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Comment on Looking for a low-profile desktop gaming PC in ~tech
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Comment on How did you ruin a game for yourself? in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentTime you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
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Comment on That dropped call with customer service? It was on purpose. (gifted link) in ~life
kfwyre LinkThis doesn't work for all circumstances, but I've used it before to good effect when dealing with sludgey nonsense. I mentally call it "the communication chain." Here's what you do: Document the...This doesn't work for all circumstances, but I've used it before to good effect when dealing with sludgey nonsense. I mentally call it "the communication chain."
Here's what you do:
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Document the date and type of each contact, as well as the point of contact.
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Contact repeatedly at regular intervals. Depending on the urgency this could be as much as daily, though my general rule of thumb is three to seven days.
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With each subsequent contact, initiate by "reading back the chain" of all previous contacts.
A made up example:
Hi Sarah,
I called your office on July 1 and spoke to Roger about [whatever the issue is]. He directed me to email you, which I did on July 1. I did not hear back from you and sent a follow-up email to you on July 4 and again did not receive a reply. I contacted Roger again on July 7, and he did not reply. I am now reaching out to you again [July 10] in hopes of resolving [the issue]. If you are not the point person for this, please let me know who I should be contacting.
This one has three points of prior contact: July 1st, 4th, 7th. On the next contact (say, July 13th) I would add the July 10th contact to the beginning. And if that one fails, I'd add the July 13th one to my July 17th email/phone call.
Yes, it's a little bit obnoxious, but that's sort of the point. It does a couple things:
- It shows that you're documenting everything, which makes them more likely to take you seriously.
- By doing it repeatedly with the same individual(s), you're showing that you're applying what little accountability you have in the situation to them making them more likely to take action on their end.
- The longer the chain gets, the more it becomes a liability for them. You're effectively using their own sludge against them by repeatedly documenting their inaction.
- It's effective in-person or on the phone because it's a passive aggressive way of saying "I'm pissed off right now" while maintaining politeness.
- It's especially effective in email, because you're creating a written record.
- It makes escalating your complaint much more of a concern for them, because they know that, if it gets there, you're going to read back the chain to a higher-up.
I got my masters degree from an accredited but very sketchy and poorly run program. I had to use this tactic multiple times with them. After generating those first couple of links in the chain, however, I was usually able to get what I wanted either out of persistence, or by me "threatening" to take my chain of communication up one link in their chain of command ("I would like to escalate this to someone who can solve this problem -- who should I contact?"). I think my longest chain with that program was in the 8-10 range, and with them I gave a full WEEK between points of contact (it was literally part of my Monday routine at the time).
I will fully acknowledge that it sucks that I even have to do something like this in the first place, and I fully realize that the people on the receiving end aren't at fault, but, in the face of sludge, this is one way I can try to gain some leverage in the situation.
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Comment on Looking for a low-profile desktop gaming PC in ~tech
kfwyre LinkUpdate: I'm holding off on the purchase for now (and the near-term future). I got sticker shock when looking into options, and I also don't NEED to replace my current aging setup currently, as...Update:
I'm holding off on the purchase for now (and the near-term future). I got sticker shock when looking into options, and I also don't NEED to replace my current aging setup currently, as it's still (mostly) working fine.
I appreciate all of the feedback people have given me here. It's given me a lot of different options to explore for when I finally do take the plunge.
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Comment on How can I organize and store my cables? in ~life.home_improvement
kfwyre LinkUpdate: A BIGTIME THANK YOU TO EVERYONE HERE! I got some wall cable racks, this USB cable tester, and these magnetic cable ties. I then pooled ALL of my cables, sorted them, tested my USB ones,...Update:
A BIGTIME THANK YOU TO EVERYONE HERE!
I got some wall cable racks, this USB cable tester, and these magnetic cable ties.
I then pooled ALL of my cables, sorted them, tested my USB ones, and kept only the necessary ones. Small cables went on the hangers. Larger cables got coiled, tied, and put in gallon Ziploc bags by type.
I bought two of the racks, with one being my "stuff I'll use" cable storage (mostly USB stuff), and the other being my "odd one-offs" rack.
All my power cables got tied and put into a drawer.
I realize this goes against the spirit of my post, but if I had to make a recommendation to anyone doing this it would be this:
Forget about organizing your USB cables. Throw everything out and buy back good current versions of the ones you need.
