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Update 152: December 2025
Still struggeling with recovery after my hospital stay and but my energy is slowly returning. The end of 2026 was a nightmare for my backlog, not because I won or bought so many games, but because I have an crazy amount of friends that buried me under snow. Thanks to every last one of them <3
Golf With Your Friends is a fun and chaotic multiplayer mini-golf game that shines best with friends, but is still enjoyable solo. The courses are creative and varied, often introducing clever mechanics that keep things interesting. Some holes can be surprisingly difficult, especially on the later or more gimmicky courses, which adds both challenge and frustration. Playing alone is great for learning layouts and improving your skills, while multiplayer sessions quickly turn into hilarious messes of bad shots and friendly trash talk. Probably gonna pick this one up again.
F.E.A.R. 3 is, in my opinion, the weakest entry in the trilogy. It plays like a fairly generic shooter, lacking the atmosphere, tension, and clever AI that made the earlier games stand out. The horror elements feel toned down, and most encounters blur together without anything truly memorable. Technical issues didn’t help either: the game crashed multiple times, forcing restarts, and repeatedly dropped into windowed mode in the middle of gameplay, which was especially frustrating. While it’s not outright terrible, it feels uninspired and rough around the edges, making it a disappointing finale to an otherwise strong series.
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Coloring Pixels Pets
59.1 hours playtime
no achievements
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Pixel Puzzles Ultimate Jigsaw Puzzles Halloween
15.5 hours playtime
no achievements
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WooLoop Advent 3
13.3 hours playtime
no achievements
Overall Backlog Progress: +0,74% change to last times unfinished/never played games (58,09% unfinished games)
Overall SG Wins Progress:+0,4% change to last times unfinished/never played games (46,43% unfinished games)
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WooLoop
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Lucky and a life worth living
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Dreamstones
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American Truck Simulator
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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
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Pixel Puzzles Ultimate Jigsaw Puzzles
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Coloring Pixels
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PlateUp!
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
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Pixel Puzzles Traditional Jigsaw Puzzles
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Bully: Scholarship Edition
1.6 hours playtime
no achievements
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inbento
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A Normal Lost Phone
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Farm Together 2
SG wins:
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Observation
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Aliens: Dark Descent
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How To Date A Magical Girl!
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Botany Manor
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inbento
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Watch_Dogs 2
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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey
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Assassin's Creed III Remastered
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Godlike Burger
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The Invincible
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Legend of Grimrock
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Legend of Grimrock 2
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FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED
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Sea of Stars
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Cyberpunk 2077
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Fort Solis
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If My Heart Had Wings -Flight Diary-
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Epigraph
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Scarlet Nexus
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Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
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Sniper Elite 5
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SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest
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Coral Island
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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
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LEGO® Bricktales
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Dry Drowning
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Adventure of a Lifetime
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Hardspace: Shipbreaker
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla
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Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
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Kindred Spirits on the Roof
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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The Window Box
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Lovekami -Healing Harem-
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Pharaoh: A New Era
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CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition
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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
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Paleo Pines
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AMERICAN TRUCK SIMULATOR - ARKANSAS
0 hours playtime
0 of 4 achievements
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WOOLOOP - ANIMALS PACK
0 hours playtime
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COLORING PIXELS - GOTHIC PACK
0 hours playtime
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Wooloop Cats
0 hours playtime
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WOOLOOP - TRANSPORT PACK
0 hours playtime
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JIGSAW PUZZLE PACK - PIXEL PUZZLES ULTIMATE: VARIETY PACK 8XS
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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JIGSAW PUZZLE PACK - PIXEL PUZZLES ULTIMATE: VARIETY PACK 26
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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JIGSAW PUZZLE PACK - PIXEL PUZZLES ULTIMATE: BIOFRAME
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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JIGSAW PUZZLE PACK - PIXEL PUZZLES ULTIMATE: LIGHT TRAIL
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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JIGSAW PUZZLE PACK - PIXEL PUZZLES ULTIMATE: VARIETY PACK 27
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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PIXEL PUZZLES TRADITIONAL JIGSAWS PACK: VARIETY PACK 12
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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JIGSAW PUZZLE PACK - PIXEL PUZZLES ULTIMATE: VARIETY PACK 25
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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PIXEL PUZZLES TRADITIONAL JIGSAWS PACK: WINTER
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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PIXEL PUZZLES TRADITIONAL JIGSAWS PACK: CHRISTMAS
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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PIXEL PUZZLES TRADITIONAL JIGSAWS PACK: BUTTERFLIES
0 hours playtime
no achievements
PoP: thanks to itsly & TempeteJoachim for challenging me
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inbento
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Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
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SimCity 4 Deluxe
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Shadow Warrior
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Hitman: Blood Money
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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DEATHLOOP
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Disco Elysium
Ninglors Log 422
December Progress:
11
PPU monthly:
done
December Additions:
52
January Progress:
2
PPU monthly:
done
January Additions:
1
Resolution 2025:
Success! I did reduce the number of unplayed presents until November.
