Button Boys

The Last of Us: A Button Boys Special 17.06.2026 56min

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 10.06.2026 51min

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

Empty Calorie Gaming 03.06.2026 52min

This week's topic, as kindly suggested by BirdsNest on the Discord, is the vacuous, time-wasting, mind-numbing empty-calorie games that we just can't get enough of. As always, we catch up with what the Boys have been up to. Pierre's headed into training against the hard-as-nails CPU in a quarter-of-a-century old game, and Glenn, Sarah and Producer Ben have been off to a very swanky event for a little sneak peek (and sausages). 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: Age of Empires 2 Resident Evil 2 007 First Light Counter-Strike Dark Souls III Cronos: The New Dawn Silent Hill 2 Dark Souls Vampire Crawlers Watchdogs: Legion Dorfromantik Nine Kings Paperclips Vampire Survivors Cossacks Candy Crush TimeSplitters 2 Red Dead Redemption Tetris Disco Elysium Mixtape Organic Engine Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hate to Love: The Games that Converted Us 27.05.2026 57min

The Button Boys are back to defy all expectations, turn everything on its head and redefine everything you hold dear. Or talk about games they thought they didn't like and now they do, whichever's easiest. This week on the gaming road to Damascus it's all about U-turns. Pierre has done an about-face on story games, Sarah's done a 180 on wacky gunslingers and Glenn's completely Lego of his prejudices with the blocky franchise. But first, the Boys catch up with what they've been playing. Sarah's immediately broken the rules from last week's podcast, Pierre's embraced it with both hands and Glenn's got a sneak peek at a sequel of one of his all-time favourites. 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: Locomoto Until Dawn Directive 8020 Duskers Split Dark Wood Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Disco Elysium Texas Chainsaw Massacre Nioh 3 Nioh Nioh 2 Dead by Daylight Friday the 13th Helldivers Call of Duty Warzone The Outlast Trials Outlast 2 Mixtape A Short Hike Haven Park Star Wars Jedi: Power Battles Dark Souls Hitman: World of Assassination Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Life is Strange Red Dead Redemption Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Dr. Mario Balatro Slay the Spire Bordelands 4 Tales from the Borderlands Formula I 2013 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 Portal Civilization VI Civilization VII Civilization V Dredge Stardew Valley Dordogne March to Freedom Elden Ring Doom LEGO: Horizon Adventures LEGO: Dark Knight Commandos Hades Astro Bot LittleBigPlanet 3 Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CEX Appeal: The Gift Game 20.05.2026 1h 1min

Fresh episode, come get your fresh episode! You'll pay how much? Practically robbing me at that price. Go on then, fill yer boots. If you hadn't guessed already, this week the Boys have headed off to the market on the hunt for the best cheap games they can get their hands on. Armed with £15, they've been haggling and bartering to find the most appealing game. Will they strike gold in the bargain bins or be fleeced like fools? Before all that though, we're due a big catch-up. Sarah's gone as far Inside as they can go, Pierre's not playing a war OR strategy game and Glenn's stuck deciding between an early access blockbuster and a game about someone being stuck making decisions. To see the Button Boys outside the podcast: 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: Inside LIMBO Somerville Dorfromantik Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Resident Evil 2 9 Kings Mixtape What Remains of Edith Finch Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Uncharted 4: A Thief's End The Last of Us: Part II The Artful Escape Forza Horizon 6 Gears of War Halo Forza Horizon Mario Kart Directive 8020 Until Dawn The Quarry The Dark Pictures The Thing Remastered Detroit: Become Human Alien: Isolation Darkwood Visage Amnesia: The Bunker Grand Theft Auto V King's Field Deathloop Unknown 9: Awakening Stardew Valley Jack Holmes: Master of Puppets The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Dead by Daylight Friday the 13th: The Game Duskers Command & Conquer: Generals Wax Heads Dark Souls III Locomoto Hitman World of Assassination 007: First Light Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guns, Worms and Steel: Gaming’s Best Weapons 13.05.2026 59min

