What games are you playing now?

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Fezzik
Deadpool VR for the Quest 3S. Assassins Creed Valhalla for the PS5. CrossOver trial for my Mac to see how some racing sims run on it. So much for reducing the backlog instead of buying new stuff.

I actually made a list of all the games I'd bought and still haven't played much. Even excluding the racing/multiplayer, forever games (NMS, Stardew, etc) and the "free" PS Plus stuff, it runs to hundreds and hundreds of hours. The ones currently installed on PS5:

AC Valhalla, Astro Bot, Canis Canem Edit, Days Gone, Ghost of Tsushima, Horizon Zero Dawn, Kena, Okami, RDR2, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Robocop Rogue City, Sleeping Dogs, South Park: TFBW, Stray, The Division, The Witcher 3.

The 2026 master plan is to finish at least one of them every month, and not buy anything new (hopefully 007 and GTA get further delays).
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Good luck getting ACV, RDR2 and The Witcher 3 done in a month ;)
 
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Good luck getting ACV, RDR2 and The Witcher 3 done in a month ;)
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Some of the others aren't much better for a completionist like me, but who needs sleep anyway.
 
Anyone played Stalker 2 on PS5 ?

I'm torn between that and buying the Power Pack DLC. Only have a budget for one of these.
 
sirjim73
Not bought AC Rally yet (read it's very difficult)
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Difficult but not impossible and certainly not frustrating, with the new handling model in the 0.2 update I think anyone who loves racing sims in general, the Alsace road stages are absolutely stunning to drive and there’s a myriad of settings suggestions online and on their discord if you play on controller.
 
Jurassic World Evolution 3 on the PS5.

Return of the Obra Dinn on the Switch. Which is a game I've been meaning to check out for a long time and Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. As it was $10 on the Nintendo eShop and figured why not.
 
Added River City Girls to the rotation of game im currently playing, reminds me of Streets of Rage but you can pick where you go so its kinda open world.

Its fun and keeps me coming back but its not the easiest of games, even the standard enemies prove to be challenge when there's quite a few at the same time. Perfect for a 20/30 minute session on the Steam Deck.
 
Picked up “Fantasy Life - The Girl Who Stole Time” for the PS5.

So far it’s pretty good and I can see a lot of time being sunk into getting all the lives maxed out etc.

Mainly picked it up so the wife had something else to play besides Stardew which she must have 1000+ hours into by now.
 
Finished Nobody Saves The World, enjoyed it a lot, the two biggest annoyances were it wasn't super easy to swap forms because the game didn't pause when you had the selection wheel up (I would've been happy with using the d-pad to quickly swap between four presets) and it didn't let you choose which of the many forms were in the selection wheel, and the "cutscenes" were unskippable, full of pauses and the writing wasn't great so it just felt like they thought it was better than it was. But the gameplay itself was fun.

I finished it quite late last night so rather than get straight into Mouthwashing, I thought I'd give Mega Mosaic a quick go. Three hours later I realised it was almost 3am so I reluctantly put it down. It's basically minesweeper meets painting by numbers except it's huge, in those three hours I completed less than 7% of the grid.
 
My year in gaming: Give or take 35 played games on PC, Xbox, and PS5 (purchased in November), and finished 18.

These are the new games I played in 2025 (some launches are from 2024 or earlier); F-Finished, NF-Not Finished/In progress, D-Dropped:

Assassin's Creed Shadows (F), Avowed (F), South of Midnight (F), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (D), Doom: The Dark Ages (F), Sniper Elite: Resistance (F), Assetto Corsa EVO (NF), House Flipper 2 (F), RoboCop: Rogue City and Unfinished Business (F), God of War (PC version) (D), Dungeons of Hinterberg (F), Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (D), The Elder Scrolls IV: Remastered (D), Hollow Knight: Voidheart (D) Edition, Atomfall (D), Control Ultimate Edition, not the expansions (F), Hogwarts Legacy (F), Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (F), Eternal Strands (D), Astro's Playroom (F), Astrobot (NF), Gran Turismo 7 (F) and the Power Pack (NF), Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (F) and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (NF) (never played them until now via port to the PS5), Final Fantasy XVI (NF), Bye Sweet Carole (NF).

