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A lot of stuff out tomorrow: A Total War Saga: Troy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099410/A_Total_War_Saga_TROY/?snr=1_7_7_popularcomingsoon_150_1  quote:Inspired by The Iliad and brought to life through the award-winning strategy game series, A Total War Saga: TROY brings a blend of grand, turn-based empire management and spectacular real-time battles to the heart of the Trojan War. Surgeon Simulator 2 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/774791/Surgeon_Simulator_2/ (available on Gamepass)  quote:Bob’s life is in your hand! It’s time to slip into your scrubs and grab the nearest scalpel (saw or sink plunger), and enter the Bossa Labs Medical Facility in this 1-4 player physics based operating theatre of chaos. The Magister - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304770/The_Magister/ (Demo available: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1716720?snr=1_5_9_)  quote:The Magister is a murder-mystery card-battler RPG. Build and customise your deck to fight in battles, or use ‘Tactical Diplomacy’ to pacify those who stand in your way. Gather clues and discover motives as you investigate the death of your predecessor and unmask the guilty culprit. Bravely Default 2 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1446650/BRAVELY_DEFAULT_II/?snr=1_7_7_popularcomingsoon_150_1 ($60, 10% launch discount)  quote:A new entry in the “Bravely” series. A new world, a new story, and all-new Heroes of Light! "Four new Heroes of Light emerge..." Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1184370/Pathfinder_Wrath_of_the_Righteous/ ($50)  quote:Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Explore the nature of good and evil, learn the true cost of power, and rise as a Mythic Hero capable of deeds beyond mortal expectations. Kitaria Fables - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1356280/Kitaria_Fables/ ($20, expected 20% launch discount)  quote:Action Adventure fused with RPG and Farming elements. Armed with sword, bow and spellbook, fight against a rising darkness threatening the world. Plunder dungeons in search of relics and resources, tend to your farm to make provisions and potions, and take on quests solo, or with a friend!
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The 7th Guest posted:The Magister - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304770/The_Magister/ (Demo available: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1716720?snr=1_5_9_) This looks cool and like the type of weird poo poo (mixed with deckbuilding, which I like) that is up my alley. I'll have to check out the demo.
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There are too many dang games coming out this month! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271280/Rift_Wizard/ Leaving Early access, goons seem to love it in the roguelikes thread quote:Rift Wizard is a tough as nails fantasy roguelike featuring challenging turn based combat and deep open ended character building. Craft your spellbook from over 100 unique spells and abilities and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated challenges to defeat your nemesis. deep dish peat moss posted:I felt this way at first, but the more I've played the more I've been seeing the value of all of the 'chaff spells' I'd normally ignore - if a spell seems useless, you're just not connecting the dots with the ways it can synergize with other things (which is an easy predicament to be in in Rift Wizard, and also what I love about it). Now that I got my first win they're much more appealing to me because the meat of the game is finding ways to beat it with new builds rather than playing with the same build every time. Like yeah Lightning Bolt is extremely strong and you can beat the game with it, which is sort of like playing the game on an easier difficulty. I almost won as a bear summoner earlier, and again as a poisoner who would posion entire maps then cause all the poison to explode. Lately I am building entirely around the Shrines I find which is hella fun.
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Cloud Gardensquote:A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas This one's been out in EA for a while but it just now got its official release. Reviews are overwhelmingly positive.
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ultrafilter posted:Cloud Gardens I played this in EA. It is amazingly soothing. Art's beautiful, music's very good. You can take as long as you like, you can add stuff that is not required to pass the stage, and in general it is chill. A+++
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ultrafilter posted:Cloud Gardens If you live in Canada, 18 certain states, or any country that has legalized weed, this is basically the last game you'll be playing each night before bed. It's really great.
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StrixNebulosa posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1194590/Star_Dynasties/ I tried the demo of this a while ago. I wanted to love it as a Crusader Kings meets Dune game, but the UI was unimpeneterable. And I say that as someone who enjoys CK.
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Bug Squash posted:unimpeneterable Don't you mean antiunincomprehensible?