Slap on your scabbards and cock your pistols, it's another episode of Button Boys. This week we're rummaging around the gaming arsenal to find our most beloved weapons. From battle axes to bazookas, howitzers to holy hand grenades, we've got it covered. As always, we catch up on what the Boys have been playing, with Pierre beguiled by kingly fortunes, Sarah borrowing a stone-cold classic puzzle-platformer and Glenn splitting his time between a handsome roguelite and gas station customers in gastric distress. Stay tuned to the end as we reveal the winner of last week's game pitch competition. Will Glenn's bartender, Pierre's Benedictine monk or Sarah's brain-starved zombies win out? To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: 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: Hell Let Loose: Vietnam 9 Kings Spelunky Hades Dead Cells Dorfromantik Slay the Spire Balatro Terra Nil Heroes of Might and Magic V Inside Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Little Nightmares Saros Returnal Pragmata InKONBINI Promise Mascot Agency Lake Discounty Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Hell Let Loose Call of Duty: Warzone Medal of Honor Wolfenstein II Doom: The Dark Ages Children of the Sun Turok Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Dark Souls Team Fortress 2 Horizon Zero Dawn PowerWash Simulator TimeSplitters 2 Death Stranding Jedi: Survivor Jedi Power Battles Final Fantasy XII Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Gears of War Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

O Captain! My Captain Price: What We've Learned from Gaming 06.05.2026 53min

Take out your textbooks and turn to Button Boys. It's officially the Winnie-the-Pooh episode (because of the bingo call, not because the Boys have no clothes on from the waist down). This week, it's time for a spot of revision as Glenn, Pierre and Sarah look back at what they've learned from video games. From the Byzantines to sashimi, the Boys discover that their countless hours of gaming haven't all been for nothing. But before that, we catch up on what they've been playing. Pierre's come to the end of an epic journey, Sarah's been sharing their horrifying experiences and Glenn's come to grips with the state of humanity in a post-apocalyptic world. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠ ⁠Sarah's New York show 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: Terra Invicta Baldur's Gate 3 Blue Prince Hell Let Loose Crusader Kings III Hearts of Iron IV Mouse P.I. For Hire Tides of Tomorrow Road 96 Dark Souls Little Nightmares III Reanimal It Takes Two Age of Empires Europa Universalis IV Rome: Total War The Da Vinci Code maimai Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Yakuza: Like a Dragon Persona 5 The Last of Us Part II The Getaway Assassin's Creed Dance Dance Revolution Grand Theft Auto IV The Thing: Remastered Lushfoil Photography Sim Venba Hades God of War Séance of Blake Manor RuneScape Kingdom Come: Deliverance Ghost of Yōtei Kerbal Space Program War Thunder The Boba Teashop Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Great Game Pitch-Off 29.04.2026 56min

Say bye-bye April and hi-hi to this week's episode of Button Boys, not to be confused with the global smash-hit podcast Bunting Boys, who claim to "put the bants in bunts". Back from the far reaches of the globe the Boys have been set the task of pitching their dream games. Each host takes it in turns to talk you through their vision and win your hearts. Head over to Discord to vote on what you think could be the Button Boys' first billion-dollar franchise. But before they go all Jordan Belfort on you, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing over the last few weeks. Sarah's found themself straddling the old and new, Pierre's got his hands on an early access code for one of his favourite franchises and Glenn's been hanging out with an underage android. Press play to find out why that's not problematic. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠ ⁠Sarah's New York show 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: Pokémon Red Pokémon Scarlet Stardew Valley Pokémon: Let’s Go A Short Hike Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Vampire Crawlers Vampire Survivors Blue Prince Pragmata The Last of Us Dead Space Mass Effect Alan Wake Pipe Dream Crusader Kings III Age of Empires The Sims Doki Doki Literature Club! The Sims: Spooky Stuff Discounty Dave the Diver Coffee Talk Tavern Talk This War of Mine Commandos 3 Until Dawn Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ABBA: You Ask, We Answer 22.04.2026 46min

