Episode 39 - Interview with Nikki Jay (Quantum Witch): From Escaping a Cult to Killing Digital Gods

The first half of this episode is just me as I speedrun through the news. Queer headlines include a major update on Hades II, a release year for Deltarune’s next chapter, Misc. A Tiny Tale has some upgraded Switch 2 visuals, and information on a canceled Dungeons & Dragons game. In other news, Xbox has started to ramp up their next-gen plans while Nintendo gives us a better look at Donkey Kong Bananza!

I also found 3 more queer games in the Green Games Showcase.

In the second half, I have an exciting interview for you! Nikki Jay is here to talk about her brand new, hilarious, queer plot-former Quantum Witch!

Quantum Witch is a game all about unpacking and processing Nikki’s life experiences, including escaping a cult…? She talks in-depth on her thoughts, inspirations, life stories, all through an unfiltered lesbian lens.

 

CONTENT WARNING: During the interview, we briefly discuss the topic of suicide. It lasts about 25 seconds. If you'd like to skip this discussion, Nikki flags it just before speaking about it.

 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:39 - News

00:22:01 - Green Games Showcase

00:23:56 - Ritual of Raven

00:25:52 - FLICK SOLITAIRE

00:27:26 - Hawthorne

00:34:53 - Interview with Nikki Jay (Quantum Witch)

 

The first half of this episode was recorded on June 22 2025. The interview was recorded on May 22 2025.

 

Green Games Showcase:

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/GreenGamesShowcase

Ritual of Raven: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2066520/Ritual_of_Raven/

FLICK SOLITAIRE: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3690460/FLICK_SOLITAIRE/

Hawthorn: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3078150/Hawthorn/

 

Sources:

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/hades-2-full-release-is-getting-close-as-development-enters-final-phase

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/deltarune-chapter-5-locks-in-2026-release-window

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/misc-a-tiny-tale-looks-super-smooth-on-switch-2-thanks-to-a-dev-hunch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOCtRanwXrA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVUidGTR8xg

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/footage-of-a-cancelled-dungeons-dragons-rpg-has-appeared-online/

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/105802/the-witcher-4-is-built-for-console-first-cdpr-confirms-60fps-not-guaranteed/index.html

https://gaymingmag.com/2025/05/queer-tarot-comes-to-flick-solitaire-on-june-1st/

https://kotaku.com/hawthorne-stardew-valley-skyrim-cozy-sim-rpg-trailer-1851668143

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-18/viral-new-indie-video-game-hawthorn-has-a-tragic-backstory

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/former-bethesda-and-bioware-devs-are-making-a-stardew-like-with-redwall-animals-and-oh-my-god-look-at-this-little-mouse-farmer-carry-a-pumpkin/

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nearstudios/hawthorn