Isaiah Smith
Making and breaking things online | web + game dev | co-host @GamesAndNot | dev @PhotomodeApp & @PenToPixels | 📧 isaiah@isaiahsmith.dev
Appears in 56 Episodes
Love Eternal, Surprise 2D God of War, and Riding in Leon’s RE9 Porsche
Janet and Isaiah talk about their time playing Love Eternal, a gravity flipping difficult platformer, and God of War Sons of Sparta, a surprise 2D metroidvania entry s...
PC Gaming, Mixtape Preview, and our Quest for Healthier Sleep
Janet and Isaiah talk about their recent PC Gaming renaissance happening in the house, what sparked this interest, what games they’ve been playing, and what they think...
Do exceptional games require innovation and how we juggle media consumption
Janet and Isaiah try to figure out what does it mean to be an exceptional game, what does it mean to innovate in a game, and ultimately try to decide if innovation is ...
Finding Our Shared 5 Favorite Games and Talking Money After Marriage
Janet and Isaiah create a new Backloggd account for Games And Not Games. In doing so they must come together and work out just what their shared Top 5 Favorite Games a...
Retro Gaming and Our Lock-Ins & Leave-Its for 2026
Janet and Isaiah talk about their history and goals with retro gaming. Having just went to a few stores in LA, they go over what they’re currently looking got, when th...
Anticipated 2026 Games, Snowboarding, and going to The COSM
Janet and Isaiah talk about what they’ve been playing during the holiday break and also go over what 2026 games they’re most excited to play (GAMES). Then they talk ab...
2025's GANG of the Year
Janet and Isaiah go over the second annual GANG of the Year awards. For each of the 7 "Games and not games" categories, Janet and Isaiah talk about their top choices, ...
TGA Results, 2026 Gaming Resolutions, and Our End-of-Year Todo Lists for 2025
Janet and Isaiah go over the results of The Game Awards 2025, share some of their favorite announcements and highlights, and tally up their prediction scores along wit...
The Game Awards Picks & Predictions and Getting Into Reading Again
Janet and Isaiah go down the list of categories for The Game Awards 2025 and share their personal picks and predictions for who the winners will be (GAMES). Then they ...
Upcoming games we’re scared of and resurrecting neglected hobbies
Janet and Isaiah go over some games on the horizon that have them a little scared for one reason or another. Whether they think the game might be mad, a little disappo...
We say "I Do" to each other... and Hollow Knight: Silksong
Janet and Isaiah talk about their time with Hollow Knight: Silksong now that they’ve both had some major time to play it. What they think of the first act, how it comp...
When to give up on a game and exploring The Matrix movies
Janet and Isaiah talk about when is it time to give up on a game, what are reasons you abandon playing a game to the end, and what games are on the chopping block to g...
Gamescom 2025 and exploring the Twin Cities in Minnesota
Janet and Isaiah talk about Janet going international to attend Gamescom 2025 in Cologne, Germany. From Opening Night Live, to playing indie games, Janet and Isaiah re...
The Best Games From Each Studio and Our History With Pets
Janet and Isaiah talk about Janet maybe starting Monster Train? Having Slay the Spire experience under her belt, they touch on if they think it’s a good time to pick u...
Donkey Kong Bananza And Our Skills In The Kitchen
Janet and Isaiah talk about the latest updates in Janet’s Slay the Spire journey. They then talk about if they’re bananas for Bananza, their thoughts on the latest DK ...
Slay the Spire x Anime Expo 2025
Janet and Isaiah talk about Slay the Spire, a modern classic roguelike deckbuilder that’s captured Janet’s attention while playing around with Nintendo Switch 2’s virt...
Finding Gaming Time and Daily Routines After Starting a New Job
Janet and Isaiah talk about finding time to game. With recent changes to their day-to-day schedules and their backlogs continuing to pile up, they go over what gaming ...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review & Spoilercast and Taking Swim Lessons
Janet and Isaiah talk about their time with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. First with a review of the game, what they liked, what they didn’t, and everything in between ...
Switch 2 Launch, Summer Game Fest 2025, and Diving Into Trading Cards Again
Janet and Isaiah talk about their time with the Switch 2 so far! Janet wishes she could be playing more while Isaiah goes on a rant about Mario Kart World. They also t...
Hating games the other loves and a round of Guess The Character (Pets Edition)
Janet and Isaiah talk about what it’s like when one hates a game the other loves, what it means to “Hate Finish” a game, and what do we know when the other likes/hates...