What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Steam Spring Sale '25

Vampire Survivors (XBox Series S, Lenovo Legion Go)

April 16th, 2025

I played several games for just a few minutes last night, starting with Cats Hidden in Paris. The Travelin' Cats games I've played, including this one, have been pretty decent, and I was tempted to buy the Steam bundle of them last night. Buying a bunch of new games would defeat the purpose of my 100 games cleared in 100 days nonsense, though, so I resisted. I can go on an unreasonable, but ultimately low cost shopping spree after I've found thousands more cats!

In Vampire Survivors, I actually reached a new level last night, which made me happier than it should have! The library does not seem as good as the forest so far, but I'm excited to see what comes next!

I also played some casual games with PG-13 anime girls pasted on top. Bishoujo Battle Mahjong Solitaire is well paced with a good timer, nice layouts, and challenges that don't feel like they waste a lot of my time. The anime girls in it feel like they're from something, which would make more sense than their just being chosen at random, but I don't really care. I like mahjong solitaire, and this is a decent version of it. I'll probably keep playing.

I did a few stages of Pretty Girls 2048 Strike while I was at it, too. I'm getting close to the end of this game, but the battles are still fun. I'll have to find another version of 2048 to think about when I should be doing something more productive after this.

April 15th, 2025

I had a meds switch that's making it super hard to sleep, and tonight I'm right on the precipice of crashing and falling into my twice-weekly deep slumber. Because of that, I'm not at my most enthusiastic about posting tonight. I started and finished Where Cats last night, though. It was fine, and very calming after work.

I also had Spirit City: Lofi Sessions running, but turned it off after I hit 100 tasks on my Thursday-Monday to-do list. I'll do it again this weekend, but I got tired and gave up last night.

I played some Vampire Survivors, too, and actually did pretty well. It was fun.

April 14th, 2025

Yesterday, I did a little catch up on my game clearing goals, starting with Where Jellyfish + 450. This was essentially exactly what I want from one of these Steam lineart hidden animal games- there were 550 jellyfish in a cute bit of art, some of which were decently hidden. I wish all of these had 500+ things to find on the screen now. It was very satisfying.

I played Romeow: To the Cracked Mars, too, having played the first game in this series back in January. It was maybe a little easier than the first game, and even shorter, but I thought it had some nice twists on the spatial navigation puzzles, too. It was solidly ok.

Out of a perhaps misguided desire for productivity, I also had Spirit City: Lofi Sessions on in the background for most of the day, getting another of the kitchen spirits as I clicked things off my to-do list.

Finally, I played a few rounds of Vampire Survivors before bed, but didn't play them particularly well. I cleared a few achievements, though, and have an idea of which ones I'd like to go after next.

April 11th, 2025

I found a decent cat finding game last night with Seeking Cat, an extremely cute game I'd gotten cheap on Steam. It had lovely, very tactile 3D art, with one of the stages even having some magazines I remember my dad having scattered around the floor, multiple screens, and several cats that were actually half-decently hidden! It's one of the better ones I've played lately, and I was very charmed by it

I was trying to be productive, so I had Spirit City: Lofi Sessions on last night, too. I picked up the kitchen themed DLC when it came out, and this was the first time I'd actually messed with it. I love that you can edit the colors on the new outfits, and it should be fun to gather the new, food-themed spirits.

I also started back in on Vampire Survivors. It turns out nothing makes a game easier to appreciate than playing a couple low-tier clones of said game.

July 14th, 2023

This is not a great morning. I'm trying to eat well for breakfast, since I have a long meeting scheduled right at my lunch break, but everything just keeps going wrong in minor, irritating ways.

There's no screenshots today, due to some technical difficulties and frustrations, but I started playing a new mobile game, Kemono Friends Kingdom last night. It seemed a little basic, but cute, though I might have to quit due to my phone being upset that I dare play a game from this decade on it. I watched the anime with my friends when I lived overseas, so it would be nice if it worked out, but if it doesn't, it doesn't.

I also played Vampire Survivors for a few minutes, which I'll probably drop and go back to PowerWash Simulator as an exhaustion game. The vibes just aren't lining up right for me.

I just remembered I need to be logged on for work a few minutes early today on top of everything, so short, bad post today. Tomorrow will be better.

July 13th, 2023

Today I got out of bed wanting to feel more positive, but then instantly got a text that my apartment building was shutting off my water for the day. I went over to Starbucks and used my "fancy treats" balance with them to get a much more extravagant than normal morning coffee, though, and am hoping I can brute force things into balancing out a bit.

Last night, I played Vampire Survivors for a while again, and am still not sure if I like it or not. The constant unlocks and levelling are nice, but I feel like the game itself is maybe mildly tedious. That's fine for playing super late at night, and the pixel art is so nifty, but I don't know if I share a lot of the enthusiasm about it.

I kept chipping away at the event in Disney Tsum Tsum for a while, too, truly kicking some butt last night. I'm trying to complete a character set for the lower gacha while I'm earning a lot of coins, as a point boost, but even with even odds, being down to the last two characters is slightly frustrating. It'll pay off for my scores in the long run, though, so I don't mind that much.

July 7th, 2023

Last night, I played Vampire Survivors for maybe 45 minutes or so, and I didn't really have a lot of fun along the way. I think that's more of a mood issue than anything, though, so I'm not counting the game out just yet. I feel kind of down, so that's it for today's post! There's probably not going to be much time for games tonight, but I'll have at least a tiny update tomorrow morning.

July 6th, 2023

I'm really sleepy this morning, but doing my best to be cheery. Last night, I wanted to play something new when I was pretty tired, so I tried Vampire Survivors on Game Pass. I love levelling up, so I played this a bit longer than I meant to and'll probably try again soon.

I did ten quick rounds of Disney Tsum Tsum, too, making sure to keep my login bonuses going while continuing to chip away at the current in-game event.