Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

Canada's #1 video game book club podcast! We tackle games large & small, new & old while keeping it informative, funny and (mostly) positive. Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Mike Ruffolo, Moe Murtadi, Katie Lesperance, Flora Merigold and Travis Colenutt. After almost 6 years of twice-monthly shows, we now publish new shows when we have something to say! Looking for a good place to start? Download an episode for a game that you really love and hit play. Looking for suggestions? Consider our episodes on The Last of Us, Undertale, Firewatch, What Remains of Edith Finch episodes or our Hitman, Wolf Among Us or Kentucky Route Zero series!

Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast is a leisure podcast hosted by Left Behind Game Club, with 221 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 84. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Left Behind Game Club hosts Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast, a leisure show with 221 episodes published.

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  Episode #210

  210: Hermit and Pig

  Jul 1, 202632 minS1

  We eat mushrooms and have cringe conversations in Hermit and Pig. Developer: Heavy Lunch Studio LLC | Publisher: Heavy Lunch Studio LLC | Initial Release: February 5, 2026 PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUEST: Joseph Hooper (Bluesky) from Crossplay Conversations, Player Player Podcast and Can't Pause SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - Fast Pitch 3:45 - Setup for Hermit and Pig 7:15 - Hermit and Pokémon 9:30 - Battle System & Progression 17:00 - Trinkets 19:15 - The Story 22:00 - More Battles and Trinkets! 27:50 - Hermit and Pig... GOTY Lists? 29:25 - Outro BLUESKY: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast that focuses on positivity and community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

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  Episode #209

  209: Impostor Factory

  Jun 10, 202644 minS1

  We witness a weird murder in a time loop in Impostor Factory. Developer: Freebird Games | Publisher: Freebird Games | Initial Release: September 30, 2021 PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUEST: Dan (Bluesky) from The Greatest Story Ever Played SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Welcome Back, Dan! 2:45 - Fast Pitch 3:30 - A Series Primer & How We Played 6:00 - Setup 10:15 - Story at a High-Level 15:10 - It's a Love Story! 17:50 - An Impossible Choice 21:30 - Spoiler Warning 21:50 - Simulations 24:05 - Neil Watts 28:10 - Epilogue & What's Next 35:35 - Music & Final Thoughts 38:00 - Outro RESOURCES: TGSEP - Impostor Factory TGSEP - Dispatch TGSEP - Into the Breach 089 - Firewatch with Dan 191 - Finding Paradise with Dan BLUESKY: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast that focuses on positivity and community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

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  Episode #208

  208: Phoenix Springs

  May 20, 20261 hourS1

  We take a trip (in more ways than one!) to Phoenix Springs Developer: Calligram Studio | Publisher: Calligram Studio | Initial Release: October 7, 2024 PLAYERS: Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) SHOW NOTES: 0:00 – Intro 02:20 – Fast Pitch 03:03 – Where we discovered Phoenix Springs 04:18 – Origin of Katie’s love of point and click adventure games 05:55 – Our playtime/Travis’ experience with point and click adventure games 10:02 – Story and gameplay setup 17:01 – Red herrings 18:04 – Difficulty 19:43 – Spoiler Wall / Continued discussion of some of the hardest puzzles 24:01 – Things are just weird 27:00 – Lynchian storytelling is not for Katie 34:09 – Visual style 39:38 – Story deep dive 48:36 – But what does it mean? 52:12 – Kudos to Calligram Studio 57:32 – Outro BLUESKY: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast that focuses on positivity and community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

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  Episode #207

  207: Quantum Break

  Apr 30, 20261h 46mS1

  We go back in time in Quantum Break! Developer: Remedy Entertainment | Publisher: Microsoft Studios | Initial Release: 5 April 2016 PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) Alex Martin SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Housekeeping 1:45 - Fast Pitch 3:10 - How Do You Play It 2026 - Buyer Beware! 11:40 - How Quantum Break Came To Be 14:00 - Exposure to Remedy's Games 19:10 - Setting Up The Game 28:00 - Television Show? 31:20 - Emails and Narrative Design 34:30 - Gameplay Breakdown 43:10 - Spoiler Wall Warning 43:40 - Junction Points 44:30 - Hardline vs. PR 55:30 - Sofia Amaral vs Martin Hatch 57:00 - Control vs Surrender 1:07:15 - Schrodinger's Beth Wilder 1:10:00 - Bruce Livingstone 1:12:25 - Beth Wilder's Journal 1:19:45 - Remedyverse Implications 1:26:00 - Fighting Paul 1:30:45 - The CW Vibes 1:33:50 - Reviews 1:35:15 - Final Thoughts BLUESKY: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast that focuses on positivity and community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

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  Episode #206

  206: PAX East 2026 Mega Show

  Apr 8, 20261h 20mS1

  We took our annual trip down Boston for PAX East 2026. PLAYERS: Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) Flora Merigold (Bluesky) Alex Martin SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Alex’s First PAX and Where To Find Jacob 04:00 - Grave Seasons 10:10 - Crystalmancers and Interview with Jack Perkins (Creative Lead) - 19:00 - Canvas City 24:00 - Replaced 30:20 - Inkblood 36:00 - Memoria Wake 41:00 - Ghost Eater 49:15 - Well Dweller 54:30 - Honorable Mentions Escape From Duckhov Kiln Alpine Trainer The Secret of Crystal Mountain Super Blowfish Castle Avatar The Last Airbender Heartlinks: A Puzzle Called Love Desolus Gnaw Unholy Roller Fading Echo The Lone Sword 1:08:45 - PAX 2026 Final Thoughts 1:16:30 - Outro BLUESKY: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast that focuses on positivity and community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!

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