The Talos space station has many areas to explore from your opening Simulation Lab to the central lobby area that leads off to many areas including Psychotronics, Hardware Labs & the main lift that takes you to the Arboretum. Each area is uniquely designed and have lots of hidden secrets to find.
I have now unlocked quite a few neuromods and stuck with human skills only to ensure I can take my trusty turrets with me when I explore.
Mimics are now the least of my worries and the Nightmare, Poltergeist & Weavers are far more challenging!
Animal Busters (Android)
Not sure how I got into playing this?! It is an idle game where you have gacha tickets to get Animal Busters and slowly begin their progression with upgrades, weapons and armour. There is a main campaign to play, dungeon challenges & a PvP arena mode.
Rogue Legend (Android)
Throw a dice to advance your hero along the map, when you level up select a skill from Fire, Ice, Thunder or Poison. Battle monsters to gain coins to spend in the shop to unlock more skills. You get the idea lots of skills, lots of fights and then eventually you will die. It's the standard formula used by most roguelikes and much easier to play on mobile when I have ten minutes free to do a run.
2026 Gaming Resolutions Update
1. Purchase no more physical games, yes this resolution is even tougher now!
So far so good, I have not purchased any more physical games.
2. Focus on PS+ Extra Backlog (21 Games)
Hopefully I am close to completing Prey and then I will play some shorter indie tiles in Season, Exit 8 & A Space for the Unbound.
3. No more PSN Credit!
I have done well to ignore the Days of Play sale & also have not purchase any additional credit.
Backlog
PS+ Extra (22) - Added The Thamaturge (a turn-based isometric RPG)
Digital Games (46) - No further additions
PS+ Monthly (13) - No further additions this month PS+ selection is pretty poor, thank god!
Physical Games (12) - No change, nothing added or removed.
Total = 93 Games
Shopping
2026 Target is spend less than £100 - Total spent £66.00
No change, nothing purchased
Want It is the start of not E3 season so I expect quite a few games will get added to my wishlist!
Added God of War Laufey, Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis, Onimusha Way of the Sword & 007 First Light
Bin
Nothing really, just the lack of time for gaming!
I could probably pin this sentence for the whole year!
Well would you look at that! I have completed another game!
I started this back at the end of January, it's a very good game. Possibly the best Star Wars game made so far, exploring the open world and the many cities bustling with life and idle conversations.
I completed the main story but I will go back to enjoy the DLC content
Prey (PS5)
This game has been on my backlog for a while, I did start it a few years ago but turned it off at the first mimic jump scare! I'm a wimp!
I have turned down the difficulty to make the game easier to play for my "old-school" reactions but it does not adjust the fear factor!
I love the sci-fi setting, you have a small area to explore and metroidvania like not everything is unlocked so you need to figure out passwords or find keycards.
Watch out for the mimics!
2026 Gaming Resolutions Update I am updating my resolutions
1. Purchase no more physical games, yes this resolution is even tougher now!
I just need to ignore all sales & delete the HOT UK Deals app!
2. The hardware challenge was too easy, I have no intention of buying any new consoles. so let's focus on my gaming backlog especially the PS+ Extra which expires end of December and I planned to renew at only the essentials tier.
Currently I have 21 games on my PS+ Extra backlog, some of these are quite short but I am never going to complete all 21 before December so let's go with completing at least 10 of these titles!
3. I have £80 on PSN credit and this all I can use until I reduce my digital backlog to 10 titles (either by playing or dropping, currently at 35 games). No more shopto top up codes!
I am going to stick with this the current balance left is £46 & this is all I can spend for 2026. However I don't plan on buying anything and looking at the physical games I own, none of them have any DLC content. So I should be able to use some of this credit to pay for my PS+ Essentials renewal in December
4. The FOMO challenge again was too easy, I don't really care enough and will just play what I want instead of what is the flavour of the month. So I am deleting this resolution and just sticking with the three above.
Backlog
PS+ Extra (21) - I have until the end of December to crack through as many of these as possible! Good luck!
Digital Games (46) - Added both Star Wars DLC which were not included and Graveyard Keeper (I did not purchase it was free).
