samwise84’s profile

Hi there,

what to tell about me? Hmm, well let’s see. Most of my game buys are impulse buys…Well don’t judge me. Other women buy shoes or make-up, I buy video games XD

I will try to beat as many games as I can each month (right now I am at at least 1 each week), but unfortunately I’m a grown up with a job, so my progress usually depends on how much spare time I have.

Since I’m a member of Playing Appreciated all wins of that group have priority (since they need to be played within a month of winning).

What I want to achieve in 2024

  • get my SG win played percentage up to 60% (it took a nosedive during the holiday season again due to some crazy friends) at 57,72% atm
  • playing the same amount of games that I get (sucked misserably on that account in 2023)
  • wrangle my backlog into submission and make him stop screaming 😱

Update 137: October 2024

I don’t know what to say, world’s gone crazy 🤷🏻 at least I’ve beaten more games than I won.

Half-Life 2

The Flame in the Flood

7/10
17.5 hours
14 of 36 achievements

Liked the game, just took me a while to understand how to play it. also controlling the raft was a bit iffy.

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Twin Mirror

7/10
15.6 hours
24 of 24 achievements

It's a good game, but not their best work. Overall enjoyed it. Endings weren't really that different though. And it gets tedious to see nearly the same cutscenes over and over again.

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

6.5/10
12.1 hours
17 of 30 achievements

Actually quiet enjoyed this one, though wasn't a big fan of some of the QTE's. Will be probably doing a coop playthrough for some more achievements.

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The Forgotten City

7/10
15.1 hours
40 of 40 achievements

Really enjoyed this one once I understood how the time repeat mechanics really worked. Was a fun little gem.

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Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

8/10
19.4 hours
24 of 35 achievements

Loved this one. Just so fun to run around and eating 🧠

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Pixross

6/10
10.6 hours
8 of 8 achievements

Nice little pixcross game.

DLC's I finished:
  • Coloring Pixels - Halloween 2 Pack

    23.2 hours playtime

    21 of 21 achievements



Overall Backlog Progress:-0,23% change to last times unfinished/never played games (57,11% unfinished games)

22.81% (377/1653)
18.63% (308/1653)
3.09% (51/1653)
54.02% (893/1653)
1.45% (24/1653)




Overall SG Wins Progress:-0,1% change to last times unfinished/never played games (43,63% unfinished games)

31.16% (225/722)
24.79% (179/722)
1.11% (8/722)
42.52% (307/722)
0.42% (3/722)
Here are the games I'm currently working on. Reviews will follow once I'm done with the games:
I've won 4 games. I've beaten 6 games, so that makes a total of -2 for the month of October. So my yearly count is at +32 games.

SG wins:



Games I want to play within the next few weeks:

PoP: thanks to droha & Swordoffury for challenging me Working on DLC's: Trying to compelte another playthrough:

Update 136: September 2024

Lady Luck was on my side and my backlog is in tears again. I have a feeling I will misaerable fail my 2024 goals.

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Resident Evil 6

6.5/10
32.9 hours
31 of 70 achievements

I liked the game overall, but I had a lot of problems with the AI. At two places it would not do the required actions so I could not proceed. Had to switch game into coop mode and play one char on kb+m and the other with controller at the same time. That wasn't fun at all.

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Overlord

7/10
26.5 hours
no achievements

This was a fun game. Sometimes it got a bit confusing on where to go, especially in the forrest part.

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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

8.5/10
41.0 hours
22 of 59 achievements

Really liked the game and will get back to it. Still have some post game win content to clear up and DLC content to play. Had some game crashes when tabbing out of the game that were a bit annoying. Also wasn't the biggest fan of the fast travelling system.

