Crusader Kings III
The game I've modded for years and played for over a quarter of my Steam time. Dynasty drama, scheming, and — with a certain mod installed — vampires.
~$13 on G2A$49.99 retail
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The backlog speaks
Games worth your hoard
270 games owned, 57 played last year — here's the heavy rotation, the ones worth your coin, and the honest backlog.
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Tier one
In heavy rotation
What's actually getting played right now — game nights, solo grinds, and the forever games.
Schedule I
Yes, the guy who ships a THC tracker also runs a fictional empire on the side. It's called balance. Absurd, addictive, and even better in co-op.
~$5 on G2A$19.99 retail
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Windrose
The pirate game I've been waiting for — sail a procedural open world, build, plunder, repeat. Scratches the Black Flag itch, and it's even better with a crew.
Keys run under retail$29.99 retail
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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
The big recent one. Descend into cosmic horror with friends and succumb to madness in good company. Best played with the lights off and the mics on.
~$13 on G2A$23.99 retail
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Star Wars Battlefront II
Still one of the best-feeling Star Wars games ever made, and it goes on sale for pocket change. G2A only carries EA App keys for this one — so for the Steam version, catch a sale. Want it at its absolute best? I made a guide on installing Kyber, the mod that adds custom multiplayer servers.
~$3 in Steam sales$39.99 retail
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Helldivers 2
What game nights are made of. Managed democracy doesn't spread itself — grab three friends and deliver it personally. A regular in my videos.
~$20 on G2A$39.99 retail
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Tier two
Worth your coin
Not always in the rotation, but every one of these earned its spot in the hoard.
Total War: Warhammer I–III
Never pay full price for the trilogy — each entry routinely drops under $15, so all three together can cost less than one at retail. The definitive fantasy strategy sandbox.
~$9 each on key sites$59.99 retail
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Baldur's Gate 3
The RPG of a generation — a hundred-plus hours of choices that actually matter. If it's not in your library yet, fix that.
Routinely under retail$59.99 retail
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Bellwright
Build villages, train a people's army, and liberate the realm one town at a time. A survival-strategy hybrid I kept coming back to well past bedtime.
~$7 on G2A$29.99 retail
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The Spell Brigade
Survivors-style wizard chaos built for playing with friends. Snagged mine for about ten bucks — usually only a couple dollars off retail, but retail is cheap anyway.
~$10 on G2A$12.99 retail
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Manor Lords
Grabbed it at a good discount, sank a stretch into laying out the perfect medieval village, and it's patiently waiting for my return. It'll get me back — they always do.
~$20 on G2A$39.99 retail
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Tier three
The honest backlog
270 owned, 57 played — the math demands a confession section.
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Grabbed it on G2A at a serious discount off retail and it's been sitting in the hoard ever since, radiating cozy potential. One rainy weekend, it's happening.
~$22 on G2A$39.99 retail
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Prices are marketplace snapshots from July 2026 — they move daily. Retail prices are the publishers' list prices. G2A links only appear where a Steam key or Steam gift is sold.