Resolution for 2026:
Goal: reduce gifts by November to at least 25% unbeaten games
Games finished this week:
Hidden Cats in Berlin 
2 hours, 61 of 61 achievements
Secret Santa '25!
Unavowed
24 hours, 56 of 56 achievements
Present from 2025
Satellite
11 hours, 27 of 27 achievements
Vane
5 hours, 17 of 17 achievements
Snowball from 2025
Won/Gifted Games:
I was a Teenage Exocolonist
Dead Man’s Rest – Ty Kubi <3
Bought Games:
Currently playing:
May 2018
December 2018
December 2019
December 2020
December 2021
December 2022
December 2023
December 2024
December 2025
So much from me :3
Have a lovely week!
Queen Ninglor
Yesterday
NEW YEAR. NEW FOCUS.
I've got a plan and I'm not afraid to use it
In recent months I feel I've got a few more time to focus on the objectives I've set forth.
Although I've derailed completely from my 1st Year Dad Plan, I am enjoying some new games.
At the end of the year it seems that I've placed myself into a JRPG bubble and I just existed it with Clair Obscur: Expedion 33, right on the 31st of December.
This year, I've started with quite a difficult game... Hollow Knight. I intend to complete it as anything else, but please bare with me as this is a tough one.
Other than that, I'll try to explore some massive large open worlds. Maybe Red Dead Redemption 2 or AC: Valhalla... or both?
JANAURY - MARCH 2026
| Unfinished | Beaten | Completed | Backlog+ | Library+ | Wishlisted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 0 | ⇑ 0 | ⇑ 1 | ⇓ 801 |
| Achievements | Games Completed | Average Completion Rate |
|---|---|---|
| ⇑ 8 | 302 | 73.5% |
Yearly Challenge - Completed Games (0/40)
Completed this Quarter: 0BEST SINGLEPLAYER THIS QUARTER
MOST EXCITING ADDITION
BEST MULTIPLAYER THIS QUARTER
WISH I PLAYED SOONER
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The Town of Light
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Jurassic World Evolution
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Red Dead Redemption 2
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Blanc
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Gungrave G.O.R.E
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FINAL FANTASY
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The Darkness II
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Hollow Knight
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Borderlands GOTY Enhanced
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Halls of Torment
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Battlefield™ 6
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Shop Titans
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Valiant Hearts: The Great War
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VVVVVV
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Dead Space
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TUNIC
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The Last of Us™ Part I
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Ghostrunner
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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
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Dishonored
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Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
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DAVE THE DIVER
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Manor Lords
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Yakuza Kiwami
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Monster Hunter Wilds
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Dying Light
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Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
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Wartales
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla
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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
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Rogue Legacy 2
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State of Decay 2
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Balatro
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Fallout 4 VR
SCHEDULED
IN PROGRESS
BEATEN
TRIAL/DEMO
PAUSED
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Anomaly Agent
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Update 12 - Year 1
Little late to this one, but here we are. I’ll start off with a few fun stats and stuff (definitely not an attempt to hide how many games I’ve beaten in December 🤫).
My GOTY: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Fav game I played that didn’t come out this year: Disco Elysium
Comfort GOTY, right place right time: Schedule 1
Game with the longest session: The Outlast Trials - 7h30mins
Best game played in the middle of boring uni lectures: Megabonk
Game I yapped about the most: Expedition 33 - 7365345958295407652845 hours
Games beaten:
SILENT HILL f 
This is probably the weirdest game I've ever played. It's interesting and all the town stuff is pretty and fun, but all the otherworld stuff is a little boring and repetitive I suppose. There are some fun gameplay mechanics, but they don't really last very long since the game is quite short. Combat being clunky is definitely not an issue that I noticed, I don't see the problem with it. The boss fights were cool, but easy and over very fast. I would perhaps suggest playing on a higher difficulty than normal if you're familiar with these types of games, since you get showered with healing items like crazy, I discarded so many of them and only ever used items with the offering option for offerings instead of using them as part of the gameplay. Good game, but don't expect something like Silent Hill 2. Main reason why I'm deducting points from this game is unfortunately the otherworld.