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Play posted:OPUS: Echo of Starsong is a very nice-looking game that I'm surprised I hadn't heard a thing about until now. It's mainly a narrative adventure game but also has puzzle elements, apparently. I started playing this and its a nice side scrolling narrative type game, the puzzling is extremely light so its really all about the story and characters. It has some really nice music too. The only negative I'd say is that there are all these dice roll type events which is kind of a lame mechanic for this type of game. DeadFatDuckFat fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Sep 2, 2021 |
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T-Minus 30quote:Plan a city and build a space fleet to escape a dying Earth before time runs out. You have 30 minutes to scavenge a post-apocalyptic environment to build infrastructure, grow crops, generate power, and assemble rockets to save as many people as you can.
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Couple of dog games for my buddies: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1647360/Little_Dog_Bob/   Little Dog Bob is a cute and very nicely animated endless runner type game (or maybe just runner, who's to say if it's endless or not) quote:Make Bob happy by collecting stars and crossing obstacles. Run through a vibrant world with an imaginative and sometimes even abstract landscape. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1036740/METAL_DOGS/  Weird game going into early access where I guess you are a robot Corgi running around blowing poo poo up; METAL DOGS quote:Set in a world after the destruction of humankind, the harsh battle of the combat dog "Pochi" begins. Explore dungeons that change every time you enter, get a wide variety of weapons, and power up your dog! Hunt the evil "WANTED"! Enjoy exhilarating battles casually in this roguelite action game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1554970/Rogue_Spirit/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256849807/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1630507586 Rogue Spirit: presumably a roguelike/lite and you possess enemies to take their bodies whenever you need to quote:Rogue Spirit is a 3D rogue-lite action game with light stealth elements. Play as the Ghost of the Prince of the Kingdom of Midra, possess enemy characters and absorb their unique skills to fight the evil presence that has corrupted your land.
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https://twitter.com/microtrailers/status/1433423257353523203?s=20quote:Timothy Leary Wants to Take You on a Mind Adventure Originally published in 1986. Article from several years ago about it here: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/diy-transcendence-with-timothy-learys-mind-mirror What an odd thing to put on Steam.
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Oops forgot a couple https://store.steampowered.com/app/1462810/WRC_10_FIA_World_Rally_Championship/   This is my favorite racing game series of all time! WRC has somewhat recently become the best rally series on the market. WRC 10 looks to continue that legacy. It's a beautiful game that looks insanely realistic at racing speeds and feels fantastic with a wheel. You can play without a wheel, both keyboard and controller work, but of course it's preferable to have one. It does have Mixed review right now, I am guessing since it probably doesn't offer enough new stuff. Still gonna get it without a doubt. quote:Hailed by reviewers and professional drivers, the standard-setting off-road racing simulation has been reinvented! Reach the 2021 season podium, and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the competition, relive the highlights at the wheel of legendary cars. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382290/Betrayer_Curse_of_the_Spine/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256844866/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1629993604 Betrayer: Curse of the Spine is a very nice-looking game (maybe they went a little heavy on the glow but the backgrounds still have a nice look) that I hadn't heard of and is entering Early Access. 2D metroivania with crafting and decision making. quote:Betrayer: Curse of the Spine is an Action-Adventure Metroidvania. The game features decision making, crafting, fast-paced combat, multiple endings, intricate storytelling, an open world to explore, and more!
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The 7th Guest posted:A lot of stuff out tomorrow: I picked up The Magister hoping it'd be Overboard with procedural mysteries. It doesn't play like Overboard. All the NPCs have dialogue locked behind grinding reputation with them. They send you on sidequests like solving secondary mysteries and helping in fights. It's also a card battler with Griftlands' dialogue fights and combat. It seems competently made, but it's not quite my thing so I haven't done more than half an hour.
