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tags: video-games 2025 year-in-review
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series: 2025 Year In Review
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2025 brought some truly excellent games. I think it's noteworthy that something like _Hades 2_ is still in my queue because of how solid these games were. Also, almost all of these games were a shared with my daughter in some way, either playing together or just spectating and chatting. It's a pretty great time to be playing video games.
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2025 brought some truly excellent games. I think it's noteworthy that something like _Hades 2_ is still in my queue because of how solid these games were. Also, almost all of these games were shared with my daughter in some way, either playing together or just spectating and chatting. It's a pretty great time to be playing video games.
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## Hollow Knight: Silksong
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In short, this game is _Honey I Shrunk The Kids_ as an open world multiplayer-friendly game with crafting and base building. That sounds cool, but what I didn't anticipate is how deep me and my daughter would get into playing this together.
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There's an incredibly healthy dose of exploration and resource gathering. At times this reminded me of _Subnautica_, with the fear of something bigger that's going to eat you, and where you craft and explore and build to expand your range. Although in sharp contrast, _Grounded_ is a game where you fight back. There's a solid progression of battling bugs to get materials to craft better gear and battle bigger bugs. And the way you can build a home where grass are the "planks" and the roof is made of clover and sap... it's all very charming.
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There's an incredibly healthy dose of exploration and resource gathering. At times this reminded me of _Subnautica_, with the fear of something bigger that's going to eat you, and where you craft and explore and build to expand your range. Although in sharp contrast, _Grounded_ is a game where you fight back. There's a solid progression of battling bugs to get materials to craft better gear and battle bigger bugs. And the way you can build a home where grass blades are the "planks" and the roof is made of clover and sap... it's all very charming.
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We played Grounded an obscene amount earlier this year. Together. And in that I've seen her grow. At this moment, [Grounded 2](https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/grounded-2/9P77PG7DK0W2/0010) is in early access, and we held off for 6 months before getting started with that. But now we're in it it's proving to be a great time too.
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We played Grounded an obscene amount earlier this year. Together. And in that I've seen her grow. At this moment, [Grounded 2](https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/grounded-2/9P77PG7DK0W2/0010) is in early access, and we held off for 6 months before getting started with that. But now we're in it, it's proving to be a great time too.
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<pclass="playLine"><spanclass='playIcon xbox'></span>Played on <ahref="https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/grounded">Xbox GamePass</a></p>
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## Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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[](https://indianajones.bethesda.net/en-US)
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This game absolutely nails the classic Indiana Jones vibe. There's a globe-trotting mystery, memorable set-pieces, and ample archaic puzzle solving by tortchlight. And yes, you will punch a lot of nazis in the face. Or you'll use a whip to disarm and then knock them out with a shovel or candlestick or whatever is lying around. And then get back to your ancient temple puzzles. It all feels pitch perfect, like a lost film that would have fit within the original run.
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This game absolutely nails the classic Indiana Jones vibe. There's a globe-trotting mystery, memorable set-pieces, and ample archaic puzzle solving by torchlight. And yes, you will punch a lot of nazis in the face. Or you'll use a whip to disarm and then knock them out with a shovel or candlestick or whatever is lying around. And then get back to your ancient temple puzzles. It all feels pitch perfect, like a lost film that would have fit within the original run.
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<pclass="playLine"><spanclass='playIcon xbox'></span>Played on <ahref="https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle">Xbox GamePass</a></p>
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