‘Twas the weekend before Christmas, when all through Push Square, you couldn’t find an editor – neither hide nor hair. That’s because everyone’s playing PS5, and here’s what’s on our list.
Aaron Bayne
This week, I reckon I'm going to finish off Resident Evil 4. This has taken me an age to beat despite it not being a long game, but I'm finally down to the last two chapters.
Graham Banas
I've at long last sat down and started playing through the PS5 update to The Last of Us Part 2, and I'm having a grand time going through it. This is only my second time playing it, a stark contrast to Part 1, which I've probably played about 15 times.
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Jamie O'Neill
This year has flown by like speed blur burning my retinas, and with just two weekends left in the year, I'm racing through my second favourite game of 2025 that overdelivered on expectations, the spiffingly speedy Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
Sammy Barker
I'm trying to get on top of my live service games, so I can spend a bit more of the Christmas period trying some of the titles from my backlog. I haven't decided what's next on my list just yet, but I'll let you know as soon as I've decided.
Stephen Tailby
As the Christmas period approaches, I'm not gonna have too much free time, but any I do get will be spent on easy-going stuff, like Lumines Arise, PowerWash Simulator 2, and Ball X Pit.
What are you playing this weekend, then? Do you have any lingering preparations to make before Christmas? Let us know below.
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Just before the big vacation I will treat myself with Quake, Soul Reaver 1 and Octopath Traveler 0.
Have a nice gaming weekend and we will probably "see" each other in 2026. Happy holidays people!!!
The games I have beaten this year (First time means I have never beaten the game before):
1 - The Witcher 3 (PS5) - First time
2 - Resident Evil 2 Original (N64) All 4 scenarios - First time
3 - DUSK (Switch)
4 - Castlevania Curse of Darkness (Steam Deck) - First time
5 - Castlevania Lament of Innocence (Steam Deck) - First time
6 - Castlevania 64 (Steam Deck) - First time
7 - Castlevania 3 Dracula's Curse (Switch) - First time
8 - Castlevania Bloodlines (Switch) - First time
9 - Resident Evil 1 HD (PS5)
10 - Castlevania The Adventure (Switch) - First time
11 - Castlevania II Belmont's Revenge (Switch) - First time
12 - Resident Evil 2 Remake VR (Meta Quest 3) - First time
13 - Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow (PS5)
14 - Castlevania Portrait of Ruin (PS5)
15 - Castlevania Order of Ecclesia (PS5)
16 - Elden Ring (PS5)
17 - Diablo 3 Eternal Collection (Switch)
18 - Chronicles of the Wolf (Switch) - First time
19 - Sanitarium (Steam Deck)
20 - Serious Sam The First Encounter (Switch)
21 - Diablo 2 Resurrected (Switch)
22 - Marvel's Spider-Man (PS5)
23 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (PS5)
24 - Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales (PS5)
25 - Wolfenstein The Old Blood (PS5)
26 - Wolfenstein The New Order (PS5)
27 - Wolfenstein II The New Colossus (PS5)
28 - Fallout 3 (Steam Deck)
29 - DooM 3 (Switch)
30 - DooM (2016) (Switch)
31 - DooM Eternal (Switch)
32 - Castlevania Symphony of the Night (PS5)
33 - Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow (Switch)
34 - Castlevania Portrait of Ruin (Switch)
35 - Castlevania Order of Ecclesia (Switch)
I'm still playing Ender Magnolia, it's another case of "I'm not sure I like it that much" for the first 10 hours (like Ender Lilies), then "OMG I love this!". Apparently I can't have enough Metroidvanias. I'm still chipping away at the GT7 Power Pack and weeklies, and I've finally caved and got Clair Explorer 33 that all you kids have been talking about, so that's next!
Have a great weekend/Chrimbo/Holidays Folks!
My eldest daughter is now home from uni for Christmas, and I'll mainly be spending time with my two girls this weekend, as well as some last-minute festive preparations. However, if I manage to fit in any gaming time I will be playing Owlboy, and I also have some wildly ambitious notions about starting Red Dead Redemption after that.
Have a great weekend!
