Button Boys
Friends, comedians and avid gamers Glenn Moore, Sarah Keyworth and Pierre Novellie sit down each week to discuss gaming. Button Boys offers unheard of recommendations, their worst gripes, nostalgia and much more in each episode plus bonus content for their dedicated Patreon supporters. If you love gaming and comedy you've come to the right place.
Episodes
Slop Til You Drop: Shovelware, Clones and Cash Grabs
In this week's episode, the Boys scrape up the fetid sludge from the bottom of the barrel to see what absolute slop they can find. From clones to cash grabs, smut to even smuttier smut, they've braved the worst so you don't have to. But, much like their mudlarking counterparts, they've managed to find a few glistening trinkets amongst the detritus.
Elsewhere, the new Patreon Age of Empires playal
The Prediction Game: Half-Time Report
Cast your minds back to the start of the year, in the dank, dark depths of winter, when our intrepid hosts, full of hope and joy, set out their stalls with their most hotly anticipated games of the year and risked it all to be crowned Best Boy 2026.
Fast forward to late June: sweltering heat, the world in a state of turmoil, the perfect time to check in on how they're getting on. What are their s
The Last of Us: A Button Boys Special
With Pierre off in Japan and Sarah still salty about their recent loss over on Patreon, we decided to dedicate a whole episode to The Last of Us games. And who better to join us than the award-winning journalist, author, host of My Perfect Console and friend of the show, Simon 'Podcast' Parkin.
Simon edited the recently announced Look for the Light: The Last of Us Anthology, which contains interv
Til Death Do Us Restart
NEWS FLASH! Button Boys is going LIVE. September 15th, Leicester Square, 7pm. Tickets go on sale 15th June with a pre-sale for our Patreon members. Head over to Patreon to find out more information and follow the link below to book.
The pale horseman approaches this week and beckons to you with his skeletal finger to come follow him to the Great Beyond, where you'll find this episode of Button Bo
Empty Calorie Gaming
This week's topic, as kindly suggested by BirdsNest on the Discord, is the vacuous, time-wasting, mind-numbing empty-calorie games that we just can't get enough of.
As always, we catch up with what the Boys have been up to. Pierre's headed into training against the hard-as-nails CPU in a quarter-of-a-century old game, and Glenn, Sarah and Producer Ben have been off to a very swanky event for a li
Hate to Love: The Games that Converted Us
The Button Boys are back to defy all expectations, turn everything on its head and redefine everything you hold dear. Or talk about games they thought they didn't like and now they do, whichever's easiest.
This week on the gaming road to Damascus it's all about U-turns. Pierre has done an about-face on story games, Sarah's done a 180 on wacky gunslingers and Glenn's completely Lego of his prejudi
CEX Appeal: The Gift Game
Fresh episode, come get your fresh episode! You'll pay how much? Practically robbing me at that price. Go on then, fill yer boots.
If you hadn't guessed already, this week the Boys have headed off to the market on the hunt for the best cheap games they can get their hands on. Armed with £15, they've been haggling and bartering to find the most appealing game. Will they strike gold in the bargain
Guns, Worms and Steel: Gaming’s Best Weapons
Slap on your scabbards and cock your pistols, it's another episode of Button Boys. This week we're rummaging around the gaming arsenal to find our most beloved weapons. From battle axes to bazookas, howitzers to holy hand grenades, we've got it covered.
As always, we catch up on what the Boys have been playing, with Pierre beguiled by kingly fortunes, Sarah borrowing a stone-cold classic puzzle-p
O Captain! My Captain Price: What We've Learned from Gaming
Take out your textbooks and turn to Button Boys. It's officially the Winnie-the-Pooh episode (because of the bingo call, not because the Boys have no clothes on from the waist down).
This week, it's time for a spot of revision as Glenn, Pierre and Sarah look back at what they've learned from video games. From the Byzantines to sashimi, the Boys discover that their countless hours of gaming haven'
The Great Game Pitch-Off
Say bye-bye April and hi-hi to this week's episode of Button Boys, not to be confused with the global smash-hit podcast Bunting Boys, who claim to "put the bants in bunts".
