Button Boys

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• Non-Fatal Flaws: Bad Bits in Good Games

  September 30, 2026 · 60 min

  This week's topic is all about the maggot in the apple, the flaw in the diamond, the suspicious stain on the clean-smelling underwear. That's right, it's the parts of otherwise great games that we hate. Disgusting sound effects, tedious…

• The Worst Game Pitch-Off

  September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

  If you missed out on the first ever Button Boys LIVE, don't worry, we remembered to record it! This week, the Boys had to pitch their worst-ever game ideas to an audience at Leicester Square Theatre. After a few minor technical hitches…

• August Annals: What We've Been Playing

  September 16, 2026 · 56 min

  I'll let you into a secret. We've been lying to you all this time. Every week, when you think you're listening to the latest video game content your podcast app of choice has to offer, we've been pulling the wool over your eyes. That's…

• First Impressions: Tutorials and Intros that Stick

  September 9, 2026 · 48 min

  This week we're getting to grips with the age-old tutorial. Whether it's boot camp, prison or simply being born every game takes its time to show you the ropes. The Boys look at the seamless, the absurd and the downright clunky attempts at…

• Getting the Ick: How to Ruin a Game

  September 2, 2026 · 49 min

  Have you ever found yourself enjoying a game and then BAM... you hit an ick? Something so minor but so off-putting that you just have to put the controller down and walk away. This week's episode is all about those moments. The small…

• You've Got to Be Kidding Me

  August 26, 2026 · 50 min

  We've all had those moments. You put down the controller, take a long, measured breath and express your absolute shock/consternation/contempt/awe (delete as applicable) with the phrase, 'You've got to be f***ing kidding me!' This week the…

• Button Boys Presents: Hell Let Loose Vietnam (Sponsored)

  August 23, 2026 · 52 min

  *Cues Fortunate Son* Bone spurs will not save you from this very special episode of Button Boys, brought to you by Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. So don your warpaint and load up the Huey because we're in for a wild ride. And by wild ride I…

• One and Done: Games We’d Never Play Again

  August 19, 2026 · 51 min

  The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there. And we don't like different. Or too much of the same. And that's why this week's episode is all about the games you play once and have absolutely no appetite to return…