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Annual Lists: Books & Games

This is a running list of books, movies, and games from each year. This is not just to have an overview for review purposes, but to cultivate a more critical and active awareness of what I’m investing time in. The only criteria is that I completed all of the books, games, and movies listed here. I also have a list of movies and television shows watched, but that data is automatically recorded through Trakt.tv and not listed here.

Books in 2024

Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O’Neill
Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins
Baofeng Radio by Bradley Preston
Fruit from a Poisonous Tree by Melvin Stamper
The Cryptoterrestrials by Mac Tonnies
The American Regime by Anonymous J6 Protestor
Lord Miles in Afghanistan by Lord Miles
The Problem of Democracy by Alain de Benoist
Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics by Dodge Billingsle
Christian Nationalism by Andrew Torba Highlights
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Games in 2024

Balatro by LocalThunk
Factorio by Wube Software
Arctic Eggs by The Water Museum
Buckshot Roulette by Mike Klubnika

Books in 2023

Five Years After by William R. Fortschen
Return of the Strong Gods by R.R. Reno
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Reactionary Volume 1 by Anonymous
In the Camps: China’s High-Tech Penal Colony by Darren Byler
Fry the Brain by John West
How the West Brought War to Ukraine by Benjamin Abelow
Extreme Privacy by Michael Bazzell
War is a Racket by Smedley D. Butler
The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
The Art of Prompt Engineering with ChatGPT by Nathan Hunter
Don’t Make the Black Kids Angry by Colin Flaherty
Dryfire Reloaded by Ben Stoeger
Amateur Radio Technician Class by Craig “Buck” K4IA Highlights
Sun & Steel: Art, Action and Ritual Death by Yukio Mishima Highlights
Transgender Industrial Complex by Scott Howard
Hunter by Andrew Macdonald

Games in 2023

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom by Nintendo
Satisfactory by Coffee Stain Studios
Thronefall by GrizzlyGames
Paperclips Unlimited by Frank Lantz
Death Must Die by Realm Archive
Rebel Inc. by Ndemic Creations
Domina by Dolphin Barn Incorporated
Indiehackers RPG by Fernando Passagno

Books in 2022

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass Highlights
Animal Farm by George Orwell Highlights
Opioids for the Masses by Richard McClure and Trey Garrison Highlights
Raw Egg Nationalism in Theory and Practice by Raw Egg Nationalist Highlights
Industrial Society and It’s Future by Theodore Kaczynski Highlights
If You Give a Gay Their Way by Joel Carberry Highlights
The End of the World is Just The Beginning by Peter Zeihan Highlights
The Rational Male by Rollo Tomassi Highlights
Thirty Six Stratagems translated by Peter Taylor Highlights
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen Highlights
The Great Awakening vs the Great Reset by Alexander Dugin Highlights Highlights
Unrestricted Warfare: China’s Master Plan to Destroy America by QL & WXS Highlights
LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media by P.W. Singer & Emerson T. Brooking Highlights
The Turner Diaries by Andrew Macdonald
Guide to Getting Fit by Western Aesthetics Highlights
Permanent Record by Edward Snowden Highlights
War of the Flea by Robert Taber Highlights

Games in 2022

Ready or Not by VOID Interactive
Monster Train by Shiny Shoe
The Forest by Endnight Games
Cities: Skyline by Colossal Order
Into the Breach by Subset Games
Hunt: Showdown by Crytek
Titanfall 2 by Respawn Entertainment
Hong Kong Massacre by Vreski
Vampire Survivors by Poncle

Books in 2021

The Godfather Doctrine by John Hulsman Highlights
Follow Your Gut by Rob Knight Highlights
Living Healthy in the Modern World by Henry & Friends Highlights
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carrerou Highlights
Earthbound by Ken Baumann Highlights
Final Fantasy VI by Sebastien Deken Highlights
The Authoritarian Moment by Ben Shapiro Highlights
Facing Reality: Two Truths About Race in America by Charles Murray Highlights
Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy by Andy Ngo Highlights
The Law of Self Defense by Andrew Branca Highlights
It Came From Something Awful by Dale Beran Highlights
Anatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard Highlights
One Second After by William R. Fortschen Highlights
One Year After by William R. Fortschen Highlights
The Final Day by William R. Fortschen Highlights
Thank You For My Service by Mat Best Highlights
The Great Firewall of China by James Griffiths Highlights
China: The Bubble That Never Pops by Thomas Orlik Highlights

Games in 2021

Factorio by Wube Software
Big Ocean Wide Jacket by Turnfollow
Hades by Supergiant Games
PaRappa the Rapper by NanaOn-Sha
A Short Hike by Adamgryu
Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo
198X by Hi-Bit Studios
Minit by Devolver Digital

