samwise84

Update 153: February 2026

Already through the second month of the year and I am nearly back to full time work. Guess the world is getting more normal by the minute. At least for me.

Half-Life 2

The Plan

5/10
0.2 hours
1 of 1 achievements

The Plan lets you play as a fly on a brief, inevitable journey to death. Conceptually interesting, but gameplay is minimal and unremarkable. The one achievement is frustratingly buggy, required multiple crashes until it unlocked. Short and forgettable.

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DOGWALK

7/10
0.4 hours
no achievements

Dogwalk is a charming, free little stroll with your doggy companion. You wander through a cozy environment, collecting snowman pieces along the way. Simple, cute, and relaxing, it’s a sweet micro-game that’s perfect for a brief, stress-free experience — more heartwarming than challenging.

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An Arcade Full of Cats

7.5/10
2.9 hours
50 of 50 achievements

An Arcade Full of Cats is an adorable hidden-object game where you hunt cats throughout history. The free content is generous, and the inexpensive DLC adds more levels. Relaxing and cute, it’s not an achievement-spam game — you only earn achievements for completing a level, not every single cat.

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Disco Elysium

6.5/10
26.4 hours
12 of 45 achievements

Disco Elysium is a bold, narrative-driven RPG that excels in giving players freedom and choice. The concept and storytelling are great, offering a world rich with dialogue, personality, and consequence. However, it can be overwhelmingly wordy at times, slowing the pacing and making some sections feel dense. The open-ended approach is liberating, letting you craft your detective however you like, but it also makes achievement hunting daunting. Despite this, the game’s depth, writing, and unique mechanics make it something different in a sea of the usual RPGs.

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Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles

6/10
7.1 hours
32 of 32 achievements

Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles offers clever puzzles and a faithful detective experience, HOGs and all, but frequent crashes severely undermine the fun. While the mystery and problem-solving are enjoyable, having to replay sections multiple times due to instability makes it frustrating, turning a promising game into a mixed experience.

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Hitman: Blood Money

7/10
15.2 hours
no achievements

Hitman: Blood Money delivers classic stealth gameplay with varied, creative missions that keep each assassination fresh. Timing can be frustrating, and the graphics are showing their age, but the level design, freedom of approach, and satisfying mechanics make it a pretty decent game in the series, even years later.

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Re:Fresh

5/10
4.1 hours
13 of 13 achievements

Re:Fresh seemed like a chill collecting game but turns into a platformer with time trials, thank god they are not needed for completing the game. The controls aren’t perfect, which makes precision tricky. Cute visuals and charming presentation give it some appeal, but it may frustrate players who aren’t fans of platformers.

Also finished a bunch of DLC's:
  • Coloring Pixels - 1-Bit Pack

    32 hours playtime

    21 of 21 achievements

  • WooLoop - Fantasy Pack

    9.6 hours playtime

    16 of 16 achievements



Overall Backlog Progress: +0,21% change to last times unfinished/never played games (58,35% unfinished games)

21.67% (409/1887)
18.60% (351/1887)
3.29% (62/1887)
55.06% (1039/1887)
1.38% (26/1887)




Overall SG Wins Progress:+0,52% change to last times unfinished/never played games (46,99% unfinished games)

28.39% (241/849)
24.26% (206/849)
1.88% (16/849)
45.11% (383/849)
0.35% (3/849)
Here are the games I'm currently working on. Reviews will follow once I'm done with the games:
I should hide from my backlog, he surely wants to kill me by now for overfeeding him, but what can I do XD I've won 12 games and got gifted one DLC (thanks cece) and added 4 of my own and bought 10 more plus 5 DLC's. I've beaten 7 games (and 2 DLC's) this month, so +19 for the month of February. Yearly count is at + 27. I did beat Hitman: Blood Money and Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles, so my count on beaten old games is at +3 for the year. So 3/12 done so far. At least I am on track for that and I am currently playing Shadow Warrior and Raildroad Tycoon 2 which would add two more to that count.


SG wins: Added myself (free games and old keys):
  • The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns

    2.1 hours playtime

    8 of 8 achievements

  • Watchmen: The End Is Nigh

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Part 2

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 50 achievements

Bought:
  • ARC Raiders

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 50 achievements

  • Sherlock Holmes: The Secret of the Silver Earring

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 32 achievements

  • Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 25 achievements

  • Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of The Persian Carpet

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 39 achievements

  • Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 28 achievements

Gifts:
  • Coloring Pixels - Playing Cards Pack

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 55 achievements

The other DLC's I added were for the Sherlock Holmes Chapter One. Not gonna list them all.
Games I want to play within the next few weeks:

PoP: thanks to itsly & TempeteJoachim for challenging me