January 2022

Steam reviews are posted for all of these games.

• Impostor Factory
  

  4 hours playtime

  1 of 1 achievements

• Megaquarium
  

  81 hours playtime

  21 of 21 achievements

• Yuletide Legends: Who Framed Santa Claus
  

  4 hours playtime

  20 of 20 achievements

• Darkestville Castle
  

  7 hours playtime

  44 of 44 achievements

• Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac
  

  3 hours playtime

  17 of 20 achievements

• Detective Grimoire
  

  3 hours playtime

  9 of 9 achievements

• Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love
  

  10 hours playtime

  42 of 42 achievements

• Occult Crime Police
  

  3 hours playtime

  10 of 10 achievements

• TARTARUS
  

  4 hours playtime

  8 of 8 achievements

• Fate of Dynasty
  

  18 minutes playtime

  5 of 5 achievements

• How We Got Here
  

  2 hours playtime

  15 of 15 achievements

• If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
  

  3 hours playtime

  15 of 15 achievements

Imposter Factory: The partially faded memories of the earlier experiences made this even more enjoyable 👍👍
Megaquarium: I picked up the DLCs and enjoyed my time with them 👍
Yuletide Legends: Same formula, different pictures, as to be expected from Artifex Mundi
Darkestville Castle: Decent point and click, better since I got it on sale 👍
Edgar: I laughed maybe twice, the movement is awkward and several achievements are a waste of time 👎
Detective Grimoire: Uses Adobe Air which means it should probably not be sold anymore 👎
Irony Curtain: It was OK, slower than it needed to be with missed opportunities to make it more enjoyable
Occult Crime Police: Eccentric and probably intended from an audience other than myself, but free
TARTARUS: Disappointment on so many levels. It is almost like they consulted with me and did everything I suggested they not do 👎
Fate of Dynasty: Free, decent experience 👍
How We Got Here: Quirky but free 👍
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers: Somehow this is free. If you like dark, atmospheric games this is a must-play. Then, pay what you want on itch or buy the DLC on Steam 👍👍

2021 Review

Steam reviews are posted for all of these games.

• Terraria
  

  44 hours playtime

  47 of 104 achievements

• Stardew Valley
  

  344 hours playtime

  39 of 40 achievements

• Spiritfarer
  

  55 hours playtime

  39 of 39 achievements

• Shadow of the Tomb Raider
  

  49 hours playtime

  74 of 99 achievements

• Koi Farm
  

  9 hours playtime

  no achievements

• A Short Hike
  

  4 hours playtime

  9 of 12 achievements

• Megaquarium
  

  47 hours playtime

  18 of 18 achievements

• Beholder
  

  35 minutes playtime

  0 of 60 achievements

It has been a while since an update so I thought I would post what I have been playing recently.

Terraria: I enjoyed enough time playing that it was worth it, but eventually I was not having fun anymore and stopped.
Stardew Valley: It had been a few years and there was so much new to explore
Spiritfarer: Beta testing and playing the new updates
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: I finally got modern-enough hardware to play this game at decent settings
Koi Farm: A relaxing few hours, very enjoyable
A Short Hike: If the game were designed for PCs I would have enjoyed it significantly more. Unfortunately it was a mix of annoying and interesting.
Megaquarium: I picked up the DLCs for this game and am playing them now
Beholder: An interesting concept but both boring and stressful. It was free so I do not care about not finishing it.

I also bought Imposter Factory during the Winter Sale but I have not played it yet.

2021 Q2 Review

Steam reviews are up for these games.

• Shell Shuffle
  

  2 hours playtime

  no achievements

• Valheim
  

  114 hours playtime

  no achievements

• Skyland: Heart of the Mountain
  

  3 hours playtime

  16 of 16 achievements

• Dreamwalker: Never Fall Asleep
  

  3 hours playtime

  27 of 27 achievements

• Family Mysteries 2: Echoes of Tomorrow
  

  4 hours playtime

  24 of 24 achievements

• King's Heir: Rise to the Throne
  

  3 hours playtime

  18 of 18 achievements

• Path of Sin: Greed
  

  3 hours playtime

  16 of 16 achievements

• Queen's Quest 5: Symphony of Death
  

  3 hours playtime

  21 of 21 achievements

I just cannot help myself when I see a HOG bundle ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Maybe I will have more willpower next time … is something I keep saying to myself.

