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Yes, I'm didn't play anything over a month old today. 

Planet Coaster: Luckily Game Pass had this on day one of release and I got several good hours with it. It's by the same devs as did Zoo Tycoon and Disneyland Adventures, two games I really enjoyed. This is an amusement park management sim and coaster creator. It feels a lot like Zoo Tycoon in the U.I. and controls except it is more complex. So complex that I really struggled to understand all the different controls and how to use them. Sometimes the tutorial wasn't that good at explaining everything you can do. Park management was very understandable, though so deep in customization that it nearly overwhelmed me. The problem area was in building a roller coaster. It took me half a dozen tries to meet the requirements for the tutorial where you build a small coaster with modest complexity. There are several ways to manipulate track, some of which I stumbled into by accident, the tutorial not really explaining everything clearly enough. But I managed it and got through the tutorial and one scenario mission. There are still things I don't understand like what do I do about a restaurant that's not busy, or one that's too busy and has lines. I haven't figured that out yet. 

I eventually had to take a break from zooming around so many spreadsheets, racing to keep my money flow in the black. It gets tiring. But I will return. I like it, for the most part, just wish it wasn't so directly ported from PC. There needs to be a slight simplification for the console, in my opinion. 

Gears Tactics: I got really into this the rest of the time I had today. It's just like XCOM except no base building, so far. You just upgrade your squad members. I'm loving it. It also has cinematics just like Gears 5. What the story is about, don't ask me. I barely pay attention 'cause I'm in it for the gameplay. It's really fun. I'll play more tomorrow in all likelihood. 

What did you play today?