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I got my Steam Replay and there's kind of a bit more variety this year.
81% The Elder Scrolls Online (812 sessions)
8% The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition (213 sessions)
5% The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (144 sessions)
3% Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Two (103 sessions)
2% Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (116 sessions)
Not counted, because they're non-Steam games, although I added them to Steam and play them from Steam:
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
The Elder Scrolls: Chapter II - Daggerfall
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Installed and played from GOG Galaxy:
Gothic
Gothic II Gold Edition
Might and Magic Book One
I have many more games in my Steam, GOG, Epic, and Amazon Gaming libraries, but those are the ones I've played the most this year. If Steam were keeping track of Arena and Daggerfall, it would undoubtedly show that I've been playing them more than Morrowind and Oblivion.
Mine looks quite a lot different this year too. I took a break in June, but I'm back (for now) in December. I've been playing a lot of cosy games this year...
Houses on PC EU (newest first)
70. Shadow Queen's Library (Shadow Queen's Labyrinth) - A forgotten library in the Evergloam
69. Bank of Necrom (Emissary's Enclave) - A second bank in Necrom has opened for customers to store their treasures
68. Aldmeri Mansion (Seabloom Villa) - The luxury home as an Altmer family
67. Dawnwood Village (Gladesong Arboretum) - A village built into a new forest
66. Undaunted Fortress (Mournoth Keep) - The undaunted have moved into these Orcish Towers
65. Wedding at Sea (The Fair Winds) - Have a lovely wedding ceremony at sea and relax in the bridal suite in the Captain's Quarters
64. Alikr Oasis Paradise (Sword-singer's Redoubt) - This grand home was built above a deep well to commemorate their ancestors
63. Azandar's Tea House (Kelesan Ruhn) - A tea shop/cafe in the shape of a life-sized teapot
62. Sand Castles (Fogbreak Lighthouse) - A literal life size sand castle
61. Riften Meadery (Old Mistveil Manor) - A new meadery has opened outside Riften
60. Helene's Writing Room (Golden Gryphon Garret) - A small room for Helene to get some quiet writing time
59. Picnic at Pelin (Black Vine Villa) - Based on the lore book Picnic at Pelin (A Horror Story)
58. Almalexias Temple (Forsaken Stronghold) - A Dunmer Tower with a shrine to the three
57. Pirate New Life For Me (Highhallow Hold) - A pirate tavern where they gift you loot
56. Woodvine Cathedral (Agony's Ascent) - A living cathedral thriving in the Deadlands
55. Dark Elf Town House (Quondam Indorilia) - A small and cosy town house on the edge of Mournhold
54. The Secret Tower (Exorcised Coven Cottage) - A hidden mage tower in the swamps on the Hag Fen
53. Knight Club (Frostvault Chasm) - A disco in a dwarven mineshaft
52. Dwemer Cave City (The Erstwhile Sanctuary) - A lost dwarven city has been found deep underground
51. Alinor Gryphon Aerie (Colossal Aldmeri Grotto) - A place where gryphons are trained
50. The Charred Towers (Doomchar Plateau) - Deadlands themed fortress with two towers and custom furniture
49. Argonian Sea Town (Tel Galen) - An Argonian sea port
48. Daedric Princess Tower (Seaveil Spire) - An underwater tower dedicated to the Daedric Prince Meridia
47. Fargrave Observatory (Ossa Accentium) - An observatory in the portal realm of Fargrave
46. Hundings Beach House (Hundings Palatial Hall) - Beach house and hottub
45. Crystal Gardens (Snugpod) - Enchanted Gardens with crystalline trees
44. Dawnlight Health Spa (Princely Dawnlight Palace) - Our spa waters are revitalising and ready to heal your aching body
43. Mountainside Retreat (Pariah's Pinnacle) - An orc mountainside hall with an amazing view
42. Volcanic Vile Villa (Kushalit Sanctuary) - A private hollowed out volcano for all your mad alchemist needs
41. Arenthian Water Temple (Strident Springs Demesne) - A relaxing water temple outside Arenthia
40. Woodland Cottage (Ald Velothi Harbor House) - A house in a tree, but not a treehouse
39. Winter Snow Meadhall (Enchanted Snow Globe Home) - A winter meadhall has opened to get everyone in the festive mood
38. Fire and Ice Hotel (Elinhir Private Arena) - An new hotel has opened with an ice bar and a lava room
37. City of Princes (Pantherfang Chapel) - Citadese is under attack from a dragon invasion. Prince Tarvia is leading the escape through the sewers.
36. Dark Brotherhood Home (Stay-Moist Mansion) - A Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary found beneath an Argonian village
35. Volkihar Courtyard (Velothi Reverie) - A castle courtyard modelled on the famous Volkihar Castle in Skyrim
34. Rada's Summer Getaway (Potentate's Retreat) - A Redguard mansion with a dark vampiric secret in the basement
33. Cascadia Wine N Dine (Sweetwater Cascades) - Vineyard and meadery with two restaurants and a chapel
32. Walled Kitchen Garden (Amaya Lake Lodge) - Fresh produce and cut flowers for sale. Hot food served in a family restaurant.
