Activities
Today
December 2025
You’re a store clerk who has to scan enough items from their ludicrous shopping habits so that they can only pay using an app called Body Pay. Admittedly… the gameplay is a little more addicting than I’d like to admit. Just press the corresponding key for the item that comes your way but being able to do so in rapid succession almost puts you in a flow state and I found myself trying to get to ever higher combos and scores. After a few levels you get a story scene. They are fine, but sometimes lack adequate context or translation. The real bummer is that the final scene is just an image… all that build up and you don’t get a real final payoff which sucks because they often offer decent ideas just don’t allow you to follow through.
Recommend? Pretty cheap and embarrassingly addicting. Has some decent animations for what is available. Has questionable tastes and the MC is kind of rude.
Busty Idol Manor
Your husband has been brought back to life thanks to a wish, but now you have to run a brothel to complete your end of the bargain. Decent scenes but there’s just not much to the game. You pick the girl who’s working for the day and then choose the client for a specific scene. No scenes have any particular progression for choosing them again and the lewd meter/meetings do almost nothing. This sucks because in order to get endings you will have to repeat a lot of scenes to meet the quota and it is just… the same. The characters have some alright differences but not everyone gets the same amount of content which is a shame considering I was looking forward to one in particular.Also great googly moogly are those some massive mammaries… a bit too massive personally.
Recommend? Not really, scenes are alright but there just isn’t much to the game. Apparently this is a spin-off of an actual series, but I’ve never heard of it before. Devil Carnival. Has a cheating focus.
You loathe your boss and her acts of belittlement towards you. Yet, while trying a silly little spell at night you accidentally summon a succubus that looks JUST like her, and now are in a pact. Going forward you must house, feed, and grow affection for your new demonic housemate. This game is very similar to the Kaiju Princess games. In those you spend stamina daily to either grow your army, make money, conquer cities, or grow affection. It’s a balancing act, but in this it lacks the balance as you ONLY spend stamina to grow affection. This gameplay and lack of consistent variety makes this game VERY repetitive. As nice as the woman looks and with decent animation, it’s just too much of the same most of the time and you run out of reasons to spend money quite fast. Still, there is quality and some of the best moments aren’t of the lewd variety but wholesome when you grow enough affection and she does cute things for you. There is also a surprising bit of story put into this though it only really is present at the very end.
Recommend? Generally yes but be prepared for a slog in between clothing/scene unlocks.
Trying to get out of the ninja business you are tasked with going undercover to stop a drug ring in a nearby village. Unfortunately the path forward is wrought with deception and depravity that you’ll subject yourself to in order to get there. Outside of more scenes, the game doesn’t utilize any of the stats you gain other than lewdness and that barely affects the ending. As enjoyable as the scenes can be, it really lacks direction or fulfillment as far as progression. Mostly you are just looking for the heart signs in hope you reduce the amount of aimless wandering.
Recommend? It’s enjoyable enough but feels like a lot of ideas were cut even to the point of a missing scene entirely. Definitely get it on sale if you do decide to show interest.
Innocent Grape
Your character is doing everything they can to experience it rough but often ends up in “humorous” situations often not getting what she wants. The main girl is pretty cute and I like her design. Though I wished some scenes were more expanded they all animate pretty well and as stupid as they can be some of the situations were kinda funny. Though it does have a rough fetish focus the game does give advice to avoid such things in real life, albeit relatively generic advice. It’s a bit shorter than I would like, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
With the release of the movie so close I thought I’d finally check this out. You are a convict who will gain redemption after you pilot a fully sealed submarine and take pictures of key points in a blood ocean. Since you are fully sealed, you will need to utilize a map, coordinates, and a photograph camera to navigate the trenches. I wouldn’t say it’s the greatest horror indie of all time, but it does really well in the atmosphere department. The uneasy claustrophobic feeling from the small submarine, the uneasiness as you must navigate without sight, and the mysterious sounds and vibrations that occur during your travel. It just really builds up the tension in such a nice way that it is better than any jumpscare out there.
Recommend? Absolutely and can only hope the movie is able to do it justice.
