Games of 2016 - what I actually played in 12 months

Based on a feature on Kotaku from last year, I've started tracking which games I play over a year. The full list is below but in total I've played 93 different games in 2016.

Looking at the breakdown of games, I only completed the story mode on 9 games (10 if you count Destiny's vanilla campaign) but played 12 games that had already been completed in 2015 (or earlier). There were 9 beta's and tests (including one that I'm under an NDA for) and 8 trials and free weekends. This raises a slight question as to whether a beta counts as separate to the main game if the progress doesn't save across - I've taken it as not as it is the same game after all

My Xbox Live and PS+ subscriptions do seem to be playing for themselves as those two schemes accounted for 40 of my 2016 games, and there are a number more that could be played. The remainder have all been paid for, other than Overcooked which was a gift from a Guardian Event (so thanks!) but this year I've only bought 10 games (of which two have not yet been played) and the majority of which are for daughters (including those two unplayed games). The Division and Destiny were the only 2 AAA titles purchased this year both with season passes but those two games have playtimes of days. My 3rd most played game then is the other end of the market and is Treasures of Montezuma 3 on my mobile.

That neither Call of Jaurez: Gunslinger (PS3) or Plants v Zombies (X360) appear on the list is a little embarassing as I had started playthroughs on both games and haven't yet finished - busted as both have started playlists on the Youtube channel.

True Achievements and True Trophies also proved very helpful in checking over the list - both provide summaries of the year and picked out a few games that I had just completely forgotten about - such as getting all the trophies in Pneuma. Props to both sites and those industrious souls who run them.

Wonder what will be on the list this time next year ...?


Xbox One: 39
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (story already complete)
Halo 5
GTA V
Zheros
Batman: Arkham Knight
Hand Of Fate
Styx: Master of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: Crime and Punishment
Tom Clancy's The Division beta and game (story complete; DZ12; U17)
Pneuma
Lords of the Fallen
Lego Batman 3 (story complete)
Doom Beta
Battleborn Beta
Sunset Overdrive
Overwatch beta
Defense Grid 2
Kinect Party
The Crew
Goat Simulator
The Banner Saga 2
Tumblestone
Tron Evolution
Rainbow Six: Siege (free play weekend)
Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate 
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (free hours over August)
Titanfall 2 Multiplayer tech test and public weekend 
We Happy Few (preview)
Battlefield One beta
Forza Horizon
Earthlock Festival of Magic
Pit People (Closed Beta)
Destiny (original campaign complete including Vault of Glass, Dark Beneath to final mission (including raid on Crota), house of wolves missions, Taken King and Rise of Iron final missions (and to final boss on raids)
Steep betas (private and public)
Super Dungeon Bros
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (public weekend)
ReCore (preview)
Overcooked
Assassins Creed Chronicles: China

Xbox 360: 11
Frozen Free fall: Snowball Fight
Puzzle Quest
Kinect Party
Lego Indiana Jones (already completed)
Call of Duty: Black Ops (already completed)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Sacred Citadel
A World of Keflings
Lego Indiana Jones 2 (story complete)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Gears of War: Judgement

PS3: 29
Lego Star Wars 3 (already completed)
Lego Pirates of The Caribbean (already completed)
Medal of Honor:Warfighter
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune (already completed)
Sound Shapes
Ratchet and Clank: Q-Force (Trial and game)
Persona 4: Arena
The Last Guy
Resident Evil 5 (already completed)
Savage Moon
I Am Alive
Chariot
Badlands - Game of the Year Edition (already completed on Android previous year)
LocoRoco
Bionic Commando 2 - Rearmed
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (already completed on Wii)
Resident Evil: Revelations (story complete)
God Of War: Ascension (story complete)
Echochrome
Beyond Good and Evil HD
Ultratron
Retro/Grade
Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Ratchat and Clank: All 4 One (already completed)
LittleBigPlanet 2
Journey (story complete)
Lego Star Wars: Complete Saga (already completed)
HyperVoid
Tiny Trooper Joint Ops

Wii: 3
Mario Party 8
Wii Carnival
De Blob

DS: 0

Android: 7
10000 Sudoku
Treasures of Montezuma 3 (already completed; 2 more full playthroughs)
R-Type 2
CrossyRoad
Superstickman Ice Hockey
Uncharted: Fortune Hunter
Hitman Go

Windows: 3
Lets IQ Nonograms
Lara Croft Go (complete)
NDA restricted game ...

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