Episode 139 - Ben’s PAX West Adventures Day 2 from The Two Vague Podcast

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Episode 139 - Ben’s PAX West Adventures Day 2

54 minutes Posted Oct 5, 2025 at 2:14 am.

Fractured Blooms - Serenity Forge https://serenityforge.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D6GyPbcE7Uhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3730310/Fractured_Blooms/

Project ATOM - JNG Studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6SfB7NRYdEhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3897280/Project_ATOM/

Blocks for Babies - BunkSoft Interactive LLChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGaCvsgLPC4https://www.bunksoft.net/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2776770/Blocks_for_Babies/

Hank: Drowning on Dry Land - My Next Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCKsVyxM1eIhttps://www.mynextgames.com/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937880/Hank_Drowning_On_Dry_Land/

The Shueisha Games booth with Zohttps://shueisha-games.com/en/https://www.youtube.com/@shueishagames6941

ATMOSFAR - Apog Labshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua2rB4GbGQshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1798230/ATMOSFAR/

Bakudo - Sayil Gameshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFpngdvQtTshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2275860/BAKUDO/

OPUS: Prism Peak - Sigono Inc.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QwEGBhQwmUhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1947910/OPUS_Prism_Peak/

Anthem#9 - Kordahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uO_l7aCR9Ihttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2656490/ANTHEM9/

Unyielder - TrueWorld Studioshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be3oC1BKviUhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/789940/UNYIELDER/

An interview with Karen Morrison, Program Director: Virtual Events for the International Game Developers Association Foundation https://www.igdafoundation.org/

Aether & Iron - Seismic Squirrelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM6iYGdeuw4https://store.steampowered.com/app/1836560/Aether__Iron/

Death Kid - developed by Crooked Games and published in conjunction with Take IT Studio!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTPLvj1IG2ghttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3456970/Death_Kid/

Rusty Rangers - developed and published by Fantastica!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXR61yHqWwEhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1599420/Rusty_Rangers/

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Ben’s schedule on the second day of PAX West was packed with game demos, time loops, interviews, and… time loops. Ben talks about playing a large assortment of demos, including Fractured Blooms, Project ATOM, ATMOSFAR, Bakudo, OPUS: Prism Peak, Anthem#9, Unyielder, and Aether and Iron. Other conversations he had on Day 2 of the show were with Hank: Drowning on Dry Land game director Jakub Lisinski from My Next Games, Blocks for Babies designers/developers Noah Ritz and Dan Rock from BunkSoft Interactive LLC, and Karen Morrison from the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Foundation, a global charitable organization serving underrepresented and marginalized developers and individuals interested in a career within the gaming industry. Ben ends the show with a pair of game reviews—Death Kid and Rusty Rangers

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