How Long To Beat

About 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!

Publisher

HowLongToBeat.com

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 Feb 2018

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

258 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   S4 E39 - Variety of Toilets

   It's that time again! Time for a fresh heap of episodey goodness. This time the hosts are discussing that grey world of faux nostalgia and the times video games get it just close enough to make it, and the times it's just laughably off. Catch up with us as Abby puzzles around some sexy ladies, Lia puzzles through some emotions, Matt flies into retro games, and Roy has a shocking Wordle revelation. HowLongToBeat forums - ⁠https://howlongtobeat.com/forum⁠ (https://howlongtobeat.com/forum%E2%81%A0) Discord – ⁠https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk⁠ (https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk%E2%81%A0) Email - ⁠hltbpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:hltbpodcast@gmail.com)⁠ Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental) Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 0:00:11 - Intro0:02:36 - Beaten0:32:40 - Retired0:40:32 - Playing1:19:33 - News ???1:29:52 - Discussion2:11:54 - Guess the Game2:30:46 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Abby: Beltmatic (PC), Dead Island (PC), Cell to Singularity (PC), All-Star Fruit Racing (PC), Sisters in Sin (PC), Dark Fantasy Jigsaw Puzzle (PC), Alice Madness Returns (PC) Lia: Kind Words 2 (PC), Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (PS4), and Roger (Switch), Baby Steps (PS5), Control Resonant (PS5), Rail Route (Switch), Logic Town (PC) Matt: Pac-Man World Re-Pac (PC), Jawbreaker (Atari 8-bit), via Atari 50: Galaxian (2600, 5200, 8-bit), Galaga (7800), Desert Falcon (2600, 7800); via Namco Museum Archives Vol 2: Galaga (NES), Gaplus (NES), Human Fall Flat (PC), via Namco Museum Archives Vol 2: Mendel Palace (NES), Silent Hill Townfall (PC), PachiPals (GBC), Big Walk (PC) Roy: Wordle (PC), NASCAR Thunder 2003 (Gamecube), Tabletop Simulator (PC)

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   S4 E38 - Rocks Are Fun

   Today the hosts will don their peg legs and eyepatches to discuss the morality of video game piracy as well as personal experiences with it. What are favorite games that we were introduced to through piracy and how did piracy change throughout the years? How much agency does a creator keep over their art once its public and how much can the masses transform media before crossing an ethical line? And why the heck is piracy so popular in the first place? Additionally, expect news about the state of fruit fly brain simulation, a tale of Abby’s Peggle deficiencies, an update on Matt’s biggest stack of weed, Lia’s rock collection, a new gaming setup for Roy, and a complete disaster with a Russian games collection. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:48 - Beaten 00:26:08 - Retired 00:33:07 - Playing 00:54:33 - News 01:17:07 - Discussion: Piracy 02:14:28 - Untitled Collections Game 02:27:16 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Abby: InKonbini (PC), Mosaic of the Pharaohs (PC), Rock Simulator (PC), IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator (PC), 30 Birds (PC), Godmode Epochs (PC), Peggle Deluxe (PC), Pinball FX (PC), Pinball FX Midnight (PC), Lia: Sunburn (Gamenora, Browser), Sunburn (by Aaron on itch, Browser), Rock Simulator (PC) Matt: Big Walk (PC), A Pinball Game That Makes You Mad (PC), Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (PC), PachiPals (GBC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC) Roy: Wordle (PC), Arknights (Mobile/PC), Madden NFL 07 (Gamecube), Tabletop Simulator (PC), Pikmin 2 (Gamecube)

3. 

   14 Sept 2026

   S4 E 37 - I Did Retire Humanity

   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. HowLongToBeat forums - ⁠https://howlongtobeat.com/forum⁠ (https://howlongtobeat.com/forum%E2%81%A0) Discord – ⁠https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk⁠ (https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk%E2%81%A0) Email - ⁠hltbpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:hltbpodcast@gmail.com)⁠ Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental) Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:00:12 - Intro00:02:29 - Beaten00:46:15 - Retired00:55:25 - Playing01:44:57 - News02:07:17 - Discussion03:02:34 - Guess the Game03:19:20 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Abby: Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist (PC), Mosaic of the Strange (PC), UMAMI (PC), Senran Kagura Bon Appetit (Vita), Humanity (PS5), PGA Tour 2K21(PS5), Go! Sudoku (Vita), Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (PC), Mosaic of the Pharaohs (PC), InKONBINI (PC) Lia: A Game About Digging a Hole (PC), Whose Lawn Is It Anyway (PC), InKonbini (PC), Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest (PC), Cyberpunk 2077 (PC), Tetris Forever (PC), sobosuba (PC), Game is Hard (Mobile), EnigmBox (Mobile), Gun Lander (PC) Matt: Skatesterre (PC), Ridge Racer: Unbounded (PC), Rock Simulator 2 (PC), LEGO 2K Drive (PC), F<3ck Capitalism (PC), Big Walk (PC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC), PachiPals (GBC), Gigabash (PC), Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Bad Magpie, DeadRoot, Trans Theft Horso, Sanierungsgebiet Bülowstraße, Godmode Epochs, F-Zero (SNES), Tetris (GB) Roy: Peggle Deluxe (PC), Peggle Nights (PC), Wordle (PC), Arknights (Mobile), Tabletop Simulator (PC) Hidden Gems: Abby: Observation, Blade Runner (1997), Pineapple Smash Crew Lia: Nuts (PC), The List (PC), That Dragon, Cancer (PC) Matt: Bloxorz by Damien Clarke aka Roboman; CLASSIC GAME by iamqqqqqqq; Card City Nights 1 & 2 by Ludosity Roy: Star Trek: Armada (PC), Monopoly Tycoon (PC), Bulk Slash (Saturn)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

95

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

76

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