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It is Next Fest once again.
Today we're talking about video games that we played from the June 2026 Steam Next Fest.

Discussed in the episode:
9 ESSENTIAL Wishlists From Steam Next Fest (June 2026) from noclip_2 on YouTube
Blood Dungeon
SteamDB "AI Content Disclosed" filtered out Next Fest list
"Call of Dookie" post on Bluesky
Dad Games:
Normal Golf Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3510740/Normal_Golf_Game/ 
Wind Runners - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101370/Wind_Runners/
Omen - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2859970/Omen/
Ascenders: Beyond the Peak - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4267860/Ascenders_Beyond_the_Peak/
Dungeon Settlers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2798330/Dungeon_Settlers/
Enginefall - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2437390/Enginefall/
over the hill - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2929250/over_the_hill/
Mym’s Sword - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4673730/Myms_Sword/
Gonna go do a little work in the garage:
Factomancer - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3979570/Factomancer/
Slime Soup - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4655800/Slime_Soup/
IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2950790/IRON_NEST_Heavy_Turret_Simulator/ 
Burn-9 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4377480/Burn9/ 
Sludgineers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4073860/Sludgineers/
Fortune Fragments - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3601160/Fortune_Fragments/
The Message from Deep Space - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4080030/The_Message_from_Deep_Space/
Just gotta rest my eyes for a second:
Hearth and Hamlet - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4315040/Hearth_and_Hamlet/
if you stay - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4437140/if_you_stay/
Twinkle Seek - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4600620/Twinkle_Seek/
walk - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4563880/walk/
Weird aunt/uncle games:
My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don’t Be Cruel To Me - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4516190/My_Beautiful_Faraway_Please_Dont_Be_Cruel_To_Me/
Entropy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3940340/Entropy/
Femme Fatality - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4682660/Femme_Fatality/
lily’s world XD - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3195580/lilys_world_XD/ 
Cloud Sculptor - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4101700/Cloud_Sculptor/
Critter-like:
WOIM - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4272020/WOIM/ 
The bird of the North - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4655600/The_bird_of_the_North/
Haha, yeah this is it:
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3812600/ReStory_Chill_Electronics_Repairs/
Pigeon: A Love Story - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3876710/Pigeon_A_Love_Story/
Virtue and a Sledgehammer - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743260/Virtue_and_a_Sledgehammer/
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - A child

(01:24) - Next???? Fest!!!!!!!!!

(01:41) - Talkin about this Next Fest a little bit

(11:07) - Dad Games (Normal Games)

(12:05) - Normal Golf Game

(15:57) - Wind Runners

(19:48) - Omen

(23:27) - Ascenders: Beyond the Peak

(28:05) - Dungeon Settlers

(30:48) - Enginefall

(36:09) - over the hill

(41:44) - Mym's Sword

(44:32) - Gonna go do a little work in the garage

(44:54) - Factomancer

(49:29) - Slime Soup

(52:52) - IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

(01:02:36) - Burn-9

(01:04:34) - Sludgineers

(01:07:18) - Fortune Fragments

(01:10:13) - The Message from Deep Space

(01:14:38) - Just gotta rest my eyes for a second

(01:14:52) - Hearth and Hamlet

(01:17:23) - if you stay

(01:18:57) - Twinkle Seek

(01:22:10) - walk

(01:25:00) - Weird aunt/uncle games

(01:25:13) - My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me

(01:29:04) - Entropy

(01:32:43) - Femme Fatality

(01:36:43) - lily's world XD

(01:40:30) - Cloud Sculptor

(01:42:49) - Critter-likes

(01:42:57) - WOIM

(01:44:18) - The bird of the North

(01:46:58) - Haha, yeah this is it

(01:47:09) - ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

(01:51:22) - Pigeon: A Love Story

(01:58:18) - Virute and a Sledgehammer

(01:59:23) - That's the end of the episode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Today we're talking about Book of Travels by Might and Delight! A game about walking and getting in fights with dudes in rolling fields.
Get Book of Travels on Steam!!! Multiplayer servers will be open until July 31st, 2026!!!! Follow Might and Delight's work on their website!

Discussed in the episode:
The future of Book of Travels on the Steam Community page
Against Interpretation and other Essays by Susan Sontag on The Internet Archive
Additional links:
Book of Travels – An Online RPG by Might and Delight - scroll down to see the interactive map of the world!! It's sick!!!
Lore Book on the Book of Travels website
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - AJ has a hangover

(00:44) - Listen to the distain in Kim's "All right"

(00:55) - We're 2 years old!!!

