Alien Dark: Falling World
An episode of the Playing at the Hearth podcast, hosted by The Open Hearth Gaming Community, titled "Alien Dark: Falling World" was published on February 2, 2026 and runs 157 minutes.
February 2, 2026 ·157m · Playing at the Hearth
Summary
Alun R facilitates the first of a two-shot of his own game. Alien Dark (available free from https://gallusgames.itch.io).This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/the_open_hearth/overview).As a marine squad ferries a Weyland-Yutani Rep around the oil fields of Ariarcus they receive an emergency recall message from HQ. A UPP fleet places the colony at risk and they are ordered to cut short their mission and return for immediate evac. With an inexperienced and insecure commanding officer the Company's Rep, Wynne, offers confident advice, but things get complicated when UPP dropships start landing troops and an orbital bombardment ensues. The LT seeks fresh orders but blizzard conditions restrict comms. Then 'Doc' Reina hears the thump of dance music and heads off to investigate. Assault marine Ray Mercer shadows him while Pvt Volk calls it in. Mr Wynne offers to chekc it out. There's screaming club goers, rumours that 'he ate her!' and the disorientation of flashing lights and thumping bass. Then, blood and two bodies, slime and a pulsing sac, a decision to 'light it up' and a grenade ... then it leaps ...Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti39ZZgavZs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Episode Description
This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https://openhearthgaming.com/ RPG) using our Gaming Calendar (https://app.playabl.io/communities/the_open_hearth/overview).As a marine squad ferries a Weyland-Yutani Rep around the oil fields of Ariarcus they receive an emergency recall message from HQ. A UPP fleet places the colony at risk and they are ordered to cut short their mission and return for immediate evac. With an inexperienced and insecure commanding officer the Company's Rep, Wynne, offers confident advice, but things get complicated when UPP dropships start landing troops and an orbital bombardment ensues. The LT seeks fresh orders but blizzard conditions restrict comms. Then 'Doc' Reina hears the thump of dance music and heads off to investigate. Assault marine Ray Mercer shadows him while Pvt Volk calls it in. Mr Wynne offers to chekc it out. There's screaming club goers, rumours that 'he ate her!' and the disorientation of flashing lights and thumping bass. Then, blood and two bodies, slime and a pulsing sac, a decision to 'light it up' and a grenade ... then it leaps ...
Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti39ZZgavZs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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