Currently playing:
Ghost of Yotei (this is SO PEAKKK)
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (also peak, a shame I wasn’t able to finish it in time for the previous PoP cycle)
Megabonk (I am struggling trying to actually beat the final boss, my plan was Kevin but apparently his rarity got nerfed and I haven’t even unlocked him yet so who knows)
Universe for Sale
Cyberpunk 2077 (I know, this has been on here for ages, I just play like an hour a month lmao)
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
New backlog additions:
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The Last of Us™ Part I
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COCOON
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Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
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Assassin's Creed Origins
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Control Ultimate Edition
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Eldest Souls
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SkateBIRD
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Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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DREDGE
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Ghostwire: Tokyo
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Bastion
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Steelrising
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Shelldiver
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SUPERHOT
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Quantum Break
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft
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Call of Cthulhu
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1000xRESIST
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Death and Taxes
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
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Spec Ops: The Line
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Webbed
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Bramble: The Mountain King
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Beacon Pines
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Gori: Cuddly Carnage
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Martha Is Dead
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Cronos: The New Dawn
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Dead Space
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Look Outside
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Dead Island 2
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Pentiment
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DAVE THE DIVER
Many thanks and a huge appreciation to the PoP/PAGYWOSG discord, a lot of the ones above are from Secret Santa and snowballs, with Beacon Pines being a SG boxes win :)
To a successful 2026, full of gaming!
The winners of the BLAEO Game Awards 2025:
GAME OF THE YEAR
CHOICES MATTER
BEST STORY
BEST CO-OP/MULTIPLAYER GAME
BEST FREE TO PLAY GAME
MOST VALUE FOR MONEY
BEST GAME UNDER $20
BEST ADDITION TO AN EXISTING SERIES
MOST ADDICTIVE GAME
PRETTIEST GAME
BEST SOUNDTRACK
BEST DLC
BEST EARLY ACCESS GAME
BEST UNDERDOG/HIDDEN GEM
BEST CHARACTER
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II – Henry of Skalitz
BEST CONSOLE EXCLUSIVE
BEST REMASTER/REMAKE/PORT
BEST QUOTE
We have a tie!
And the winner of the raffle:
Thank you all for participating again, and we hope you enjoyed the event and that it helped you discover interesting games that might have otherwise gone unnoticed!
Here’s to a healthy, happy and successful 2026 for you and your backlogs!
Jan 03 2026
Year of 2025
Steam Replay
Played: 54
Added: 61
Beaten: 31
Started: 31
Completion avg: 81.016% (-0.265)
Points avg: 4987 (+112)
Progress:
Less emphasis on combat and exceptional focus on rich dialogue and narrative writing - dense lore, existential themes, and a story shaped by the player’s decisions make this a uniquely rewarding and thought-provoking RPG
A warm, creative game about being a hero in unconventional ways. Joyful mechanics, storybook art style, and thoughtful themes that all come together as a celebration of kindness
Sitting on the rock-solid base of Doom (2016), Eternal expands with new mechanics, systems, enemies, and lore, resulting in an exhilarating "up to 11" experience (that can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming)
Lives up to its reputation as absorbing card-based roguelike - deep deck-building, distinct play-styles, and smart risk-reward design make this one easy to grasp, tricky to master, and dangerously addictive
A short, but mechanically engaging climbing game with beautiful environmental storytelling. A quiet, contemplative, and affecting experience
Wins points for being a tightly designed metroidvania, and for having a bold real-time death timer - the constant tension might not be for everybody, but it sure is a unique feeling. A mechanically excellent, and sometimes thought-provoking experience, even if its characters don't fully live up to the concept
My feelings on the game weren't the best when i first played it (and the dialogue might still grate even now), but something about the music, the art-style, the actually alien characters and weird ideas - just the general vibe - stuck with me for longer than other games. Maybe i'm losing my mind
Felvidek
A short, but very distinctive game with the most charming art, music, and writing. It simply radiates cultural character, leaving me with a strong sense of place and a deep desire for more experiences like this
Undertale
Lives up to its long-awaited reputation as a culturally significant RPG. Subversive design, internet-era humour, and an endearing cast of oddball characters make Undertale uniquely resonant and easy to recommend
Beautifully crafted exploration game set in a small, intricately designed solar system. It uses knowledge-based puzzles and your own sense of curiosity to drive its existential mystery, resulting in one of the most rewarding and affecting experiences i've had in a very long time
Deep and flexible in its design, with rich table-top style skill systems and a sprawling RPG narrative, D:OS is very rewarding but requires a significant time investment
Taking the souls-like formula and adding systems-upon-systems to it for all you mechanics freaks out there, Nioh manages to hold on to the tense action core, and has some of the best level design i've seen in a while
So, so close.. The Outer Worlds is a polished, enjoyable sci-fi RPG with some nice quality-of-life improvements on the classic formulas, but it fails to step out of the shadow of Fallout: New Vegas. Here's hoping the sequel can do better (especially with daddy Microsoft looming over the company)
A genuinely memorable experience, thanks to its rich storytelling and lived-in time span. A finely crafted creature-collecting RPG whose journey left me feeling bittersweet (but in a good way... kinda..)