DLC's I finished:
  • Coloring Pixels - Sci-Fi Fantasy Vistas Pack

    55.3 hours playtime

    21 of 21 achievements



Overall Backlog Progress:+0,37% change to last times unfinished/never played games (57,34% unfinished games)

22.69% (374/1648)
18.51% (305/1648)
3.03% (50/1648)
54.31% (895/1648)
1.46% (24/1648)




Overall SG Wins Progress:+1,22% change to last times unfinished/never played games (43,73% unfinished games)

31.06% (223/718)
24.79% (178/718)
1.11% (8/718)
42.62% (306/718)
0.42% (3/718)
Here are the games I'm currently working on. Reviews will follow once I'm done with the games:
I've won 17 games. I've beaten 3 games, so that makes a total of +14 for the month of September. So my yearly count is at +34 games. My backlog is in hysterics -_-

SG wins:



Games I want to play within the next few weeks:

PoP: thanks to droha & Swordoffury for challenging me Working on DLC's: Trying to compelte another playthrough:

Update 135: August 2024

August came and flew by. Where is this year going?

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Blaze and the Monster Machines: Axle City Racers

5/10
0.9 hours
11 of 15 achievements

Decent racing game for kids

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Putt-Putt Enters the Race

6/10
1.3 hours
no achievements

Nice point 'n' click for kids

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Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Rise of SH1FT3R

5.5/10
2.4 hours
17 of 23 achievements

Basically a carbon copy of the other racing game, just changed the skins/tracks. Plays the same

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Red Faction: Armageddon

6.5/10
10.4 hours
24 of 58 achievements

Game was okay when it wouldn't randomly crash

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Endless Fables 2: Frozen Path

6/10
4.5 hours
28 of 28 achievements

Another decent HOG

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Endless Fables 3: Dark Moor

6/10
3.4 hours
28 of 31 achievements

Another decent HOG

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Alice in Wonderland - a jigsaw puzzle tale

6.5/10
84.1 hours
61 of 61 achievements

Finally completed this game. Took me ages. Would have been fine without the biggest ones.

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Metro 2033

6/10
16.0 hours
18 of 48 achievements

Liked the game overall, but it was crashing at random spots which made it annoying af

DLC's I finished:
  • Coloring Pixels - Summer Pack

    30 hours playtime

    21 of 21 achievements

  • WooLoop Galerie 3

    4.7 hours playtime

    22 of 22 achievements

  • Jigsaw Puzzle Pack - Pixel Puzzles Ultimate: Summer

    22.6 hours playtime

    22 of 22 achievements



Overall Backlog Progress:-0,23% change to last times unfinished/never played games (56,97% unfinished games)

22.93% (373/1627)
18.62% (303/1627)
3.07% (50/1627)
53.90% (877/1627)
1.48% (24/1627)




Overall SG Wins Progress:+0,09% change to last times unfinished/never played games (42,51% unfinished games)

31.67% (222/701)
25.39% (178/701)
1.14% (8/701)
41.37% (290/701)
0.43% (3/701)
Here are the games I'm currently working on. Reviews will follow once I'm done with the games:
I've won 8 games. I've beaten 7 games, so that makes a total of +1 for the month of August. So my yearly count is at +20 games. Gotta get better *hide*

SG wins:



Games I want to play within the next few weeks:

PoP: thanks to mateot93 & Lexbya for challenging me Working on DLC's: Trying to compelte another playthrough:

Update 134: July 2024

I made it back to Germany again. Had a great time meeting all my friends in Denver. So many great memories made, but also really sad to had to go again. Miss them all dearly. Here is a picture of me, my friend Sashi and her dog Perry on my last day in Denver.

It was also my birthday. I’m officially old now -_-
Did not buy anything this summersale and still aquired more than enough games thanks to my bday. My backlog is in tears. Let’s hope August will be a good month for playing games.

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The Tenants

6/10
34.4 hours
48 of 86 achievements

Overall a good game, but it gets tedious quickly. At a certain time the contracts repeat over and over again. Would have been a great game if it were at least 1/3 shorter.

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Lake

6.5/10
9.5 hours
10 of 10 achievements

Cute, chill story about a high powered city woman, that goes on vacation in her hometown, swapping in for her dad, who is a mailman. She is spending her vacation delivering the mail in her hometown and (re)aquainting herself with old and new friends.