PS+ Monthly (13) - Reduced by 6, I've had a bit of a clearout and remove games I have no intention of playing, truthfully I must of done this a while ago because I have no idea what games I deleted!
Physical Games (12) - No change, nothing added or removed.
Total = 92 Games
FALSE ALARM - I do have access to a gaming PC but sorry I'll just stick to PS5 gaming for now. So no Steam backlog list.
Shopping
2026 Target is spend less than £100 - Total spent £66.00
No change, nothing purchased
Want Added The Artful Escape, Mixtape, Replaced & Outbound to my wishlist
After taking a gaming break for Ramadan, I'm back into playing this on a regular basis. I'm currently planet hopping collecting resources to upgrade the speeder & ship.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PS5) - Binned I've binned this, sorry I'm never free in the evenings for PMG gaming.
2026 Gaming Resolutions 1. Purchase no more physical games until I have reduced my backlog to 3 titles (currently at 13!).
Fail - Purchased Eriksholm
2. I did well in 2025 and avoided buying the PS5 Pro and Switch 2, I need to keep that going in 2026, no new hardware purchases except if required PS5 controllers.
Still Intact! Sort of, I did purchase a Switch 2 but that was for my daughter to enjoy Pokopia.
3. I have £80 on PSN credit and this all I can use until I reduce my digital backlog to 10 titles (either by playing or dropping, currently at 35 games). No more shopto top up codes!
Still intact - I have not purchased any new PSN credit.
4. I did really well this year with FOMO, I did not go back to Fortnite even with the Simpsons map or the BTTF skins, I also avoided purchasing Arc Raiders. I don't have the free time for these type of games. Need to avoid the hype and just play what I already own.
Still intact, no FOMO
Backlog
Digital Games (43) - Purchased quite a few including Death Stranding 2
PS+ Monthly (19) - No change, nothing new added
Physical Games (12) - Added Eriksholm
Total = 74 Games
Alert - Steam Backlog inbound!
Shopping
2026 Target is spend less than £100 - Total spent £66.00
Purchased Death Stranding 2, Sea of Stars & Eriksholm.
Want Added Stranger Than Heaven & R Type Cosmos to the Wishlist.
Bin
Being weak and buying yet another physical game!
UGVM PMG - I don't game in the evenings so can't really take part in these anymore.
Currently exploring Akiva and unlocking it's many mysteries.
I'm really enjoying this, it's easily the best Star Wars game I have played. Space Combat took me a while to figure out but it has now clicked. You just need to figure out which combat options you want and upgrade the defences.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PS5) - Playing
It's Ramdan so I've not had much time to play it
2026 Gaming Resolutions
1. Purchase no more physical games until I have reduced my backlog to 3 titles (currently at 13!).
Still intact, no further changes
2. I did well in 2025 and avoided buying the PS5 Pro and Switch 2, I need to keep that going in 2026, no new hardware purchases except if required PS5 controllers.
Still Intact! Nothing purchased, I have been tempted by pre-owned Steam Decks.
3. I have £80 on PSN credit and this all I can use until I reduce my digital backlog to 10 titles (either by playing or dropping, currently at 35 games). No more shopto top up codes!
Still intact, no new games purchased, the kids used up some my PSN credit to purchase some Resident Evil games.
4. I did really well this year with FOMO, I did not go back to Fortnite even with the Simpsons map or the BTTF skins, I also avoided purchasing Arc Raiders. I don't have the free time for these type of games. Need to avoid the hype and just play what I already own.
Still intact, no FOMO
Backlog
Digital Games (37) - No new additions
PS+ Monthly (19) - Same again nothing new added
Physical Games (11) -Ditto, nothing new added
Total = 67 Games
Shopping
2026 Target is spend less than £100 - Total spent £0.00
Kids spent £7.98 of my PSN credit on Resident Evil 5 & 6
Want
Nothing new, to be honest I have not really been following up on gaming news
Bin
Severe lack of gaming time due to Ramadan and just life!
Just tick off the checklist below and go and play.
