
#83 Top 10 Games of 2025
2025 has been one of the best video game years ever. There have been so many (almost too many) top-quality game releases this year that it has been hard to keep up with which games you need to play. Therefore, I have mad

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Just admit it, we've all got one. The backlog is a dark cloud that looms over all gamers and this podcast aims to help players get through the games that have gathered too much dust and are staring at them from the dark corners of their video game collection. Join Adam as he tries to wrangle his backlog back into a sustainable amount on the BYB podcast.
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2025 has been one of the best video game years ever. There have been so many (almost too many) top-quality game releases this year that it has been hard to keep up with which games you need to play. Therefore, I have mad

Is this game indie Like a Dragon? Not quite, but it is still brilliant.In Promise Mascot Agency you play as Michi, a disgraced Yakuza sent to a cursed town in rural Kyushu to bail his family's failing 'Mascot Agency' out

If you're a fan of 80s and 90s anime, you will love this game! After five hours of playing, I thought it might be my Game of the Year. It didn't quite stay at that level throughout my 15 hour playthrough, but if you like

This week I check out Double Fine's latest game, Keeper. The podcast leads to the question that if a game visually looks like a work of art but does not have that engaging gameplay, how good is the game?Find out what I t

All eight episodes of Dispatch have released and I am happy to say it is one of the best Superhero games I have played. Not just that, it is one of the best games I have played this year and it will be high up on my Game

Pokémon Legends: Z-A seems to be a bit like Marmite- you either love it or hate it. On this week's podcast I am join by Laimiba aka Barbara, the biggest Pokémon fan I know, to discuss why we love Pokémon Legends: Z-A and

Hades is one of my all time favourite games. Will Hades 2 live up to the hype of the first game? Can you improve on a game I already consider perfect? Let's find out in this week’s episode of the Beat Your Backlog Podcas

Did you know there was a Grand Theft Auto games on the Nintendo DS? Well, there is! So how does a GTA game play on a Nintendo console and did Rockstar have to pull any punches when developing it? Let's find out in this w

Is the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Kirby and the Forgotten Land worth $80? Probably not, but the game does look amazing.Let’s find out in this week’s episode of the Beat Your Backlog Podcast.Thank you to my Patrons for

What is Donkey Kong Bananza , has it converted me into a Donkey Kong fan and should you buy a Nintendo Switch 2 to play this game? Let’s find out in this week’s episode of the Beat Your Backlog Podcast. Thank you to my P

You've never played a game like this! This week I check out Camille and Laura, a two hour point-and-click indie game about a single Mother dealing with the difficulties of her daughter's first week at a new school. Let m

and Roger may be the first indie game hidden gem I have played in 2025. You play as a little girl who wakes up in her house expecting to find her Father sleeping on the sofa but instead finds a stranger there. Let's find

It has been 11 years since we got a new Mario Kart, is Mario Kart World worth the wait and should you be spending $90 on it? Let's find out in this week's Beat Your Backlog Podcast!Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.co

This week I check out To a T by Uvula Studios, Annapurna Interactive and the legendary designer, Keita Takahashi. But what is To a T, is it worth your time to play and is it as good as Katamari Damacy? Let's find out in

This week I reviewed an absolute gaming iconic, Chrono Trigger. It was recently voted as the best JRPG of all time on IGN. Let's find out if that is the case. Thank you Patrons for supporting the show. Become a Patron an

I have been dreaming of a good football game that is not FIFA for years. I want something that explores the culture of football more than the simulation gameplay of FIFA. With its 89/100 Metacritic score, will despelote

This week I go all the way back to 2007 and play Pokémon Ranger on the Nintendo DS. But what is Pokémon Ranger, is it worth playing in 2025 and what makes it different from the main line Pokémon games? Let's find out in

This week Chris Brandrick from Switch Weekly joins me to talk about his Nintendo Switch Memories! Chris's Links: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/brandrick.bsky.social Switch Weekly: https://switchweekly.com/ If you enj

This week I check out the short and sweet indie game Spilled! by Lente. It's a game where you play as a cute boat that goes around cleaning up an oil spill after an environmental disaster. Let me know if you have played

This week on the podcast I review two of the best puzzle games ever, Monument Valley 1 & 2. Have you played Monument Valley 1 and/or 2? Is it still on your backlog? Will you be playing them on the Nintendo Switch? Do you
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