Only point of contention for me is the sometimes long streches you have to walk at a snails pace and maybe the AI driving the other smalltown cars.

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ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN

7/10
25.7 hours
26 of 49 achievements

Enjoyed this game a lot. You are playing as an unwilling fighter pilot in a war. Each sortie has a preset of enemies in the air, on land and sea that you have to destroy or seriously hamper. Though if you are playing the game I would suggest using a controller, found the controls with kb+m horrible.

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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

6.5/10
14.1 hours
no achievements

The game played a lot smoother than the first one, though I still do not really get the story line. As a FPS it's nice enough I guess.

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Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises

6/10
7.8 hours
20 of 24 achievements

It's a HOG, one of the better ones.

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Family Mysteries 2: Echoes of Tomorrow

7/10
4.8 hours
24 of 24 achievements

Liked this HOG the best of the trilogy.

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Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset

6.5/10
5.8 hours
24 of 24 achievements

Better than the first, not as good as the thrid.

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Wordle

5/10
2.8 hours
6 of 6 achievements

Could be an interesting game, I found it personally too difficult in some levels, but then I am not a native speaker. You get a bunch of letters and have to find somewhere between 1-5 different specific words and all you have is a theme like Sports and it can be anything in that theme.

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Ghost Files 2: Memory of a Crime

6/10
5.6 hours
23 of 23 achievements

Another day, another HOG. Still one of the better ones.

DLC's I finished:
  • Bakery DLC

    32.7 hours playtime

    17 of 17 achievements

  • Shipwrecks DLC

    3 hours playtime

    15 of 15 achievements



Overall Backlog Progress:+0,03% change to last times unfinished/never played games (57,2% unfinished games)

22.85% (370/1619)
18.47% (299/1619)
3.15% (51/1619)
54.05% (875/1619)
1.48% (24/1619)




Overall SG Wins Progress:+0,65% change to last times unfinished/never played games (42,42% unfinished games)

31.60% (219/693)
25.54% (177/693)
1.15% (8/693)
41.27% (286/693)
0.43% (3/693)
Here are the games I'm currently working on. Reviews will follow once I'm done with the games:
I've won 10 games and one DLC. And I've got gifted 12 games and 9 DLCs (thank you to all my friends). I've beaten 9 games, so that makes a total of +13 for the month of July. So my yearly count is at +19 games. July sucked even worse for my gaming progress.

SG wins:

Bday presents:
  • Ghost Files 2: Memory of a Crime

    5.6 hours playtime

    23 of 23 achievements

  • Far Cry 3

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Far Cry 5

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Far Cry New Dawn

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Family Mysteries 2: Echoes of Tomorrow

    4.8 hours playtime

    24 of 24 achievements

  • Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset

    5.8 hours playtime

    24 of 24 achievements

  • Dominions 5

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Marvel's Midnight Suns

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 72 achievements

  • The Inheritance of Crimson Manor

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 12 achievements

  • Stray

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 24 achievements

  • Final Fantasy IX

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 85 achievements

  • Dead or School

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 63 achievements

  • COLORING PIXELS - CELTIC PACK

    0 hours playtime

  • COLORING PIXELS - PETS PACK

    0 hours playtime

  • COLORING PIXELS - MACHINES PACK

    0 hours playtime

  • COLORING PIXELS - LUNAR NEW YEAR PACK

    0 hours playtime

  • COLORING PIXELS - SPACE 2 PACK

    0 hours playtime

  • JIGSAW PUZZLE PACK - PIXEL PUZZLES ULTIMATE: CUSTOM CARS

    0 hours playtime

  • JIGSAW PUZZLE PACK - PIXEL PUZZLES ULTIMATE: CIVIL UNREST

    0 hours playtime

  • JIGSAW PUZZLE PACK - PIXEL PUZZLES ULTIMATE: MINI BEASTS

    0 hours playtime

  • JIGSAW PUZZLE PACK - PIXEL PUZZLES ULTIMATE: VARIETY PACK 23

    0 hours playtime



Games I want to play within the next few weeks:

PoP: thanks to mateot93 & Lexbya for challenging me Working on DLC's: Trying to compelte another playthrough:

Update 133: June 2024

I made it to Denver yay Currently sitting in my friends living room, cuddling with their cats, watching NCIS and writing this here. Have had a lot of fun in the past week and it is great to finally meet all of my online friends IRL.

