Backlog Breakers - Gaming Podcast

Video Gamers Podcast

Leisure, Games, Video Games

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Gaming hosts Josh, Ryan, and Ace are cracking open their ever-growing backlog and catching up on what they’ve actually been playing lately. From forgotten purchases to surprise obsessions, we talk about why our gaming libraries keep getting bigger while our free time shrinks, and which titles finally broke through the pile. We’re sharing honest impressions, quick hits, and a few confessions about unfinished saves, burnout, and rediscovering why we love video games in the first place. Whether it’s clearing classics, dabbling in new releases, or bouncing between genres, this episode is all about the joy and guilt of modern gaming. If your backlog is judging you from the home screen, you’re not alone. Tune in for laughs, recommendations, and real talk about how we choose what to play next in today’s video games landscape on the Video Gamers Podcast! Thanks to our MYTHIC Supporters: Redletter, Disratory, Ol’ Jake, Gaius, Jigglepuf, Phelps and NorwegianGreaser, and Dettmarp Thanks to our Legendary Supporters: HypnoticPyro, PeopleWonder, Bobby S. Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/videogamerspod⁠ Join our Gaming Community: https://discord.gg/SKQvqrbT Follow us on Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/videogamerspod/⁠ Follow us on X:⁠ https://twitter.com/VideoGamersPod⁠ Subscribe to us on YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamersPod?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Visit us on the web:⁠https://videogamerspod.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:16.2	Hello, fellow gamers, and welcome to the video gamers podcast.
1:21.2	2026 is off to a great start with some incredible looking games.
1:23.4	We had a great holiday break.
1:28.0	But what do podcasters play when they don't have to play something?
1:32.8	Well, we tackle our backlog or we pay out on bets we made.
1:40.5	On this episode, we're chatting epic gaming slumps, indie darlings, and lost bets.
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