The Big Nerd Gaming Podcast

The Epic Return of the Big Nerd Gaming Podcast

The Big Nerd Gaming Podcast makes its EPIC return with a new look and a new crew. Westen starts off by introducing the new permanent crew of the show, Andrew and David. From there, the guys talk about Mixtape, MOUSE: PI For Hire, Vampire Crawlers, Replaced and Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Librarian. They also rank their top 5 games from the 2020s that will age the worst. 0:00 Intro 06:22 Mixtape 26:00 MOUSE P.I. For Hire 33:55 Vampire Crawlers 44:30 REPLACED 49:45 Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! 55:28 Games of the 2020s That Will Age the Worst Video Links: Mixtape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQoEd5rnxiQ MOUSE P.I. For Hire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5aA150iHkw Vampire Crawlers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mfFLQL3lVk&t=1s REPLACED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YheMqHoeHVc Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh81e2oVZbM Articles Referenced: https://bignerdgaming.com/2026/05/08/indie-gaming-roundup-mouse-pi-for-hire-vampire-crawlers-and-tombwater/ https://bignerdgaming.com/2026/05/05/the-top-10-games-of-the-2020s-that-will-age-the-worst/ Westen: https://bignerdgaming.com/ [https://bignerdgaming.com/] https://bsky.app/profile/bignerdgaming.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/bignerdgaming.bsky.social] https://x.com/BigNerdGaming [https://x.com/BigNerdGaming] https://www.threads.com/@bignerdgaming [https://www.threads.com/@bignerdgaming] https://www.facebook.com/people/Big-Nerd-Gaming/61555495498714/ [https://www.facebook.com/people/Big-Nerd-Gaming/61555495498714/] David: https://bsky.app/profile/dsundy.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/dsundy.bsky.social] https://x.com/david_dsundy [https://x.com/david_dsundy] Andrew: https://bsky.app/profile/themcmr.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/themcmr.bsky.social] https://x.com/TheMCMR [https://x.com/TheMCMR]

BigNerdGaming (And Friends) Top 10 Games of 2025: Episode 5

Westen and Jordan from CognitiveClips go through the official "BigNerdGaming and Friends" top 10 games of 2025. Which is actually over 20 games, but you'll have to listen to the podcast to find out how that happened. #10: 5:00 #9: 16:39 #8: 22:03 #7: 29:56 #6: 35:33 #5: 40:05 #4: 41:52 #3: 43:17 #2: 46:40 #1: 52:45 Please check out Jordan's Youtube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAKAFMcJ-yD28lJc1bH_vlQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAKAFMcJ-yD28lJc1bH_vlQ] Special thanks to Michaela for helping to compile these ranks so that they could be a surprise for me. You can check out her blog at https://www.deargamers.net/ [https://www.deargamers.net/]

Our Top 5 Overlooked Video Games This Year: Episode 4

Westen and Chike from Bassicfun discuss their top 5 most overlooked video games from 2025. 6:30 - Discussions of the games we are currently playing. Kingdom of Night, Ball x Pit, Outer Worlds 2, and Silent Hill f are discussed. 25:00 - Our top 5 most overlooked games this year, plus some honorable mentions. You can check out Chike's awesome YouTube page which focuses on indie games at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/@bassicfun78 [https://www.youtube.com/@bassicfun78] Also, be sure to check out www.bignerdgaming.com [http://www.bignerdgaming.com] all month for tons of other end of year lists and coverage.

Full Game Awards Nomination Predictions- Episode 3

Westen (from Big Nerd Gaming) and Michaela (from DearGamers) go category by category and predict the nominees for every major Game Awards category. No one else is brave enough to do this! Game of the Year 6:00 Best Game Direction: 11:50 Best Narrative: 14:54 Best Art Direction: 21:50 Best Score and Music: 25:30 Best Audio Design: 32:00 Best Performance: 37:10 Best Independent Game: 48:50 Best Action Game: 56:37 Best Action Adventure Game: 1:03:12 Best RPG: 1:11:28 Best Family Game: 1:21:50 Best Sim/Strategy: 1:25:59 Best Multiplayer: 1:29:30 Best Accessibility: 1:34:53 Wrap Up: 1:41:00 Make sure to check out www,deargamers.net for more great content from Michaela and Jason. Also, keep an eye on www.bignerdgaming.com later this week for Westen's final predictions for all of these categories.

Episode 2: Our Top 5 Final Fantasy Games

WARNING: This episode contains major Final Fantasy spoilers across the series (blame Paul). On episode 2, Westen and Paul from Boss Fights discuss what they are playing right now, and then rank their top 5 Final Fantasy games. 0:00- Introduction To Paul 3:00- Thoughts on "Trails in the Sky First Chapter", "Hollow Knight: Silksong", and "Hades 2" 15:00 Our Top 5 Final Fantasy games. Including one dishonorable mention and two honorable mentions. You can find Paul on Substack: https://bossfights.substack.com/ Also, Westen was recently on the Stage Select Podcast. You can check out that episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7tF5moO9IWx7X1K2pqkZ5m?si=cTLKEyovQMW7WOSRrTJHEw