SIPTG 334: The Ghosts of Podcasts' Past (23/03/2026)
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After real-lifing it for the last few weeks, Graham and Steve are back are it to discuss, among other things, weird design decisions impacting on game enjoyment (in multiple ways!), Sid Meier's SimGolf (tangentially), and another, cooler video game Pig! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 1:12 - Steve's Games 40:44 - Graham's Games 56:26 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG 333: Niiiccce (23/02/2026)
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Graham and Steve reconvene for the first time propers in 2026 to talk about the upcoming games of March, the use (or rather the questionable re-usage) of old PC game franchises, a bizarre number of Metroidvania and idle games, and a whole heap more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 1:55 - Graham's Games 28:42 - Steve's Games 1:01:09 - Upcoming Games for March 2026 1:08:44 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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SIPTG Game of the Year 2025 - Part 2
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In the second, and final, part of the Game of the Year series, Graham and Steve drill down the best stories, new characters/NPCs, campaigns, and overall games of 2025! Big ol' SPOILER warning for this part, so know that going in! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 3:01 - Best Story/Writing 33:25 - Best New Character/NPC 45:28 - Best Campaign 1:14:03 - Graham and Steve's Top Ten 1:56:51 - Overall Top Ten Best Story/Writing Nominees: Dispatch Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 South of Midnight Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson Promise Mascot Agency Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream The Outer Worlds 2 Revenge of the...
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SIPTG Game of the Year 2025 - Part 1
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Graham and Steve are back at it for a new year, and are doing so by looking back at last year in the first part of the 2025 Game of the Year podcast! What were the best looking, sounding, playing, and most surprising games of last year? Only one way to find out! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:19 - Best Noise 35:03 - Best New Thing 55:54 - Best Surprise 1:08:34 - Best Looking Game 1:18:26 - Best Game to Play Best Noise Nominees: Doom: The Dark Ages Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 South of Midnight Space Rock Breaker The Drifter Promise Mascot Agency Bits & Bops Rhythm Doctor Best New Thing...
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SIPTG 332: Pig Is Cool (22/12/2025)
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For the last episode of 2025, Graham and Steve talk about the games played since the last episode, which, as it turns out, are rather numerous! Anime AND non-anime card games, ninja games, and games with cool pigs are just some of the smorgasbord of game-type discussion had! Also, hey! Did you know that that Clair Obscur game is pretty great?! Weird, huh? Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:10 - Steve's Games 44:53 - Graham's Games 1:09:36 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Episode's YouTube Video: SIPTG YouTube Channel: Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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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:
info_outlineFor the last episode of 2025, Graham and Steve talk about the games played since the last episode, which, as it turns out, are rather numerous! Anime AND non-anime card games, ninja games, and games with cool pigs are just some of the smorgasbord of game-type discussion had! Also, hey! Did you know that that Clair Obscur game is pretty great?! Weird, huh?
Show Segments:
00:00 - Intro
2:10 - Steve's Games
44:53 - Graham's Games
1:09:36 - Beginning of the End
Games Mentioned:
Strange Antiquities
The Rogue Prince of Persia
Hades II
Escape from Duckov
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Keeper
Dying Light: The Beast
Void Miner
Ball x Pit
Q-Up
Slingbot Survivors
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Sektori
Battle Suit Aces
Spindle
Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road
Kingdom of Night
Possessor(s)
Cross Blitz
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Absolum
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream
Terminator 2D: No Fate
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Music by Kevin MacLeod:
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