My Steam Replay 2025

I played Hello Kitty Island this year.  Yep.  and used Spirit City to help focus on projects, yep.  And I reinstalled and restarted the Sims 3.  Checks out.

2026 Media Plans for the Year

I really wanted 2025 to be the year of backlog, and that really wasn't it.  So let's try again!  2026, a year of tackling backlog.  The backlog I want to focus on is my console games and Steam visual novels.  I have 40 DS/3DS game cartridges, 45 Switch game cartridges, and hundreds of VNs on Steam, so any progress I make will be a win.

Part of my process will be getting away from my PC, because I feel locked to it, so I'll work on console games, which I have handheld consoles for, and install my VNs on my Steam Deck.

RULES

1. I will try every game once.

2. I will DNF games I don't want to play or can't complete due to difficulty.

3. I will record my progress on my backlog lists.

4. I will review games and VNs I finish.

5. I will look up guides when I get stuck on games.  If they're too obscure and no guides exist, I will DNF.

So, yeah, that's my plan to play through my DS/3DS and Switch backlog next year, as well as working on my Steam VN backlog.  If I get 1 game and 1 VN done each month, I think I'll be satisfied.  I really hope this gets me more used to gaming on machines separate from my computer, so I am not always glued to my desk.

2025 December Recap for Media Consumed

Well, this wasn't the year of backlog for me, not by a stretch, but it certainly was the year of doll media.  I ended up watching 11 doll movies, mostly Barbie, but some Equestria Girls.  I also had a few stand out books and started rereading all of NekoPara.  Still wanna do that.  I think my art and doll hobbies ate up most of my attention span this year.

For live service games, I quit Palia entirely out of boredom, put 120 hours into Hello Kitty Island, and untold how many hours into Aura Kingdom.  In AK, I gained a few levels, and fortified a whole gear set!  I also 3-starred some easy eidolons.

Do I hope to do better next year?  Always, but this wasn't a bad year.  I'm only one person and can only handle so much stuff.  Besides, there was a TON of drama in the video game world, that took the wind out of my sails a few times.

Did I buy fewer video games this year?  Yes, I think so!  I did try to show more restraint during Steam sales, and Humble Bundle just didn't have much that I wanted this year.  I did go crazy on physical media tho, buying lots of DVDs, but I got them real cheap, so it's okay, I hope.