Why do I say this? It took me hours to organize and test all my USB cables. What did I learn? Many of them were old -- something I already knew. A whole lot of them didn't support data or power delivery. Among the ones that did, many of them weren't up to date.
Also I had so many of them it was obnoxious. I had over 30 USB A to C cables! More. Than. Thirty.
I could have saved a lot of time and effort had I just tossed them all and spent maybe $30 to buy a couple of current spec cables with the right tips. What are the right tips? Well, nearly everything I use now has USB-C ports, and for the stuff that doesn't, I already have this. Three cables cover pretty much every configuration will likely need going forward: USB A to C, C to C, and this 3-in-1.
I did keep a few more cables than just those three, in the interest of having different lengths of cables for when I need something short or something long.
Despite my hindsight, I'm not mad that I did things the way that I did. In fact, it was wonderfully freeing. That clutter had been weighing on my soul behind the scenes, and now it's gone!
Also going through everything manually was a good exercise in learning to let go, because on my initial pass, the "but I might need it!" part of my brain had me saving something like eight different USB C-to-C cables. The "let it go" part of my brain had to step in and have a frank conversation about how I will never be in a circumstance in which I will need eight of those cables at once. (And even if I did, I could just buy some more of them in a pinch.)
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How did you ruin a game for yourself?
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Maybe you spoiled the story.
Maybe you min-maxed the fun out of it.
Maybe you played it SO much that eventually its tiny little flaws were all you could see.
Maybe you spent so much time excitedly modding it that, when it came time to finally play it, the fire was out.
Whatever the reason: what was the game, and how did you ruin it for yourself?
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Comment on Share the contents of an old file you've got lying around in ~talk
kfwyre Link ParentGreat guess! But no, I never played the console DOOM releases. Also that was an interesting read and a very cool effect.Great guess! But no, I never played the console DOOM releases.
Also that was an interesting read and a very cool effect.
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of June 29 in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentI recommended Clutter's Greatest Hits over in the hidden gems topic. There isn't much "game" to it. It's just matching objects over and over again. Calm and chill. One thing I was surprised by is...I recommended Clutter's Greatest Hits over in the hidden gems topic.
There isn't much "game" to it. It's just matching objects over and over again. Calm and chill. One thing I was surprised by is that the number of different styles of matching the game has you do is impressive. It iterates on the matching concept in lots of different ways.
It's got some old-school
jankcharm. Also, between the levels there are memoir/life-advice messages from the dev. They're earnest, but also feel like a bit much for a game of this type. I ended up skipping most of them.Nevertheless, it's easily worth the asking price here if you're looking for something to turn your brain off to.
Also, I haven't played it yet, but Logic Town is from the same dev that did one of my other hidden gem recommendations: Proverbs.
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Comment on Share the contents of an old file you've got lying around in ~talk
kfwyre Link ParentI didn't just save stuff, I printed some of them out so that I could have a physical copy! It's hard to appreciate from a modern perspective, but back then we weren't drowning in stimuli like we...- Exemplary
I didn't just save stuff, I printed some of them out so that I could have a physical copy!
It's hard to appreciate from a modern perspective, but back then we weren't drowning in stimuli like we are today. You couldn't go on your phone to get infinite feeds of content. You couldn't stream something you wanted to watch on demand. If you wanted new music, you had to listen to the radio or take a gamble on a new cassette/CD that you might or might not end up liking.
When Napster entered the scene, it could still take you hours to download a single song. And that's if you could have hours of uninterrupted internet access. Because it used up the phone landline, you couldn't just sit online forever like we do today unless you were willing to shell out for a fully separate line just for the internet.
As such, interesting content was harder to come by and more likely to be significant beyond just a singular moment. For example, I used to read and re-read my gaming magazines. Over and over again. Whereas today, if I had a subscription to one, I'd just as likely not even pick it up in the first place. If I read a review for a game today, I'm more likely to just skim it for the important bits, but I used to read whole reviews, from start to finish, repeatedly.
Of course, back then there were far fewer games, and even fewer that I had access too, because my local stores didn't sell everything that was coming out.
Overall, we just had less stuff available to us that required more work and effort to get. So when you did get something cool, you wanted to hold onto it and come back to it.
Add to that there was simply a lot less you could do with computers, and the internet was a very different place. Now we rely on services to curate content for us, whereas back then we were our own curators.