Back from the far reaches of the globe the Boys have been set the task of pitching their dream games. Each host takes it in turns to talk you through their vision and win your hearts. Head over to Discord to vote on what you t
ABBA: You Ask, We Answer
Welcome to our inaugural Ask Button Boys Anything episode, where we take gaming-related questions, and I cannot stress enough, *gaming-related questions* from you, the listener.
Questions we won't be answering:
What's your recommendation for the best Thai food south of the river?
What are your bank details?
Fold or scrunch?
Does Italy actually exist?
To find out the questions we wi
Unfinished Business: Browsing the Backlog
Fling wide your windows and turn your stereos up to ten because it's a brand-spanking-new episode of Button Boys and everyone needs to know about it.
We live in the busiest era in human history*, constantly distracted by work, love life, eating, sleeping and breathing with no time for what matters: gaming. Steam sales, recommendations, gifts and impulse purchases have left us with an intimidating
Gaming Highs
It's another episode of Button Boys, kicking down your door, fist-pumping, screaming "woo" in your face and celebrating its own release. That's right, the Boys are amped this week, reliving their greatest gaming highs. From saving the planet to skin-of the-teeth boss battles, we'll be discussing those unforgettable moments that only other gamers can really understand.
But not before a check-in on
Yes Please Moments: Volume 2
It's Button Boy time, gather round. This week the Boys are returning to their favourite topic, not poo, but "yes please" moments: satisfying game design, thoughtful additions and quirky bonuses that just do it for you. From ladders to levelling up, the Boys, with the help of your contributions, shine a light on gaming moments that rarely get the praise they deserve.
Pierre's been all alone with h
State of the Art: Visual Design
It's canapé and sparkling wine time here at La Gallerie Bouton, as we unveil our latest episode to audible gasps. This week's theme is visual design, from standout box art to beautiful backgrounds: the Boys don their berets, stroke their chins and pick apart what wows them and what leaves them cold.
Elsewhere, Pierre's finally cleaned up his neighbourhood, Sarah's set off on an avian stroll and G
Invite to Party: Group Gaming
From house parties to hen dos, weddings to wakes, there's never an inappropriate time for gaming, but good lord how the experience differs. This week the Boys are coiffing their hair and drenching themselves in perfume because... it's party time.
If you've embarrassed yourself in front of your friends, shouted at your grandma for being a complete noob or felt like a god clacking away at a plastic
Press to Unpause: Getting Back into Gaming
If my eyes don't deceive me, I do declare it's another episode of the slowest-starting true crime podcast ever released. What's the crime? Keep listening for the reveal.
In the meantime though, the Boys have been playing with themselves. Pierre's finally made a galactic breakthrough, Glenn's got hold of a very recent release and is discovering his undying love for it and Sarah's overcome the gloo
Weak Spots: Games You Suck At
Stop what you're doing and pay attention, because it's Button Boys time, capeesh?
This week's episode is all about the games we're inexplicably terrible at. Crap at CoD? Feeble at FIFA? Deplorable at Dark Souls? The Boys take a long hard look in the mirror as they confront their, and the audience's, gaming flaws.
But what have the Boys been up to? Pierre's providing the last line of defence for
The Sound Effect: The Best and Worst Game Audio
Banging on your eardrums and vibrating your vestibular nerves, it's this week's episode of Button Boys so listen closely, as the topic is sounds. Sounds good, sounds bad, sounds you'll never forget. There are squelches, pings and rattles aplenty, and for the detectives amongst you, a little quiz at the end.
But first, we catch up on what the gang are up to: Sarah's a little lost in the weeds with
Mobile Ports: Phoning It In
Take your phone off silent and pump up the volume on those tinny speakers, it's another episode of Button Boys, the only podcast that guarantees you 10,000 crystals within the next three years.