1. Do you enjoy turn-based action RPGs like the old school Final Fantasy games?
2. Do you enjoy a story with a great cast of characters?
3. Do you enjoy a lovely soundtrack and gourgeus graphics?
It also has waterfalls!
Star Wars Outlaws (PS5) - Playing
Sticking with the physical backlog time to enjoy some science fiction action with Star Wars Outlaws.
You play as Kay Vess a young theif/scoundrel who has to escape her home planet after a heist mission goes wrong, with her companion Nix she escapes and lands on Tosharra a planet covered in windswept plains & canyons.
You can explore the planet on your speeder and find treasure, interact with one of the many factions including the Imperials to unlock contracts & missions. You also have the Trailblazer ship to explore outerspace & begin your adventure!
Yes, it has waterfalls!
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PS5) - Playing
The Claptrap Boys are back! with a weekly PMG enjoying another Gearbox game in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands which is set in a fantasy-themed tabletop world. It plays just as you expect, you get lots of missions and lots of loot!
I've gone with the Spore Warden class which also has a toxic mushroom companion that helps attacks nearby enemies.
It's good to be back playing with the crew and thankfully everything worked smoothly with party chat!
The game also has waterfalls!
2026 Gaming Resolutions
1. Purchase no more physical games until I have reduced my backlog to 3 titles (currently at 13!).
Still intact reduced down to 11 (Started Star Wars Outlaws/Tiny Tina Wonderlands).
2. I did well in 2025 and avoided buying the PS5 Pro and Switch 2, I need to keep that going in 2026, no new hardware purchases except if required PS5 controllers.
Still intact, nothing purchased.
3. I have £80 on PSN credit and this all I can use until I reduce my digital backlog to 10 titles (either by playing or dropping, currently at 35 games). No more shopto top up codes!
I will renew PS+ at the essentials tier in November, I don't need the extra tier it just adds more titles to my backlog!
Still intact, no new games purchased, I spent £13.99 from the exsisting PSN credit on Star Wars Outlaws season pass.
4. I did really well this year with FOMO, I did not go back to Fortnite even with the Simpsons map or the BTTF skins, I also avoided purchasing Arc Raiders. I don't have the free time for these type of games. Need to avoid the hype and just play what I already own.
Still intact, I have been tempted by ARC Raiders but thus far have managed to avoid being weak!
Backlog
Digital Games (37) - +2 added The Witcher 3 DLC that I purchased a few years ago but have never played.
PS+ Subscription - I scrapped the PS+ Extra list because it is not a backlog for games that I have purchased just titles that are avalable on the subscription service that I want to enjoy.
PS+ Monthly (19) - Unchanged, my main focus in on the Physical Games list.
Physical Games (11) -2 Started playing Star Wars Outlaws & Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
Total = 67 Games
Shopping
Star Wars Outlaws Season Pass £13.99 (from exsisiting PSN credit)
2026 Target is spend less than £100
Want
I did enjoy playing the demos of Tainted Grail which scratched my Skyrim itch & Dragon Quest VII Reimagined just looks gourgeus!
An interactive "telltale" like game about a family whilst relocating to St. Louis are forced to stop at a motel and chaos ensues.
An enjoyable story with multiple characters that does end on a mild cliffhanger, not sure if the studio Interior Night has any plans to continue the story.
It even has a waterfall scene!
Sword of the Sea (PS5) - Completed
A stunningly beautiful game where you ride a hoverboard and help to bring back water to a desert. Who else but Austin Wintory with yet another amazing soundtrack. If you enjoyed Journey you will love this & it has some amazing waterfalls!
Clair Obscur - Expeditions 33 (PS5) - Playing
With the extended break from work it was time to start another physical game from my backlog & what else but the darling of award shows and many gamers GOTY, Clair Obscur Expeditions 33.
I can't say anything about the game that you have not already read or listened but yes it lives up to the hype. If not the sountrack then the art style or engrossing story and characters. Maybe it's the turn-based battles with it's parry/dodge mechanic or that each character has a unique fighting style to master.
