PolyKill: A Gaming Podcast
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Do you have more games than time to play them? So do Steve and Travis! Join them as they journey through their back catalog of current and classic games, consider upcoming releases, and discuss newsworthy trends in their favorite hobby.
Episodes
- S2 Episode 147: Giving Old Franchises Some Juice and Steve's Apology Tour
Send us Fan Mail Trav beats some games while Steve continues to try out for the virtual Navy. The Elite MYT does what the Elite do and visits the podium, meanwhile Briz asks what franchises could use a kick in a different genre direction e…
- S2 Episode 146: P'd Off, Warboats, and Brawlers
Send us Fan Mail Trav ruins a good notebook and Steve continues to ruin gaming for himself! Kergon put his sweet thumbs through hell and consequently made Trav's tongue dizzy. Top 5 games starting with the letter P! Games this episode inKo…
- S2 Episode 145: PUMP BEFORE I DUMP
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve dream up their own Kingdom Hearts worlds, Trav fails out of an arcade game, and Steve joins the Navy. Some familiar names in the Polykill winner's circle and some new names in the runner-up dirt circle! Top…
- S2 Episode 144: March Madness 2026 - Between a Rock and a Golf Place
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve bring you the most entertaining tournament of the year once again! It's PK MARCH MADNESS! Who lives? Who dies? Congrats to Mr. Sallade on the Polykiller title and shout to Vayar and Elite MYT on conquering P…
- S2 Episode 143: Sweet Hot American Banger
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve experience some coincidental synergy with a particular game, introduce a new segment to #justbeatit, and cover the Top 5 games that involve time travel! Blue Prince Video: https://youtu.be/cm5q8jNvUNo?si=sM5…
- S2 Episode 142: 1998: The Peak of the ’90s?
Send us Fan Mail Would you call Jaws "father" if that's all he really wanted? Trav and Steve join forces to pull off yer another episode of Polykill. The Elite MYT kills the most polygons and the anonymous listeners carry the episode with…
- S2 Episode 141: "O" Goodness, He Didn't Save
Send us Fan Mail Trav is really stupid and Steve is cool as ever. Vayar Polykills at the buzzer and Top 5 "0" games round out the end. Trav interviewed on Jared's Not Funny (YouTube) Games this episode Ys X: Proud Nordics (PlayStation 5, S…
- S2 Episode 140: Dragons, Shareholders & Bad Video Game Real Estate
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve worry about the shareholders so Trav brings in a bunch of games, Steve's toddler has uneven buttcheeks, dragons are fun, and GoHoboGo offers up a Top 5 for worse video game cities/towns to live in! All hail…
- S2 Episode 139: Putting, Obscure Wants, and Time Travel
Send us Fan Mail Are you ready for time travel year? Get ready to vote! TopSpot challenges for Polykiller but the Elite MYT raises the trophy. Top 5 most obscure titles on the wishlist! Time travel voting will be posted on Patreon and avai…
- S2 Episode 138: From Backlogs to Glory - 2025 Review and the Reveal of PolyQuest
Send us Fan Mail In the girthiest episode yet, Trav and Steve review the year that was and preview the all new 2026 Polykill Challenge and have some fun along the way. 2026 Games Coming: https://gameinformer.com/2026 2025 Bingo Challenge S…
- S2 Episode 137: Grown-Ups with Outies and Looking Ahead to 2026
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve ponder the existence of adults with outie bellybuttons, Rob Ring scalds them in the hotseat, and Potomax pulls off Polykiller from across the world! Top 5 games we're looking forward to in 2026! Games this e…
- S2 Episode 136: Nearing the E"N"D of 2025
Send us Fan Mail We're evaluating your BINGO boards and we have polykillers for days, congrats to Brainiac once again! Top 5 games starting with letter "N"! Trav is streaming here ! Games this episode A Game About Digging A Hole (PlayStati…
- S2 Episode 135: Samus on a Pig
Send us Fan Mail Trav finally joins the modern era of gaming while Steve watches a CRT slip into the afterlife. Brainiac returns to the top of the mantle of beating. Mook makes us do Top 5 racing games without cars! Browser game: diego.hor…
- S2 Episode 134: Back from Japan
Send us Fan Mail Steve returns to the show from his Japan trip, Brainiac goes nuts on Mortal Kombat, and Scotch tosses up Top 5 console variants! Games this episode Demonschool (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC) –…
- S2 Episode 133: Klaus, The Fun Dead People Handler
Send us Fan Mail Trav moves on from Steve and courts another podcast host, this one an exotic european. Top 5 games that haunt our backlogs! Congrats to our food-based Polykillers Burgerchamp and Huge Muffin! Find Vayar on Kindled Across t…
- S2 Episode 132: Shake It Til You Make It
Send us Fan Mail Steve prepares for an overseas voyage and Trav is full of illicit drugs. Top 5 Robots at the end and GoHoboGo Polykills the middle! Games this episode Ball x Pit (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, PC) – Oct…
- S2 Episode 131: Live for Doctors Without Borders!
