Pretty basic question, but I thought it was worth asking!
Currently, for me, I've had a frustrating time trying to get Grim Dawn to let me play co-op with my partner over the internet, so I've dived into some other games instead:
- Dungeons And Degenerate Gamblers - interesting game, I don't really think it's too similar to Balatro even if the "wacky cards in a traditional card game" thing is the same. Just had a major update so I decided to pick it up while it was on sale, and I've enjoyed my time with it. Sometimes when you play roguelikes, it can get a bit tiring seeing the same items/cards/etc pop up, but they interact in interesting ways at least. About two and a half hours in, I beat a "final" boss for the first time.
- Disgaea 2 - almost ashamed to admit I'm playing it in 2026, but that's more because it shows it's age in the story. I played it back on the Playstation 2, and had fond memories of how grindy it was back then (I'm a weirdo who enjoys grind in video games) so I decided to show my partner the game. I still really enjoy playing it, at least, even if the way the characters are written makes me cringe.
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (disclaimer, I'm a Persona fan already) - just started this game and had not gotten any spoilers before. I'm really, really enjoying it! I'm still fairly early on, but after I make this post, I'll probably jump back in again. Mild spoiler, that comes up pretty much immediately in the beginning anyway, but I have played another game that has the player and main character as separate people, and I really enjoyed that one too.
I tend to bounce around games depending on what can keep my attention, if that wasn't obvious, hahaha.
Anyone else got games they're playing that surprised you? Maybe something you picked up recently, or it's been sitting in your backlog?