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
September 2, 2026 • 70 mins
We police and do drugs Disco Elysium - The Final Cut.
Developer: ZA/UM | Publisher: ZA/UM | Initial Release: October 15th, 2019
PLAYERS:
Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Alex Martin
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Housekeeping
2:25 - Fast Pitch
4:10 - How Do You Play It 2026 - Buyer Beware!
9:20 - Explaining Disco Elysium
18:55 - Voices
22:00 - What Kind of Cop Are You?
23:15 - The ...
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August 12, 2026 • 78 mins
We are trapped on an oil drilling platform in Still Wakes the Deep.
Developer: The Chinese Room | Publisher: Secret Mode | Initial Release: June 18, 2024
PLAYERS:
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
SPECIAL GUEST:
Dan (Bluesky) from The Greatest Story Ever Played
SHOW NOTES:
00:00 – Intro
01:16 – Intro to Dan from Greatest Story Ever Played
02:59 – Game intro and Fast Pitch
06:17 – How did we play and where we...
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July 22, 2026 • 64 mins
We find our way home in Love Eternal.
Developer: brlka | Publisher: Ysbryd Games, PLAYISM | Initial Release: February 19, 2026
PLAYERS:
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Alex Martin
SPECIAL GUEST:
Kate Hunter (Bluesky) from No Small Games
SHOW NOTES:
00:00 – Intro
01:09 – Intro to Kate from No Small Games
02:53 – Gauntlet Run with Kate
09:20 – Love Eternal intro and Fast Pitch
11:5...
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July 1, 2026 • 32 mins
We eat mushrooms and have cringe conversations in Hermit and Pig.
Developer: Heavy Lunch Studio LLC | Publisher: Heavy Lunch Studio LLC | Initial Release: February 5, 2026
PLAYERS:
Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
SPECIAL GUEST:
Joseph Hooper (Bluesky) from Crossplay Conversations, Player Player Podcast and Can't Pause
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
2:20 - Fast Pitch
3:45 - Setup for Hermit and Pig
7:15 - Hermit and Pokémon
9:30 - Ba...
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June 10, 2026 • 43 mins
We witness a weird murder in a time loop in Impostor Factory.
Developer: Freebird Games | Publisher: Freebird Games | Initial Release: September 30, 2021
PLAYERS:
Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
SPECIAL GUEST:
Dan (Bluesky) from The Greatest Story Ever Played
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Welcome Back, Dan!
2:45 - Fast Pitch
3:30 - A Series Primer & How We Played
6:00 - Setup
10:15 - Story at a High-Level
15:10 - It's a ...
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May 20, 2026 • 60 mins
We take a trip (in more ways than one!) to Phoenix Springs
Developer: Calligram Studio | Publisher: Calligram Studio | Initial Release: October 7, 2024
PLAYERS:
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 – Intro
02:20 – Fast Pitch
03:03 – Where we discovered Phoenix Springs
04:18 – Origin of Katie’s love of point and click adventure games
05:55 – Our playtime/Trav...
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April 30, 2026 • 105 mins
We go back in time in Quantum Break!
Developer: Remedy Entertainment | Publisher: Microsoft Studios | Initial Release: 5 April 2016
PLAYERS:
Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Alex Martin
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Housekeeping
1:45 - Fast Pitch
3:10 - How Do You Play It 2026 - Buyer Beware!
11:40 - How Quantum Break Came To Be
14:00 - Exposure to Remedy's Games
19:10 - Setting Up The Game
28:00 - Televisi...
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April 8, 2026 • 79 mins
We took our annual trip down Boston for PAX East 2026.
PLAYERS:
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Flora Merigold (Bluesky)
Alex Martin
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
1:50 - Alex’s First PAX and Where To Find Jacob
04:00 - Grave Seasons
10:10 - Crystalmancers and Interview with Jack Perkins (Creative Lead) -
19:00 - Canvas City
24:00 - Replaced
30:20 - Inkblood
36:00 - Memoria Wake
41:00 - Ghost Eater
49:15 ...
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March 18, 2026 • 70 mins
We learn new languages in Chants of Sennaar.
Developer: Rundisc | Publisher: Focus Entertainment | Initial Release: September 5, 2023
PLAYERS:
Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Alex Martin
SPECIAL GUEST:
Jessica Fantauzzo
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
1:50 - Fast Pitch
3:20 - How Did We Play?
5:20 - Describing Chants of Sennaar
7:25 - Levels and Languages
16:20 - The Second Level
19:25 - The Book
25:10 - Th...
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February 25, 2026 • 126 mins
We go back to the well and play The Old Hunters with a new friend in Bloodborne.
Developer: FromSoftware | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Initial Release: March 24, 2015
PLAYERS:
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Alex Martin
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Gauntlet Run With Alex
11:00 - Bloodborne Again and Fast Pitch
14:20 - Our Experience With FromSoft
20:00 - Bloodborne Is A Toxic Boy...
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February 4, 2026 • 63 mins
We saved Jacob from the Gommage for a part three of our discussion on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Developer: Sandfall Interactive | Publisher: Kepler Interactive | Initial Release: April 24, 2025
PLAYERS:
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Jacob's Here
2:50 - Why Did Jacob Not Play Right Away?
7:55 - The Prologue
9:55 - Spoiler Wall
10:15 - The Beach Scene
15:25 - Voice and Moti...
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December 17, 2025 • 57 mins
We continue with part two of our discussion on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Developer: Sandfall Interactive | Publisher: Kepler Interactive | Initial Release: April 24, 2025
PLAYERS:
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Flora Merigold (Bluesky)
Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
2:20 - End of Act 1 Devastated Us
10:00 - Ot...
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December 10, 2025 • 71 mins
We try to avoid the gommage in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Developer: Sandfall Interactive | Publisher: Kepler Interactive | Initial Release: April 24, 2025
PLAYERS:
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Flora Merigold (Bluesky)
Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Bluesky: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - Fast Pitch
6:40 - Story Setup
13:00 - This Game Is So...
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August 13, 2025 • 108 mins
The crew celebrates eight years and two hundred episodes!
PLAYERS:
Jacob McCourt (Bluesky)
Michael Ruffolo (Twitter)
Moe Murtadi (Twitter)
Katie Lesperance (Bluesky)
Flora Merigold (Bluesky)
Travis Colenutt (Bluesky)
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Housekeeping
3:40 - We Reminisce
16:30 - Voicemails from You!
24:30 - The Locks for the Essential List of LBGC Games
26:15 - Hitman & Hitman 2
29:00 - What Remains of ...
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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
15:1...
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June 4, 2025 • 134 mins
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 Spr...
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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.b...
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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:...
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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)
SPE...
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