Battlestations: Midway
Command a variety of sea based vehicles in World War II combat. Though you’ll always be piloting a boat, submarine, or plane/jet your real friend will be the map as you can command each squadron to tasks. Let me tell you that this IS necessary as otherwise you will have drawn out encounters if not flat out losing. Unfortunately if you don’t do the hefty amount of tutorial levels (like I did) you’ll miss out on how to play and brute forcing it is not advised. More or less the game is FINE but the AI can be more than aggravating and I don’t really like how it handles some encounters. Luckily most levels are short and with the correct know how, you can finish them pretty easily… at least on Rookie/Easy.
Recommend? Not really. The sheer amount you have to learn is a bit egregious and the gameplay can often be flat out frustrating even with some knowledge.
Metroidvania with a medieval religious focus. I’ll be honest I didn’t fully understand the story and it talks in a very medieval fashion so I understood even less than I would normally. Basically everyone is big time sin and your path is meant to sort of pay off(?) the sin. The game was more fun than I expected though it has some issues in the controls department. Basically if you try to swing up while near a ladder you’ll climb the ladder instead. Similarly the down attack ability requires a normal attack first causing a pretty massive delay for an attack that barely has use as is. Lots of great bosses and the sort of rotoscope-looking art looks good. There are side quests but some have weird triggers and can be easily missed for doing what you should be doing in a metroidvania… and exploring/fighting bosses. Luckily most things aren’t missable but it’s still annoying when you are going for a 100% playthrough and it doesn’t explain well why it happened. Some bosses can also get pretty annoying with limited attack windows or mechanics but overall are fairly easy.
Recommend? Yes, I definitely enjoyed my time, the collabs, and the free DLC updates.
Bite sized metroidvania that has a lot of charm. Unfortunately that wears off as later end game progression will have some easily missable actions that don’t make a lot of sense in a modern mind set. The finale is also brutal with having a super meat boy styled series of levels and back to back bosses without a checkpoint.
Recommend? I’m a bit salty so I’ll probably say no, but there are other people that will definitely vouch for this.
I want to start out by saying the play time is a bit bloated due to me not understanding that you can use items on chests/curios to get better/consistent results. This game is brutal, it even gives you a message saying as much when you start the game. Recruit and ship out a group of 4 to various dungeons to find treasure and complete tasks in turn based combat dungeon exploration. However, the enemies often have a huge advantage and there are many mechanics that work against you including disease, lighting, insanity, and more. What little achievement you feel from conquering a dungeon is very quickly lost when you even lose a SINGLE party member as they are not only lost for good but you’ll have to retrain a whole new recruit if/when they appear. This isn’t too bad early to mid game, but late game when the dungeons get particularly cruel… it’s just completely disheartening and a slog since it takes time and gold that you will gain very little of.
Still working through the DLC and though I enjoy their themes… they also get a bit sluggish. Otherwise it’s decent enough if you don’t get too unlucky… but you will get unlucky VERY unlucky. A bit of a reluctant recommendation but a recommendation no less.
Great comic book-style aesthetic. Solid fighting mechanics though I found it pretty hard to master (I also just suck). Getting free DLC characters is also a huge plus. There is a story mode that has you level up a fighter of your choice as you fight across the city with varying difficulty of opponents all while being voiced and even has an arcade mode for even more character stories. Customizable colors for costumes, plenty of music, and even some mini-games. Only real downside is that Ronaldo is in the game.
Fighter of Choice: Preecha
Half-Life: Source
It’s half-life, I’m not sure what the difference between this and the other version is though it did seem more unstable as I ran into far more graphical glitches. Final battle aside, I did find my enjoyment of the game a bit more than last time. Definitely get the other version though as the issues seem far more common here.
If Devil May Cry had a rhythm focus you would get this. Every aspect of this game has charm. The vibrant cell shaded art style, how the entire world around you moves to the beat of the music, the quirky yet lovable characters, the music itself, great rhythm based combat, millions of references both from studio as well as pop culture, fantastic boss battles… it just all oozes charm and quality (which is why it’s crazy it got treated the way it did by the original publisher). Even if you are not good at rhythm games, you can still brute force your way through pretty easily but it does have a lot of tools to help you sync up if you want to maximize your gameplay. Unfortunately it does have it’s issues. Using the controller some inputs get easily bugged, though you can alt tab back and forth to fix it usually. Some characters do get some sudden developments but it’s relatively a minor issue.
Recommend? Absolutely, this game deserves every praise it gets and more.
Following a new protagonist, you get a probably more realistic scenario of mafia activities and crime. I.e. you won’t be wearing the pinstripes suits with the movie-like stereotypical mafia you get in the movies and a bit closer to that of the Sopranos. To be honest, the main character just wasn’t doing it for me and I miss the classic feel of the first game. If you are into GTA/GTA-like games this is probably more up your alley as it features more mechanics such as garages and more free roam aspects than the first. This also did NOT receive the same glow up as the first remake as it both does not look nearly as good nor does it perform particularly well. I’ve had this game crash repeatedly and when it’s not crashing there are some major graphical glitches that happen that literally shrink a part of the character’s head in cutscenes or stretch out faces to the extreme. Admittedly the banter between you and your friend Joe are really solid but the story otherwise is uninspiring. My biggest praise will be that the cars feel much better in this game and allow you to actually drift consistently. There are three expansions in this game and they all suck. The first two are just busy work score attack missions with almost no story. All of which aren’t made particularly well as they’ll give you ridiculous objectives while punishing you for nearly impossible criteria like citizen/police casualties.
It’s decent enough but the performance issues are just too much for what feels like an inferior game to the original.
Monica's Newlywed Life
Monica and her party were on their way to defeat the demon lord when they suddenly hear he was defeated. Marrying a party member, Monica now attempts to settle with them in an overcrowded town but needs a million gold to stay there. Taking on various jobs she risks corruption in the pursuit of money and a new home.
Frankly, this is more or less the same as any other game with a similar premise. The perks are as follows: Other party members are now available for more scenes, generally a greater variety in scenes, it allows the male character some redemption/payback (though still at his expense), and the ability to change bust size at will.
All in all enjoyable content but don’t expect leaps and bounds in difference between games with a similar premise (i.e. Leanne’s Slice of Life)
You are a voidling that successfully escapes the void into the real world. Now with all these new experiences at your feet, you run for your freedom from the ever encroaching void. An alright little puzzle platformer that has a nice puzzle mechanic to it. The puzzle mechanic is that you gain colors to use on the world around you augmenting movement or abilities. This includes things like faster movement, slower movement, bouncing, etc. You’ll use these colors to traverse the world while avoiding both the void and the creatures it summons. Another interesting thing is that the narrator is constantly questioning your right to existence in a way that is similar to how one might feel empty and self doubt. It’s more than relatable and sort of a good message to conquer these thoughts for those who play. Some puzzles are a bit wonky, it felt, and enemy hitboxes are just far too big. Still, fun enough with decent progression though I hear the hard mode is far too brutal.
Side scrolling beat ‘em up featuring cute girls with big weapons.The game has a surprising level of depth with lots of different movesets, skills, great pixel animations, and even foreground to background transitions. Story is there and it's fine but I didn't really pick up on everything and not sure if different characters get different stories. Some battles are a bit rough and maybe they are balances for co-op but as a single play through you can very easily get stuck in a stun lock. Also, moves/abilities aren’t particularly explained so you’ll have to do a lot of testing to see what works.
Revisit (originally played on console). My feelings towards this game pretty much the same as the last time I played it though now I did get the co-op experience. Overall, still too grindy and the mini-arenas are too repetitive. The create-a-character and malleable classes are neat but offer little for gameplay. Will warn you in advance, outside of the new class in one of the DLC… do not get them.
Continuing from the true ending of the last game, Caroline now attempts to get help for her sister only to end up in another messed up situation. It continues it’s survival horror genre while adding new things like fully animated faces, better voice acting, and upgradeable weapons. Combat is more or less the same but with a greater variety of both enemies and weapons. Puzzles are all generally solid, often giving you the tools you need within the game, but there are two (from memory) that still puzzle me to the intended solution or that may require additional knowledge not given in game (religious based reference). Bosses are much improved as they often have some mechanic that involves more than just running in a circle and shooting. Oh and you can move and shoot/reload too. Enjoyed the mystery of the story though some plots felt sidelined. It might have been that it’s a newer game and I haven’t upgraded my PC in a while but the game was pretty buggy. Anytime I launch the game or go into a completely new area it takes a WHILE to load and even then sometimes lighting will not load in right away either. Sometimes enemies and/or myself can get stuck on geometry and anytime I go in and out of my inventory my character would stutter trying to move until I gave it some extra time. There’s also a later area that I loath due to infinitely spawning enemies which in a resource dependent game… not great.