This week the Boys are putting down their controllers and picking up their phones as they discuss the world of mobile gaming, from fat-fingered frustration to seamless, singular experiences. Pierre freshen
Valentine’s Special: Eat, Play, Love
Slipped into your podcast inbox like a letter from a secret lover, it's Button Boys Valentine's Special.
This one's for the lovers, not the fighters, as the Boys tackle the topic of romance in video games. From wet kiss noises and star-jump yippees, to deeply complex paramours, they work out which options melt their hearts and which give them a serious ick.
Elsewhere, Sarah's fallen off the quai
The Things In Games You’ve Never Done IRL
Dumped surreptitiously into your podcast app, it's another episode of Button Boys, the world's only gaming podcast hosted by Glenn Moore, Sarah Keyworth and Pierre Novellie.
This week the Boys are on the hunt for game mechanics and tropes that feel completely normal in games, but they've never actually done themselves, questioning the very fabric of the digital worlds we all inhabit.
In slightly
Demo Discs: Just the Tip?
It's Button Boys time again and this week the topic is demos. The evocative sounds of CDs being peeled off magazine covers, the joy of exploiting every last bit of the free level included and the overall disappointment when the full game doesn't live up to the promise of its teaser. This episode has...
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Cheats and Cheeses: Are They Ever Justified?
Back once again by semi-popular demand, it's Button Boys, one of the top alliterative gaming shows of 2026. This week it's all about cheats and cheeses. Ever been stuck on a level and typed in a quick console command? Taken advantage of a game glitch to take out a hard boss? Ever felt bad, even once? In this episode, the Boys discuss the ins and outs of cheating and cheesing their way through game
Gaming Gaps 2: The Reckoning
Welcome back to another episode of Button Boys, voted UK's most likely podcast to be misheard as Mutton Toys. This week the Boys cast their minds back to the sweltering summer months and the second ever episode, where they revealed the most shameful gaps in their gaming history. What progress have they made and what are they going to attempt this year? Press play to find out.
As per, the Boys dis
The Prediction Game: 2026 Edition
Welcome back and Happy New Year to all the Buttons out there. The Boys are back with a vengeance after their Christmas break. And what better way to kick things off than by looking back at how their Metacritic predictions went last year and looking ahead to pick their three most anticipated games (and backup) of 2026. From massive movie franchise tie-ins to indie arm-based adventures, we've got y
Hidden Cache - The Butties Afterparty
As we're away this week we'd thought we'd put out a normally Patreon-exclusive episode of Hidden Cache. We'll be back next week with brand-new, box-fresh content.
After the excessive blowout of the main awards show, it’s time for the Boys to kick back and relax in a Patreon-exclusive VIP area of the Hidden Cache nightclub.
If you thought the awards were done, think again, as Pierre, Sarah and Gl
A Very Button Boys Christmas
Ho, ho, holy moly it's Christmas and it's time to unwrap this week's episode of Button Boys. And boy, what a trip down memory lane it is, with tales of Christmas consoles, Pokémon peccadillos and grand theft gifts to delight one and all.
It wouldn't be truly festive without a meltdown and Glenn, of course, provides. We'll also be checking in to find out what the Boys will be entertaining themselv
The Butties 2025 Award Ceremony
Welcome to the inaugural Button Boys’ End of the Year Awards Ceremony, or Butties for short. Glenn, Sarah and Pierre have their glad rags on and vocal cords warmed to present one of the finest awards shows on the planet.
With categories ranging from best ‘Oh Yeah’ Moment to Most Disappointing Game, the Button Boys have all the bases covered as they traverse the vast landscape of great games relea
Resurrect, Reboot and Remaster: The Series Crying Out for a Revival
We gather here today to pay respect to the game series of yore, that thrilled, entertained and moved us, and to shout at the top of our lungs, "I WANT MORE."
That's right, Button Boys is back, and this week it's all about the series we want to see return, from cult-classic cartoons to mega movie tie-ins, the Boys lament the games that never were.
