Stargrace notes Steam Replay misses most of her year (WoW, EVE Online, Wurm Online), but it still shows a classic-games-heavy 2025 with idle titles, Euro Truck Simulator 2, and family Wobbly Life.
Tipa digs into Widget’s Workshop, a drop-style card-crafting follow-up to Dungeon Drop where you finger-slide robot parts, psych out friends, and yell goofy stacked-up names.
Azuriel digs into Larian’s AI stance, quoting an interview that frames it as exploration/whiteboxing help—not replacing writing, actors, or shipped assets—and contrasts that with more direct generaton
Kimimi checks out Puyorin, an official Puyo Puyo LCD “minigame,” and appreciates the practical little keychain device—comfy shape, tactile buttons, recessed screen, plus sound/off/pause controls.
Joar is nearly finished leveling an Earthen Warlock in WoW (level 78, Affliction), keeps up timewalking for the XP bonus, then has only a Gnome Hunter left—while eyeing Diablo 4’s new season.
Belghast argues Path of Exile II’s mapping lacks a satisfying “progress engine,” contrasting it with Path of Exile 1’s Atlas of Worlds tick-marks that constantly answer “what should I do next?”
Wilhelm wraps No Man’s Sky Expedition 19 Redux “Corvette,” calling it one of the chillest; focus on knocking out tasks early, build your starter corvette, and don’t forget the mission console.
Ghastly reviews Home Safety Hotline, a hazard-database job sim that starts with termites and ends with gnomes and fairies—listen carefully, replay calls, and brace for hilariously grim consequences.
Juhis sends a Christmas Eve greeting from Finland, grateful for the people he met in 2025, and teases a deeper annual Year in Review post coming next Wednesday.
Bhagpuss closes the Advent Calendar with a Christmas Eve image and two music picks—Halover’s “December 24 (Christmas Song)” and Earl Sweatshirt’s “December 24.”
Warner Crocker shares a simple Christmas countdown—“only two more sleeps,” per the grandson—paired with a cozy photo as the big day approaches.
Dave Winer muses on a missed 2003 chance to give Harvard Crimson staff blogs, then celebrates Inoreader adding inbound/outbound dynamic OPML as the kind of connection that gets the ball rolling.