A visually stunning and smoothly playable sequel that refines and expands on its predecessor with new abilities, mechanics, and world-building - a heartfelt and easily recommended metroidvania experience
A touch late, but i finally managed to write up 2025's review. So many good games played, as usual.
Still pretty low on the beaten to added ratio, but not sure what to do about that for now. Maybe stop buying entirely ? Let's see...
Anyway, not much else to say besides happy new year to you all. Keep posting your stuff for me (and others) to read, and i'll try keep up mine
2025 Retrospective
Last year I…
- Beat 68 games - 44 Steam, 23 PC Gamepass, and 1 Epic (and played quite a lot more)
- Won 32 games on SG
- Gave away 57 games on SG
- Bought 32 games. 15 were in the first half, and 8 in the second half (though second half was slightly more expensive than the first because first half had some cheap bundles)
- Added 30 keys through 3 months of Humble Choice
- Added 8 keys through 1 Humble Bundle
- Activated 49 keys, some quite old. (Humble is starting to time limit some keys and run out of others, so I’ll continue activating or giving away the older ones while I can)
- Was subscribed to Gamepass for 11 months and tried a bunch of games through that (including some which I have unactivated keys for).
My current ratios for are 19% completed, 32% beaten, 21% will not play further, 19% unfinished (although some of those are really likely to also be DNFs), and 8% yet to play, with an average Achievement percentage of 54%, 6.1 hours average per played win, and 774 hours total. Of those played, 39.7% (52/131) have more than 5 hours and 9.92% (13/131) more than 10 hours – though Gemcraft - Frostborn Wrath, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Mad Max really skew times
Looking forward…
- I still have about 350 keys to activate or give away – probably about half each
- I need to cut way down on the number of new games I buy. There’s a few that are definitely on my list, though. Obenseuer is in early access, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes looks intriguing but might not come to GP or HC, and Travelling at Night is a day one purchase (I love Alexis Kennedy’s writing and lore building … the gameplay not so much).
- I’ve been thinking that perhaps some kind of ratio is the way to go - maybe a ration of 1 per 10 games beaten (ie: not 100 cats).
- I really need to deal with some more SG games. Problem is, one’s feelings when entering doesn’t always survive past the win. Elex II in particular, since I was really unable to get into Elex. I have 39 unplayed or unfinished wins. Some of those are likely to turn Will Not Play for different reason (Orbi Universo I’ve played a bunch, Rain World is just too damn hard, Flashback and The Way the controls just shit me, …)
- I’ll continue with Humble Choice and Gamepass very selectively. With various changes, both have now gone from something I would just keep on regardless to something I’ll subscribe a month at a time for.
- Life is too short to beat games when one is really not having fun with them. It’s also too short to complete games for the sake of completing them, particularly when my Pile Of Shame is so large. Some games are great for a time, and then I hit a point at which I’m done, and that’s ok.
Alright. December and 2025 are done and dusted. Tried out a decent selection of games, finished some. My favorite for the month is the one I’m still playing, The Temple of Elemental Evil. It’s been a mostly bug-free experience, which is a far cry from the original release which was so bug-ridden that I was never able to finish it. Outside of a single crash, the only issue I’ve had with the game is some weird thing where it won’t register keyboard commands for up to thirty seconds. It can be played mouse only, so it’s not a deal breaker or anything, but a weird bug nonetheless. I’ll finish this run over the next week or so. It is definitely a game with huge replay value including the ability to play as an evil party, with a story that accommodates all alignment choices. It’s pretty true to the original module as well (not the T1 original original release, but the T1-4 full adventure that bridges the gap between T1 and A1-4…IYKYK). Anyhoo….
December Completions
Queen of Moths
0.3 hours, 2 of 7 achievements
Decent little CYOA horror VN. Not the best, but it's aight and hella short, so your commitment is nominal.
Stories from the Outbreak
6.5 hours, 5 of 37 achievements
Stellar node-based 'Escape from a city overrun by the undead' type (J)RPG. Could benefit from a greater variety of encounters, but still a very good game regardless. Tons of replay value as well.
