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Plebian Parasite posted:Hamster All Stars is a cheap little game from cheap little game purveyor sokpop, about making hamster race courses, and then betting on hamsters, using your money to get more course features to make more races. It's worth noting that Sokpop is a cooperative collective that have been making 2 games a month for quite a while now and throwing them $3/month on Patreon gets you both of them, effectively making all their games 50% off and giving you both an itch.io version and a Steam key ($12 total value for $3). They're in the process of transitioning to making a single, larger $6 game each month with the buy-in price remaining the same. They've touched on all sorts of genres and even arguably invented a few, and each of the games can easily keep you entertained for a few hours. They're currently making $6k/month split between five guys which is apparently just enough for them to survive doing this full time, and I'd easily recommend supporting them. It's one of the few monthly subscriptions I pay for that I never question the value of and have never even considered cancelling.
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:I would like to know this too - is the gameplay deeper than the joke of it? pmchem posted:has anyone bought "Mr. Prepper" yet? this game looks hilarious: It's about as shallow as a pond and the hunger and sleep meters are huge detractors.
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victrix posted:Heyyy, the one other person who played Out There. Ooh, I remember playing that on my iPad years ago. Felt like FTL but without the real-time combat and with more story. Or at least that's how I remember it. Didn't last long playing it for some reason.
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I've been having quite a bit of fun with Mr. Prepper, it's not super deep but it's got enough going on to stay interesting. I see a lot of complaints about the food/sleep system, which I get, but its honestly pretty easy to prepare ( ) yourself well enough to completely negate them. Sleep for instance, you start off with a bunch of energy drinks that fill your meter a bunch, and within a few weeks you can be drying your own guarana and be drowning in energy drinks. For food, you can go out to the woods, pick a bunch of blueberries, make a dozen smoothies, then live off that for a shockingly long time.The government inspection thing is interesting as well, hovering over each item says how many of them are allowed or expected by the G-man. Melting all your boxes for iron, for instance, will make the G-man suspicious since hey, what did you do with those boxes, guy known by the government to be a genius at macguyvering poo poo together? Later on it gets more interesting, for example a single planter outside wont raise suspicion, meaning you can plant a crop outdoors without needing powered lights, and rain will water it for you. It's janky but a lot of fun considering the price.
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I want to chime in and say that Dead Age is actually very enjoyable as an RPG with management elements and it does look rough at first
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eonwe posted:are there any multiplayer FPS games that came out recently or are coming out soon? There's one by the makers of Left 4 Dead, called Back 4 Blood.
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Mandatory Assembly posted:Hey everybody, the goon-published (by me!) Rogue State Revolution is live on Steam! (And Humble. And Epic. And [checks notes] Green Man Gaming.) I've been looking forward to this since the day a sequel to Rogue State was out. Some features and personality the first one had would be nice, but the game has been super fun and fresh was probably the better move. Can't find these rebel camps for the life of me and wish the ministers unlocked faster, but I think this looks even more promising after a patch or two.
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I have been looking for an MMO to be excited about for the last few years.. I really like Eve, Earth and Beyond, and DAOC... Planetside 1 was pretty great too. looking for suggestions about what to play next.. what do?
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1520680/Tetra_Cube/quote:Tetra Cube is a turn-based strategy roguelike game. Nae and Dio are dispatched to information that an unknown Cube caused a disaster. Whether you can't beat the Cube is up to you. quote:Tetra Cube is a turn-based game with puzzle-style combat, dungeon-crawling, and rogue-lite experience. https://store.steampowered.com/app/893420/Harvested/ Left early access quote:A blend of real-time strategy and top-down shooter. Build a city and defend it. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568050/Pinned/ quote:Pinned is a simple and easy to use application that allows user to pin any window, an essentail function that can boost usability and productivity https://store.steampowered.com/app/1514780/Battle_for_Esturia/ quote:Battle for Esturia is a turn-based strategy RPG featuring an open world filled with monsters, dungeons, and interesting characters. You control the fate of your party as they journey across a dangerous land in an attempt to retake the throne from an undead king. You will be faced with many difficult choices along the way and your actions will determine the challenges you face, the battles you fight, and the destiny of your people.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1447420/Burg_Battle/ Left EA today quote:Burg Battle is a reverse tower defense game by ElevenSeventy. Send your armies to clash with your enemies, destroy their castle, and conquer their lands. quote:Great reverse tower defense game. Easy to get hooked!
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1318240/Shields_of_Loyalty/ Early access, contains hexes quote:Command an army of various unit types and classes through a hostile island world. Experience tactically challenging turn-based strategy action and train your army to become powerful followers. Meet a dark and possessed enemy and fight fervently until the snake's head is at your feet! quote:The Early Access version includes the first island "Darkwood" and offers around five to six hours of gameplay.
