#292 - The Natural Special

#292 - The Natural Special

From Shut Up & Sit Down by Shut Up & Sit Down

March 20, 2026 · 38 min · Episode 292

About this episode

Matt and Tom discuss games centered around nature and outdoor themes.

On this Edenic episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Matt and Tom strip down to their bare cheeks to chat about games wot are all about “Outside, like birds and that”. First up is Nature; a game that takes 2014’s Evolution and 2020’s Oceans, and hydraulically compacts them into one biodegradable box. Not just one box, mind, but a whole ecosystem of modules and traits that’ll get your neighbourhood zoologist all hot under the collar. That’s then followed by a slice of Perch - a surprisingly lethal “ pigeon control game” in which you stack birds atop a vicious fountain. I’d imagine it’s what those pesky sky rats would be doing with their spare time too, if they weren’t so busy defecating Finally we hitch a ride on the great grey car of the savanna in Tembo - an elephant road trip that’s way more cruel than it has any right to be. Tom’s taken great pains to crack this one open, and feast on all the delicious game-goo contained therein. Have a great week, everybody! Timestamps: 01:46 - Nature 16:58 - Perch 24:41 - TEMBO: Survival on the Savanna

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Tom

Topics covered

  • nature games
  • board games
  • game reviews
  • outdoor themes
  • animal themes

Keywords

  • Nature
  • Evolution
  • Oceans
  • Perch
  • TEMBO
  • game reviews
  • outdoor games

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Nature, Evolution, Oceans, Perch, TEMBO: Survival on the Savanna

Places: Edenic

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