How Long To Beat

On this episode of the HLTB Podcast, the hosts share the “white whales” they’re chasing and discuss the content of their gaming bucket lists!What challenges are they set on tackling? What makes them so intimidating or hard to reach? And are there any games they seriously swear to play before they kick the bucket?Furthermore, Abby contemplates the end to his previous cleaning game streak, Matt finds AI slop in Steam’s sewage system, Roy educates on the state of brand sponsorships in NASCAR games, and Lia takes out the trash while cleaning out game libraries. And of course: Lots of Next Fest demos!Games Mentioned:Abby: Museologist: Tidy Up the Museum! (PC), Half-Life 2: Episode One (PC), Half-Life 2: Episode Two (PC), World of Art - Learn with Jigsaw Puzzles (PC), Cast n Chill (PC), Wreckfest 2 (PC), Steam Next Fest Demos (The Last Train, Tuna Sweeper, Aurora Protocol, Petko and the Black Island, Angel Guardian, Laguna Rosa, All Eyes On Me, Antique Dealer, Blastlane Racers, Carpet Daddy, The Regreening, Goodbye Seoul, Rip It! Card Collector, Pack it In!, Snap & Print, I Can Offer Your Flowers, Short Fuse!, Clean Start, Keyboard Farm, Road Truckers: New Beginning)Lia: Yum Yum Cookstar (Switch), Cook for Love (Switch), Fortnite (Switch), Cartoon Network Battle Crashers (Switch), Sudocats (Switch), Cook, Serve, Delicious 2 (Switch), Nintendo Switch Sports (Switch), Cooking Simulator (Switch), Windbound (Switch), Ultimate Chicken Horse (PC), We Were Here (PC), Headbangers Rhythm Royale (PC), Lethal Company (PC), Helldivers 2 (PC), Marvel Rivals (PC), Stern Pinball Arcade (PC), Pinball FX (PC), Cadde, Paralives (PC), Fireside Feelings (PC), Rock Simulator (PC), Miitopia (Switch), Up the Vote (Browser, PC), Cats & Soup (Mobile), Chess (Mobile), Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection (Switch), LiChess (Mobile), Dead Or Alive 5 Last Round (PS4/5), Street Fighter 6 (PC), Boxes: Lost Fragments (PC), Young Souls (PC), Endling: Extinction is Forever (PC), Disney Pixar Cars (PC), Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (PC)Matt: Silent Hill: Townfall (PC), Big Walk (PC), Star Wars: Galactic Racer (PC), Card City Nights Forever (PC), Rollick N' Roll (PC), TEOCIDA (PC), Crococo (PC), SATAN (PC), Spooky Starlets: PIXEL PORNSTARS (Browser), Streets Of Fire (Browser), Little Gay Ball (Browser), SP13KTRA (Browser), The Bible Game (GBA), Visage (PC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC), Sonic Racing CrossWorlds (PC), Routine (PC), Kowai Shashin (PS1), Minesweeper - The Clean One (Mobile), Human Fall Flat (PC), Magic: The Gathering - Arena (PC)Roy: Rocket Knight Adventures (Genesis), Wordle (PC), NASCAR Thunder 2003 (GC), Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (PC)

Once again the podcast hosts have collected their thoughts in audio form and this time they're talking dirty: cheats, mods, and other ways to change up the game. Which one of us is a stinky cheater and who only plays honest? Who among us is just here for the pranks?Listen in while Abby sorts some stuff out, Roy manages a football team of pocket monsters, and Lia rediscovers something about yellow paint.https://youtu.be/mnpepFOPBeEHowLongToBeat forums - ⁠https://howlongtobeat.com/forum⁠Discord – ⁠https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk⁠Email - ⁠[email protected]⁠Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental)Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 0:00:00 - Intro0:01:08 - Beaten0:13:33 - Retired0:17:14 - Playing0:54:04 - News0:59:17 - Discussion1:27:24 - Guess the Game1:35:06 - Goodbye!Games Mentioned:Abby: Dark Fantasy: Jigsaw Puzzle (PC), Logic Town (PC), Restore Your Island (PC), Sort Them Ducks (PC), DinoBones: Tidy Up The Museum (PC), Super Mario Odyssey (Switch 2), World of Art - Learn with Jigsaw Puzzles (PC), Ballionaire (PC), Cast n Chill (PC), Museologist: Tidy Up the Museum! (PC)Lia: Swamp and Luig (PC), Paralives (PC), Baby Steps (PS5), Control Resonant (PS5), Chess (Mobile), Cats & Soup (Mobile), Miitopia (Switch) Roy: [All-22 Pokemon](https://all22pokemon.com/) (Browser), Wordle (PC), NASCAR Thunder 2003 (Gamecube), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)