Kong: Survivor Instinct
9.9 hours, 24 of 43 achievements
A mostly good 2.5D Monsterverse adventure featuring King Kong of course. You play as an idiot father trying to save his adult daughter based fully on the assumption that she can't save herself, lol. It's not without issues from a gameplay perspective, but I still had fun with the game.
LIDAR EXPLORATION PROGRAM
3.8 hours, 23 of 30 achievements
This game was COOL! It's a walking sim in a pitch-black set of levels that are illuminated via your Lidar scanner. There are some implied horror elements to this game, but actually, it's just a chill adventure. Neat and enjoyable.
Far Fishing
3.5 hours, 8 of 8 achievements
Almost cozy fishing adventure that will appeal to people who like almost cozy fishing adventures but also will appeal to Flerfers. Unhinged though they may be, lol. There are RPG mechanics at play in this game as well. Fun quick hitting adventure.
Spilled!
1.2 hours, 6 of 11 achievements
Excellent quick adventure featuring a strong environmental message and also featuring charitable contributions by the devs for every copy sold. Arguably a must play. This is a boat game, btw. :)
Dragon Ruins
2.3 hours, no achievements
It's aight. This is an auto-battler, but instead of the Survivors format, it's a dungeon crawler instead. Might be worth a look.
December Retirements
- Poly Roam - Although there are some interesting ideas at play with this drive to the horizon type game, it’s also pretty broken.
- ANGST: A Tale of Survival - This survival game isn’t broken, and the actual survival gameplay is pretty decent, but the combat is hella bad. I refunded this game.
- BLADE.EXE - This is a pretty unique auto-battler. Your character doesn’t move. Because it’s also kinda a clicker, and you will be clicking upgrades and buffs and such. But it’s possible to end a run prematurely by clicking the wrong button(s). Fun, but kind of a one-trick pony and really made for leaderboard champs.
- Jump Space - This is actually more like what Destiny 2 was before Bungie sunsetted everything to try and force people to buy the newest expansions, then also lied and claimed they just didn’t have server space or what have you (nevermind that games like ESO and FF14 never sunset stuff). It’s a lot jankier than Destiny 2 however. Still, there is a quality game here even though it couldn’t hold my interest.
- Big Dig Energy - Maybe the best digging game. It has one fatal flaw though. If you leave the game and come back, it saves your gear progress, but all your digging is lost. Which is a significant issue.
- Fishing Vacation - It’s just bad, lol.
- A Simple Garbage Sorting Game - Cool idea. Flawed execution. It has some commonality with Portal, but not as good of course.
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows - Actually is not even close to being bad. But, it does get hella repetitive. And even though the dual protagonists are both super cool, the voice acting isn’t, and the writing takes some unusual…ummm…leaps of faith. Decent game, but not nearly as good as Origin - Mirage.
And now the 2025 Completions List
- Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness (Steam)
- Forest Ranger Services: Episode 1 (Steam)
- Under A Star Long Cold (Steam)
- Zompiercer [NG+] (Steam)
- A Conversation With A Magical Deer (Steam)
- Year Unknown (Steam)
- Qazaq: Son of the Sun (Steam)
- Tree Hugging Simulator (Steam)
- King Arthur: Knight’s Tale (Steam)
- Utility for the Soul (Steam)
- My monstrous roommate. (étude) (Steam)
- Nobody Wants to Die (Steam)
- Vendir: Plague of Lies (Steam)
- Pyramid Curse (Steam)
- The Auto Sort Is Broken (Steam)
- Project Hailstorm (Steam)
- Right and Down (Steam)
- Luck be a Landlord (Steam)
- Mouthwashing (Steam)
- Megalith (itch.io) (https://nikita-kryukov.itch.io/megalith)
- A Game About Digging A Hole (Steam)
- Daiku no Medium (itch.io) (https://nikita-kryukov.itch.io/daiku-no-medium)
- Duck Detective: The Secret Salami (Steam)
- Trawl [3x] (itch.io) (https://houseofwire.itch.io/trawl)
- The Fabled Woods (Steam)
- Robotherapy (Steam)
- Night Drive (itch.io) (https://flankstaek.itch.io/night-drive)
- Causeway [2x] (itch.io) (https://yarnspinnergames.itch.io/causeway)
- Wakamarina Valley, New Zealand (itch.io) (https://lushfoil.itch.io/newzealand)
