209: Impostor Factory

209: Impostor Factory

Author: Left Behind Game Club June 10, 2026 Duration: 43:42
We witness a weird murder in a time loop in Impostor Factory.
Developer: Freebird Games | Publisher: Freebird Games | Initial Release: September 30, 2021



PLAYERS:

* Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)

SPECIAL GUEST:

* Dan (Bluesky) from The Greatest Story Ever Played

SHOW NOTES:

* 0:00 - Intro
* 0:45 - Welcome Back, Dan!
* 2:45 - Fast Pitch
* 3:30 - A Series Primer & How We Played
* 6:00 - Setup
* 10:15 - Story at a High-Level
* 15:10 - It's a Love Story!
* 17:50 - An Impossible Choice
* 21:30 - Spoiler Warning
* 21:50 - Simulations
* 24:05 - Neil Watts
* 28:10 - Epilogue & What's Next
* 35:35 - Music & Final Thoughts
* 38:00 - Outro

RESOURCES:

* TGSEP - Impostor Factory
* TGSEP - Dispatch
* TGSEP - Into the Breach
* 089 - Firewatch with Dan
* 191 - Finding Paradise with Dan

BLUESKY: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social
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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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Duration: 1:04:46
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Duration: 1:07:32
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