This week on the channel +282K views this week

Iron Pineapple finds a talking rat among the Souls-likes

Steam Dumpster Diving's eight-game episode has passed two million views, with chess combat and physics-driven fantasy among its discoveries.

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Iron Pineapple Story of November 1, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

I played 8 Souls-Like games you've never heard of

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0:25Pawned Souls turns chess pieces into action-game opponents, with movement central to its tactical combat.
7:25Fatekeeper combines first-person fantasy combat with kicks, spells and a talking rat companion.
22:30Iron Pineapple praises Fatekeeper's physics and humor but criticizes clunky combat and limited enemy variety.
25:00Dungeon Lurker embeds tips and codes in a virtual retro manual.
46:58Beast of Reincarnation's parrying and nature visuals fare better in the review than its story and bosses.
55:42Rubinite introduces a boss-rush system where marking enemies with Focus enables critical strikes.

Fatekeeper gives Iron Pineapple an axe, magic and a talking rat companion. The rat gets an immediate welcome: "Why do I have a talking rat as a companion? That's kind of awesome." The combat gets a more searching inspection, especially once kicking enemies and flinging things around become reliable solutions.

That mix of curiosity and practical criticism is doing the work during another upload-free week. "I played 8 Souls-Like games you've never heard of" is the channel's strongest source of daily viewing right now, despite being more than six weeks old. The episode includes a paid HoYoverse sponsorship.

Its discoveries aren't all straightforward recommendations. Iron Pineapple praises Fatekeeper's environmental physics and humor while finding its combat clunky. Dungeon Lurker offers a virtual retro manual with tips and codes, making the instructions part of the discovery. Beast of Reincarnation earns approval for its parrying and nature imagery, but much less for its story and repetitive bosses.

The deeper archive has company, too. "I played 24 Souls-Like games you've never heard of" remains the next strongest daily draw, with a four-hour itinerary that includes Nioh 3 co-op and Shar joining for SHRIMP GAME. The nine-game installment follows it.

Subscribers were unchanged over the week, while daily viewing is running at less than half its usual level. Among nearby gaming commentary channels, Digital Foundry is close to its normal viewing pace and BeatEmUps added subscribers. For Iron Pineapple, the week's roughly 282,000 views came entirely without a new upload, with Steam Dumpster Diving supplying the clearest continuing draw.

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