I was hoping I may be able to complete it before the end of the year but I don't want to rush it and enjoy every beautifully crafted section of the game.
In summary I wish Square Enix are taking notes, this is what the Final Fantasy games should have been.
Oh! and yes it has some beautiful waterfalls!
Game of the Year 2025
Overall I'm happy with my gaming year starting with the juggernaut that is Cyberpunk 2025& what a game it was! A pleasure to explore Night City and uncover it's many secrets. Without going any further let me just say this is my game of the year! even before I started playing the Phantom Liberty DLC.
I then enjoyed some british humour in Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe before going back to the 80s for Robocop Rogue City. We can ignore Pure Mini Golf a 32p purchase for an easy platinum lol!
Road 96 was the first of many interactive "telltale" like games I would enjoy this year and no year is complete without an RGG game and Like A Dragon Ishin! scratched that itch!
Balatro should come with a warning label, easily the most addictive game I've played in a long time and even now I keep coming back to just to have one more run!
Ghostwire Tokyo was an unexpected surprise that I enjoyed very much including the scary school sequence! Fantasy Life i told me how fragile a human being I am with constant RSI pains due to it's lack of accessbility options for the quicktime events. It also taught me I should always quit playing games if I am not enjoying.
Dredge was a relaxing fishing game with a mysterious story to enjoy & Lost Records Bloom & Rage Tape 1 another interactive game from one of my favourite developers Don't Nod.
Messenger an impressibe acheivement for a short browser based game, The Invincible is a first person sci-fi adventure based on the 1964 novel.
I then found my digital crack in Wordle, Connections & Strands. I still play all three daily but did give up on Spelling Bee & Pips.
Promise Mascot Agency was an enjoyable "Kairosoft" like game with a yakuza backstory, it is also the first game I have purchased in years that I started playing straight away.
Hole.io kep me entertained for a few days gobbling up buildings. Then back to back interactive titles in Lost Records Bloom & Rage Tape 2 & As Dusk Falls. Finishing off the year with Sword of the Sea.
2026 Gaming Resolutions
New year! and some new resolutions that I can break!
1. Purchase no more physical games until I have reduced my backlog to 3 titles (currently at 13!).
2. I did well in 2025 and avoided buying the PS5 Pro and Switch 2, I need to keep that going in 2026, no new hardware purchases except if required PS5 controllers.
3. I have £80 on PSN credit and this all I can use until I reduce my digital backlog to 10 titles (either by playing or dropping, currently at 35 games). No more shopto top up codes!
I will renew PS+ at the essentials tier in November, I don't need the extra tier it just adds more titles to my backlog!
4. I did really well this year with FOMO, I did not go back to Fortnite even with the Simpsons map or the current BTTF skins, I also avoided purchasing Arc Raiders. I don't have the free time for these type of games. Need to avoid the hype and just play what I already own.
Backlog
Digital Games (35) - +4 See shopping below
PS+ Subscription (3) - Reduced by 1, Sword of the Sea & As Dusk Falls completed & Planet Coaster 2 added.
PS+ Monthly (19) - Reduced by 1, can't remember what title I dropped?! It was Viewpoint!
Physical Games (13) - added two see shopping below
Total = 70 Games (gone up by three from last month!)
Shopping
Stupid end of year sales!
Shadow Gambit - Cursed Crew - £8.74 - Backlog Steamworld Heist 2 - £6.24 - Backlog Beyond Galaxyland - £7.49 - Backlog Gears of War Reloaded £15.99 - Physical Backlog Helldivers 2 £19.99 - Physical Backlog A Way Out £4.49 - Backlog The Quarry £8.44 - For Nemo/Sam to enjoy and Roger £4.29 - First game I have purchased on the switch in a long time!
2025 Total £399.72!
2026 Target is spend less than £100
Want
Quite a few titles I'm interested in from The Game Awards show including
The First Shepherd, Bradley the Badger, Star Wars Fate of the Old Republic, Control Resonant, Gang of Dragon, No Law, Tomb Raider Catalyst & Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis, 007 First Light & Pragmata.
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My own weakness for buying more games when I have enough games to enjoy already!
