I'm not one for "New Year's resolutions", but I am one for overly ambitious projects.
For 2023, Project365 is "One New Game Per Day".
Given that I have 634 unplayed games in my Steam account and {mumble} unredeemed bundle Steam keys, there's a reason my unplayed collection is tagged "Pile of Shame".
I'll pin this to my profile, and give a brief summary here each day (or x, if I miss x days due to work or stuff).
I'll play 15-30 minutes of (at least) one new game I've never played before (or played less than 15 minutes of). I'll give every game at least 15 minutes, even if I hate every minute of it.
I'm also open to suggestions; if you reply to this thread with a game, I'll schedule it, or tell you what I thought of it.
One of the things that's come up is that I have a bunch of games that I've played once, and not touched again.
July 1, 2023 - Day 182 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 201
Game: A Little to the Left
Platform: Steam
Release Date: Nov 9, 2022
Library Date: Jun 30, 2023
Unplayed: 1d
Playtime: 33m
A Little to the Left isn't about becoming increasingly progressive, but rather a cozy puzzle game about organizing household items.
I'd had it on my wishlist for a while, and Steam seasonal sales are my kryptonite.
To be honest, after the last week, it was really kind of what I needed last night.
Also, there's a cat.
The cat likes to reach in at infrequent intervals and mess up the pile of things I'd just organised, and to be honest, I didn't mind at all.
There's a lovely, whimsical feel to the design of the game. The puzzles (so far) aren't terribly complex, but there's a wonderful feeling of satisfaction with each solved puzzle.
It's not just the satisfaction of solving the puzzle itself (and one does love a good puzzle game), but the solutions themselves are usually deeply satisfying to my autistic brain, that wants to organise & systematise everything.
I think the only other game that's really scratched that itch for me is the delightful (and LGBTQ+) Unpacking.