Show notes
In this episode, Soren interviews independent game developer Xalavier Nelson, best known for founding Strange Scaffold, developers of games such as El Paso Elsewhere, Clickolding, and An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs. They discuss why players would ever want to dive, whether the player is responsible for the ending of Clickolding, and how he ended up rapping in his own game. This episode was recorded on April 8, 2026 and was engineered by Michael Hermes.
Games discussed: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Can Androids Survive, Superhot, Max Payne, El Paso Elsewhere, Hypnospace Outlaw, DOOM, I Am Your Beast, Life Eater, Clickolding
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