The Great 2025 Video Game Challenge

50-52. Beat three games in a series

Dragon Quest III: HD 2D Remake

Phew. Through with my three dragon quest games. Wanted to do XI, but I'm saving it for next year (will probably start it this year though). Final bosses were much easier than everything that came before it since they didn't have any of the insta-death or spell sealing. Final Boss did kill my characters a couple times. A lot of things I wish I knew going in though! Like that you can create your characters. I created my characters and named them after getting to Alltrades Abbey. Also wish I knew how helpful Monster Wrangler was. I managed to recruit all the monsters It was really cool how it ended with To be continued in Dragon Quest I and II HD

28. Beat a game with mystery as a central theme
No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

33. Beat a game with a non-white lead: Legend of Mystical Ninja
Hard as heck but some fun sequences

16. Beat a puzzle game
Superliminal

Moved Blue Prince to 40. Beat a game with a Metascore above 90
Moved Metal Gear Solid to 41. Beat a game that has appeared in a GameFAQs contest

13. Beat a game made by a developer you've never tried
Wheel World

12. Beat a game made by a developer you like
Donkey Kong Bananza

33/52

5. Beat a game released in 2020-2024
Bowser's Fury

30. Beat a game with comedy as a central theme
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron

6. Beat a game released in 2025
Donkey Kong Banzana

45. Beat a game that features historical events or people
Nobunaga's Ambition

39/52

37. Beat a game you dropped or that's been in your backlog for a long time

Worms Battlegrounds

4. Beat a game released between 2010-2019
Superliminal

31. Beat a game with a female lead
Sacra Terra: Kiss of Death

22. Beat a strategy game
The Settlers 2
I've been playing this game on and off since it was released in 1996, this is the first time I've beaten the main campaign.

23. Beat a fighting game
Bezerk Flashback
There is a beat 'em up included in the compilation, so I'm counting that as I rarely play the genre on its own.

31/52

6. Beat a game released in 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

20/50

18. Beat a shooting game

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers

22/50

39. Finish a game that took you at least twenty-five hours to beat: Spiritfarer
Cried a lot, fantastic game

15. Beat an RPG

Vay

25. Beat a game with romance as a central theme

Date a Live: Rinne Utopia

23/50

5. Beat a game released between 2020-2024

Midnight Witch (2023)

21/50

1. Beat a game released before 1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade)

2. Beat a game released between 1990-1999
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time

15. Beat an RPG
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

17. Beat a rhythm game
PastelParade

50-51. Beat three games in a series
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil

39/52

12. Beat a game made by a developer you like
Earn to Die 2 (Toffee Games)

39. Finish a game that took you at least twenty-five hours to beat
The Settlers 2: Mission CD expansion
It took at least double that.

49. Choose a random page on TVTropes and beat something from the video game section
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InexplicablyPreservedDungeonMeat
Vampire Survivors (base game - all unlocks+chars)

34/52
I'm starting to believe I might actually complete the list this year!

21. Beat an action game

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge

22/50

16. Beat a puzzle game

Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S+

24/50

31. Beat a game with a female lead: Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton
Really cute, really fun, turbo might've trivialized a bit of it but my thumbs are dying. Next to last boss was a heck, tho!

24. Beat a sports game

Hot Wheels Unleashed

25/50

15. Beat an RPG: Magic Pengel
This was super cute! Couple questionable choices but also some really cool ones, and just the whole concept of drawing your own mons is neat to begin with ^_^

Move Date a Live: Rinne Utopia to 50-52. Beat three games in a series with
Date a Live: Arusu Install and Date a Live: Rio Reincarnation

40. Beat a game with a Metascore above 90
Hollow Knight: Silksong

30/52

7. Beat a game in a completely new series

Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls

35. Beat a game with an animal lead

Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay

27/50

I've beten 7 more games since I last updated this, and from the looks of it I'm going to have to do some serious rearranging >_>

Sorry about the big update below!

