Waking Up in Known Mysteries
03/17/25 • 77 min
Today we're talking about Known Mysteries by Kara Stone! A game about people helping people and surrealist art movements in the face of fascistic systems.
Play Known Mysteries for free on solarserver.games! Check out Kara Stones' other work on her website!
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Discussed in the episode
- Known Mysteries is a lo-fi climate fable that runs off a solar-powered server on its developer's balcony by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell for Rock Paper Shotgun
Additional links
- The quest for the solar-powered gaming console by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell for TechRadar
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Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Theme music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - Philadelphia AJ is here and he's ready to punch
- (06:15) - What is Known Mysteries?
- (10:52) - The visual aesthetics
- (16:43) - Kim has a question
- (17:26) - Oh right, the main thrust of the game
- (21:28) - The Solar Server
- (23:47) - Welcome to Spoilers
- (24:21) - Chapter 1 | Spoilers
- (34:28) - Chapter 2 | Spoilers
- (51:32) - Chapter 3 | Spoilers
- (01:02:40) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (01:05:08) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (01:07:06) - Chase's Big Takeaway
- (01:14:15) - Really good video game
- (01:14:54) - Organize!!!
Today we're talking about Known Mysteries by Kara Stone! A game about people helping people and surrealist art movements in the face of fascistic systems.
Play Known Mysteries for free on solarserver.games! Check out Kara Stones' other work on her website!
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Discussed in the episode
- Known Mysteries is a lo-fi climate fable that runs off a solar-powered server on its developer's balcony by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell for Rock Paper Shotgun
Additional links
- The quest for the solar-powered gaming console by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell for TechRadar
---
Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
---
Art by Tara Crawford
Theme music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - Philadelphia AJ is here and he's ready to punch
- (06:15) - What is Known Mysteries?
- (10:52) - The visual aesthetics
- (16:43) - Kim has a question
- (17:26) - Oh right, the main thrust of the game
- (21:28) - The Solar Server
- (23:47) - Welcome to Spoilers
- (24:21) - Chapter 1 | Spoilers
- (34:28) - Chapter 2 | Spoilers
- (51:32) - Chapter 3 | Spoilers
- (01:02:40) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (01:05:08) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (01:07:06) - Chase's Big Takeaway
- (01:14:15) - Really good video game
- (01:14:54) - Organize!!!
Previous Episode
Having Fun in Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Today Kim and AJ (and NOT Gerald) are talking about Sheepy: A Short Adventure by MrSuicideSheep! A game about running, jumping, flying and then not doing any of that.
Get Sheepy: A Short Adventure on Steam! Check out MrSuicideSheep's Linktree
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Discussed in the episode
Additional links
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Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Theme music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - Gerald gets CANCELLED (Not Clickbait)
- (01:35) - Some terrible news...
- (02:15) - The bit gets redistricted
- (04:34) - What is Sheepy: A Short Adventure?
- (07:34) - It's a vibes-game with good mechanics
- (09:20) - The MUSIC!!!
- (14:49) - Enter Belgin by Tal Richards & Sheepy & Hahlweg
- (15:10) - Okay so where did Sheepy go... | Spoilers
- (15:57) - The Lore | Spoilers
- (23:28) - When(s) does this happen? | Spoilers
- (26:17) - MrSuicideSheep is an enigma | Spoilers
- (28:02) - Talk about a big game in a small package, amirite | Spoilers
- (29:06) - Big Takeaways
- (29:45) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (31:06) - Woops we missed our favorite moment
- (32:22) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (34:35) - The podcast: Over
Next Episode
Finding Humanity in Tacoma
Today we're talking about Tacoma by Fullbright Studios! A game about piecing together the past *in the future*.
Buy the game on Steam, Xbox, or Playstation! Check out Fullbright's other work on their website!
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Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Theme music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - Kim's big sleepy day
- (00:59) - Shoutout to ii for the rec!
- (03:08) - What is Tacoma?
- (08:02) - Blanket warning for Gone Home spoilers
- (08:23) - Comparing to Gone Home
- (16:13) - Great game for nosy people
- (22:11) - Being upsold | Spoilers
- (25:55) - The worldbuilding | Spoilers
- (36:20) - The final reveal | Spoilers
- (38:24) - Shoutout to One Vein | Spoilers
- (41:38) - The state of the world | Spoilers
- (44:16) - Specific moments | Spoilers
- (50:21) - The AI of it all | Spoilers
- (55:15) - Big Takeaways
- (55:36) - Chase's Big Takeaway
- (01:01:22) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (01:05:07) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (01:08:41) - Punch up!
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