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Lord Darias
@lorddarias.bsky.social
· Oct 19
My currently top 25 favourite games rn. Ill probably just pin this to my profile IG
Feeling a bit sad about there not being many games like parasite eve (theres 2 in development though thankfully) but more broadly I wonder why my taste in games seems so narrow. Maybe being on Backloggd has warped my perspective, I mean the average gamer probably plays like 5 games yearly but still
December 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Feeling a bit sad about there not being many games like parasite eve (theres 2 in development though thankfully) but more broadly I wonder why my taste in games seems so narrow. Maybe being on Backloggd has warped my perspective, I mean the average gamer probably plays like 5 games yearly but still
Sometimes when you moderate a gaming discord you gotta remember when a conversation is just not worth engaging in. Ideally I should have realised it a few days ago when someone compared not 1CC ing an arcade game to using save states, which was a sign to log off and go outside
December 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Sometimes when you moderate a gaming discord you gotta remember when a conversation is just not worth engaging in. Ideally I should have realised it a few days ago when someone compared not 1CC ing an arcade game to using save states, which was a sign to log off and go outside
Trying to make the jump from Maya to Blender, mainly to not have to deal with Autodesk's bullshit, and also cause of a possible Linux shift. And ughh. Im sure its great software once youre used to it but its real annoying having to relearn all this crap. Shifting between modes feels clunky
December 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Trying to make the jump from Maya to Blender, mainly to not have to deal with Autodesk's bullshit, and also cause of a possible Linux shift. And ughh. Im sure its great software once youre used to it but its real annoying having to relearn all this crap. Shifting between modes feels clunky
Played some Copper Odyssey for a game club im a part of. Beat the first area (well, its not really the first but its nonlinear so idk) and dont feel too inclined to finish it. Idk, I guess I didnt 'get' it? It feels like a big inside joke that Im not a part of. I liked Hylics better
December 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Played some Copper Odyssey for a game club im a part of. Beat the first area (well, its not really the first but its nonlinear so idk) and dont feel too inclined to finish it. Idk, I guess I didnt 'get' it? It feels like a big inside joke that Im not a part of. I liked Hylics better
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It is sale time, which means that a LOT of people are gonna be able to afford really cool releases, which means that it is time to make a thread recommending cool releases!
Gonna update this until the sale finishes! (Also, check out my curator page!)
store.steampowered.com/curator/4568...
Gonna update this until the sale finishes! (Also, check out my curator page!)
store.steampowered.com/curator/4568...
Steam Curator: Below 25 Gems
Games, mostly of the indie variety, that I consider to be worthwhile with a cost below 25 dollars/euro. This isn't limited to any specific genre, but expect a ton of single player experiences.
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It is sale time, which means that a LOT of people are gonna be able to afford really cool releases, which means that it is time to make a thread recommending cool releases!
Gonna update this until the sale finishes! (Also, check out my curator page!)
store.steampowered.com/curator/4568...
Gonna update this until the sale finishes! (Also, check out my curator page!)
store.steampowered.com/curator/4568...
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Another excellent recommendation by @lorddarias.bsky.social!
A fantastic 2-hour atmospheric 3D platformer, centered around using a pole as an intuitive traversal tool!
Its setting and lore has shades of Shane Acker's 9. If you're a fan of that, you'll surely LOVE this!
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ | 9/10
bckl.gg/qdee
A fantastic 2-hour atmospheric 3D platformer, centered around using a pole as an intuitive traversal tool!
Its setting and lore has shades of Shane Acker's 9. If you're a fan of that, you'll surely LOVE this!
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ | 9/10
bckl.gg/qdee
December 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Another excellent recommendation by @lorddarias.bsky.social!
A fantastic 2-hour atmospheric 3D platformer, centered around using a pole as an intuitive traversal tool!
Its setting and lore has shades of Shane Acker's 9. If you're a fan of that, you'll surely LOVE this!
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ | 9/10
bckl.gg/qdee
A fantastic 2-hour atmospheric 3D platformer, centered around using a pole as an intuitive traversal tool!
Its setting and lore has shades of Shane Acker's 9. If you're a fan of that, you'll surely LOVE this!
