What videogames are you playing in 2025?

[Argyle King]

I'll likely get sucked back into Crusader Kings 3 with the new Mongol expansion.

Overall, it's been a great year for games.
•Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
•Oblivion
•new CK3 expansion
•Baldur's Gate 3 update that makes me want to start a new game

 

[Gradine]

I have lost considerable PC time because my wife and daughters are obsessed with this game. I think they're on Day 40-something right now; I don't think they found Room 46 yet.

I got pretty fortunate; on day 18 I got a Shrine boon that added 8 Courtyards to my deck (which I had upgraded to provide 2 gems); the following day I placed the Root Cellar (which increases the number of digging spots). I ended up with a full house, like 11 minor keys and 20 gems leftover, and way more than enough steps to get everything done to get into Room 46.

 

[Gradine]

I'll likely get sucked back into Crusader Kings 3 with the new Mongol expansion.

Overall, it's been a great year for games.
•Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
•Oblivion
•new CK3 expansion
•Baldur's Gate 3 update that makes me want to start a new game

Civ VII also came out this year. Not to mention two quality modern ports of a pair of classic PSX RPGs each in Suikoden & Lunar. Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 is apparently doing extraordinarily well also. And my GOTY is already out, of course.

 

[Bagpuss]

Valhiem again, after finishing Satisfactory, and the available content for Enshrouded. Also playing HumanitZ.

 

[Reynard]

Valhiem again, after finishing Satisfactory, and the available content for Enshrouded. Also playing HumanitZ.

Valheim is one of those rare games that is absolutely better with friends.

 

[Bagpuss]

Valheim is one of those rare games that is absolutely better with friends.

You might have noticed that about all those titles I mentioned.

 

[Pale Violet Light]

Clair Obscur - Expedition 33 might be my favorite of the last 5 years or so… The earnest storytelling combined with an insanely fun combat system that rewards dodging and parrying while including fun turn-based resource management. I adore both the beauty in the face of death aesthetics that feel so very French in the best way possible…

So many people are raving about this I feel like I’d better give it a go. But I like my turn-based combat XCOM-style, not jRPG style. And quick-time events sound terrible to me: quick is the opposite of what I want. On the other hand, Torment had garbage combat, and I loved that.

 

[Gradine]

Just wrapped another day in Blue Prince. Figured out some clues and got some deeper computer access, and now I need to put the game down for a bit, because I am completely emotionally devastated.

Holy crap this game

 

[Gladius Legis]

So many people are raving about this I feel like I’d better give it a go. But I like my turn-based combat XCOM-style, not jRPG style. And quick-time events sound terrible to me: quick is the opposite of what I want. On the other hand, Torment had garbage combat, and I loved that.

I suppose they're technically QTEs, but it's a lot more comparable to the Judgment Ring system in the Shadow Hearts series, if you've played that. The parrying and dodging part makes it more like a turn-based Sekiro, which I love.

 

[Pale Violet Light]

RIGHT?! Avoiding spoilers, but all four factions are fairly horrific…

I did support the Huana in the end; it’s their home and I reckon they should be allowed to make their own mistakes and fix their own problems. It seemed at least they were on an upward trend by the end, even if I needed to get my hands dirtier than I would have liked.

I found the ship combat relatively painless, though tedious enough that I usually went straight to boarding and melee combat to save a couple of minutes.

Anyhow, on to my next playthrough!