Should I Play This Game Podcast

Graham and Steve are back after an additional (unexpected) week's break to talk about the games of the last few weeks, briefly grouse about the impending release of Grand Theft Auto 6, and a whole lot more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
3:52 - Graham's Games
25:45 - Steve's Games
1:11:08 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
My Time at Sandrock
Army Factory
Mining Merchant
Mortal Shell II
Marsupilami 2: Salsa Palombia
Star Wars: Galactic Racer
Star Wars Zero Company
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Moonlighter 2: The...

Graham and Steve gather in the fields to discuss the difficulty in balancing progression in an incremental game, balancing difficulty in difficult games, how beating people up makes sense in future racing, and much more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
3:00 - Steve's Games
50:22 - Graham's Games
1:12:17 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Fracture Field
Gears of War: E-Day
Dave the Diver
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
GrassChopper
Unharvest
My Time at Sandrock
Doom: The Dark Ages
Emberward
Marathon
Mina the Hollower<...

Graham and Steve return from the farm to talk about My Chemical Romance famrbois, the only End Game that matters, the upcoming games of October, and plenty more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:42 - Graham's Games
30:15 - Steve's Games
1:09:49 - Upcoming Games for October 2026
1:22:47 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
My Time at Sandrock
Transport Fever 3
Dave the Diver
Nivalis Nights
You Know The Drill
Mr. Records
Choppa: Rescue Rivals
Cicadamata"
A Game About Flipping Cards
Sniper Dan
Mina...

After a week's break for Melbourne business, the boys are back in town (ooooww-nnnn-owwwww-nnnnnnnnn) to break bread over Dive the Diver, the finishing of Pragmata, and the other games of note from the last three weeks!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
1:32 - Steve's Games
35:12 - Graham's Games
1:05:58 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Lou's Lagoon
Midwest 90: Rapid City
Dave the Diver
Corsair Cove
Incrempire
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Star Wars Zero Company
007 First Light
Lunarium
Pro Jank Footy
Ground...

Graham and a slightly sickly Steve get back from gachaing to talk about Gamescom Opening Night Live, the upcoming games of note for September, and some 20 plus games played in the last two weeks!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
1:02 - Graham's Games
51:12 - Steve's Games
1:28:38 - Gamescon 2026 Review
1:34:54 - Upcoming Games for September 2026
1:47:20 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Click the Button
Rivage
Aethus
The Road of Dust and Sorrow
Age After Age
Fortune Mill
Sludgineers
Smashing Bottles
Endless Rails<...

Graham and Steve incrementally upgrade their video game talking skills by talking about a bunch of incremental games, while also talking about some of the bigger 2026 games like Pragmata, Corsair Cove, that new Lego Batman, and more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Steve's Games
55:05 - Graham's Games
1:16:59 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Pick Ball
Factory Town 2: Paradise
Farewells Clicker
Master Healer Kale With Useless Party
Corsair Cove
Powerplay
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Diggin
Bills Must Be Paid<...

Law-manager Graham and a law-abiding Steve provide the most important of public services by talking about a rather voluminous number of games played, mostly watching numbers go up in various forms, and have a look at the start of the video game monsoon with the games of note scheduled to release in August!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:03 - Graham's Games
59:05 - Steve's Games
1:31:18 - Upcoming Games for August 2026
1:40:33 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Order of the Sinking Star
Global Rescue
Happy Bastards
Rock Bottom<...

Graham and Steve explore the depths and puzzle out the last two weeks of games, including the discovery of wonderous abilities, genre similarity in the backloogging process, and way more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
1:57 - Steve's Games
39:04 - Graham's Games
1:02:14 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Mining Merchant
Moss: The Forgotten Relic
The Rusted
Grime II
Industria II
TerraTech Legion
Elementallis
Echo Isle
TetherGeist
Junkster
Luna Abyss
Tombwater
Before I Go<...

Graham and Steve dig their way out their holes for another SIPTG podcast, and try to sell the crafted jewelry of Mining Merchant, the continued appeal of Forza Horizon 6, and much, much more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro and News
10:26 - Graham's Games
45:38 - Steve's Games
1:10:38 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Mining Merchant
Screenbound
Lost in Tandem
Normal Golf Game
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
Grime II
Opus: Prism Peak
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Empulse
Forza...

Graham and Steve settle back in for some rebellious devil worship in the library, while at the same time talking about the games of the last 4 weeks and the upcoming games of note for July!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
1:22 - Steve's Games
31:06 - Graham's Games
1:10:10 - Upcoming Games for July 2026
1:19:14 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Ascenders: Beyond the Peak
BioEden
Star Trek: Outposts Unknown
Hack '95
There Are No Ghosts at the Grand
Corsair Cove
Forza Horizon 6
Raider Kid and...