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Have a great weekend everyone 🍻
Still escaping from Father in Hades this morning but got tickets to my local football team so gonna watch them, a few beers afterwards and hopefully a curry.
Have a great gaming weekend Pushsquarians 🍻
Now that enough time has passed since finishing Ghost of Yotei, it's time to jump back into my AC Shadows save and complete the game. I always have the problem however, after being off a game for so long, of debating continuing or restarting. Even though I put 65 hours in already... does anyone else have this problem?
Also, it's that time of year where I have time off and can attack the backlog, depending on what I do with Shadows.
@Zuljaras Don't sleep on the Castlevania series...
Well this weekend will finally get some chill time, so going to continue with cronos, started last weekend and loving it so hopefully do a good dent in it this weekend. Finish work on tuesday for 11days so get some good gaming in then 😁
@Marquez Never! They are the best thing to happen to the planet Earth and probably the Universe Ohh and Multiverse if it exists
I've been playing Star Renegades
It's a roguelike turn-based SRPG. A bit like a mix of Roguebook and Darkest Dungeon, but without cards. Perfect game for listening through music, and this week has seen a deep dive into Quincy Jones and Robin Trower, amongst others.
@Marquez yea i get that, doesnt matter how long i put in and have a break from a game i have to restart it. Will be doing it with yotei of xmas played over 20hrs but will have to start again 🤣
Just got the plat for Bioshock 2 Remastered - the best game in the series ! Now for the amazing Minervas Den, one of the best slices of DLC ever .
Doing a rerun of Metroid Dread which is as tough as old boots ! But brilliant.
Will also carry on with Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition a fantastic JRPG
Have a great gaming Christmas guys and gals 🎅🤶🍾🍸🥂🎄
It's 4:30 AM on a Saturday. I have no reason to be awake besides a needy cat. Ugggh.
Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven has been fun - I will likely continue through that. I am off work for the rest of the year, so I may take some time to finish a game or two that I've left unfinished for the year.
Have a great weekend.
Started Ultra Age last night. It’s a pretty average character-action game in all honesty but wanted to find something relatively short to finish off my years trophy hunting with a round number.
Also, I’m still on Resident Evil: Revelations! My co-op partner sent me some homework to study last night, as we hit our umpteenth roadblock during yesterdays session 😅
I'm not sure of the free time I will have this weekend, the plans are in flux. I was reading the SNK fandom wiki this week to pass the time, so I think I will give a spin on Metal Slug Anthology, long time I played the franchise. I'm doing the last things in Yakuza 6 before I jump to the next game, Judgement. Tomorrow, I will cheer for my soccer team, Corinthians, in the final game of the Cup of Brazil. We need that trophy.
Almost done with Cat Quest 3. 4 more trophies and the plat is mine. I like the second game more.
Hell let Loose. Love this game. Almost 1700 hours played.
I have KC2, but havent touched it yet. Im away next week and will start when Im back next weekend.
Have a great weekend!
Since I’ve been done with the Cronos New Dawn Platinum I’ve been in a funk. Played some Arc Raiders this week, but also got back into Wuchang Fallen Feathers and the Phantom Liberty DLC. I’m leaning toward Divinity OS 2 but I never finished Baldurs Gate so I’m not sure.
Also tested out Marvel Invasion and it’s very fun but also not as much fun by yourself so there that.
Anyway, I think Wuchang will be my next platinum and then maybe I’ll know what I can really sink my teeth into next.
In honor of Nintendo finally bringing Gamecube games to their modern hardware, i’m playing F-zero GX & Metroid Prime 1 via dolphin for free. I’m hooked on F-zero GX, the gameplay is so ******* good and it plays and looks so much better vs when i played on gamecube. idk if it was the blurry resolution or the gamecube controller but im actually making more progress now
Hopefully get back to Outer Worlds 2 and probably a bit of Battlefield 6 later on with my brother. I'm about halfway through Still Wakes the Deep so maybe try and finish that off if I've got time.