It's that time again! Time for a fresh heap of episodey goodness. This time the hosts are discussing that grey world of faux nostalgia and the times video games get it just close enough to make it, and the times it's just laughably off.Catch up with us as Abby puzzles around some sexy ladies, Lia puzzles through some emotions, Matt flies into retro games, and Roy has a shocking Wordle revelation.HowLongToBeat forums - ⁠https://howlongtobeat.com/forum⁠Discord – ⁠https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk⁠Email - ⁠[email protected]⁠Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental)Graphic design – M4thew and Matt0:00:11 - Intro0:02:36 - Beaten0:32:40 - Retired0:40:32 - Playing1:19:33 - News ???1:29:52 - Discussion2:11:54 - Guess the Game2:30:46 - Goodbye!Games Mentioned:Abby: Beltmatic (PC), Dead Island (PC), Cell to Singularity (PC), All-Star Fruit Racing (PC), Sisters in Sin (PC), Dark Fantasy Jigsaw Puzzle (PC), Alice Madness Returns (PC)Lia: Kind Words 2 (PC), Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (PS4), and Roger (Switch), Baby Steps (PS5), Control Resonant (PS5), Rail Route (Switch), Logic Town (PC)Matt: Pac-Man World Re-Pac (PC), Jawbreaker (Atari 8-bit), via Atari 50: Galaxian (2600, 5200, 8-bit), Galaga (7800), Desert Falcon (2600, 7800); via Namco Museum Archives Vol 2: Galaga (NES), Gaplus (NES), Human Fall Flat (PC), via Namco Museum Archives Vol 2: Mendel Palace (NES), Silent Hill Townfall (PC), PachiPals (GBC), Big Walk (PC)Roy: Wordle (PC), NASCAR Thunder 2003 (Gamecube), Tabletop Simulator (PC)

Today the hosts will don their peg legs and eyepatches to discuss the morality of video game piracy as well as personal experiences with it. What are favorite games that we were introduced to through piracy and how did piracy change throughout the years? How much agency does a creator keep over their art once its public and how much can the masses transform media before crossing an ethical line? And why the heck is piracy so popular in the first place?Additionally, expect news about the state of fruit fly brain simulation, a tale of Abby’s Peggle deficiencies, an update on Matt’s biggest stack of weed, Lia’s rock collection, a new gaming setup for Roy, and a complete disaster with a Russian games collection.00:00:00 - Intro00:01:48 - Beaten00:26:08 - Retired00:33:07 - Playing00:54:33 - News01:17:07 - Discussion: Piracy02:14:28 - Untitled Collections Game02:27:16 - Goodbye!Games Mentioned:Abby: InKonbini (PC), Mosaic of the Pharaohs (PC), Rock Simulator (PC), IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator (PC), 30 Birds (PC), Godmode Epochs (PC), Peggle Deluxe (PC), Pinball FX (PC), Pinball FX Midnight (PC), Lia: Sunburn (Gamenora, Browser), Sunburn (by Aaron on itch, Browser), Rock Simulator (PC)Matt: Big Walk (PC), A Pinball Game That Makes You Mad (PC), Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (PC), PachiPals (GBC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC)Roy: Wordle (PC), Arknights (Mobile/PC), Madden NFL 07 (Gamecube), Tabletop Simulator (PC), Pikmin 2 (Gamecube)