Really enjoyed my experience overall but the game needs some serious fixes.
Kind of an odd entry. Instead of following John Turok (I don’t know the actual name) you get to choose between either a female or male character to play through this micro-sized game. Each character has their own traversal mechanic and weapons though they’ll be mostly traversing the same levels. This is probably why the game is so short as they likely expected you to play both characters… but the game is still insanely short. Only a small number of chapters each with the smallest of levels… and I mean small. Some levels are as short as a couple of hallways and need to load each one separately. That being said, the final chapter is absurdly long and feels really padded in an annoying way. Enemy AI, though hard hitting, often feel dumb as they will shoot a few inaccurate shots before running forward and repeating. It’s kind of a shame because I wanted to like this more as the gun play feels decent and the new characters are a neat idea. Not to mention the music is not nearly as oppressive in this as the last one was.
Pokemon: Black 
I originally skipped this as I was moving away from Pokemon games at the time and (admittedly) the garbage and ice cream pokemon didn’t do any favors for my interest. Now, after all these years, I have finally played the one pokemon generation I missed… and I feel totally validated for judging this game as I did. Though it has neat things like a modular first gym, I found my experience with the game grating. There was just an unusual amount of RNG working against me where enemy pokemon would critical hit me… A LOT. Literally, a level 10 rock pokemon hit three crits in a row, I couldn’t believe it. Also, the electric gym sucks every step of the way including the absurdly difficult gym boss it has where the pokemon will do massive damage even against types it shouldn’t be effective to. I have eased up on my problem with the ice cream pokemon but honestly I didn’t care for about 90% of the pokemon introduced in this game and that’s not just the literal garbage pokemon either. The pokemon I did like I often found were weak and/or always had common type disadvantages (also why does every pokemon know a dark move except for the dark cat pokemon… it also sucks to be a fan of ghost pokemon in this gen…). I didn’t care much for the villains of this game though it did have a more unique ending. What really amazes me is what the game does with it’s visuals. It totally takes advantage of the DS and offers great ways to be 3D moreso than the 3DS (and onward) Pokemon games ever did. I can’t comment on the music as I usually play these games on mute.
Team: Serperior, Glavantula, Krokorok, Chandelure, Venipede, Gothitelle (how is this not a Dark Pokemon)
Resident Evil: Gaiden
When I first tried this I ended up softlocking myself. Thanks to a recent event I found myself giving this another chance and finally was able to beat yet another Resident Evil Game with only RE Outbreak left on my list. Conceptually this game is kind of neat. First off, a Resident Evil game on the Gameboy is odd but we also get a Barry and Leon protagonist double whammy on top of a unique battle system. Encountering a zombie puts you in a battle mode where you go first person and they approach you layer by layer. A bar appears with a constantly moving tile that when pressed attempts an attack. Basically line that tile with the enemies hitbox and you’ll get a hit and their hitbox gets bigger as they get closer but you also run the risk of getting hit. Each party member can be swapped mid battle and attack with an equipped weapon. The problem is that enemies can respawn but you still have limited resources meaning you can actually soft lock yourself especially since the knife can’t reach past the immediate layer and some enemies will attack from afar (or need to be pushed all the way back). Items also do not appear on screen but instead getting near an item will trigger an exclamation where you can then pick it up… so you’ll easily wander places not knowing if anything is there at all and potentially wasting resources on… nothing. The story isn’t particularly remarkable though we do feature a new sort of bioweapon and feels kinda similar to the overall B.O.W. of RE4. The music is also SUPER basic and honestly considered muting it during the more stressful moments. The difference between the style used for Barry's portrait and Leon's is kinda bizarre. It almost looks like they were made separately into two different games and then never coalesced the style.
Recommend? It’s an interesting experience but not executed very well. If by some crazy how you do run into this game, you can probably just ignore it unless you really want to experience everything in the series.
