The Besties
Chris Plante, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Russ Frushtick
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It's Game of the Year meets King of the Hill as four of Earth's best friends – Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Chris Plante, and Russ Frushtick – rank and review their favorite video games. Because shouldn't the world's best friends pick the world's best games?
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The Witcher, But With Vampires? Yes, Please!
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Sep 4, 20261:00:46completed
Blood Dungeon Takes Us to Bullet Heaven
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Aug 28, 202657:21pending
Stardew Valley vs. Fields of Mistria? Everybody Wins
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Aug 21, 202657:32pending
A Spoiler-Free Big Walk Bonanza
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Aug 14, 20261:02:59pending
The Pokémon Studio Tries Something New
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Aug 7, 202657:18pending
Splatoon Raiders Might be the Most Fun Switch 2 Game Yet
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Jul 31, 202654:57pending
The Halo Remake Is a Metaphor for the Xbox Mess
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Jul 24, 202659:42pending
Assassin's Creed vs. a Train That Does Backflips
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Jul 17, 202649:31pending
Nintendo Is Playing the B-Sides
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Jul 10, 202656:10pending
Sony Kills Discs, Nintendo Revives Star Fox
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Jul 3, 202652:38pending
2026's Best Games (and What's Still to Come)
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Jun 26, 202658:59pending
Uh Oh! We're Drowning in Games Again
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Jun 19, 20261:00:14pending
Everything We Loved from Summer Game Fest
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Jun 12, 202655:52pending
007 First Light Is Like a Great James Bond TV Series
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Jun 5, 20261:05:26pending
Mina the Hollower Is GOTY Quality
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May 29, 20261:19:32pending
Forza Horizon 6 Wants You to Love It
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May 22, 202658:03pending
Mixtape Is a Musical Magic Trick
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May 15, 202658:58pending
Saros is More Bullet Heaven Than Bullet Hell
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May 8, 20261:00:16pending
Vampire Crawlers and a Big Besties Update
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May 1, 202658:16pending
Tomodatchi Life and the Magic and Wonder of Super Nintendo World
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Apr 24, 202656:32pending
Pragmata Is Like Dead Space with Optimism
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Apr 17, 202659:44failed
For Super Mario Galaxy The Movie, We Get Help from Get Played
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Apr 10, 20261:00:19failed
Creature Kitchen Is an Alternative to Expensive Gaming
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Apr 3, 20261:05:05failed
Marathon Is Both a Miracle and a Monster
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Mar 27, 202654:16completed
Slay the Spire 2, a Big Hole, and a Resident Evil 9 Spoiler Chat!
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Mar 20, 20261:06:14failed
Pokopia Will Teach You to Love Pokémon Again
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Mar 13, 202650:01failed
Scott Pilgrim vs. Millennial Nostalgia
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Mar 6, 202653:38failed
Resident Evil: Requiem is Two Games in One!
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Feb 27, 202655:04pending
Reanimal Is Like Limbo with Friends
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Feb 20, 20261:00:40pending
Mewgenics is a Meow-sterpiece
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Feb 13, 20261:00:45pending
Is Dragon Quest VII Too Easy? Is Nioh 3 Too Hard?
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Feb 6, 202656:10pending
Cairn Is a Climbing Game for the Real Ones
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Jan 29, 202650:48pending
The First Great Game of 2026
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Jan 23, 202649:16pending
Terminator Time Travels to Save '90s Garbage Games
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Jan 16, 202647:08pending
The Most Anticipated Games of 2026
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Jan 9, 20261:01:36pending
Besties Battle Bracket: Best Bathroom Game (Patreon Bonus)
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Jan 2, 20261:29:42pending
The Besties Best Game Bracket: 2025 Edition, Part 2
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Dec 26, 20251:24:37pending
The Besties Best Game Bracket: 2025 Edition, Part 1
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Dec 19, 20251:48:18pending
Metroid Prime 4 vs. Ooo: Showdown of the Search Action Games
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Dec 12, 202554:54pending
Dispatch's Second Chance (and The Game Awards Predictions)
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Dec 5, 20251:01:12pending
What Genre Is Kirby Air Riders?!
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Nov 28, 202557:25pending
Reflecting on 2025’s Best Games Ahead of GOTY
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Nov 21, 20251:04:59pending
Fortnite's Humongous Simpsons Update Raises an Awkward Question
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Nov 14, 20251:00:59pending
What Even Is a Video Game?! (Grab Bag!)
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Nov 7, 20251:11:31pending
There’s Always a Lighthouse, a Pokémon, a City
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Oct 31, 20251:01:33pending
Is Outer Worlds 2 the Second Coming of Fallout New Vegas?
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Oct 24, 202546:06pending
One Game to Consume All of Your Time
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Oct 17, 202551:25pending
Silent Hill and the Heir to Castle Crashers' Crown
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Oct 10, 202554:21pending
Ghost of Yotei Slashes Through Open-World Filler
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Oct 3, 202555:56pending
Baby Steps is Video Game Heaven and Hell
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Sep 26, 20251:04:06pending
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