What videogames are you playing in 2026?

Ashton van Richten · 2026-04-23T18:53:32+0100

Best of luck, soldier! Have fun!!

jdrakeh said:
Based on reviews and a friend's recommendation, I'm gearing up for a play through of Doki Doki Literature Club.

MarkB · 2026-04-23T19:02:09+0100

jdrakeh said:
Based on reviews and a friend's recommendation, I'm gearing up for a play through of Doki Doki Literature Club.

I own that game, launched it one time and read the disclaimer. One day I'm sure I'll feel both curious and emotionally secure enough to venture past that point, but not so far.

Thomas Shey · 2026-04-23T19:14:01+0100

Ashton van Richten said:
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This is literally me

Yeah, got several cases of that on my VG backup harddrive.

Pale Violet Light · 2026-04-24T07:02:00+0100

Thomas Shey said:
Comfort-food games are a thing. Its one reason I've currently stopped buying new games, because I can't get myself to play them when I find dropping back to XCOM2: War of the Chosen, or (even more extreme) Master of Orion 2 relaxing wheras getting myself to actually engage for long with Phantom Doctrine or City of Gangsters requires some effort.

Oh yeah. For me it’s the original Baldur’s Gate, I could play it forever. I currently rotate between (the new) Chaos Gate and Phoenix Point for my turn-based tactics fix, though I’m thinking of trying something new like Invisible Inc or Phantom Brigade.

Thomas Shey · 2026-04-24T20:59:30+0100

Pale Violet Light said:
Oh yeah. For me it’s the original Baldur’s Gate, I could play it forever. I currently rotate between (the new) Chaos Gate and Phoenix Point for my turn-based tactics fix, though I’m thinking of trying something new like Invisible Inc or Phantom Brigade.

I seem to have lost my ability to play CRPGs; my patience disappears after a certain point. I always struggled a bit, but as I've gotten old its apparently become prohibitive.