mordsmiez’s profile
Hey there!
I joined on September 6th, 2021 because my bargain hunting had gotten worse and it was (and still is) time to defeat my evergrowing backlog. Since I’m bad at choosing and the size of the backlog doesn’t help, I devised a simple strategy: throwing dice! I “choose” most of my games this way. If I am not in the mood, they go back on the pile for the time being. I am also dogmatic about playing games series in order. And I do like playing classics :)
Genre-wise, I like RPGs, roguelikes and farming/life sims like Harvest Moon (and let’s face it, watching numbers go up aka idle games), and I spend quite some time irrationally hunting achievements and cuddling my two cats:)
**Click here to see my progress over the years!**
Resolutions for 2026 [End of year stats]:
- Reducing the pile of unfinished + never played games to 63% [2021: 83%; 2022: 75%; 2023: 69%; 2024: 67%; 2025: 65%]
- Increasing the total number of completed games to 310 [2021: 39; 2022: 130; 2023: 191; 2024: 228; 2025: 266]
- Increasing Completionist score to 64% [2021: 47.5%; 2022: 58.3 %; 2023: 61.5%; 2024: 62%; 2025: 63.1%]
Log #44 - December 25 & End of Year Report
Backlog Growth: +14 - 4 = +10
Assassinations of December:
-
Pan-Pan
-
Artist Idle
-
Outpath: First Journey
1.7 hours playtime
no achievements
-
Margo
Pan-Pan: Very short, non-verbal puzzle game. I had fun. Recommend to check it out on a discount if you’re into puzzlers.
Artist Idle: Free, medium-length idle game. It had a few interesting ideas, but generally it wasn’t really engaging and very repetitive, so I can’t really recommend it, even if it is free.
Outpath: First Journey: Free demo for a game that feels a lot like a 3D-forager. I liked it and am definitely considering picking up the full game at some point.
Margo: Short and free point-and-click game, very easy, very easy 100% achievements, if you’re into that sort of thing :)
End of Year Summary
These were my goals for the year:
- I wanted to reduce the pile of unfinished and never played games from 67% to 64%, but I managed only a decrease to 65%.
- I also wanted to up my total number of completed games to 270 (from 228 last year), but nearly missed my goal with only 266 completed games.
- Finally, I wanted to increase my completionist score to 64% from last year’s 62.0%, but I only reached about 63.1%.
It appears I failed all my yearly goals (again!) which is really just fine (again). I had fun gaming and living life and that’s (still) what really matters. I had a lot less time for gaming this year and also tried to be more engaged with other stuff so that’s good. I want to keep this healthy balance next year while still having some goal posts to work towards, so these will be my new goals:
- Reduce unfinished and never played games to 63%
- Total number of completed games: 310
- Completionist score: 64%
That’s it from me. I hope 2026 is going to be a good year for all of you <3.
Log #43 - November 2025
Backlog growth: + 6 - 2 = +4
Another month has passed by with almost no assassinations, oh well^^
-
An Arcade Full of Cats
-
Inventory Manager
An Arcade Full of Cats: Really nice HOG.
Inventory Manager: The premise sounded cool, but there isn’t much to do after a short while. Most of the time, the game was idling in the background.
That’s it from me, see you next month!
Log #42 - September+October 2025
Backlog growth: +14-1= +13
So this might be the most uneventful update so far: I only managed to beat/complete 1 game in 2 months. But at least it was a game I enjoyed:
-
Nova Lands
Nova Lands: A pixel-style base building/automation game. I found it cute and not overwhelming. I liked the way the game unfolded, only the ending felt a bit too slow for me, but that could well be my fault for not building enough stuff^^.
Outside of gaming, these two months went quite well, I finally fully switched to Linux, I ran a half marathon and beat my time from last year (yay!) and I’m making steady progress with a new skill I’m learning:) Generally trying to put more time into other hobbies as well and things that make me content which isn’t always easy these days.
That’s it from me, see you next month!
Log #41 - July+August 2025
Backlog growth: +8-2= 6
I was on vacation from the end of July until mid August, so not much gaming was happening. We spent the days hiking through Normandy, which was very relaxing.
Assassinations of the past weeks:
-
Lost Island
0.2 hours playtime
no achievements
-
Doodle God
-
It Takes Two
Lost Island: Very short, free exploration game. Looks like it might be someone’s first attempt at making a game. For that, it’s decent.
Doodle God: Played this a couple of years ago, but came back now to clean up the remaining achievements.
It takes two: Really fun and entertaining co-op game. Can only recommend!
That’s it from me, see you next month <3
Log #40 - June 2025
Backlog growth: +10-4=+6
I’m up to 30% completion, woohoo!
Assassinations of the past weeks:
-
Cats Hidden in Maple Hollow
-
Cats Hidden in Georgia
-
Monument Valley 2
-
100 Cats New York
-
Rise of the Tomb Raider
At least one longer game made it into the list this month! Rise of the tomb raider, which I really enjoyed. I have beaten the main game, but there are soooo many achievements, I am still pondering if I will continue with it…
That’s it from me, see you next month!
Log #39 - May 2025
Backlog growth: +8 (-3 completed)= +5
I didn’t get much done this month, so onto the Assassinations of the past week:
-
I commissioned some bunnies
-
I commissioned some cats
-
Cobble: The Stone Forager
Log #37 - April 2025
Backlog growth: +13
Assassinations of the past weeks:
-
Tinykin
-
Submerged
-
Chimera Island
0.8 hours playtime
no achievements
-
memories
-
Cats and Seek: Toge Land
-
Hidden Kitten
-
Scream Collector
Tinykin: Really enjoyable 3D-Platformer/Collectathon. Had a lot of fun with it and probably my favourite game this month!
Submerged: Another Collectathon, cool athomsphere but a bit repetitive gameplay-wise.
Chimera Island: Short, free game about raising and collecting creatures.
Memories: Short, free VN. Straight-forward, only one playthrough required to see everything as far as I can tell.
Cats and Seek: Tooge Land: Nice, free HOG.
Hidden Kitten: Another HOG with several levels.
Scream Collector: Longer incremental about building a haunted house, I really enjoyed it. I suspect they will add another area (maybe next Halloween?), but I am done for now!
That’s it from me, have a lovely month!
Log #36 - March 2025
Backlog growth: +9
Assassinations of the past weeks:
-
Hidden Cosmo Cats
-
Mini Idle Dice Monster
-
Skystead Christmas
-
Hidden Cats - Snow
Honestly not much to tell about this month. Gaming took a backseat while I am trying to figure out a work-life-balance :[
Log #35 - February 25
Backlog growth: +5
Assassinations of the past weeks:
-
Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition
71.5 hours playtime
no achievements
-
The Archipelago
1.0 hours playtime
no achievements
-
Tulips & Windmills
-
100 Romantic Cats
-
Along the River During the Qingming Festival
3.0 hours playtime
no achievements
-
TOEM
Log #34 - January 25
Backlog growth: +7
Assassinations of January:
-
100 Aliens Cats
0.0 hours playtime
100 of 100 achievements
-
HeartFinder
-
FIND ALL: Christmas
-
100 New Year Cats
-
Return to the Skyway
-
Fruit Stand Fortune
I don’t feel like writing much about them, I think they were all free? Favourite was FIND ALL: Christmas. I think the Find All games are a bit nicer than the average HOGs.
That’s it from me, until next month!
| 919 | games (+1 not categorized yet) |
| 50% | never played |
| 15% | unfinished |
| 4% | beaten |
| 30% | completed |
| 1% | won't play |