High on Life 
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I kind of know what to expect by now from these devs and the humor they strive for but man oh man was I just bored the entire time. If you aren’t familiar the devs brandish the Justin Roiland style of humor where someone just rambles incessantly (with maybe a 50 percent swear rate) for a very extended period of time in a way to feel like every line of dialogue is off the cuff rather than pre-written. That plus the “oh so random and shock factor” ideas. Though I enjoyed early Rick and Morty I just found this humor to be tiring over time. The gameplay itself isn’t nearly as creative as it makes itself seem. Sure, you’re guns are sentient and talk but the gun play is just so slow and most of the guns didn’t feel particularly good to shoot. Level designs are mostly fine but they are just a tad too big where even in hub areas it feels like it takes forever to get around. Bosses feel a bit jank and even have weird hit boxes though I’m pretty sure your character is far wider than they look.
Recommend? I think you’ll already know if it’s for you, but it’s definitely not for me.
December 2025
Didn’t have any completions this month, but I’ve been making a ton of progress on Balatro and CLANNAD, specifically. These are pretty long and enjoyable games, so I’m pretty happy with my current progress.
I’ve also been in EXTREMELY busy this month with finishing up finals, traveling to Las Vegas immediately after that exam was done for a bachelor trip for my friend, back to my place to finish another final, and then where I am currently at my parents’ place to attend a funeral and be with family for the holidays. Not to mention how hectic December is for my business, which is focused on selling and marketing products…
I don’t know why I’m saying this here, but 2025 has been an insanely busy year, and hopefully 2026 can bring many more completions and progress in many portions of my life! I’m wishing the best to anyone who is reading this as well. May 2026 bring wonderful things to all you precious souls!
(P.S. Please ignore the sheer number of games I’ve added this month. Most of these are gifts from wonderful members of Play or Pay, along with my Secret Santas and developers/publishers providing me with games…)
Nothing fully completed this month ;)
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Balatro
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CLANNAD
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Minesweeper Ultimate
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Stardew Valley
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Risk of Rain 2
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Spiritfall
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Tactical Breach Wizards
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Nine Sols
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Circle Empires
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On Your Tail
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Naiad
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Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography
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Little-Known Galaxy
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Kind Words 2
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Hookah Haze
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Goblin VS Princess
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Ad Fundum
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Man I Just Wanna Go Home
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Sea Salt
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Dangerous Galaxy
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Ways of Alchemy
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Luxuriant
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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The Vale
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Bright Memory: Infinite
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Forever Skies
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Tower Wizard
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Days Gone
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Kabuto Park
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ATLYSS
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Detroit: Become Human
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I Am Sakuya: Touhou FPS Game
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Solasta: Crown of the Magister
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Khimera: Puzzle Island
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Brume
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Anomalous Coffee Machine
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Feed the Deep
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HOLEHOLE
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The Repairing Mantis
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CrossCode
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TUNIC
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Undercroft warriors
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Summer Memories
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Bleak Sword DX
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Gori: Cuddly Carnage
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Slots & Daggers
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Crow Country
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Exo One
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Untitled Goose Game
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CLICKOLDING
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ROGUE LIGHT DECK BUILDER
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MicroSStep
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Sigma Impact
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Labyrinth Of The Demon King
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Halls of Torment
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Stacklands
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The Case of the Golden Idol
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Rabbit and Steel
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Terra Nil
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SIGNALIS
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Spelunky 2
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Petit Island
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Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
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Shelldiver
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Drova - Forsaken Kin
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Dicey Dungeons
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River Towns
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TerraScape
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Fishing at the Lake Full of Cats
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Scrabdackle
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LEGO® Worlds
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Cobalt Core
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Chicory: A Colorful Tale
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Ibis AM
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Cast n Chill
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FlyKnight
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FixFox
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Leap Year
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Metro Gravity
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Mudborne
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Akimbot
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(the) Gnorp Apologue
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Hades II
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Warpips
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Skully
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Spilled!
