Dominic / Chasmic

It took me multiple attempts over 6 years but I finally got engrossed... my god, was it worth it. Fantastic combat & bosses inside a beautifully crafted massive world to explore, full of creative secrets and haunting stories. I don't often binge games but this was worth every second.

HOLLOW KNIGHT

Status: Dream No More ending, 106%
Date: 17/09/25
Rating: S

That Bluesky is lost to time unfortunately

I heard going in this was a good RPG for non-RPG players... well that's me and it damn well worked. Fun cast of characters, GORGEOUS world (Sabotage never miss) and combat that kept my neurons hard at work all the way through. There's still so much left to do, I hope to revisit this one day.

SEA OF STARS

Status: Beaten with normal ending
Date: 30/08/25
Rating: A

Unsure, requires further testing

They turned the first game into an actual video game with like goals and motivation and shit. Nothing too crazy, just a fun lil sandbox where you can assault random civilians and never grow tired of it.

GOAT SIMULATOR 3

Status: All base game achievements
Date: 17/08/25
Rating: B

It's peak.

PEAK

Status: Peaked
Date: 12/08/25
Rating: A

The mascot horror shell hides beneath it a super well-crafted & engaging survival shooter. It takes an absolutely fantastical universe of loveable faces and turns it into deceptive thriller where every square of inventory mattered. Had me plotting like never before, please do try this out.

MY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD

Status: Beaten on Normal, currently farming achievements
Date: 07/08/25
Rating: A

YouTube video by Knock2 Knock2 - feel U luv Me (Official Visualizer)

Another candidate: "feel U luv Me" by Knock2
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I LOVE ROGUELIKES
This is Monster Train 1 but so much more and so much better too. Fleshes out the original's design with brilliant new classes & new mechanics that only add to the game's strategy, all wrapped in a gorgeous art style & unique character-driven story. GOTY candidate, easy.

MONSTER TRAIN 2

Status: Multiple titan kills
Date: 16/06/25
Rating: S

Goofy as hell and it's wonderful for that. Pacing is a little dodgy, especially near the end, but I've not played a game remotely similar to this ever. Extremely unique & endearing, was a fun way to spend a day. I am definitely responsible for this kid getting bullied more with his outfits.

TO A T

Status: Beaten
Date: 03/06/25
Rating: B

Fun fact, this is my first ever creature collector! And I couldn't have picked a better place to start, this was fantastic. LOVED all the monster designs & thoroughly enjoyed the stories told in this world. There's so much to do and so many great characters to talk to. Huge thumbs up from me!

CASSETTE BEASTS

Status: Beaten
Date: 28/05/25
Rating: A

Zane's kinda him. Perfect mix of boomer shooter insanity with the edgiest teen you've ever met. The writing brough everything together beautifully, but I was also very surprised at how deep the levels were & how much there was to discover. Was a great time, excited to check out Hypnospace soon.

SLAYERS X: TERMINAL AFTERMATH - VENGANCE OF THE SLAYER

Status: Beaten
Date: 27/05/25
Rating: A

I'm sure this went hard as hell in 2014, but 2025 me did not get it. I think I'm just too objective-focused so dropping me in a sandbox with some pretty shallow tools & dated gags didn't have much longevity. Could have been much worse tbh but I still wouldn't wanna go back to it.

GOAT SIMULATOR: REMASTERED

Status: Played for like 2 hours
Date: 12/05/25
Rating: C

Gorgeous visuals, gorgeous music, gorgeous world, just GORGEOUS. The way in which the story is told is just mesmerising, pushed all of my sad spots & made me really care about this lil guy's journey through death... AND it has creative & fun mechanics too? What a wonder, please play this.

Hauntii

Status: 100%
Date: 09/05/25
Rating: S

Above all else, the art style is immaculate. Game's got some creative stuff packed into its short length but man I got frustrated with the controls a lot. Really wanted to like this more. Thankfully I still got a lotta good out of it so yippie. Would recommend to any PSX 3D platformer-heads.

CORN KIDZ 64

Status: Beaten
Date: 07/05/2025
Rating: B

My cis white ass may not fully understand the struggles of cultural assimilation, but I was very much sold on this cast of characters & the creative story they told. The unique spin on turn-based combat was mostly a hit for me, but unfortunately the skateboarding was a miss and that breaks my heart.

THIRSTY SUITORS

Status: Beaten
Date: 29/04/25
Rating: B

Hell yeah brother, love to hear it