Safe Room

Safe Room

Safe Room is your ultimate destination for spine-chilling discussions on all things horror video games. Hosted by Neil Bolt and Jay Krieger, the duo dive deep into the genre's darkest corners, from major titles to hidden indie gems each week. Tune in every Monday for our main episodes, where we explore classic and contemporary horror games. And on Thursdays, don't miss Horror Bytes, our bite-sized indie horror spotlight featuring emerging talent within the indie horror space! Art & music created by Matt Jordan (@MattPainte).

Episodes

October 13, 2025 55 mins
For this week's episode, Neil and Jay attempt to learn the inner workings of a diner and its patrons against an apocalyptic backdrop in While We Wait Here! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blu...
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For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, Neil and Jay attempt to survive the aquatic horrors of Watertight! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Safe Room's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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October 6, 2025 57 mins
For this week's episode, Neil and Jay delve into the dark corners of the web, exploring the desktop horrors of Vile: Exhumed! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ...
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October 2, 2025 10 mins
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, Neil and Jay navigate the high-stakes choices of Insectomania from developer Studio Lemi! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ...
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September 29, 2025 62 mins
For this week's episode, Neil and Jay attempt to survive the strange serial killer-filled world of Hotel Barcelona! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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September 25, 2025 15 mins
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, Neil and Jay chat about the horrors of social media in Literal Doom Scrolling! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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September 22, 2025 64 mins
For this week's episode, Neil and Jay chat about their five personal horror protagonist! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BluSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠N...
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September 18, 2025 12 mins
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, Neil and Jay attempt to escape the Black Mirror-esque horrors of Primary Exit! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠B...
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September 15, 2025 60 mins
For this week's episode, Neil and Jay live the many lives of Cole Mason in the FMV time loop horror game Dead Reset! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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September 11, 2025 15 mins
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, Neil and Jay explore the analog horrors of Dead Format! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BluSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠...
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September 8, 2025 69 mins
For this week's episode, Neil and Jay uncover the trauma-laced recesses of the mind in Luto! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BluSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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September 4, 2025 15 mins
For the 100th episode of Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, Neil and Jay embark on the ill-fated scheme of The Terrible Old Man! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠B...
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September 1, 2025 48 mins
For this week's episode, Neil and Jay attempt to navigate the Kafkaesque dreamscape of Pager's 90s office satire. Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠B...
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August 28, 2025 16 mins
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, Neil and Jay attempt to decipher fact from fiction in the psychological horror visual novel Without a Dawn! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte...
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August 25, 2025 53 mins
For this week's episode, Neil and Jay dig a little deeper into the point-and-click folk horror game Carnival! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BluSk...
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August 21, 2025 11 mins
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, Neil and Jay carefully plot their course to survive the horrors of Night Loop! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠B...
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For this week's episode, Neil and Jay are joined by developer Beyond Booleans to chat about his upcoming point-and-click folk horror game, Carnival! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ...
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August 14, 2025 13 mins
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, Neil and Jay attempt to tell who is friend and who is foe in Doppelpartment! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blu...
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August 11, 2025 85 mins
For this installment of Making the Case For, Neil makes the case for interactive horror drama Heavy Rain on the game's 15th anniversary! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitt...
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August 7, 2025 9 mins
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, Neil and Jay attempt to decipher the telescum horrors of Plot Feed! Safe Room is a Bloody Disgusting weekly horror video game podcast with new episodes every Monday and Thursday. For additional streaming services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Feel free to follow the show and hosts on Twitter & Blusky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BluSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...
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