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Pepper Grinder
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Calcium Contract
December 2025 Main recap
Since i play 30+ games each month, here a main recap :
Top 5 Playtime Games beaten
Quake II
15 hours this month – 15 hours in total – Nice old fps, remastered with 2 Games in it + 3 Expansions, really huge content in total (+100 levels), game completed.
Sonic Rumble
14 hours this month – 34 hours in total – Nice little battle royale, playing daily for some cheap items, at score multiplicater x15.5.
BallisticNG
10 hours this month – 328 hours in total – Awesome Wipeout like, keep playing sometimes …
Gori: Cuddly Carnage
8 hours this month – 8 hours in total – Really nice 3d platform with mix of beat them all, game completed.
The Gunk
6 hours this month – 6 hours in total – Nice little exploration game on unknown planet, game completed.
Top Playtime Game unfinished
Victor Vran
11 hours this month – 14 hours in total – Pretty nice hack’n’slash, at character level 42.
Top Playtime Game Abandonned :
Popup Dungeon
42 minutes this month – 1 hour in total – OK tier dungeon crawler, but really too slow permanent progress, skipped game …
Some others backlog game i will try to beat : Eastern Exorcist / No More Heroes 3 / Indivisible / Kingdom of Night / River City Ransom: Underground
BLAEO YEAR #2 - 2025 RECAP
Total Assassinations: 38
Total played hours: 871.0 hours
Most played games:
1st - Hades II (93.4 hours)
2nd - Methaphor: ReFantazio (90.2 hours)
3rd - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (75.9 hours)
Loved/Liked: 27 (69%)
Personal GOTY: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Neutral/Mixed feelings: 10 (26%)
Disliked/Hated: 2 (5%)
Dropped: 0 (0%)
Total games added to Steam library: 45
Won on SteamGifts: 12
Other gifts: 2
Backlog balance: +7
Final verdict:
I consider it to be a good year backlog-wise. Even if the net backlog counter is still positive (+7) and I played fewer games compared to 2024 (38 vs. 44) and for less time total (871 hours vs. 973), the % of unplayed games went down (-2%), mostly thanks to the fact that I managed to add only 45 games to my library this year (vs. 87 in 2024).
The actual big change, though, is that, last November, after 8 uninterrupted years, I finally decided to cancel my Humble Bundle/Choice annual subscription. Consider that I checked and I saw that at the moment more than half of my unplayed games (241 out of 447) come from HB subscriptions.
So yeah, let’s say I managed to keep my backlog HP bar from growing out of control and that I hopefully put down a solid base to actually start chipping at it next year.
#24 DIC 2025
Nobody Wants to Die
6.0 hours playtime, 20 of 26 achievements
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
88 minutes playtime, 9 of 110 achievements
Late Shift
85 minutes playtime, 5 of 20 achievements
Moon Hunters
6.8 hours playtime, 22 of 47 achievements
End Of 2025 Review!
Looking at the stats, I was a little disappointed in the small amount of games I beat. I beat 19 Steam Games. This is 4 games less then last year. BUT, those are just the steam games! I was a previous user of the PC game pass. I’ve since cancelled that, so that will be more focus on the backlog. I’ve also started collecting and playing retro games on old consoles! I’m attempting to play at least one retro game a month! Lastly, I just bought a PS5 for my boyfriend on his birthday. He bought me some PS5 games as well so I’ll be playing that as well 😅. So many games, so little time.
I didn’t beat any games in December, so instead I’ll do my usual 2025 recap and stats! These will be Steam games only, everything else I mentioned is excluded. I hope everyone had a great year. For those who didn’t, I hope this year is much better!
Favorite Games Beaten This Year
I beat this game plenty of times in 2008. This remake does it a great service while adding some new content. Am I upset about the changed soundtrack? Very much so. The charm, the unsettling feelings, and the nostalgia I get from playing this is still present and I enjoyed it.
Yes I cheated by putting two favorites. Stray was really unique. As I said in my review, this game had to be made by a cat lover. The stray cats actions, movements, and little details were so accurate. The graphics were great, the setting felt authentic and the story tugs at your heart strings.
Favorite Runner Up
I don't know if this counts, but I finally deciding to mark this as finished. As you can see, I've sunk a lot of hours into it. It's a runner up and not a winner, because the modding content/community is what makes this game so good! The vanilla game is quite the disappointment. It provides very little songs and then charges you money for each additional song and song pack you want to play. I wouldn't recommend it honestly.
