Chris Plante
@plante.bsky.social
host and founder, Post Games
co-host, The Besties
https://www.patreon.com/c/PostGames
https://postgame.substack.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/post-games/id1815131711
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co-host, The Besties
https://www.patreon.com/c/PostGames
https://postgame.substack.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/post-games/id1815131711
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Chris Plante
@plante.bsky.social
· Jul 23
Watch Post Games video shorts on your app of choice!
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And hear the show at...
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And hear the show at...
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One of my favorite things about running a small, indie publication is that now random strangers will reply to my messages on Bluesky to explain how big video game sites actually work
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
One of my favorite things about running a small, indie publication is that now random strangers will reply to my messages on Bluesky to explain how big video game sites actually work
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
Lara Croft RETURNS for a moment you cannot miss.
December 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Lara Croft RETURNS for a moment you cannot miss.
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"Of course, a house, a home is an exhibition—a curated collection." Cathy de la Cruz in @essaydaily.bsky.social's Dec 9 essay: www.essaydaily.org/2025/12/dec-...
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Of course, a house, a home is an exhibition—a curated collection." Cathy de la Cruz in @essaydaily.bsky.social's Dec 9 essay: www.essaydaily.org/2025/12/dec-...
On Games for Impact:
“It's good that it's there, but it's also, in a way, kind of insulting. Because giving a special award for a game for actually meaning something or having some human content... we should be aspiring for that in every category."
postgame.substack.com/p/the-histor...
“It's good that it's there, but it's also, in a way, kind of insulting. Because giving a special award for a game for actually meaning something or having some human content... we should be aspiring for that in every category."
postgame.substack.com/p/the-histor...
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On Games for Impact:
“It's good that it's there, but it's also, in a way, kind of insulting. Because giving a special award for a game for actually meaning something or having some human content... we should be aspiring for that in every category."
postgame.substack.com/p/the-histor...
“It's good that it's there, but it's also, in a way, kind of insulting. Because giving a special award for a game for actually meaning something or having some human content... we should be aspiring for that in every category."
postgame.substack.com/p/the-histor...
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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My Skate Story review is live!
Skate Story is a surreal and kaleidoscopic blend of poetry and extreme sports, making for a memorable trip through Hell. Our review: gameinformer.com/review/skate...
December 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My Skate Story review is live!
Reposted by Chris Plante
Before you watch The Game Awards, find out how the show actually works.
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The body paint
- The politics and lack thereof
- And soooooo much more
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The body paint
- The politics and lack thereof
- And soooooo much more
The history (and secrets) of The Game Awards
Plus: free Patreon subscription giveaway!
postgame.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Before you watch The Game Awards, find out how the show actually works.
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The body paint
- The politics and lack thereof
- And soooooo much more
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The body paint
- The politics and lack thereof
- And soooooo much more
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hello ;0 i would be very grateful if you submitted (or just read! 🥤🍄🐇) my longread on dying 1,000 deaths in the very horrible video game shadows of the damned (･_･; #TYIVGB25
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-0...
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-0...
December 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
hello ;0 i would be very grateful if you submitted (or just read! 🥤🍄🐇) my longread on dying 1,000 deaths in the very horrible video game shadows of the damned (･_･; #TYIVGB25
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-0...
plant-or-beast.net/posts/2025-0...
Besties/Resties Patreon episode on this goes live shortly l but spoilers: I really think you should play this game
Angeline Era is OUT NOW!!!
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Besties/Resties Patreon episode on this goes live shortly l but spoilers: I really think you should play this game
Before you watch The Game Awards, find out how the show actually works.
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The body paint
- The politics and lack thereof
- And soooooo much more
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The body paint
- The politics and lack thereof
- And soooooo much more
The history (and secrets) of The Game Awards
Plus: free Patreon subscription giveaway!
postgame.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Before you watch The Game Awards, find out how the show actually works.
