• 1 hour 31 minutes
    215: Crow Country

    We take on puzzles and traps in Crow Country!

    Developer: SFB Games | Publisher: SFB Games | Initial Release: May 9th 2024 

    Players: 

    • Travis Colenutt @traviscolenutt.bksy.social 
    • Katie Lesperance @lesperak.bsky.social 
    • Alex Martin 

    Special Guests: 

    Show Notes:

    • 00:00 – Intro 
    • 02:39 – Intro to Crow Country 
    • 03:21 – Intro to CtrlAltNoob 
    • 06:00 – Fast Pitch 
    • 08:01 – Where did we first hear about this game and our past experience with survival horror games 
    • 14:13 – Story set up and gameplay discussion 
    • 17:32 – Exploration (no combat) mode 
    • 22:21 – Puzzle discussion 
    • 24:29 – SPOILERS WALL – continued puzzle discussion  
    • 30:23 – Enemy respawning and worth killing every time? 
    • 34:58 – Environment progression in exploration mode 
    • 39:49 – Even more puzzle discussion! 
    • 45:41 – Environmental traps 
    • 46:24 – This game is really funny 
    • 51:00 – Story discussion 
    • 57:42 – Final confrontation and story wrap up 
    • 1:02:51 – Everyone’s final scores 
    • 1:11:16 – Final boss combat vs exploration mode 
    • 1:13:57 – Our final thoughts 
    • 1:24:42 – Follow CtrAltNoob’s work online! 
    • 1:28:14 – Host plugs and outro 

     Resources:

    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!

    14 October 2026, 10:00 am
  • 2 hours 2 minutes
    214: Disco Elysium – The Final Cut [Part 2]

    We all do solve crimes so differently in Disco Elysium – The Final Cut.

    Developer: ZA/UM | Publisher: ZA/UM | Initial Release: October 15th, 2019

    PLAYERS:

    SHOW NOTES:

    • 0:00 – Intro
    • 1:35 – Small Correction
    • 2:15 – Cuno
    • 6:10 – Lena
    • 10:05 – The Hanged Man
    • 13:15 – Evrart
    • 17:45 – Call Me by Your Name
    • 20:55 – The Pale
    • 26:45 – The Ravers
    • 28:25 – Katie’s Day 5 Speedrun
    • 30:40 – Armor
    • 32:15 – Doomed Commercial Area
    • 34:30 – Boot Soup
    • 37:35 – A Date
    • 40:45 – I’m at a Payphone
    • 44:15 – Novelty Dicemaker
    • 45:55 – Homo-Sexual Underground
    • 49:45 – Thought Cabinet
    • 53:25 – Cryptozoologist
    • 58:00 – Klaasje
    • 1:03:00 – Ruby
    • 1:07:00 – The Tribunal
    • 1:13:30 – The Necktie
    • 1:17:55 – Detective Jr.
    • 1:22:30 – The Deserter
    • 1:25:30 – It Was All a Dream
    • 1:28:50 – Kim’s a Cool Cat
    • 1:30:25 – So What Happened?
    • 1:35:45 – Rankings & Union of Moribund Alcoholics
    • 1:39:45 – Game Development & Teaching Gym
    • 1:42:20 – Android, PMG Documentary & Wrap-Up
    • 1:50:50 – Our Next CRPGs?
    • 1:55:20 – Outro

    RESOURCES:

    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!

    30 September 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    213: Disco Elysium – The Final Cut [Part 1]

    We police and do drugs Disco Elysium – The Final Cut.

    Developer: ZA/UM | Publisher: ZA/UM | Initial Release: October 15th, 2019

    PLAYERS:

    SHOW NOTES:

    • 0:00 – Intro
    • 1:40 – Housekeeping
    • 2:25 – Fast Pitch
    • 4:10 – How Do You Play It 2026 – Buyer Beware!
    • 9:20 – Explaining Disco Elysium
    • 18:55 – Voices
    • 22:00 – What Kind of Cop Are You?
    • 23:15 – The Telltale Binary
    • 28:00 – Accidental Racism
    • 30:35 – Good Cop/Bad Cop
    • 33:30 – Auto-Save
    • 37:00 – The Tie & Other Clothing
    • 45:10 – ZA/UM Mentioned
    • 49:45 – Map & Clock
    • 55:20 – The Hanged Man
    • 1:00:20 – Drugs and Alcohol

    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!

