October: Spooktober
You can use the following (or similar) format to make it easier for everyone’s progress to be tracked, but feel free to add any extra thoughts about the game(s) to your post!
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
Theme song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBeVDXx1bIQ
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.
| Name | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative | 0/49 | 0h | Not started |
| House | 0/30 | 0h | Not started |
| How Fish Is Made | - | 0h | Not started |
| If On A Winter’s Night, Four Travelers | 0/15 | 0h | Not started |
| Swallow the Sea | 0/10 | 0h | Not started |
| Who Is Mike - A Visual Novel | - | 0h | Not started |
| Wunderdoktor | 0/22 | 0h | Not started |
| TOTAL: | 0/126 | 0h | 0/7 |
“If On A Winter’s Night…” is a great choice! Spooky, short and sweet, like a goodHalloween treat. Enjoy!
Because this went so well last time, let’s try again :’)
Trying to get shorter games out of the way in between the big ones I have to finish no matter what
| Name | Category | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMORI | Psychological Horror tag | 4/84 (initial 4/84) | 4.7h (initial 4.7h) | Playing |
| Tandem: a tale of shadows | Kinda spooky vibe | 24/24 (initial 0/24) | 6.5h (initial 0h) | Completed |
| Lust for Darkness | Horror tag | 5/15 (initial 5/15) | 75m (initial 75m) | Paused |
| Happy Game | Horror tag | 11/11 (initial 0/11) | 2.9h (initial 0h) | Completed |
| total: | 44/134 | 9.4h | 2/4 |
Truly a spooky picture. ;D
Edit: Adding Prey was a little bit ambitious as I won’t have enough time for it, that’s one less game then. But I will maybe add something shorter… ^^
| Name | Category | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOEM | Ghosts | 48/48 | 9h | Completed |
| Dreamwalker: Never Fall Asleep | Horror | 27/27 | 3.3h | Completed |
| Little Nightmares | Horror | 22/22 (Initial 13) | 18.7h (Initial 12.9) | Completed |
| System Shock: Enhanced Edition | Horror | 6/6 (Initial 5) | 39.7h (Initial 30.2) | Completed |
| TOTAL: | 85 | 27.6h | 4 |
ALL THE SPOOKS.
| Name | Why? | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann | Horror tag | 14/14 | 2.9 h | completed |
| Annie and the Art Gallery | Horror tag | 13/18 | 2.8 h | beaten |
| Blameless | Horror tag | 4/4 | 1.1 h | completed |
| Disturbed | Horror tag | 17/17 | 0.8h | completed |
| Ghost in the Pool | Horror tag | 8/8 | 2.5 h | completed |
| Home | Horror tag | 11/12 | 1.7 h | beaten |
| Incredible Dracula: Chasing Love Collector’s Edition | Halloween-adjacent | 34/34 | 17.7 h | completed |
| Interactive Horror Stories | Horror tag | 18/18 | 1.3 h | completed |
| Itchy Scratchy | Horror tag | N/A | 0.0 h (3 minutes) | completed |
| My Friend is a Raven | Horror tag | N/A | 0.9 h | completed |
| PROJECT: Halloween | Horror tag | 1/1 | 0.4 h | completed |
| Serena | Horror tag | N/A | 0.8 h | completed |
| Suspicious Downpour | Horror tag | 7/7 | 0.3 h | completed |
| TELEFORUM | Horror tag | 35/35 | 2.3 h | completed |
| The Fan | Horror tag | N/A | 1.2 h | completed |
| The Grandfather | Horror tag | N/A | 0.4 h | completed |
| Witch College | Halloween-adjacent | N/A | 2.0 h | completed |
| Total: | Horror (15), Halloween (2) | 162 | 39.1 h | 15 completed, 2 beaten |
| Name | Theme | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Complex | Horror | 9/20 | 2.0 h | beaten |
| SIMULACRA: Pipe Dreams | Horror | 11/29 | 1.3 h | beaten |
| SIMULACRA 2 | Horror | 16/27 | 3.6 h | beaten |
| TOTAL: | 36/76 | 6.9 h | 3 games beaten |
| Name | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel | 25/28 | 21.7hrs | Beaten |
| Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders | 39/50 | 8.9hrs | Beaten |
| Chained Echoes | 21/37 | 61.9hrs | Beaten |
| TOTAL: | 92.5 hours | 3 games Beaten |
| Name | Subcategory | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinstripe | Horror tag | 12/12 | 4.0h | finished |
| RB: Axolotl | Horror tag | 9/9 | 5.7h | finished |
| Blue Whale | Horror tag | 7/7 | 1.7h | finished |
| Cooking Witch | Horror tag | 12/12 | 2.8h | finished |
| Pixel Puzzles Ultimate Jigsaw - Halloween 4 | Halloween | 15/2708 | 7.4h | finished |
| Coloring Pixels - Halloween Pack | Halloween | 27/1500 | 21.0h | finished |
| TOTAL: | 82 | 42.6h | 6 |
As always, gorgeous banner art <3
I’m currently hooked on Baldur’s Gate 3, so I’m not gonna even think about any other games for a while, if I can help it… I really don’t want to get distracted from BG lol. Mind flayers are pretty spooky, though, right? :D
Here are my candidate games to join in on the theme. Since I’m fond of the spooky and Halloween themes, and haven’t played them in a while, it would be a nice chance to try and join my first event here!