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The body paint
- The politics and lack thereof
- And soooooo much more
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The body paint
- The politics and lack thereof
- And soooooo much more
Step 1: Watch this hilarious video
Step 2: Buy Despelote
Step 3: Play Despelote
Step 4: Transcend from "Slug Dusted with Salt" to "Enriched Human" through the power of autobiographical storytelling
Step 5: Gradually descend back into the default state of "Goo Ball"
Step 2: Buy Despelote
Step 3: Play Despelote
Step 4: Transcend from "Slug Dusted with Salt" to "Enriched Human" through the power of autobiographical storytelling
Step 5: Gradually descend back into the default state of "Goo Ball"
DESPELOTE: FIFTH TRAILER (now on nintendo switch)
YouTube video by Panic
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Step 1: Watch this hilarious video
Step 2: Buy Despelote
Step 3: Play Despelote
Step 4: Transcend from "Slug Dusted with Salt" to "Enriched Human" through the power of autobiographical storytelling
Step 5: Gradually descend back into the default state of "Goo Ball"
Step 2: Buy Despelote
Step 3: Play Despelote
Step 4: Transcend from "Slug Dusted with Salt" to "Enriched Human" through the power of autobiographical storytelling
Step 5: Gradually descend back into the default state of "Goo Ball"
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i reviewed skate story, broke my hands, and now i’m having a nice hot drink with my fingers curled up like the fossilized cocktail prawns from that scene in beetlejuice thinking about how i want to do it all again
Can't sleep? Moon too bright? Want to eat it?
It's a simple goal for a demon in the underworld, as you'll find in this gorgeous, extraordinary narrative adventure that just so happens to require skateboarding.
Or Skate Story review: www.eurogamer.net/skate-story-...
It's a simple goal for a demon in the underworld, as you'll find in this gorgeous, extraordinary narrative adventure that just so happens to require skateboarding.
Or Skate Story review: www.eurogamer.net/skate-story-...
December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
i reviewed skate story, broke my hands, and now i’m having a nice hot drink with my fingers curled up like the fossilized cocktail prawns from that scene in beetlejuice thinking about how i want to do it all again
A really lovely piece grappling with art, AI, and literature in 2025
Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun turns 'cosy dystopian' into its own subgenre. Man, does it hit home hard in 2025 open.substack.com/pub/mbh4h/p/...
Reading Klara and the Sun in the year of ubiquitous AI
Kazuo Ishiguro’s robot doesn’t crave humanity or want to take your job; it just wants to be a good friend.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A really lovely piece grappling with art, AI, and literature in 2025
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Orange County/LA people:
Come see the movie that almost certainly inspired Home Alone, but is somehow EVEN MORE VIOLENT!
Come see the movie that almost certainly inspired Home Alone, but is somehow EVEN MORE VIOLENT!
Our December edition of @plante.bsky.social’s Hallucinations series, is the Christmas classic DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS aka Deadly Games aka 3615 code Père Noël aka Hide and Freak!
Dec 17th 🎅🏻🔪
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/dial-...
Dec 17th 🎅🏻🔪
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/dial-...
December 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Orange County/LA people:
Come see the movie that almost certainly inspired Home Alone, but is somehow EVEN MORE VIOLENT!
Come see the movie that almost certainly inspired Home Alone, but is somehow EVEN MORE VIOLENT!
Reposted by Chris Plante
This video explains how The Game Awards actually work
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The reasons games like Mario Kart World and Blue Prince will *never* win the top Game of the Year prize
- And a whole lot more
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The reasons games like Mario Kart World and Blue Prince will *never* win the top Game of the Year prize
- And a whole lot more
The history (and secrets) of The Game Awards (Oli Welsh) | Post Games
Get more from Post Games on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This video explains how The Game Awards actually work
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The reasons games like Mario Kart World and Blue Prince will *never* win the top Game of the Year prize
- And a whole lot more
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The reasons games like Mario Kart World and Blue Prince will *never* win the top Game of the Year prize
- And a whole lot more
Reposted by Chris Plante
Anyway anyway
do you wanna play horses but *dont* wanna play horses?
Play Mouthwashing
do you wanna play horses but *dont* wanna play horses?
Play Mouthwashing
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Anyway anyway
do you wanna play horses but *dont* wanna play horses?
Play Mouthwashing
do you wanna play horses but *dont* wanna play horses?
Play Mouthwashing
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Four very good reviews here that all have totally different reads, but all feel like they’re in conversation with one another. Extremely healthy and GOOD.
www.wired.com/story/horses...
www.eurogamer.net/horses-review
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
www.theverge.com/games/839464...
www.wired.com/story/horses...
www.eurogamer.net/horses-review
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
www.theverge.com/games/839464...
‘Horses,’ the Most Controversial Game of the Year, Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype
First it was banned. Then its sales blew up. But “Horses” fails to meet the lofty goals of its own ideas.
www.wired.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Four very good reviews here that all have totally different reads, but all feel like they’re in conversation with one another. Extremely healthy and GOOD.
www.wired.com/story/horses...
www.eurogamer.net/horses-review
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
www.theverge.com/games/839464...
www.wired.com/story/horses...
www.eurogamer.net/horses-review
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
www.theverge.com/games/839464...
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If I didn't get to that game you wanted me to play it's because I was busy finishing the games I already loved.
