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January’s Stats

aka. Less than impressive start of the year
Hope 2023 started well for all of you!
In here, not much to report, played some games, finished a few, added as many thanks to some last minute gifts… So far the status is quo, which is not very good. And one of the game I put 20+ hours in seem to be bugged in the probably last story quest (and I guess I’ll have to replace it in my 20/23 list unless it gets somehow fixed). Delightful.
Thankfully I also had a lot of fun starting a cult and killing zombies, so gaming time this month was mostly well spent.
Played | Finished | Completed | Backlog+ | Achievements |
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8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 153 |
20/23 Challenge Progress (1/23)
Finished this month: 1-
Stray
6 hours playtime
11 of 24 achievements
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Unusual Findings
6 hours playtime
17 of 30 achievements
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Cult of the Lamb
18 hours playtime
27 of 37 achievements
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Dying Light 2
42 hours playtime
19 of 65 achievements
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Luck be a Landlord
20 hours playtime
81 of 186 achievements
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Children of Silentown
7 hours playtime
16 of 26 achievements
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Sail Forth
22 hours playtime
30 of 47 achievements
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Re:Call
2 hours playtime
4 of 11 achievements

January 2023

Monthly Update #44: January 2023
Tried Ryse: Son of Rome as a way to break it up which looked cool, but I had issues getting it to work well so that has been dropped.
I also ended up purchasing the Steam Deck through a grey import in Australia, so I've kind of just been waiting for that to finally be delivered! I decided I didn't want to wait to see if they ever announce it here, now that there are easier ways to get it then a US VPN/CC/Shipping address and parcel forwarder 😅
Hoping it will finally get delivered, as it says delayed and that's the last update I have from Australia Post since the 23rd....
Completed/Beaten
Played
I keep wiping on a boss in the Solosseum Slog. It is gating my 100%. NUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
I've been playing this with friends. It's been fun. I had about 8 hours in this game from 2019. I have gotten about 40 hours within less than a week…..
I admit, I am treating it a bit as a Screenshot simulator at times.. Some of the environments are absolutely beautiful, and the game has a photo mode!

Log #18
Backlog growth: +12
I managed to complete at least a bit more than last month, including 2 longer games!
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The Elder Scrolls: Arena
26.5 hours playtime
no achievements
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The Secret Order 4: Beyond Time
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Solitairica
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Wheel of Innocence
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I Frog-ot
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Nova Lands: Emilia's Mission
The Elder Scrolls Arena: I have to say I am particularly proud of actually finishing this one. It was a bit of a hassle and also a bit monotonous, but the guide on steam “How to have fun while playing Arena” helped a lot xD! And since the Elder Scrolls are one of my all time favourite game series (especially Morrowind <3), it was really interesting to see where it all started^^. So next up will be Daggerfall!
The Secret Order 4: Slowly making my way through this HOG series.
Solitairica: I have been playing this game on and off for the last couple of months, but finally managed to beat it with all decks and collect the last achievements. I really liked it. It is simple, but fun and perfect for a quick round inbetween.
Wheel of Innocence: Free visual novel. Visual novels are not my genre, so I don’t feel like I can judge, but I would say it is okay since it’s free^^
I frog-ot: Weird little free game.
Nova Lands: Emilia’s Mission: Free demo. Building a base on a planet. I liked what I saw, so I wishlisted the full game.

January 2023
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1bitHeart
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A Story About My Uncle
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Alicemare
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Asphyxia
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Atonement: Scourge of Time
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Blackberry Honey
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Date Warp
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Embraced By Autumn
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For Goodness Sake
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Forgotten Places: Regained Castle
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Happy Campers
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Harem Girl: Isabella
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How to Fool a Liar King Remastered
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How to Sing to Open Your Heart Remastered
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How to Take Off Your Mask Remastered
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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
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Khimera: Puzzle Island
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King's Heir: Rise to the Throne
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Kitsune Kitchen
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Machinarium
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Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell
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My Dear Prince
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My Heart Grows Fonder
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Not It: Spookiest Edition
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Rituals in the Dark
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Sable's Grimoire
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Sable's Grimoire: A Dragon's Treasure
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Sable's Grimoire: Man And Elf
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Sakura Succubus 5
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Sakura Succubus 6
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SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
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Smile For Me
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Soul Gambler
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Stars and Snowdrops
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Sweet fantasy
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The Confines Of The Crown
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
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The Walsingham Files - Chapter 1
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The Winter Tower
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Tyrania - A Kinetic Visual Novel
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Wolfskin's Curse
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Would you like to run an idol café? 2
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Would you like to run an idol café? 3
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Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
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11-11 Memories Retold
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Anna's Quest
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Big Bad Futanari Wolf
0.3 hours playtime
no achievements
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Coalescence
0.1 hours playtime
no achievements
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Dark Chronicles: The Soul Reaver
1.1 hours playtime
no achievements
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Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
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Dissent
0.1 hours playtime
no achievements
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Fishy
0.1 hours playtime
no achievements
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Flaws in the People We Love
0.1 hours playtime
no achievements
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Forever Space
0.3 hours playtime
no achievements
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Hob
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Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon?
0.3 hours playtime
no achievements
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Karisvale
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Machina of the Planet Tree -Planet Ruler-
23.1 hours playtime
no achievements
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Ominous Tales: The Forsaken Isle
1.0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Renegade Grounds: Episode 1
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Renegade Grounds: Episode 2
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Rescue Elves
0.3 hours playtime
no achievements
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Shtriga: Summer Camp
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Vespa's Test
0.3 hours playtime
no achievements
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WTF Do You Know?
0.5 hours playtime
no achievements
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Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator
0.5 hours playtime
no achievements
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Stars and Snowdrops
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Sacred Earth - Alternative
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Lobby Cam by Bryn Oh
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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WooLoop
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Hollow Mind: The Lost Puppy
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Strangeland
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Technobabylon
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The Shivah
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Shardlight
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Resonance
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Primordia
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Gemini Rue
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Blackwell Unbound
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Blackwell Epiphany
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Blackwell Deception
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Blackwell Convergence
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The Blackwell Legacy
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A War of a Madman's Making
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Dark Desire Mute 1
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When All Guys Turned into Girls
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Richard & Alice
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Fingerbones
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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The Most Boring Game Ever
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Locke(d)
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The Confines Of The Crown
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Big Bad Futanari Wolf
0.3 hours playtime
no achievements
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Heavenly Peaks Cultivation
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Friendly Facade
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
Stats
Completed: 66
Gained: 29
Achievements: TBA
Perfect: TBA
Average %: 87
Comments
Oh I’ve had a nice start again to this year and even with adding some more free games and even buying a bundle I only gained half back which is great at this point. A few of these are old as I said earlier in the month I won’t be focusing on those old games as much anymore, I had that last year to see how much I could do so its gonna be really weird when I do my progress bar this year but whatever
My favourite game of the month goes to My Dear Prince. I really wanted to play it in December but didn’t end up doing so, so I made sure to do it this month and it was as amazing as I expected to. I love the characters and seeing the awkward situations that kept popping up when they believed our tomboy was a real boy. We need more ebi-hime games like that, not just downers