- Anthology Of The Killer (Steam)
- PANELKI (Steam)
- Mystery Stories: Mountains of Madness (Steam)
- Wartales (Steam)
33a. Wartales - The Tavern Opens! (Steam) - Silent Breach [2x] (Steam)
- The End of You (Steam)
33b. Wartales, Pirates of Belerion (Steam) - Relaxing Kite (Steam)
- The Midnight Bus (Steam)
- The Ultimate Death Clock (Steam)
- Missing Hiker (Steam)
- Lantern of Worlds - Layla’s Quest (Steam)
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (Steam)
41a. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Void Shadows (Steam) - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Steam)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Steam)
- Cargo (Steam)
- Starless Abyss (Steam)
- Nothing But the Silent Deep (Steam)
- I Got Hired To Guard The Button That Destroys The Earth (Steam)
- Zompiercer [NG+ After Update] (Steam)
- Zompiercer [NG++] (Steam)
- Cyber Knights: Flashpoint (Steam)
- Clawfish (Steam)
- Condo (Steam)
- RATSHAKER (Steam)
- This Is Not Your House (Steam)
- Sumerian Six (Steam)
- Dystopika (Steam)
- The Simplest Game in the World (Steam)
- All Fridges Are Psychotic (Steam)
- Neyasnoe (Steam)
- I Am Busy Digging A Hole (Steam)
- A Game About Mining Rocks (Steam)
- Au Revoir (Steam)
- Dust Raiders (Steam)
- Asteroid Requiem (Steam)
- Terminus: Zombie Survivors [Terminus] (Steam)
- Terminus: Zombie Survivors [Fortified House] (Steam)
- A Doctor’s Term (Steam)
- A Game About Flicking A Switch (Steam)
- Old Skies (Steam)
- Dustwind: Resistance (Steam)
- Amerzone - The Explorer’s Legacy (Steam)
- Serious Sam 3: BFE [co-op] (Steam)
- Clue/Cluedo (Steam)
- Lil Gator Game (Steam)
- The Chess (Steam)
- Beyond Galaxyland (Steam)
- Neon Hearts City (Steam)
78a. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (Steam) - Cyberpunk 2077 (Steam)
- Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 3 (Steam)
- POOLS (Steam)
- It Takes A War (Steam)
- Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (Steam)
- Songs of Rats (Steam)
- Queen of Moths (Steam)
- Stories from the Outbreak (Steam)
- Kong: Survivor Instinct (Steam)
- LiDAR Exploration Program (Steam)
- Far Fishing (Steam)
- Spilled! (Steam)
- Dragon Ruins (Steam)
2025 Retirements
- Dustland Delivery
- Relaxing Simulator
- Untravelled Planet
- WhereHurt
- Bunny Guys!
- Cozy Campzone
- Isle of Jura
- REKA
- The Dead Await
- Neon Blood
- Oikospiel Book 1
- Right and Down and Dice
- Frostpunk 2
- Worshippers of Cthulhu
- BioEntity
- SpHero
- Wartales - The Pits
- Wartales - The Skelmar Invasion
- Gone Golfing
- Galactic Vanguard
- Zeno Clash
- Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers
- Goldenheart
- Roots of Harmony
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition
- Talented
- No Sun to Worship
- Neva
- Metal Slug Tactics
- Starless Abyss
- Envyus
- Animal Well
- Endless Miles
- A Game About Mining Rocks
- Fur and Fables
- Deep Space Cache
- Psychopathy Assessment
- Return
- Grim Tides
- Cosmic Parkour: Infinite Journey
- Supermoves: World of Parkour
- Ertugrul of Ulukayin
- CONDEMNED TO BE FREE
- Forever Skies
- CONCRETE
- Twelve Minutes
- Quantum of Hope
- Picklock
- Rolly
- Qume: Echoes of Sand
- Pinball Squire
- Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
- Jumpbound
- Wandering Trails: A Hiking Game
- Short Snow
- Red Dead Redemption
- Arctic Drive
- The Last Sanctum
- Ruins
- Look Outside
- Liminal Shift
- Shatterland
- Spin Hero
- Swat Commander
- Alan Wake 2
- Poly Roam
- ANGST: A Tale of Survival
- BLADE.EXE
- Jump Space
- Big Dig Energy
- Fishing Vacation
- A Simple Garbage Sorting Game
2025 Persistent/Paused Games
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN - Tons of fun. Could benefit from a stable group though.
Lords of the Fallen - Better than I expected, but also kind of annoying once you get to bosses that can heal themselves and otherwise cheese battles. IDK. I may or may not pick it back up.
The Planet Crafter - Planet Humble (actually paused due to the death of my friend and crafting/building game co-op partner just before the holidays). Not sure if I’ll play it again, honestly.
Serious Sam 4 Co-op. IDK. Everyone’s interest kinda faded on this one, but there’s still a chance we’ll dive back into it.
