Episodes
Published 09/02/17
Nick and Brayton, joined by Gary, talk about Bithell's newest adventure game and the western goof'em'up by Asymmetric. Stay tuned to the end for a special announcement!
Published 09/02/17
Nick and Brayton battle some cats and heist some steamed worlds in this crackerjack episode.
Published 08/14/17
Nick and Braybraybray take a look at Turmoil and Domina, a pair of steamtown dumplins.
Published 08/05/17
Nick and Braybray check out the app where kingdoms meet to f**k, as well as discover the mystery of the unknown player.
Published 07/15/17
Nick and Brayton take on two charming darlins. A real coupla Stumptown Dumplins, these.
Published 07/01/17
Nick and Brayton look at a mobile roguelite and a multiplayer jam. Look for Crawl on the couch at Duckstream 2017!
Published 06/11/17
Nick and Brayton blast off with FTL and get mysterious with Able Black.
Published 05/27/17
Nick and Brayton check out Ring Runner and Solitarica! Join us all in welcoming brand new host Brayton Cameron! Hooray!
Published 05/13/17
Nick and Gary take a look at The Flame and Flood and HEARtREAD. A not entirely successful survival game and a almost entirely unsuccessful indie game with a good gimmick. Also, stay tuned to the end for a special announcement.
Published 04/21/17
Nick and Gary do our 3rd Duckstream request game (the low fi horror game Lone Survivor) and check out our buddy Pete's mobile breakout/breakfast game.
Published 04/03/17
Nick and Gary are joined by Evan Naugle (of Megaten Marathon ) to talk about Brigador, as well as Anatomy.
Published 03/25/17
Nick and Gary do our first Duckstream request (Invisible Inc), an ambitious, elegant game that proved to be too tough for us, and the beautiful little charmer Refunct.
Published 03/11/17
Nick and Gary get to the bottom of Obsidian's newest masterpiece.
Published 02/17/17
Nick and Gary talk about the future of their favorite game (collectively, at least), with the last bit of official content, and a sign that the fans will take care of the rest.
Published 02/03/17
Nick and Gary look back on another year of Check it Out, Comrade! What were we disappointed with? What surprised us? What'd we love? What are we looking forward to? Check it out here! We'll be back in a month or so, with episodes on Afterbirth+ and Tyranny. Join us, comrades!
Published 12/24/16
Nick and Gary check out a linear story game about social media and technology and a well above average Castlevania homage.
Published 12/10/16
Nick and Gary come to grips with Oxenfree's centrifuge-like qualities and then bleed the ever living s**t out of some pixels.
Published 11/26/16
Check out this LIVE episode of Check it Out, Comrade! where Nick and Gary talk about Gang Beasts and Journey! Also, look for supplemental video coming soon!
Published 11/14/16
Here it is! Our Halloween special. What could be more spooky than regency? How about a Buffy sim? In this episode, Nick and Gary talk about Reigns and Slayer Shock.
Published 10/29/16
Two games provided by our buddy Brett that explore different strengths and weaknesses of super small indie games.
Published 10/14/16
This week, the Comrades explore two extremes: Factorio, which is a crunch crafting, optimization, and survival game... and Abzu, which is a serene exploration game with ThatGameCompany DNA.
Published 09/24/16
If Watch Out For Fireballs! can cover Dishonored, Check It Out Comrade! can cover The Witcher 3, god damn it. Actually, this very remarkable game carries a bit of indie spirit along with a successful take on the giant grocery list genre of RPG. One of the best games we've played this year, on the show or otherwise.
Published 09/11/16
In this episode, Nick and Gary check out a couple of games from Blendo Games, neither of which really did it for us. Wait, come back! We'll tell you why!
Published 08/27/16
The Comrades talk a bit about the limits and pitfalls of irony before tackling a delightful open world nugget.
Published 08/07/16