What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Clicker Heroes (XBox Series S)

December 15th, 2025

Yesterday was cold, so I didn't want to focus much on gaming. I finished 2048 Battle Puzzle: Space Girls, which was my 100th finished game of the year. Tiny little casual games really boost those numbers! It wasn't as difficult as I wanted it to be, though, even on the higher difficulty levels. I got all of the achievements in this without even getting myself up to a 512 block, which feels ridiculous. It's not awful, but I did want this game to kick my butt a lot more often than it did. My fascination with 2048 comes from my constant failures.

I also tried Cat God Ranch, which is an odd game in that it is extremely similar to Luck Be A Landlord, just with the critiques of and jokes about capitalism stripped out. Also, Cat God Ranch doesn't have Mrs. Fruit, which is a big loss! I didn't dislike playing it, and the titular cat god is very cute. It was just a strange experience starting off.

I ran Clicker Heroes for a while as I made Christmas ornaments, too. I didn't make much progress because I was really making the hell out of some little beaded candy canes.

December 14th, 2025

I was really tired yesterday, so I mostly played clicker games. I want to finish off Baking Time, because it's cute, but a bit boring. I can't get very far at once here, though.

Clicker Heroes got more of my time and attention, and I finally scooted past the 100th level. I've got the ability to prestige now, so I'm trying to figure out when I should do that. It might just be best to wait until I hit a wall.

I did a few puzzles in Picross S: SNK Classics and Neo Geo, too. It's still a great time!

December 13th, 2025

I had my PS4 on after work last night and dug into Cooking Mama Cookstar, as I was after something light and cute. I did buzz through quite a few recipes, but stopped dead at one where it had me cover roasted vegetables in clear gelatin. It was called vegetable terrine, and no version of this I saw online resembled what Cooking Mama had me throw together at all. In fact, I saw one using whipped feta to hold the dish's loaf shape that looked really fantastic! As a clear, flavorless gelatin hater, though, I stopped playing for the evening at that.

The rest of my gaming for the night was less intriguing than the vegetable terrine. I had a good run in Air Twister, making it to the boss of stage 7 with one credit on easy mode. I know that doesn't sound impressive, but I'm pretty new at this game! It was satisfying. Turning the rumble off was good, too.

Other than that, I played idle games. I made excellent progress in Clicker Heroes, making all the numbers go way the heck up.

I went back to Baking Time after a while, too. I carried lots of little cakes and admired my large, round bee.

December 11th, 2025

Yesterday wasn't a big day for video games, but I did have Clicker Heroes running for a while as I did some other stuff. This has a really nice sense of forward momentum for an idle game.

I did a few puzzles in Picross S: SNK Classics and Neo Geo before bed, too, which helped me get to sleep a little faster. I'm still kind of tired today, but feeling much better overall.

December 10th, 2025

I don't want to post today, but I played a lot yesterday. My only finish was Candy Box Clicker, a brief, but very cute idle game I found on itch.io. I liked this, and it was nice to play before bed.

My other gaming yesterday was on XBox. I tried Guwange, a Cave shooter, and really enjoyed it. I got absolutely destroyed, but it was run one in a new bullet hell! I didn't stand a chance, and that's ok.

I did an arcade playthrough in Girl Fight because it would be nice to finish off such an odd little game. It's tacky, but I don't hate playing it.

I played a few rounds in Dragon Pinball, too. It was frustrating!

Clicker Heroes got to run on my TV for a long time, too, and that was fine.

I'm super sleepy tonight, but I'll do my best to do a better post tomorrow!

December 9th, 2025

I was playing around with XBox achievements yesterday, which was kind of fun! I mostly sat out the PS3/360 console generation where achievements started, so this still has some novelty for me. I downloaded and played Clicker Heroes through the day, which seems like a pretty decent idle game so far. I'm just making numbers go up, but it's been relaxing and low maintenance so far.

I tried Battle Puzzle 2048- Space Girls, too, which is a 2048 game that doesn't run well. There's always a Live2D girl refusing to stand still on the side of the screen, which I think is dragging down performance, and generic dance pop with bizarre lyrics about space bounty hunting and robot girls is constantly playing. The base game is fine, but the presentation is overwhelming and confusing.