I will continued playing one of the best video games ever made in the excellent dark souls remastered.i will also be continued playing the smash hit the incredible sifu.i will also be continued playing the instant classic the amazing dead cells. And I will continued playing one of the best video games ever made and othe best non from software souls like game next to nioh the phenomenal remnant from the ashes and all the dlcs.i will be watching my michigan wolverines 💛💙 play.i will be watching my boston celtics 💚 🖤 play.i will also be watching my pittsburgh steelers 💛🖤 play.i will be watching legendary sitcoms TV 📺 comedy shows in family matters.good times.the Jeffersons.sanford and son.different strokes.martin.the wayans brothers.and saved by the bell.word up son
Octopath traveler and core keeper still. Great games.
Back on DivinityOS2 following the update, still quite infuriating when enemies continuously bombard with move upon move upon move, stuff like decaying where you can't heal, global cooling - tf are you cooling... all sorts of bs moves 😆, dunno when I'm going to finish this but BG3 was manageable. Then of course the game that doesn't run out of interesting immersive stories - KCD2. Will keep exploring the worlds of GoWR. Keep hunting and crafting in MHWilds and then explore The Continent in Clair Obscur a bit.
i’m still farting away at breath of the wild, going to run around a bit more before starting the end game. also will be playing the psychosis asmr walking simulator known as hellblade 2 on pc, Senua's complete lack of peripheral vision is concerning and the internal voices start to give me a headache after 20 minutes.
I’ve picked up Death on the Nile, as I fancy a cozy mystery. I’m also planning to start Dave the diver, but mind hold off until the dlc releases.
I’m playing Octopath 0 and Halo 2. Both are a lot of fun - how good is the music in Halo 2?
@TheArt OS2 has a lot of unpredictable consequences when using abilities since so many have area of effect damage and it doesn’t take much to set off an unintended chain reaction, it can be pretty annoying when you have planned an attack and it all goes wrong because of some annoying interaction. For what it’s worth, I enjoyed OS1 combat quite a bit more, as it still has those environmental interactions but it’s significantly less messy and feels more rewarding when your planning pays off.
Equalicious (Windows Phone) - Nearing the end of this from a gameplay standpoint (Xbox Live is now gone).
Angry Birds Seasons (Windows Phone) - On the last five Christmas levels I need to three star. The problem is that these levels are straight from hell and want me to suffer while I try to complete them...
Angry Birds Space (Windows Phone) - I've been largely ignoring my playthrough over here while I focus on Seasons.
Zeroing sicarios in Ghost Recon Wildlands. The views from travelling along the Death Road in this game are spectacular.
Greetings festive video game enthusiasts. I finished Shinobi in time for Christmas so I can focus on the new games I’ll be getting. Have a festivus weekend everyone.
PS5: Arc raiders (just purchased), battlefield 6, Yakuza zero and dead island 2. I am also looking forward playing GoW and GoW: Ragnarok again.
I will be attempting to finish the boss rush mode in Terminator 2D, great game proper old school & Hopefully get chance to try out my NeoGeo 2 collection on Evercade for some Ninja Commando (what a name for a game).
Tempted to pick up Dispatch to play before Xmas but we'll see.
Happy gaming folks
Having a lovely time with Cat Quest 3. Purrfect.
Just got into Ghost of Yotei and just cannot put it aside.
Dispatch - finished and platinumed! Such a good game, really enjoyed pretty much everything about it and playing through the different choices felt rewarding. Looking forward to what they do next!
Now with Christmas coming I'll be spending less time playing games and more time with family and friends so I wont start anything new for a while, which is nice timing as I dont know what I want to play next. Hoping to get some inspiration from all the comments here 🙂
Happy Holidays!
Last night I finished Still Wakes the Deep, great game. Next I'll be starting Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, the PS5 version. A very different kind of marine predator, yet just as deadly in his own way.
@kyleforrester87 it's why i haven't finished it since forever. I mean how many negative effects can one person take - burning, stunned, decaying, crippled, they just pile it up to bomboclat! But I still like it tho, the satisfaction when you win.
stalker2 player here. It's great game, with PS5 opimization and dualsense adaption.
Very tempted to pop into my local Smyths this evening on the way home. They have Sonic Crossworlds and Death Stranding 2 for €40 a pop.
Finally picked up Days Gone.
Reminds me of TLOU.
It's quite a chilled open world zombie game, not too much pressure. Even has RDR2 vibes. The zombie mechanics are great. Lacking in a few areas, story not the greatest, side missions nonexistent, sometimes boring, but I can see why a sequel may have been great, or had potential at least
Hello again, and merry upcoming Christmas, y'all! This weekend I'm playing:
Switch:
Animal Crossing New Horizons: just the usual. I won't be participating in Toy Day either since I already have all the items for it. Just one more house storage upgrade to go... until the version 3.0 update adds two more!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: some extended family is coming over on Sunday and staying at our house over the next few days. One of them is my uncle that likes playing couch multiplayer games with the family. We will definitely play at least some Smash just like his last visit. How much I'm unsure.
PS4:
Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online: since we're very close to Christmas now, after today I will put this game on hiatus for a while and return to it in a few months hopefully. All of my most used characters are above Level 70, with Blanc slightly above Level 80. All I have left to do now in the story is defeat the Paramount Pair (the Demon King's generals), and then the Demon King himself. But I found the last boss rather difficult, and I had to grind levels quite a bit just to defeat that one, so I have no idea how much more grinding I'll need for the last few bosses.
On Playstation:
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Currently level 24. Completed the Twisted Tree assassinations around Kyoto.
On other platforms:
American Truck Simulator
Delivered fruit to Holbrook, a wind turbine tower to Los Angeles, propane to Tonopah, a harvester to Carson City, meat to Elko, a beet harvester to Kingman, clamshell buckets to Flagstaff, a mobile barrier to Tucson, and dry milk to Phoenix. After 18 days my DF Logistics trucking empire has 6 trucks.
Dredge
Currently on Day 33 and exploring and doing missions around Gale Cliffs.
Keeper
Completed 17 chapters and reached the Withered Trail. Those folks at Double Fine sure know how to make a whimsical game with a great sense of style.
The Legend of Zelda
Doing the ninth and final dungeon and I'm getting frustrated by the difficulty spike and my lack of keys. I'm facing a choice to go back and find the magical key or just quit and call it a day. I'm leaning toward the latter as I'm only playing the game to become more familiar with Zelda history.
It's end of the year so a confession feels right. I have never beaten an Uncharted game so I'll start with Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. High quality game which doesn't take long to beat but has a good story, pleasant gameplay, nice visuals and audio to pair with the Pulse Explore buds. Have a great weekend, my dear enthusiasts.
I am partaking in some Warhammer: Chaos Gate.
I will also be undertaking couple of Master Hordes in Gears 5 as a trio (with two bots), which are exceptionally challenging because not only is this the hardest level, but the Horde is designed for 5 players. It feels really good when you beat a map, and so far we have managed 9 out of the 37 maps...
A little bit of Helldivers, a little bit of Nightreign maybe if my crew are free, probably some Yotei, but mostly I'll be taking it handy now until Mario Kart World on Christmas Day.
Have a good one, folks! ✌️
Was playing Alan Wake 2, love the setting and characters but couldn’t get on with the combat at all. So now to decide on which other PS Plus game to start. Likely Pacific Drive, Assassin’s Creed Mirage or Cat Quest - bloody love the Cat Quest series.
A little bit of Arc Raiders for a multiplayer fix and Fortnite with friends. Merry Christmas all.
Going to do the ivory king dlc then wrap up DS2 to complete the trilogy. Will probably skip frigid outskirts though, the runback for sir alonne was annoying enough. Enjoy the weekend everyone.
Ding!
Just got the plat for Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy on PS3.
Currently playing Trine. One more trophy and Ding! Another plat.
It’s raining platinum trophies over here haha
I’ve picked up quite a few titles in the Steam Winter sale so will mainly be dipping in and out of those this weekend. I really need to get back into Yotei though otherwise I will never pick it up again so may give that a few hours as well.
Recently started playing Rhythm Doctor. Catchy music, fun gameplay, I'm really enjoying it so far.
And also doing some Like a Dragon: Ishin. I've beaten the main story, so I'm going through the various substories.
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