• Danielle describes her horror-game tastes: psychological thrills, gore, whimsy, strategy, and mythical elements.
• They discuss Resident Evil Requiem’s balance of action and horror through alternating character chapters, and Danielle’s mixed response to Silent Hill.
• Danielle praises South of Midnight for its Southern Gothic atmosphere, soundtrack, spiritual themes, and story.
• She traces her early gaming memories to Doom and describes how horror-game preferences vary across generations in her family.
• Danielle says her six-year-old learned colors and numbers through Uno, and frames play as a way to teach strategy and “level up in life.”
• She introduces The Playbook, her prompt journal that uses RPG-style character maps and skill trees to help build a brand.
• The conversation considers indie horror’s creative momentum, public-domain characters, and the appeal of fresh ideas over established formulas.
• Danielle shares a parent’s perspective on young people’s creativity and game development, while both speakers consider AI and industry change.

• RPG-style character maps and skill trees for brand building in The Playbook
• Using games and tabletop play to teach strategy and “level up in life”

• "gaming is a form of exercise for them."
• "the little indie that could"
• "We need new ideas. We need new blood."

Danielle's Book: Here