Fire Escape Cast

Fire Escape Cast

Dan Ryckert, Mary Kish, and Mike Mahardy can’t shut down bars while talking about video games like they used to, so they created Fire Escape to keep those chats going from across the country. Support them at fireescapecast.com

Episodes

June 2, 2025 138 mins
On this week's episode of Fire Escape Mike shares his thoughts on Doom: The Dark Ages, Dan gives Deliver At All Costs a spin, and Mary has been checking out some indies.
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The gang is back together again to talk about Doom: The Dark Ages, Blue Prince, and Shotgun Cop Man.
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May 5, 2025 107 mins
On this week's episode of Fire Escape, Kahlief Adams joins Mike and Mary to talk about Expedition 33, Marathon, and Sinners.
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April 21, 2025 169 mins
On this week's episode, Mike and Mary are out so Jeff Grubb and Mitch join Fire Escape.
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April 7, 2025 123 mins
On this week's episode, Drew Scanlon joins Mike and Mary to talk about Blue Prince, Look Outside, and Assassin's Creed Shadows.
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March 24, 2025 138 mins
The gang talks Assassin's Creed Shadows and Split Fiction.
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March 10, 2025 155 mins
On this week's episode, the crew shares their early impressions of Monster Hunter Wilds, Mary has put some more time in Avowed, and Dan learned to cook.
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February 24, 2025 182 mins
On this episode of Fire Escape, Mike and Mary talk about a new rat game and Dan waxes poetic about Avowed.
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February 10, 2025 286 mins
On the 100th episode of Fire Escape, the gang determines the greatest video game of all time.
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January 27, 2025 154 mins
On this episode of Fire Escape, Mike talks about Sniper Elite: Resistance, Dan shares an update on Red Dead 2, and Mary adores Dome Keeper.
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January 13, 2025 112 mins
Mary spent her entire holiday vacation playing a game that the guys definitely didn't recommend. 
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December 30, 2024 129 mins
The gang discusses Dan's newfound aversion to mac and cheese, real-life Pokémon evolutions, and the best drink orders for extremely interesting people.
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December 16, 2024 156 mins
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has caught the gang off guard, Vampire Survivors is still pretty great, and new bumper stickers emerge.
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December 2, 2024 126 mins
Mike is out for the holidays so Grubb steps in to talk about his dirtbag years and The Rise of the Golden Idol. Mary shares her thoughts on the Silent Hill 2 remake, and Dan is back on the Vampire Survivors train.
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November 18, 2024 346 mins
The gang gets together LIVE in Minneapolis to argue, deliberate, and determine Fire Escape's 2024 game of the year!
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November 4, 2024 144 mins
As the gang gets ready for their game of the year episode, Mary finally puts time into Zelda, Dan praises Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and Mike starts his very long adventure in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
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October 21, 2024 155 mins
On this week's episode, Dan share's his experience with Nintendo's alarm clock, Mary waxes poetic about Neva, and Mike does poor-to-mediocre impressions.
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October 7, 2024 164 mins
The gang is back together again! This week they chat about potato guns, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines.
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September 23, 2024 213 mins
Mary is away and the Giant Bombers are here to save the day: Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti of Game Mess join Dan and Mike to talk about Astro Bot, Wild Bastards, and sneeze farting.
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September 9, 2024 129 mins
The gang reunites on this episode of Fire Escape! Mike saw Alien Romulus, Dan shares his thoughts on Astro Bot, and Mary's been checking out a wild west RPG called Arco.
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