Replays: Tomb Raider (F), Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (NF), Two Point Campus (NF), Ace Combat 7 (NF), Gears of War: Reloaded (F), Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (F) (all through PC)

I continued to play Forza Horizon 5 and Forza Motorsport, but now GT7 takes most of my time driving.

So... my GOTY (regardless of year of launch) goes to... House Flipper 2! Is a cozy game that unlocked my buried passion of design/architecture and easily has been my greatest surprise and my most played game this year.

Actual GOTY launched in 2025: Avowed. I loved Obsidian's The Outer Worlds, and this didn't disappoint with the world, the characters, art and really fun combat. Very underrated game IMO.

Honorable mentions (2025): Assassin's Creed Shadows, almost my 2025 GOTY, but ultimately Avowed won on charm. South of Midnight; seriously underrated with great narrative, graphics, music, and themes of loss, grief, and forgiveness literally woven through. Doom: The Dark Ages. I'm not the biggest fan of Doom; in fact, this is the first I've ever finished! Thrilling combat, graphics and sound.

Short game of the year: Astro's Playroom. It comes with your PS5 so you might as well play it and be rewarded with a visual/sound showcase, a solid platformer, a callback to the history of the PlayStation and so many references to gaming history.

My personal disappointments: Dropping Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, as I realized I prefer Indiana Jones adventures lasting 2.5 hours in a screen, not 20+ hours. And IMO, it could benefit from a full 3rd person view like AFOP just did.
Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 was going great for me until the end of Act 1, then that plot twist didn't sit well to me, the difficulty scaled almost exponentially, and combat felt like an endless chore, so I dropped it and spoiled the rest of the story. Yeah, yeah, all the accolades, but I'm never going back.
RoboCop: Unfinished Business was just OK, but not really essential if you played Rogue City.

So, Happy New Year GTPlanet folk! May the new year bring health, happiness, prosperity to you and your families/loved ones. And great new games (and cheaper RAM!)
 
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Nacho Libre
My year in gaming: Give or take 35 played games on PC, Xbox, and PS5 (purchased in November), and finished 18.

These are the new games I played in 2025 (some launches are from 2024 or earlier); F-Finished, NF-Not Finished/In progress, D-Dropped:

Assassin's Creed Shadows (F), Avowed (F), South of Midnight (F), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (D), Doom: The Dark Ages (F), Sniper Elite: Resistance (F), Assetto Corsa EVO (NF), House Flipper 2 (F), RoboCop: Rogue City and Unfinished Business (F), God of War (PC version) (D), Dungeons of Hinterberg (F), Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (D), The Elder Scrolls IV: Remastered (D), Hollow Knight: Voidheart (D) Edition, Atomfall (D), Control Ultimate Edition, not the expansions (F), Hogwarts Legacy (F), Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (F), Eternal Strands (D), Astro's Playroom (F), Astrobot (F), Gran Turismo 7 (F) and the Power Pack (NF), Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (F) and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (NF) (never played them until now via port to the PS5), Final Fantasy XVI (NF), Bye Sweet Carole (NF).

Replays: Tomb Raider (F), Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (NF), Two Point Campus (NF), Ace Combat 7 (NF), Gears of War: Reloaded (F), Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (F) (all through PC)

I continued to play Forza Horizon 5 and Forza Motorsport, but now GT7 takes most of my time driving.

So... my GOTY (regardless of year of launch) goes to... House Flipper 2! Is a cozy game that unlocked my buried passion of design/architecture and easily has been my greatest surprise and my most played game this year.

Actual GOTY launched in 2025: Avowed. I loved Obsidian's The Outer Worlds, and this didn't disappoint with the world, the characters, art and really fun combat. Very underrated game IMO.

Honorable mentions (2025): Assassin's Creed Shadows, almost my 2025 GOTY, but ultimately Avowed won on charm. South of Midnight; seriously underrated with great narrative, graphics, music, and themes of loss, grief, and forgiveness literally woven through. Doom: The Dark Ages. I'm not the biggest fan of Doom; in fact, this is the first I've ever finished! Thrilling combat, graphics and sound.

