It takes two is fantastic so far, my wife and I are really enjoying it on pc together and dark descent has been on my wish list since it came out. So not a bad month I think.
Oh neat, these all sound pretty great actually! I look forward to playing It Takes Two with my boyfriend over Christmas. I hadn't heard of the Aliens game before but it looks interesting - kinda XCOM-y but in real time? And Temtem I think is on my Steam wishlist, though I'm not sure how good it actually is.
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