And that's unsurprisingly not all! Sarah's dredgi
Virtually in Love: Our Biggest Gaming Crushes
It's time to get all hot under the collar, red in the face, heart a-fluttering and delve into the sauciest episode of Button Boys to date. This week it's all about the video game characters the Boys crush hardest for. From Pokémon to The Sims to a giant alien turtle, the content of this episode would leave Freud foaming at the mouth like a rabid dog.
Speaking of the psychology, Pierre's been lock
Gateway Games: How to Wololo
After revealing their deepest gaming insecurities last week, the Boys are back and they're here to convert. This week they'll be discussing the games they use to get the uninitiated through the door, and what not to do when it comes to recruiting non-gamers.
But before they get into it, the Boys have been busy playing new games this week with Sarah stuck in the brain of a teenager, Glenn caught i
Game Shame: How it Feels and What to Do About It
Come one, come all to the latest Button Boy offering. This week the Boys are opening up about a deeply personal feeling: game shame. Ever had your flatmate, partner or work colleague stumble in on you in the throes of defeating a boss and just felt plain silly? Well, don't worry, you're amongst friends here. They discuss how it hits and what to do about it.
Elsewhere, Pierre's gone back to emulat
Sandbox v1
This week, the Button Boys are tearing up the rulebook and heading off-road in our first-ever non-themed episode. They can say and do whatever the heck they want and there's nothing you or I, their producer, can do about it.
Sarah gets a Greek blast from the past, Pierre's happy the kids have gone and Glenn's been playing a contender for his game of the year before the lot of them tackle VR, COVI
Cosy Games: Free Hygges for Everyone
Listening instructions:
Dim the lights
Make yourself a cup of tea
Slip into some PJs
Press play on this week's cosy episode of Button Boys.
That's right, it's all things comfortable as the Boys discuss the games they turn to when they want to feel snug as proverbial bugs. From age-old favourites to weather-beaten inns, there's something for everyone.
Elsewhere, Sarah's recommendat
The Biggest Spooks: A Halloween Special
They're spooky and they're kooky, they're all obsessed with booty, video games and poopy, the Button (boy) Family... It's a Halloween special this week as the Boys discuss the scariest games they've ever played, from the unsettling to the outright terrifying.
Sarah's been finding ways to unwind and then wind right back up this week with their game choices, Pierre's frustrated by nonsensical lore
Dastardly Deeds: Our Darkest Confessions
As the nights draw in and gloom permeates the the land, the darkest delights of the Button Boys have reared their ugly heads. Treachery, cruelty and outright psychopathy fill this week's episode as the Boys confess their most evil gaming moments. From Pierre's battlefield abandonment to Sarah's inclination to dish out corporal punishments, the Boys reveal a chilling side of themselves.
Elsewhere,
Unforgettable Sequences
Buckle up your buckles, it's another episode of Button Boys. This week the Boys discuss those jaw-dropping gaming moments that never leave you, for better or worse. From big bummed Bandicoots to the frozen tundra, we relive some of video games' best and most shocking sequences.
The adrenaline rush doesn't stop there as Pierre decapitates his enemies in his first Game Pass game, Sarah comes face t
Now That's What I Call Button Boys Bangers!
Tune in and drop out to this week's celebration of gaming's greatest soundtracks. The music that seeps into your subconscious, the sweeping scores, the minimalist themes and the hardcore thrash metal that accompany some of our favourite in-game experiences.
Before the Button Boys wax lyrical about that, Sarah has a tale of woe and misfortune to tell, Pierre's thinking about throwing in the towel
Greatest Gaming Hubs: You Don’t Need Plumbing to Have a Toilet
This week the Boys are holed up in their favourite gaming hubs. From safe rooms to menu screens and everything in between, they'll be restocking their supplies, chatting with NPCs and working out where they can sell their unsettling quantities of unregistered firearms.
Elsewhere, Sarah's got an apology to make about a previous episode, Pierre's been travelling back to the earliest access of them
Introduction to Gaming: The Early Years
Another week passes, another deluxe episode of Button Boys landing on your doormat. Tear the cardboard box open, peel the cellophane wrapper off and pop it into your console of choice (ears).