Books in 2020

The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties by Christopher Caldwell Highlights
Disunited Nations: The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World by Peter Zeihan Highlights
The Home Schooled Shootist: Training to Fight with a Carbine by Joe Nobody Highlights
United States of Socialism by Dinesh D’Souza
The Birnbaum Case by Fallton Havenstonne
Jacked: the Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto by David Kushner
Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America by Adam Winkler
The Rogue Experiment by Fallton Havenstonn

Games in 2020

Red Dead Redemption 2 by Rockstar Games
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 & 2 Remastered by Vicarious Visions
A Way Out by Hazelight Studios

Books in 2019

Masters of Doom by David Kushner Highlights
Shovel Knight by David L. Craddock
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
Ship of Fools by Tucker Carlson Highlights
The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics by Mark Lilla
Radical: My Journey Out of Islamist Extremism by Maajid Nawaz Highlights
The Right Side of History by Ben Shapiro Highlights
Discrimination and Disparities by Thomas Sowell Highlights
Barbarians: How The Baby Boomers, Immigration, and Islam Screwed my Generation by Lauren Southern Highlights
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport Summary
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels by Alex Epstein Summary | Highlights
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari Highlights
Plunder and Deceit by Mark Levin Highlights

Games in 2019

Tetris Effect by Monstars & Resonair
Castlevania by Konami
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon by Inti Creates
Hotline Miami by Dennaton Games
Forager by HopFrog
Mario Maker 2 by Nintendo
My Friend Pedro by DeadToast Entertainment
Cadence of Hyrule by Brace Yourself Games
Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games
Downwell by Moppin
Gato Roboto by Doinksoft
Nuclear Throne by Vlambeer
Ape Out by Gabe Cuzzillo
Cuphead by Studio MDHR
Katana Zero by Askiisoft
Mother Russia Bleeds by Le Cartel Studio
Game Dev Story by Kairosoft
Superhot VR by Superhot Team Summary
10000000 by EightyEight Games
Hoplite by Douglas Cowley
Pocket City by Codebrew Games
Star Wars: Battlefront VR by Dice
The Dope Game by CoaguCo Industries
Donut County by Ben Esposito
Resident Evil VII VR by Capcom Summary
Emily is Away Too by Kyle Seeley
VVVVVV by Terry Cavanagh

Books in 2018

The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch by Jonathan Gottschall Summary
Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health & Life by Ben Greenfield
The Dark Net by Jamie Bartlett
The Human Zoo by Desmond Morris Summary
Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explains the World We Live in Now–Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Everything by David Sirota
The Bigot: or How I Learned to Love Donald Trump by Troy Parfitt Highlights
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Summary
Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue by Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz Summary
Nothing to Envy to Barbara Demick: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Summary
Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner Summary
I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself by David McRaney Summary

Games in 2018

Floor Kids by Merj Media
Celeste by Matt Makes Games
Retro City Rampage by Vblank Entertainment
Passpartout: The Starving Artist by Flamebait Games
Shovel Knight by Yacht Club Games Summary
Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Master Mode) by Nintendo
Oxenfree by Night School Studio
NBA Playgrounds by Saber Interactive
Dead Cells by Motion Twin
Into the Breach by Subset Games
Emily is Away by Kyle Seeley

Books in 2017

Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly
The Carry-On Traveller: The Ultimate Guide to Packing Light by Erin McNeaney
Smartcuts: The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking by Shane Snow
Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford
Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future by Johan Norberg
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
Choose Yourself! by James Altucher
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Taleb
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink Highlights
Electing Trump: the 2016 Election by Newt Gingrich

Games in 2017

Limbo by Playdead
Stardew Valley by Eric Barone
Inside by Playdead
Pink Heaven by Studio Pixel
Why Am I Dead at Sea? by Peltast Software
What Remains of Edith Finch by Giant Sparrow
Sleeping Dogs by United Front Games
The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past by Nintendo
Hook by Maciej Targoni & Wojciech Wasiak
This War of Mine by 11 bit studios
Tomb Raider by Crystal Dynamics
Doom by id Software
20XX by Batterystaple Games
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood by MachineGames
South Park: Stick of Truth by Obsidian Entertainment
Moon Hunters by Kitfox Games
Dead Pixels by CSR-Studios
Cave Story+ by Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya
Virginia by Variable State
Ink by ZackBellGames
Kero Blaster by Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya
That Dragon, Cancer by Numinous Games
Home by Benjamin Rivers
Spec Ops: the Line by Yager Development
Rez by United Game Artists
Nidhogg II by Messhof Games
High Hell by Terri Vellmann & Doseone
Emily Is Away by Kyle Seele
Mario Odyssey by Nintendo