Welcome to our inaugural Ask Button Boys Anything episode, where we take gaming-related questions, and I cannot stress enough, *gaming-related questions* from you, the listener. Questions we won't be answering: What's your recommendation for the best Thai food south of the river? What are your bank details? Fold or scrunch? Does Italy actually exist? To find out the questions we will be answering, alongside what the Boys have been up to over the past week and Taylor Swift's deleted track, press play now! To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠ Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠ Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore ⁠Sarah's New York show 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: Terra Invicta Mario Party Pokémon Stadium Consume Me Blue Prince Return of the Obra Dinn Europa Universalis IV Hearts of Iron IV Lost Records: Bloom & Rage What Remains of Edith Finch Papers Muppets Inside Crash Team Racing Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain Spyro the Dragon Final Fantasy IX Age of Empires Command & Conquer Uncharted 2: Among Thieves The Last of Us The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End God of War Red Dead Redemption 2 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Elden Ring Dark Souls The Last of Us Part II Disco Elysium Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Cyberpunk 2077 The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine The Sims 2: University The Sims: Hot Date The Sims 2: Pets Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Starfield The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Fallout 3 Fallout 4 Split Fiction Resident Evil Requiem Crash Bandicoot TOCA Touring Cars Colin McRae Rally Age of Empires II Command & Conquer: Red Alert Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unfinished Business: Browsing the Backlog 15.04.2026 53min

Fling wide your windows and turn your stereos up to ten because it's a brand-spanking-new episode of Button Boys and everyone needs to know about it. We live in the busiest era in human history*, constantly distracted by work, love life, eating, sleeping and breathing with no time for what matters: gaming. Steam sales, recommendations, gifts and impulse purchases have left us with an intimidatingly large pile of games that get buried over time. This week, Sarah, Pierre and Glenn are tasked with painstakingly excavating this hoard like a crack team of archaeologists to reveal whether it's a Sutton Hoo or Sutton Poo they've been sitting on all these years. But first, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing this week as Sarah's been scared sick, Glenn's cringing through an old classic and Pierre's struggling to get a word in edgeways. *Citation needed To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠ Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠ ⁠Sarah's Melbourne Show⁠ 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: Final Fantasy XIII Resident Evil: Requiem Resident Evil 2 The Last of Us Resident Evil 2 Remake Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Oxenfree Oxenfree II: Lost Signals This War of Mine Frostpunk Songs of Syx Planescape: Torment Monaco: What's Yours is Mine Quantum Break Date Boy taking My Dark Knight Girlfriend to the corner store Stardew Valley Call of Duty: Warzone Balatro Pillars of Eternity II Apotheon FIFA 19 FIFA 20 LEGO DC Super-Villains Stronghold 3 Stronghold 2 Pippa Funnel: The Stud Farm Inheritance Blue Prince The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Where the Water Tastes Like Wine South of Midnight Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gaming Highs 08.04.2026 55min

It's another episode of Button Boys, kicking down your door, fist-pumping, screaming "woo" in your face and celebrating its own release. That's right, the Boys are amped this week, reliving their greatest gaming highs. From saving the planet to skin-of the-teeth boss battles, we'll be discussing those unforgettable moments that only other gamers can really understand. But not before a check-in on what the Boys have been playing. Sarah's plodding along, Glenn's trying to extract himself from a potential flop and Pierre's left unimpressed by a medieval facsimile. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here⁠ Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠ ⁠Sarah's Melbourne Show⁠ 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: Terra Invicta Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Drop Duchy Tetris Mad Carnage Dorfromantik Resident Evil Requiem A Short Hike The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Tchia Marathon Call of Duty: Warzone Fortnite ARC Raiders Highguard Concord Helldivers Escape from Tarkov Helldivers II World of Warcraft Final Fantasy VIII Dragon Quest VIII The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Medal of Honor LittleBigPlanet 3 REANIMAL Dark Souls III Call of Duty: Black Ops II Demon's Souls Factorio Overcooked The Lion King Aladdin Blue Prince Rayman Legends Astro Bot Sackboy: A Big Adventure Cuphead Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Hitman: World of Assassination GoldenEye 007 TimeSplitters Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes Please Moments: Volume 2 01.04.2026 58min