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ | 9/10
bckl.gg/qdee
Cataloguing a few examples of games where the endgame (or even just the Final Boss) is a giant leap in difficulty from the rest of the game, far beyond what you'd expect just from being the final challenge.
bckl.gg/qcE5
bckl.gg/qcE5
'Endgame Difficulty Spike of Death' a list of games by LordDarias | Backloggd
Conventionally the final boss or levelgauntlet etc should be the hardest challenge the game has to offer the peak of the difficulty coinciding with the climax of the story or progression Sometimes tho...
bckl.gg
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Cataloguing a few examples of games where the endgame (or even just the Final Boss) is a giant leap in difficulty from the rest of the game, far beyond what you'd expect just from being the final challenge.
bckl.gg/qcE5
bckl.gg/qcE5
Its incredible how quickly a game can piss away all the goodwill its built up with one single gameplay section. I dont want to vague post so Ill just say that I was really enjoying Serra de Deus as a life sim/hot dog vendor sim and then it threw me in a fucking survival horror section of the worst
December 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Its incredible how quickly a game can piss away all the goodwill its built up with one single gameplay section. I dont want to vague post so Ill just say that I was really enjoying Serra de Deus as a life sim/hot dog vendor sim and then it threw me in a fucking survival horror section of the worst
Wow, even Backloggd has a Spotify Wrapped equivalent now (Backers only I'm afraid). This is quite cool though, really enjoyed looking through it @backloggd.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Wow, even Backloggd has a Spotify Wrapped equivalent now (Backers only I'm afraid). This is quite cool though, really enjoyed looking through it @backloggd.com
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Some great stuff in here. If I have to highlight one to pick up from this list it hasgot to be The friends of Ringo Ishikawa. Low key Japanese hoodlum life sim, nothing else quite like it.
There's a steam sale going on. If only there was a way to see some underappreciated gems that were on discount right now hmmm.
store.steampowered.com/curator/4400...
store.steampowered.com/curator/4400...
Steam Curator: UnderappreciatedGames
Underappreciated, overlooked or otherwise unique games that deserve more of a spotlight. Mainly single player games
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Some great stuff in here. If I have to highlight one to pick up from this list it hasgot to be The friends of Ringo Ishikawa. Low key Japanese hoodlum life sim, nothing else quite like it.
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In case you haven't had the chance to play it yet, Hypogea is 25% off for the Steam winter sale! I (an impartial observer) hear it's pretty good!
#indiedev #3DPlatformer
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#indiedev #3DPlatformer
s.team/a/2980260/
Save 25% on Hypogea on Steam
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
s.team
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In case you haven't had the chance to play it yet, Hypogea is 25% off for the Steam winter sale! I (an impartial observer) hear it's pretty good!
#indiedev #3DPlatformer
s.team/a/2980260/
#indiedev #3DPlatformer
s.team/a/2980260/
There's a steam sale going on. If only there was a way to see some underappreciated gems that were on discount right now hmmm.
store.steampowered.com/curator/4400...
store.steampowered.com/curator/4400...
Steam Curator: UnderappreciatedGames
Underappreciated, overlooked or otherwise unique games that deserve more of a spotlight. Mainly single player games
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
There's a steam sale going on. If only there was a way to see some underappreciated gems that were on discount right now hmmm.
store.steampowered.com/curator/4400...
store.steampowered.com/curator/4400...
As much as deliberate retro throwbacks and budget savings account for a big part of its appeal, I'm starting to see an interesting development in PS1 looking LowPoly environments (in games that are set in contemporary times) as a sort of videogame equivalent to impressionism.
December 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
As much as deliberate retro throwbacks and budget savings account for a big part of its appeal, I'm starting to see an interesting development in PS1 looking LowPoly environments (in games that are set in contemporary times) as a sort of videogame equivalent to impressionism.