Short game of the year: Astro's Playroom. It comes with your PS5 so you might as well play it and be rewarded with a visual/sound showcase, a solid platformer, a callback to the history of the PlayStation and so many references to gaming history.

My personal disappointments: Dropping Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, as I realized I prefer Indiana Jones adventures lasting 2.5 hours in a screen, not 20+ hours. And IMO, it could benefit from a full 3rd person view like AFOP just did.
Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 was going great for me until the end of Act 1, then that plot twist didn't sit well to me, the difficulty scaled almost exponentially, and combat felt like an endless chore, so I dropped it and spoiled the rest of the story. Yeah, yeah, all the accolades, but I'm never going back.
RoboCop: Unfinished Business was just OK, but not really essential if you played Rogue City.

So, Happy New Year GTPlanet folk! May the new year bring health, happiness, prosperity to you and your families/loved ones. And great new games (and cheaper RAM!)
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Great list of completed games for a year.

I agree with Indiana Jones having a 3rd person option, although I loved the half open world sections and side quests which make the game as long as it is.

And I couldnt disagree more on E33. The end of act 1/start of act2 is when both the combat and story turned this from a good game into a possible masterpiece for me, each to their own though of course.
 
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Great list of completed games for a year.

I agree with Indiana Jones having a 3rd person option, although I loved the half open world sections and side quests which make the game as long as it is.

And I couldnt disagree more on E33. The end of act 1/start of act2 is when both the combat and story turned this from a good game into a possible masterpiece for me, each to their own though of course.
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I agree that going from act 1 to act 2 is a pivotal moment in the game. For many, as you point out, is where the game soars. Unfortunately, not for me, but the technical and artistical quality of the game is undeniable.
 
Nacho Libre
I agree that going from act 1 to act 2 is a pivotal moment in the game. For many, as you point out, is where the game soars. Unfortunately, not for me, but the technical and artistical quality of the game is undeniable.
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That part in the story reminds me of The Last of Us 2, that also divided opinion too and with good reason as it's not for everyone.

Both great games in my opinion though.
 
So, because I finally have a copy of Spyro Reignited, I have been playing it for the past couple of days. I'll admit, I was not having much fun with it at first, I guess because I just wasn't feeling right and had not gotten used to the game's difference in art style, but as of recently, I am having a lot more fun with it now. Already beat Spyro 1 a few days ago, and I beat Spyro 2 today and naturally, I am going to play Spyro 3 next. However, I think I am going to take a quick stroll by the original game first. Of all the Spyro games, Spyro 3 is the one I grew up with; it was my introduction to Spyro as a whole and it's the one I know best. That said, I definitely want to take some time to jog my memory about the game a bit and remember all the good times I had with it before I play the remake.

Feels good to finally be playing the game after wanting to do so for a long time now.
 
I'm playing Mega Mosaic, a puzzle game that I grossly underestimated. It's like Minesweeper, except it's on a huge grid, instead of sweeping mines you're placing a light or dark tile (so you don't die if you get it wrong) and it doesn't automatically clear large areas since every single space will have a tile in the end. I played a lot of minesweeper on my phone so I get it and am quite good at spotting patterns, but even for me the rate of progress is excruciatingly slow and the devs know it - there's an achievement every time the completion ticks up to a whole number. I've been playing it four nights now, long sessions, and I just broke 22%.

I thought it'd be a couple of hours max before I moved on to Mouthwashing then Armoured Core 6, but at this rate it'll take me 40+ hours (although the more I do, the faster I should be able to go)... I like the challenge, though, so I'm happy quietly crunching on.
 
Alien Isolation - I lost count of how many times I've played the game but this time I'm giving it a go with headphones and wow does it make a big difference.
 
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1000 hours celebration tonight :lol:

As a DND gaming virgin before this it’s taken a long while but I finally understand what I’m doing with all the different classes.
 
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