Half-Life 2

Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2

8/10
3.7 hours
26 of 26 achievements

Another installment in the Hero of the Kingdom series. Nothing new, but a short enjoyable experience.

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Gardens Inc. – From Rakes to Riches

6,5/10
16.4 hours
no achievements

A time management game, where you clear the roads and build some flowers.



Overall Backlog Progress:+0,12% change to last times unfinished/never played games (57,17% unfinished games)

22.79% (364/1597)
18.53% (296/1597)
3.32% (53/1597)
53.85% (860/1597)
1.50% (24/1597)




Overall SG Wins Progress:-0,32% change to last times unfinished/never played games (41,77% unfinished games)

31.77% (217/683)
25.62% (175/683)
1.46% (10/683)
40.70% (278/683)
0.44% (3/683)
Here are the games I'm currently working on. Reviews will follow once I'm done with the games:
I've won 8 games. I've beaten 2 games, so that makes a total of +6 for the month of June. So my yearly count is at +6 games. June sucked for my gaming progress.

SG wins:

Games I want to play within the next few weeks:

PoP: thanks to mateot93 & Lexbya for challenging me Working on DLC's: Trying to compelte another playthrough: PAGYWOSG:

Update 132: May 2024

Apparently I am a bit crazy and have decided that 3 weeks is enough time to prepare traveling to the US to visit a friend, while I am also working full time 😱

Half-Life 2

Quell Reflect

8/10
5.9 hours
36 of 38 achievements

Nice little puzzle game, enjoyed it just as much as the first one

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Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?

6/10
4.6 hours
17 of 17 achievements

I enjoyed it, getting all cheevos was a bit annoying though. Too much repeating.

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My Friend Peppa Pig

6/10
3.3 hours
11 of 11 achievements

A simple game mostly geared towards children, some of the achievements are a bit tricky to get.

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The Talos Principle

7/10
25.0 hours
24 of 40 achievements

Loved all the little puzzles, some where rather tricky. Also loved how they were introduced and gradually became harder. Just once ran into a bug where near the end one of the robots was "dead" and would not do it's part. Had to redo a whole section of the game.

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Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection

6.5/10
57.4 hours
10 of 23 achievements

Liked the game. Some of the dialoge could have been a lot shorter though. Not a fan of having to press buttons for 20 min just to advance through some talking and there is no way to skip it. Also some grinding might be required to get some of the bosses. I found I had to go back to earlier dungeons to collect enough food, to be able to fight the bosses, which was a bit annoying. You can't buy food

Also finished the following DLC's or working on completion of game:
  • Coloring Pixels - Autumn Pack

    30.2 hours playtime

    21 of 21 achievements



Overall Backlog Progress:-0,1% change to last times unfinished/never played games (57,05% unfinished games)

22.73% (361/1588)
18.70% (297/1588)
3.27% (52/1588)
53.78% (854/1588)
1.51% (24/1588)




Overall SG Wins Progress:-0,32% change to last times unfinished/never played games (41,77% unfinished games)

31.85% (215/675)
25.93% (175/675)
1.33% (9/675)
40.44% (273/675)
0.44% (3/675)
Here are the games I'm currently working on. Reviews will follow once I'm done with the games:
I've won 7 games and bought one. I've beaten 5 games, so that makes a total of +2 for the month of May. So my yearly count is at 0 games.

