The So Many Games Podcast #16 | London Games Festival with John Rogers and James Bruce

The London Games Festival was held between the 13th and 19th of April 2026, and New Game Plus, the festival's indie game showcase event was held on the 16th and 17th of April. We managed to attend New Game Plus on the 17th, and it was a fun, full day of talking with developers, trying out new games, and meeting familiar faces for the first time. One of those faces was John Rogers from Gaming in the Wild, and he kindly agreed to hop onto this episode to share his thoughts on the event as a whole. We also highlight a few games that we played that deserve your attention. While at the event, I also spoke with James Bruce – co-founder of Saltstone Studios – on their game The Pale Beyond as well as their upcoming spiritual successor, The Hearth and the Harbour. We did try to find a quiet spot to talk, but unfortunately some loud people found us, which was picked up on the mics. We did our best to remove them, but they were quite stubborn to leave the audio, unfortunately. John Rogers Links BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gaminginthew... YouTube Channel:    / @gaminginthewild   Podcast: https://pod.link/1498853997 James Bruce Links Saltstone Studios Website: https://saltstonestudios.com/ Wishlist Hearth and Harbour on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/25... The Pale Beyond on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/12... Chapters [00:00] Intro [02:26] London Games Festival with John Rogers [59:37] Music Break – Colony from The Pale Beyond Soundtrack [1:01:13] James Bruce Interview [1:27:25] Final Thoughts & Outro [1:29:24] Messages from Creator Friends So Many Games Links Follow us on ⁠BlueSky⁠: https://bsky.app/profile/somanygames.... Check out our ⁠website⁠: https://somanygames.co.uk Join our Patreon:   / somanygames   Take a look at our ⁠Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somanygames Come and chat in our Discord server:   / discord   Intro/outro music by ⁠Jerden Cooke: https://bsky.app/profile/jerdencooke.... Music Clip Credits The following tracks were used in this episode. Unstoppable – Wax Heads soundtrack, composed by Gina Loughlin Colony – The Pale Beyond soundtrack, composed by James Bruce Overture – The Pale Beyond soundtrack, composed by James Bruce