It's Button Boy time, gather round. This week the Boys are returning to their favourite topic, not poo, but "yes please" moments: satisfying game design, thoughtful additions and quirky bonuses that just do it for you. From ladders to levelling up, the Boys, with the help of your contributions, shine a light on gaming moments that rarely get the praise they deserve. Pierre's been all alone with his thoughts this week as he struggles to find time to game on the road, Sarah's been tricked again in the bargain basement and Glenn's left entertained but unspooked by his latest horror foray. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here⁠ Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠ ⁠Sarah's Melbourne Show⁠ 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: Oxenfree Love Island: The Game Mad Carnage Forge of Empires Crazy Taxi Dorfromantik Balatro My Arms Are Longer Now Resident Evil Requiem The Last of Us: Part II Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Planet of Lana Inside Limbo Little Nightmares It Takes Two S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Call of Duty: Warzone Skate Story Marvel's Spider-Man Hades Alien: Isolation Hell Let Loose Red Orchestra Steel Division Resident Evil 2 The Sinking City The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Grand Theft Auto IV Death Stranding Red Dead Redemption 2 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Dead Space Helldivers 2 Karma: The Dark World Cyberpunk 2077 Hitman: World of Assassination Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Baldur's Gate 3 Discounty Plate Up! Final Fantasy XII Pillars of Eternity Overcooked Sekiro Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

State of the Art: Visual Design 26.03.2026 1h

It's canapé and sparkling wine time here at La Gallerie Bouton, as we unveil our latest episode to audible gasps. This week's theme is visual design, from standout box art to beautiful backgrounds: the Boys don their berets, stroke their chins and pick apart what wows them and what leaves them cold. Elsewhere, Pierre's finally cleaned up his neighbourhood, Sarah's set off on an avian stroll and Glenn's getting to grips with his strengths and weaknesses in what may be his favourite game of the year so far. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here⁠ Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠ ⁠Sarah's Melbourne Show⁠ 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: Terra Nil Terra Invicta Phoenix Springs Age of Empires II Home, Sweet Home Master of Command Steel Division 2 No Man's Sky Resident Evil Requiem A Short Hike Esoteric Ebb Disco Elysium Mewgenics Resident Evil Requiem Mouse P.I. for Hire Cossacks Hogs of War Command & Conquer RollerCoaster Tycoon Age of Empires III Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy IX Desperados Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 Charlie's Angels Syphon Filter Enter the Matrix Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles Baba Is You Horizon Forbidden West Star Wars: Droid Works Windjammers Streets of Rage Windjammers 2 Bye Sweet Carol Mundaun Unravel Stardew Valley Silent Hill Fear the Spotlight Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Invite to Party: Group Gaming 19.03.2026 45min

From house parties to hen dos, weddings to wakes, there's never an inappropriate time for gaming, but good lord how the experience differs. This week the Boys are coiffing their hair and drenching themselves in perfume because... it's party time. If you've embarrassed yourself in front of your friends, shouted at your grandma for being a complete noob or felt like a god clacking away at a plastic peripheral to the mellifluous tones of AC/DC, then you'll feel right at home. Glenn relays a traumatic experience, Sarah stretches their vocal cords and Pierre shares a potential sleeper hit from back in 2009. But before that, we catch up on the week's gaming. Sarah's started an absolute classic, Pierre's frustrated with some mech-anics and Glenn's creeping everyone out with his freakish little obsession. We should also say a big thank you to Oscar this week for our absolutely banging theme tune. It's already spreading through the seediest clubs of London town. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here⁠ Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠ ⁠Sarah's Melbourne Show⁠ 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: Reanimal Little Nightmares Little Nightmares II Little Nightmares III LittleBigPlanet God of War: Ragnarök God of War Into the Breach Worms SingStar Guitar Hero Age of Empires II Vib-Ribbon Heavy Rain Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Tekken Quake Unreal Tournament TimeSplitters 2 The Jackbox Party Pack SpyParty Hitman 2 GoldenEye 007 Mario Kart Resident Evil: Requiem Call of Duty: Warzone Just Dance Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Press to Unpause: Getting Back into Gaming 12.03.2026 50min

