S4 E20 - Existentialism & Kickflips
From How Long To Beat by HowLongToBeat.com
January 19, 2026 · 2h 33m · Season 4 · Episode 20
About this episode
The hosts discuss the recent Itchmas 2025 indie game event and share their gaming experiences, including backlogged games and new titles.
With another HLTB community event having wrapped up not too long ago, your trusty hosts Lia, Matt and Roy look back and discuss the games of Itchmas 2025, the annual indie game extravaganza! Additionally, Matt finally dusts off a game that’s been backlogged for over 10 years, Lia rectifies the error of her ways and retires some brand slop, and Roy finally graduates from Hatsune Miku’s school of bomb defusal! Wasp simulations, edging in videogames, language roguelites, and another round of the brand-new, flawless, untitled collections game to round it all off. We got it all! HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26DkEmail - hltbpodcast@gmail.com Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental) Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:07 - Beaten 00:38:03 - Retired 01:02:32 - Playing 01:29:27 - Itchmas 2025 02:20:04 - Collections Game 02:31:46 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Lia: Marathon, Saugzwang, Zugzwang (PC), NEET Girl Date Night (PC), Funko Fusion (PS4), The Falconeer (PC), ᗢ (PC), Wingspan (PC), Super Bernie World (PC), Wordle, Murdle, God of War 2018 (PS4), Professor Layton…
People in this episode
Hosts: Lia, Matt, Roy
Topics covered
- Existentialism
- Indie Games
- Itchmas 2025
- Backlogged Games
- Game Retirements
Keywords
- Wasp simulations
- language roguelites
- collections game
Mentioned in this episode
Products: M4thew, Funko Fusion, Wingspan, Super Bernie World, PS4, Elder Scrolls Online, Balatro, Mobile, Switch, Rayman Origins
Books & works: God of War 2018, Professor Layton and the Last Specter, Red Dead Online, Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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