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I'm really enjoying Mr. Prepper. It's a bit grindy, but I enjoy managing my time: right now do I want to get more food, or do I want to get more metal so I can build a generator? Similarly, I can scavenge some materials from my house, but if I scavenge too many, or if I leave incriminating materials around the house, the secret policeman who comes by to check on me will be mad. The political snippets are fun (for grim values of fun) and the backgrounds for the various areas are pretty and varied. I do wind up doing more pixel-hunting than I'd like. I got it because House Flipper recommended it and offered a bundle. If you like House Flipper, you'll probably have fun; it's got a similar build-a-room-furnish-a-room vibe, with bonus resource scavenging. If you're looking for a serious exploration of a post-apocalyptic world, walk on by.
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StrixNebulosa posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1518810/Koi_Farm/ itry posted:
This game is great. Super chill, breeding me some fish. There is a progress path, breeding different colours, and patterns, but I haven't been chasing that. I've been having fun selecting for size, and building up monster solid colour fish, so I can eventually get crazy patterned big bois. Apparently you can select to breed so your fish only grow to be tiny sized adults too. Absolutely worth the asking price.
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Mandatory Assembly posted:Hey everybody, the goon-published (by me!) Rogue State Revolution is live on Steam! (And Humble. And Epic. And [checks notes] Green Man Gaming.) I played this and found a number of issues. Rebel camps in the beginning of the game if your capitol is near a border might spawn outside your national borders and be invisible and just spew an endless stream of units into your capitol area. I were also allied with the US but not once did they offer up some uranium for my power plant. My ministers were also really angry about public safety, even when the value was 6 they kept on saying "why don't you care about public safety" and as a result stopped researching child labor. The movement of units feels ... sticky? For lack of a better word. When I select a unit and want them to move it feels like half the time they can't be bothered and I'll have to click them again and get them to move. Same for unit attack. Some quality of life improvements: Make rebel units red or purple or another color than regular units, allow for instant movement of your units so I don't have to watch them trudge along the desert, quicker unlock of ministers. After one game and only being halfway towards the next minister I don't want to play anymore.
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It's point n' click adventure game today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055850/Inspector_Waffles/ quote:Murder. Nothin’ nice about it. In this old school detective adventure, step into the boots of whip-smart Inspector Waffles and travel the city to track hidden clues, interrogate shady suspects, and unravel a dangerous mystery. But be warned: curiosity killed the cat... quote:Inspector Waffles proves there's still plenty of room for "old-fashioned" notions such as good, funny writing and an engaging plot. Whilst it may follow a fashionable trend of animal detectives at the moment (which the game itself nods to) it's elevated by some very sharp writing, believable and well-developed characters and a plot that for the most part you'll follow and want to discover until the end. The pixel art mixed with the hand-drawn cutscenes look great and the sound is well suited to each environment and not annoying. [...] My only tiny criticism is having to sometimes go through conversations more than once to show characters clues you've discovered, but you can skip dialogue so this is a very minor thing. Let's hope to see more Inspector Waffles soon! https://store.steampowered.com/app/962700/Chronicle_of_Innsmouth_Mountains_of_Madness/ quote:After an encounter with a dreadful horror, detective Lone Carter’s investigation leads him to fateful places as Innsmouth, Arkham and the Anctartic, investigating a series of deaths and mysteries. Play also as Abdul Alhazred and H.P. Lovecraft himself in this Lovecraftian point’n’click adventure. quote:Masterpiece? Nah. It's a good adventure game, though. The artwork is really good, the voice acting is not so good. Everyone pronounces everything differently and it really started to get annoying by the end of the game. It's like they gave the voice actors scripts without any pronunciation notes and they all recorded independently.
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Really weird: I can't add Innsbruck to my wishlist. I can only place it in my Steam cart.
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From the BloodLust Shadowhunter guys I bring you... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1302570/Vampirem/ Early access quote:Another story of Bloodlust, this time told through the eyes of Ravenblood; part Ghost... part Vampire... and 100% bada$$. His journey in search of lost strength and revenge will take you through the dark tombs and dungeons of the Vampirem. quote:Fantastic so far - ESPECIALLY for 1 person creating this game. Has a lot of unique elements you dont find in other games and has really nice flow. Use your vision - youll know what I mean - often. The fighting is kind of new at first but once you get into it its really fun. Recommend this game absolutely. Well worth the price! gifted two of my friends with it!