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Comment on European Speedrunner Assembly’s Summer 2025 event, a weeklong charity marathon featuring speedruns, is live (runs June 28 - July 5) in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentThe event is picking up steam! They had a full crowd for the Spyro run last night (and an incredibly uncomfortable wrestling bit where one of the runners put someone through a table in a way that...The event is picking up steam!
They had a full crowd for the Spyro run last night (and an incredibly uncomfortable wrestling bit where one of the runners put someone through a table in a way that looked genuinely unsafe).
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Comment on Share the contents of an old file you've got lying around in ~talk
kfwyre Link ParentThis is very cool! Also, seeing this immediately reminded me of some game that I played back in the 90s that had a screen that looked like that but that I can't put my finger on. It had an almost...This is very cool!
Also, seeing this immediately reminded me of some game that I played back in the 90s that had a screen that looked like that but that I can't put my finger on. It had an almost identical color scheme and similar wavy layout.
My initial thought was that it was a SkyRoads background, but I found a list of those and none of them really match. Another part of me thinks maybe it was one of DOOM's interstitials, but no dice (it does admittedly look similar to one from Scythe, but I never played that game so it's not the one I'm thinking of).
Anyone have a lead on this? Did it ping a memory for anyone else?
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Comment on The 2025 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 26 - July 10) in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentThe Void Rains Upon Her Heart is genuinely excellent, but it's the kind of game I can't ever really recommend to anyone because it has (to me) completely unnecessary nudity in it. There's an...The Void Rains Upon Her Heart is genuinely excellent, but it's the kind of game I can't ever really recommend to anyone because it has (to me) completely unnecessary nudity in it. There's an option to turn it off, but it just blurs bits instead of removing the images altogether. I'd love for an option to disable it completely.
The gameplay is truly excellent though. It's got a brilliant set of mechanics with TONS of replayability.
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Comment on Looking for a low-profile desktop gaming PC in ~tech
kfwyre Link ParentI should have mentioned this in my post, but the PC's also going to be used for media streaming (a Jellyfin server), as well as a Batocera setup.I should have mentioned this in my post, but the PC's also going to be used for media streaming (a Jellyfin server), as well as a Batocera setup.
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Humble Choice - July 2025
July 2025's Humble Choice is now available with the following eight Steam games. Steam Page Opencritic Steam Recent/All Operating Systems Steam Deck ProtonDB Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader 78 87 /...
July 2025's Humble Choice is now available with the following eight Steam games.
Steam Page Opencritic Steam Recent/All Operating Systems Steam Deck ProtonDB Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader 78 87 / 85 Win, Mac ✅ Verified 🎖️ Platinum Cat Quest III 82 96 / 94 Win ✅ Verified 🎖️ Platinum Death's Door 88 90 / 93 Win ✅ Verified 🎖️ Platinum DAEMON X MACHINA 70 63 / 86 Win 🟨 Playable 🎖️ Platinum Wizard With a Gun 76 79 / 80 Win ✅ Verified 🟨 Gold Neo Cab 75 -- / 81 Win, Mac 🟨 Playable 🟨 Gold Everafter Falls -- -- / 86 Win, Mac, Linux ✅ Verified ✅ Native Blanc 68 -- / 75 Win ✅ Verified 🟨 Gold Does anyone have experience with any of the games and, if so, would you recommend them? Is there anything in here that you're particularly excited to play?
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Share the contents of an old file you've got lying around
Share some digital clutter from one of your hard drives -- something from a LONG time ago. For example: a to-do list, poetry, a script you wrote, a PowerPoint presentation, etc. Give us the date...
Share some digital clutter from one of your hard drives -- something from a LONG time ago. For example: a to-do list, poetry, a script you wrote, a PowerPoint presentation, etc.
Give us the date the file was created/modified.
And, if you so choose, give us context on the file (but if you'd rather let it speak for itself, feel free!).
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Comment on Looking for a low-profile desktop gaming PC in ~tech
kfwyre Link ParentNope! The only reason I want some heft to it is that I play with a multiplayer group, and sometimes we pick more demanding games. For example, Killing Floor 3 is on our horizon. Would a cute mini...you don't need 4K right?
Nope!
The only reason I want some heft to it is that I play with a multiplayer group, and sometimes we pick more demanding games. For example, Killing Floor 3 is on our horizon.