2021 Q1 Review

Steam reviews are up for most of these games.

I had been playing fewer games so I stopped posting monthly. I probably should have posted in February considering I played (and completed) 10 HOGs and a few others. I am currently playing 2 (very) different games.

• Shell Shuffle
  

  99 minutes playtime

  no achievements

• Valheim
  

  29 hours playtime

  no achievements

• Megaquarium
  

  44 hours playtime

  18 of 18 achievements

• Spiritfarer
  

  43 hours playtime

  39 of 39 achievements

• Project Highrise
  

  24 hours playtime

  87 of 88 achievements

• The Monster Inside
  

  17 minutes playtime

  0 of 7 achievements

• Think To Die
  

  78 minutes playtime

  11 of 11 achievements

• Bomber Crew
  

  3 hours playtime

  3 of 30 achievements

• Woven
  

  5 hours playtime

  0 of 25 achievements

• Tacoma
  

  4 hours playtime

  12 of 12 achievements

• Ghost Files 2: Memory of a Crime
  

  3 hours playtime

  23 of 23 achievements

• Uncharted Tides: Port Royal
  

  3 hours playtime

  22 of 22 achievements

• The Secret Order 7: Shadow Breach
  

  4 hours playtime

  32 of 32 achievements

• The Secret Order 8: Return to the Buried Kingdom
  

  3 hours playtime

  32 of 32 achievements

• Endless Fables 4: Shadow Within
  

  3 hours playtime

  30 of 30 achievements

• Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises
  

  4 hours playtime

  24 of 24 achievements

• Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset
  

  3 hours playtime

  24 of 24 achievements

• Persian Nights 2: The Moonlight Veil
  

  4 hours playtime

  31 of 31 achievements

• The Myth Seekers 2: The Sunken City
  

  4 hours playtime

  28 of 28 achievements

• Demon Hunter 5: Ascendance
  

  4 hours playtime

  24 of 24 achievements

• Fox! Hen! Bag!
  

  12 minutes playtime

  6 of 6 achievements

• Plastris
  

  3 hours playtime

  40 of 40 achievements

• Vendetta - Curse of Raven's Cry
  

  15 hours playtime

  14 of 52 achievements

• Equilinox
  

  12 hours playtime

  no achievements

• Life is Strange 2
  

  22 hours playtime

  46 of 46 achievements

• The Signal From Tölva
  

  77 minutes playtime

  3 of 42 achievements

2020 Q4 Review

Steam reviews are up for some of these games.

I have not had much time to play lately, but below are the ones I have been able to spend at least some time with. It also seems to be the case that I need to start planning my next build:

• MewnBase
  

  24 hours playtime

  20 of 21 achievements

• Planet Explorers
  

  39 minutes playtime

  0 of 16 achievements

• Perfect Vermin
  

  37 minutes playtime

  4 of 10 achievements

• Megaquarium
  

  26 minutes playtime

  0 of 18 achievements

• TARTARUS
  

  15 minutes playtime

  1 of 8 achievements

• Shadow of the Tomb Raider
  

  8 minutes playtime

  0 of 99 achievements

Steam reviews are up for most of these games.

• Forge Quest
  

  67 minutes playtime

  3 of 49 achievements

• Graveyard Keeper
  

  134 hours playtime

  83 of 83 achievements

• Littlewood
  

  43 hours playtime

  no achievements

• Life is Strange 2
  

  5 hours playtime

  9 of 46 achievements

Someone kindly sent me a gift copy of Forge Quest, unfortunately I found it boring and have not found a reason to continue playing it.

I finished the Graveyard Keeper DLC, but have it installed still in the hopes that maybe another will be announced sometime around Halloween. That probably will not happen, but I can hope.

Littlewood was fun for some time but was quite shallow.

Life is Strange 2 had a good start and I will probably pick up the rest of the series at a good discount.

Steam reviews are up for all of these games.

I have played a lot of demos over the past few months, they really help confirming which games go to the wishlist and which ones can be ignored. Other than that, I finished up my Summer Sale purchases and played a few free games.