If my eyes don't deceive me, I do declare it's another episode of the slowest-starting true crime podcast ever released. What's the crime? Keep listening for the reveal. In the meantime though, the Boys have been playing with themselves. Pierre's finally made a galactic breakthrough, Glenn's got hold of a very recent release and is discovering his undying love for it and Sarah's overcome the gloom in the most rad way possible (gnarly). Do you find sometimes it all gets a bit much? Life coming at you fast, nowhere to turn, nowhere to hide? You find yourself putting down the controller, stepping back from the keyboard and mouse and just... stopping. Well, this episode is about those gaming breaks and how you find your way back in. From new formats to friends and family, there's always a way to get hooked back on the good stuff. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here⁠ Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠ ⁠Sarah's Melbourne Show⁠ 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: Terra Invicta Civilization VI Crusader Kings Persona 5 Resident Evil: Requiem Mewgenics Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Wavetale Age of Empires II Marvel’s Spider-Man Stardew Valley Call of Duty: Warzone Harvest Moon Halo: Combat Evolved Halo Infinite Arc Raiders Battlefield 1 Red Dead Redemption 2 Hell Let Loose The Last of Us Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Fallout 4 Final Fantasy IX The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt LittleBigPlanet 3 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Overcooked Unpacking PowerWash Simulator Dark Souls Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Weak Spots: Games You Suck At 05.03.2026 55min

Stop what you're doing and pay attention, because it's Button Boys time, capeesh? This week's episode is all about the games we're inexplicably terrible at. Crap at CoD? Feeble at FIFA? Deplorable at Dark Souls? The Boys take a long hard look in the mirror as they confront their, and the audience's, gaming flaws. But what have the Boys been up to? Pierre's providing the last line of defence for a planet via touch controls, Glenn's been let down by a flat attempt at a series spin-off, and Sarah's found a holiday game that they simply cannot win. All in all a busy week. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here⁠ Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠ ⁠Sarah's Melbourne Show⁠ 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: Terra Invicta Into the Breach Little Nightmares Dance Dance Revolution Two Point Campus God of War: Sons of Sparta Blasphemous Hercules Aladdin God of War: Ragnarök Ninja Gaiden Shinobi Tubedoku Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Lords of the Fallen L.A. Noire Among Us Guitar Hero Detroit: Become Human Heavy Rain Dark Souls Horizon Forbidden West Middle-earth: Shadow of War Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Company of Heroes Total War: Shogun 2 Resident Evil 2 Disco Elysium Rocket League Elden Ring Split Fiction Hollow Knight: Silksong Call of Duty: Warzone Baldur’s Gate 3 Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sound Effect: The Best and Worst Game Audio 26.02.2026 53min

Banging on your eardrums and vibrating your vestibular nerves, it's this week's episode of Button Boys so listen closely, as the topic is sounds. Sounds good, sounds bad, sounds you'll never forget. There are squelches, pings and rattles aplenty, and for the detectives amongst you, a little quiz at the end. But first, we catch up on what the gang are up to: Sarah's a little lost in the weeds with Expedition 33, Pierre's experiencing life as a mum through the medium of sci-fi grand strategy and Glenn has never watched Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Ever. Like, not once. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here⁠ Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠ ⁠Sarah's Melbourne Show⁠ 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: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Nioh 3 Neopets Nioh Terra Invicta EVE Online Dark Souls Dark Souls II Dark Souls III Bloodborne Elden Ring Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Blue Prince The Last of Us The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive Demon's Souls Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus LittleBigPlanet Abe's Oddysee Abe's Exoddus Hell Let Loose God of War P.T. Dorfromantik Red Dead Redemption 2 Cyberpunk 2077 Bioshock Infinite The Sinking City Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mobile Ports: Phoning It In 19.02.2026 57min