Would a cute mini build like the ones you and @sleepydave recommended be able to handle a game like that? It doesn't have to run beautifully, it just has to not choke.
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Comment on Looking for a low-profile desktop gaming PC in ~tech
kfwyre LinkCurrent consideration: ASUS G22CH: it's up near the top of my price range, but it's only 4.53 in (11.5 cm) wide, so if I'm able to turn it on its side, then it'll fit easily. Only problem I see is...Current consideration:
ASUS G22CH: it's up near the top of my price range, but it's only 4.53 in (11.5 cm) wide, so if I'm able to turn it on its side, then it'll fit easily.
Only problem I see is that it looks like both sides are used for airflow. If I turn it, could I just lift it up on risers so that there's air underneath it as well?
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Looking for a low-profile desktop gaming PC
Main constraint: The space it needs to fit in is 7¾ in (19.7 cm) high. Width and length aren't a concern. Primary use: Gaming. Doesn't need to be top of the line or cutting edge. Most of what I...
Main constraint: The space it needs to fit in is 7¾ in (19.7 cm) high. Width and length aren't a concern.
Primary use: Gaming. Doesn't need to be top of the line or cutting edge. Most of what I play isn't very demanding, though I would like the option to play newer stuff if I find something that interests me.
Budget: Ideally less than $1500, but I do realize that I might have to pay out a bit more because I want something both pre-built and compact. $2000 is the hard limit.
Important: I am NOT interested in building my own PC. (Yes, I have done it before, including one that was in a compact case that was HELL to get right.)
Me being uninformed: This might be a silly question, but can I lay desktop towers down on their side? Any traditional tower isn't going to fit, but some of them are thin enough that, if put in landscape instead of portrait, they would. I've read conflicting things about this online, particularly regarding liquid cooling and airflow.
If anyone has any recommendations, I'd appreciate it!
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Comment on European Speedrunner Assembly’s Summer 2025 event, a weeklong charity marathon featuring speedruns, is live (runs June 28 - July 5) in ~games
kfwyre (edited )LinkI'm surprised at how empty this event is. Hardly any people in the audience on Stream 1, even during peak times. During the We Love Katamari run yesterday on Stream 2, they celebrated getting an...I'm surprised at how empty this event is. Hardly any people in the audience on Stream 1, even during peak times. During the We Love Katamari run yesterday on Stream 2, they celebrated getting an IRL audience member. One.
I also haven't seen a lot of the usual ESA staff (e.g. Argick, BigJon, huds) around. I was thinking this would be all the more popular given that ESA had to skip their previous event, but it's surprisingly sleepy.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June/July 2025 in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentAll animals have been named! Thank you to everyone who participated. All the little details everyone created were a delight to read. Here's the game list for anyone who's curious about what went...All animals have been named! Thank you to everyone who participated. All the little details everyone created were a delight to read.
Here's the game list for anyone who's curious about what went out.
Full Giveaway List
Batch 01 A Juggler’s Tale Batch 01 Blazing Chrome Batch 01 Darkstone Batch 01 Deponia Doomsday Batch 01 DOOM 64 Batch 01 Genome Guardian Batch 01 Little Orpheus Batch 01 Mr. Prepper Batch 01 Old School Musical Batch 01 Pharaonic Batch 01 SIMULACRA 2 Batch 01 Time on Frog Island Batch 01 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign Batch 01 Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War Batch 02 Crash Time 3 Batch 02 Double Batch 02 FORCED: Slightly Better Edition Batch 02 Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure Batch 02 Iron Fisticle Batch 02 Killer Is Dead - Nightmare Edition Batch 02 LEGO Batman Batch 02 Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break Batch 02 Shapez Batch 02 Solas 128 Batch 02 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION Batch 02 The Wild Eight Batch 02 Unity of Command II Batch 02 Valfaris Batch 03 Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign Batch 03 Battlestar Galactica Deadlock Batch 03 Biped Batch 03 Escape Simulator Batch 03 Fantasy General Batch 03 Frozenheim Batch 03 Heaven Dust Batch 03 HYPERVIOLENT Batch 03 Ironcast Batch 03 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager Batch 03 Quantum Break Batch 03 Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance Batch 03 There Is No Light Batch 03 Zombie Solitaire 2 Chapter 3 Batch 04 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo Batch 04 Anomaly: Warzone Earth Batch 04 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Batch 04 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG Batch 04 Fantasy Blacksmith Batch 04 Gato Roboto Batch 04 GRAPPIN Batch 04 Nomad Survival Batch 04 State of Mind Batch 04 Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Batch 04 Time on Frog Island Batch 04 Toki Batch 04 XIII - Classic Batch 04 You Suck at Parking - Complete Edition Batch 05 Broken Age Batch 05 Circus of TimTim – Mascot Horror Game Batch 05 Dead Age Batch 05 Don’t Escape: 4 Days to Survive Batch 05 For the King – Deluxe Edition Batch 05 Hero of the Kingdom III Batch 05 Monster Sanctuary Batch 05 Neo Cab Batch 05 Psychonauts Batch 05 Shatter Batch 05 Silver Chains Batch 05 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? Batch 05 Yakuza: Like a Dragon Batch 05 Zombie Driver HD Batch 06 Ancient Enemy Batch 06 Deadly 30 Batch 06 Just Ignore Them Batch 06 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign Batch 06 Minute of Islands Batch 06 Paleon Batch 06 Praetorians Batch 06 Space Crew: Legendary Edition Batch 06 Steelrising Batch 06 Superbugs: Awaken Batch 06 The Falconeer Batch 06 The Secret World Batch 06 They Always Run Batch 06 Who’s Your Daddy Batch 07 Astronarch Batch 07 Bomber Crew: Deluxe Edition Batch 07 GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon Batch 07 Golf Gang Batch 07 Hero of the Kingdom Batch 07 Lawn Mowing Simulator Batch 07 Not the Robots Batch 07 Patrician III Batch 07 Punch Club Batch 07 Radio Commander Batch 07 Steel Rats Batch 07 The Wild Eight Batch 07 Wolfenstein: The New Order Batch 07 Xpand Rally Batch 08 Accident Batch 08 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition Batch 08 Cook, Serve, Delicious! Batch 08 Eldest Souls Batch 08 Framed Collection Batch 08 GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath Batch 08 GOAT OF DUTY Batch 08 MageQuit Batch 08 Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine Batch 08 My Lovely Wife Batch 08 Shenmue III Deluxe Edition Batch 08 UFO: Aftermath Batch 08 Valfaris Batch 08 White Night Batch 09 A Tale of Paper: Refolded Edition Batch 09 Absolute Drift Batch 09 Assemble With Care Batch 09 Blade Assault Batch 09 DOOM 64 Batch 09 Epistory - Typing Chronicles Batch 09 Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends Batch 09 Lawn Mowing Simulator: Landmark Edition Batch 09 Moonlighter: Complete Edition Batch 09 Rebel Galaxy Batch 09 Sticky Business Batch 09 Surgeon Simulator Batch 09 Talk to Strangers Batch 09 Zombie Army Trilogy Batch 10 Astronarch Batch 10 Beholder 2 Batch 10 DOOM Batch 10 Downward: Enhanced Edition Batch 10 Earth Defense Force 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair Batch 10 EDF 4.1 Depth Crawler Gold Coat Batch 10 EDF 4.1 Gigantus DCC-Zero Marking Batch 10 EDF 4.1 Gigantus Tank, Bullet Girls Marking Batch 10 EDF 4.1 Gigantus Tank, EDF IFPS Markings Batch 10 EDF 4.1 Mission Pack 1: Time of the Mutants Batch 10 EDF 4.1 Mission Pack 2: Extreme Battle Batch 10 EDF 4.1 Spark Lancer Batch 10 EDF 4.1 Sting Shot Batch 10 Grand Ages: Rome Batch 10 GRIME Batch 10 In Sound Mind Batch 10 REZ PLZ Batch 10 Scorn Batch 10 Slaycation Paradise Batch 10 The Ascent Batch 10 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker Batch 10 Uurnog Uurnlimited Batch 11 Animal Rescuer