Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Much like how everything is crab, everything in games seems to increasingly be 'Pick 3'...well, not EVERYTHING, but it sure is becoming prevalent. You level up, 3 options appear, you pick 1, and then play for another minute until you have to pick 3 again. When it's great, it's fantastic, but as it becomes more pervasive will the charm wear off?
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SHOW NOTES
Here's a free post on our Patreon of us checking out The Spell Brigade, an online co-op Survivors game:
patreon.com/posts/checking-out-157909409
Some of the games mentioned...
The Pick 3 Slop Website:
pick3slop.com
Gambonanza (they sent us a code, but just linking this because it's a weird name to blind-Google):
store.steampowered.com/app/3509230/Gambonanza
Dungeon Clawler (also sent us a code, for disclosure):
store.steampowered.com/app/2356780/Dungeon_Clawler
HUNTERxHUNTER NEWxSURVIVOR:
hunterhunter-ns.bushimo.jp/en
TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS
Brody: youtube.com/@RACROX
Cassandra: youtube.com/@ThatTravGuy
Chris: youtube.com/@MykonosFan
Nicco: youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg
CHAPTERS
00:00 Discord Nitro 3 month is pick 3
05:19 The morphing of the roguelite genre
14:27 Slay the Spire 2, too much game, not enough card
22:01 "Throw it against the wall and hope it sticks" design
29:14 Chris realizes that this entire subgenre is all just Hades
35:13 The synergies absolve all
47:34 Should there be a "try all the cool stuff" room?
55:46 Favorite scene from a bad piece of media? (Urkman1)
Much like how everything is crab, everything in games seems to increasingly be 'Pick 3'...well, not EVERYTHING, but it sure is becoming prevalent. You level up, 3 options appear, you pick 1, and then play for another minute until you have to pick 3 again. When it's great, it's fantastic, but as it becomes more pervasive will the charm wear off?
MORE PLACES TO FIND US
Crubscribe ► bit.ly/Crubcast
Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► patreon.com/crub
Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows
Join our Discord ► crub.org/join
BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org
Come join our Steam group ► steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub
Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► crub.org
SHOW NOTES
Here's a free post on our Patreon of us checking out The Spell Brigade, an online co-op Survivors game:
patreon.com/posts/checking-out-157909409
Some of the games mentioned...
The Pick 3 Slop Website:
pick3slop.com
Gambonanza (they sent us a code, but just linking this because it's a weird name to blind-Google):
store.steampowered.com/app/3509230/Gambonanza
Dungeon Clawler (also sent us a code, for disclosure):
store.steampowered.com/app/2356780/Dungeon_Clawler
HUNTERxHUNTER NEWxSURVIVOR:
hunterhunter-ns.bushimo.jp/en
TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS
Brody: youtube.com/@RACROX
Cassandra: youtube.com/@ThatTravGuy
Chris: youtube.com/@MykonosFan
Nicco: youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg
CHAPTERS
00:00 Discord Nitro 3 month is pick 3
05:19 The morphing of the roguelite genre
14:27 Slay the Spire 2, too much game, not enough card
22:01 "Throw it against the wall and hope it sticks" design
29:14 Chris realizes that this entire subgenre is all just Hades
35:13 The synergies absolve all
47:34 Should there be a "try all the cool stuff" room?
55:46 Favorite scene from a bad piece of media? (Urkman1)