American Truck Simulator - The game never ends. I play this when I don’t have anything specific I want to play or when I just want to go sight-seeing. It’ll be on this list likely every year.
Plans for January
I’ll wrap up this run of The Temple of Elemental Evil and then probably jump into Clair Obscur. Beyond that I’ve got a chunk of other SG wins I’d like to try to get to as well as gifts and purchases from this Steam Winter Sale. We’ll see how it goes. :)
Jan 02 2026
RobbyRatpoison's December BLAEO Review
Launched this game for Alienware points, decided to actually play it a bit and got hooked. I played multiplayer for a while and had some fun with randos, but after getting griefed a few times I started playing alone. It was nice having enough employees eventually so I could get prepared, open the store, and walk away while the game played itself.
I enjoyed this game in 2018 and 2019 but I neglected to actually beat it until now. I basically had 1.5 levels left in the main game, but when returning after such a long break I forgot how to play. I went back and replayed some simple levels before tackling the final two levels to finally beat the game. They also have been adding a bunch of extra levels with new mechanics and I spent a lot of time grinding those levels as well. Going for 100% seems too tedious but maybe I will tackle it eventually, it is a fun game after all.
It's free and not bad, but it's not nearly as fun as the official Super Smash Bros. games. I'm typically not a fighting game fan but I do enjoy Smash style ones. I have fond memories of playing the original Super Smash Bros. against my babysitter back in the late '90s. Never played Smash 4, only played Brawl at my buddy's place, but I owned and played the original, Melee, and Ultimate a lot. Kirby, Link, and Simon/Richter were my mains.
Goofy little 3D platformer, I thoroughly enjoyed it. A little frustrating finding missing blueprints and Turbo Trash but the good times along the way far outweighed the minor inconveniences at the end to unlock 100% of the achievements.
Discovery! A Seek & Find Adventure
4.1 hours, no achievements
Glad it's over
It's not a bad game but it's not very good either. Hidden objects, sometimes timed, and themed after a gameshow. It was alright at first but it quickly overstayed it's welcome.
Decent little arcade style game. A couple achievements were for scoring a certain amount in one run, and that required actually getting good enough to survive and score points. Most of the achievements are just grinding for cumulative points and coins to buy new ships. It's actually kinda fun but the final achievement was anticlimactic. Instead of successfully doing something difficult and feeling accomplished, it was just relief that the grind was over. And honestly it was not even that long of a grind.
Lovely game with funny mouth sounds. Not much to say about this game, you get exactly what is advertised. Point and click, hidden objects, sometimes things are hidden inside or behind things so you need to interact with stuff to kind of explore each level. Another game I started a long time ago and nearly beat but never actually finished it. Feels good to not only beat a game that was left "unfinished" for over 6 years but to add another game to my "completed" list.
Staxel seems like an alright game, but it's just not really my style. It's a farming, building, and collecting game without a defined ending. For games without a defined ending (like Brawlhalla up above) I use the PAGYWOSG criteria of 25% of the achievements counts as beating a game. I did try the game, did some quests, farming, and collecting, but I don't feel compelled to go further with this one.
Thank Goodness You're Here!
2.4 hours, 24 of 32 achievements
Thanks Goodness I Played It!
This game went from weird to weirder. Not trying to spoil it so I will be brief and broad. I enjoyed it, but because I missed things and can't go back it would require another playthrough to get 100% achievements. If I planned better and/or used a guide it probably could've been done in one playthrough. Thumbs up.
Soldiers of the Universe
3.7 hours, no achievements
My second win
Story was not compelling, hit detection is terrible, and many other things made this game the worst one I played this month. Fortunately the game is playable and I was able to beat it after winning it back in 2018. I can't say the same for the first game I won, that one is extremely broken and will never be beaten.
OVIVO is a cool platformer with a kind of anti-gravity color switching mechanic that was fun to learn and play around with. The worlds are well made and I enjoyed going after some of the optional collectibles. The reason I called it broken is because you can skip a lot of the game and I don't know if it's intentional or not. Pausing and then unpausing will warp you to the next checkpoint so you only need to beat maybe 20% of each level if you abuse it. I found this by accident and went back to replay levels that I accidentally skipped, but I bet you could beat this game in 20 minutes or less if you wanted to.
I found them
I have very little to say about this one, sorry! It was alright and maybe model train enthusiasts would enjoy it more but to me it was just a cozy way to waste some time with a couple challenges that were not challenging at all.
I found them too
I expected this game to be pretty bad but it was actually decent. Yes the physics are floaty, but the various obstacles seemed to fit well with the movement options that were available. It's a very short game but there are extra costumes that are difficult to find and obtain. This is where the physics sort of got in the way, you have to race the clock with a restricted move set and some of them were very challenging. Luckily they are not necessary for 100% achievements but just add bonus content for people who want to push themselves.