SG wins:

Games I want to play within the next few weeks:

PoP: thanks to Moony1986 & ChocolateVC for challenging me
  • Gardens Inc. – From Rakes to Riches

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • World's Dawn

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 30 achievements

Working on DLC's: Trying to compelte another playthrough: PAGYWOSG:

Update 131: April 2024

Where is the year going 😱

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Helicopter Flight Simulator

2/10
0.9 hours
7 of 8 achievements

Load of garbage game, can't be completed cause lvl 3 throws errors

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Classic Fun Collection 5 in 1

2/10
0.6 hours
no achievements

You have a collection of 5 popular games, but none of them really good:
Sudoku: I guess it works, one of the only ones with some kind of problem.
Mahjong : very weird version of Mahjong that ends in the middle of play after some timer runs out
Pirate Solitaire : suits are all wrong here, took me a while to find out how to play it
Bayou Words : kinda like scrabble, once the timer runs out you see your score but you don't see the words you have missed
G-Tris : a really bad Tetris clone

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Curling World Cup

5/10
2.2 hours
10 of 10 achievements

Worked absolutely fine on my old laptop and was actually fun. Once I tried playing it on my good gaming PC it was an absolute shit show. Controls went haywire

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Watch This!

0.5/10
0.1 hours
no achievements

I'm not sure what to say about this game, just don't play it

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House of 1000 Doors: Family Secrets

5/10
8.3 hours
no achievements

Average HOG

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Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

5/10
0.9 hours
no achievements

Okay fighting game, not much to say about it

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Weird Park Trilogy

6/10
16.1 hours
no achievements

Did not really like the first two games. No maps or fast tavel system. The third one was the best imo, but overall pretty meh.

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Afterparty

6/10
11.8 hours
18 of 23 achievements

I'm not sure what to say about this game. I thought it would be better, but the endless dialouge got boring quickly. Guess it is an okay game if you do not mind all the walking and talking.

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Police Stories

6.5/10
19.1 hours
33 of 39 achievements

I appear to be very bad at this game -_- Since I did not try to kill civilians
I liked the game, though the beginning levels are rather tough since you do not have the correct equipment unlocked.

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Uncharted Tides: Port Royal

7/10
4.4 hours
18 of 22 achievements

Liked this HOG, though some of the HOG scenes were weird and needed some getting used to, when you had to look for shapes. I rather have it written down somewhere instead of guessing what they mean.

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Beacon Pines

7/10
11.1 hours
11 of 11 achievements

This game is absolutely adorable and I liked the story. It's darker than it's cute astethic would suggest.

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Bee Simulator

7/10
6.6 hours
26 of 51 achievements

You are a bee and you fulfill bee tasks. Really cute game. Though it is not a simulator. You fly through bubbles representing flowers. Some of the challenges can get quiet repetetive.

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Lucifer Within Us

6/10
6.3 hours
6 of 12 achievements

Loved the game, thought it was actually too short. Wouldn't have minded some more cases.

Also finished the following DLC's or working on completion of game:
  • Coloring Pixels - Amusement Park Pack

    16.7 hours playtime

    21 of 21 achievements

  • Pixel Puzzles Ultimate: Dinosaurs

    16.2 hours playtime

    10 of 10 achievements



Overall Backlog Progress:-0,62% change to last times unfinished/never played games (57,15% unfinished games)

22.72% (359/1580)
18.61% (294/1580)
3.23% (51/1580)
53.92% (852/1580)
1.52% (24/1580)




Overall SG Wins Progress:+0,38% change to last times unfinished/never played games (42,09% unfinished games)

37.61% (214/569)
30.23% (172/569)
1.58% (9/569)
30.05% (171/569)
0.53% (3/569)
Here are the games I'm currently working on. Reviews will follow once I'm done with the games:
I've won 11 games and bought one. I've beaten 13 games, so that makes a total of -1 for the month of April. So my yearly count is at -2 game.

SG wins:

Bought Games:
  • PICO PARK

    0.2 hours playtime

    no achievements

Games I want to play within the next few weeks:

PoP: thanks to Moony1986 & ChocolateVC for challenging me Working on DLC's: Trying to compelte another playthrough: PAGYWOSG:
  • Viking Saga: Epic Adventure

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Dreamstones

    0.7 hours playtime

    0 of 25 achievements



Update 130: March 2024

Can’t believe Easter is already past. Where is the year going?

