SIPTG 331: I Like Smelling Rolls (17/11/2025)
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Graham and Steve are back, like they never left, to talk about Graham's Melbourne trip and the games played within, the evolution of the Match-3 genre since the first Puzzle Quest, the games of note for December, and plenty more! Programming Note: Graham will be out for a couple of weekends coming up, so there won't be a podcast recorded - hence the games of December! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 8:37 - Graham's Games 31:30 - Steve's Games 1:05:30 - Upcoming Games of December 2025 1:08:58 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube...
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SIPTG 330: That's Capitalism, Baby! (03/11/2025)
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Graham and Steve hold an executive summary meeting to explore the varying degrees of appeal of 2025's bigger Rogue-ish games, a scientist clone that sucks, the games of note for the month of November, and a bit of an overview/exploration of some of Microsoft's recent business decisions, and their implications on the business moving forward. Whoa, existential bro. Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:06 - Steve's Games 42:34 - Graham's Games 57:07 - Upcoming Games of November 2025 1:09:06 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by...
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SIPTG 329: Turnip Butt Jiggles (20/10/2025)
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Graham and Steve get futuristically historical this time around on the SIPTG podcast, with quite the number of games played to discuss - with 20 games in total! What a time to be hanging out! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 1:15 - Graham's Games 35:25 - Steve's Games 1:15:47 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 328: All Into Satan (06/10/2025)
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After completing the annual ritual sacrifice, Graham and Steve gather around the pyre for discussion of 'cozy' games, the games of note for October, and Steve's internet odyssey! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:47 - Steve's Games 34:00 - Graham's Games 36:55 - Upcoming Games for October 2025 45:40 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 326: Turnip Butt (01/09/2025)
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Graham and Steve step in from the cold to have a look at the substantial list of the games of September, just what the hell a game named 'DarkSwitch' could possibly be, accidental file deletions, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 1:32 - Steve's Games 25:56 - Graham's Games 39:29 - Upcoming Games for September 2025 59:52 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 325: (whisper) Wildlands (18/08/2025)
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The boys have convalesced enough for another episode of Australia's longest running amateur video game podcast (maybe?)! This time around, the difficult balance of difficulty in games, the even-greater difficulty in trying to balance fun and 'depth' in games, and the most-difficult of all: stepping into the job of sending the right superhero to the right crime-in-progress! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:46 - Graham's Games 20:09 - Steve's Games 52:45 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 324: Garbage Guts Fishies (04/08/2025)
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Graham and Steve return to a seated and upright position to talk about the upcoming games of note for August, a return to the (whisper) Wildlands, games breaking and the bummer that becomes, word games that 'borrow' some Balatro elements, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Graham's Games 09:36 - Steve's Games 43:40 - Upcoming Games for August 2025 55:14 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 323: SPEEDTREE IS AI!!! (21/07/2025)
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Graham and Steve batten down the hatches for some more video game-related talky-talk, including the use of 'AI' in the new Everybody's Golf (and the 'nature' of this whole 'AI' malarky), the peaks and valleys of Deliver At All Costs, the interesting new XCOM-like Early Access title Every Day We Fight, and much more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 5:44 - Graham's Games 40:00 - Steve's Games 1:12:38 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 322: No Fun Time (07/07/2025)
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Graham and Steve take time out of dimensional (and generical!)-hopping, bring tales of Microsoft's most recent layoffs, the upcoming games of July, the implications of 'artificial intelligence', and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro & News 19:30 - Steve's Games 51:30 - Graham's Games 58:00 - Upcoming Games for July 2025 1:11:15 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 321: Lift Off! (23/06/2025)
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Graham and Steve countdown to blast off by running through some of the highlights of Not-E3 and the recent Steam Next Fest, the problem with game discoverability, and the played games of the last few weeks as well! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 3:38 - Graham's Games 49:39 - Steve's Games 1:23:33 - Summer Games Fest 2025 Review 1:53:56 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
info_outlineAnd the final curtain on 2024 draws to a close, as Graham and Steve finish off establishing, definitively (in their opinion) what the best games of 2024 were!
Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro and Spoiler Warning
2:46 - Best Story/Writing
23:49 - Best Hand Feel
51:32 - Best New Character/NPC
1:16:51 - Best Campaign
1:29:25 - Graham and Steve's Top Ten
2:13:15 - Overall Top Ten
2:25:52 - Thanks for Watching and Outro
Nominees:
Best Story/Writing:
The Plucky Squire
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Tactical Breach Wizards
Lil' Guardsman
Thank Goodness You’re Here!
SteamWorld Heist II
Bears In Space
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Horizon Forbidden West
Helldivers 2
Nobody Wants to Die
Caravan SandWitch
Fear the Spotlight
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Cat Quest III
Best Hand Feel:
Minishoot' Adventures
Astro Bot
SteamWorld Heist II
Anger Foot
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
Black Myth: Wukong
Tactical Breach Wizards
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
Animal Well
Dungeons of Hinterberg
Helldivers 2
Promenade
Turbo Kid
Nine Sols
Anomaly Agent
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Pacific Drive
Best New Character/NPC:
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Nobody Wants to Die
Nine Sols
Minishoot' Adventures
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
The Plucky Squire
Crow Country
Pacific Drive
Lil' Guardsman
Fear the Spotlight
Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess
Best Campaign:
The Plucky Squire
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
SteamWorld Heist II
Is This Game Trying to Kill Me?
Astro Bot
Fear the Spotlight
EcoGnomix
Minishoot' Adventures
Turbo Kid
Horizon Forbidden West
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Steve's Top Ten:
Nine Sols
Black Myth: Wukong
Tactical Breach Wizards
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
SteamWorld Heist II
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Minishoot' Adventures
Astro Bot
Pacific Drive
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Dungeons of Hinterberg
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Anger Foot
Balatro
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
Cat Quest III
Anomaly Agent
Lil' Guardsman
I Am Your Beast
Helldivers 2
Graham's Top Ten:
Star Wars Outlaws
Astro Bot
Magic Archery
Satisfactory
The Plucky Squire
I am Future
Horizon Forbidden West
Sumerian Six
Cat Quest III
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Luma Island
Caravan SandWitch
SteamWorld Heist II
Overall Top Ten:
Pacific Drive
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Cat Quest III
Minishoot' Adventures
Tactical Breach Wizards
The Plucky Squire
Satisfactory
Astro Bot
SteamWorld Heist II
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Horizon Forbidden West
Star Wars Outlaws
I am Future
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Black Myth: Wukong
Nine Sols
Magic Archery
Sumerian Six
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Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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