December’s Stats

• MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD
  

  246 hours playtime

  44 of 50 achievements

• Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
  

  4 hours playtime

  9 of 19 achievements

• The Banner Saga 3
  

  13 hours playtime

  34 of 101 achievements

• Call of Cthulhu
  

  10 hours playtime

  36 of 49 achievements

• Book of Demons
  

  16 hours playtime

  70 of 202 achievements

• Ticket to Earth
  

  29 hours playtime

  35 of 49 achievements

• Moonlighter
  

  10 hours playtime

  5 of 57 achievements

• Hidden Paws
  

  5 hours playtime

  8 of 8 achievements

• Iconoclasts
  

  25 hours playtime

  6 of 11 achievements

• Monster Prom
  

  10 hours playtime

  8 of 32 achievements

• Terraria
  

  653 hours playtime

  75 of 88 achievements

• Glass Masquerade
  

  5 hours playtime

  31 of 31 achievements

• Solo
  

  6 hours playtime

  18 of 20 achievements

• tiny & Tall: Gleipnir Part One
  

  4 hours playtime

  9 of 9 achievements

Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

4 hours playtime, 9 of 19 achievements

It had been a while since I've played the first Orwell but it is pretty similar to the first one, without the novelty effect. That's not to say it was bad, I actually enjoyed it, I think it's just fit in the category of "more of the same". The story is slightly connected to the first one while also being independant. If you've played the first one, you'll catch the references but if you haven't I don't think you'll be missing much. Overall what I was expecting of it.

The Banner Saga 3

13 hours playtime, 34 of 101 achievements

As good as expected, the conclusion to The Banner Saga remains in the continuitiy of its two predecessors. If I have a critic to make on this last part though, is that the better you play, the least content you'll see. Which I only learnt after completing the game and checking for the cheevos I was missing. This makes very little sense to me, but I'm bound to replay the whole trilogy at some point so I'll try to remember to fuck up more to see what I've missed. Not a huge fan of how many achievements are behind a paying DLC I have no interest in either, but what can you do. Still strong recommend if you liked any of the previous ones (and play them all in order).

Call of Cthulhu

10 hours playtime, 36 of 49 achievements

Despite the more than mixed reviews and the criticism the game has faced after its release, I really enjoyed playing it. Sure, it's far from being perfect, and despite what some seems to think it is not an AAA nor does it have its budget, but I felt like it's one of the best adaptation of a Lovecraftian universe into a video game. People who were complaining it was 3-4h long, they probably missed a lot of content. Another thing needs to be clear when you go into this, it's neither an horror game in the Resident Evil style of game nor is it an action one, but it's an enjoyable skill based investigation game based on the pen and paper system of the same name. Overall, depending on what you expect out of it, it might or might not be the game for you. But it was one for me.

Ticket to Earth

29 hours playtime, 35 of 49 achievements

So, there was some sort of miracle and after more than a year after they released episode 2 (and a lot of people thought the game had been abandonned), Robot Circus finally delivered episode 3. The game is as good as it was in the previous episodes, and I would strongly recommend it if it was not for the fact that the last episode has still to be released and seeing how long it took them for this one, god knows when this will happen. (Also if you have a tablet, it might be worth looking into getting the mobile version instead. It seems like the perfectly adapted gameplay for a touchscreen, and it's cheaper).

Book of Demons

16 hours playtime, 70 of 202 achievements

This game finally came out of early access and I have to say I'm pretty happy with the result. The controls to move your character were a bit unusual at first, but then after a while, you get used to it. It mixes regular dungeon crawling with a card deckbuilding part for your equipment/skills, cards that you can upgrade when you visit the town. I found it pretty addictive and I particularly liked the system they implemented that allows you to pick the size of the next slice of dungeon you're gonna explore depending on the free time you have at the moment. I can't encourage you enough to try the demo available on their steam page and see if it's a game for you.

Hidden Paws

5 hours playtime, 8 of 8 achievements

I revisited this cute 3D hidden object game as they added a few levels for christmas. My opinion on this stands the same as when I first played it.

Iconoclasts

25 hours playtime, 6 of 11 achievements

A surprisingly good metroidvania with more content than I was expecting. It flew a little under my radar before I won it from SG (thanks again cj!). It took me 15-20 hours for a first playthrough, and from what I collected there is new content in the new game +. All of that goodness wrapped in an extremely cute art style and enjoyable music. If you like metroidvanias, I really recommend this little gem.

Solo

6 hours playtime, 18 of 20 achievements

At first, I simply thought it was a puzzle game where you go from an archipelago to another while solving puzzles to progress further, but it turned out this is an excuse for an introspection about relationships. Most of the puzzles consist in having to move different type of boxes to allow yourself to reach the next totem, and unlock the next island. Nothing too simple but nothing so frustrating it made me wanna drop the game either. It was a beautiful and relaxing short game, which I recommend to everyone if those type of games don't get you frustrated (which would be counter productive).

tiny & Tall: Gleipnir

4 hours playtime, 9 of 9 achievements

Another hidden gem for Point & Click lovers. Fair warning first, this is only episode one, the second episode is not out yet (the dev works alone but he's actively working on it), so the story is not complete. That being said, it was so funny that I can't pass to recommend it. You follow the two blacksmiths who forged Thor's hammer on their adventure to collect ingredients to fullfil a request of the gods. The game doesn't take itself too seriously and even though that first part is short, I really had a blast with it. A great way to finish the year.

• Kenshi
  

  0 minutes playtime

  no achievements

• Return of the Obra Dinn
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 16 achievements

• Seven: The Days Long Gone
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 30 achievements

• LEGO® The Hobbit™
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 39 achievements

• LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 48 achievements

• Valkyria Chronicles 4
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 36 achievements

• Braveland Wizard
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 22 achievements

• Forgotton Anne
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 33 achievements

• Sunset Overdrive
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 80 achievements

• Nyheim
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 12 achievements

• The Long Reach
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 15 achievements

• GRIS
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 17 achievements

• Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 39 achievements

• htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 24 achievements

• Milkmaid of the Milky Way
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 6 achievements

• Life is Strange 2
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 46 achievements

• Lamplight City
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 42 achievements

• Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 38 achievements

• The Tenth Line
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 21 achievements

• Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 26 achievements

• Kingsway
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 21 achievements

• OKAMI HD / 大神 絶景版
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 51 achievements

• The Wardrobe
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 26 achievements

• Doom & Destiny
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 44 achievements

• Karma. Incarnation 1
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 7 achievements

• HellSign
  

  0 minutes playtime

  0 of 11 achievements