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14. Tales from Candleforth Took a chance on this short, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure (it was at the local library), and glad I did. No moon-logic puzzles; I didn’t have to look anything up. I’d be happy if it turns into a longer series.

A puzzle from the game with animal skulls and icons of animal heads the the background.

13. Yurukill Fun mix of Danganronpa with shoot-em-up gameplay. I initially had some trouble with the villain’s motivations, but after sitting with it, I have some headcanon that makes it work. Let’s see a sequel that takes it further.

A Maji-kill sequence, where the player tries to convince someone else not to kill them. The text "Urge to Kill Rising" appears over the character Rina saying, "Your sympathy doesn't mean a thing if you aren't willing to confess..."

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12. Donkey Kong Bananza Predictably excellent. Never really challenging (boss battles ended in about a minute, first try), but a lot of fun. Smashing through everything didn’t get old for the whole runtime. Great soundtrack, too, particularly the Zebra and Banadium Core Tower themes.

Donkey Kong, in Zebra form, runs across water with Pauline on his back.

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Mike Kelehan @mkelehan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

11. Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! A good, relaxing game that scratches the Powerwash Simulator itch, but because I needed to be reading the book titles, it isn’t mindless enough that I could listen to podcasts while playing. Really recommended for the price.

Beginning of the game, showing a ton of books on the floor of a library.

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10. Rift of the Necrodancer A lot of fun! A straight rhythm game, but with the main challenge being reading the notes to play that are encoded as monsters. Also has some Punch-Out!! and Rhythm Heaven. On paper, sounds great; in practice, even better. And the kids love it, too.

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Mike Kelehan @mkelehan.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

9. Egg Squeeze Short and weird, which I always like. A fun way to spend an hour or two!

8. Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster I’m playing through the Pixel Remasters in order, and had a great time with FF3. A solid return to form after FF2 (which was still fun, but I don’t feel like I’ll go back to it any time soon).

Screenshot from the ending of Final Fantasy 3 Pixel Remaster, showing the main character telling NPCs, "It's been a pleasure."

7. Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis P3R was a great time that I recommend to everyone. The DLC was a slog that took a year to finish because I kept putting it off. I ended up turning the difficulty all the way down to just get through it. Even if you loved the base game, I can’t say I recommend it.

Screenshot from the end of Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis, showing my favorite character Junpei saying "Ha... Yeah! That's what you get, fightin' us world-savin'... warriors..."

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6. Spray Paint Simulator If you’re done with both Power Wash Simulator games and need more content, this will do. That’s definitely me, so I had a good time listening to an audiobook and covering things with paint.

Screenshot of Spray Paint Simulator showing a giant robot with a completed paint job

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Mike Kelehan @mkelehan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

5. One Upon a Katamari Certainly the most fun I’ve had with a Katamari game since the PS2. No weird gimmicks or anything, just fun. Definitely worth a play for series fans.

One Upon A Katamari screenshot showing platinum trophy, 141 crowns

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All local libraries are cool, but I feel like mine is abnormally cool #volgarr #sorrywereclosed

PlayStation 5 game cases for Volgarr the Viking II and Sorry We're Closed

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Mike Kelehan @mkelehan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

4: Super Crazy Rhythm Castle Fun rhythm gaming mixed with Overcooked-style multiplayer chaos gaming. I mainly played single player because the rhythm portions are tough for my kids, but they had a good time with other non-rhythm tasks. I enjoyed it a lot!

Super Crazy Rhythm Castle status screen, showing three stars on every song except the last two bonus tracks. All songs except for the last bonus track are unlocked. 88.9% completion.

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Mike Kelehan @mkelehan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

3: Power Wash Simulator 2 More of the same, which is good! At the end of a long day, putting on a podcast and playing PWS is just perfect. I hope this series doesn’t stop any time soon.

Power Wash Simulator 2 pack select screen, showing the main campaign completed

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Mike Kelehan @mkelehan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

2: Atari Mania Fun WarioWare-like game where classic Atari games are mashed together. I don’t really have a lot of nostalgia for Atari (NES was my first system), but it was fun and short enough to keep me engaged to the end.

Atari Mania title screen showing 88.5% completion

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Mike Kelehan @mkelehan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

2026 games finished thread 1: Nine Sols I love a good Metroidvania and a tough-but-fair challenge, and this was both. Bosses require you to really lock in, and it felt great to finally beat them. Even if I spent over an hour on a boss, I never felt frustrated; it was always a learning experience.

Nine Sols file select screen showing the game completed in Standard Mode in 26 hours and 34 minutes with all skill points.