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• Game Shame: How it Feels and What to Do About It

  Come one, come all to the latest Button Boy offering. This week the Boys are opening up about a deeply personal feeling: game shame. Ever had your flatmate, partner or work colleague stumble in on you in the throes of defeating a boss and just felt plain silly? Well, don't worry, you're amongst friends here. They discuss how it hits and what to do about it. Elsewhere, Pierre's gone back to emulate his childhood, romping around Macro World, Glenn's playing a literal smash hit and Sarah's up to no good in a wholly grocery-based environment. And just when you thought you were done, Glenn has a real déjà-vu gripe to hit you with. If you liked the sound of The Audience Versus mentioned by Glenn in the episode, please go to The Pleasance Theatre website and book your tickets! 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 the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. 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: Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising Donkey Kong Bananza Astro Bot Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion Stellar Blade Hell Let Loose Call of Duty: Warzone Horizon Zero Dawn World of Warcraft Dark Souls Spider-Man 2 Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Sandbox v1

  This week, the Button Boys are tearing up the rulebook and heading off-road in our first-ever non-themed episode. They can say and do whatever the heck they want and there's nothing you or I, their producer, can do about it. Sarah gets a Greek blast from the past, Pierre's happy the kids have gone and Glenn's been playing a contender for his game of the year before the lot of them tackle VR, COVID, The Traitors and hotel Wi-Fi in what some people are describing as one of the most 'urgent' and 'pressing' podcast episodes of the year. For those who fear this topical lawlessness don't worry, Glenn's still got a slippery gripe for you right at the end. 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 the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. 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: Hell Let Loose The Séance of Blake Manor Wanderstop Dispatch Among Us Call of Duty: Warzone Sid Meier's Civilization V BioShock Infinite The Last of Us Part II Red Dead Redemption 2 Return of the Obra Dinn Demon's Soul Ryse: Son of Rome Rome: Total War Superhot I Am Your Beast Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Cosy Games: Free Hygges for Everyone

  Listening instructions: Dim the lights Make yourself a cup of tea Slip into some PJs Press play on this week's cosy episode of Button Boys. That's right, it's all things comfortable as the Boys discuss the games they turn to when they want to feel snug as proverbial bugs. From age-old favourites to weather-beaten inns, there's something for everyone. Elsewhere, Sarah's recommendation gets its satisfying hooks into Pierre, who finds himself wanting more and more, while Sarah has moved on to an equally relaxing and beautiful game. Meanwhile Glenn's been playing cartoons and has suffered perhaps the most humiliating gaming moment of his life. 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 the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. 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: Dorfromantik The Settlers: New Allies Spiritfarer Absolum Hades 2 Divinity Original Sin II Dispatch The Walking Dead Tiny Glade Final Fantasy IX Pacific Drive Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Baldur's Gate 3 Cyberpunk 2077 Red Dead Redemption 2 Death Stranding Stardew Valley The Secret of Monkey Island Broken Sword Return of the Obra Dinn Pentiment Lake Strange Horticulture Strange Antiquities Sackboy: A Big Adventure Little Big Planet 3 Astro Bot Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Two Point Museum Forge of Empires Stronghold Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• The Biggest Spooks: A Halloween Special

  They're spooky and they're kooky, they're all obsessed with booty, video games and poopy, the Button (boy) Family... It's a Halloween special this week as the Boys discuss the scariest games they've ever played, from the unsettling to the outright terrifying. Sarah's been finding ways to unwind and then wind right back up this week with their game choices, Pierre's frustrated by nonsensical lore and Glenn's discovered what can only be described as, "gamer's crack". And as if you weren't scared enough already, Glenn reveals his pathological ability to not get scared and the only game that really got to him. 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 the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. 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: The Settlers: New Allies Ball x Pit Breakout Silent Hill f Dorfromantik Outlast 2 Outlast Resident Evil Return of the Obra Dinn Five Nights at Freddy's Mundaun Alien: Isolation P.T. Little Nightmares Bramble: The Mountain King Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel Tormented Souls Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Amnesia: The Bunker BioShock Immortality Her Story The Last of Us Darkwood Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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• Dastardly Deeds: Our Darkest Confessions

  As the nights draw in and gloom permeates the the land, the darkest delights of the Button Boys have reared their ugly heads. Treachery, cruelty and outright psychopathy fill this week's episode as the Boys confess their most evil gaming moments. From Pierre's battlefield abandonment to Sarah's inclination to dish out corporal punishments, the Boys reveal a chilling side of themselves. Elsewhere, the gang has been busy playing all sorts of games. Pierre's checking out the start of human civilisation as we know it, Sarah's confronting a deeply disturbing horticulturist from Zelda and Glenn's been playing a game from our most anticipated list. Finally, Glenn's wet at the start of the podcast. Press play now to find out why! 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 the Button Boys Dark Souls playthrough. 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: The Fertile Crescent Stardew Valley Age of Empires Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Factorio World of Warcraft Battlefield 6 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Blue Prince Bye Sweet Carole Loch Ness Call of Duty: United Offensive Call of Duty: Warzone Hell Let Loose It Takes Two Spec Ops: The Line Papers, Please Frostpunk Fallout 4 Dark Souls WWF SmackDown! Elden Ring Nightreign Red Dead Redemption 2 Minecraft Runescape Disco Elysium Planescape: Torment The Movies Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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