Month End Video Game Wrap-Up: August 2025

~ Game Over ~

Donkey Kong Bananza (Switch2) – I expected to enjoy this game, but I never expected it to be one of the best games of the year. It’s Super Mario Odyssey 2 in a lot of ways, with a little Banjo-Kazooie and Minecraft sprinkled on for flavour. And the ending? This might have the most perfect final hours of a video game ever.

Under the Waves (PC) – A swimming simulator where you help a man overcome his grief (or not). It’s kind of like Firewatch by way of Subnautica, but also not as good as Firewatch because it’s like twice as long and a lot of the “gameplay” is really tedious valve-turning. I liked it, but could have liked it a lot more.

Christmas Night (PC) – Look, I like to have my let’s plays recorded months in advance, okay? This is a very basic haunted house kind of game with a little bit of stealth thrown in. Nothing special or ambitious, but it was free.

House of Caravan (PC) – A short escape-room kind of game, very much like Lost Alone, where you explore a house, solve puzzles, and pick up a whole bunch of random crap. Only this one is less horror-themed. It’s short and decent enough. Didn’t do anything outstanding, didn’t do anything terrible.

~ Progress Notes ~

Picross S9 (Switch) – Working through the Mega puzzles

UFO 50 (Switch) – About 16 games in

Shadow Labyrinth (Switch2) – Torn Lands

~ Purchases ~

  • UFO 50 (Switch)

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