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From Dust doesn't work properly on Windows, so nice to see it working on Linux 😆

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Merry Christmas, a happy new year and yay for the return of the forums! 😀👍

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year guys!

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I'd say: "The Beekeeper's Picnic"
which is a point and click adventure game about the life after retirement of Sherlock Holmes.

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Games I played this year that was absolutely phenomenal:
* Baldurs gate 3 (played through twice for the first time)
* Cyberpunk 2077 (second playthrough)
* Titanfall 2

Games I played and enjoyed them for the weird experiences that they are:
* Quantum Witch
* Slay the princess

Games I put a lot of time into, but is merely good:
* Eternal Strands
* Nimrods
* Clair Obscure: Expedition 33

Games I played that was especially disappointing:
* Megabonk
* Detroit: Become human

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Steam replay says I played 202 different games this year and of course I'm not able to remember most of them. :). The Top was split between different Paradox grand strategies and Underrail, but those are not 2025 games.If we concentrate on the games of this year I will probably mention two, both very recent: [Of Ash and Steel](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2893820/Of_Ash_and_Steel/) and [Swordhaven](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2108180/Swordhaven_Iron_Conspiracy/).

[Of Ash and Steel](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2893820/Of_Ash_and_Steel/) is a very immersive Gothic (or Risen)-style ARPG that "don't hold your hand" (meaning, among other things, that you won't even have a map in the first 1/3 of the game and will need to remember surroundings yourself and find quest locations by their descriptions). The game had a very rough start a month ago but now, with 1.05 patch, developers seems to fix at least the most critical bugs and have a good roadmap to move forward.

[Swordhaven](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2108180/Swordhaven_Iron_Conspiracy/) is an isometric-style CRPG from the developers of ATOM RPG.The game was only released recently and I didn't play that much yet but the beginning got me hooked with reactivity and good writing and I have a long-established faith in developers. Also, the game has a Linux version, which is always nice.

Obviously I can't name anything GOTY without finishing at least most of it first but those two games seems to have a potential so far.

:).

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Not my favorite genre, but it's so good in every aspect, it's so well balanced, we have waited for it for so much time... yes, you already know what game I'm talking about. For me, Silksong made the year in gaming (whatever that means).

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Quoting: dpanterfor the ever growing penguin horde

GoL Steam group has crossed over 6000 just recently.

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Happy holidays!

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My GOTY would be Doom The Dark Ages, but at the same time it's the only game released in 2025 that I bought😅

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I hope everyone gets a good break. Happy holidays, and here's to a crazy fun 2026.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New year. :)

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Happy Holidays, everyone! Here's to a great 2026! 🐧❤️

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The two standouts for me in 2025 are The Outer Worlds 2 and Civilization VII.

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happy holidays folks :)

the site and you all have been a great resource to be able to fully switch to linux with confidence!

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To be well prepared for my retirement in 20 years, I did buy some games in 2025... yet playing is a completely differen topic 😆

According to my Steam Replay 2025 report, my game of the year is again Fall Guys. Followed by Elite Dangerous, Beat Saber and Helldivers 2.

So no game from 2025, while Helldivers 2 is the most recent one.
I had a look at Metal Eden and Of Lies and Rain (VR), not much playtime yet, but as these are the ones from this year, I guess one of those would be my game of the year 2025.

Dang, I totally should play more 😁

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Merry Christmas, everyone and Happy New year.

Thanks for another good year, GOL.

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Finally finished work for the week

Merry Christmas indeed, fellow tux lovers

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Split-Fiction for me I think

It really reminds me of what gaming use to be, before live service "forever" games kicked in, and I was expecting it to be a stutter fest but they really know how to make the most out of UE5

Really hope Hazelight Studios get to continue making these sort of games, hopefully EA doesn't get rid of this team of talented developers but who knows these days lol

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Metal Eden is a pretty great FPS. Worth a try as it is currently discounted. More of a hidden gem though.

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Stellar Blade and Claire Obscure are my favs this year. 😊

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. . . Have I actually played ANY games this year that were released this year? Even stuff I bought this year was all older, I think. Um . . . I played the demo of that card combat game where the "cards" are different sizes and you have to fit them into a tiled space and it's kind of moon themed and stuff. That was fairly good.

Still, the GOTYs these days are never as Goaty as good ol' Goat Simulator. Now there's a game that's very Goaty.

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Happy holidays to you and yours, Liam!

The same to the entire GamingOnLinux readership.

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I haven't played completely through the various campaigns but I haven't noticed this inconsistency so far.

From what I can see from their wiki, they work primarily in 2D graphics. 3D models are only used for animation effects. The dev team seems very concerned with maintaining a consistent look.

[Widelands Wiki - Graphics Development](https://www.widelands.org/wiki/GraphicsDevelopment/)

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Merry/happy all the things!
A special huge hug to Liam for continuing to provide a healthy watering hole for the ever growing penguin horde. Cheers!

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Finally some good news – although I'm not sure if the reappearance of the Forum will bring back the old spirit.

I'm not in a festive spirit at all. Saturday's annoying stream of Christmas songs has left me completely oversaturated. I want everything Christmas related to be gone as soon as possible. This might be the first year that I skip watching Christmas Vacation in forever.

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Digimon Story Time Stranger. Not only do I like the game for gameplay and story reasons, but I really appreciate it on a technical level. Saving is instant. The game feels very responsive. Frame rate is silky smooth. Absolutely lovely game.

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Quoting: mr-victoryThe forums are returning? We are so back! Will the content be restored or are we starting from scratch?

Pleased to say all content apart from the old Patreon forum will be restored.

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The forums are returning? We are so back! Will the content be restored or are we starting from scratch?

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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