Catching Up on Games (12/1/25)

This will be the last big catch up before the annual End of Year wrap-up and new Top 100, so there’s a lot to go through! La Granja My friend and I had played this before on BGA, so we were looking forward to playing the physical copy. However, something about it was… less funContinue reading “Catching Up on Games (12/1/25)”

A Slow Valheim Playthrough

I’ve played Valheim several times, including a few times multiplayer. I didn’t finish every playthough, but most of them reached the end (the end being whatever was in the game at that time). I’ve found that my willingness to reach the end is largely impacted by how much I’m satisfied with my build projects. MyContinue reading “A Slow Valheim Playthrough”

A Return to Valheim

Since it came out in early access, Valheim has become comfort-food gaming for me. I’m not usually into these types of survival/crafting/building games, but Valheim does things just right for me (and it started with a healthy amount of content and was remarkably stable for early access). I was getting burned out recently and neededContinue reading “A Return to Valheim”

Valheim: Hearth & Home Update

I’m not usually into the early-access survival games (or early-access in general), but Valheim ticks my boxes. I previously wrote some articles on my experiences and impressions based on the launch: Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 The Update The new update is focused on building and things at home (hence the name).Continue reading “Valheim: Hearth & Home Update”

Valheim Part 3

Part 1Part 2 The Plains I really enjoyed the new enemy types and how differently they all felt, even the types of fulings. It kept the combat and exploration feeling varied. I especially liked the challenge of approaching fuling villages. Again, the atmosphere of the biome and the renewed use for old materials were bothContinue reading “Valheim Part 3”

Valheim Part 2

Part 1 I’ve now finished the swamps and (after many journeys) finished the mountains. After that, I did some much-needed renovating of my base. The Swamps I love the swamps. It’s moody, dark, full of nasty monsters, and poison is not to be underestimated. And I like the little touches the biome has from theContinue reading “Valheim Part 2”

First Impressions: Valheim

When I started my website, I intended to do more articles on video games, but rarely am I able to play anything new. However, a friend gifted me a copy of Valheim, and I’ve been diving in quite a lot. Valheim is an open-world survival/crafting game with a Viking-inspired setting. Like most games in theContinue reading “First Impressions: Valheim”