Talking point - what have you be playing recently?

I've played a lot of House of Necrosis last month, and some Tokyo Xtreme Racer this month.

Oh, and I've been playtesting the next major update for Project Silverfish.


Last edited by williamjcm on 10 Nov 2025 at 5:05 pm UTC

I've been playing:


(steam links)

[Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321470/Deep_Rock_Galactic_Survivor/)
[NGU Idle](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147690/NGU_IDLE/)
[Hades I & II](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/)

Lately I've been considering trying to find some kind of longer form game... like "World of Warcraft" but without being World of Warcraft? If that makes sense? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Last edited by simplyseven on 10 Nov 2025 at 5:09 pm UTC

I finished two games last week:
Rack'n'Slay, it was pretty cool.
Gris - while I appreciate the art style, the gameplay was pretty boring.


Last edited by pb on 10 Nov 2025 at 5:11 pm UTC

Last month:

- Heretic + Hexen (only finished Heretic so far)
- No One Lives Forever
- Quake 2: Call of the Void add-on
- Expendable
- Giants: Citizen Kabuto
- Midnight Club 3 (PCSX2)

This month:

- Unreal 2: The Awakening (it's a lot more fun with doubled player speed)
- Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (with Duke Nukem DLC)
- The Talos Principle 2
- Crysis Warhead (had to stop because it constantly crashes during gameplay, unfortunately)
- Ratchet & Clank 3 (PCSX2). I've already played this one when I was young, but it's fun to replay it ~20 years later.

Plus the usual rotation of "forever games": Trackmania, Smash Bros. Melee (Slippi), QuakeWorld, Toontown: Corporate Clash.

Patient gaming at its finest.


Last edited by Calinou on 10 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC

I dumped almost 80 hours into Megabonk somehow (a great Native Linux title), but mainly I've been achievement hunting retro games on RetroAchievements; some via RetroArch (regrettably) on Steam, but mostly going after GameCube titles and preparing to play some Wii titles. I even got a DolphinBar, and an official Wii Remote and Nunchuck in preparation for going after Super Mario Galaxy achievements with my partner (Wii Remote needed a tweak to work, but I even played some Sonic Racing CrossWorlds with my Wii Remote and it worked flawlessly).

I haven't been playing ARC Raiders because I avoid games with invasive Client-Side Anti-Cheat (afaik it's userspace on Linux, but I don't want to support developers who use kernel anti-cheat).

ARC Raiders, Palworld, and Megabonk

It's been a lot of getting stuff working on my Steam Deck in recent weeks, as my laptop is now on the fritz. So I've got:

* Guild Wars 2
* Serious Sam 2 & 4
* Elite: Dangerous
* X4: Foundations (this one surprised me; the secret is apparently disabling Volumetric Fog?)
* Factorio (I keep bouncing off it and keep trying anyway)
* Stardew Valley
* Starsector

I can't seem to sit on one game for very long at this time of year. But at least they're all working to my liking!

I’ve been bouncing between Hell is Us and Silent Hill F, which has been enjoyable, though this week I’m going to try and get some more time into the System Shock 2 remaster.

This month I've exclusively been playing Hades on the Deck.

I’ve been playing No Man’s Sky, Utopia Must Fall, Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, all on the Steam Deck. I love NMS but this Kingdom Hearts entry is probably skippable. Utopia Must Fall is beautiful and a lot of fun for a game to play for a few minutes at a time. Love the art style and steam deck support sold me on it.

Been playing the new CK3 DLC, All Under Heaven, Linux native.

I started as an unlanded Adventurer in what is nowadays Korea. Bought a treasure map that took me all the way to the Black Sea. The treasure didn't amount to what I thought it would, but taking on contracts and visiting plenty of landmarks along the way still paid off. Upon return, I seduced one of the king's daughters, but failed to run away with her. After some time (and a few bastard children), a change in leadership allowed me to invite her to my camp, and after taking care of her betrothed, was finally able to marry her, in the hope that possible offspring inherits her claim to the kingdom. By now, I turned in some fame in exchange for an Estate, to actually experience more of the DLC content, but compared to life as an adventurer, attempting to climb the ranks of the Meritocracy is fairly boring. So I'm still hoping for plan A to come to fruition.

