Welcome to my favorite games and media from 2025 list!🧵 For those unaware, this is a complete thread of my favorite things from 2025. A full-length version of this list can be found on medium: medium.com/@whilhorst/m... It takes quite a bit of work every year, so please leave an interaction👍

Welcome to my favorite games and media from 2025 list!🧵 For those unaware, this is a complete thread of my favorite things from 2025. A full-length version of this list can be found on medium: medium.com/@whilhorst/m... It takes quite a bit of work every year, so please leave an interaction👍

As per my annual tradition, tomorrow I'll be sharing my end of the year lists on games and other media. You will be able to find the full length post on Medium (medium.com/@whilhorst) and I'll also be making a dedicated thread on BlueSky with the short version. I hope you will check it out!

Glad I did a trial run for my Oliebollen this year. Batch 3 turned out great!

BONUS 6th game! I’m adding The Knightling @theknightling.bsky.social that nobody has taken me up on yet.

Christmas is going as expected

I'm obligated to tell you all that there's an Ace Attorney 'Almost Christmas' sweater and it is too expensive for such a niche joke, but look at Edgeworth's face and the boat and oh my gooooood www.fangamer.eu/collections/...

We played Star Wars Rebellion for over 5 hours straight. And yes, we did have the Holiday special on. In the end Leon had his rebel base hiding out on Endor without any means of escape. Powering up my second death star and blowing it to bits was the perfect end to this tense cat and mouse game.

No matter where and what he was up to, Vince would always find half an hour to catch up on life & work at every event. It never seemed to matter to him that I make arcade games & help indies out, while he was in charge of some of the most impactful games ever. Giving a shit was what mattered to him.

Ik heb NERDerland weer eens afgestoft om te zwijmelen over mijn liefde voor de Digital Audio Player die ik in de afgelopen maand heb ontdekt en waarom terug gaan naar de MP3-speler in 2025 juist heel bevrijdend is. nerderland.substack.com/p/nerderland...

Ik heb NERDerland weer eens afgestoft om te zwijmelen over mijn liefde voor de Digital Audio Player die ik in de afgelopen maand heb ontdekt en waarom terug gaan naar de MP3-speler in 2025 juist heel bevrijdend is. nerderland.substack.com/p/nerderland...

On ModRetro and my coverage over the past two years.

Out of office activated.

It never stops being nerve-wracking, but today I finished the Twins for our dedicated Retro Space arcade machines. Meet Jazz and Jack!

We are super happy to announce a new partnership with Women in Games, bringing together two organisations with a shared commitment to diversity, inclusion, and the cultural value of video games. More: efgamp.eu/2025/12/18/e...

The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out. This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.

Very pleased. Runs incredibly smooth on docked mode so far. Just need to mentally adjust to where the button positions are. Hard to stop playing when the amazing OST kicks in hah

I spoke with Arturo Perez, CEO of Kluge Interactive, who released a new version of their VR game Synth Riders for Nintendo Switch. An interesting approach to making a co-op rhythm game with an extensive licensed soundtrack. For @nintendonwr.bsky.social 👇 www.nintendoworldreport.com/interview/73...

Okay, perhaps someone here can help me out, but I'm really not clicking with the Pokémon DLC. I had a blast with the main game, but the combination of the segmented structure of the Hyperspace holes and the time limit with little progression feels tedious. Am I approaching this DLC 'wrong'?

Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers. NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.

Onrust in Wakkerdam na moord op probleemwolf Bram

Very excited to publicly share that I have been elected as member of the board of @efgamp.bsky.social . Alongside my wonderful co-workers we're looking forward to making EFGAMP stronger and more visible for the preservation of games across Europe! If you would like to know more, please reach out!

We zijn hier niet boos genoeg over. Wat een teringbende.

Ik werd geinterviewd voor de Videogames Federatie Nederland over het belang van games als (Nederlands) cultureel erfgoed en mijn werk bij Beeld & Geluid. :) vgfn.nl/nieuws/behin...

Geoff: "So now that we've handed out the two indie game awards in 30 seconds, please take a look at this" You see the portal coming up with the silhouette of Lara Croft. Out of it jumps Miss Piggy: "HIIII-YAH, FEMALE POWER!" Our 'Oscars' everyone.

