DecidedAsh

2026 Video Game Thread! 💫 Keeping track of all the games I complete this year and writing small reviews! Happy Gaming 📷🎮

This game actually makes me sick because of how bad it is, but I can’t deny this boss fight is so cool

Why is he not a playable character???

19) Control - 7/10 It’s good. I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Combat is fun and relatively smooth, but could be annoying at times. The map is atrocious. The story was cool but super confusing, tried to read everything I could. Not entirely for me (9/26/26)

This music used to scare the crap out of me as a kid

18) Blue Prince - 9/10 This was a blast! I can see people’s gripes with the RNG and robust nature of the puzzle solving, but Blue Prince handled it brilliantly! Knocking off a point because you can’t save and quit your game mid-run due to save scumming (9/7/26)

17) Twisted Tower - 8/10 What felt like a fun inspiration of Bioshock, Twisted Tower was exactly what I was looking for in a 5 hour horror-exploration. I do wish the story were a bit better, especially in NG+ (8/31/26)

16) RV There Yet? - 7/10 A fun and chaotic friend-slop adventure of riding around in a semi-manageable RV sounds like a good time to me! I enjoyed the level designs for the most part but it does feel a bit repetitive after a while. (8/22/26)

15) Grand Theft Auto IV - 8/10 I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! I was worried the story wasn’t going to grab my attention but I felt bad for Niko and Roman throughout their adventure. Really fun, but I wish there was a bit more stuff to do (8/21/26)

I just got my confirmation email to purchase my #SteamMachine! Should I do it?? 🙈

Umm --

14) Kingdom Hearts 2 - 9/10 I won’t lie, I was skeptical for a bit. I’ll admit I’m not the biggest Kingdom Hearts fan but this game really grew on me. Combat is MUCH better and the final boss was incredible & memorable. The music is top notch as well (7/2/26)

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOUUUUU

13) Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex - 4/10 As a lifelong Crash fan, it is my responsibility to play every mainline Crash game. Honestly, playing this game as a kid was way more fun. Crash feels clunky & slow, levels lack depth perception & are generally not fun (6/3/26)

12) The Seance of Blake Manor - 9/10 One of the most compelling and fun detective games I have ever played! BM takes a single idea for a mystery and expands it across multiple avenues through its numerous cast members and evidence. I hope to see more games like this (5/23/26)

I’m sad :(

11) Subnautica - 10/10 I can’t believe it took me this long to finally play through Subnautica! An absolute 10/10 for me in every area. It is beautiful yet terrifying all at the same time, I feel like there was something new to discover around every corner. Loved it! (5/17/26)

10) Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands - 6/10 This game was a LONG time in the making. My husband and I have been playing this on and off for about three years and we just now got around to finishing it. Needless to say, I wasn’t too hype to complete this game, but it was fine (5/13/26)

9) Gamble With Your Friends - 9/10 Of all of the friend-slop games I’ve played, this is definitely one of my favorites! The game is exactly what you’d expect but it has rogue-like elements and randomization that make it feel fun. Plus.. it’s gambling hehe (5/5/26)

8) Hi-Fi RUSH - 7/10 I’m actually a little bummed I didn’t enjoy this as much as everyone else. The art style and story were so fun but the game took way too long to get going for me. Overall combat was great but not really for me (yes, I have a sense of rhythm) (4/30/26)

7) New Super Mario Bros. - 7/10 A childhood game I never completed until now! It was much easier than I expected, even the final castle was pretty easy. The secret worlds were also pretty fun. I still think it holds up really well especially for being a DS game (4/28/26)