Game talk from the play session outward.
The Gaming Outsider treats games as something argued through with friends, not scored from a distance. New releases, demos, adaptations, hardware, nostalgia, and community topics all pass through a casual panel that is willing to praise, complain, joke, and reconsider in real time.
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The Gaming Outsider is a video game roundtable with a casual rhythm and a clear fondness for community conversation. Scott Clark anchors the show, usually joined by familiar panel voices and occasional guests with a specific game or topic to bring in. The structure is dependable without feeling rigid. Episodes often open with news, move into games the panel has been playing, and close around a broader question pulled from gaming culture. That question might be how long live-service servers should stay online. It might be whether quality-of-life improvements make difficult games easier, or whether old favorites get oversold to younger players. The show is best when it lets one concrete detail become the larger point. A discussion of Ereban: Shadow Legacy turns into a back-and-forth about stealth, linear level design, puzzle guidance, and the familiar colored markers that modern games use to guide players. A conversation around Tombwater or Crimson Desert becomes a way to talk about scale, controls, difficulty, and the gap between critic reaction and player enthusiasm. The panel does not try to sound detached. It sounds like people comparing notes after actually playing. That gives the criticism a lived-in quality, especially when opinions change midstream or someone asks for a mechanic to be explained more plainly. The show also keeps room for odd corners of the release calendar, from management games and deck-building roguelikes to flight controllers, demos, free-to-play experiments, and strange indie titles. Nostalgia matters here, but it is not treated as automatic proof that older games were better. Adaptations matter too, especially when a series like God of War starts making casting news. The banter can be dry, distracted, and teasing. The useful part is that the jokes rarely erase the topic; they usually make the argument feel more like a real table conversation. The Gaming Outsider suits players who follow the week in games but still care most about how a game actually feels in hand. Its recurring motto captures the generous edge of the show: taste differs, and a bad fit is not the same thing as a bad game.
Made for: Best for players who like broad game discussion, from indie demos and early access releases to major franchises, adaptations, hardware, and community debates. It suits people who enjoy opinionated group chemistry more than polished critic monologues.
What sets it apart: The show turns hands-on impressions into practical criticism, letting mechanics, controls, difficulty, nostalgia, and genre labels get tested through conversation. Its warmth comes from familiar panel voices, but its range comes from guests and community-shaped topics.
The Gaming Outsider Podcast is a show dedicated to video gaming of all kinds with a focus on the community. Here at The GO, we don't subscribe to just one platform, and we realize that we don't have the ability to play every game that's out there. Our goal is to discuss ours and our listener's perspectives on current and former games that we have played while keeping a positive environment.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Clear mechanical detail and open disagreement make The Gaming Outsider a useful companion for players who enjoy thinking through why games feel different.
The Gaming Outsider turns game criticism into a group conversation, moving between industry news, hands-on impressions and broader questions about how games work. Scott Clark guides discussions that make room for disagreement without forcing a verdict.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A conversational episode that ties anti-hero talk to Xbox news, a space-combat demo, and a stealth game preview.
The Gaming Outsider starts with an anti-hero theme and uses it as a way into a blunt, game-literate conversation. It moves from character choices into actual play without losing the show’s conversational feel.
A loose, lively mix of live-service debate, release chatter, and a strong Crimson Desert segment.
The episode opens with a plain but useful question: how long live-service games should keep their servers running. From there, Scott Clark and Jake Gunderson move through Epic's layoffs, first looks at Tombwater and Movie Room's Cinema Management, and a guest segment on Crimson…
A loose but grounded debate about when convenience improves a game and when it softens the edge.
The episode frames a familiar gaming dispute in practical terms: when do quality-of-life changes genuinely improve play, and when do they start sanding down the challenge?
A holiday sampler lets Scott Clark host solo and still land on a specific, useful conversation about Pirates Outlaws 2: Heritage.
A holiday sampler has Scott Clark hosting solo while the rest of the crew takes a couple of weeks off, and he uses the break to stitch together a set of outside-in topics so the feed does not sit empty.
A spoiler chat that feels like real fans thinking out loud.
Patreon-exclusive Power Hour turns The Last of Us premiere into a loose, familiar conversation about Ellie, adaptation choices, and what a TV audience needs spelled out early.
Marvel TV reviews with pub-quiz energy.
The Gaming Outsider opens with a chat about anti-heroes and the characters people cannot help rooting for.
Scott Clark and Jake Gunderson carry a duo show.
This episode of The Gaming Outsider podcast discusses overselling retro games to younger gamers, news about Limited Run Games, impressions of Slay the Spire 2, a review of The Coin Game, and excitement over a new flight game controller.
This episode of The Gaming Outsider discusses the God of War Amazon Prime series, new games like Cairn and High Guard, and predictions for the next big video game genre.
This episode of the Gaming Outsider podcast features an interview with indie developer Joel Heath, discusses Ubisoft news including the cancellation of the Prince of Persia remake, and covers new games like I Hate This Place, Big Face, and Dwarves, Glory, Death, and Loot.
The host explains this is a special recap episode due to the holidays, featuring past topics like games we've ruined and Switch 2 hopes, plus a review of the game Fatherhood.
The Gaming Outsider uses this holiday-break episode to replay a past discussion about quality of life versus difficulty, then teases review segments for Terminator 2D No Fate and Taxi Chaos 2.
Scott Clark hosts a holiday bonus episode solo while the rest of the crew takes a couple of weeks off.
This episode of The Gaming Outsider podcast discusses video game deals for the holiday season, recent news from Microsoft's showcase, and new games like Moonlighter 2 and NASCAR 25.
The hosts discuss why people enjoy difficult games, GTA 6 delay news, and new game impressions.
The Gaming Outsider podcast episode features a roundtable debate on the most influential video games, news about Rockstar, and reviews of new games.
The host and co-hosts discuss community questions, recent gaming news including Microsoft Game Pass changes, and new game releases like Ghost of Yotei and Granvir.
The hosts discuss retro gaming peripherals like the Game Genie, share community stories, and give impressions of upcoming and classic games.
The hosts discuss video game collaborations, a new pinball collection, and a game called Off, with community interaction.
The hosts discuss gaming news including Splitgate 2 and Microsoft pricing, review new games like Wuchang Fallen Feathers and Brushes with Death, and share personal gaming experiences while joking about their absent co-host.
The Gaming Outsider podcast discusses video game news, new game impressions, and interviews the CEO of KIDAS about protecting children online.
The hosts discuss video game news, share experiences of taking notes while gaming, and review new games like Galactic Lich, Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma, and Dunk City Dynasty.
The hosts discuss favorite video game-related gifts, recent game announcements, and games they've been playing, including a 16-bit Farming Simulator and a puzzle game called Blueprints.
Scott Clark opens a Patreon-exclusive Power Hour with John Davenport and Troy Heinrichs.