Should I Play This Game Podcast

About Should I Play This Game Podcast

A couple of guys from across Australia come together on Sunday evenings to discuss video games. Meet the team: Steve Francis - working full-time as a teacher in Perth, mostly playing fighting games, having occasional obsessions with epic fantasy adventure games Graham Banks - working full-time in IT for a Melbourne based software company, lives in Hobart, meddling with every modern console, occasionally upside-down in video chat

Publisher

www.shouldiplaythisgame.com

Category

comedy · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

11 May 2020

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

155 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   SIPTG 347: Wheat Harvesting For The Devil (19/10/2026)

   Graham and Steve gather in the fields to discuss the difficulty in balancing progression in an incremental game, balancing difficulty in difficult games, how beating people up makes sense in future racing, and much more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 3:00 - Steve's Games 50:22 - Graham's Games 1:12:17 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Fracture Field (https://www.igdb.com/games/fracture-field) Gears of War: E-Day (https://www.igdb.com/games/gears-of-war-e-day) Dave the Diver (https://www.igdb.com/games/dave-the-diver) Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (https://www.igdb.com/games/dragon-quest-vii-reimagined) GrassChopper (https://www.igdb.com/games/grasschopper) Unharvest (https://www.igdb.com/games/unharvest) My Time at Sandrock (https://www.igdb.com/games/my-time-at-sandrock) Doom: The Dark Ages (https://www.igdb.com/games/doom-the-dark-ages) Emberward (https://www.igdb.com/games/emberward) Marathon (https://www.igdb.com/games/marathon--2) Mina the Hollower (https://www.igdb.com/games/mina-the-hollower) Twisted Tower (https://www.igdb.com/games/twisted-tower) Endless Rails (https://www.igdb.com/games/endless-rails) DiceVaders (https://www.igdb.com/games/dicevaders) Volkolak: The Will of Gods (https://www.igdb.com/games/volkolak-the-will-of-gods) Divinum (https://www.igdb.com/games/divinum) Drillbound (https://www.igdb.com/games/drillbound) XF Extreme Formula (https://www.igdb.com/games/xf-extreme-formula) Mortal Shell II (https://www.igdb.com/games/mortal-shell-ii) Marsupilami 2: Salsa Palombia (https://www.igdb.com/games/marsupilami-2-salsa-palombia) Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube (https://youtu.be/HzAaWO3ivkk) SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music (https://incompetech.com/music)

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   SIPTG 346: Yak Facts (05/10/2026)

   Graham and Steve return from the farm to talk about My Chemical Romance famrbois, the only End Game that matters, the upcoming games of October, and plenty more! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 2:42 - Graham's Games 30:15 - Steve's Games 1:09:49 - Upcoming Games for October 2026 1:22:47 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: My Time at Sandrock (https://www.igdb.com/games/my-time-at-sandrock) Transport Fever 3 (https://www.igdb.com/games/transport-fever-3) Dave the Diver (https://www.igdb.com/games/dave-the-diver) Nivalis Nights (https://www.igdb.com/games/nivalis-nights) You Know The Drill (https://www.igdb.com/games/you-know-the-drill--1) Mr. Records (https://www.igdb.com/games/mr-records) Choppa: Rescue Rivals (https://www.igdb.com/games/choppa-rescue-rivals) Cicadamata" (https://www.igdb.com/games/cicadamata) A Game About Flipping Cards (https://www.igdb.com/games/a-game-about-flipping-cards) Sniper Dan (https://www.igdb.com/games/sniper-dan) Mina the Hollower (https://www.igdb.com/games/mina-the-hollower) Doom: The Dark Ages (https://www.igdb.com/games/doom-the-dark-ages) Driving Rogue (https://www.igdb.com/games/driving-rogue) Crimson Moon (https://www.igdb.com/games/crimson-moon--1) Emberward (https://www.igdb.com/games/emberward) Marathon (https://www.igdb.com/games/marathon--2) Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube (https://youtu.be/sUVP-1knB-U) SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music (https://incompetech.com/music)

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   SIPTG 345: I Don't Need No Lettuce (21/09/2026)

   After a week's break for Melbourne business, the boys are back in town (ooooww-nnnn-owwwww-nnnnnnnnn) to break bread over Dive the Diver, the finishing of Pragmata, and the other games of note from the last three weeks! Show Segments: 00:00 - Intro 1:32 - Steve's Games 35:12 - Graham's Games 1:05:58 - Beginning of the End Games Mentioned: Lou's Lagoon (https://www.igdb.com/games/lous-lagoon) Midwest 90: Rapid City (https://www.igdb.com/games/midwest-90-rapid-city) Dave the Diver (https://www.igdb.com/games/dave-the-diver) Corsair Cove (https://www.igdb.com/games/corsair-cove) Incrempire (https://www.igdb.com/games/incrempire) Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (https://www.igdb.com/games/resonance-a-plague-tale-legacy) Star Wars Zero Company (https://www.igdb.com/games/star-wars-zero-company) 007 First Light (https://www.igdb.com/games/007-first-light) Lunarium (https://www.igdb.com/games/lunarium) Pro Jank Footy (https://www.igdb.com/games/pro-jank-footy) Ground Zero Hero (https://www.igdb.com/games/ground-zero-hero) Loot Frog (https://www.igdb.com/games/loot-frog) Pragmata (https://www.igdb.com/games/pragmata) PengPong (https://www.igdb.com/games/pengpong) Vholume (https://www.igdb.com/games/vholume) Cicadamata" (https://www.igdb.com/games/cicadamata) Blood Dungeon (https://www.igdb.com/games/blood-dungeon) Choppa: Rescue Rivals (https://www.igdb.com/games/choppa-rescue-rivals) Episode's YouTube Video: This episode on YouTube (https://youtu.be/3i51bA2ekT0) SIPTG YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/shouldiplaythisgamequestionmark Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music (https://incompetech.com/music)

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YouTube views

22,065

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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83

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

30

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