August 2025 report

added to library

• Between Horizons
  

  0 hours playtime

  0 of 25 achievements

• while True: learn()
  

  0 hours playtime

  0 of 31 achievements

• Paper Trail
  

  0 hours playtime

  0 of 35 achievements

• Hidden in my Paradise
  

  0 hours playtime

  0 of 15 achievements

• A Tiny Sticker Tale
  

  0 hours playtime

  0 of 17 achievements

• Neo Cab
  

  0 hours playtime

  0 of 18 achievements

• The Forgotten City
  

  0 hours playtime

  0 of 40 achievements

• Flipping Death
  

  0 hours playtime

  0 of 12 achievements

• Hob
  

  0 hours playtime

  0 of 37 achievements

I returned to SteamGifts this month after a nearly 2 year absence. There were a lot of unredeemed keys in my Humble & Fanatical libraries; many of which I created giveaways for, and a few I decided to redeem myself after a period of indecision (often lasting several years) over what to do with them. Also added were three games from Fanatical’s Build Your Own Cozy Games bundle (still available for one more day, at the time of writing), one from a recent Humble bundle, and Neo Cab, gifted by Teleute, my first SG win since my return. 💙

played

attempted, but currently unplayable on my device

The Flood

0.0 hours

no achievements

Cats Organized Neatly

2.2 hours

12 of 20 achievements

was looking for something casual, as those are easier to start than the meaty Real Gamer™ games. i like puzzles but can only play so many in one sitting, so this one remains unfinished. it is very cute though.

FRAMED Collection

3.4 hours

13 of 18 achievements

took the plunge and requested my first Challenge Me! this month. Kyrrelin gave me some great choices and i started with this one, as it was the shortest (lol). it's a very cool and stylish puzzle game with a light wordless narrative and a great soundtrack, so i assumed i'd get stuck right in. unfortunately i had the same issue with the uninterrupted puzzling as Cats Organized Neatly and finding myself needing to take breaks, either out of frustration with the timed mechanics or being unable to figure out the solution. i did manage to reach the end before the month finished, and the missed achievements look easy enough to return to at a later time.

Shadowhand

15.1 hours

13 of 19 achievements

i'd recently installed this before asking to be challenged, and finally started playing after getting frustrated with puzzles, haha. it's by the same studio that made Regency Solitaire and uses the same playing card mechanic to do battle with opponents on your quest. i ended up pretty far into the campaign, but it's fairly challenging to hit some of the goals even on relaxed mode, so i've stalled a bit on my progress.

You Must Build A Boat

416.6 hours

12 of 12 achievements

"why do you have over 400 hours in a dinky casual game," you might ask.
a) it's surprisingly fun
b) after you beat the game (maybe before? i don't remember) there's a daily challenge that will give you credit towards unlocking skins for NPCs
c) there are other ways to challenge yourself, like re-running the levels with boosted difficulty. i also like to see how fast i can reach the end - there's a pretty low ceiling for that, but that hasn't stopped me from trying 10+ times lol

joined more than 3 years ago and only posted once. oops.

i’ve been quietly popping in every so often to update the status of my library but it would be nice to check in & post more frequently. writing isn’t my forte but i’ll set a goal of doing a proper post in the next month outlining my recent progress & form a strategy. between sales and bundles i’ve now surpassed the 1k mark of full-status Steam games, which is a bit of a wake-up call! haven’t been on SG in over a year, which has probably helped keep my collection from getting totally out of control, but i’ve got plenty of unused keys that need a home.

hi, i’m newish here, and this is my first post.

having amassed nearly 60 games from SG giveaways, i decided to participate in this month’s Play A Game You Won On SteamGifts challenge. i chose Jack Orlando: Director’s Cut, a game that’s been burning a hole in my library for 2 years. it was quite a slog that i wouldn’t have had a chance of getting through without a guide - even for a point & click adventure it was unintuitive - but i beat it. can’t say whether i completed it because a) no achievements, and b) the game is so full of stuff that never leads you anywhere that it would take forever to exhaust all the dialogue options, find all the easter eggs, etc.

question: how are people making the games show up in their posts all pretty? it’s not explained how to do that in the markdown formatting page.