Graham and Steve survey the aftermath of the 'Summer' of new game announcements, going over no less than 8 different showcases and the games of interest, and then casting a wistful eye over the last few months of the year to see just how intense the pre-GTA6 release period actual is!

Show Segments:
0:00 - Intro
2:53 - Sony State of Play
14:30 - Summer Gast Fest 2026
29:22 - Frosty Games Fest
34:12 - XBOX Games Showcase
43:32 - Nintendo Direct June 2026
46:57 - Day of the Devs SGF 2026
51:20 - PC Gaming Show 2026
1:09:57 - Future Games...

Graham and Steve, fresh off of hooning around Japan, gather at the Festival site to decompress and digest the smaller suite of upcoming games of June, a spot of rapid-fire Should I Play This Game Actual, the comfort of numbers going up, and heaps more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:26 - Steve's Games
42:29 - Graham's Games
1:03:25 - Upcoming Games for June 2026
1:09:24 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Forza Horizon 6
Call of the Elder Gods
Alabaster Dawn
Cleared Hot
Keep on Mining!: Worlds
Resident Evil...

The boys are back in (their) town(s) to collaborate and listen about the upcoming games of May, the Satisfactory-al potential of Modulus, the goodness of digging holes and mining, and plenty more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
1:28 - Graham's Games
27:24 - Steve's Games
53:55 - Upcoming Games for May 2026
1:05:31 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Replaced
Modulus: Factory Automation
Keep on Mining!: Worlds
Nioh 3
Relooted
Mewgenics
The Spotter: Dig or Die
Mythmatch
Screamer
Alabaster Dawn
Resident Evil Requiem

Graham and Steve hoot and holler about Greek mythological dungeons, modularly automating factories, and more of the last couple of week's worth of game-playing!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:19 - Steve's Games
35:28 - Graham's Games
1:01:39 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Modulus: Factory Automation
Minos
Tom Clancy's The Division 2
Replaced
Nioh 3
Temtem: Swarm
Esoteric Ebb
Deadline Delivery
Tower Wizard
Raccoin: Coin Pusher Roguelike
Beyond Words
Dragonkin: The Banished
Mewgenics
Relooted
Mouse: P.I. For Hire

Graham and Steve might actually be back to some semblance of a schedule now, as they command some microphone time to wax poetic on the potential for coziness with guns, how one should Keep on Mining, the upcoming games for April, and much more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:30 - Graham's Games
19:20 - Steve's Games
50:49 - Upcoming Games for April 2026
1:02:26 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
The Outer Worlds 2
Galactic Vault
Split Fiction
Rotwood
Under the Island
Grind Survivors
Sealed Bite: Extended
...

After real-lifing it for the last few weeks, Graham and Steve are back are it to discuss, among other things, weird design decisions impacting on game enjoyment (in multiple ways!), Sid Meier's SimGolf (tangentially), and another, cooler video game Pig!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
1:12 - Steve's Games
40:44 - Graham's Games
56:26 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
The Outer Worlds 2
Generation Exile
Under Par Golf Architect
IdleOn
Super Battle Golf
Escape from Ever After
Marathon
Lovish
Hermit and Pig
Mio: Memories...

Graham and Steve reconvene for the first time propers in 2026 to talk about the upcoming games of March, the use (or rather the questionable re-usage) of old PC game franchises, a bizarre number of Metroidvania and idle games, and a whole heap more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
1:55 - Graham's Games
28:42 - Steve's Games
1:01:09 - Upcoming Games for March 2026
1:08:44 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Call of the Elder Gods
The Eternal Life of Goldman
The Outer Worlds 2
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Big Hops
RogueJack21<...

In the second, and final, part of the Game of the Year series, Graham and Steve drill down the best stories, new characters/NPCs, campaigns, and overall games of 2025! Big ol' SPOILER warning for this part, so know that going in!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
3:01 - Best Story/Writing
33:25 - Best New Character/NPC
45:28 - Best Campaign
1:14:03 - Graham and Steve's Top Ten
1:56:51 - Overall Top Ten

Best Story/Writing Nominees:
Dispatch
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
South of Midnight
Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson
Promise...

Graham and Steve are back at it for a new year, and are doing so by looking back at last year in the first part of the 2025 Game of the Year podcast! What were the best looking, sounding, playing, and most surprising games of last year? Only one way to find out!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:19 - Best Noise
35:03 - Best New Thing
55:54 - Best Surprise
1:08:34 - Best Looking Game
1:18:26 - Best Game to Play

Best Noise Nominees:
Doom: The Dark Ages
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
South...