Currently playing Duet Night Abyss (so far it works like a charm on Linux) and Umamusume: Pretty Derby.

Sometimes doing meta or two in Guild Wars 2.

I spent most of the past two weeks playing The Outer Worlds 2, since I pre-ordered and had early access. Now that the hype train has long left the station, I'm returning to the games I've put on hold.

I intend to wrap up Super Robot Wars Y and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (the remake). After that, I'd like to give Elder Scrolls another shot. I played Skyrim briefly years ago, and I intend that revisit that. However, I'm going to start with Morrowind (using OpenMW), followed by Oblivion Remastered. I already had Oblivion in my library, but I heard the remastered version had several good QoL improvements.


Last edited by CyborgZeta on 10 Nov 2025 at 6:48 pm UTC

So, what have you been playing lately (and why isn't it ARC Raiders?).

Because still no regional pricing in MENA, neither on Steam nor on Epic

So, what have you been playing lately (and why isn't it ARC Raiders?).

I don't play online multiplayer games. Not my thing.

I have been modding and now playing a fully modded TES IV: Oblivion Classic/2006, with lots of OBSE mods that improve the QoL in the game.

(I'm not all that impressed by what I've seen of the remastered version, especially the character faces. They look worse than the original game's faces.)


Last edited by Caldathras on 10 Nov 2025 at 10:23 pm UTC

I've had a pretty crazy month for games.

[Elder Scrolls Online](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306130/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online/) - bought in a bundle. Deeply disappointing. Already un-installed.
[Monster Train 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/Monster_Train_2/) - absolutely loving this. It's taken over from Noita right now as my "fill an hour" game.
[Biped](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1071870/Biped/) - silly two player co-op where each thumbstick on your gamepad controls your robot's leg. Quite fun. Hard.
[Gloomhaven](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780290/Gloomhaven/) - slow-paced adaptation of the tabletop version. Incredibly buggy, but quite fun.
[Path of Exile 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2694490/Path_of_Exile_2/) - with the new Abyssal League starting last month, I started a new character. Amazing game.
[Cataclismo](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/Cataclismo/) - bought it on recommendation from friends, but really isn't my cup of tea. City builder / tower defence.
[Abiotic Factor](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/) - bought in the hope my friends would buy. But didn't recommend it, not their cup of tea. Not sure what the fuss is about on this one.
[Unrailed](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016920/Unrailed/) - ancient co-op about building a railway through various biomes. Really hard, lots of fun!
[Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2273980/Orcs_Must_Die_Deathtrap/) - basically a remake of Dungeon Defenders. It's great, 4-player co-op. Love it.

I've also got [Rage 2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/548570/RAGE_2/) and [Quake 4](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2210/Quake_4/) waiting in the wings from an earlier bundle I bought. And I managed to spend more time with [Moonsigil Atlas Demo](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3590810/Moonsigil_Atlas_Demo/), but not as much as I'd like.

All of this bought on sale, and in bundles, and still spent over £100 this month. Oof.

Personally I have been playing a decent bit of World of Warcraft recently. I have also been diving into the new Path of Exile update. Both games run great under Linux. I can even easily set up addons on WoW.

As for why I haven't played Ark Raiders yet; it looks fun, but I don't have any friends that are interested in trying it. I have played Tarkov a little in the past, so I would probably find it fun.

I've been playing the new Tokyo Xtreme Racer, and am enjoying it immensely. Straight up the best cars game since Midnight Club 3 and Gran Turismo 4.

I also just finished the first Mass Effect. I wrote a lengthy piece on it elsewhere, but the bottom line is I have mixed feelings. Ultimately, I was more disappointed than impressed. I felt that the game did not fill out the outline it has drawn for itself at the start.

I started Coffee Talk for November's Fedi [Video Game Club](https://mstdn.games/@GaymerGeek/115442632276544760)

It's a very chill, cozy game about running a small late night cafe in a fantasy world.

Bloody Spell - Not a bad game for the price.
Young Souls - Coop game I can play with my wife.
CHAOS;CHILD - VN for killing time