• ISLANDERS
  

  5 hours playtime

  26 of 26 achievements

• Surviving Mars
  

  84 hours playtime

  52 of 70 achievements

• Puzlogic
  

  22 hours playtime

  17 of 17 achievements

• The Caribbean Sail
  

  67 hours playtime

  29 of 29 achievements

• Graveyard Keeper
  

  125 hours playtime

  62 of 83 achievements

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May 2020

Steam reviews are up for all of these games.

I re-completed a few games, played several demos (not listed), and have started playing summer sale purchases.

• Hidden Folks
  

  11 hours playtime

  8 of 8 achievements

• What Never Was
  

  38 minutes playtime

  6 of 6 achievements

• Disturbed
  

  69 minutes playtime

  17 of 17 achievements

• Whateverland: Prologue
  

  58 minutes playtime

  7 of 7 achievements

• The Caribbean Sail
  

  67 hours playtime

  40 of 40 achievements

• Blind Love
  

  78 minutes playtime

  6 of 6 achievements

• Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1
  

  3 hours playtime

  26 of 26 achievements

• Agatha Knife
  

  7 hours playtime

  30 of 30 achievements

• Puzlogic
  

  2 hours playtime

  3 of 17 achievements

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May 2020

Steam reviews are up for all of these games.

I picked up a few games from my wishlist and explored some other free items this month.

• FRAMED Collection
  

  4 hours playtime

  18 of 18 achievements

• Undead Horde
  

  14 hours playtime

  24 of 24 achievements

• The Gardens Between
  

  3 hours playtime

  17 of 17 achievements

• a Museum of Dubious Splendors
  

  43 minutes playtime

  no achievements

• In the Pause Between the Ringing
  

  31 minutes playtime

  no achievements

• The Indifferent Wonder of an Edible Place
  

  39 minutes playtime

  no achievements

• The Flood
  

  8 minutes playtime

  no achievements

• CAYNE
  

  4 hours playtime

  15 of 15 achievements

• Red Planet Farming
  

  6 hours playtime

  10 of 10 achievements

Backlog Assassinated

After more than 3 years of dedication to my backlog I finally made it. During this time, I discovered some really great games (along with several awful ones). My expectations for, and perception of, games has grown and changed - hopefully for the better. I intend to make less mistakes in the games I choose, while still taking enough chances to find some hidden gems.

Steam reviews are up for all of these games.

First, I addressed the final unplayed game in my library, which had just appeared. This encouraged me to go back and complete the previously “beaten” game.

• Super Bit Blaster XL
  

  6 hours playtime

  17 of 17 achievements

• Bit Blaster XL
  

  8 hours playtime

  17 of 17 achievements

Next, I took out the remaining unfinished games. This went faster then expected because many ended up in the “won’t play” category - there was a reason I stopped playing them in the first place.

• Defend Your Life
  

  18 hours playtime

  20 of 20 achievements

• Big Pharma
  

  47 hours playtime

  18 of 25 achievements

• Pillars of Eternity
  

  9 hours playtime

  0 of 48 achievements

• Door Kickers
  

  12 hours playtime

  20 of 43 achievements

• FORCED
  

  8 hours playtime

  0 of 24 achievements

• Gryphon Knight Epic
  

  13 hours playtime

  43 of 70 achievements

• Life is Hard
  

  6 hours playtime

  16 of 31 achievements

• Mushroom 11
  

  10 hours playtime

  0 of 35 achievements

• NO THING
  

  5 hours playtime

  0 of 12 achievements

• Waveform
  

  2 hours playtime

  6 of 65 achievements

• The Last Tinker: City of Colors
  

  6 hours playtime

  0 of 14 achievements

I then decided to check out this free game I had been waiting to try.

• Kyle is Famous
  

  3 hours playtime

  25 of 58 achievements

Finally, I noticed a previously “completed” game had several new updates and many more achievements. I will play this some more, but do not expect to 100% it again.

• Pictopix
  

  34 hours playtime

  18 of 34 achievements

Total Progress:

One Year Ago:

Two Years Ago:

Earliest Tracked Progress (2017 June Report):