(02:06) - But for now: Video game

(02:45) - Book of Travels

(04:40) - We are the tiny multiplayers

(06:36) - Bucking all MMO lessons

(35:29) - Bird Takeaway

(35:49) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(38:22) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(41:41) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(44:20) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(48:40) - Play Book of Travels!!!!!!!!!!!!

(49:04) - WELCOME TO KDOTZ

(50:05) - Big Takeaways for the show

(50:39) - AJ's Big Takeaway for the show

(54:13) - Kim's Big Takeaway for the show

(57:34) - Chase's Big Takeaway for the show

(01:01:16) - Robin's Big Takeaway for the show

(01:05:06) - The end of the season!

(01:05:23) - What are YOUR Big Takeaways?!

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Thanks for bringing me the new episode of dotzip! Could you go out to my car and grab my headphones? Grab whatever else you want out of there too I don't need it. Now I'm in the pool!
Today we're talking about The Norwood Suite by CosmoD! A game about going to a DJ set and helping people out.
Get The Norwood Suite on itch.io or Steam!!! Follow CosmoD's work work on their website!!
Discussed in the episode:
Saturn V by Cosmo D
Call me stupid, but what the h*ll happened at the end?  - CosmoD explains his interpretation of the ending of Norwood Suite
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - AJ is rearranging AGAIN, don't talk about it

(01:13) - Foreboding vibes

(01:40) - Who is CosmoD

(02:06) - What is The Norwood Suite

(04:14) - This is a game about feelings

(06:03) - The world and the people

(14:03) - The aesthetics and styling

(23:57) - The space

(32:00) - Spoilers?????????

(32:41) - Hey what's happening

(33:49) - June

(44:42) - The commodification of art and creation of hierarchy

(53:11) - That final shot...

(56:29) - The credits

(57:09) - Big Takeaways

(57:16) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(01:00:15) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(01:04:13) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(01:08:36) - Thank you for listening!

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Today AJ is joined by Will LaPorte to talk about the new film Obsession, lots of music including their Summer albums, video games, and ~aesthetics~.
Follow Will online at Ghost Down and listen to their music at overheard!
Discussed in the episode:
Obsession (2026)
Of Earth & Wires by Dua Saleh on YouTube
Detour by Kim Petras on YouTube
OMAKASE by Alvaro Diaz on YouTube
Inferno by Boards of Canada on Bandcamp
Sufjan Smorgasbord playlist by Will on Apple Music
Slump by Improvement Movement on Bandcamp
SPILLY CAVE by Spilly Cave on Bandcamp
Lane 8 Spring 2026 Mixtape (DJ Mix) playlist by Lane 8 on Apple Music
The MIX Summer Game Showcase 2026 by Media Indie Exchange on YouTube
Chivalware on Steam
UN:Me on Steam
Dungeon Lurker on Steam
Ballgame on Steam 
Mina the Hollower on Steam
Minishoot' Adventures on Steam
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Art by Tara Crawford
Theme music by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro with Will LaPorte!

(01:37) - Obsession

(08:34) - Spoilers for how the movie works!

(10:00) - Obsession | Bear

(13:37) - Obsession | The One Wish Willow

(15:28) - Obsession | The End

(20:56) - Obsession | Content warnings and takeaways

(22:48) - A couple of music albums

(32:58) - The MIX Showcase

(36:56) - Will is playing games

(44:48) - Follow Will!

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Whooooooosh rocket ship soundssssss

Today we're talking about The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight: Definitive Edition by Cetacity! A game about the moon and being honest with your feelings.

Get The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight on Steam or the NON Definitive Edition on itch.io!!! Follow Team Cetacity's work on itch.io!
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Timecodes:

(01:42) - It's like a normal podcast!

(02:32) - What is The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight?

(04:19) - The sounds are good

(04:49) - The character dynamic

(07:58) - The art

(10:10) - THE GAME IS FREE

(11:01) - Into the spoiler chamber!

(11:17) - Sci-fi, light on the sci-

(12:36) - The other character

(16:33) - What's going on with Rose

(23:50) - The yearning!

(29:14) - Taking a step back

(37:07) - It's messy

(39:14) - DAISY's arc

(44:21) - The ending

(45:07) - Big Takeaways

(45:13) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(48:39) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(51:37) - Kim SLAYS the outro

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