Wrote some stuff about modding, rebalancing and Dark Souls 2
bckl.gg/qaT5
bckl.gg/qaT5
LordDarias's review of Dark Souls 2 - Mad Warrior Edition | Backloggd
Game modding is quite interesting to me, because playing a game is sort of like having a conversation with its designer(s) and playing a modded/hacked version is like having a conversation with the mo...
bckl.gg
December 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Wrote some stuff about modding, rebalancing and Dark Souls 2
bckl.gg/qaT5
bckl.gg/qaT5
Yeah, getting a job in the second half of this year has put a dent in 2025's numbers. The grind never ends though, and I'm temporarily out of work so its time to make up for it.
December 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Yeah, getting a job in the second half of this year has put a dent in 2025's numbers. The grind never ends though, and I'm temporarily out of work so its time to make up for it.
Mods are interesting because ultimately a game is sort of a conversation with the designer(s) and modding is like a conversation with a modder in response to that conversation. A review/critique is this too, but modding/hacking is almost the ultimate form of interpretation you can have for a game
December 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Mods are interesting because ultimately a game is sort of a conversation with the designer(s) and modding is like a conversation with a modder in response to that conversation. A review/critique is this too, but modding/hacking is almost the ultimate form of interpretation you can have for a game
Give Mewtwo Psychic Surge. Pressure sucks and my boy has been powercrept to oblivion. Let it become the god of PsySpam in Restricted Legendary formats, there's no excuse with Miraidon and Xerneas running around
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Give Mewtwo Psychic Surge. Pressure sucks and my boy has been powercrept to oblivion. Let it become the god of PsySpam in Restricted Legendary formats, there's no excuse with Miraidon and Xerneas running around
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
On the one hand, the Game Awards are incredibly embarassing and not worth caring about, and E33 looks like a mid RPG I have 0 interest in playing. But on the other hand they may have bruised Fraudjima'a ego slightly so I kinda have to give em a point for that.
December 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
On the one hand, the Game Awards are incredibly embarassing and not worth caring about, and E33 looks like a mid RPG I have 0 interest in playing. But on the other hand they may have bruised Fraudjima'a ego slightly so I kinda have to give em a point for that.
Was talking to my Doctor Uncle about stuff and at one point the subject of cough syrup came up, specifically of people taking it recreationally. He said the reason for it is cause it has codeine, which is an opiate. And I wondered, why is that? Like I get opiates for pain relief and whatnot but
December 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Was talking to my Doctor Uncle about stuff and at one point the subject of cough syrup came up, specifically of people taking it recreationally. He said the reason for it is cause it has codeine, which is an opiate. And I wondered, why is that? Like I get opiates for pain relief and whatnot but
One funny thing about Harvest Valley is that there's all these holes in the ground with poison mist in em (the entire area is like a toxic mine) that lead to treasure or enemies or whatever, and then theres just this one hole tucked away which just kills you if you jump in lmfao. Great prank
December 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
One funny thing about Harvest Valley is that there's all these holes in the ground with poison mist in em (the entire area is like a toxic mine) that lead to treasure or enemies or whatever, and then theres just this one hole tucked away which just kills you if you jump in lmfao. Great prank
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Played Metal Garden! (thanks to @lorddarias.bsky.social for the recommendation!)
As an FPS game? Not the best.
As a piece of interactive art and a window into a vast alien world? Sublime.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 8/10
bckl.gg/p8qQ
As an FPS game? Not the best.
As a piece of interactive art and a window into a vast alien world? Sublime.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 8/10
bckl.gg/p8qQ
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Played Metal Garden! (thanks to @lorddarias.bsky.social for the recommendation!)
As an FPS game? Not the best.
As a piece of interactive art and a window into a vast alien world? Sublime.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 8/10
bckl.gg/p8qQ
As an FPS game? Not the best.
As a piece of interactive art and a window into a vast alien world? Sublime.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ | 8/10
bckl.gg/p8qQ
That makes the second time I've been sent a game on steam to review for my curator page. I feel a bit weird about it cause I have 28 whole followers lmao, doesnt seem like a fair trade to me, 1 fewer units sold for a review thats likely not gonna be seen by more than a handful of users. Then again,
December 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
That makes the second time I've been sent a game on steam to review for my curator page. I feel a bit weird about it cause I have 28 whole followers lmao, doesnt seem like a fair trade to me, 1 fewer units sold for a review thats likely not gonna be seen by more than a handful of users. Then again,