every game i'm "currently playing"
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i wanted to do a blog post to go with this list—something funny, related to my adhd, i’m sure—but living in the present means a lot less performing when showing up. so let’s just assume i wrote the micro post *chuckle to yourself here*
if we’re being honest, i’m mourning a heavy loss that i don’t know how i’m going to go get over. the grief is already setting in deep and growing unbearable, but i’m working on keeping promises to myself, so yeah, i’m here. blogging. begrudgingly so, and with a heart that feels like a boulder. anyway.
here are all the games i’m technically in the middle of, with timely updates as i edit through.
feel free to comment what’s on your list of “currently playing” and any title that’s holding most of your attention these days. and positive words and funny tiktoks if you have them.
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nintendo switch
a highland song by inkle studios
keywords: adventure, narrative, survival, atmospheric, immersive, scottish folk music, mythology, mystery, platformer
notes: i also wish i could run away.
a little to the left by max inferno
keywords: puzzles, satisfying, multiple solutions, atmospheric, funny
steam | nintendo switch | xbox series x|s | playstation
notes: i should pick this up more, it’s a good meditative game that i don’t utilize enough.
cozy grove: camp spirit by spry fox
keywords: management, crafting, fetching, heartwarming, simulation, relaxing, adventure, exploration
steam | nintendo switch | app store, google play | netflix games*
notes: i moved from my dnf1 to currently playing on my cozy game tracker. i think i got bored, but i starting to see the benefit in feeling “useful” in a fetch game. helping spirits with their needs. being a vessel of productivity in the material world.
frank and drake by appnormals + chorus worldwide
keywords: choose-your-own-adventure, conspiracy theory, narrative, puzzles, mystery, rotoscoping, supernatural
steam | nintendo switch | xbox series x|s | playstation
notes: this is my second playthrough [first completed 12/18/23]. fun split timing game mechanic.
good pizza, great pizza by tapblaze
keywords: resource management, funny, simulation, time mangement, designing
steam | nintendo switch | app store, google play
notes: no notes, i love this game. so much so that i’m playing its sister game [keep scrolling]
inbento by afterburn
keywords: puzzle, food-themed, text-less, cats, strategy, tricky mechanics, japanese aesthetics
steam | nintendo switch | xbox series x|s | app store, google play
notes: i feel like i struggled with one of the puzzles and never went back to this. i will eventually. it’s super cute and clever.
it takes two by hazelight
keywords: co-op, action-adventure, platformer, story-driven, fantastical, immersive, for couples, strategy
steam | nintendo switch | xbox series x|s | playstation
notes: was glitchy as fuck so we never went back to it. but fun. good game overall, though. curious as to how it would have ended. like a lot of things, i guess. moved to dnf.
melatonin by half asleep
keywords: dreamy, rhythm, harmony, strategy, lofi,
steam | nintendo switch | playstation
notes: i struggle with rhythm, so idk why i started this anyways. the aesthetics got me. but it is fun once you get the beats. it’s not the game, it’s me. it’s always me.
when the past was around by toge productions
keywords: puzzles, hidden object, story-driven, grief, depression, point-and-click, platformer
steam | nintendo switch | xbox series x|s | playstation
notes: i think i got bored, but it’s a beautiful game. i won’t dnf because i did enjoy it while i was playing, it just didn’t keep my attention for long periods of time.
xbox series s
afterlove ep by fellowtraveller
keywords: visual novel, narrative, adventure, rhythm, grief, depression, mental health, spirituality
steam | nintendo switch | xbox series x|s | playstation
notes: oh i can’t play this right now. i already can’t stop crying, so let’s just skip over this one. i’ve written about it already here. rip fahmi.
the council by big bad wolf
keywords: narrative, adventure, ominous, metaphysical, esoteric, murder mystery, politics, thriller, drama
steam | xbox series x|s | playstation
notes: i’m playing all three professions in different saves to get the full storyline at once. also, i definitely ruined a spoiler for myself doing this post, so yeah. awesome. just awesome 😀
inops by zrzstudio
keywords: platformer, puzzles, atmospheric, strategy, visual journey, atmospheric
notes: there’s definitely a lesson about community here.
lost records: bloom & rage, tape 2 by don’t nod
keywords: narrative adventure, choose-your-own-adventure, nostalgia, retro, supernatural, queer, immersive, self-discovery, personal growth, dreamscape, atmospheric
steam | xbox series x|s | playstation
notes: i wrote my current thoughts a couple of weeks ago. still love it.
moving out 2 by team17
keywords: co-op, silly, simulation, timed, strategy, action, chaos
steam | nintendo switch | xbox series x|s | playstation
notes: pretty sure this game is cursed, so i’m not upset it’s now moving to dnf.
overcooked! all you can eat by team17
keywords: co-op, adventure, strategy, food-themed, chaos, cooking, survival, time management, resource management
steam | nintendo switch | xbox series x|s | playstation
notes: fun stress. great for couples. sigh. moved to dnf.
a way out by hazelight
keywords: co-op, action-adventure, strategy, narrative, intense violence, exploration, suspense, cinematic, emotional
steam | xbox series x|s | playstation
notes: didn’t even make a dent in this. fuck. it was fun though. moved to dnf.
steam/pc
the sims 4 by ea
keywords: role-playing, simulation, story-driven, queer, building, designing, personal growth, legacy
steam | xbox series x|s | playstation
notes: only playing my legacy family right now, and sunflower is now an elder. married, raising twins, and eloise is pregnant again. can’t believe my sim has my dream life, but that’s how it goes, yeah?
everything by david oreilly + double fine productions
keywords: philosophical, exploration, simulation, personal growth, alan watts, atmospheric, esoteric, spiritual, inspirational, trippy
steam | nintendo switch | playstation
notes: i’ll be playing this for years to come, and i’m okay with that. it fucks my head up every time, and i’m learning so much from alan watts—feels like a personal philosophy class. just vibes.
spirit city: lofi sessions by mooncube games
keywords: productivity, lofi, simulation, relaxing, focus tools, designing, atmospheric
notes: this is my little productivity homie that i designed [just realized i haven’t named them and wow, how rude]. parallel play works so well with my little alien. it i could make a plushie out of them, i would. maybe when i hit a certain level.
zipp's café by the wild gentlemen
keywords: atmospheric, simulation, management, story-driven, mystery, coffee, personal growth, mini games, revenge
notes: being honest, i opened this once and never went back. i’ll try again, but it just did not keep me idk.
the green book by tapteek [demo]
keywords: plant shop, cottagecore, whimsical, resource management, simulation, point-and-click
notes: feels fucked up to judge a game before it’s even released, but i was super bored playing this. i’m going to keep playing just to see what happens, but that’s on cutesy aesthetics alone. also, ALSO, i would be remiss not to mention that the game being titled what it is, lowkey rubs me the wrong way. like i know, I KNOW, they don’t know what it means, but it’s just ah, i think of it every time i open my steam.
mobile
good coffee, great coffee by tapblaze
keywords: resource management, funny, simulation, time mangement, designing
notes: you made it to the sister game! didn’t think good pizza, great pizza could get better, and then they made another version. that was the right choice.
pine: a story of loss by fellow traveller
keywords: love, grief, passing time, emotional, personal growth
steam | nintendo switch | app store, google play
notes: this is the only game keeping me afloat right now. it’s painful to play, but it’s helping. the masochist in me is pleased.