Batch 11 Aspire: Ina’s Tale Batch 11 DG2: Defense Grid 2 Batch 11 Edna and Harvey: The Breakout - Anniversary Edition Batch 11 Jack Move Batch 11 Lost Eidolons Batch 11 Men of War: Assault Squad Batch 11 My Friend Peppa Pig Batch 11 Nihilumbra Batch 11 Out of Line Batch 11 Tales & Tactics Batch 11 The Metronomicon - The Deluxe Edition Batch 11 The Witness Batch 11 Unloved Batch 12 AtmaSphere Batch 12 Autonauts vs Piratebots Batch 12 Baby Shark: Sing & Swim Party Batch 12 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Batch 12 Breakneck Batch 12 DESOLATE Batch 12 Gotham Knights Batch 12 GRIME Batch 12 Guild of Darksteel Batch 12 Iron Harvest Batch 12 Princess Farmer Batch 12 Swords & Souls: Neverseen Batch 12 The Shapeshifting Detective Batch 12 Tiny Life Batch 13 Broken Sword Trilogy Batch 13 Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics Batch 13 ChromaGun Batch 13 DARQ: Complete Edition Batch 13 DESOLATE Batch 13 Distrust Batch 13 Hack ‘n’ Slash Batch 13 Lust from Beyond - M Edition Batch 13 Red Bow Batch 13 Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn Batch 13 Soul Axiom Rebooted Batch 13 The Dark Eye: Memoria Batch 13 The Serpent Rogue Batch 13 When Ski Lifts Go Wrong Batch 14 A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build Batch 14 Anomaly Defenders Batch 14 Army of Ruin Batch 14 Chicken Assassin: Reloaded Batch 14 Dust to the End Batch 14 Funtasia Batch 14 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows Batch 14 Home Sweet Home Batch 14 Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth Batch 14 MagiCat Batch 14 Neverinth Batch 14 Out of Space Batch 14 Teslagrad 2 Batch 14 Unwording Batch 15 Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield Batch 15 Backbone Batch 15 Chicken Invaders 2 Batch 15 GoNNER Batch 15 Hello Neighbor Batch 15 MagiCat Batch 15 Orcs Must Die 3 Batch 15 Patch Quest Batch 15 Space Raiders in Space Batch 15 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones Batch 15 System Shock Batch 15 Wasteland 3 Batch 15 Yes, Your Grace Batch 15 You Suck at Parking - Complete Edition Batch 16 Biped Batch 16 Dark Deity Batch 16 Eastside Hockey Manager Batch 16 Everhood Batch 16 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows Batch 16 Imperium Romanum Gold Edition Batch 16 NecroVisioN + NecroVisioN: Lost Company Batch 16 Nihilumbra Batch 16 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim Batch 16 Plebby Quest: The Crusades Batch 16 Rebel Galaxy Batch 16 Saints Row Batch 16 Secret Neighbor - Hello Neighbor Multiplayer Batch 16 Ultra Street Fighter IV Batch 17 As Far as the Eye Batch 17 Battletoads Batch 17 Dungeons 2 Batch 17 Epic Chef Batch 17 Field of Glory II Batch 17 Kathy Rain Batch 17 Luna’s Fishing Garden Batch 17 Riptide GP2 Batch 17 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko’s Choice Batch 17 Skator Gator 3D Batch 17 Street Fighter V: Champion Edition Batch 17 The Dungeon Beneath Batch 17 To The Rescue! Batch 17 Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story Batch 18 Dread Templar Batch 18 Farming Simulator 17 Batch 18 Graveyard Keeper Batch 18 Nanotale - Typing Chronicles Batch 18 Nova Lands Batch 18 Omen Exitio: Plague Batch 18 Patch Quest Batch 18 Post Human W.A.R. Batch 18 Shantae and the Seven Sirens Batch 18 Snow Moto Racing Freedom Batch 18 Strategic Mind: The Pacific Batch 18 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign Batch 18 Vampire Surviors Batch 18 West of Dead Batch 19 Arcade Spirits Batch 19 BLACKTAIL Batch 19 Dust Fleet Batch 19 Immortals of Aveum (EA Key) Batch 19 Lacuna - A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure Batch 19 Mutazione Batch 19 Rubber Bandits Batch 19 Spiritual Warfare & Wisdom Tree Collection Batch 19 Starship Troopers: Terran Command Batch 19 Survive the Nights Batch 19 The Oil Blue: Steam Legacy Edition Batch 19 Tunguska: The Visitation – Enhanced Edition Batch 19 Warman Batch 19 XIII - Classic Batch 20 Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded Batch 20 Call of Cthulhu Batch 20 FORECLOSED Batch 20 Hero’s Hour Batch 20 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Batch 20 Metro 