January 2023
Not much happened in terms of gaming, but I don’t mind.
Another 18 hours logged into the game. I'm finally up to date on the Bonus book, and I made some progress in the Community 5 book.

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Super Blood Hockey
24 hours playtime
33 of 33 achievements
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The Last Campfire
7 hours playtime
22 of 22 achievements
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Witcheye
5 hours playtime
13 of 25 achievements
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Wildfire
20 hours playtime
40 of 60 achievements
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OlliOlli World
22 hours playtime
31 of 54 achievements
January
Another new year begins and the continued war on my backlog continues. After a brief period at 48% completion I dropped back to 47% during January as I started a few new games that have dragged my stats down. I’ve been using BLAEO since 2017 and while there is a clear improvement in the percentage of beaten and completed games over the years, recently I’ve been adding more games too and the number of unplayed/unfinished isn’t changing much (I update the stats in my BLAEO profile each month/year so it’s easy to see).
Today was a mixed month. Time off work and access to the Deck increased my playtime a bit, so I was able to beat/complete quite a few games, but I also added to my library. The most surprising of these additions came from BLAEO itself! I voted in the Game Awards 2022 on the site as I do every year and then kind of forgot about it until I was informed that I won a game from the winners list. So, thank you again Skanda. I opted for Hardspace Shipbuilder, a game that I’ve been interested in for a while but never took the plunge and bought.
Work is about to get busy. There’s be at least 2 weeks with lots of work and probably quite a lot of unpaid overtime (working from home while there’s construction going on at the office and overtime won’t be logged!). Hopefully, I can take a few breaks during the day to balance things a little, but I imagine my gaming time will drop a little. My side jobs are busy at the moment too - Good for my wallet but not for gaming.
Onto this month’s games:
Steam
Super Blood Hockey
The Last Campfire
Witcheye
Wildfire
Olliollie World
Backlog Additions
A perfect storm of sales, gifts, wins, and trades means I added nine games to my account!Two of these are in my list of assassinations this month, but still a bad start to the year.
The games are - Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Rebel Cops, Imposter Factory, BattleChef Brigade, Witcheye, OlliOlli World, Grounded, Zero Sievert, and Travellers Rest.

January 2022
I had bad beginning of the month, so I wasn’t in the mood for playing. So I managed to finish only 4 games, and bought only 1. Although it is a big one
Best game of the month: Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Beaten and completed games
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The Suicide of Rachel Foster
4/10
10 of 11 achievements
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Penko Park
8/10
32 of 32 achievements
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Chicory: A Colorful Tale
8/10
28 of 33 achievements
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Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
7/10
21 of 24 achievements
New games:


February: Baby, it's cold outside
This month you can participate in the monthly theme by either playing winter themed games (or at least where part of the action occurs during winter), co-op games or games where romance is involved (Thanks to Kaleith for suggesting that second part of the theme). Have fun and stay warm!
Huge thanks to Kaleith for the banner!
To participate, reply to this post and tell us which game(s) that fit the monthly theme(s) you’re going to play.
Please use the following (or similar) format, but feel free to add any extra thoughts about the game(s) to your post!
Name | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status
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name of game 1 | achievements obtained | playtime this month | unfinished/finished
name of game 2 | achievements obtained | playtime this month | unfinished/finished
name of game 3 | achievements obtained | playtime this month | unfinished/finished
TOTAL: | achievements obtained | playtime this month | Number of games finished
Obvious Theme song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Uid4yRtg4
FAQ
Do I have to participate in this month’s theme?
No, as with every theme, these are merely suggestions for anyone who is unsure about what to play next. If you already have a battle plan for your backlog and/or don’t like this month’s theme, you’re free to ignore it.
What happens if I don’t participate in the monthly theme?
Nothing.
What happens if I play all of my unfinished games this month?
Your backlog will be a much smaller place.
I don’t have any unfinished games - I’ve beaten everything I’ve started.
Really? well that makes one of us… I salute you.
I already finished my entry can I play another?
Go ahead - the goal is to reduce your unfinished games list. The more you can play the better.
I’ve nearly beaten a game can I still use it as my entry?
Of course!