Isaiah Smith
Making and breaking things online | web + game dev | co-host @GamesAndNot | dev @PhotomodeApp & @PenToPixels | 📧 isaiah@isaiahsmith.dev
Appears in 68 Episodes
Avoiding the Hate Finish and New Year Resolutions Check-In
Janet and Isaiah talk about being better people and learning to reject the dreaded “Hate Finish” that’s held them captive before. They also talk about some recent game...
Big Walk and Collecting Pokemon Cards
Janet and Isaiah talk about their time so far playing Big Walk, the new prox chat puzzle game by House House. While still pretty early, the gang tries their best to de...
Playing Resident Evil 5 together and attending Anime Expo 2026
Janet and Isaiah go over their time playing through Resident Evil 5 together. It’s a replay for Isaiah but a first for Janet so they talk about what they expected, how...
Rebuilding Towns In Pokemon Pokopia And Watching World Cup Games In Person
Janet and Isaiah talk about their time playing Pokemon Pokopia, both together and on their own. Janet played a bit around launch but Isaiah was late to the party, and ...
Summer Game Fest 2026 and Isaiah’s Birthday
Janet and Isaiah dive into the games, announcements, and demos they got to spend some time with at Summer Game Fest 2026. This year Isaiah was able to join in on the f...
Replay, Rewatch, Reread, Revisit
Janet and Isaiah have an episode all about their habits when it comes to redoing things. First they talk about what games they’ve replayed multiple times, what was the...
Pragmata, STS Duos, and Our Travel Wins and Loses
Janet and Isaiah talk about Pragmata, the latest sci-fi arcade shooter from Capcom (with a bit of Resident Evil DNA if you ask Isaiah). They also talk about their goal...
Comfort Wind Down Games and Background Sports Habits
Janet and Isaiah talk about some comfort games they’ve been playing lately. Isaiah relaxing with the “Picross meets Minesweeper” game Proverbs and Janet getting things...
Disliking and Liking Games, NBA The Run, and Answering Perspective Questions
Janet and Isaiah talk about going from really disliking a game to eventually liking it, is it something that’s happened to them, and how likely is someone to go throug...
Marathon, Silksong Act 3, and Wrapping Up Our Demon Slayers Saga
Janet and Isaiah talk about what they’ve been playing. Isaiah dives into extraction shooters with Marathon and Janet gets the jump on things revisiting Hollow Knight S...
Resident Evil Requiem Spoilercast and Our History With Concerts
Janet and Isaiah talk about their time with Resident Evil Requiem, the latest in the survival horror franchise. First going over things spoiler-free then diving into t...
Slaying the Spire 2-gether and returning from our moving hiatus
Janet and Isaiah talk about jumping into Slay the Spire 2 now that it’s finally out in early access! They go over their history with the game, what they like about the...
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...