2033 Redux Batch 20 Moonlighter Batch 20 Not for Broadcast Batch 20 Party Hard Batch 20 Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood Batch 20 The Bunker Batch 20 Train Valley 2 Batch 20 Tropico Reloaded Batch 20 Ziggurat Batch 21 AER Memories of Old Batch 21 Citizen Sleeper Batch 21 Hotshot Racing Batch 21 Insurmountable Batch 21 LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Batch 21 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Batch 21 Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix Batch 21 Pike and Shot: Campaigns Batch 21 Police Stories Batch 21 Stick Fight: The Game Batch 21 Super Star Path Batch 21 Syberia Batch 21 The Deed: Dynasty Batch 21 Yesterday Origins Batch 22 10 Second Ninja X Batch 22 Blacksad: Under the Skin Batch 22 Buddy Simulator 1984 Batch 22 Fallback: Uprising Batch 22 Gone Home + Original Soundtrack Batch 22 Hero of the Kingdom III Batch 22 Industria Batch 22 KarmaZoo Batch 22 Narcos: Rise of the Cartels Batch 22 Onde Batch 22 Quake 4 Batch 22 The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Batch 22 The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark Batch 22 Trifox Batch 23 Alchemist Adventure Batch 23 Builder Simulator Batch 23 Five Dates Batch 23 Garbage Batch 23 GRIP: Combat Racing Batch 23 Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition Batch 23 My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery Batch 23 Ori and the Will of the Wisps Batch 23 Police Stories Batch 23 Queen’s Quest 4: Sacred Truce Batch 23 Shift Happens Batch 23 Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts Batch 23 The Darkside Detective Batch 23 Worms Rumble Batch 24 Cook, Serve, Delicious! Batch 24 Embr Batch 24 Inua - A Story in Ice and Time Batch 24 Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition Batch 24 Lawn Mowing Simulator Batch 24 Paradise Killer Batch 24 Pilgrims Batch 24 Prey Batch 24 Scheming Through the Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning Batch 24 The Entropy Centre Batch 24 This War of Mine: Complete Edition Batch 24 Tunche Batch 24 Wingspan Batch 24 Zombie Solitaire 2 Chapter 3 Batch 25 100% Orange Juice Batch 25 Bomber Crew: Deluxe Edition Batch 25 Death and Taxes Batch 25 Dreamscaper Batch 25 Garbage Batch 25 Genesis Survivors Batch 25 Glitch Busters: Stuck on You Batch 25 Golden Light Batch 25 Little Orpheus Batch 25 Metal Unit Batch 25 Narita Boy Batch 25 Silver Chains Batch 25 Survivalist: Invisible Strain Batch 25 The Wild Eight Batch 26 Aggelos Batch 26 Arcade Spirits Batch 26 Assemble With Care Batch 26 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! Batch 26 Fresh Start Cleaning Simulator Batch 26 King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North - Valhalla Edition Batch 26 Nomad Survival Batch 26 OlliOlli World Batch 26 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones Batch 26 Terraformers Batch 26 The Long Reach Batch 26 The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia Batch 26 Valfaris: Mecha Therion Batch 26 Worms Armageddon Batch 27 Aqua Moto Racing Utopia Batch 27 Caveblazers Batch 27 DESOLATE Batch 27 Diplomacy is Not an Option Batch 27 Fantasy General Batch 27 Frog Climbers (removed from Steam) Batch 27 Hero of the Kingdom II Batch 27 Hue Batch 27 PictoQuest Batch 27 Save Jesus Batch 27 Stick Fight: The Game Batch 27 Sticky Business Batch 27 The Red Lantern Batch 27 Zombie Solitaire 2 Chapter 2 Batch 28 Aggelos Batch 28 Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 Batch 28 Barn Finders Batch 28 Cosmic Star Heroine Batch 28 Golden Light Batch 28 Hero of the Kingdom Batch 28 SEARCH PARTY: Director’s Cut Batch 28 Silence Batch 28 Stronghold Crusader 2 Batch 28 Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga Batch 28 The Deed: Dynasty Batch 28 The First Templar: Steam Special Edition Batch 28 Through the Woods Batch 28 Tomb Raider I-III Batch 29 Blazing Beaks Batch 29 Chenso Club Batch 29 Elemental Survivors Batch 29 Figment Batch 29 GoNNER Batch 29 Quake Live Batch 29 Smoke and Sacrifice Batch 29 Space Crew: Legendary Edition Batch 29 Survivalist: Invisible Strain Batch 29 The LEGO Movie - Videogame