Button Boys

Time Enough at Last: Games to Play When the World Stops

There is never, ever enough time to game. This week's episode dares to dream of a world in which we have nothing to do: no obligations, no commuting, no structure. Basically, 2020. If the world were to shut down again, what are the games that you'd finally love to play? Is there an epic RPG you just can't see yourself completing, or an open-world multiplayer game that requires too much commitment? If time were no object, how would you spend it (assuming it's video game-related)? But before those big questions, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing. Pierre's taken counsel on a dungeon crawler, Sarah finds themselves in a power struggle in Downing Street and Glenn's getting scarily interactive with his TV. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: ⁠BUTTON BOYS LIVE! If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: Baldur's Gate RuneScape Castlevania Shattered Pixel Dungeon Dark Souls Baldur's Gate III Cyberpunk 2077 Observation Chrono Trigger Unhinged 007: First Light Until Dawn The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sherlock Purr Stardew Valley Minecraft No. 10: Full Confidence Frostpunk 2 Terra Invicta Sea of Thieves Animal Crossing RV There Yet? Baby Steps Chained Together Fortnite Civilization V Counter-Strike Final Fantasy VII Call of Duty: Warzone Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Slop Til You Drop: Shovelware, Clones and Cash Grabs

In this week's episode, the Boys scrape up the fetid sludge from the bottom of the barrel to see what absolute slop they can find. From clones to cash grabs, smut to even smuttier smut, they've braved the worst so you don't have to. But, much like their mudlarking counterparts, they've managed to find a few glistening trinkets amongst the detritus. Elsewhere, the new Patreon Age of Empires playalong has begun, with one of the Boys being left out in the cold. Pierre's been going deep simulation on his favourite WWII game, Glenn's experienced the worst day in Australia that you can imagine and Sarah's been suffering from a bout of morality caused by our future Player 4 guest, Alasdair Beckett-King. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: ⁠BUTTON BOYS LIVE! If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Factorio Hell Let Loose 007: First Light The Drifter The Secret of Monkey Island Grim Fandango Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Inside Deer & Boy LIMBO Little Nightmares Planet of Lana Lake Life is Strange The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Alien Invasion: RPG Idle Space Temple Run Subway Surfers Mafia City BALL x PIT Anime Feet Boys: The Charm Finder Quest The Last of Touch Good Girls: Seduction Starts With a Smile Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! PowerWash Simulator Sherlock Purr Comedy Quest Perky Little Things The Case of the Golden Idol Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Prediction Game: Half-Time Report

Cast your minds back to the start of the year, in the dank, dark depths of winter, when our intrepid hosts, full of hope and joy, set out their stalls with their most hotly anticipated games of the year and risked it all to be crowned Best Boy 2026. Fast forward to late June: sweltering heat, the world in a state of turmoil, the perfect time to check in on how they're getting on. What are their scores so far? Any delays? Has Novellie's Curse struck again? The Boys will have a chance to change course by swapping out a game, but will they waver? But before that, we catch up with Pierre's honeymoon in the Land of the Rising Sun, Sarah's gnarly experience with game customisation and Glenn's HD-2D adventures. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: BUTTON BOYS LIVE Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠ If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Age of Empires II Tourney, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: OlliOlli World Cuphead The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Octopath Traveler Devil May Cry 007: First Light Mewgenics Grave Seasons Marvel’s Wolverine Panzer Strike Hell Let Loose: Vietnam My Arms Are Longer Now Book Smugglers Resident Evil Requiem Esoteric Ebb Grand Theft Auto VI Tides of Tomorrow Blitzkrieg Command & Conquer Steel Division Zero Parades: For Dead Spies MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Kingmakers Scarlet Deer Inn Mixtape Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto V Red Dead Redemption Red Dead Redemption 2 Half-Life 2 Silent Hill: Townfall Onimusha: Way of the Sword Marvel’s Spider-Man The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Last of Us: A Button Boys Special

With Pierre off in Japan and Sarah still salty about their recent loss over on Patreon, we decided to dedicate a whole episode to The Last of Us games. And who better to join us than the award-winning journalist, author, host of My Perfect Console and friend of the show, Simon 'Podcast' Parkin. Simon edited the recently announced Look for the Light: The Last of Us Anthology, which contains interviews, essays and critical dispatches. While putting it together he caught up with Neil Druckmann himself to reflect on the making of the games and their cultural impact. We'll also catch up with what they've been playing, with World Cup mashups, addictive dice games and real-life robberies, and Simon reveals his dream podcast guest (excluding the Button Boys of course). My Perfect Console If you're interested in what the Boys are up to, below are some links to find out more: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠ If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: Slice & Dice MARVEL SNAP Clash Royale Slay the Spire 7a0 33 Immortals Spiritfarer Jotun Bastion Helldivers Hades Pokémon GO 007: First Light The Last of Us Age of Empires II Mixtape Dark Souls Bloodborne Jax and Daxter Manhunt Medal of Honor Boom Blox Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Til Death Do Us Restart

NEWS FLASH! Button Boys is going LIVE. September 15th, Leicester Square, 7pm. Tickets go on sale 15th June with a pre-sale for our Patreon members. Head over to Patreon to find out more information and follow the link below to book. The pale horseman approaches this week and beckons to you with his skeletal finger to come follow him to the Great Beyond, where you'll find this episode of Button Boys playing on loop. If you haven't guessed already, this week it's all about death in games, from the shocking to the humiliating and everything in between. The Boys share their frustrations, their tears and their most embarrassing untimely demises. While Pierre's been keeping his beefed-up fingers crossed for an Age of Empires win, Sarah, Glenn and Producer Ben have dived headfirst into the glitz and glamour of the gaming industry at the press night for the latest James Bond game, 007: First Light. They got their fill of casinos, canapés and casual outies. But were they left shaken or stirred? Tune in to find out. If you're interested in what the Boys are up to, below are some links to find out more: Button Boys LIVE Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠ If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives. Follow along with the Button Boys on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for highlights, behind-the-scenes content and future podcast announcements. Games Mentioned in this week's episode: Below the Crown Duskers Pac-Man Among Us LIMBO Inside Call of the Elder Gods Call of the Sea Firewatch Tekken 8 Street Fighter VI Mortal Kombat XI Planet of Lana God of War Borderlands Super Mario Bros. Wonder It Takes Two Sniper Elite 3 Max Payne Hell Let Loose Call of Duty: Warzone Dead Space 2 Dark Souls Sekiro Fallout 4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dark Souls III Red Dead Redemption 2 The Walking Dead Disco Elysium The Last of Us Part II Tetris Dr. Mario Terra Invicta Age of Empires Command & Conquer Super Meat Boy A Plague Tale: Requiem Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Frostpunk Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Sonic the Hedgehog Alien: Isolation REANIMAL Little Nightmares III Cronos: The New Dawn Abe's Oddysee Until Dawn Directive 8020 Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices