Fire Escape Cast #102
On this week's episode, the crew shares their early impressions of Monster Hunter Wilds, Mary has put some more time in Avowed, and Dan learned to cook.
Mar 10, 2025•3 hr 35 min
Fire Escape Cast
Dan Ryckert, Mary Kish, and Mike Mahardy can’t shut down bars while talking about video games like they used to, so they created Fire Escape to keep those chats going from across the country. Support them at fireescapecast.com
Episodes
Fire Escape Cast #101
On this episode of Fire Escape, Mike and Mary talk about a new rat game and Dan waxes poetic about Avowed.
Feb 24, 2025•3 hr 3 min
Fire Escape Cast #100
On the 100th episode of Fire Escape, the gang determines the greatest video game of all time.
Feb 10, 2025•5 hr 46 min
Fire Escape Cast #99
On this episode of Fire Escape, Mike talks about Sniper Elite: Resistance, Dan shares an update on Red Dead 2, and Mary adores Dome Keeper.
Jan 27, 2025•3 hr 35 min
Fire Escape Cast #98
Mary spent her entire holiday vacation playing a game that the guys definitely didn't recommend.
Jan 13, 2025•2 hr 52 min
Fire Escape Cast #97
The gang discusses Dan's newfound aversion to mac and cheese, real-life Pokémon evolutions, and the best drink orders for extremely interesting people.
Dec 30, 2024•2 hr 9 min
Fire Escape Cast #96
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has caught the gang off guard, Vampire Survivors is still pretty great, and new bumper stickers emerge.
Dec 16, 2024•3 hr 37 min
Fire Escape Cast #95
Mike is out for the holidays so Grubb steps in to talk about his dirtbag years and The Rise of the Golden Idol. Mary shares her thoughts on the Silent Hill 2 remake, and Dan is back on the Vampire Survivors train.
Dec 02, 2024•2 hr 6 min
Fire Escape Cast #94 (Game of the Year)
The gang gets together LIVE in Minneapolis to argue, deliberate, and determine Fire Escape's 2024 game of the year!
Nov 18, 2024•6 hr 46 min
Fire Escape Cast #93
As the gang gets ready for their game of the year episode, Mary finally puts time into Zelda, Dan praises Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and Mike starts his very long adventure in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Nov 04, 2024•2 hr 25 min
Fire Escape Cast #92
On this week's episode, Dan share's his experience with Nintendo's alarm clock, Mary waxes poetic about Neva, and Mike does poor-to-mediocre impressions.
Oct 21, 2024•3 hr 36 min
Fire Escape Cast #91
The gang is back together again! This week they chat about potato guns, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines.
Oct 07, 2024•3 hr 45 min
Fire Escape Cast #90
Mary is away and the Giant Bombers are here to save the day: Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti of Game Mess join Dan and Mike to talk about Astro Bot, Wild Bastards, and sneeze farting.
Sep 23, 2024•4 hr 33 min
Fire Escape Cast #89
The gang reunites on this episode of Fire Escape! Mike saw Alien Romulus, Dan shares his thoughts on Astro Bot, and Mary's been checking out a wild west RPG called Arco.
Sep 09, 2024•2 hr 9 min
Fire Escape Cast #88
With Dan in Germany, Jake joins Mike and Mary to talk about Alien: Romulus, Steamworld Heist 2, and Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster.
Aug 26, 2024•2 hr 14 min
Fire Escape Cast #87
The gang has been playing a LOT of games the past few weeks. Meanwhile, Mary thinks she can win the gold in... holding a lot of pigeons at once.
Aug 12, 2024•2 hr 25 min
Fire Escape Cast #86
On this week's episode of Fire Escape the gang frankensteins together the perfect friend for Mary.
Jul 29, 2024•2 hr 23 min
Fire Escape Cast #85
The gang is back together again! Dan made a 180 on Hollow Knight, Mike's been revisiting Diablo 4, and Mary went to Jurassic Park. And for anyone interested in trying out Magic Mind, you have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code FIREESCAPE20 at checkout You can claim it at: https://magicmind.com/fireescape
Jul 15, 2024•2 hr 2 min
Fire Escape Cast #84
Mike is back and Mary and Dan are out. Vinny Caravella and Ben Hanson join the Fire Escape Cast to talk France, Final Fantasy 7, and Warhammer.
Jul 01, 2024•3 hr 22 min
Fire Escape Cast #83
Mary is pissed (at Dan), and you probably know why...
Jun 17, 2024•3 hr 40 min
Fire Escape Cast #82
Mike, Mary, and Dan are joined by... Dan's soundboard once again. The crew shares their developing thoughts on Animal Well, Lorelei and The Laser Eyes, and Hellblade 2.
Jun 03, 2024•2 hr 9 min
Fire Escape Cast #81
On this week's episode of Fire Escape, the game shares their love for Animal Well, they talk about Conan O'Brien's new show, and Dan abuses his soundboard at Mary's expense.
May 20, 2024•2 hr 13 min
Fire Escape Cast #80
this episode of Fire Escape, Mike updates the gang on the TV shows he been watching, Mary talks about some made up video games, and Dan finds a new use for his sound board.
May 06, 2024•2 hr 52 min
Fire Escape Cast #79
On this week's episode Mary shares her updated opinions on Pepper Grinder, Dan reveals that he has no idea what Total War is, and Mike decided it was time to hop back into Elden Ring.
Apr 22, 2024•2 hr 59 min
Fire Escape Cast #78
This week Mike share's his ongoing experience with Dragon's Dogma 2, Mary and Dan share their early thoughts on Pepper Grinder, and the gang talks about their gaming "white whales."
Apr 08, 2024•2 hr 5 min
Fire Escape Cast #77
The gang is back together this week, and they dig into Dragon's Dogma 2, Helldivers 2 (of course), and Mike shares his early impressions of Balatro.
Mar 25, 2024•2 hr 17 min
Fire Escape Cast #76
Mike (the most adult-like of trio) is slurping wine abroad this week so the gang is joined by Jeff Grubb to talk about how shitty some wrestlers are and how good Helldivers 2 is.
Mar 11, 2024•3 hr 45 min
Fire Escape Cast #75
On this week's episode of Fire Escape, Mary struggles with words and Dan shares his experience with Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth.
Feb 26, 2024•2 hr 16 min
Fire Escape Cast #74
The gang talks Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Helldivers 2, and Dan's first time trying a Sherry.
Feb 12, 2024•2 hr 18 min
Fire Escape Cast #73
On this episode of Fire Escape, the gang is finally able to talk about Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Tekken 8.
Jan 29, 2024•3 hr 2 min