Best Games: Lost in Random: The Eternal Die

After a drought, the Best Games of the 2020’s is back with a new entry, and a chill cat game comes off the board.

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die (2025) goes on at #39

The Eternal Die is a sequel to a game by the same title (Lost in Random) from 2021. This late in life it does not surprise me that I hadn’t heard of the original. I am old, busy, and so many games come out now. Also, turns out that didn’t matter.

The Eternal Die has plot and character ties to the game that spawned it, but gameplay wise it is a naked rip off of Hades (#4). That sounds cruel, but they pull it off. The combat is crisp and challenging, the rouge-like loop stimulates the “one more run” center of my brain, and the graphics/art direction are top stuff. Finally, Hades II is in early access, and already rating at the top of the 2025 critic list. But I’ve been avoiding playing it till they hit retail release, so The Eternal Die gets bonus points for helping me hold the line. It’s on Game Pass too!

Stray (2022) is slides out of 50th place. It had stellar art and world design, told an interesting story with very little dialogue, and had simplistic game mechanics that largely supported it’s best attributes.