Wreckfest and specifically the multiplayer! Class C semi-clean or even just free for all races are soooo good.

Since I finished Starfield. I've had an itch for more space exploration. I decided to get back into Elite Dangerous. I haven't played it for a good couple years. I bought the latest DLC for it when it was released. I just never got around to playing it. I'm absolutely loving the space legs.

I've been going from system to system. Mapping each planet and moon. Landing on those that I can. Exploring for geological features and biology samples. All while marathoning my favourite YouTube channels.

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Picked up Dvinity Orginal sin Enhanced Edition

On sale and native for Linux ;-)

gog

Jedi Survivor. It ran like shit when I bought it at launch, so I waited a bit and it's been great so far.

Unciv

I recently finished Hyper Light Drifter. It was decent, pretty good level of challenge in boss battles or when the enemies surround you. Backtracking to find secrets was a chore though. And cloud saves didn't work which was a bummer.

Before that was another attempt to enjoy No Man's Sky. I just can't do it, too many bafflingly stupid design decisions.

Now I'm loading Red Dead Redemption 2 onto my Steam Deck. Finally time to undertake what I hope to be my favorite wild west adventure ever.

I started South Park The Stick of Truth.
I never was a big fan, I only ever watched a handful of South Park episodes back then. Regardless, it's pretty good even if you haven't watched most of it.
For sure, if you absolutely hate South Park, maybe don't get this...
But if like me you just never really got that much into it or haven't really kept up with it, it's absolutely fine.

Anyhow
In it, you start playing as a mute South Park newcomer protagonist who himself joins a town-wide bunch of LARPERs in an adventure that goes off the rails.
It doesn't shy from breaking the fourth wall.
It's utterly fucking stupid at times, which is expected.

Pretty fun so far.

Quake 4, bog standard 7th gen corridor shooter and the half way point makes the game slightly more tolerable, just enough to be considered 'good'. On the bright side the lighting is great in darker areas, something that iD Tech 4 games excel at. I don't know why most modern games dark areas look like you're walking downtown at 9pm, when it should be much darker depending on the game.

After years of Skyrim losing me to its jank, my mod list has reached a size of 450 and thus critical mass: Skyrim has finally pulled me in!

I‘m also playing Hollow Knight and a bit of Mario 3D Land on the Switch, so I‘m havin‘ a grand ol‘ time these days

Homeworld remastered. I saw deserts of karak on sale for like $4 but then realized I own the remaster somehow and never played it. Probably humble bundle. Only a few missions in but has a surprising complexity for a 20 year old RTS

Uncharted 2 - making my way through the original trilogy

I just finished Hexalogic and Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands, and both are fantastic. The first is an interesting take on sudoku that gets pretty challenging near the end, and the second is what happens if you blow up Ski Free to a full length game.

Other than that, continuing on with Mass Effect Legendary (first ME playthrough), Skyward Sword, and Blasphemous: Wounds of Eventide. I'm almost done with Zelda, and I'll probably switch to Tokyo Xanadu Ex+ afterward. I'm near the start with the others, and I'll probably play some small games here and there.

My patient game would be Slay the spire, I still play it on either switch or Android several times a week.

However, this year I did something unusual for myself and not patient: I bought Zelda: tears of the kingdom (I did wait about a month after release). Ive already put probably 300 hours into it, and still have quite a bit more I can do, so the $/hour of entertainment value there I don't think ive matched.

Dark Souls II I am really enjoying it. I think this is my new 2nd favorite souls game after DS1.

When I'm not playing baldurs gate 3, I'm stopping in on baldurs gate 1 which I didn't play back in the day(I only had 2), The original kingdom hearts, a second playthrough of final fantasy remake in anticipation of rebirth, outer worlds, midnight Suns, guardians of the Galaxy, star ocean the last hope, and thr ever present vampire Survivors and Binding of Isaac. I've been hopping games frequently recently.

Troy, a total war saga. This is my first total war experience and I'm having a blast. Still getting to know all the mechanics though

Xonotic. It’s an open source fps supposedly similar to Quake. It’s free, so no harm in checking it out!

Halfway through playing Batman Arkham Knight on Xbox.

I just finished the Psychoscape DLC for Borderlands 3. :)

I started playing Monster Hunter Rise! I’ve played Monster Hunter: World before for a bit, so I understand something of how it works.

That didn’t stop me from trying to skip ahead in quests and getting pummeled a bunch of times though. Whoops!

I’m also finally trying to get a little further in American Truck Simulator. I’ve had it for a few years and have struggled to play consistently.

Stray. I have been wanting to play it for a while and it's currently on sale.

The environment is pure eye candy to me.

Pokemon Infinite Fusion. It's honestly the best pokemon game I've ever played, fan-made or otherwise.

Recently completed Dark Souls for the first time. I'm not sure if I enjoyed it, but it was a unique experience.

Started Monster Hunter Rise on PC. Some things feel a bit "off" but it's enjoyable (I actually tried playing on Switch when the game released, but it was miserable)

Other than Metroid Dread, I also enjoyed Hardspace: Shipbreaker recently. There's certainly joy to be had in doing a (sometimes) simple job well, and it keeps you on your toes just enough. Major bonus points for a story and characters that struck a lot of the same dystopian chords that Papers, Please did. Just, ya know, in space. I will absolutely play another game in this universe if one comes out.

Outer Worlds. All the backlash from Starfield reminded me that obsidian did fallout in space years ago in the older style.

Remnant: From the Ashes

Just got my steam deck and I'm playing divinity original sin 2 and Zelda Wind Waker (call me a patient gamer! Ahah)

I've been playing a lot of BattleBit recently.

I play a match or two at nigth with a friend and it's always a lot of fun. Everything from the people to the mechanics are enjoyable. At the beginning it was a bit confusing but I've gotten used to it.

I picked up horizon zero dawn again after a year since i dropped it. I really liked it more than a year ago. This was a really big deal for me since I felt like I lost enjoyment in gaming since 3 months ago. Playing HZD, really helped me find my groove back in gaming.

Phantom Liberty, Forbidden West, Midnight Suns, Fallout 76

I'll throw down the factorio card for this week. Trying it out on the steam deck. Plays pretty good so far. Bit clunky in the controls, but I'll keep messing around with them. Plus it's great for the pick up and play, although I'll prob need to leave notes or something when things get more complex so I don't lose the thread

I'm not trying to gatekeep patience, but 6 months?