So far my goal of only purchasing a few games this year has been going well. I’m not entirely sure I’ll make it through the entire year, there’s bound to be something interesting released that I didn’t account for. I’ve found myself not hunting through the Steam Store when I don’t know what I want to play and instead hunt through my Steam Library.

A neat little feature of the Steam library is “Sort By Recent Activity” It really puts into perspective just how long you’ve been sitting on a game. I have unplayed games all the way back to 2014 the year of my very first Steam Sale. And it’s interesting to see what’s been left behind. I haven’t played Trove since October last year. I could have sworn I’d played Limbo not too long ago but there it is filed under 2017.

Anyways, the point is that I was looking back seeing what games were out there that I have been meaning to play but never did. The first one was Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning which I just finished up this week. Looking ahead there are some titles that I want to knock out before diving into another 50+ hour RPG. As much as I like long games for their entertainment to money value I’m feeling a little burnt on the whole open-world thing at the moment. So these next few games will be of the shorter, more linear, variety.

To the Moon

I remember buying this in 2015. It’s one of those games that is always recommended in various Reddit threads for it’s stellar story and the fact that it was made in RPG maker. After the sprawling fantasy world and story of Amalur, I need a change of scenery. How Long to Beat clocks this game around 4 hours long. The perfect amount to finish in a weekend or with a few hours here and there throughout the week.

Old Man’s Journey

Another short one. How Long to Beat has this one at 1.5 hours. I actually have no idea where this came from but probably a Humble Bundle of some sort. I like games that can be finished in one sitting. One of my favorite games of all time is Journey which is about an hour and a half. This game also looks pretty, kind of like an illustrated storybook.

Little Nightmares

I picked this game up over the summer with the intent to stream it during October. My interest in streaming by myself has been non existant since the fall. It’s another short game but alos one that I like the style of. I’ve started it several times but never saw it to the end.

Epistory -Typing Chronicles

This is another one of those games I felt like I played not to long ago. Giving it another look in steam it seems I haven’t played it in 2 years…I liked the gimmick of playing an adventure game played with typing. Combat is based around typing words and so is unlocking doors and solving puzzles.

Tales of Berseria

I’m thinking that by the time I’ve finished the above 4 games I’ll be ready to dive into another lengthy RPG. I actually put some time into this last February and I have about 10 hours clocked. However, I don’t remember a single thing about the story so I’m going to be starting over. I absolutely loved Tales of Zestiria so I’m looking forward to this one!