I'm playing Heretic in split screen with my son on our Steam HTPC. We're in the second chapter now.
And merry Christmas!
this post was submitted on 24 Dec 2025
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Binding of Issac
I beat mom before, but never beyond that. I picked up Rebirth with the DLCs on steam and now I'm playing through older, and wiser. Beat mom already and going through my second run now.
I had planned to play the Metro series but instead I'm playing Grim Dawn which works out fine with the new expansion coming soon.
Neon White
I think I‘m almost done, minus the rushes. I kinda dread handing in all the gifts cause the dialogue‘s been pretty bad but I also kinda wanna read it now that I’ve collected them all lol
SCARLET NEXUS
I can‘t really recommend it. It runs kinda poor for essentially looking like a PS4 game and the game’s whole movement and combat feels insanely awkward and clunky. The story‘s ok but yeah. I like anime games but this one‘s a stinker in my book. The systems just aren‘t coming together.
Deathloop
I don‘t really have an opinion yet (outside of the game seemingly randomly enabling/disabling settings like vsync for me). I‘m still confused about most stuff and haven‘t found my groove yet. Dishonored‘s for sure better though. But this might be alright. We need more immersive sims honestly.
Neon White
I wasn't really a fan of the gift aspect either and I agree the cut scene doalog is kinda lame. I fast forwarded through these segments, but completed all gifts to get the secret ending.
Deathloop
I thought this game was interesting until the overarching narrative revealed itself then I was hooked. The narrative is intentionally obscured. Give it some more time to unravel and I hope you see the same gem that I did.
Jets 'n' Guns a side scrolling schmup from 2004 that I got for I think a couple of pounds in the steam winter sale.
Playws a shareware version on my dad's iMac back in the day and have wanted to pick it up again since.
It's not bad, probably not amazing but fun enough for so little money and there's lots of content.
Merry Christmas!
Astro's Playroom
In anticipation for the kids (and me) getting Astro Bot tomorrow I've been finishing up with all the artifacts and puzzle pieces. The game is actuality quite wonderful with the nostalgia and gameplay so I'm really looking forward to playing the next game :)
I really should finish that one. That’s the one that came free on the PS5 right? That was basically to show off all the new features of the new fancy controller? I really enjoyed my time with it but never bothered continuing after the first little while. I should go back and finish it sometime.
Antichamber
Decided to give it another shot (third or fourth so far), ended as usual - played through about half of the game and got stuck. I'm obviously missing some logic here but things just aren't coming together, no matter what I try.
Oh well, see you again in another year or two.
Shadowrun: Dragonfall
I wasn't really planning on playing it right after Returns (don't want to burn myself on the series or play style) and mostly installed it to see the difference between the two. Started playing anyway.
I like it so far. I miss being a solo in a new place and the new hub doesn't feel as cosy as the Seamstress Union but it isn't bad. Having a proper story related team does make things different enough to keep things interesting. Tone of the writing is pretty different, more "standoffish" and grey than in the first game.
I wasn't full sold on the updated UI initially but it managed to win me over. I do however have way more issues with miss-clicks in this game. I'm not sure exactly why and while I recognise that it's my own fault it didn't make the resulting consequences any more painful unfortunately.
Enemy encounters seem to be a bit more balanced than in the first one and everything feels like an improvement for the most part. That said, there are some scenarios that were... not exactly unfair but definitely weren't as fun as the rest of the game. It's fine when there's an option to scatter and run but that's not always possible and it did end up affecting my enjoyment at times.
Besides starting the base campaign I also looked into unofficial modules. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit disappointed by my research (there's only handful of them and most are unfinished) but I did find 2 that might tide me over if I want more after finishing the story. I'll take what I can get at this point.
So far so good, I'd say. There are some things that turned out better than in Returns and some that don't really hit the mark but as a whole it's a pretty good follow up to the first game. I can only hope it sticks the landing as well.
Antichamber hurts my brain trying to figure out how to do anything. The game's so complex that I've watched multiple speedruns that do every puzzle in the game and I still don't understand what to do every time I try it again every 2-3 years