The Pod hosts are back at it again, this time sharing a collection of hidden game gems that we wanted to bring to a broader audience.Listen in as Abby gives up on leading humans to victory, Matt decides to take a walk, Lia gets frustrated by non-canceling animations, and Roy does a full day's worth of Peggleling.HowLongToBeat forums - ⁠https://howlongtobeat.com/forum⁠Discord – ⁠https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk⁠Email - ⁠[email protected]⁠Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental)Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:00:00 - Intro00:02:29 - Beaten00:46:15 - Retired00:55:25 - Playing01:44:57 - News02:07:17 - Discussion03:02:34 - Guess the Game03:19:20 - Goodbye!Games Mentioned:Abby: Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist (PC), Mosaic of the Strange (PC), UMAMI (PC), Senran Kagura Bon Appetit (Vita), Humanity (PS5), PGA Tour 2K21(PS5), Go! Sudoku (Vita), Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (PC), Mosaic of the Pharaohs (PC), InKONBINI (PC)Lia: A Game About Digging a Hole (PC), Whose Lawn Is It Anyway (PC), InKonbini (PC), Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest (PC), Cyberpunk 2077 (PC), Tetris Forever (PC), sobosuba (PC), Game is Hard (Mobile), EnigmBox (Mobile), Gun Lander (PC)Matt: Skatesterre (PC), Ridge Racer: Unbounded (PC), Rock Simulator 2 (PC), LEGO 2K Drive (PC), F<3ck Capitalism (PC), Big Walk (PC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC), PachiPals (GBC), Gigabash (PC), Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Bad Magpie, DeadRoot, Trans Theft Horso, Sanierungsgebiet Bülowstraße, Godmode Epochs, F-Zero (SNES), Tetris (GB)Roy: Peggle Deluxe (PC), Peggle Nights (PC), Wordle (PC), Arknights (Mobile), Tabletop Simulator (PC)Hidden Gems:Abby: Observation, Blade Runner (1997), Pineapple Smash CrewLia: Nuts (PC), The List (PC), That Dragon, Cancer (PC)Matt: Bloxorz by Damien Clarke aka Roboman; CLASSIC GAME by iamqqqqqqq; Card City Nights 1 & 2 by LudosityRoy: Star Trek: Armada (PC), Monopoly Tycoon (PC), Bulk Slash (Saturn)

The hosts take up one of the hottest subjects of current times: The importance of and enthusiasm around physical video game releases. Do we need them? Why do we appreciate them? Are there any specific physical editions we love?In other news, expect an investigation on how to beat Tabletop Simulator, the nightmare of waking up to a Ubisoft newsletter, the madness of GTA on GBA, and an anti-capitalist indie game jam!HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forumDiscord – https://discord.gg/v5F26DkEmail - [email protected] – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental)Graphic design – M4thew and Matt00:00:00 - Intro00:02:08 - Beaten00:41:36 - Retired01:01:05 - Playing01:32:26 - News01:54:13 - Discussion: Physical Game Releases02:45:53 - Untitled Collections Game03:02:07 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned:Abby: A Game About Chopping Trees (PC), Stellar Blade (PC), Borderlands 2 (PC), Ridge Racer Unbounded (PC), Mosaic of the Strange (PC)Lia: Indika (PS5), Still Wakes The Deep (PS5), Two Point Museum (PS5), Rise of the Ronin (PS5), Star Wars Outlaws (PS5), CADDE (PC), Enigmatic (Mobile)Matt: Klonoa: Door to Phantomile via Phantasy Reverie collection (PC), Fowl Legacy (PC), In Sink (PC), The Advent of Content (PC), The Pestine Files (PC), I feel the walls closing in (and I don't know what to do) (PC), Big city life in Berlin and your landlord is an asshole. (PC), Die Original Moorhuhn Jagd (GBC), Moorhuhn Star Karts (NDS), Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015 (PC), Card Hog (PC), 3D Tetris (VB), RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike (PC), Wanderstop (PC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC), Ridge Racer Unbounded (PC), Carcassonne (PC)Roy: Wordle (PC), New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch), Civilization IV (PC), League of Legends (PC), Pokemon Emerald (GBA), Pokemon Fire Red Randomizer (GBA), Tabletop Simulator (PC)

