How Long To Beat
A biweekly gaming podcast by and for members of the HowLongToBeat community. Currently hosted by Abby, Lia, Matt, and Roy to discuss various topics surrounding all genres and eras of video games, as well as current events in the HLTB community. Each episode they delve into their backlogs to explore games they've beaten or retired, discuss a range of gaming related topics, and test each other on their gaming knowledge using the tools of the HowLongToBeat website!
Episodes
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.
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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!
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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.
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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...
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.
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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 sys...
Farewell, dear Diallo!
In this bitter sweet episode of the How Long To Beat podcast, Diallo says goodbye for now as an active host as he is tangled up in too many real life side quests. To send Diallo off into the wild, the group discusses side quests in video games. Ruminating about the best and worst quest types, imagining ideal quest-giving NPCs, and shouting out specific memoriesIn addition, expect a scandalous confession about ...
Another episode of the podcast is ready for your eardrums! In this episode Roy and Lia are left to their own devices to discuss disappointments in gaming. Which left the biggest holes in our hearts and which turned around?
Listen along as we speed through our beaten, retired, and played games and defend consoles and subscription services against the PC majority.
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In this episode, the hosts discuss the wonderful world of advergames! Looking back at oddities of the past, hidden gems, and modern equivalents. But also brainstorming exciting new game concepts based on existing products!
Additionally, expect discussions of political assassinations in videogames, struggling to handle one's balls, the thrill of birdwatching, and a nudge to the International Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28th!
It's time for another episode of the How Long To Beat podcast. This time we linked back to the past of the forums and completed some backlogged questions.
Follow along as we chat about logic puzzles, forest animal ideologies, and whether or not Kaepora Gaebora is more useful than Navi.
HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum
Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk
Email - hltbpodcast@gmail.com
Music – Ia...
On this episode we discuss our enthusiasm for virtual reality gaming as we welcome one of the longest standing members of the HLTB community, the legendary GamerAim!
After having a little chat with our guest and her recent gaming, we dive into the main subject of the episode where we discuss why we decided to invest in VR technology and what we find so special about VR as well as mixed reality gaming. We share our hopes and wants fo...
This week the podcast hosts race through the games they've been playing only to hit traffic while discussing every subgenre there is to be had in the grand world of racing games.
Join us as we discuss Ridge Racer Type 4, hear about randomizer woes, and learn about building transit stations in the comfort of a simulated living room.
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Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk...
📢 ATTENTION, PLEASE! 📢
This episode, your hosts are back to discuss some of the biggest announcements in video game history! Join us for an insightful discussion as we uncover Matt's past as a Nintendo fan, reminisce about giant enemy crabs, and debate the future of the F-Zero franchise!
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On this episode of the How Long To Beat podcast, the hosts discuss character creators in video games. Why are certain hairstyles always so wonky? When are we finally gonna get bladder size sliders? And how many possible combinations does the LEGO Racers figurine designer actually have?
In addition to these burning questions, there will also be talk about the decline of Windows default games, the meanest character in all of Tetris, t...
This week the podcast goes into the past with Flash, everyone's favorite old internet game platform. What were our favorite Flash games and the sites where we gathered to play them on? Were any of these actually Javascript or Macromedia? Did we actually go out to purchase any retail versions of these masterpieces? Which games are we hoping to get revisited in the future by us or some other dev that decided to dig into the past them...
It's that time again! The HLTB Podcast hosts are back to discuss our very favorite games that we played in 2025! Join us for a radical retrospective, in which we talk repeatedly about Pokémon, commiserate about the agony of filing taxes, and attempt to pronounce Nietzsche quotes. Which games will come out on top? Tune in to find out!
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Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk
Another year passed and the hosts welcome back thread master Knalb to recount the "Game of the Month" winners of the community throughout 2025. Knalb also brings the stats and trivia to play a guessing game around the community's activity!
Did the community choose better games than the year before? Who actually played Hatris? Why has there never been a racing game as GOTM before? And what might be in store for us in 2026? Let's disc...
With another HLTB community event having wrapped up not too long ago, your trusty hosts Lia, Matt and Roy look back and discuss the games of Itchmas 2025, the annual indie game extravaganza!
Additionally, Matt finally dusts off a game that’s been backlogged for over 10 years, Lia rectifies the error of her ways and retires some brand slop, and Roy finally graduates from Hatsune Miku’s school of bomb defusal!
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New year, new me, new ...games? The HLTB podcast hosts ring in the new year with everything we've left in 2025 and what we're bringing into 2026. In addition, we recount all the old childhood games we've tested out as adults and debut a whole new Guess the Game: The Collection Game.
Listen in as we discuss those games that are just not easy no matter how old you are, learn how our childhood imaginations created games that don't actu...
As the year draws closer to STAGE COMPLETE, the HLTB Pod hosts gathered one last time in 2025 to discuss everything video and games, especially the elusive freebie known as gifted games. What holidays and event do get them for as well as memorable gift and moments. Who finished off their gifted games too fast and who let their gifts gets dusty?
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