Send us Fan Mail Out here keeping these doctors borderless! Live episode as part of the annual Polymedia Charity Stream. Catch the VOD twitch.tv/polymedianetwork Find more shows at polymedianetwork.com , BlueSky: Trav , Steve , Polykill, P…
- S2 Episode 130: Right in the Refractory Period
Send us Fan Mail Steve plays a bunch of BAD games and Trav...doesn't. Lots of good games coming out to look forward to. Kergon brings home the gold. Top 5 Death/Game Over Screens in Gaming (Potomax). Our next episode is Live on Twitch , Se…
- S2 Episode 129: Calling Dr. Buddy
Send us Fan Mail Steve has an alien growing inside of his guts and Trav is still not funny. Polymedia Charity Stream September 27-28, twitch.tv/polymedianetwork Games this episode Hollow Knight: Silksong (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Sw…
- S2 Episode 128: 3 Hunks Goofin' LIVE
Send us Fan Mail We (Trav, Steve, and Jake) celebrate 10 years of being a podcast. And they said it couldn't be done! Polykillers MYT and Brainiac! Games this episode Sword of the Sea (PlayStation 5, PC) – August 19 Herdling (PlayStation 5…
- S2 Episode 127: Over the Hill
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve prepare to celebrate the podcast's 10 year anniversary, Trav is turning 40, and Steve is still Dragon Questing! Top 5 non-traditional RPG Battle Mechanics round out the show! MYT is back on the Polykiller wi…
- S2 Episode 126: Mmmm Banana!
Send us Fan Mail Trav finally knocks a big one off the backlog and Steve takes on the new Donkey Kong. Is it good? Top 5 games that start with the letter "M". Brainiac is sipping tea in the PK winners circle AGAIN! Games this episode Wheel…
- S2 Episode 125: Public Funsportation
Send us Fan Mail A trimmer, leaner episode thanks to summer vacations and long RPG's, but at least Burger is asking the important questions. Polykillers this episode are the incredible MYT and Kergon. Games this episode Tony Hawk's Pro Ska…
- S2 Episode 124: Unnecessary Mechanics
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve get together and talk about the most unnecessary mechanics in video games. Games this episode Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (PlayStation 5) – June 26 Ruffy and the Riverside (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S…
- S2 Episode 123: New Switch, New Announcements, and Bears
Send us Fan Mail Trav fights bears in his neighborhood and Steve gets a Switch 2! Brainiac takes home the gold! Top 5 announcements from SGF! Standup dates: travterry.com Games this episode FBC: Firebreak (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, P…
- S2 Episode 122: Party Monkeys
Send us Fan Mail Trav is on a Wii kick and Steve finally plays one of the best roguelikes ever made. Brainiac is a maniac and Top 5 monkeys round it out. Games this episode To a T (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC) – May 28 Elden Ring: Nightr…
- S2 Episode 121: We Got Lupus
Send us Fan Mail Trav looks for moms in the woods and Steve finishes 2025's GOTY. Top 5 canine companions in games! Brainiac is a real dawg in the beat section! Games this episode Void Sails (PC) – May 14 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tact…
- S2 Episode 120: Diamond Hard
Send us Fan Mail Trav beats games and is very smart (hire him). Steve can't get enough Blue Prince! Brainiac finishes a ton of games Trav can pronounce! Most satisfying falls from high places in video games serves as the Top 5 thanks to Bu…
- S2 Episode 119: Peggle Me, Daddy!
Send us Fan Mail Trav busts out his VR while Steve decides to dig into his backlog graveyard to resurrect some ol' unbeatens. Kergon is a terrorist. Congrats to Kerg, Brains, and Burgers. Games this episode Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - (P…
- S2 Episode 118: Back on the "L"etters
Send us Fan Mail Trav survives the woods and Blink doesn't much care for his son's artwork! Games that start with the letter L serve as the Top 5 for this episode! Shoutout to the weirdo for bringing home that Polykiller gold. Vaylar wishe…
- S2 Episode 117: March Madness 2025 - Call an Exorcist!
Send us Fan Mail It's that time of year again! We pit 16 video game characters head to head in a Mortal Kombat style tournament to the death! Who wins!? Tournament bracket here: SPOILERS . View previous years brackets on our Patreon ! Game…
- S2 Episode 116: Waggle and Pull It
Send us Fan Mail Trav resurfaces for air after mainlining 1989 while Steve accidentally plays a bad game near a campfire with a strange man. Games this episode Wanderstop (PC, PS5) March 11 Age of Mythology: Retold (PS5) March 4 Suikoden 1…
- S2 Episode 115: Show Me The Monkeys!