BUT, if you mod the game, you can add your own songs and maps that other players have made. Thats where the fun begins. The game is great exercise, its a lot of fun. I wish more songs got added more often, but I'm picky about the maps. This is really the only game I play on Vr due to my VR motion sickness.
Least Favorite Game Beaten This Year
These games are cheesy, we can be honest. Still, the game before this one had charm and the actors had chemistry. This sequel is devoid of all of it. The dates are all stereotypes, the actors and characters have no chemistry. The dates felt terrible to be on. I didn't want either protagonist to find love with any of the options.
Nothing against the actors of course. This just wasn't for me.
Biggest Surprise This Year
This is the last game in the To The Moon series. This game surprised me because of how much it hit me emotionally, even though I've been dipping my foot in and out of the series since the beginning. I did play all the games eventually, but I had very little recollection of the story as a whole. This cheap, short little game, reeled me back in gently with a sweet game about friendship, love, and a vacation with people you care about.
Biggest Disappointment of the Year
I actually had so many answers to this category. I normally have zero expectations when playing games, but most of these had some exciting potential. Some games that almost made this list are: Road 96: 0, Stray Gods, Fireside Feelings, Resident Evil Village, Kind Words 2, and Control. Some were sequels that didn't live up, others were just my expectations that weren't matched. Most of these have great reviews. The indie games weren't bad, and I did still enjoy CONTROL and Resident Evil: Village. I decided to choose Silent Hill F due to my recent obsession with the series.
I started the series recently with the Silent Hill 2 remake. Loved it. Went back and played 4 of the older games. I pre-ordered Silent Hill F just so I could play it early.
I did not enjoy the combat, I didn't really find it scary. I HATED the locked ending. In the other games I played, your actions change the ending. The story is given to you throughout the game, but the ending changes what happens to the protagonist. This game locks you into one ending the first time, and you get very little story context, forcing you to play multiple times to get different endings and uncover the story. I'm a one and done kind of gamer, so this just isn't for me.
Most Anticipated New Addition!
I've beaten a couple episodes so far of dispatch and enjoy it. I miss Telltale choice-based games so much! The humor, the characters, the difficult choice.s Sign me up!. Also, I'm starting Death Stranding 2 on the PS5 and Alan Wake 2 on EPIC. I'm very excited about these as well!
Next Time:
The next games I’ll be focusing on are SILENT HILL 4 on GOG, DEATH STRANDING 2 on PS5, EXPEDITION 33 on PS5, ALAN WAKE 2 on EPIC, and some games from my POP list. These are the Steam games I plan to play in the next 2-3 months:
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The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature
0 minutes playtime
no achievements
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Get In The Car, Loser!
0 minutes playtime
0 of 28 achievements
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2
0 minutes playtime
0 of 43 achievements
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STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™
0 minutes playtime
no achievements
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The Darkness II
64 minutes playtime
0 of 50 achievements
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Resident Evil
2 hours playtime
1 of 44 achievements
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
92 hours playtime
14 of 83 achievements
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Dispatch
4 hours playtime
8 of 36 achievements
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Until Then
3 hours playtime
0 of 29 achievements
2025
Hey everyone! Long time no see.
I’m alive, but the same can’t be said for my gaming habit. In 2025 I barely played anything, but I also managed to not buy anything, so the backlog at least didn’t get a whole lot bigger when I wasn’t looking.
This year I added a whooping 6 games to the backlog, and 4 of these were gifted by kind friends!
Life has been busy - I finally got a job in July. Before that it felt like any time spent on gaming was a waste because I could be applying to jobs instead and after that I just didn’t have much free time to dedicate to much of anything. But in 2026 I’m hoping to get back into gaming, even if by very little, and at least tackle a game or two from my backlog!
Note: It’s somewhat amusing to me that I bought Moonlighter a while ago, couldn’t play, refunded, and then got it gifted again this year. This is the universe’s way of telling me to play that game.
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Cuphead
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Is This Seat Taken?
