Browsing: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

After about 15 years of managing the personal backlog, I’ve decided to keep it real with my big New Year’s gaming resolution for 2026.

In the latest edition of Punished Notes, Sam talks about Lumines, visual novel and Roger, and other random thoughts from random games.

Everyone likes making lists of their favorite games, so we at The Punished Backlog figured we’d do the same! Here are our top 50 video games of all time.

For 10 years, the Game Awards has named the Game of the Year. But how do they hold up? Here are all Game Awards GOTY winners ranked.

When games make me cry, it feels like proof to the haters that this is a serious storytelling medium. Here are 9 times I teared up in 2023.

Cozy games empower and engage players in a safe, gentle space. Here are some of the best cozy video games and mechanics in a blooming genre.

Don’t love horror games? Scary moments can still find you. From Zoo Tycoon to The Sims, here are the scariest moments in non-horror games.

All great games start somewhere. In the wake of Starfield’s “start gate” controversy, here are eight of the best video game start screens.

Mini-games are often seen as distractions to a video game’s main story. But these six mini-games… are genuinely fantastic.

In this edition of Punished Chat, we discuss our 15 favorite games of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One console generation.