I have been looking forward to SKATE STORY by @bysameng.com for so many years. The vibes are immaculate. It is an experience unlike any other I've had this year and I wrote one of my favorite reviews of the year for @nintendonwr.bsky.social (with VO by John Rairdin)👇 youtu.be/15iLfPD7c8I

Oh my god guys, finally the friends from FRIENDS can cross over with Bridgerton. Don't forget that the live action One Piece series can also become a canonical sequel to Our Flag Means Death This is truly the greatest timeline. We, the fans, are finally being heard by these BILLION dollar studios /s

Biggest FOMO as I'm sick and will be unable to attend both the Dutch Game Week and Dutch Game Awards today. Hope everyone has fun there! I'll be chugging cough syrup and watching the livestream from underneath my blanket tonight 🤧

The @simogo.com Legacy Collection is out today! It captures the look and feel of the 2010's smartphone era. Filled with great games and a ton of extras, it is also a path forward for the preservation and presentation of mobile games. Review for @nintendonwr.bsky.social 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=Y-ox...

Assassin's Creed Shadows is the latest open-world current-generation title to make the leap to Switch 2. While it doesn't wow us quite as much as Star Wars Outlaws, this is still a solid port. @whilhorst.bsky.social takes a look youtu.be/RLYImDPf26A?...

The first mainline Assassin's Creed game has finally arrived on Switch 2. I haven't been able to play as much as I'd like, but so far this is a great port albeit with its share of graphical compromises. My impressions for @nintendonwr.bsky.social 👇 youtu.be/RLYImDPf26A

Hi. It is 2025 and I've invested in an MP3 player / DAP. This is totally normal and I adore my fully local music library ♥️

Are you curious about games made in the Netherlands? Well, do the Dutch Game Awards have the Steam page for you. Check em out and support local devs! store.steampowered.com/sale/dutchga...

I wrote the review at @nintendonwr.bsky.social for Viewfinder. An ambitious first-person puzzle game that has its amazing gameplay a bit undermined by a slog of a story. It runs fine enough on Switch, but left me wanting more from its mechanics. 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=6TJ0...

I’m a Capcom Stan, but Mortal Kombat has an important place in the history of 2D fighters, and this collection treats the early days of the franchise with the respect it deserves. Thanks to Willem for all his work bringing my review from the page to video.

Busy day over on @nintendonwr.bsky.social . I also assisted with the video editing on @lolmonade.bsky.social review of the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection by @digitaleclipse.bsky.social . From my POV, The documentary stuff here is absolutely worth your time!👇 youtube.com/watch?v=Sn09...

I was over the moon when @simogo.com announced a wonderful collection of their legacy titles, including a lot of their mobile games. So for @nintendonwr.bsky.social I sat down with Simon Flesser to chat about their legacy and the history of Simogo. 👇 www.nintendoworldreport.com/interview/73...

Herald: The Interactive Period Drama - Complete Edition is now 30% OFF in the #AdventureX sale event on #Steam. If you're in for a choices-matter mystery #adventuregame set on a ship in the colonial 19th century, then you're in for a treat! Now only $13.99 until December 2nd. 💜 #AdvX25 #indiedev

Just dropped the second trailer for our upcoming game Australia Did It, this time diving into the gameplay and explaining the cool blend the team blended out of this mix of turn based strategy and bullet heaven game. youtu.be/nHvQ6fCmfkc

I'm in serious awe of some of the amazing machines that folks have designed within Kirby Air Riders. Love it when a game makes people show off their creativity with restrictive tools.

If you're in Breda, for the next few weeks we're showcasing a selection of games from the Beeld & Geluid Archives. Our selection consists of student games that became full releases: The Blob, SCHiM and Bernband. Special thanks to their original creators for allowing us to showcase these games!

Look at this muppet. Butler is not impressed

Game Freak, with all due respect. Please stop trying to make Zeraora a thing. It's not going to happen.

It's me. I'm Haddock.

If you enjoyed our more positive take on Metroid Prime 4's previews, you'll probably also enjoy @gvg.io's. youtu.be/eUhmwNjV2Ng?... and if you missed ours: youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ?...

Mijn recensie voor Lumines Arise staat nu op PU. Het is een overstimulerende en soms prachtige game, maar het probeert te vaak iets te graag Tetris Effect na te doen en verliest daarmee een beetje z'n eigen identiteit. Maar voor de puzzelfanaten is het wel een dikke aanrader! 👇 pu.nl/reviews/game...

Toen Egbert een paar maanden geleden een video maakte over de game van De Schippers van de Kameleon, stuurde ik hem een mailtje dat we bij Beeld & Geluid nog veel meer Nederlandse games hadden liggen. Het was een plezier om hem het archief te laten zien! youtube.com/watch?v=RK8R...

Happy 10th anniversary @blackscreenrecords.com ! Treated myself to a fun selection of some of the finest Indie video game vinyl around!