December is often about getting to the industry's most hyped games and beloved hidden gems, but this year I didn't want to lose myself amidst all the releases and recommendations.
Here's My Pursuit to Finish the Games I Claim to Love.
pentopixels.com/article/fini...
Here's My Pursuit to Finish the Games I Claim to Love.
pentopixels.com/article/fini...
December 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
If I didn't get to that game you wanted me to play it's because I was busy finishing the games I already loved.
Orange County/LA people:
Come see the movie that almost certainly inspired Home Alone, but is somehow EVEN MORE VIOLENT!
Come see the movie that almost certainly inspired Home Alone, but is somehow EVEN MORE VIOLENT!
Our December edition of @plante.bsky.social’s Hallucinations series, is the Christmas classic DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS aka Deadly Games aka 3615 code Père Noël aka Hide and Freak!
Dec 17th 🎅🏻🔪
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/dial-...
Dec 17th 🎅🏻🔪
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/dial-...
December 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Orange County/LA people:
Come see the movie that almost certainly inspired Home Alone, but is somehow EVEN MORE VIOLENT!
Come see the movie that almost certainly inspired Home Alone, but is somehow EVEN MORE VIOLENT!
My wife and son are traveling for a wedding, and I have Game Award obligations most of next week, so I'll need to work through this weekend.
Obvs, I don't endorse crunch, and this isn't my normal. But damn, working the occasional weekend feels existentially easier when it's for your own business.
Obvs, I don't endorse crunch, and this isn't my normal. But damn, working the occasional weekend feels existentially easier when it's for your own business.
December 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My wife and son are traveling for a wedding, and I have Game Award obligations most of next week, so I'll need to work through this weekend.
Obvs, I don't endorse crunch, and this isn't my normal. But damn, working the occasional weekend feels existentially easier when it's for your own business.
Obvs, I don't endorse crunch, and this isn't my normal. But damn, working the occasional weekend feels existentially easier when it's for your own business.
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it's friday night and that means it's time to let everyone know that my piece about silksong's relationship with faith is live for patrons!
will go public on monday, hope you all like it <3
check it out early here: www.patreon.com/posts/why-si...
will go public on monday, hope you all like it <3
check it out early here: www.patreon.com/posts/why-si...
December 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
it's friday night and that means it's time to let everyone know that my piece about silksong's relationship with faith is live for patrons!
will go public on monday, hope you all like it <3
check it out early here: www.patreon.com/posts/why-si...
will go public on monday, hope you all like it <3
check it out early here: www.patreon.com/posts/why-si...
Reposted by Chris Plante
TOTAL CHAOS — a game title that requires you growl it like kurt russell — made me want to puke and quote lord byron ⛄ that's kinda what the long nights of winter inspire, too @apogeeent.com
www.gamesradar.com/games/horror...
www.gamesradar.com/games/horror...
Nearly 10 years later, Doom 2 mod Total Chaos is reborn as a standalone horror FPS I'll be playing all winter, and it makes Silent Hill look like a rom-com
Indie Spotlight | Sam Prebble's gothic Doom 2 mod is now bigger, darker, and more haunting than ever
www.gamesradar.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
TOTAL CHAOS — a game title that requires you growl it like kurt russell — made me want to puke and quote lord byron ⛄ that's kinda what the long nights of winter inspire, too @apogeeent.com
www.gamesradar.com/games/horror...
www.gamesradar.com/games/horror...
The conversation about the ban was/is important and necessary, but I'm glad we're moving into the "What about the actual game" part of the discourse.
wrote about Horses, which should be defended against censorship, and also is a game I think is bad :) www.wired.com/story/horses...
Horses, the Most Controversial Game of the Year, Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype
First it was banned. Then its sales blew up. But Horses fails to meet the lofty goals of its own ideas.
www.wired.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The conversation about the ban was/is important and necessary, but I'm glad we're moving into the "What about the actual game" part of the discourse.
This video explains how The Game Awards actually work
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The reasons games like Mario Kart World and Blue Prince will *never* win the top Game of the Year prize
- And a whole lot more
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The reasons games like Mario Kart World and Blue Prince will *never* win the top Game of the Year prize
- And a whole lot more
The history (and secrets) of The Game Awards (Oli Welsh) | Post Games
Get more from Post Games on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This video explains how The Game Awards actually work
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The reasons games like Mario Kart World and Blue Prince will *never* win the top Game of the Year prize
- And a whole lot more
- The voting
- The categories
- The many different names and reboots over the years
- The reasons games like Mario Kart World and Blue Prince will *never* win the top Game of the Year prize
- And a whole lot more