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F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate

6.5/10
4.5 hours
no achievements

Solid old FPS, found it easier to play than the predecessors, though the story was weird.

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The Tiny Bang Story

6/10
3.8 hours
no achievements

on okay puzzle game, not the best, not the worst. Only loading the tips is annoying af, since you have to click on countless little bugs on the screen until the meter is topped off again.

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Hidden Object 6-in-1 bundle

4.5/10
23.0 hours
no achievements

Not very good to outright bad HOGs, unless you like to torture yourself with HOGs don't buy these.

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Webbed

8/10
9.4 hours
10 of 19 achievements

Super cute puzzle platformer. The controls take some getting used to, but once you know how to use your webs efficiently a really fun game.

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Demon Hunter 2: New Chapter

6/10
3.9 hours
15 of 15 achievements

An okay HOG, story is a bit rushed. Had better, had a lot worse

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Chronicles of Magic: Divided Kingdoms

6.5/10
4.2 hours
23 of 27 achievements

An okay HOG

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Darksiders Genesis

7.5/10
26.9 hours
13 of 30 achievements

I really enjoyed this one, though using Strife in the beginning was hard cause of his gun. Took some getting used to. Overall really liked it.

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Cocktail Rush

2/10
0.6 hours
no achievements

really bad match 3 game. Endless. No point. Don't buy it.

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Homeworld Remastered Collection

6/10
23.0 hours
34 of 34 achievements

Like Homeworld Remastered, was a good RTS game, not so sure about the second part. Like the first more for story.

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Empress Of The Deep

4/10
1.9 hours
no achievements

Another old HOG, only redeeming quality: it is rather short.

Also finished the following DLC's or working on completion of game:
  • Coloring Pixels Skystead Ranch DLC

    40 hours playtime

    19 of 19 achievements

  • Lucky and a life worth living

    38.5 hours playtime

    25 of 31 achievements

  • Alice in Wonderland - a jigsaw puzzle tale

    35.2 hours playtime

    48 of 61 achievements

  • Jigsaw Puzzle Pack - Pixel Puzzles Ultimate: Cats 2

    34.5 hours playtime

    19 of 19 achievements



Overall Backlog Progress:-0,5% change to last times unfinished/never played games (57,77% unfinished games)

22.55% (354/1570)
18.15% (285/1570)
3.12% (49/1570)
54.65% (858/1570)
1.53% (24/1570)




Overall SG Wins Progress:-0,05% change to last times unfinished/never played games (41,71% unfinished games)

32.27% (212/657)
25.57% (168/657)
1.22% (8/657)
40.49% (266/657)
0.46% (3/657)
Here are the games I'm currently working on. Reviews will follow once I'm done with the games:
I've won 7 games and activated a free one. I've beaten 10 games, so that makes a total of -2 for the month of March. So my yearly count is at -1 game.

SG wins:

Free Games:
Games I want to play within the next few weeks:

PoP: thanks to Moony1986 & ChocolateVC for challenging me Working on DLC's: Trying to compelte another playthrough: PAGYWOSG:
  • Dreamstones

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 25 achievements

  • Elven Legacy

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

  • Lucifer Within Us

    0 hours playtime

    0 of 12 achievements

  • Watch This!

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements



Update 129: February 2024

This year is flying by. February already done D:

87.3 hours
10/10

Loved the game overall, some of the quests get quiet repetitive. Some of the tasks could be better explained, there were some Merlin trials I had to look up what to do cause it did not make any sense to me. And all the extra collectibles all over the map get quiet annoying since you have to stop every few meters to get some other collectible thing done. And you will be constantly casting revelio to see where the collectibles or anything important is. But overall it is a great game and I will definitely go back to the game to mop up the rest of the cheevos.


