In this end-of-year tradition, your nice hosts talk about the games they played and the things that they accomplished in 2025, as well as the games they're excited to play and the things they hope to do in 2026.
Stephen and Mark both had an up and down year and both picked predictable nicests (if you know anything about them), while Lydia realizes that she missed the show's orientation day.
For 2025, Lydia made a Bingo card instead of making resolutions.
Mark
Stephen
Stephen successfully helped run an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign, which he detailed in:
Lydia
Lydia joined the podcast this year! Her first episode as a permanent host was in the ironically titled
Lydia went from a contractor to a full-time employee!
Lydia
Mark
Stephen
Lydia
Mark
Mark is hopeful, but not expecting, that Super Mario Galaxy 3 might be announced for Super Mario Bros.' 40th anniversary.
Stephen
Stephen is always wishing for another Kirby game
Hear more on last year's resolutions in:
Stephen
- Make stuff and be creative.
- Go to GDC.
- Get a job or work towards getting projects in Melanated Game Kitchen that are equivalent to a full time job.
- Get or make progress on his degree.
We interviewed a developer from Melanated Game Kitchen in:
Mark
- Finish playing Chants of Senaar.
- Get out of post-release rut.
- Release something in 2026, such as Operators, Noble Tools, or anything else.
- Keep working for/on Nice Games Alliance and get grant funding.
- Organize a large indie developer community project or event.
- Maybe bring Blippo+ to other consoles.
- Bring a project to pitch at GDC.
Lydia
- Go to GDC.
- Work on her website.
- Developer another escape room project.
- Make a game that features environmental storytelling.
- Play more games.