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The Inverted Castle Podcast
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Join two friends as they explore the past and present of the Metroidvania or Search Action genre of video games.
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The Inverted Castle Podcast @invertedcastle.bsky.social · Nov 7
Hello BlueSky! We’re a podcast about Metroidvania or Search Action games. Every month we play a game together, talk about it and then rank it against all the other games we’ve played so far. Our personal rankings are at tinyurl.com/inverted-stack #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #search-action
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Ep 61 released today! The hosts get stuck in the elevator in Axiom Verge 2 (Thomas Happ Games, 2021, PC / Linux / Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #axiomverge #axiomverge2 youtu.be/ScxFGIuD13w
Well Urned (Inverted Castle Episode 61: Axiom Verge)
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September 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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@lingthusiasm.com Hello from the (near) future of Episode 72’s predictions. Currently whale is a bad thing via video game micro transactions I was surprised you didn’t bring up! “You’re such a whale” -> “You are an easy mark and wasting your money”. I suppose that doesn’t stop it from changing later
September 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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Ep 60 released today! The hosts try not to lose their heads in Dead Cells (Motion Twin, 2018, PC / Mac / Linux / Switch / PS4 / Xbox One / iOS / Android) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #deadcells #roguelite
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Cellmont's Curse (Inverted Castle Episode 60: Dead Cells)
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August 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Ep 59 released today! The hosts wake up and choose violence in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (ArtPlay, 2019, PC / Switch / PS4 / Xbox One / iOS / Android) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #bloodstained #bloodstainedrotn youtu.be/z4WEnxGuadY
A Shard Day's Night (Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night)
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July 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Ep 58 released today! The hosts circle-strafe around each other about Minishoot' Adventures (2024, SoulGame Studios, PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #minishootadventures youtu.be/n77cl7l7xdo
Shoots Too Narrow (Inverted Castle Episode 58: Minishoot' Adventures)
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June 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Ep 57 released today! The hosts wish they'd never taken that excursion around the bay in MIO: Memories in Orbit (Douze Dixièmes, 2026, PC, Nintendo Switch 1/2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #mio youtu.be/mTw0a0XQ-FQ
Oh Mio My (Inverted Castle Episode 57: Mio: Memories in Orbit)
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May 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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We had a lot of fun being expert guests on The Gaming Backlog "Book Club" podcast talking about Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Metroidvania games, please check them out:
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#podcast #metroidvania #gaming #videogame #princeofpersia #thelostcrown
10.1 Expectations for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Podcast Episode · The Gaming Backlog
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May 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Ep 56 released today! The hosts make dubious decisions in Shantae: Risky's Revenge (WayForward, 2010, DSi / iOS / PC / PS4 / PS5 / WiiU / Nintendo Switch) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #shantae #shantaeriskysrevenge youtu.be/5tGyKyDoAOg
Risky Business (Inverted Castle Ep 56: Shantae: Risky's Revenge)
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April 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Ep 55 released today! The hosts burst everyone's bubbles about Milon's Secret Castle (Hudson Soft, 1986, NES / Game Boy) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #milonsSecretCastle youtu.be/AYkTmX6QKJY
Million Secret Compartments (Inverted Castle Ep 55: Milon's Secret Castle)
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March 8, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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My new book launched yesterday! With the help of our friends at @darkhorse.com! Which means you can buy it at any bookstore worth a damn! Here's an overview (link in video description), plus a few little bonus Metroidvania Works segments that were added to the print edition: youtu.be/7My3pi-MEO8
Backtrack to the bookstore: Metroidvania: The First Decade | Metroidvania Works Special
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March 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Ep 54 released today! The hosts make beautiful music together in Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores (Basti Games, 2025, PC). #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #lonefungus2 youtu.be/UPmYtPcvGZs
Aria of Sporrow (Inverted Castle Ep 54: Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores)
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February 7, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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Ep 53 released today! The hosts do burnouts in the desert in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios, 2025, Switch 1 & 2) #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #metroid #metroidprime #metroidprime4 #metroidprime4beyond youtu.be/6vuJPxfMqV8