    2 September 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    212: Still Wakes the Deep

    We are trapped on an oil drilling platform in Still Wakes the Deep.

    Developer: The Chinese Room | Publisher: Secret Mode | Initial Release: June 18, 2024

    PLAYERS:

    SPECIAL GUEST:

    SHOW NOTES:

    • 00:00 – Intro
    • 01:16 – Intro to Dan from Greatest Story Ever Played
    • 02:59 – Game intro and Fast Pitch
    • 06:17 – How did we play and where we first heard about it
    • 09:12 – Story set up
    • 11:39 – Gameplay set up and discussion
    • 18:24 – Nailing the setting and immersion
    • 24:32 – Voice acting
    • 29:20 – Story mode option
    • 34:58 – Spoiler Warning!
    • 38:00 – Describing the supernatural horrors
    • 46:32 – Getting lost in the environment (in a good way!)
    • 51:11 – Story spoilers
    • 1:02:34 – Story ending discussion
    • 1:07:14 – Closing thoughts
    • 1:15:51 – Plugs and outro

    RESOURCES:

    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!

    12 August 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    211: Love Eternal

    We find our way home in Love Eternal.

    Developer: brlka | Publisher: Ysbryd Games, PLAYISM | Initial Release: February 19, 2026

    PLAYERS:

    SPECIAL GUEST:

    SHOW NOTES:

    • 00:00 – Intro
    • 01:09 – Intro to Kate from No Small Games
    • 02:53 – Gauntlet Run with Kate
    • 09:20 – Love Eternal intro and Fast Pitch
    • 11:50 – Story/Gameplay setup and how we played
    • 15:43 – How long it took us to finish (Katie is iconic!)
    • 18:25 – Kate’s relationship to the game and teaching persistence
    • 22:21 – Who’s played Celeste and Pax 2025’s demo
    • 24:50 – How challenging did we find it
    • 29:19 – Sound design and art direction (shoutout to the artist for the game @paellagenius.bsky.social)
    • 33:48 – Spoilers from here on out!
    • 37:38 – Alex guides us through the story
    • 45:00 – A Vtuber?!
    • 52:45 – Final thoughts
    • 1:00:27 – Follow Kate and her work on No Small Games
    • 1:02:17 – 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!

    22 July 2026, 10:00 am
  • 32 minutes 12 seconds
    210: Hermit and Pig

    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:

    SPECIAL GUEST:

    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!

    1 July 2026, 10:00 am
  • 43 minutes 42 seconds
    209: Impostor Factory

    We witness a weird murder in a time loop in Impostor Factory.

    Developer: Freebird Games | Publisher: Freebird Games | Initial Release: September 30, 2021

    PLAYERS:

    SPECIAL GUEST:

    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:

    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!

    10 June 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 16 seconds
    208: Phoenix Springs

    We take a trip (in more ways than one!) to Phoenix Springs

    Developer: Calligram Studio | Publisher: Calligram Studio | Initial Release: October 7, 2024

    PLAYERS:

    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!

    20 May 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
    207: Quantum Break

    We go back in time in Quantum Break!

    Developer: Remedy Entertainment | Publisher: Microsoft Studios | Initial Release: 5 April 2016

    PLAYERS:

    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!

    30 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    206: PAX East 2026 Mega Show

    We took our annual trip down Boston for PAX East 2026.

    PLAYERS:

    SHOW NOTES:

    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!

    8 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    205: Chants of Sennaar

    We learn new languages in Chants of Sennaar.

    Developer: Rundisc | Publisher: Focus Entertainment | Initial Release:  September 5, 2023

    PLAYERS:

    SPECIAL GUEST:

    • Jessica Fantauzzo

    SHOW NOTES:

    • 0:00 – Intro
    • 1:50 – Fast Pitch
    • 3:20 – How Did We Play?
    • 5:20 – Describing Chants of Sennaar
    • 7:25 – Levels and Languages
    • 16:20 – The Second Level
    • 19:25 – The Book
    • 25:10 – The Gardens
    • 30:20 – Monster
    • 32:45 – Spoiler Wall
    • 33:00 – Exile
    • 37:30 – The Key to Exile
    • 44:40 – Rosetta Stone
    • 47:45 – Feelin’ Smart
    • 51:30 – Playtime
    • 53:30 – Overall Impressions
    • 1:01:50 – More Games Like This
    • 1:05:10 – 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!

    18 March 2026, 10:00 am
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