Kritiqal Care

Conversations about games, community, and the reasons we play.Kritiqal Care is a monthly interview show highlighting the breadth of the games community. Nathalie is joined by tabletop writers, video game designers, pixel artists, streamers, YouTube critics, and others from all corners of the medium to explore games as personal, creative, and political. These are rough times, but games can help us feel less alone through it all.

Kritiqal Care is a leisure podcast hosted by KRITIQAL, with 98 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

KRITIQAL hosts Kritiqal Care, a leisure show with 98 episodes published.

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  Episode #90

  Episode 90: Will Uhl

  Aug 9, 202547 minS6

  Will Uhl (they/them) is a tabletop game designer whose work explores inter-player relationships, unconventional mechanics, and high drama. We discuss balancing narrative conflict and player safety, providing structure to micro-RPGs, and why card-based systems might be better than dice? You can keep up with Will’s work on Bluesky @raffitheowl.bsky.social‬ ‬ ‬ , support their work on Comradery , and play their games on itch . Will’s Inspiring Thing to Share - Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer, 2013) - Getting involved with local mutual aid groups Things Discussed - Chitchat (Will Uhl, 2020) - Mystic Lilies (Will Uhl, 2021) - The Luminous Aviary (Will Uhl, 2022) - Stereo Mixtape (Will Uhl, 2024) - Night Drifters: Second Stage (Will Uhl, 2025) - Delta: A Game of Changing Rivers (Will Uhl, upcoming) - The TTRPG Safety Toolkit - Don't Kill A Bird With A Baseball (Rat Bastard Games, 2023) - The Quiet Year (Avery Alder, 2013) - Wanderhome (Possum Creek Games, 2022) Kritiqal Care is produced by me, Nathalie, with music by Desired . It's available on Pocket Casts , Apple Podcasts , and wherever else you get podcasts. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a review or rating, sharing it with a loved one, and supporting KRITIQAL on Ko-Fi .

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  Episode #89

  Episode 89: q1

  Jul 5, 202532 minS6

  q1 (he/him) is a musician, writer, and game developer who makes playful and sometimes haunted tiny games. In this short and sweet episode we discuss the curious social experience of riding the subway, the beautiful limitations of small game engines, and viewing the game creation process like writing a song. You can learn more about q1 on his website , follow him on Bluesky @quewon.bsky.social ‬ ‬ , and play his games on itch . q1’s Inspiring Thing to Share - Calling his mom everyday (maybe you should call yours?) Things Discussed - how to use the subway (q1, 2024) - photograph of the sun (q1, 2023) - nonexistence (q1, 2022) - cat food (q1, 2022) - fishtank (Corey Hardt, pancelor, and q1, 2023) - RACCOON LAUNDERING (q1, 2021) - special girls (girl software, 2024) - climbing 208 feet up the ruin wall (Porpentine, 2013) - Agnes Martin’s process of making painting Kritiqal Care is produced by me, Nathalie, with music by Desired . It's available on Pocket Casts , Apple Podcasts , and wherever else you get podcasts. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a review or rating, sharing it with a loved one, and supporting KRITIQAL on Ko-Fi .

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  Episode #88

  Episode 88: Sandy Weisz

  Jun 7, 202547 minS6

  Sandy Weisz (he/him) is a puzzle designer out of Chicago whose games focus on team-building, environmental clues, and wordplay. This year he began creating the daily puzzle game, RADDLE, and took some time to chat with me about its EnigMarch origins, how to write a good clue, and balancing puzzle difficulty. We also discuss designing puzzles for groups and an elaborate birthday hunt that went terribly wrong. You can learn more about Sandy’s puzzles on his website , follow him on Bluesky @pzlr.org‬ , and sign up for his newsletter . Sandy’s Inspiring Thing to Share - His son’s first videogame inspired EP, Not An Album by mscz Things Discussed - RADDLE (Sandy Weisz, 2025) - Bracket City (Ben Smith, 2025) - The Mystery League - EnigMarch Kritiqal Care is produced by me, Nathalie, with music by Desired . It's available on Pocket Casts , Apple Podcasts , and wherever else you get podcasts. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a review or rating, sharing it with a loved one, and supporting KRITIQAL on Ko-Fi .

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  Episode #87

  Episode 87: Claire Morwood

  Apr 12, 202537 minS6

  Claire Morwood (she/her) is an indie game developer whose work explores multimedia interactivity, handmade assets, and introspective narratives. She joined me to discuss her most recent project, Asterism , an interactive concept album about exploring the galaxy. We touch on writing music for play, how creating the game from physical objects impacted its design, and the value of a detailed dev log. Later we remember how good libraries are. You can learn more about Claire’s games on her website and follow her on Bluesky @shimmerglitch.bsky.social . Claire’s Cool Things to Share - Visiting your local library Things Discussed - Asterism (Claire Morwood, 2025) - Full Moon dev blog - Mix and Game Jam (2020) - Asterism’s installation at Next Level 2024 Kritiqal Care is produced by me, Nathalie, with music by Desired . It's available on Pocket Casts , Apple Podcasts , and wherever else you get podcasts. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a review or rating, sharing it with a loved one, and supporting KRITIQAL on Ko-Fi .

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  Episode #86

  Episode 86: Terry Cavanagh

  Mar 1, 202544 minS6

  Terry Cavanagh (he/him) is an Irish indie developer know for games like Super Hexagon and Dicey Dungeons . He joined me on the show to discuss developing ideas out of game jams, being drawn to new tools and platforms, and games as social spaces. Later we dive into his new collection, Terry’s Other Games , which compiles many of his small projects across more than a decade. You can learn more about Terry’s games on his website and follow him on Bluesky @terrycavanaghgames.com Terry’s Cool Things to Share - Anthology of the Killer (thecatamites, 2024) Things Discussed - Super Hexagon (Terry Cavanagh, 2012) - Dicey Dungeons (Terry Cavanagh, 2019) - Climb the Giant Man Obby (Terry Cavanagh, 2021) - Anyone could be struck by lighting at any time (Terry Cavanagh, 2021) - Terry’s Other Games (Terry Cavanagh, 2025) - Roblox (and this People Make Games documentary ) - Ouya Kritiqal Care is produced by me, Nathalie, with music by Desired . It's available on Pocket Casts , Apple Podcasts , and wherever else you get podcasts. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a review or rating, sharing it with a loved one, and supporting KRITIQAL on Ko-Fi .

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