaries: The Lost Arcade: https://tubitv.com/movies/100026747/the-lost-arcade Insert Coin: https://youtu.be/7zx5GunyUS4?si=XraDqYx3P2UDjCU1
Zero Brightness Ep. 176: Maybe I am a Depressing Bastard (2024 Halloween Special)
EJustin joins to talk about three amazing indie horror games: Shinkansen 0, Mouthwashing and Hollowbody. Happy Halloween, ya filthy animals!

Zero Brightness Ep. 175: The one about the Silent Hill 2 Remake
EVincent joins to discuss the highs and lows of Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 Remake - a game that we do not agree on, sort of. We get into the things they've changed as well as the many references to the original - and how it all comes together in this year's biggest AAA horror game.

Zero Brightness Ep. 174: (Are) 3D Castlevania Games Bad (?)
EIt's supposed to be phrased like a question but. c'mon, we all know these games suck. Justin and Bea join to help me sort through this lamentable group of games. What is a 3D Castlevania game? A miserable pile of secrets!