Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast

Canada’s #1 video game book club podcast! We tackle games large & small, new & old while keeping it informative, funny and (mostly) positive. Hosted by Jacob McCourt, Mike Ruffolo, Moe Murtadi, Katie Lesperance, Flora Merigold and Travis Colenutt. After almost 6 years of twice-monthly shows, we now publish new shows when we have something to say! Looking for a good place to start? Download an episode for a game that you really love and hit play. Looking for suggestions? Consider our episodes on The Last of Us, Undertale, Firewatch, What Remains of Edith Finch episodes or our Hitman, Wolf Among Us or Kentucky Route Zero series!

Episodes

June 18, 2025 88 mins
Jacob interviews Karla and Zimonja from Ivy Road about their experience building the characters, world, and gameplay systems of their recent release, Wanderstop. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUESTS: Davey Wreden (Bluesky) Karla Zimonja (Bluesky) SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ - Housekeeping 2:00 - Intro 4:30 - Prototypes & Inspirations 7:00 - Approach to Cozy Games 9:10 - How Wanderstop Supports Chill 13:00 - Nodes 15:10 - ...
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Jacob, Katie, Travis and Flora have returned from Boston and built the list of their favourite games from PAX East 2025. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) Flora Merigold (Bluesky) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ - Intro 1:25 - Housekeeping 1:50 - Our PAX Experiences 7:15 - Six One Indie Spring S...
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May 7, 2025 74 mins
We got on our motorcycle and rode around the city in No More Heroes! Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture | Publisher: Ubisoft/XSEED | Initial Release: January 22, 2008 Jacob, Travis and special guest Seth Strugill from All N Media and Carpool Gaming sit in our gross apartment, suplex fools and shake our beam katana to recharge. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUEST: Seth Sturgill (Blue...
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April 7, 2025 87 mins
We spilled some tea in Wanderstop. Developer: Ivy Road | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: February 24, 2025 Jacob and special guest Matt Storm aka Stormageddon run through the forest, grow some fruit and reflect on our own lives. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUEST: Matt Storm aka Stormageddon (Bluesky) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.s...
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February 26, 2025 69 mins
We pray near the well in Indika.   Developer: Odd Meter | Publisher: 11 bit studios | Initial Release: May 2, 2024   Jacob, Katie and Travis gather religion points, run from dogs and push some boxes.   PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) Travis Colenutt (Bluesky) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social   TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Fast Pitch...
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January 31, 2025 62 mins
We build our crew and escape our captor in Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector!   Developer: Jump Over the Age | Publisher: Fellow Traveller | Initial Release: January 31, 2025   Jacob and special guest Adam Gumbert roll many dice, race against the clock and question the humanity of android life.   Thanks to our friends at Fellow Traveller for sending codes for review.   PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUESTS: Adam G...
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January 30, 2025 56 mins
We explore Erlin's Eye in Citizen Sleeper!   Developer: Jump Over the Age | Publisher: Fellow Traveller | Initial Release: May 5, 2022   Jacob and special guest Luke Lewis eat some mushrooms, befriend rogue AIs and consistently run out of time.   PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUESTS: Luke Lewis Bluesky | Crossplay Conversations | LukeWarmGames Podcast Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: l...
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December 24, 2024 64 mins
We rock & roll in Brutal Legend! Developer: Double Fine Productions | Publisher: Double Fine Productions | Initial Release: October 13, 2009 Jacob, Katie and special guest Roger Reichardt drive through the wasteland, fly around the battlefield on devil wings and talk to heavy metal legends. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (Bluesky) Katie Lesperance (Bluesky) SPECIAL GUESTS: Roger Reichardt from Gamerheads Podcast | Audio | Bluesky ...
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November 6, 2024 40 mins
We cry like babies in Finding Paradise. Note: It was just Jacob. Developer: Freebird Games | Publisher: Freebird Games | Initial Release: December 14, 2017 Jacob and special guest Dan from The Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast dive into dreams, fulfill our greatest fantasies and destroy our regrets. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) SPECIAL GUESTS: Dan from the Greatest Story Ever Played Podcast | Twitter Web: LeftB...