For the last episode of 2025, Graham and Steve talk about the games played since the last episode, which, as it turns out, are rather numerous! Anime AND non-anime card games, ninja games, and games with cool pigs are just some of the smorgasbord of game-type discussion had! Also, hey! Did you know that that Clair Obscur game is pretty great?! Weird, huh?

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:10 - Steve's Games
44:53 - Graham's Games
1:09:36 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Strange Antiquities
The Rogue Prince of Persia
Hades II<...

Graham and Steve are back, like they never left, to talk about Graham's Melbourne trip and the games played within, the evolution of the Match-3 genre since the first Puzzle Quest, the games of note for December, and plenty more! Programming Note: Graham will be out for a couple of weekends coming up, so there won't be a podcast recorded - hence the games of December!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
8:37 - Graham's Games
31:30 - Steve's Games
1:05:30 - Upcoming Games of December 2025
1:08:58 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Creepy...

Graham and Steve hold an executive summary meeting to explore the varying degrees of appeal of 2025's bigger Rogue-ish games, a scientist clone that sucks, the games of note for the month of November, and a bit of an overview/exploration of some of Microsoft's recent business decisions, and their implications on the business moving forward. Whoa, existential bro.

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:06 - Steve's Games
42:34 - Graham's Games
57:07 - Upcoming Games of November 2025
1:09:06 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Satisfactory
The Alters
Doom: The Dark...

Graham and Steve get futuristically historical this time around on the SIPTG podcast, with quite the number of games played to discuss - with 20 games in total! What a time to be hanging out!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
1:15 - Graham's Games
35:25 - Steve's Games
1:15:47 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Satisfactory
The Alters
Lighthaze World
Metropolis 1998
Minos
Barkour
Keeper
Tower Dominion
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Doom Eternal
Sword of the Sea
Gemporium
Little...

After completing the annual ritual sacrifice, Graham and Steve gather around the pyre for discussion of 'cozy' games, the games of note for October, and Steve's internet odyssey!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:47 - Steve's Games
34:00 - Graham's Games
36:55 - Upcoming Games for October 2025
45:40 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Tower Dominion
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Wheel World
Rekindled Trails
Drill Core
Islanders: New Shores
Tall Trails
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Primal Planet
Misc. A Tiny Tale
Bullets & Brains
...

Graham and Steve step in from the cold to have a look at the substantial list of the games of September, just what the hell a game named 'DarkSwitch' could possibly be, accidental file deletions, and plenty more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
1:32 - Steve's Games
25:56 - Graham's Games
39:29 - Upcoming Games for September 2025
59:52 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Satisfactory
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
DarkSwitch
Gears of War: Reloaded
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Driftwood
Revenge of the Savage Planet
Chronicles of...

The boys have convalesced enough for another episode of Australia's longest running amateur video game podcast (maybe?)! This time around, the difficult balance of difficulty in games, the even-greater difficulty in trying to balance fun and 'depth' in games, and the most-difficult of all: stepping into the job of sending the right superhero to the right crime-in-progress!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:46 - Graham's Games
20:09 - Steve's Games
52:45 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Satisfactory
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Dispatch
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Somber Echoes<...

Graham and Steve return to a seated and upright position to talk about the upcoming games of note for August, a return to the (whisper) Wildlands, games breaking and the bummer that becomes, word games that 'borrow' some Balatro elements, and plenty more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Graham's Games
09:36 - Steve's Games
43:40 - Upcoming Games for August 2025
55:14 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
The Drifter
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Satisfactory
Word Play
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Nice...

Graham and Steve batten down the hatches for some more video game-related talky-talk, including the use of 'AI' in the new Everybody's Golf (and the 'nature' of this whole 'AI' malarky), the peaks and valleys of Deliver At All Costs, the interesting new XCOM-like Early Access title Every Day We Fight, and much more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
5:44 - Graham's Games
40:00 - Steve's Games
1:12:38 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Every Day We Fight
Pioneers of Pagonia
Split Fiction
The Drifter
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream<...

Graham and Steve take time out of dimensional (and generical!)-hopping, bring tales of Microsoft's most recent layoffs, the upcoming games of July, the implications of 'artificial intelligence', and plenty more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro & News
19:30 - Steve's Games
51:30 - Graham's Games
58:00 - Upcoming Games for July 2025
1:11:15 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Split Fiction
Sacre Bleu
Tempest Rising
Promise Mascot Agency
Soulstone Survivors
Skin Deep
Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3

Episode's YouTube Video:
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Graham and Steve countdown to blast off by running through some of the highlights of Not-E3 and the recent Steam Next Fest, the problem with game discoverability, and the played games of the last few weeks as well!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
3:38 - Graham's Games
49:39 - Steve's Games
1:23:33 - Summer Games Fest 2025 Review
1:53:56 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Hell Clock
Life Below
Stario: Haven Tower
Town to City
TerraTech Legion
Rollick N' Roll
Match & Mastery
Formula Legends
Modulus
...