It's time for a fresh episode of the podcast, where this time the hosts collect to discuss the summer joy that is the HLTB Community Event Itchmas in July!Play along as Roy decides if he's actually retired anything, Abby uncovers a pile of leaves Matt won't leave alone, Matt gets deeper into addiction simulation, and Lia blasts through a bunch more demos and subscription games.HowLongToBeat forums - ⁠https://howlongtobeat.com/forum⁠Discord – ⁠https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk⁠Email - ⁠[email protected]⁠Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental)Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:12:11 - Intro01:03:15 - Beaten00:43:06 - Retired01:12:04 - Playing01:51:32 - News02:11:03 - Discussion02:47:01 - Guess the Game03:02:57 - Goodbye!Games Mentioned:Abby: Turmoil (PC), Leaf It Alone (PC), Middle Earth: Shadow Of War (PC), Stellar Blade (PC), Wreckfest 2 (PC), Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist (PC), InKONBINI (PC), 30 Birds (PC)Lia: Thank Goodness You’re Here (PS5), Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker (Genesis), Organized Inside (PC), Softly Placed (Switch), Please Leave Me Alone (PC), Texting the Awkward Ace Guy You've Had a Crush on Since High School (PC), UNDER A STAR CALLED SUN (PC), The Corridor (PC), Filthbreed (PC), Pigeon West: Johnny the Pigeon (PC), Pigeon West: Call Of Gun - ISEKAI (PC), Pigeon West: El Diablo (PC), MindsEye (PC), Bomb Chicken (PC), NHL 22 (PS4), Going Under (Switch), Baby Steps (PS5), InKONBINI (PS5), Stellar Blade (PS5), A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead (PS5), Lidar.Exe (PC), The Bench (PC), Mini Murder Mysteries (PC), Moonsigil Atlas (PC), Indika (PS5), Two Point Museum (PS5), Rise of the Ronin (PS5)Matt: 4 In A Row (PC), beat refle (PC), Data Center by KMLO (PC), AI Datacenter Tycoon by Snugglebus (PC), Machine Party (PC), Fernbus Simulator (PC), Roxy Raccoon’s Pinball Panic (PC), Riding Seas (PC), Piss Off! (PC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC), RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike (PC), Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015 (PC)Roy: Eragon (GBA), Wordle (PC), League of Legends (PC), Pokemon Emerald (GBA), Civilization IV (PC), Arknights (Mobile), Cockatrice (PC)

New season 4 DLC dropped: We present the return of seasoned podcast voice Abatage to join the host squad moving forward!With the recovered power of four yapping mouths, we discuss the magic of video game soundtracks as we present each other some handpicked favorites and more.And when we're not jamming to some tunes, expect puzzly tales of giving birth, the enjoyment of watching kids getting upset, appreciating fecal themed game DLC, and also... there is Ballz 3D.Extended Collections of Favorite Soundtracks:Abby: https://howlongtobeat.com/user/abatage/lists/109795/Favourite-SoundtracksLia: https://howlongtobeat.com/user/bohemu/lists/109893/Favorite-SoundtracksMatt: https://howlongtobeat.com/user/Cockroach/lists/16817/Favorite-SoundtracksRoy: https://howlongtobeat.com/user/FrozenRoy/lists/109902/Favorite-Soundtracks-(2026)HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forumDiscord – https://discord.gg/v5F26DkEmail - [email protected] – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental)Graphic design – M4thew and Matt00:00:00 - Intro00:03:22 - Beaten00:29:27 - Retired00:44:24 - Playing01:46:28 - Video Game Music Show & Tell!02:33:00 - Discussion: Game Soundtracks03:06:28 - Untitled Collections Game03:19:25 - OutroGames Mentioned:Abby: Death of the Reprobate (PC), Surge 2 (PC), Mini Murder Mysteries (PC), Supermarket Chaos (PC), Cat Mail Co. (PC), The Greenening (PC), Garlic Builder (PC), Outhold (PC), NY Times Games (Mobile), Middle Earth: Shadow of War (PC), Wreckfest 2 (PC), 30 Birds (PC), Super Mario Odyssey (Switch 2), Mario Kart World (Switch 2), Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch 2)Lia: Birth (Switch), Hairdresser Simulator (PC), Wreckfest (PC), Neon Abyss (PC), Wordle, Murdle, Letterinth, Disney Dreamlight Valley (Switch), Radiator Forever (PC), Organized Inside (PC), A Game About Digging A Hole (PC), GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (PC), GTA Online (PC), MindsEye (PC), capyhoky (PC), Superhot: Mind Control Delete (PC), Dope Wars (Mobile), Harvest King (Mobile), Neon Fill (Mobile), PC Demos (Light Up The Town, Sparrow Warfare, Caravan Sandwitch, Herdling)Matt: Wreckfest (PC), Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition (Sega Saturn), In Sink (PC)Roy: Wordle (PC), League of Legends (PC), Pokemon Emerald (GBA), Tabletop Simulator (PC), Civilization IV (PC)