Batch 29 TOEM: A Photo Adventure Batch 29 Valfaris Batch 29 Wife Quest Batch 29 X-Morph: Defense Complete Pack Batch 30 American Fugitive Batch 30 Chroma Squad Batch 30 Desert Child Batch 30 Iconoclasts Batch 30 Indivisible Batch 30 Liberated Batch 30 Nuclear Dawn Batch 30 Persona 4 Golden Batch 30 Say No! More Batch 30 Sclash Batch 30 Super Panda Adventures Batch 30 Trail Out Batch 30 Tropico 3: Steam Special Edition Batch 30 Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector Batch 31 Aaero Batch 31 Aaero – 1000DaysWasted – Drum & Bass Pack Batch 31 Aaero – Monstercat Pack Batch 31 Aaero ‘COMET’ Batch 31 Aaero ‘PHASER’ Batch 31 Aaero ‘SOL’ Batch 31 Algo Bot Batch 31 Deadlight: Director’s Cut Batch 31 Death Squared Batch 31 Deus Ex: Invisible War Batch 31 Mech Mechanic Simulator Batch 31 Pure Farming 2018 Batch 31 Tallowmere Batch 31 The Coma 2: Vicious Sister Batch 31 Torchlight Batch 31 Total War: Pharaoh Dynasties Batch 31 Turbo Golf Racing Batch 31 Wanba Warriors Batch 31 Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide Batch 32 1000xRESIST Batch 32 Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery Batch 32 Blacksad: Under the Skin Batch 32 Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek Batch 32 I Am Bread Batch 32 I Saw Black Clouds Batch 32 Internet Cafe Simulator 2 Batch 32 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager Batch 32 Paper Planet Batch 32 Pesticide Not Required Batch 32 Planet Alcatraz Batch 32 Re-Legion Batch 32 Spirit of the Island Batch 32 The Flame in the Flood Batch 33 911 Operator Batch 33 Arise: A Simple Story Batch 33 Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery Batch 33 Castle on the Coast Batch 33 From Space Batch 33 Kitaria Fables Batch 33 Little Orpheus Batch 33 Lost Castle Batch 33 Mythic Ocean Batch 33 Pure Farming 2018 Batch 33 Strange Brigade Batch 33 Super Magbot Batch 33 Tallowmere Batch 33 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Batch 34 Atomicrops Batch 34 Content Warning Batch 34 Earth Defense Force 4.1 WINGDIVER THE SHOOTER Batch 34 Figment 2: Creed Valley Batch 34 Frostpunk Batch 34 GRIP: Combat Racing Batch 34 Hotshot Racing Batch 34 Imperial Glory Batch 34 Rain World Batch 34 Snake Pass Batch 34 Sunset Overdrive Batch 34 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition Batch 34 The Quest Batch 34 Two Point Campus Batch 35 Forgive Me Father Batch 35 Game Dev Studio Batch 35 Golf It! Batch 35 Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1 Batch 35 ITORAH Batch 35 Karma City Police Batch 35 NecroVisioN + NecroVisioN: Lost Company Batch 35 Slaycation Paradise Batch 35 The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game Batch 35 Tormentor X Punisher Batch 35 Trifox Batch 35 When Ski Lifts Go Wrong Batch 35 Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom Batch 35 Zombie Solitaire 2 Chapter 2 Batch 36 After the Fall – Deluxe Edition Batch 36 Arcade Paradise VR Batch 36 Creed: Rise to Glory Batch 36 DOOM VFR Batch 36 Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu Batch 36 Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE Batch 36 Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter Batch 36 Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope Batch 36 Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter Batch 36 Swarm Batch 36 The Last Worker Batch 36 The Talos Principle VRYou can check the hash by copying the above block of text into this site.
In the interest of transparency, there were two changes that I had to make.
In Batch 6, there was a key for The Secret World that was gifted to me during the last Tildes Game Giveaway and forgot to remove from my spreadsheet. I swapped it out randomly with one of my few remaining keys, which was for King's Bounty: Premium Edition.
Also, in Batch 19, an EA key slipped in, so it also got swapped out randomly for Blasphemous.
The PC is connected to the TV in my living room.
It’s primarily used to stream games to my other devices (Laptop, Deck, Tablet) via Moonlight, but I’ve also got a hard drive with Batocera set up on it that I can boot into to play light gun games with my Gun4IR setup.