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/982720/Paradise_Lost/quote:It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth. quote:Neat story, although the first half is told mostly via documents you find... whereas the second half is told more through cutscenes and voice acting. Completed in 4 hours flat, with major time spent exploring every corner and reading every document. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033930/Animal_Doctor/ quote:Make your dreams come true with Animal Doctor! Would you like to spend your life caring for animals? With Animal Doctor you will be surrounded by animal friends and pets. quote:A unique adventure for the whole family, allowing you to engage fully in 1st person mode after choosing your in-game character.
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One more: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1455840/Dorfromantik/ Early access quote:Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life! quote:On some tiles you will also encounter special objects that give you a quest: For example, the windmill wants to border 6 grain fields, the locomotive wants to be connected to 10 tracks or the deer wants to inhabit a forest with at least 50 trees. Fulfill these quests to get more tiles to continue the expansion of your landscape. The game ends when the tile stack is used up.
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Dorfromantik is a fun word. It basically means "an idealized portrayal of the romantic quality of rustic country/village life," but there's a bit more nuance to it than that. The Shire in Lord of the Rings is pure Dorfromantik.
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Cardiovorax posted:Dorfromantik is a fun word. It basically means "an idealized portrayal of the romantic quality of rustic country/village life," but there's a bit more nuance to it than that. The Shire in Lord of the Rings is pure Dorfromantik. Before or after the scouring?
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StrixNebulosa posted:Before or after the scouring?
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The Shire cleaned up pretty good after the Scouring, except that Frodo had to go into elf retirement
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/885970/Total_War_ROME_REMASTERED/ Coming in April quote:Total War: ROME REMASTERED lets you relive the legacy that defined the award-winning strategy game series. Remastered to 4K with multiple improvements to visuals as well as refinements to gameplay, it’s time to revisit a true classic. Not everyone gets a second chance to conquer the Roman Empire.
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Goddamn it, I need to go down another Total War rabbit hole like I need another hole in my head. *sigh* get my drill
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388590/Yakuza_6_The_Song_of_Life/ 20$, and this completes the Yakuza 1-7 being on steam! 
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Crosspost from the Steam thread: Genesis Noir is getting very good reviews. will have to give it a play on Game Pass soon (out on Steam tomorrow but available on W10/Game Pass PC now) https://twitter.com/eurogamer/status/1375085990038155273 https://twitter.com/RobZacny/status/1375073259369140231 https://twitter.com/destructoid/status/1375078782302789635
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044980/Mech_Mechanic_Simulator/ Mech Mechanic Simulator, I think there was a demo or it was in EA before or something? Looks cool if you like stuff like Car Mechanic Simulator. $19.99 normal, 10% off right now, but has a "loyalty discount" until April 1 so if you own any of a whole bunch of other games (including Car Mechanic Sim, Drug Dealer Sim, Gold Rush, Thief Sim, Mr Prepper, House Flipper, Cooking Sim), there's another 20% off that stacks with the 10%, so it's only $13.99. Even if it's just derivative of those other games, I'll probably pick it up at that price. StarkRavingMad fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Mar 25, 2021 |
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StarkRavingMad posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044980/Mech_Mechanic_Simulator/ They also did those weird bundles so I got an extra 7% off for owning too many drat sim games
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If y'all like some weird rear end games that look like a Net Yaroze disc found in a shoebox the Haunted PS1 Demo Disk 2021 dropped https://twitter.com/HauntedPs1/status/1375175661774602241?s=20
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Hades-like (is this a thing now?) Dandy Ace just got released. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037130/Dandy_Ace/
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Plebian Parasite posted:Hades-like (is this a thing now?) Dandy Ace just got released. I was going to scoff a little and say come on, we're just talking about roguelikes, but then I pulled it up and drat that just looks like a re-skin of Hades.
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After that and Curse of the Dead Gods, I genuinely wonder if Supergiant Games are selling their engine at this point.
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Plebian Parasite posted:Hades-like (is this a thing now?) Dandy Ace just got released. hades but with worse art/music but the exact same gameplay, and they are asking for almost the same price
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I would love a transistor clone which is the closest game to Parasite Eve since... Parasite Eve.
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Plebian Parasite posted:Hades-like (is this a thing now?) Dandy Ace just got released. At the very least I like the setting for this. I watched a bit of gameplay, though, and the combat looks kind of dull, particularly the attack animation seems extremely basic and unsatisfying to me. And there's some annoying character quipping at you like all the time, I had enough of it within two minutes. I feel really petty saying that but we've such an abundance of games nowadays that even a petty complaint can often be the difference between buying something or not. Put it on my wishlist for now.
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