Crutch Games!!! - Gaming Podcast

Video Gamers Podcast

Games, Video Games, Leisure

4.8 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Gaming hosts Josh, Ryan, and Ace are diving into their personal libraries to talk about one of the most relatable topics in the world of video games—our favorite CRUTCH games. You know the ones: the comfort picks, the familiar go-tos, the titles we keep reinstalling no matter what else is out. Whether it’s the calming grind, nostalgic joy, or just solid mechanics, we’re breaking down exactly why these games never leave our rotation. From competitive shooters to cozy simulators, this episode explores the heart of why some video games just never get old. If you’ve ever found yourself ditching the latest releases to jump back into your tried-and-true favorites, you’re not alone. This episode is packed with personal stories, hot takes, and plenty of laughs as we explore what makes a gaming comfort zone. Plus, we’ll talk about how these games stack up in today’s fast-moving gaming landscape. Don’t miss this cozy, relatable ride on the Video Gamers Podcast! Thanks to our MYTHIC Supporters: Redletter, Disratory, Ol’ Jake, Gaius, Jigglepuf and Phelps Thanks to our Legendary Supporters: HypnoticPyro, Patrick, NorwegianGreaser and PeopleWonder Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/videogamerspod⁠ Join our Gaming Community: ⁠https://discord.com/invite/Dsx2rgEEbz⁠ 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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0:00.0	Hello, fellow gamers and welcome to the video gamers podcast. There's millions of games in the world, and we have the ability to be infinitely distracted,
0:23.6	and yet no matter how many games are out there, we all tend to fall back to certain games over and over again.
0:31.0	Today we're going to be confessing the games we just keep going back to, but first, some introductions are in order.
0:39.0	I am your host, Josh, and joining me, if I was a betting man, I'm going to go out on a limb and say Diablo 2 is probably on his list.
0:50.6	It's Ryan.
0:54.9	I am being on mute. Oh, my God, being on mute.
0:58.2	Oh, is this how we're starting to show?
1:01.0	No!
1:02.8	Dang it!
1:04.9	Oh, that's staying in.
1:06.6	That's staying in.
1:08.4	You know, I was trying to be considered.
1:10.4	I was. I was laying into it. And I was trying to be considerate. I was laying into it. And I was trying to be
1:13.6	considerate. I was drinking my drink while you were doing your startup or your lead in. And,
1:16.8	and I, and I muted it. And then I, I forgot. I want to know what you said now. But the world will
1:22.0	never know. You'll never know. How will they know. Ryan was going off on something there.
1:29.1	Well, uh, ladies and gentlemen, if you didn't know, we'd have video so you can try to
1:33.6	interpret what I said if you are a lip reader.
1:37.1	I was going to say, we need a lip reader to decipher.
1:39.5	It was probably something like, Josh, I love your intros.
1:42.3	Thanks for being such an awesome host.
1:44.1	And I love playing games. And thanks for Carrie and Ace and I love your intros. Thanks for being such an awesome host.
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