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October 30, 2024 43 mins
Jacob and Katie build the list of their favourite games from GDEX 2024. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Intro 1:05 Our Thoughts on GDEX 2:30 Housekeeping 3:45 Collapsus Interview with Jay Kidd from Wraith Games 10:10 Collapsus Itch.io Early Access | Steam 10:50 Dark Sky 13:00 Hive Jump 2:...
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October 23, 2024 101 mins
We solve a mystery in Telling Lies. Developer: Sam Barlow & Furious Bee | Publisher: Annapurna Interactive | Initial Release: August 23, 2019 Katie and Travis take off the hosting training wheels and spend a lot of time on Zoom with strangers. PLAYERS: Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Travis Colenutt (@TravisColenutt) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub SHOW NOTES: 0:00 Intro ...
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September 20, 2024 17 mins
On this special bonus episode of the show, Jacob is here to talk all about What the Car? in time for its release on Steam. To kick off the show, we have an interview with Sarah Sander, Triband's Community Manager. Then, Jacob will give you his impressions of the game after completing its first nine episodes. Thanks to Triband for providing us with a code for review. SHOW NOTES: 0:00​​ Intro 1:20 Interview with Sarah Sander from Tr...
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September 18, 2024 142 mins
Jacob and special guests Asa Greenriver & Darren Simmons Jr. build the list of our favourite games from PAX West 2024. Technical note: Asa's had a little bit of mic crackle throughout and Darren's computer exploded at about 1:39:00, so bear through the occasional mic issue! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) SPECIAL GUEST: Asa Greenriver (@agreenriver07) | Borderline Entertainment Darren Simmons Jr. (@XxShadowokamixX) | R...
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It's all about Jed-i mind tricks in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 5. This is part 5 of a 5-part series! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire  Helmberger and Luke Lewis join a session in progress, make morbid mine discovery and run away (or decide to stay). PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora ...
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We play in a band in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 4. This is part 4 of a 5-part series! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire Helmberger and Luke Lewis gave roses, talked through our Miranda rights and gasped audibly often. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) SPEC...
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We go on an adventure in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 3. This is part 3 of a 5-part series! We are going to take a break next week, but will be back with part 4 on September 4th! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie and special guests Luke Lewis and Claire Helmberger talk about the art of flirting, go larping and get angry. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt...
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We choose our adventure in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 2. This is part 2 of a 5-part weekly series! CW: Dementia Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie and Flora play foosball, talk about depictions of mental health conditions in video games and talk about Jacob's scheduling habits. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigo...
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We start over in Life is Strange: True Color, Chapter 1. This is part 1 of a 5-part weekly series! Developer: Deck Nine | Publisher: Square Enix | Initial Release: September 10, 2021 Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guests Claire Helmberger and Luke Lewis travel to Haven Springs, bond with our sibling and talk a lot about the gay agenda. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@Ludonar...
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May 30, 2024 44 mins
We explore dungeons and roll dice in Dungeons of Aether. Developer: Aether Studios & ampersandbear | Publisher: Aether Studios | Initial Release: February 28, 2023 Jacob and Katie talk about their favourite dice & card-based roguelikes, talk a lot about butter, bread and jam and they may also share some gripes. PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindCl...
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April 4, 2024 123 mins
The roomie crew of Jacob, Katie, Flora and special guest Dave Jackson are here to talk about the video games they played and the memories they forged at PAX East 2024! Four friends for over two hours talk through 21 games with 6 interviews from the show floor! PLAYERS: Jacob McCourt (@JacobMcCourt) Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM) SPECIAL GUEST: Dave Jackson (@realdavejackson) | Tales from the Ba...
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