31. Luckycat Summerhouse (Lucky Cat Landing) - A khajiiti villa with spa and dining
30. Helene's Boutique (Water's Edge) - The famous dressmaker has opened a new dress shop in town
29. Alinor Garden Party (Mathiisen Manor) - A party in the flower gardens of a Altmer noble's manor
28. Markarth Bath House (Stone Eagle Aerie) - A relaxing spa and bath house with an arts and craft centre
27. Treeboat house (The Gorinir Estate) - No one know how an imperial ship ended up in the treetops
26. Varlaisvea College (Varlaisvea Ayleid Ruins) - An ancient library has been discovered deep inside an Ayleid ruin
25. City on the Moon (The Orbservatory Prior) - Moonbase with housing and an inn under the stars
24. Lakemire Water Gardens (Lakemire Xanmeer Manor) - Relaxing hanging gardens and a fish restaurant beneath the Xanmeer
23. Hircine's Hunt Club (Hunters Glade) - A relaxing villa for werewolves to feast in the ever refilling hunting grounds
22. Lost Dwarven Kingdom (Shalidor’s Shrouded Realm) - A lost Dwemer king's palace has been found in a mage's pocket realm
21. Replaced with 54. The Secret Tower
20. Topal Fishing Resort (Grand Topal Hideaway) - A resort in the middle of a fishing lake on a private island
19. Castleton Manor (Alinor Crest Townhouse) - The home of Lord Castleton and his daughter Sonja
18. Cave of BBQ N Ribs (Earthtear Cavern) - A secret rocky dome, hosts a BBQ and ribs restaurant
17. Who Lived in a Shoe (The Ample Domicile) - There was an old reach witch who lived in a shoe
16. Dwemer Party Tower (Hall of the Lunar Champion - Lion's Cradle) - A dwarven flying tower repurposed for parties
15. A Taste of Alinor (Sleek Creek House) - A small piece of Alinor beside a creek
14. Lava Submarine Base (Bastion Sanguinaris) - An evil vampire alchemy lab, accessible only via a lava submarine
13. Spirit-tree Library (Wraithhome) - A library built atop an ancient forest within an ancient Daedric ruin
12. Golden Beach Palace (Thieves' Oasis) - A dwarven inspired Redguard beach resort
11. Mad Scientists House (Cyrodilic Jungle House) - Workshop and garage with an experimental De-lore-ean
10. Big Toy House (Antiquarian's Alpine Gallery) - Two life sized doll's houses and a inn beneath the stairs
9. Icy Falls Inn (Forgemaster Falls) - Two Nord lodges on a lake, serving mead and fresh fish
8. Blue-ice Palace (Stillwaters Retreat) - Solitude, but on a frozen lake
7. Mushroom Manor (Coldharbour Surreal Estate) - Dunmer house built from giant mushrooms
6. Vampire Academy with wine bar (Daggerfall Overlook) - Come for the nibbles; stay for eternity
5. Three Pillows War (Grymharth's Woe) - Re-enact the three banners war with pillow forts and floof balls
4. Treefern House (Moon-sugar meadow) - Giant treefern treehouse
3. Artaeum Theatre (Grand Psijic Manor) - Tiered Balcony
2. Imperial Bridal Suite (Linchal Grand Manor) - Wedding venue with bridal suite extension
1. Dragonguard Penthouse (Jode's Embrace) - 3 Extra floors, with indoor conservatory and top floor gym
Mine doesn't have ESO on it because I don't play it through Steam.
I played a lot of ESO this year because my graphics card was dying. It overheated and shut down with anything that taxed it too much. That meant no new AAA releases, except for Avowed, which miraculously worked (and was my favourite release in 2025 - really enjoyed it). ESO also still worked because it's an older game at this point.
Given that, my top games were:
Slay the Spire (26%) - had played it when it came out and had a great time revisiting it.
Avowed (10%) - a great RPG that I'll definitely replay. Gave me the old BioWare vibes.
Ruined King: A League of Legends (7%) - another decent RPG that my machine was able to handle.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series (6%) - another game I'd played that my PC could handle.
The Thaumaturge (5%) - Another decent RPG.
Lots of cozy games - I usually have one of those on the go.
Plus a few older games at GOG.
I bought a new machine a few weeks ago during the Black Friday sales. Now that I can play everything on ultra settings, I've been playing a lot less ESO. I'll say that ESO looks better as well, now that I'm playing with higher graphics settings.
(I'm currently spending most of my gaming time in Oblivion Remastered.)
for me, it was the announcement about the season pass in april. my sub had already renewed, so i cancelled and played as normal until it ended first week of may. not sure why it says only 75 day streak... i never miss the daily bonuses
@AzuraFan I loved Avowed. It was the right kind of RPG for me at the time. Looking to also replay sometime next year after all the updates are out.
@ZOS_Kevin I'm really looking forward to replaying it on higher graphics settings. To prevent my old graphics card from freaking out, I had to play on pretty low settings. The game still looked decent, so on higher settings it should look great. I don't know why it didn't get more buzz.
And I meant what I said about ESO looking so much better for me now. I'd see some ESO screenshots from others and wish my game looked like that. Now it does, and it can be quite amazing and stunning to ride around and take it all in. I love that I can see things like wayshrines from quite far away. They don't suddenly pop up like they used to.
As I do not play ESO through Steam it is hard to put a % on the game. I would say, without a measure, that ESO was my most played game.
Then Anno 1800.
Within Steam
Transport Fever 2
X3: Albion Prelude
Cities: Skylines
My "goto" game for many years has been ESO and will probably remain that way when I have time to play (mussel memory).
I don't play ESO through Steam (well, many games actually - if I play Morrowind or Oblivion I also just still use the old discs).
Most-played game on Steam this year (only with about 55% though) for me is TES Legends. And that's only from January 1 until January 30 when the servers were shut down for good.
@Syldras | PC | EU The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire
Soris Rethandus, a Sleeper not yet awake