- 52 minutes 5 secondsFrom Rags to Rupees: Money in Games
Unzip your wallets and loosen your coin pouches because this episode's all about the most filthy of lucre: money.
From septims to souls, in-game currency has been integral to countless RPGs, platformers and Glenn's favourite shopkeeper games. But how do you spend yours? When does it work, and when does money lose all meaning? Why does Glenn like being poor so much? And what's the vendor doing with all my cheese?
But before all that, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing this week. Glenn's wardrobe malfunction ruins a finale while Sarah's been longing for more skateboarding but has ended up at the theatre with a not-so-progressive Peach.
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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:
- Late Shift
- Resident Evil 5
- Resident Evil 4
- OlliOlli World
- Princess Peach: Showtime!
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Dark Souls
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Dredge
- Hollow Knight
- Bloodborne
- Age of Empires
- Crusader Kings III
- Rome: Total War
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- Atomfall
- Forge of Empires
- Master of Command
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Disco Elysium
- Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
- Balatro
- EVE Online
- Two Point Hospital
- Two Point Campus
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Dreams in the Witch House
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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29 July 2026, 11:00 pm - 55 minutes 11 secondsGood Boss, Bad Boss
This week's episode is all about bosses, from the good ones to the bad ones to the really, really old ones. The Boys recount the most annoying boss mechanics, challenging fights and memorable final encounters.
Before they get too bossy, though, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing this week. While Pierre has been enjoying competing online in an old favourite, Sarah and Glenn have been surviving two different types of zombie apocalypse: one tense and thrilling, the other deeply problematic.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
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:
- Chess.com
- Wordle
- Deadly Days
- Bloons
- Death Road to Canada
- The Last of Us
- Resident Evil Requiem
- Resident Evil 5
- Resident Evil 4
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Dark Souls
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Alan Wake
- Pragmata
- Split Fiction
- It Takes Two
- Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater
- Bloodborne
- Streets of Rage
- Golden Axe
- God of War
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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22 July 2026, 11:00 pm - 54 minutes 2 secondsHeartbreak
The rage, the desperation, the cries of "Why, God, why did you do this to my beautiful boy?" This week's episode is all about gaming heartbreak.
Hundreds of thousands of hours of gaming time are lost every year to power cuts, faulty chips and malevolent cousins. We all know that pain. Was it all for nothing? Well, this week, the Boys, in the safe space of the shed, share stories of anguish from their gaming lives.
But first, we catch up with what they've been playing. Sarah's commanding a horde of minions, Pierre's old habits have come back to haunt him and Glenn's trying his absolute hardest to stick to the beat.
This is our 52nd episode: a whole year of Button Boys. And what a year it’s been. From pubic maintenance and mayor gorillas to sewer assassins, incredible guests and amazing contributions, we’ve loved every minute of it.
We couldn’t have done it without you, so thank you, and here’s to the next 52!
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
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:
- Shattered Pixel Dungeon
- Balatro
- Terra Invicta
- Tinykin
- Age of Empires II
- Pikmin
- Rhythm Paradise Groove
- Gitaroo Man
- PaRappa the Rapper
- Metal Gear Solid
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Spyro the Dragon
- Pokémon Red
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Pro Evolution Soccer 3
- Dark Souls
- Elden Ring
- Dark Souls II
- Dark Souls III
- LittleBigPlanet
- Half-Life 2
- Marathon
- Helldivers 2
- Concord
- Hell Let Loose
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- LEGO The Lord of the Rings
- Condemned: Criminal Origins
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Tekken 3
- P.T.
- Planescape: Torment
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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15 July 2026, 11:00 pm - 46 minutes 47 secondsTime Enough at Last: Games to Play When the World Stops
There is never, ever enough time to game. This week's episode dares to dream of a world in which we have nothing to do: no obligations, no commuting, no structure. Basically, 2020.
If the world were to shut down again, what are the games that you'd finally love to play? Is there an epic RPG you just can't see yourself completing, or an open-world multiplayer game that requires too much commitment? If time were no object, how would you spend it (assuming it's video game-related)?
