Replayed Alan Wake and Control, now playing Alan Wake 2. The stories are so well written and interesting

I’ve been hooked on Factorio lately. I think it’s helping with some of the decision paralysis shit I’ve been dealing with at work.

I played Blue Prince for a long time, currently taking a break because it’s incredibly mentally taxing.
Been playing the Iron Oath a lot lately. It’s a tactics game with permadeath and feels D&D inspired, it has a few issues but nothing game-breaking.
Board games, I’m always playing Betrayal at House on the Hill, but we also tried Call to Adventure recently and that was pretty fun, would like to give it another go and get the hang of it.

Started playing State of Decay 2 again. Best zombie survival game ever. Hope the third one isn’t a flop and releases in my lifetime.

Clair Obscur. First thing to really grab my attention since BG3.

I played Clue for the first time yesterday! Super fun.

I’m trying to play different genres to see what’s out there, and have found some neat little games in the sale steam just had.

Nocturnals - This one was great. The game is obviously made by people who don’t have a team of a hundred artists under them, but they did a really good job crafting the story. It’s short, but has multiple endings, and I haven’t found all of them yet.

Digging a Hole - This one made me chuckle. It’s motherload from the miniclip era of website gaming, but in 3D. Wouldn’t spend a ton on it, but if it goes on sale it will be amusing for you. Still haven’t completed the speedrun challenge for it. First time took me about 12 hours, while the challenge is 30 minutes.

Roguebook - in the same ‘universe’ as faeria, which I enjoyed. It’s basically slay the spire with different themes and a more punishing/variable path to the boss.

and, finally my favorite right now: Young Souls - it just has a really fun visual appearance and gameplay. I’ve been surprised by how much I struggled with some of the fights. I haven’t beaten it yet, but the story has some of the classic elements, but the writers put some thought into their tropes and made the characters more than just shallow pictures playing a part.

I actually really like Undecember, despite the inventory management, costume shop, and gacha mechanic for legendaries. The storyline gets good after the first arc, and the skill system is so flexible, you can make almost any type of build you can think of.

I got cyberpunk 2077 for the summer sale and I’m absolutely loving it. Put nearly 200 hours into the game in the first month or so. Only just now getting into mods. Despite its poor launch the dlc definitely makes up for it.

playing final fantasy 12 lately. I started it on playstation or playstation 2 I think and never really went forward with it. trying again on steamdeck.

Still on the Slay the Spire-train. A downright excellent game.

Also playing some Hades 2

I played Heartworm. It’s an indie survival horror game that came out recently. It’s a very unique game in the genre. I highly recommend it.

I’ve gone back to playing Ghost of Tsushima, for the first time, a bunch recently. Took a long break from it after Act I, but just because I didn’t want to marathon it all at once. It’s probably my favorite melee combat game that isn’t a full-fledged RPG, and the story is fantastic. I’m really glad that it’s more grounded in realism, for the most part, rather than relying on fantasy gimmicks and magic. Plus playing it with Japanese audio is an absolute treat.

For video games, I just beat silksong, which was super fun and pretty brutal. The art and music is phenomenal though, it’s a great game. Working on Hades 2 right now, which is also fantastic and I’d recommend.

For board games I’ve been getting my group into the Heroes 3 board game. It’s the biggest box I’ve ever seen for a game lol. It does a great job of feeling like the computer game while meeting the constraints of a board game, plus there’s lots of bits to fiddle with. Downside is its huge, so you need a big table or a group comfortable playing on the floor.

I think I’m about halfway through Stray and love every minute.

I’ve also been playing Pokemon Emerald: Seaglass as a really gorgeous re-imagining of Emerald.