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
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Moonlighter
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Strange Horticulture
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Disco Elysium
Purchased:
Gifted:
🕹️ October, November and December 2025 Journal
My Statistics 😔
Steamgifts Statistics 😔
Tales & Tactics is an auto-battler in the style of Teamfight Tactics and Autochess, but fully focused on a single-player experience. If you enjoy these kinds of games, it’s definitely worth giving it a try.
The game offers a wide variety of synergies, items, events, and multiple difficulty levels, enough to keep you engaged for 30 hours or more. On top of that, it features a well-designed progression system where new mechanics are gradually unlocked, allowing each run to feel different while keeping the learning curve smooth and approachable
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Mars Power Industries Deluxe
Rocket Rats
Soul Stalker
Wanted Shadows
Garden in!
Not Tonight
Imp of the Sun
Pixelshire
The Repair House
Spin Hero
Market Tycoon
12 Labours of Hercules IV: Mother Nature
Garbage
Popup Dungeon
Adios
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Paradigm
The Wratch's Den
LOUD
STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
Hotel Renovator
WWE 2K25
Dwarfs!?
Void Bastards
Batman: Arkham Origins
Bastionforge
A New Beginning - Final Cut
Rogue Labyrinth
Tropico 5
American Truck Simulator
Port Royale 4
Slay the Spire
Tropico 4
Bulb Boy
Endzone - A World Apart
Wednesdays
LEGO® 2K Drive
Yoku's Island Express
Shogun Showdown
Beat Cop
Satisfactory
Rent A Car Simulator 24
Ikenfell
Godlike Burger
Detroit: Become Human
Another Farm Roguelike: Rebirth
The Forgotten City
Paleo Pines
The Invincible
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I'm buying less games, nice! :D
★22: December 2025
Report – Jan 1, 2026
First report of the year—though I’m kind of lazy since I’ve played so many games recently 😄
I already liked the game the moment I started it — gorgeous graphics, soothing music, and relaxing mechanics. The story, however, is just fine, nothing too special. The game still has some flaws, like the achievement bugs I mentioned earlier, but the developers clearly still care about their product, and I really hope they continue supporting it. Some people might find this game boring, but for me it’s a nice, relaxing escape. So overall, I’d definitely recommend it.
RNG Tester Simulator!
Sweet Pea Journey—Season 1 is peak, in my opinion. Season 4 gives a satisfying ending, though it would’ve been better if they had shown the final scene with one of the traders is Kenny.
Recommended if this is not the first Souls you play!
It’s a really nice combination of auto-battler and roguelike deck-building. I played TFT and Slay the Spire before, so this game is totally my kind of thing. It’s pretty RNG-dependent though—get a few good pulls and you can almost forget about tactics.
This is my first Final Fantasy game, so I came in with no real expectations—just enjoying my first playthrough. Overall, I did enjoy the game, though not as much as I expected given how big the Final Fantasy franchise is. That said, this experience definitely made me curious, and I plan to try other titles in the series in the near future.
A nice pixel roguelike! I really like how each character’s skills help strengthen the rest of the family. Throughout the game, mini-events and side quests pop up and really flesh out the story, which is great. It’s a chill game, and I recommend playing it with friends — even though I ended up soloing it :<
Doom-style cyberpunk with roguelike elements — perfect for some no-brainer, stress-relief fun. Simple, chaotic, and satisfying.
Almost finished it in one go. No complicated puzzles, no hard bosses, just a relaxing game with simple mechanics, good music and gorgeous art. Once the machine starts running, every frame looks like wallpaper material. Definitely recommended!
A nice game that leaves us questioning the balance between work and family.
I finished the game yesterday, but only had time to write this today :3 I think I overcame my fear—or maybe it was because I played on Story mode :< Still, the game is short and doesn’t rely heavily on jump scares, which I really appreciated. Once I was brave enough to face the first monster encounter, the rest felt much easier.
Graphics: beautiful. The level design is solid: after a dark, narrow area, you’re led into a wide, open space to cool down a bit before heading back into the darkness again.
The real horror, for me, lies in the story. The main character is just a normal person trying to find his way back to his family—his only hope. After all the suffering, pain, his friends died one by one in the search for escape, he ends up sacrificing himself, hoping it would save his family. A truly desperate and tragic story.
WTF.