Underplayed – Details, episodes & analysis

Another season, another season finale. After 30 more games, it's time to look back before looking ahead.

This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!

Timestamps
00:00 - Start
11:11 - Reflecting on Season 6
1:28:01 - Planning Season 7

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Children of the Solstice, assemble! For our final standard episode of the season, we traverse a large world filled with cursed monsters, quirky pirates, and alluring Wheels tables. The journey is long, and the Fleshmancer doesn't make it easy, but a lunar monk, solar blade dancer, and warrior cook can find a way.

This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!

Timestamps 00:00 - Start 14:26 - DiscoCola's Secret Game 34:45 - Bo_Po's Secret Game 48:25 - Featured Game: Sea of Stars

Welcome to Season 6! Join us in the dark land of Cvstodia (is that a "v"?!) on our pilgrimage to be judged, spending fervor furiously and unearthing robust rosary beads as we go. Has anyone found the double jump, by the way?

This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!

Timestamps 00:00 - Start 17:15 - DiscoCola's Secret Game 39:28 - Bo_Po's Secret Game 1:01:25 - Featured Game: Blasphemous

Another season, another season finale. After 30 more games, it's time to look back before looking ahead.

This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!

Timestamps 00:00 - Start 13:51 - Reflecting on Season 5 1:41:36 - Planning Season 6

They broke in. They sought revenge. They killed our father. Only a magical talisman can give us the power to right these wrongs, and from the Wuguan, we venture to a handful of hideouts for some knock-down-drag-out Bak Mei kung fu. Hands are hurt, legs are swept, and we are driven to attain Wude and the legendary status of Sifu.

This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds! This episode features our guest OniMochi, a friend and visual designer we've known for a long time!

Timestamps 00:00 - Start 12:30 - DiscoCola's Secret Game 32:54 - Bo_Po's Secret Game 56:52 - Featured Game: Sifu

Many new sights can be found on the streets of Surabaya: stray cats in need of naming, a man in a duck costume, and a Quiz Trio in an alley, for example. There's something particularly extraordinary when it comes to student Atma and his girlfriend Raya, and we soon "spacedive" into the minds of their acquaintances in an unforgettable journey of trauma and healing. This is perhaps the most ambitious narrative of any game from our Season 5 lineup.

This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!

Timestamps 00:00 - Start 08:13 - DiscoCola's Secret Game 27:15 - Bo_Po's Secret Game 43:35 - Featured Game: A Space for the Unbound

Engage your burst activators and set your velocity tensors to 100, because we've got Season 5's co-op game with Operation: Tango! One of us is the sneaky agent while the other is the resourceful hacker in a van elsewhere, so our success depends on how well we communicate. Describing colors, directions, numbers, and shapes—sounds easy, right? When it's a bomb or runaway train, it takes two to save the day.

This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!

Timestamps 00:00 - Start 10:28 - DiscoCola's Secret Game 25:45 - Bo_Po's Secret Game 42:14 - Featured Game: Operation: Tango

If you're looking to be scared 89 years in the future, look no further; the ocean's hottest club is PATHOS-II! As you step through the anguished halls of this dilapidated research facility, you'll be greeted by none other than the friendly voice of Catherine Chun. This place has everything: space guns, rogue machinery, robots that think they're people, and monsters who know how to open doors.

This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!

Timestamps 00:00 - Start 06:00 - DiscoCola's Secret Game 25:48 - Bo_Po's Secret Game 43:28 - Featured Game: SOMA

Down for a round of beachstickball? How about an obstacle course in the water, or trading some coins for a precious golden feather? Whatever cozy task you fancy, you might find it at Hawk Peak Provincial Park! A Short Hike is exactly what it says on the box: our journeys are brief, and we're left with some lasting impressions. Take a climb with us and don't forget your coat—it gets chilly up there!

This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!

Timestamps 00:00 - Start 09:57 - DiscoCola's Secret Game 25:51 - Bo_Po's Secret Game 48:31 - Featured Game: A Short Hike

What can you find in common between a scarecrow, a catapult, a minotaur, a Valkyrie, a cactus, and a dude who hurls swords telekinetically? First, they're all wobbly, and second, they can all join your army in Totally Accurate Battle Simulator! How we mix and match our units is entirely up to us, and in TABS, everyone experiences the campaign, multiplayer, sandbox, and creation modes in their own way. Let's look each other googly eye to googly eye and unlock some secret units.

This is Underplayed, where Bo_Po and DiscoCola review indie games of all kinds!

Timestamps 00:00 - Start 19:10 - DiscoCola's Secret Game 36:33 - Bo_Po's Secret Game 49:56 - Featured Game: Totally Accurate Battle Simulator