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Sniper Art of Victory

6/10
5.2 hours
no achievements

I don't understand why there is so much hate for the game. Did it age well, not really. But then what do people expect from a 16 year old sniper game. Did I curse a few times at the game, yes of course, but considering the age it is an okay game.

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Orgynizer

7.5/10
16.7 hours
9 of 9 achievements

A near little puzzle game with a raunchy theme. Could explain better that you have to play the vanilla version to get all the cheevos and some of the cheevos are RNG based, aka they need specific traits to happen, so you either will play a lot of unnessesary levels or reload a lot.

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Teddy Floppy Ear - Mountain Adventure

6.5/10
3.4 hours
no achievements

Cute little adventure game, perfect for your little ones.

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Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1

7/10
3.2 hours
26 of 26 achievements

Nice addition to the Hero of the Kingdom series, a few times I was a bit stumped on what to do next, but usually cause I had overlooked sth.

Also finished the following DLC's:
  • Jigsaw Puzzle Pack - Pixel Puzzles Ultimate: Savanna

    6 hours playtime

    8 of 8 achievements

  • Coloring Pixels - Winter Holidays Pack

    47 hours playtime

    21 of 21 achievements



Overall Backlog Progress:-0,1% change to last times unfinished/never played games (58,27% unfinished games)

22.04% (345/1565)
18.15% (284/1565)
3.13% (49/1565)
55.14% (863/1565)
1.53% (24/1565)




Overall SG Wins Progress:-0,01% change to last times unfinished/never played games (41,76% unfinished games)

32.00% (208/650)
25.69% (167/650)
1.38% (9/650)
40.46% (263/650)
0.46% (3/650)
Here are the games I'm currently working on. Reviews will follow once I'm done with the games:
I've won 7 games. I've beaten 5 games, so that makes a total of +2 for the month of February. So my yearly count is at +1 game. Wish me luck.

SG wins:
Games I want to play within the next few weeks:

PoP: thanks to HoLYAssAsIN & greatmastermario for challenging me Working on DLC's: Trying to compelte another playthrough:
  • Lucky and a life worth living

    29.7 hours playtime

    20 of 31 achievements

  • Alice in Wonderland - a jigsaw puzzle tale

    16.5 hours playtime

    36 of 61 achievements

  • Hidden Object 6-in-1 bundle

    16.2 hours playtime

    no achievements

PAGYWOSG:

Update 128: January 2024

Where has the time gone? Wasn’t it just Christmas?

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100 Christmas Cats

5/10
1.1 hours
0 of 100 achievements

Another one of the hidden xyz games. Sadly they reset the cheevos for some reason after I played it and now I can't get them anymore without resetting everything and you need DLC for 100% -_-

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Cats Hidden in Jingle Jam

6/10
0.5 hours
100 of 100 achievements

Another one of the hidden xyz games. Works nicely and it's free

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Unpacking

7/10
4.8 hours
25 of 25 achievements

Ideal for anyone who has a cleaning obsession or loves order. Sometimes the placement of things doesn't make sense (why should it be placed under the bed) or it's not clear what it should be and where to put it. The initial levels are fun, but later in the game you have to organize a whole house over several floors and the game gets a bit long-winded. Could have been a bit shorter. Was overall fun though.

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Island Tribe 5

6.5/10
9.8 hours
no achievements

Good time management game, similar to the 12 Labours of Hercules series. Nothing super new, but it was fun.

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Extinction

5/10
13.7 hours
14 of 27 achievements

What can I say about this game. Has very negative reviews in the Steam store and after playing it I can understand some of them. Try not to play the game with mouse and keyboard. In my experience it is almost impossible. It works with a controller, but it's no walk in the park either. You have to climb up giant Ravenii, huge titan-like monsters that try to kill you and the civilians around you and destroy the city, while swarms of small monsters try to kill you too. Depending on the level, you either have to kill these Ravenii (by decapitation) or you have to save civilians or the city. Some of the levels are randomly generated, some have fixed objectives. To be able to decapitate Ravenii you have to fill up your meter by saving civilians or killing small monsters or smashing armor on the Ravenii. Only then will you be able to decapitate the Ravenii. The levels with a time limit are the worst. I got stuck on them a few times

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Trials of The Illuminati: Animated Christmas Time Jigsaws

1/10
0.1 hours
5000 of 5000 achievements

One star is already too much. Strange puzzle game where the pictures on the puzzle pieces move. Gives all achievements for opening the game. Not recommended.