This week the Boys reach deep into the crannies of their minds as they take a look back to their gaming origins. A time before controller mastery, when games were unfathomably hard and indescribably exciting
Boarding the Hype Train: The Highs and Lows
This week's episode is all about the hype so set your expectations astronomically high and strap in. We've all felt it; the excitement coursing through our gaming veins, the buzz barely containable and then... the game comes out. Sarah, Pierre and Glenn are here to console you, to pick up the pieces and let you know you're not alone. Whether the game met those lofty hopes or whether it all came cr
Self-Imposed Rules: Love is a Mistake
Another week, another jam-packed episode of Button Boys for you and boy have we packed some jam in for you. This time it's all about the arbitrary rules we like to set ourselves, from stalking NPCs to Sims bed etiquette, we share your maddest video game self-restrictions.
Meanwhile, Sarah's been on the hunt for a seemingly mythical game about a seemingly mythical Scottish monster, Pierre shares h
The Prediction Game: Autumn Edition
Dear Button Boys Listeners, you are cordially invited to the official Button Boys Taste Test Challenge 2025.
In this episode Pierre, Sarah and Glenn, will be given a simple task. Choose the three best games coming out before the end of the year. Don't you worry though, they will be judged and judged harshly.
Alongside the main event, Sarah discovers a disturbingly idyllic gaming world, Pierre ge
Yes Please Moments: Swinging like a Nazgûl
You guessed it, it's another episode of Button Boys and what delights we have in store for you this week. Tired of griping around the Boys are solely in search for those 'yes please' gaming moments; the ones that tickle your tassels, reach deep into your brain and scratch that itch and leave you feeling so satisfied.
But don't fear, gripes are just around the corner just a short loading screen a
Character Creators: There Goes Ol’ Smoothballs
This week Pierre, Sarah and Glenn are unleashing their inner artistes, tweaking and twiddling the topic of character creators from head to toe and everywhere between.
There's also football games from a new perspective, Pierre's acute attention to detail paying off and Sarah getting bogged down in an attritional sleepover.
Not to forget, the Button Boys will be bumping up against our gripes this
Memory Wipe: Reliving the First Time
Do you ever wish you could completely wipe your memory of game, just so you could play it again for the first time? This week the Button Boys take a trip down memory lane to find the games they'd love to relive that experience with.
Just in case you thought we're getting too deep, don't fear as we'll also be tackling the topics of dirty bums, the realities of Pokémon transfers and just how dark t
Games That You Rage Quit and Are Still Haunted By
This week the Button Boys will be visited by ghosts of video games past as they confess the games that they gave up on but never forgot. The itches that were never scratched. The ones they left behind...
They'll also be planning the launch of their first game under the Button Boys label, and Glenn has perhaps the smallest gripe that has ever been grippen.
You can find the video of each week's po
The Tamest Games that Made Us Pee Our Pants
In this week's episode we wheel out the therapist's chaise longue and dive inside the Button Boys' psyche to discover their deepest gaming fears, from the least scary games. What keeps Glenn up at night, sends shivers down Sarah's spine or makes Pierre go change his underwear?
Of course, the Boys will update you on their current gaming catalogue as well as Glenn's big gripe
You can find the vide
Gaming Gaps: A Shame Amnesty
Welcome back to the second ever episode of Button Boys, your weekly comedy gaming podcast from Glenn Moore, Sarah Keyworth and Pierre Novellie.
This time round the Button Boys will be catching up on their weekly gaming before diving head first into the guilt-ridden world of games they're ashamed that they've never played. In a conversation critics are describing as 'brave', the Boys reveal their
Tutorial
Welcome to the first ever episode of Button Boys, your weekly comedy gaming podcast from Glenn Moore, Sarah Keyworth and Pierre Novellie.
In our first episode the Button Boys discuss the games that tickle their taints (a phrase immediately banned on the podcast) and their three most highly anticipated games as well as the gaming tropes and mechanics that really grind their gears.
You can find th
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