Steve and Graham hop back in the saddle, after a few weeks of real-lifin', to look at the incoming games of June, Steve's PC 'fun times', contrasting Deliver At All Costs and The Precinct, and plenty more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
09:07 - Steve's Games
41:38 - Graham's Games
1:26:54 - Upcoming Games for June 2025
1:33:04 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
The Precinct
Deliver At All Costs
South of Midnight
Nice Day for Fishing
Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3
Tempest...

Off the back of trips of different kinds, Graham and Steve see fit to talk about a number of games, being wrong about games of the past, and more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
4:45 - Graham's Games
39:50 - Steve's Games
55:15 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Satisfactory
South of Midnight
Nice Day for Fishing
Spilled!
Revenge of the Savage Planet
AI Limit
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Peglin
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
StarVaders
Doom Eternal

Episode's YouTube Video:
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Graham and Steve are right back at it again, this time to talk about the upcoming games of note for May, the dangers of hidden origami butterflies, and a whole heap more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:38 - Steve's Games
29:17 - Graham's Games
32:55 - Upcoming Games for May 2025
59:31 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Satisfactory
Wanderstop
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Spilled!
Twilight Monk
Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus

Episode's YouTube Video:<...

After renovations and real life got in the way, the boys are back to talk (more) Switch 2, the very concept of sin, the other Nintendo Direct that happened, and a whole lot more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro and Nintendo Switch 2
16:01 - Graham's Games
29:04 - Steve's Games
1:03:11 - Graham - Dust Raiders
1:09:02 - The Triple-i Initiative 2025 and Nintendo Switch Direct
1:14:55 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Dust Raiders
Satisfactory
Sintopia
All Will Fall
Nubby's Number Factory
Wanderstop
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<...

Austin 3:16 says to check out Graham and Steve coming together to conduct promos that address recording difficulties, the games of the last couple of weeks, and the upcoming games of note for April!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Steve's Games
17:10 - Graham's Games
26:35 - Upcoming Games for April 2025
40:25 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Mars Attracts
Satisfactory
Avowed
Zombieville USA 3D
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
PGA Tour 2K25
Longvinter
Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter
Sniper Elite: Resistance<...

The boys are back in town (back in tooo-oooww-oowwn) to talk renovations, several forms of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, some of the demos of note from the latest Steam Next Fest, and the games of March that are worth looking forward to! Plus! Plenty more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
06:11 - Graham's Games
40:18 - Steve's Games
1:07:04 - Upcoming Games for March 2025
1:16:58 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Recharge
Chains of Freedom
Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainioids
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown
Creepy Redn...

For the first regularly scheduled episode of the podcast for 2025, Graham and Steve convene to discuss the games of the last 8ish weeks, the most recent Sony State of Play, and a whole bunch more!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
09:37 - Steve's Games
42:47 - Graham's Games
1:10:10 - Sony's February State of Play
1:18:55 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Satisfactory
Lou's Lagoon
Mini City: Mayhem
Void Sols
Wild Bastards
Echo Point Nova
Kill Knight
Demon's Souls
UFO 50
Into the Emberlands
...

And the final curtain on 2024 draws to a close, as Graham and Steve finish off establishing, definitively (in their opinion) what the best games of 2024 were!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning
2:46 - Best Story/Writing
23:49 - Best Hand Feel
51:32 - Best New Character/NPC
1:16:51 - Best Campaign
1:29:25 - Graham and Steve's Top Ten
2:13:15 - Overall Top Ten
2:25:52 - Thanks for Watching and Outro

Nominees:
Best Story/Writing:
The Plucky Squire
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Tactical Breach Wizards
Lil' Guardsman<...

It's February! So what better time to reflect on 2024 and the games within, as Graham and Steve raise the curtain on the first half of the Game of the Year Spectacular!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning
5:46 - Best Game We Didn't Get Time to Finish
11:47 - Best Noise
58:42 - Best New Thing
1:23:07 - Best Surprise
1:46:15 - Best Looking

Nominees:
Best Game We Didn't Get Time To Finish:
Star Wars Outlaws
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Astro Bot
Dragon Age: The Veilguard<...

For the last episode of 2024, Graham and Steve talk about, among other things, the The Game Awards (the announcements, the awards, and the 'position' it has in the industry), the impending games of January (of which there are some bangers coming!), and catching up for Game of the Year!

Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:31 - Graham's Games
17:09 - Steve's Games
54:05 - The 2024 Game Awards Review
1:12:17 - January 2025 Games
1:18:10 - Games we want to play for GotY
1:22:22 - Beginning of the End

Games Mentioned:
Cat Quest III
Indiana...