Steam Quickplays: January 2026 Part 2
Posted on January 15
I’ve been pretty good at playing through some of the shorter games in my Steam Backlog lately. I even spent time breaking out the super short games based on data from How Long to Beat into their own folder. While this is a Quickplays post, I’ve actually played through an entire “round” of all of the games I’m going to talk about today, and even finished one of them!
Steam Gaming - Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
Posted on January 13
I’d never played a Picross game before I played Squeakross, but now I’m absolutely hooked. And probably spoiled, too, by the looks of it. I’m not sure if there’s another game out there that merges so many lovely elements together to make such an exceptional and addictive experience.
FFXIV: Ranking Up in Achievements First 2026 Update!
Posted on January 9
Last September, I wrote about becoming more aware of the achievement log in FFXIV, specifically the low-hanging fruit achievements. These were, in particular, the class hunting logs that dated back to the original ARR in 2013. Much to my shame, I realized there were a handful of classes I never completed the hunting logs for.
Steam Quickplays: January 2026
Posted on January 7
Welcome to the first edition of a series that I’m calling Steam Quickplays. As I’ve noted in previous posts, there are a number of Steam games that I picked up either through free giveaways or as part of bundles that sit in my backlog but aren’t priority to play.
FFXIV: Gearing Alts, Ready to Go!
Posted on January 5
Last night, I finally geared up Zuri with the full Courtly Lover’s Set – the newest crafted gear, which is ilvl 770 for level 100 jobs. While I’m not a huge fan of the way this set looks, it’s been a goal of mine to kit out this character for her path forward.