Say It In Red

The Podcast version of hanging out with ghosts in a haunted parlor, but like really chill and the ghosts are talking to you about Visual and Kinetic Novels! Join Runa and Sara as they read and discuss games like Higurashi, Umineko, Kindred Spirits on the Roof, Heart of the Woods, and a lot of other VNs. We break down the mystery elements of the stories we read, talk about the implications of ghosts and magic and the tech apocalypse, and swoon every time a handsome woman shows up on screen. For the most part this podcast is entirely safe to listen to around friends and family and co-workers *except* for the moments when we talk about dismemberment or murders since that comes up in some of these games - we'll give you a heads up whenever things like that are on an episode and when we're about to start talking about them in the show!You can follow us on twitter at sayitinredpod and check out our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/SayItInRed for even more content and features!

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Say it in Red | Episode 47: Indie Game Compilation Track - Volume 2

November 24, 2023 • Say It In Red

Dear Listeners,
The days are darkening swiftly, at least for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere. Spring's Tide and Winter's Tidings wash over the world as the year draws to a close, and limited time sales all entice you to buy this year's biggest AAA games at a rare moment of discount. In this corridor of time that is so often filled with scarce moments of calm, why not take a moment to relax with a smaller game, perhaps even one that you may already own? Today, we're inviting you to check out the vast space of indie Visual Novels, and we'll even tell you about seven of them that we've played and enjoyed recently.

This episode is the second in our Indie Game Compilation Track series, in which Sara and Runa explore the depth and breadth of indie visual novels, covering games that might be too short for a full episode but still warrant our full attention and praise.
We want to not only showcase the amazing breadth of work coming from Indie developers but also talk about some of our favorite games, many of which touch on subjects, characters, and experiences we rarely get the chance to see in games from larger studios. You can find a list of each game we played below and we encourage you to play along with us, and go searching for other Indie visual novels as well!

In these Indie Game Compilation Track episodes, which we do at least twice each year, we want to highlight some of the incredible indie VNs we've played recently and get people excited about the things happening in Indie Visual Novel development spaces. You should check out all the games mentioned here, but more than that you should go look through itch, find and follow creators, and discover small indie games that you can love with all your heart.

Most of these games are free and if not, fairly cheap (though please tip the creators if you are able), and you can read most of them inside of an hour or two. In fact, we want YOU, dear listener, to pick at least one of these games to play after you listen, and then tell us about it!

Here's the full list of games we played, along with their timestamps and creators' store & social pages:

Cannelé and Nomnom - Defective Agency: 00:04:10
Game Page: https://pyrofoux.itch.io/defective-agency
Creators: Yazaleea, Younès Rabii, LSKR, Arisae
Retrace: 00:14:52
Game Page: https://spiderlilystudios.itch.io/retrace
Creators: Spider Lily Studios
Love & Dehumanization: 00:23:05
Game Page: https://aria-of-flowers.itch.io/love-and-dehumanization
Creator: Aria's Garden
God is in the Radio: 00:33:27
Game Page: https://catsket.itch.io/intheradio
Creator: catsket
Secret Little Haven: 00:38:40
Game Page: https://ristar.itch.io/secret-little-haven
Creator: Victoria Dominowski
Stop Burying Me Alive, Beautiful!: 00:59:58
Game Page: https://zephyo.itch.io/stop-burying-me-alive-beautiful
Creators: angela he, robobarbie, destini islands, allie vera
Com__et: 01:07:28
Game Page: https://superbiasedgary.itch.io/com-et
Creator: SuperBiasedGary