01. A new game (released within the past year)

✅ Completed (a couple of puzzles) on Jan 25th

02. An old game (released 10+ years ago)

✅Completed Oct 17th
Released 2005

03. A really old game (released 20+ years ago)

✅Completed June 26th
Released December 1st, 1995

04. An ancient game (released 30+ years ago)

✅Completed Nov 19th
Released January 25th, 1994

06. A quick completion (less than an hour)

✅ Completed Feb 29th

07. A game you got for free

✅Completed Sept 2nd

08. A game you've been wishing and waiting for

✅ Completed Feb 1st

09-1. A remake or remaster of a game

✅ Completed June 27th

10. A game with 6+ endings

✅ Completed Jan 13th

11. A collection of games

✅ Completed March 27th

13. A game whose title could describe your life

✅Completed Feb 2nd

14-3. A game whose title starts with a number

✅ Completed Apr 21st

16. A game from a genre you don't usually play

✅ Completed July 2nd

17. A game that is themed around dogs or cats

✅ Completed Sept 9th

18-1. A game that features multiple genres, or is a mashup of different genres

✅ Completed Nov 19th
Platforming, action, adventure

18-2. A VN or text-based game

✅ Completed Sept. 30th

20-2. A game set in the far future

✅ Completed May 18th

21. A game with a female protagonist

✅Completed Apr 2nd

22. A game without any humans

✅ Completed Jan 13th

23. A game where you play as a robot or an alien

✅Completed Jan 15th

25-2. A game whose protagonist you would want to be friends with

✅ Completed April 21st

27. A game that was adapted from another medium (book, movie, etc.) or a game that has been adapted into another medium

✅ Completed Sept 5th

30. A game with a diverse cast

✅ Completed July 8th

32. A game that starts with the same first letter as in your username

✅ Completed Oct 8th

33-1. A “threequel” (third part of a series)

✅Completed Sept 2nd

33-2. A spin-off game
✅ Completed Jan 11th

34. A bright and cheerful game

✅Completed Apr 3rd

35. A game containing a real or fictional religion

✅Completed Sept. 12th

36. A game that heavily features either fire or ice

✅ Completed Feb 20th

38. A game with a subtitle

✅ Completed Nov 12th

39. A game that surprised you

✅ Completed Sept 18th

43. A game that one of your favorite artists worked on (artist, developer, musician, voice actor/actress, etc.)

✅ Completed Jan 24th
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44-1. A game you previously retired or put on hold

✅ Completed Jan 4th

44-2. A game that you have beaten before and are replaying

✅Completed May 29th

47. A game that had its HLTB times on a purple/red/gray background at the time you started playing it

✅ Completed Jan 16th

48. A game that has been a HLTB Game of the Month

✅Completed Aug 5th

49. A game listed on the HLTB stats page, or the stats page filtered for a single platform

✅Completed Nov 5th
#50 on the worse rated Game Boy Color page

50. A game chosen by the HLTB randomizer

✅ Completed Jan 30th

Bonus: Q4 2024

✅Completed Dec 1st

04. An ancient game (released 30+ years ago)

✖️ On Hold

05. A time sink (50+ hours)

✖️ Playing.
If I complete this game in 2024, it will be my best shot for this category.

12. A game recommended to you by someone else

✖️ Not Started

14-1. A game with an alliterative title

✖️Game Pass

14-2. A game whose title contains the name of a color

✖️ Not Started

20-1. A game set in a historical time period

✖️ Not Started

24. An arcade-style high score game

✖️Not Owned

41. A game with a short title (4 letters or less)

✖️ Not Owned

41. A game with a short title (4 letters or less)

✖️ On Hold

45. A game that is on someone else’s HLTB 2024 Gaming Challenge List

✖️ Not Started