Summary of 2025
I think I can consider the last year as very good for my backlog. The total amount of finished games is lesser than in 2024, but I have started to play some longer games that will take me some time to complete. Overall, I am happy about the progress we made on my Steam backlog in 2025 - 40 games were completed and 9 games were beaten. I even managed to finish a few games on my other platforms too - 1 on Uplay and 5 on Gog… which makes it 55 games finished in total! 🥳
The amount of new games on Steam is 56 - a significant drop when compared to the previous years. ^_^ I actually find it quite magical that 2025 ended with a very similar number of new games as the year 2015 (51)!
Steam replay stats are yet again very nice so feel free to check it out. Just try to ignore the Onmyoji… 😅
Same as every year, I plan to continue with PAGYWOSG and Blaeo Monthly challenges. I will also be working on my long-running challenges like ABC or Lifetime… I am thinking of doing an extra ABC challenge just for Gog… will see about that yet. ^_^
An extra challenge for this year is an anniversary challenge 2016 → 2026! My aim is to play at least 12 games that I purchased in 2016 - of course, the more the merrier. :)
Happy New Year!
Joining stats - December 2018
December 2025
Joining stats - December 2018
December 2025
Completed
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Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily
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Renoir
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INMOST
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Contrast
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Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink
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Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope
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Fractured Minds
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BioShock 2 Remastered
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BioShock 2
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Boxes
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Orwell
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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
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The Last Door - Collector's Edition
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The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
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Ghost Files 2: Memory of a Crime
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The Bookwalker
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The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature
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Anna - Extended Edition
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LEWDAPOCALYPSE
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Agent Walker: Secret Journey
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Scorn
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If Found
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Etherborn
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House of 1000 Doors: Serpent Flame
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Genesis Noir
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Love is Dead
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The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
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Whispers of a Machine
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The Stillness of the Wind
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Reus 2
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Storm Boy
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Sakura Spirit
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Road Not Taken
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CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~
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Dark Strokes: The Legend of the Snow Kingdom Collector’s Edition
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Yuppie Psycho
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Soul Gambler
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Chronicles of Magic: Divided Kingdoms
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Final Dusk
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Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan
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Beyond Good and Evil™
12.4 hours playtime
no achievements
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Invisible Inc.
12 hours playtime
no achievements
⭐⭐⭐⭐💥
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South of the Circle
3.4 hours playtime
10 of 10 achievements
⭐⭐⭐💥💥
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True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1
7 hours playtime
no achievements
⭐⭐⭐⭐💥
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True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
10 hours playtime
no achievements
⭐⭐⭐⭐💥
Beaten
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Meadow
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Ship of Fools
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Battle Chef Brigade
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198X
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8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
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CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION
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Superliminal
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Kingdom: Classic
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Always Remember Me
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Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
7.4 hours playtime
15 of 45 achievements
⭐⭐⭐💥💥
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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
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GOD EATER 3
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Ailuri
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Cryptmaster
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Coffee Talk
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Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
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Evil Tonight
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Ghostwire: Tokyo
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Long Gone Days
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Spirittea
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Until Then
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Eternights
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Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
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Planet of Lana
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STAR WARS™: Bounty Hunter™
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Shadows of Doubt
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Sucker for Love
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft
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Turbo Kid
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Devil May Cry 4 (Special Edition)
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Devil May Cry 5
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
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Onimusha: Warlords
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The Silent Kingdom
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Vampire Therapist
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Boxes
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The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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The Bookwalker
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Last Train Home
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Yuppie Psycho
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The Medium
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Wartales
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Old World
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art of rally
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Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
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Slay the Spire
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Subnautica
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Brány Skeldalu
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Fifth Disciple
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
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Avernum 3: Ruined World
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Leo's Fortune
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Fables from the Den
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Shelter 3
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The Lonesome Fog
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Paws
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Kingdom Two Crowns
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Thieves Of Dingirra
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Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition
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Yakuza 0
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Yakuza Kiwami 2
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BLACKTAIL
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DISTRAINT 2
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Chicory: A Colorful Tale
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Pathologic 3: Quarantine
0 hours playtime
0 of 14 achievements
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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
0 hours playtime
0 of 41 achievements
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Coromon
0 hours playtime
0 of 80 achievements
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Dream Tactics
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Moonscars
0 hours playtime
0 of 34 achievements
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SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Tin Hearts
0 hours playtime
0 of 30 achievements
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True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
0 hours playtime
no achievements
