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The Besties
The Besties
Chris Plante, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Russ Frushtick

It's Game of the Year meets King of the Hill as four of Earth's best friends – Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Chris... more

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Episodes

Repo and Inzoi Will Terrify You – For Very Different Reasons

We’re talking REPO. (Not the genetic opera! Not the Emilio Estevez movie!) The co-op horror game blends laughs with thrills... more

21 Mar 2025 · 59 minutes
Wanderstop Performs an Autopsy on the Cozy Game Genre

Wanderstop is the new game from developer Ivy Road, founded by Davey Wreden, Karla Zimonja, and C418. What looks like... more

14 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Split Fiction is everything fans want (and more of what critics fear)

This week, the Besties play Split Fiction, the latest game from the creators of It Takes Two. It tells the... more

07 Mar 2025 · 57 minutes
Monster Hunter Wilds is Surprisingly Great in Single-Player

Over the past 12 years, The Besties have — one by one — fallen in love with the Monster Hunter... more

28 Feb 2025 · 59 minutes
The Pirate Yakuza Game Has Something for Everyone – Even Newcomers

Ahoy, besties! This week, the crew sets sails with Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, a video game that’s... more

21 Feb 2025 · 54 minutes
Is Avowed Too Good for Our Brains to Comprehend?

The Besties discuss Avowed, the new game from Fallout 76 developer Obsidian. It is extremely our shit. Perhaps… too much... more

14 Feb 2025 · 1 hour,
The Best Combat in a Metroidvania . . .Ever

2025 already has a fantastic Metroidvania, errrr, Search Action game! Ender Magnolia combines Metroid, Nier, Mega Man, and Pokémon into... more

07 Feb 2025 · 58 minutes
Citizen Sleeper 2 Blends Game and Story Into One Complex Dish

We loved the original Citizen Sleeper, but were intimidated when we first heard the news of a sequel that would... more

31 Jan 2025 · 49 minutes
The Switch 2 and "Vampire Survivors+RPG"

Nintendo finally announced the Switch 2. So why do folks seem a bit disappointed by the reveal? We discuss what... more

24 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
How to Get Started in Handheld Gaming with Retro Game Corps

Special guest Russ from Retro Game Corps teaches The Besties how to get into retro gaming handhelds. Here's you chance... more

17 Jan 2025 · 58 minutes
The Besties
Repo and Inzoi Will Terrify You – For Very Different Reasons
The Besties