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve re-join forces, capture their own synergy, and discuss games that have misleading titles. Shout out to the Polykiller, Potomax, and the runner-up, Cubicaqua! Games this episode Avowed Like a Dragon: Pirate Y…
- S2 Episode 114: Attack of the Alpha Clowns
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve kick a bunch of butt, beat games, take names, and read skeets. Shout out to the big killas, Brainiac and Kergon. Games this episode Rift of the NecroDancer Citizen Sleeper 2 Maken X Who Framed Roger Rabbit L…
- S2 Episode 113: Post-Conker Clarity
Send us Fan Mail Steve has given up on playing video games but outlines the options for this February's time travel month! Over 150 games get beaten by the community - we're definitely winning the war against video games! Keep it up! Time…
- S2 Episode 112: Bingo Bango! 2025 Challenge Accepted
Send us Fan Mail The 2024 challenge recap and the 2025 challenge release. Lets beat some games! Shouts to Braniac and Kergon for Polykillin' for this ep and for the entire year. New Boards: Polykill 2025 Challenge 2024 Bingo Stats Games th…
- S2 Episode 111: Hindsight is 2024
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve reflect on a year of beats while sticking to the same ol schtick. Happy Holidays and happy beatin'! Games this episode Sly 2 The Grinch Sea of Stars Dino Crisis 2 Max Mustard Crypt Custodian Punch-Out!! (Wii…
- S2 Episode 110: Kart-nog and Balatro Holes
Send us Fan Mail Steve goes hard on the nog and Balatro. Trav just goes hard in general. Braniac is the last great Beat Tweeter, Potomax trips and lands in the runner-up spot! Games this episode Monument Valley 3 Mighty Morphin Power Range…
- S2 Episode 109: Heavy Petting
Send us Fan Mail Trav slots in as Polykiller runner-up, Steve pretends to be impressed. Top 5 video game characters that would make good pets! Join us on BlueSky Polykill Polymedia Steve Trav Games this Episode Fantasian Neo Dimension Indi…
- S2 Episode 108: Living Rent Free
Send us Fan Mail Trav plays good games now and Steve can't stop thinking about random PS2 games. Burgerchamp tackles the NES, Caleb provides a top 5. It's on! Polymedia Charity Stream! Starts Nov 16, Noon Eastern See the lineup Come and Wa…
- S2 Episode 107: Oozing with Vibes
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve are hit hard in the hot seat by Potomax, rename every show on the network, and then discuss their top 5 games oozing with vibes. Kergon and Braniac stay on top of the beat pile and Rob from the Classic Gamin…
- S2 Episode 106: Peepers and Cheeks
Send us Fan Mail A day late but Trav and Steve's replacements, Peepers and Cheeks, take over and deliver a very standard polykill. Thanks to GoHoboGo for the Top 5 recommendation: Games with schools Shoutout to the Polykiller: KERGON. Game…
- S2 Episode 105: Tall mountains and horses for feet
Send us Fan Mail Steve plays and beats good games, Trav is a disappointment to his audience, family, and friends. Fun tie for Polykiller - who could it be? Check out our friends' podcasts: Trash Station, Frantic Thoughts, and Kindled Acros…
- S2 Episode 104: Chonky Honky "K" Games
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve survive a Poto hot-seat and list their Top 5 games beginning with "K". Kergon breaks Trav's mouth. Polymedia Charity Stream, November 16th, Noon Eastern; International Association for Suicide Prevention Game…
- S2 Episode 103: Balls, Mudflaps, and Rex Thunderclap
Send us Fan Mail NOVEMBER 16 - POLYMEDIA CHARITY STREAM Trav and Steve are back to discuss their top balls, power washing in real life, and balls. Kergon with the Polykiller W. Games this episode What the Car? Astro Bot Edge of Sanity Evot…
- S2 Episode 102: Post PolyKon Glow
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve are fresh off a weekend of wheelin', dealin', and chillin' with the Polymedia gang in Minneapolis! Top 5 misleading box arts! Braniac is fresh off of vacation and boy... it shows. Games this episode Visions…
- S2 Episode 101: All Different Kinds of Crabs
Send us Fan Mail Trav and Steve return from the live show with a mellowed out, crab-filled, crusty fun time of the same ol stuff. Also, all the Polykillers died apparently. Games this episode Stormgate Dimo's Quest Dragon Quest VI Nintendo…
- S2 Episode 100 Live: With Throbby and Travy-2-Bulge
Send us Fan Mail We went live on Twitch to celebrate our 100th episode together on season 2! Lots of fun folks joined us and we got down to backlog business and funny matters! Games this episode Tomba! Special Edition The Mortuary Assistan…
- S2 Episode 99: Five "J" Fiesta
Send us Fan Mail Steve is fresh off a vacation and Trav is full of himself. Check out episode 100 on July 21, 8:30EST, on twitch.tv/polymedianetwork ! Games this episode Schim Nobody Wants to Die Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fa…
- S2 Episode 98: Bingo Bullies
Send us Fan Mail We're here to make sure you have been doing your homework and checking in on ours as well. Will we join a revolution? Find out! Bingo sheet here ! Polymedia Twitch Channel here ! Games this episode Final Fantasy XIV: Dawnt…