May 2026

Monster Hunter: World: I found the combat a bit slow at first but after a while I got used to it and it became pretty fun. The story was really boring but thankfully it didn’t take up too much time. The worst part of the main quest IMO was probably the two Zorah boss “fights” which took ~20 minutes each. I think it was supposed to feel epic but it didn’t work for me. I mean it was cool for the first 5 minutes then I was just sick of it. But its main pull, hunting monsters, that was great. I’m rating this one a 7/10 but I think it could get a higher score on my replay. I don’t think my experience did it justice (had to play with 30fps since 60fps was stuttering too much, I underestimated the system requirements lol, also won it at SG so no refunds). I’m definitely going to buy the Iceborne DLC and replay this game once I upgrade my rig.

Not Tonight: I feel conflicted with this game. It’s a game like “Papers, Please” but you play as a bouncer. I liked the sound design and the art. I thought it was cool how the OST sounds muffled at first then when you let a customer in, it gets clearer and louder. Unfortunately, the gameplay loop is rather boring and it’s way too long given how little variety it has. There were barely any new rules and there were too many days where it’s just the same as the previous ones. I also didn’t care about the story and I never really felt any moral dilemmas. There was actually only one time where I felt bad. It was during chapter 3 when it was revealed the “food bank” was a trap to find people to deport. But even with all that, for some reason, I have this urge to replay and 100% it. I think I got used to the gameplay and also I didn’t get the good ending which has been annoying me a little bit. I initially rated this game as 2/10 but I’m bumping it to 4/10. It definitely would’ve been better if it was shorter though.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent: I said in my previous post that my goal for this one during this month was only to get through the midpoint but I really wanted to be done with this game so I forced myself to just beat it already. 10/10, will probably never play it again. It’s really scary, what else do you want me to say? I’ve already heard about the water monster before but it’s still way scarier than what I was expecting. The story was also pretty great. I mean it’s not as good as SOMA (the developers’ other work) but to be fair that’s a high bar to clear lol.

Beyond a Steel Sky: I really enjoyed this game. I loved the setting/world and the characters. They’re quirky, but I mean that in a positive way. They’re all just such a joy to talk to, especially Joey. I don’t think you need to play the first game (Beneath a Steel Sky) but I feel like that improved my experience a bit since I was able to get the references the game makes (there was also one returning side character). I was almost going to rate it 10/10 but I’m “only” rating it 8/10 because I did not like the ending. Either way I’m glad this was my first SG win as I’ve never heard of this game before that. I hope they eventually make a third game.

Dishonored 2: It’s been years since I’ve played the first game so I can’t compare them but I really liked the gameplay of this one (I played as Emily). I was save-scumming a lot though, I decided to go for the no kills and detection achievements for my first playthrough for some reason. I’m not going to uninstall this one yet, I want to replay it and do a high chaos run and maybe even try to 100% it. Throughout my playthrough I was just itching to kill the NPCs lol (and I might or might not have done it a few times and just reloaded a save afterwards…). I feel like there was something missing though. I think the story felt a bit lacking/underwhelming but that might’ve been my fault. I’m giving this one an 8/10 for now. My rating might change once I replay it and actually take my time.

For the People: I won this one over at SG just a few days ago. Figured it was short enough and it looked interesting so I went and played it. Unfortunately I didn’t like it that much. The game’s world and lore were just confusing the hell out of me. A lot of the explanation about the world is in this “map” that you can read but it was pretty long and I didn’t find it interesting enough to actually spend time reading. I feel like the game itself was also too short and the storyline and characters felt underdeveloped. My first playthrough was around 3 hours and the remaining 6 hours was spent figuring out stats combination for the achievements (as the only guide in this game is in Russian and pretty vague on things, you have to figure out how to get the right stats on your own), not like, different paths in the game or something. Had potential but otherwise, 5/10.

SOMA (replay): I love SOMA. I’ve been itching to replay it and I remembered I had a save from January 29 that I’ve never finished, so I went and continued that one. I need to do a full replay again soon. Maybe if they finally release some new info (new trailer? release date? please I’ll take anything) on ONTOS (SOMA’s “spiritual” sequel made by the same devs) during the upcoming showcases. That game is my GTA 6. I need it NOW god damn it.

• Amnesia: The Dark Descent
  

  13 hours playtime

  10 of 18 achievements

• Beyond a Steel Sky
  

  17 hours playtime

  32 of 32 achievements

• Dishonored 2
  

  15 hours playtime

  19 of 50 achievements

• For the People
  

  9 hours playtime

  33 of 33 achievements

• Monster Hunter: World
  

  37 hours playtime

  18 of 100 achievements

• Not Tonight
  

  12 hours playtime

  11 of 15 achievements

• SOMA
  

  54 hours playtime

  10 of 10 achievements

Goals for June 2026

Everything except for Our World is Ended, Starpoint Gemini 2, and Station to Station were picked from this month’s Challenge Me thread. I have some progress with Our World is Ended, Rollerdrome, and Starpoint Gemini 2 already.

Rollerdrome & Starpoint Gemini 2: No thoughts yet besides that I’m liking both of them so far.

Our World is Ended: Way longer than what I was expecting it to be. I think most of the completions in HLTB were skipping the voice acting (I’ve listened to the vast majority of them so far, I’ve only skipped the VA a few times). Granted, I was also alt-tabbing and idling occasionally since I have a poor attention span. My actual hours would still be around ~20 hours minimum though, and considering I’m not even finished yet, it’s probably going to be way more than the average over at HLTB for just the main story (average is 26.5 hours and the only one with a note about not skipping the VA is 40 hours). Definitely underestimated how long this one is.

• Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
  

  5 hours playtime

  no achievements

• Heavy Rain
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 56 achievements

• Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 22 achievements

• Our World Is Ended.
  

  32 hours playtime

  8 of 40 achievements

• Rollerdrome
  

  2 hours playtime

  5 of 21 achievements

• Starpoint Gemini 2
  

  10 hours playtime

  10 of 52 achievements

• Station to Station
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 81 achievements

• The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
  

  3 hours playtime

  0 of 89 achievements