Take your phone off silent and pump up the volume on those tinny speakers, it's another episode of Button Boys, the only podcast that guarantees you 10,000 crystals within the next three years. This week the Boys are putting down their controllers and picking up their phones as they discuss the world of mobile gaming, from fat-fingered frustration to seamless, singular experiences. Pierre freshens up but finds himself unwanted, Sarah gets into ritual sacrifice and Glenn plays a game where you can literally blink and you'll miss it. Elsewhere, Sarah's finally completed the final instalment of the Uncharted series and has some thoughts and Glenn's been clinging on to his pick of the week for dear life. Shame that can't be said about his bannister. To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast: Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here⁠ Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠ ⁠Sarah's Melbourne Show⁠ 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: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End The Last of Us The Last of Us: Part II Cairn Baby Steps Terra Nil Dorfromantik PowerWash Simulator Balatro Angry Birds Flappy Bird Doodle Jump Fez Angry Birds Star Wars Fortnite Call of Duty: Warzone Chrono Trigger Bully Cult of the Lamb Hades Red Dead Redemption Spiritfarer Before Your Eyes The Case of the Golden Idol Rise of the Golden Idol Alien Isolation Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Hitman: Absolution Hitman: GO Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Disco Elysium Gibbon: Beyond the Trees Dream Daddy Dredge Stardew Valley Forge of Empires Civilization Age of Empires Cossacks Immortality Octopath Traveler II Her Story TR-49 Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Valentine’s Special: Eat, Play, Love 12.02.2026 54min

Slipped into your podcast inbox like a letter from a secret lover, it's Button Boys Valentine's Special. This one's for the lovers, not the fighters, as the Boys tackle the topic of romance in video games. From wet kiss noises and star-jump yippees, to deeply complex paramours, they work out which options melt their hearts and which give them a serious ick. Elsewhere, Sarah's fallen off the quaint, provincial wagon, Pierre's melted his mind with intergalactic meddling, and Glenn's been playing a game so disgusting it's been banned from multiple platforms. It's a neigh from me. Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here⁠ Glenn - ⁠Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore Glenn and Producer Ben - ⁠The Audience VS⁠ ⁠Sarah's Melbourne Show⁠ 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 our brand new Player 4 show 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: Dorfromantik HORSES Terra Invicta The Last of Us Part II Stardew Valley Grave Seasons Baldur's Gate III The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Uncharted 4: A Thief's End What Remains of Edith Finch One Night Stand VIDEOVERSE GoldenEye 007 Final Fantasy IX Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Animal Crossing Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Things In Games You’ve Never Done IRL 05.02.2026 46min

Dumped surreptitiously into your podcast app, it's another episode of Button Boys, the world's only gaming podcast hosted by Glenn Moore, Sarah Keyworth and Pierre Novellie. This week the Boys are on the hunt for game mechanics and tropes that feel completely normal in games, but they've never actually done themselves, questioning the very fabric of the digital worlds we all inhabit. In slightly less of an existential manner, Glenn's been dwelling in a dank cathedral basement this week, frantically inputting numbers; Sarah's tried out a game they so nearly picked as a ‘one to watch’; and Pierre's signed up for planetary defence, perhaps at the cost of his own sanity. Any game developers out there should listen closely, too, as Pierre pitches what may be the first $10m-grossing Button Boys game. We're open for business... 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 our brand new Player 4 show 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: TR-49 Expelled! 80 Days Overboard! Strange Horticulture Winter Burrow Frostpunk Terra Invicta Europa Universalis IV XCOM Ico Mass Effect 2 Dog Pile Cyberpunk 2077 Ghost of Yotei Medal of Honor Horizon Zero Dawn Streets of Rage Wordle Produced and edited by Ben Drayton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices