2025 Retrospective//Plans for 2026

Another year of the podcast is in the books! In this short episode I mostly just want to thank everyone for listening and share some insights from the year.   Some big ones were: Over 10,000 downloads in 2025 (whoa, thank you) Better gender diversity in Perspective Checks (working on racial diversity, I promise) 15 different games on the podcast in 2025 (same as 2024, weird)   And for 2026, I have small plans to slightly adjust the regularly scheduled offerings from the last 2 years by making 4th week releases strictly design diaries, but specific to near completion/release games to hold myself more accountable, as well as a monthly Twitch stream where I just hang out with folks who want to come chat about games and what goes on behind the screen.   I hope your personal 2025 wasn't on par with the dumpster fire that was this year, and I hope your 2026 is going to be incredible with many many many many great games :) <3   ----more---- Join the DMs After Dark Discord!   I made a Ko-Fi if you feel absurdly generous and want to help cover podcast hosting costs & all the upkeep. I'm still working on whether I want to offer anything special over there or just give my extreme gratitude (maybe some stickers or something in the mail) to those who donate, but no pressure whatsoever :)   Where to Follow Rene Plays Games: LinkTree |  BlueSky | Threads | Instagram | Facebook | DMs After Dark MECH | One Last Quest email: [email protected]   Music in the Episode (in order of appearance): Afternoon Nap from Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/needmospace/afternoon-nap  Theme Song written & produced by Dan Pomfret | @danfrombothbands