There's 1 other game I've beaten but can't really categorise (unless I'm being blind) - Horizon Zero Dawn

Years (6)
2. Beat a game released between 1990-1999 - Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (PS4)
3. Beat a game released between 2000-2009 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
4. Beat a game released between 2010-2019 - Deliver Us The Moon
5. Beat a game released between 2020-2024 - Tormented Souls (PS5)
6. Beat a game released in 2025 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Series (4)
7. Beat a game in a completely new series - Alan Wake II
8. Beat a game in a series you've already played some of - Bioshock Infinite
10. Beat a remake or enhanced port - Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

Creators (4)
11. Beat a game made by a director/composer/artist/etc that you like - Metal Gear Solid (PS5)
12. Beat a game made by a developer you like - Fantastic Dizzy
13. Beat a game made by a developer you've never tried - Song of Horror
14. Beat a game made by an indie developer - Oxenfree

Genres (10)
15. Beat an RPG - Final Fantasy VII
17. Beat a rhythm game - Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line
18. Beat a shooting game - Resident Evil: Survivor
19. Beat a simulation game - Football Manager 2024
20. Beat a platformer - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
21. Beat an action game - Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (PS5)
23. Beat a fighting game - Tekken 2

Themes (6)
25. Beat a game with romance as a central theme - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... - Not romance per se, but love
26. Beat a game with horror as a central theme - The Evil Within (PS3)
27. Beat a game with revenge as a central theme - The Last of Us Part II Remastered
28. Beat a game with mystery as a central theme - Still Wakes the Deep
30. Beat a game with comedy as a central theme - Return To Monkey Island

Demographics (6)
31. Beat a game with a female lead - Final Fantasy X-2
33. Beat a game with a non-white lead - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Time (3)
37. Beat a game you dropped or that's been in your backlog for a long time - Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
38. Finish a game in one day - Metal Gear
39. Finish a game that took you at least twenty-five hours to beat - Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Stats (3)
40. Beat a game with a Metascore above 90 - The Last of Us Part I
41. Beat a game that has appeared in a GameFAQs contest - Mass Effect 2
42. Beat another user's favorite game - Doom

Adaptation (3)
44. Beat a game that's been adapted into another medium - Resident Evil: Deadly Silence

Miscellaneous (5)
46. Beat a game you received for free or through a paid subscription service - Tormented Souls (PS4)
48. Beat a game that starts with the first letter of your username - Crow Country
49. Choose a random page on TVTropes and beat something from the video game section - God of War Ragnark (Video Games)

50-52. Beat three games in a series - Silent Hill , Silent Hill: Origins , Silent Hill f

39/52

Cavedweller2000 posted...

There's 1 other game I've beaten but can't really categorise (unless I'm being blind) - Horizon Zero Dawn

technically 34. Beat a game with a robot/artificial lead works

MZero posted...

technically 34. Beat a game with a robot/artificial lead works

You know what, that is a very good point! Thanks!

34. Beat a game with a robot/artificial lead - Horizon Zero Dawn

40/52

11. Beat a game made by a director/composer/artist/etc that you like
Mario & Wario

Fun fact: this game was directed by Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokemon!

31/52

29. Beat a game with the supernatural as a central theme - Fatal Frame

41/52

do i add my own column alphabetically?

and do y'all include replays in your tallies for this?

I do, though it is usually only a handful at most in a given year

kateee posted...

do i add my own column alphabetically?

You can but I just did it for you!

kateee posted...

and do y'all include replays in your tallies for this?

Replays are eligible yes

cool

i think even with this small handful, it's the most games i've played in a few years. i might legitimately have close to 0 for the last two years or something. let me see what i can use from this year hmm

2. Beat a game released between 1990-1999
PaRappa the Rapper

gave up on this one a while back because of the fucking input delay issues but i powered through that chicken stage

3. Beat a game released between 2000-2009
Mario Kart Wii

i did all cups or whatever in May or something. i'm counting it

4. Beat a game released between 2010-2019
Lollipop Chainsaw

5. Beat a game released between 2020-2024
Street Fighter 6

world tour mode grind fest.

8. Beat a game in a series you've already played some of
Super Smash Bros. Brawl

finally played through Subspace

14. Beat a game made by an indie developer
Katana Zero

17. Beat a rhythm game
Rez Infinite

should i count this as a rhythm? it's more like a shooter imo

23. Beat a fighting game
DOA6

lol

8 whoo

35. Beat a game with an animal lead

Cocoon. Well it's a bug technically but I think it fits this category more than the others. Great puzzle game

23/50

49. Choose a random page on TVTropes and beat something from the video game section
Stellar Blade

Just one to go!

52. Beat three games in a series
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams

48. Beat a game that starts with the first letter of your username
Jorel's Brother and the Most Important Game of the Galaxy

18. Beat a shooting game
Enter the Gungeon

Moved DOOM Eternal to 5 . Beat a game released between 2020-2024

4. Beat a game released between 2010-2019
Costume Quest

32. Beat a game with a child lead
Costume Quest 2

44/52