| Name | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Cthulhu | 0/49 | 0.0h | Not started |
| Evil Dead: The Game | 0/44 | 0.0h | Not started |
| The 7th Guest | 0/28 | 0.0h | Not started |
| The Last Door - Collector's Edition | 0/16 | 0.0h | Not started |
| Through the Woods | 0/27 | 0.0h | Not started |
| TOTAL: | 0 | 0.0h | 0 |
Had completely forgotten about the monthly themes. Hope I can make it a habit once again
| Game | Achievements | Playtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book of Demons | 74/202 | 17.6h | beaten |
| total: | 74 | 17.6h | 1/1 |
| Game | Achievements | Playtime | Status |
| Larva Mortus | 25/25 | 23.9h | Completed |
| Sanitarium | 8/20 | 0.0h | unfinished |
| Ghost of a Tale | 1/20 | 0.0h | unfinished |
| total: | 0 | 23,9 | 1/3 |
| Name | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status |
| Afterparty | 10/23 | 8hrs | beaten |
| Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei | 3/7 | 3hrs | unfinished |
| The Typing of The Dead: Overkill | 6/33 | 1hrs | unfinished |
| Spirit Hunter: Death Mark | 0/31 | 0hrs | unfinished |
| Red Tape | 0/14 | 0hrs | unfinished |
| Dread X Collection 2 | 0/13 | 0hrs | unfinished |
| total: | 19/190 achievements | 14 hrs | 1/8 finished |
Haven’t done this in a long time but I’m going with:
| Name | Achievements obtained | Playtime | Status |
| Eyes in the Dark | 0/34 | 0 hours | Unfinished |
| Ravenous Devils | 0/23 | 0 hours | Unfinished |
| Zortch | 0/6 | 0.7 hours | Unfinished |
| Total: |
| Name | Tag/Category | Achievements | Playtime | Status |
| Year Walk | Horror | 9/10 | 3hrs | Beaten |
| Among the Sleep | Horror | 10/10 | 4hrs | Completed |
| Costume Quest 2 | Halloween | 18/18 | 16hrs | Completed |
| Pinstripe | Horror | 0/12 | 3hrs | Beaten |
| Totals: | 37/50 | 26hrs | 4/4 |
Umm, wtf. There is no achievement for completing the game on Pinstripe. I’m not used to having to take screenshots, d’oh. Whatever.
| Name | Achievements | Playtime | Status |
| Outlast | 5/14 | 5.6hrs | Beaten |
| Pumpkin Jack | 24/32 | 5.1hrs | Beaten |
| Total: | 29 | 10.7hrs | 2 |
Dead space 2 - horror tag - beaten/completed
ArcaniA: Fall of Settariff - that game is a horror for every Gothic fan - beaten/completed
| Name | Achievements | Playtime | Status |
| Resident Evil Village | 46/56 | 49 hours | Beaten |
2spooky5me
Surely I’ll do better for this theme than last month.
Edit: Well, I guess it was better until Wo Long happened. Oh well :)
I guess that the spooky thing about this post is that the games will slowly disappear from the list as the month goes on 🙀
One of them will for sure, I don’t see myself beating 2 extra long vns in the same month.
I vote for Chaos;Head Noah. Make sure to get the improved patch!
That was likely the plan, yeah. I initially wanted to play it for last month’s theme but I finished my previous vn like 30min before the month was over :p (and yeah, I got the patch the moment I bought the game)
What a damn mood.
It’s a shame it had to be like this. But hey, it beats the weird patch for the original release (which I miraculously managed to get to work, even though I still don’t know how), I guess? Jury’s still out on the content added in Noah.