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Sniper Elite

5/10
32.8 hours
no achievements

First Sniper Elite game. Playable but has not aged well. Unfortunately I only have this version and not the remastered one. You can tell the game is from 2005.

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Choco Pixel

6/10
2.7 hours
100 of 100 achievements

Nice puzzle game. Some levels are super difficult, others are super easy. Strange behavior when unlocking achievements/levels. Some levels were skipped. I then unlocked the levels in the txt file to be able to play them. Then the achievements also popped.

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Harmony's Odyssey

6/10
8.0 hours
30 of 36 achievements

Cute, relaxing puzzle game. Some of the 3D dioramas were quite difficult because you couldn't clearly see what went where. Especially the giant ones.

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Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning

6.5/10
6.5 hours
19 of 19 achievements

A bit like an interactive cartoon, relatively funny and entertaining. You accompany two losers through their experiences in the zombie apocalypse. Can they survive and still make a profit? Who will you let die?

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Ghost Stories

2.5/10
0.5 hours
9 of 9 achievements

WHY?!? Anyone expecting ghost stories here is out of luck. You are in a house where you have to search for random things while being chased by a headless ghost, if he catches you, he kills you. Suddenly appearing ghosts (jumpscares) are the order of the day and you are suddenly warped to another location. Hardly a game.

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Cozy Jigsaw Puzzle

5/10
1.7 hours
6 of 6 achievements

The puzzle game itself is good, with beautiful motifs. What was annoying was the music, which you can't switch off or turn down. I'll never understand why they don't use the 5 extra minutes in development to include these basic functions. Would make this decent game into a good one.

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Jumanji: The Video Game

6/10
2.8 hours
24 of 57 achievements

I found it quite amusing. I can imagine that it can be a lot of fun with friends. Alone with AI players, it was okay, but nothing special.

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Pixel Puzzles Trivia

7/10
2.2 hours
11 of 40 achievements

Normally I'm not a big fan of trivia games because they're either impossible because they're too hard (too focused on a specific theme) or too easy. This one has just the right mix. You can choose between different themes and game modes or a mixture of everything. The devs are very proactive and are constantly developing new modes and theme categories. If it continues like this it will be a very good game

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Skyland: Heart of the Mountain

6.5/10
3.2 hours
16 of 16 achievements

Typical HOG. Only cheevo I hated was the solve HOG scene in under 20 seconds.



Overall Backlog Progress:-0,69% change to last times unfinished/never played games (58,37% unfinished games)

22.00% (343/1559)
18.09% (282/1559)
3.21% (50/1559)
55.16% (860/1559)
1.54% (24/1559)




Overall SG Wins Progress:-0,51% change to last times unfinished/never played games (41,77% unfinished games)

31.83% (205/644)
25.93% (167/644)
1.40% (9/644)
40.37% (260/644)
0.47% (3/644)
Here are the games I'm currently working on. Reviews will follow once I'm done with the games:
I've won 10 games and one DLC, activated 2 games and got gited 2 more, so that makes 14 new games + 1 DLC. I've beaten 15 games, so that makes a total of -1 for the month of January. My backlog lets out a sigh of relief. A good start to the year at -1 games. Maybe I will be more successful than last year, though who am I kidding. Thanks for the gifts to my friends (tewam and gara) :D

SG wins: Games I activated myself: Gifts from friends:
  • Skyland: Heart of the Mountain

    3.2 hours playtime

    16 of 16 achievements

  • Advent Rising

    0 hours playtime

    no achievements

Games I want to play within the next few weeks:

PoP: thanks to HoLYAssAsIN & greatmastermario for challenging me