Monthly in a Month #60: The Spooky Holiday Edition

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Hello and welcome to the madness!
The challenge is simple: Play and beat any 6 games, starting today, that have been featured in any given Humble Monthly/Choice bundle in two months.

The prize: 2x SILENT HILL f
Note: This means I'm giving away two copies of the game and will have 2 winners.

Game length does not matter and I'm not looking for 100% achievement runs. So long as you play and beat 6 games, I'm happy. You can go easy mode and play a bunch of 1h games or go crazy and play 6 +30h games. So long as they were in a monthly at a given point, it is all good.

Just post a comment with either screenshots/ achievements showing that you fulfilled the criteria and I'll add you on Steam and give you the link. Feel free to share your thoughts on the games you've played, but it is not required.

FAQ:

Why you doing this?

I hate money. That and I realized I've been subbed to the monthly for over nine years (yes it has been that long, I checked) and it occurred to me that I've barely touched the games I've gotten from it, let alone played them. Figured the same would be true for a few others, so I figured this is a good way to change that. A sensible person would probably unsub in this situation, but please refer to the beginning as to why that will not happen.

I've played the first X minutes of a game, can I pick it for the event?

No. You cannot have any play time or achievements prior to the start of the event. The only exception is idle time from farming Steam cards.

Can I play a MP only game?

No. It needs to have an "end" in order for me to count it as beaten, so it needs to have a campaign/story mode.

If a game was sold as a non-Steam copy in a bundle (origin/uplay/drm-free/etc), can I pick it as a choice if I own a Steam copy?

No. The reason being that those who own a Steam copy would have an extra option that would not be available to everyone who bought the same bundle. If the game was originally sold as a non-Steam copy, but Humble later provided steam keys to everyone who bought the bundle, then the game would be allowed.

Why six games?

The first few monthlies had 6/7 games in them so I went with that.

How long are you going to do this?

Until my credit card statements gives me nightmares.

This event "ends" on February 3rd when the next next HB Choice releases, though the giveaway itself will end the day after. If you manage to finish game number six in between that time, feel free to post, but know that I cannot guarantee that I'll be able to give you the link in time.

Good luck, have fun and stay safe.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you all enjoy your Spooky Holiday.

List of eligible games: https://barter.vg/bundles/3/3/
https://barter.vg/bundles/3/161/
Credit goes to PapaSmok

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Game	Bundle	Achievement
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock	Humble Choice July 2020	All Of This Has Happened Before...
Coromon	Humble Choice April 2024	Hold my Hand
Levelhead	Humble Choice May 2021	Diploma
Mega Man Legacy Collection	Humble Monthly December 2018	Full Set
Slipstream	Humble Monthly March 2019	Perfectionist II
The Hex	Humble Choice February 2020	The Hex

Game/Bundle	Status	Proof	Comments
Caravan SandWitch October 2025	Started: January 1st 2026 / Finished: January 10th	The Source of the Signal	Okay, bit late to start but lets try to to get started with the challenge. Looks like a cute and chill game so far. Enjoyable game with some side quests and an okay main story. Having fun exploring and trying to go for achievements. --- Picked one of the nedings and was okay with it. Bit dissapointing that I did all side quests and all van upgrades though and achievements did not pop for those, even though I double checked. But oh well, was still an okay game and had fun with it.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York September 2020	Started: January 11th / Finished: January 11th	...Damned If You Do	Decent visual novel, but not sure if i will do more playthroughs for other endings/characters.
Nobody Wants to Die June 2025	Started: / Finished: Not Yet	To be added end achievement	--howlongtobeat main: 6h-
Tails Noir December 2022	Started: ...... / Finished: Not Yet	To be added end achievement	-howlongtobeat main: 4,5h-
Metal: Hellsinger October 2023	Started: ...... / Finished: Not Yet	To be added end achievement	-howlongtobeat main: ~ 4,5h
Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip August 2025	Started: ...... / Finished: Not Yet	To be added end achievement	--howlongtobeat main: 3,5h-

Backups
Atomic Heart October 2025	Started: ...... / Finished: Not Yet	To be added end achievement	--howlongtobeat main: 16h-
Hi-Fi RUSH May 2024	Started: ...... / Finished: Not Yet	Well that was a rush!	-howlongtobeat main: 11,5h-
High on Life August 2024	Started: ...... / Finished: Not Yet	Legendary Bounty Hunter.	-howlongtobeat main: 9,5h-
Evil West May 2025	Started: ...... / Finished: Not Yet	Novice	--howlongtobeat main: 11h-
Banishers: Ghosts of New EdenAugust 2025	Started: ...... / Finished: Not Yet	To be added end achievement	--howlongtobeat main: 22h-
Trepang2 February 2025	Started: ...... / Finished: Not Yet	To be added end achievement	--howlongtobeat main: 5,5h-

Game	Humble Bundle/Choice	Status	Achievement
Ultros	May 2025 Humble Choice (#66)	Completed	Walking with all the stars within
Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand	December 2024 Humble Choice (#61)	Completed	Godslayer
Furi	October 2017 Humble Monthly #24	Completed	Who Will Protect Them Next Time?
Nine Sols	December 2025 Humble Choice (#73)	Completed	Fight Through Hardship
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut	August 2023 Humble Choice (#45)	Completed	True Detective
Persona 4 Golden	November 2024 Humble Choice (#60)	-	Breaking Through the Fog

Game	Month	Proof
Hidden Folks	October 2018	All Targets Found
Neo Cab	July 2025	Capra Leaks
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™	January 2020	Peace in Death
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth	June 2018	-
Afterimage	March 2024	Homecoming
Golden Light	March 2023	-

Game	Choice	Status	Proof
Atomic Heart	October '25	Beaten	Murderous Beauty (quite a few bugged achievements in this one, not even the credits worked right <.<)
Another Crab's Treasure	November '25	Completed	100%'d
Little Misfortune	November '20	Completed	100%'d
The Bookwalker	November '24	Beaten	Happily Ever After
Amanda the Adventurer	May '24	Completed	100%'d
1000xRESIST	April '25	Completed	100%'d

game	choice	proof	status
death stranding: director's cut	april 2023	[]()	started
the plucky squire	september 2025	[]()	started
assassin's creed: origins	may 2019	[]()	not started
immortals of aveum	february 2025	Lights Army	completed
tba	tba	tba	tba
tba	tba	tba	tba

Game	Monthly Choice	Proof
The Serpent Rogue	January 2023	Screenshots from the ending 1 2 3 4 5
Cryptmaster	October 2025	JSN
DEATHLOOP	October 2022	One Perfect Day
Paratopic	June 2019	Paratopic
Stories Untold	September 2017	Stories, Told
Blanc	July 2025	The end

This seat is reserved. Game	Monthly	Status	Proof
Nine Sols	December 2025	Complete🎉	Shooting Star
Quantum Break	January 2018	Cleared	Time Lord
Blue Fire	August 2021	Complete🎉	The Source of Darkness
Wildmender	August 2025	Cleared	New Life
SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE	June 2022	Complete🎉	back for MORE
AER Memories of Old	April 2018	Complete🎉	Equilibrium

Game Title	Monthly/Choice Bundle	Status	Achievements
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York	September 2020	Completed in 1.0h	28 of 28
Children of Silentown	February 2024	Beaten in 4.6h (might replay the last chapter later to get another ending)	22 of 26
Tiny Echo	June 2017	Completed in 1.3h	6 of 6
Road 96 🛣️	August 2023	Completed in 6.6h	12 of 12
AER Memories of Old	April 2018	Completed in 3.3h	20 of 20
Jack Move	October 2024	Completed in 4.0h	10 of 10

Name	Monthly/Choice	Ending achievement
Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip	August 2025	Space
TOEM: A Photo Adventure	December 2022	Experience TOEM
Tools Up!	October 2021	All-Star Player
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager	July 2022	Whiplash
Another Crab's Treasure	November 2025	Finishing What I Started
My Little Universe	February 2025	The End?

Game/Bundle	Status	Achievement
Jusant	Beaten	Water piper
State of Mind	Unfinished	[]()
McPixel 3	Beaten	Stop beating my game!
Evil West	Unfinished	[]()
Streets of Rage 4	Beaten	Old-Schooled
Smile For Me	Beaten	The way back home

Game	Achievements	Hours of Playtime	Bundle	Status	Proof	Note
AER Memories of Old	20/20	3.8 hr	2018 Apr	complete	"Equilibrium"achievement	-
Finding Paradise	1/1	4.3hr	2019 May	complete	"Wish Granted"achievement	-
Figment	20/23	8hr	2018 Sept	Beaten	"Coming Back to the Surface"achievement	-
Figment 2	16/18	12hr	2024 July	Beaten	"I'm Back at the Surface now"achievement	-
Metal: Hellsinger	17/28	7.2hr	2023 Oct	Beaten	""When she Falleth"achievement	-
Eastern Exorcist	19/40	16.3hr	2025 Sept	Beaten	""The legend of Lu Yunchuan" or "Story of Xiahou Xue"achievement	-

Game Status	Impressions
SUPERHOT / Started on December 4th / Finished✔ on December 11th One of us (Complete the game).	Before playing: A classic! When I want to describe a mechanic "the world is moving only when you're moving", I just say "Like Superhot", and I'm usually understood right away. After playing: Much shorter than I remember! And easier too - probably the result of all that practice from "MIND CONTROL DELETE" roguelike version of the game.
Whispers of a Machine / Started on December 14th / Finished✔ on December 20th Case Closed (Finished the game).	Before playing: I'm up for some proper neo-"point&clicks"! After playing: I finished "Whispers of a Machine" and couldn't help but think "that's it?". As of late I became less understanding to "small" games, especially those that are trying to fake being "big". Maybe I'm playing too much indie and now feel underfed in realized ambtions.
⭐Another Crab's Treasure / Started on December 20th / Finished✔ on December 25th 100%.	Before playing: Actually "Another Crab's Treasure" is probably the first "souls-like" that's not openly or overtly depressing. But I need to check it fitst to confirm! Maybe under cartoony exterior is another "dying helpless world". After playing: In short: " Bikini Bottom Dark Souls". In long: I couldn't brush aside the feeling of semi-parody nature of this game. It really has many interesting tweaks to the formula, but at the same time it's deliberately non-committal to it. This makes me feel silly. It's a geniune "soulslike", but it hides its many "buts" under its "kids game" exterior. It feels like a mind-trick.
⭐System Shock / Started on December 27th / Finished✔ on January 3rd Look At You, Hacker (Complete the game).	Before playing: The life didn't choose for me "System Shock", didn't choose "Thief" - I'm "Deus Ex"-borne. So if your immersive sim can only offer vent/hack/lockpicking without verbose but superficial philosophizing about transhumanism, I'm not sure I'm your client. After playing: I realized that I already played a remake of System Shock, but it was called "Prey" from Arkane Studios. And you know what? I really-really love "Prey" so I love its grandpa with all his warts and farts!
Not for Broadcast / Started on January 2nd / progress.	Before playing: Heard many good things, not only about game's "british humor" but the gameplay itself is also praised as rather engaging. Playing: "I GOT IT" in the first hour of the game: It's "Papers, please"-lite with satirical sketched on a budget. I know I'll learn about immense power of media to raise fascism or save democracy. It seems I'll have about 7 hours more of this lesson.
Aliens: Dark Descent / Started on January 9st / progress.	Before playing: "Alien: Isolation" was so good that I look at RTS in "Alien" universe and automitacally think: "the game must be good too!" Playing: It doesn't gel with me on a psychological level and I'm not sure I can get over it. The crux of the problem is that "action" is a ever-increasing punishment for failinig "RTS stealth". Soooo it's only logical for a gamer-optimizator to keep stealth going as long as possible, so I reload and reload checkpoints(!). Now I'm stuck in never-ending save-scumming loop of "RTS stealth" of questionable enjoyment.

Game	Choice	Achievements	Status
1. The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition	July 2023	68/68	Completed
2. Return to Monkey Island	September 2025	39/39	Completed
3. State of Mind	September 2019	34/34	Completed
4. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition	January 2018	59/59	Completed
5. Mafia: Definitive Edition	January 2022	43/43	Completed
6. INDUSTRIA	September 2022	23/23	Completed

Game	Status	HB Monthly
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew	Beaten (All Good Things)	May'25 HC#66
Caravan SandWitch	Beaten (Safe and Sound)	Oct'25 HC#71
Lil Gator Game	Beaten (Lesson Learned)	Aug'25 HC#69
Control Ultimate Edition	Done	Mar'21 HC#16
The Darkside Detective	Done	Jan'19 HM#39
Monster Sanctuary	Beaten (Tower of Secret)	Apr'22 HC#29