But before those big questions, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing. Pierre's taken counsel on a dungeon crawler, Sarah finds themselves in a power struggle in Downing Street and Glenn's getting scarily interactive with his TV.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
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:
- Baldur's Gate
- RuneScape
- Castlevania
- Shattered Pixel Dungeon
- Dark Souls
- Baldur's Gate III
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Observation
- Chrono Trigger
- Unhinged
- 007: First Light
- Until Dawn
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Sherlock Purr
- Stardew Valley
- Minecraft
- No. 10: Full Confidence
- Frostpunk 2
- Terra Invicta
- Sea of Thieves
- Animal Crossing
- RV There Yet?
- Baby Steps
- Chained Together
- Fortnite
- Civilization V
- Counter-Strike
- Final Fantasy VII
- Call of Duty: Warzone
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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8 July 2026, 11:00 pm - 54 minutes 50 secondsSlop Til You Drop: Shovelware, Clones and Cash Grabs
In this week's episode, the Boys scrape up the fetid sludge from the bottom of the barrel to see what absolute slop they can find. From clones to cash grabs, smut to even smuttier smut, they've braved the worst so you don't have to. But, much like their mudlarking counterparts, they've managed to find a few glistening trinkets amongst the detritus.
Elsewhere, the new Patreon Age of Empires playalong has begun, with one of the Boys being left out in the cold. Pierre's been going deep simulation on his favourite WWII game, Glenn's experienced the worst day in Australia that you can imagine and Sarah's been suffering from a bout of morality caused by our future Player 4 guest, Alasdair Beckett-King.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
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 II: Definitive Edition
- Factorio
- Hell Let Loose
- 007: First Light
- The Drifter
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- Grim Fandango
- Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
- Inside
- Deer & Boy
- LIMBO
- Little Nightmares
- Planet of Lana
- Lake
- Life is Strange
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Alien Invasion: RPG Idle Space
- Temple Run
- Subway Surfers
- Mafia City
- BALL x PIT
- Anime Feet Boys: The Charm Finder Quest
- The Last of Touch
- Good Girls: Seduction Starts With a Smile
- Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
- PowerWash Simulator
- Sherlock Purr
- Comedy Quest
- Perky Little Things
- The Case of the Golden Idol
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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1 July 2026, 11:00 pm - 52 minutes 6 secondsThe Prediction Game: Half-Time Report
Cast your minds back to the start of the year, in the dank, dark depths of winter, when our intrepid hosts, full of hope and joy, set out their stalls with their most hotly anticipated games of the year and risked it all to be crowned Best Boy 2026.
Fast forward to late June: sweltering heat, the world in a state of turmoil, the perfect time to check in on how they're getting on. What are their scores so far? Any delays? Has Novellie's Curse struck again? The Boys will have a chance to change course by swapping out a game, but will they waver?
But before that, we catch up with Pierre's honeymoon in the Land of the Rising Sun, Sarah's gnarly experience with game customisation and Glenn's HD-2D adventures.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
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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 Age of Empires II Tourney, 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:
- OlliOlli World
- Cuphead
- The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
- Octopath Traveler
- Devil May Cry
- 007: First Light
- Mewgenics
- Grave Seasons
- Marvel’s Wolverine
- Panzer Strike
- Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
- My Arms Are Longer Now
- Book Smugglers
- Resident Evil Requiem
- Esoteric Ebb
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- Tides of Tomorrow
- Blitzkrieg
- Command & Conquer
- Steel Division
- Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
- MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
- Kingmakers
- Scarlet Deer Inn
- Mixtape
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Red Dead Redemption
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Half-Life 2
- Silent Hill: Townfall
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake
Produced and edited by Ben Drayton
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24 June 2026, 11:00 pm - 56 minutes 27 secondsThe Last of Us: A Button Boys Special
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).
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
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17 June 2026, 11:00 pm - 51 minutes 52 secondsTil Death Do Us Restart
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:
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
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10 June 2026, 11:00 pm - 52 minutes 17 secondsEmpty Calorie Gaming
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
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3 June 2026, 11:00 pm - 57 minutes 31 secondsHate to Love: The Games that Converted Us
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
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27 May 2026, 11:00 pm - 1 hour 1 minuteCEX Appeal: The Gift Game
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
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