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Carol

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It’s a wrap for 2025! In addition, played (but didn’t 100% yet):
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Astro Bot
- It Takes Two
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Let‘s see, which ones make it into the 2025 list.

#videogames #ps5 #adventure #scifi #action #platform #rpg #stotytelling #coop #gaming

December 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM

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#24: Cyberpunk 2077

#cyberpunk #cyberpunk2077 #phantomliberty #v #johnnysilverhand #keanureeves #samurai #nightcity #solomonreed #idriselba #dogtown #cdprojekt #action #rpg #roleplaying #firstperson #shooter #adventure #ps5 #playstation #gaming #videogames

In-game selfie of protagonist V (front, customized character looks) with J-pop band Us Cracks and game character Kerry Eurodyne in the background.

December 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM

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#23: Helldivers 2

#helldivers #helldivers2 #democracy #fordemocracy #manageddemocracy #liber-tea #bugs #automaton #illuminate #giveemhell #superearth #intotheunjust #arrowheadgs #sie #sony #multiplayer #shooter #action #coop #playstation #ps5 #gaming #videogames

Front: player characters, guns in hand, shooting at a giant insect. Back: Giant insect a.k.a. a Bile Titan attacking the Helldivers with toxic spew.

December 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM

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#22: Tales from the Borderlands

#borderlands #tftb #talesfromtheborderlands #handsomejack #jackxrhys #rhysstrongfork #fiona #gortys #loaderbot #hyperion #telltalegames #2kgames #taketwointeractive #narrative #adventure #pointnclick #sci-fi #decisionsmatter #ps4 #ps5 #playstation #gaming #videogames

In-game screenshot showing the two playable characters Fiona (left) and Rhys (right).

December 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM

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Carol

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#21: Firewatch

#firewatch #firewatchgame #shoshone #nationalforest #camposanto #indiegames #adventure #mystery #ps4 #playstation #videogames #gaming

In-game screenshot your main character’s watch tower. It’s the base from which the player explores the map of Shoshone National Forest, always watching for signs of fire.

November 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM

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Carol

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#20: Banishers - Ghosts of New Eden

#banishers #ghostsofneweden #banishersghostsofneweden #ghosts #haunting #antea #redmacraith #dontnod #dontnotentertainment #adventure #drama #videogames #gaming #playstation #ps5

Close-up of the two main characters: Red Mac Raith (left) and Antea Duarte (right). They are turned towards each other holding hands. Antea appears translucent.

October 13, 2025 at 6:53 AM

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Davis Bickford

@davis.social

Welcome to Bluesky 💙🦋

Venn Diagram of 3 circles:
BE KIND
BLOCK FAST
HAVE FUN

An arrow points to thee intersection of all 3 circles:
YOU CAN BE HERE

November 11, 2024 at 7:24 AM

Carol

@klaro.bsky.social

Let’s go!

Friday Night @fridayyakuza.bsky.social · Oct 10

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October 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM

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#19: Alone in the Dark

#aloneinthedark #aloneinthedarkremake #lovecraft #jodiecomer #emilyhartwood #davidharbour #edwardcarnby #piecesinteractive #thqnordic #horror #mystery #videogames #gaming #playstation #ps5

Screenshot from the game. Edward Carnby, one of the playable characters and holding a pickaxe, discovers the secrets of an old crypt.

September 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM

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Carol

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#18: Jusant

#jusant #jusantgame #climbing #ballast #dontnodentertainment #adventure #puzzle #fantasy #action #playstation #ps5 #gaming #videogames

Screenshot of the protagonist climber with ballast on their shoulder, both resting in an alcove. Sun is shining bright outside.

August 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM

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Carol

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#17: Lost Records - Bloom & Rage

#lostrecordsbloomandrage #lostrecords #bloomandrage #1990s #choicesmatter #nostalgia #femaleprotagonist #swannholloway #katmikaelsen #noramalakian #autumnlockhart #dontnodentertainment #adventure #mystery #atmospheric #playstation #ps5 #videogames #gaming

Screenshot of 4 teenage girls dressed in 90s clothing. From left to right: Autumn Lockart, Swann Holloway, Kat Mikaelsen, Nora Malakian. The game is played from Swann‘s perspective.

August 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM

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Carol

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#16: Dragon Age - The Veilguard

#dragonage #veilguard #datv #dragonagetheveilguard #dreadwolf #rook #solas #laceharding #morrigan #varric #bioware #ea #rpg #fantasy #adventure #epic #playstation #ps5 #videogames #gaming

A group of people sitting around a table, talking to each other. They are the protagonist - Rook‘s (left, from the back) - companions: Davrin, Taash, Bellara, Emmrich, Lucanis, Lace and Neve (from left to right).

July 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM

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#15: Split Fiction

#splitfiction #mio #zoe #coop #friendspass #joseffares #hazelight #eaoriginals #adventure #fantasy #sciencefiction #videogames #gaming #playstation #ps5 #whattoplay

Taming dragons in Split Fiction‘s fantasy world with Zoe (left) and Mio (right). You see two women dressed in green and red with small dragons on their backs.

July 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM

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Carol

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#14: Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

#discoelysium #harrydubois #kimkitsuragi #kimharry #cuno #jamaisvu #collagemode #disco #discoelysiumuk #zaum #art #rpg #crime #mystery #adventure #videogames #gaming #digitalpainting #playstation #ps5

Screenshot from the game. On the right, all dialogue is displayed for reading - voice over is available for most of it also. On the left, the display of all events in a unique art style.

June 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM

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#13: The Dark Pictures Anthology - The Devil in Me

#thedevilinme #darkpicturesanthology #darkpictures #hhholmes #supermassivegames #bandainamco #horror #adventure #mystery #gaming #videogames #playstation #ps5

Save who you can save. Left to right: Mark, Kate, Charlie, Jamie, and Erin. They are all characters one plays as in the game.

June 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM

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Carol

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#12: Lara Croft GO

#tombraider #laracroft #laracroftgo #tr #treasurehunting #crystaldynamics #squareenixmontreal #puzzle #adventure #strategy #playstation #ps4 #psvita #gaming #videogames

In-game screenshot of one of the levels in Lara Croft GO. Middle: Lara readying to throw a spear towards a snake, which is sitting in the shade in the upper right corner.

June 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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Carol

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#11: Sable

#sable #sablegame #glider #mask #collection #shedworks #rawfury #openworldgame #adventure #platform #art #indie #gaming #videogames #playstation #ps5

Through the desert open world. In front on the right side: Angler Hut, where you can learn about fishing.

June 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM

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#10: Alan Wake II

#AlanWake2 #AlanWake #SagaAnderson #WritersRoom #DarkPlace #SamLake #AlexCasey #OldGodsOfAsgard #NightSprings #TheLakeHouse #JesseFaden #FBC #Control #RemedyEntertainment #EpicGamesPublishing #Horror #Action #Mystery #Playstation #PS5 #videogames #gaming #virtualphotography

Greetings from Bright Falls - Home of the Annual Deerfest. In-game photomode screenshot of beautiful Bright Falls harbor area.

Experience The Best Our Nature Has To Offer, Explore The… PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Cauldron Lake National Park Service. In-game photomode screenshot of the band Old Gods of Asgard, ready to Rock’n’Roll!

May 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM

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Nicole Carpenter

@nicolecarpenter.bsky.social

i'm so thrilled to share this piece on how video game sex scenes are made — and even more thrilled to see it on @404media.co!!! sex has been a part of games across its history, but often to provoke to as a joke. others are trying something different: