S1E83 - Best of PAX West 2026 [ft. Bret Griffen] (Episode 83)

Episode Notes This week, the crew is back from PAX West 2026 and are joined by special guest Bret Griffen (The Relatively Gaming Podcast) to unpack their favorite games from the show. Get your wishlists ready and settle in for a good time! Check out Bret Griffen and the Relatively Gaming Podcast: Bret on Bluesky: @enigma9011.bsky.social Bret on Twitch: twitch.tv/enigma9011 The Relatively Gaming Podcast on YouTube: youtube.com/@relativelygaming Games Discussed During Today’s Episode: Wrestle Story - Tic Toc Games Lazy River - Mike, Kevan, Jake, Joel, Karlee Thank You Bus Driver - Double Fine Productions Abyssal Merge - Time Flies Studio Inc. GigaTurtles - Weird Dog Games I NEED SPACE - Khayalan Arts It Takes Paws - Awoo Studio The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham - Causeway Studios Fugue Shot: Minigame Roguelike - Rare Dialect Remaining Grace - ambedo studios Poly Fighter - HeartLoop Games Clay-Time Master Beef - S.C.A.T. Bleu Bayou - Bokoyoss Games Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered - Pipeworks Studios Blocks for Babies - BunkSoft Interactive LLC Finding Polka - lidlocks Ladder Lad - BUCK Games, Antfood Dreampainters - Stability Games Valor Mortis - One More Level Malice in Wonderland - Slyglass Games Piroker - HABBY.FUN Rebounder - ThirtyThree Fairy Circle - Play Hooky Dungeon Lurker - 13AM Games Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse - KONAMI, Evil Empire Stepwell - Jeff Krause, Alex Krause, Tim Fowers, Adrian Graumann WOLFHOUND - Bit Kid, Inc. TOMMYROT - LMNOP Fractured Blooms - Serenity Forge Resources for Today’s Episode: Joseph’s Shroom and Gloom Preview Article: https://theindieinformer.com/2026/09/15/shroom-gloom-preview-craving-for-more/ Find Timestamps for this Episode Below: 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - Welcome to special guest Bret Griffen! 2:12 - Ice Breaker Question: How was PAX West 2026 overall? 10:42 - Our Game of the Show Awards 25:33 - Abyssal Merge 30:33 - GigaTurtles 33:26 - I NEED SPACE 37:39 - It Takes Paws 43:21 - Fugue Shot: Mingame Roguelike 45:42 -  Remaining Grace 49:55 - Poly Fighter 53:33 - Speed Round Shout Outs 01:11:20 - Joseph Hooper gives his overall thoughts on PAX 2026 01:18:51 - Rebounder 01:23:19 - Fairy Circle  01:27:01 - Dungeon Lurker 01:29:52 - Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse 01:33:17 - Stepwell 01:35:07 - WOLFHOUND  01:36:57 - TOMMYROT 01:42:22 - Fractured Blooms 01:46:45 - Joseph shouts out Blocks for Babies 01:47:33 - Outro Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social Podcast on Instagram: @crossplayconvos Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social CantPause on Instagram Check out our other shows: Player Player Podcast Left Behind Game Club The LukeWarmGames Podcast Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast Video Game Trivia