In this edition of the How Long To Beat podcast, the hosts reminisce about places they've been and wish to be that have also featured in video games.Listen along as we discuss bird-based games, Lia drags on about a ton of demos, Roy keeps it simple, and Matt ventures into the MCU, that is, the Moorhuhn Cinematic Universe.HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forumDiscord – https://discord.gg/v5F26DkEmail - [email protected] – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental)Graphic design – M4thew and Matt00:00:11 - Intro00:02:41 - Beaten00:28:42 - Retired00:33:41 - Played00:42:23 - Demos01:30:31 - Discussion: Video Game Locations IRL02:13:20 - Untitled Collection Game02:24:22 - GoodbyeGames Mentioned:Lia: Lost But Found (PC), Miniatures (PC), Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (PC), Nier Automata (PS4), Switch Demos (Tomodachi Life, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Big Brain Academy Brain Vs Brain, ARMS, Dragon Quest Builders, Pardon My French Toast, Mahjong Puzzle 8, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, Esophaguys, and Roger, Bubble Ghost Remake), PC Demos (Unlucky Chicken, Pico Park Classic Edition, Mr. Toilet, Pigeon: A Love Story, Winter Burrow, Car Wash Simulator, Featherland, Trees Hate You, Gigabash, SONGBOY, Clean Up Earth, Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengeance of the Slayer, Birdwatching Notebook), A Game About Digging A Hole (PC), Chicken Fren (PC), Homeless Pigeon (PC), Desktop Bird (PC), Bomb Chicken (PC), Wordle, Murdle, LetterinthMatt: Moorhuhn 2 (PC), Moorhuhn 3 (PC), Moorhuhn: Winter Edition (PC), Moorhuhn: Das verbotene Schloss aka Crazy Chicken Tales (PC), Moorfrosch (PC), FRIEDRICH MERZ LECKT EIER (PC), FlatOut 2 (PC), Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD (PC), Ace of Seafood (PC), Horizon Chase Turbo (PC), NeoSprint (PC), Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (PC), Wreckfest (PC), Wanderstop (PC), beat refle (PC), In Sink (PC), Fernbus Simulator aka Coach Simulator (PC) Roy: Blazblue: Centralfiction (PC), Wordle (PC), Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (PC), Tabletop Simulator (PC)

On this episode, the hosts welcome collector of handheld oddities and Nokia N-Gage enthusiast R2D21999 to have a chat about the iconic taco-shaped gaming phone. What are the hidden gems of this platform and what is the homebrew community cooking up? What would it take to revive the N-Gage and why do we care in the first place?Expect all that as well as sauceless chicken nugget gaming, outrageous tales of ancient Pokémon storage systems, and wiggly tapeworm adventures!HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forumDiscord – https://discord.gg/v5F26DkEmail - [email protected] – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental)Graphic design – M4thew and Matt00:00:00 - Intro00:02:17 - Who is R2D21999? 00:15:17 - What has R2D21999 beaten, retired & played lately?01:39:46 - Discussion: The Nokia N-Gage02:35:07 - Guess the Game: Guest Edition!02:38:41 Goodbye!Games Mentioned by R2D21999:Tomb Raider (N-Gage) (May 9th), Parasite Pack (N-Gage), NineHells (PC), Puyo Pop (N-Gage), Walking Survival (PC), Paradox Soul (PC), Requiem of Hell (N-Gage), Operation Shadow (N-Gage), Colin McRae Rally 2005 (N-Gage), Tetris (Chicken McNugget), Tetris (7/11 Slurpee), Samurai Shodown V (Switch)