Sophia Eleni Post Launch interview [Cairn] – Gaming Podcast

Video Gamers Podcast

Leisure, Games, Video Games

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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[Content Warning! (language)]Gaming hosts Ryan and Ace sit down for a follow-up interview with Sophia Eleni, the voice of the hit indie Cairn. After the game made waves in the gaming world, we talk about her performance, the recording process, and the fan reaction. We dive into what it takes to bring a character to life in narrative-driven video games and how Cairn fits into today’s gaming landscape. If you love video games and want insight straight from the talent behind them, this is one episode you don’t want to miss from the Video Gamers Podcast! Thanks to our MYTHIC Supporters: Redletter, Disratory, Ol’ Jake, Gaius, Jigglepuf, Phelps and NorwegianGreaser, and Dettmarp Thanks to our Legendary Supporters: HypnoticPyro, PeopleWonder, Bobby S. Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/videogamerspod⁠ Join our Gaming Community: https://discord.gg/h2cHKAvSmu Follow us on Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/videogamerspod/⁠ Follow us on X:⁠ https://twitter.com/VideoGamersPod⁠ Subscribe to us on YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamersPod?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Visit us on the web:⁠https://videogamerspod.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, fellow gamers, and welcome to the video gamers podcast.
0:14.9	Today, we're doing something a little special.
0:17.1	We've talked about Karen from a design perspective, the climbing mechanics, the survival,
0:21.6	the systems, but we are going deeper because at the center of all that rock, exhaustion, and isolation is Ava.
0:27.9	So today we're talking to the voice behind Ava about what it takes to bring emotional weight to a game that's just about it,
0:34.4	just a much about its internal struggle as it about climbing a mountain.
0:38.6	And I am your host, Ace.
0:40.9	And joining me, he's my trusty Climbot that followed me all the way to the summit.
0:46.5	It's Ryan.
0:51.3	Ryan Climbots don't talk.
0:54.5	That's the upgrade.
0:55.7	That's her old version.
0:56.6	The new one does and it falls.
0:58.4	Oh, the new version talks?
0:59.4	Yeah, I didn't know that.
1:02.5	And she is the incredibly talented voice behind one of 2026's first must play games of the year.
1:10.4	It's Sophia Aleni.
1:12.3	Hello, hello.
1:13.8	Thank you for having me again.
1:15.6	Thank you for coming back.
1:16.8	We appreciate it.
1:17.8	Thank you.
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