Metroid Beyonic (Inverted Castle Episode 53: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond)
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January 8, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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Ep 52 released today! Dusting makes us feel good in Crypt Custodian (Kyle Thompson, 2024, PC / Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series) youtu.be/jqPpdVTtA5I #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #cryptcustodian
Don't Fear the Sweeper (Inverted Castle 52: Crypt Custodian)
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December 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Ep 51 released today! The hosts spin a yarn in Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry, 2025, PC / Mac / Linux / Switch / Switch 2 / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series) youtu.be/zezGVWBq3rU #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #silksong #hollowknight
I Think You Should Weave (Inverted Castle Ep 51: Hollow Knight: Silksong)
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November 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Ep 50 released today! The hosts start a brawl at a mothers' meeting in Super Metroid (Nintendo R&D1 & Intelligent Systems, 1994, SNES / Nintendo Switch) youtu.be/WZjGJaBZo0Y #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #metroid #supermetroid
How I met your Mother Brain (Inverted Castle Ep 50: Super Metroid)
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October 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Ep 49 released today! The hosts gotta catch 'em all in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Konami, 2005, DS / Switch / PS5 / Xbox Series / PC). youtu.be/j6tJyQaiKA4 #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #castlevania #dawnofsorrow
Dawn of SSR Rolls (Inverted Castle Ep 49: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow)
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September 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Ep 48 released today! The hosts let the cat out of the cradle in Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (Pocket Trap, 2025, PC / PS4 / PS5 / Nintendo Switch / Xbox One / Xbox Series) youtu.be/fg-QMrCTkr8 #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #search-action #videogames #yoyobat #PipistrelloandtheCursedYoyo
Auntie Capitalist (Inverted Castle Ep 48: Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo)
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August 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Ep 47 released today! The hosts get lost down memory lane in Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons (Unepic Fran, 2024, PC / Nintendo Switch / MSX) youtu.be/qG2x9-ji0Pc #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #PampasAndSelene
Pompous & Serene (Inverted Castle Ep 47: Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons)
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July 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Ep 46 released today! The hosts embrace the Tao in Nine Sols (Red Candle Games, 2024, PC / Mac / Nintendo Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series)
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Eat, Parry, Love (Inverted Castle Episode 46: Nine Sols)
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June 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Ep 45 released today! The hosts chamber their anger and unload in Guns of Fury (Gelato Games Limited, 2025, PC / Nintendo Switch). youtu.be/ytECk-4g-jQ #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #gunsoffury
Rage against the Machinegun (Inverted Castle Episode 45: Guns of Fury)
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May 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Ep 44 released today! The hosts come together to reach a single conclusion about Metroid Fusion (Nintendo R&D1, 2002, Game Boy Advance).
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#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #metroid #metroidfusion
Dazed and Metroid-Fused (Inverted Castle Episode 44: Metroid Fusion)
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April 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Ep 43 released today! The hosts make a village to raise a child in Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist (Adglobe & Live Wire, 2025, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC) youtu.be/qhXfuwK8qd4
#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #endermagnolia
A Literal Steel Magnolia (Inverted Castle Episode 43: Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist)
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March 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Ep 42 released today! The hosts are caught in a loop of endlessly talking about Owlboy (D-Pad Studio, 2016, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, Linux) youtu.be/iLsau6oaIIU #gaming #podcast #metroidvania #searchaction #videogames #owlboy
Owl Make A Man Out of You (Inverted Castle Episode 42: Owlboy)
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February 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Ep 41 released today! The hosts purify themselves after their journey through ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights (Adglobe & Live Wire, 2021, PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch)
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#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #enderlilies #searchaction
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January 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Ep 40 released today! The hosts walk straight into the dragon's maw in Wonderboy: The Dragon's Trap (Lizardcube, 2017, PC, Switch, PS4, XBox One) youtu.be/p0HxODm03tI
#gaming #podcast #metroidvania #videogames #wonderboy
Piranhaboy and Lizardgirl 3D (Inverted Castle Episode 40: Wonderboy: The Dragon's Trap)
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December 7, 2024 at 1:21 PM