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Donnerberg posted:I picked up The Magister hoping it'd be Overboard with procedural mysteries. It doesn't play like Overboard. All the NPCs have dialogue locked behind grinding reputation with them. They send you on sidequests like solving secondary mysteries and helping in fights. It's also a card battler with Griftlands' dialogue fights and combat. It seems competently made, but it's not quite my thing so I haven't done more than half an hour. I've played about two hours and I like it. It is very much primarily a card battler with two separate decks (one for physical combat, one for social stuff) and you're running these side quests to get up to three stars with the NPCs so they'll open up to you about what they know. I'm not done with a run yet, but you have 14 in-game days to solve the murder and it seems like it'll end up being sort of Clue-ish at the end where I'm going to know like "okay, the killer was a smoker, I know these three characters smoke, I know this person had an alibi, etc" and then have to deduce (or educated guess at) the answer. I think it's going to be somewhat repetitive on subsequent runs since from what I understand it's always a magister murdered at the inn and some things will be the same like having to do the initial social combat to calm down the barmaid, etc, but the clues and solution will be different each time. I like the gameplay enough to where I can see myself doing a run every so often (the dev says a single run to completion takes about 4-6 hours which seems about right). For $12.75 on sale I like it. At $20 or maybe even the non-sale price of $15, it'd probably feel overpriced to me.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556870/Golf_Club_Wasteland/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256846537/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1628775177 Golf Club Wasteland (or Golf Club: Wasteland, it seems inconsistent with the name) is a chill 2D 'golf' (more like mini golf) game where you are touring the broken wasteland of earth to play golf. Only 7.49, right now, which is good pricing imo quote:The rich fled to Mars but venture back to a desolate Earth for a round of golf. Each hole in the wasteland offers its own little story and possible puzzle to sink the perfect shot. Play through destroyed brutalist monuments, crumbling shopping malls, and abandoned museums as neon signs and poignant graffiti take swings at current events, Silicon Valley culture and humanity.
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727000/YuuYuu_Jiteki_no_Yuukarin/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256847238/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1629414882 In YuuYuuu etc. etc. a green-haired heroine with unreasonable large boobies floats around with an umbrella and does wrestling moves on insects and stuff. Complimentary poor translation quote:The story of Yuuka Kazami, the flower master of the four seasons who loves "flowers" more than anyone else in the world. A game that seems easy? A game that looks kind? Don't be fooled by the appearance. Please enjoy the world of adventure that becomes harsh as you progress to the end. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1278170/Big_Rumble_Boxing_Creed_Champions/  It's a boxing game based on the Creed movie(s). It's not bad, seems to have decent fundamentals and it's challenging enough. If you're really looking for an arcade boxing title with movie tie-ins, which I'm sure most of you are quote:Do you have what it takes to be a champion? Train, fight, and win like Adonis Creed, Rocky Balboa, and more boxing legends in this knockout boxing game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098220/Making_it_Home/ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256818563/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1610910999 Looking for a sandbox building automation platformer adventure game? Well look no further than Making it Home quote:A vehicle building game where you’re a ladybug. Put your engineering and creativity skills to the test as you combine simple elements into a complex contraption. Defend it from an onslaught of cherry bombs, flying drones and carrots in the campaign - or just enjoy driving on the open road.
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727000/YuuYuu_Jiteki_no_Yuukarin/ that is a touhou
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Popete posted:Is this a Lowtax simulator? Literal spit take on this one, nicely done
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Type The Entire Of Ulysses. That's it. That's the game.
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This just popped up for me outta nowhere. Looks like a Donkey Kong fangame. I haven't tried it yet. Mostly posting before it gets nuked from orbit by The Big N so if anyone is interested in archival purposes... http://dkctrilogy.com/
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Play posted:From what I could tell not a single worthwhile game that I'd even be interested in sharing came out during this long weekend *dusts off emails letting me know there's new games out* https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105590/Dream_Cycle/ Early access quote:Trapped in a cursed alternate dimension, arcane apprentice Morgan Carter faces an epic quest to save both her soul and the shattered Dreamlands. Use stealth, spells, and weapons to defeat enemies and purge the corruption while exploring thousands of shards of this ever-expanding action adventure. quote:
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StrixNebulosa posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1356280/Kitaria_Fables/ I assume that's just odd phrasing on the part of the reviewer, but it would be rad if your character were actually impersonating a dead person Don Draper style. And you have to settle into your cozy small-town farming life while hoping no one figures out.
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Kitaria is major 6-7 out of 10 energy from what I've played, purely for niche players and very focused on resource farming. I do like the PS2/PSP-era look of it though. The next batch of big releases starts tomorrow: The Artful Escape, Tales of Arise, Life is Strange: True Colors, Webbed, and Dice Legacy. There was also F.I.S.T. but it did not release on PC yet, only console for now. PC port is coming though. The 7th Guest fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Sep 8, 2021 |
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1424300/Jester__King/ Visual novel, the art is extremely meh quote:You play the amnesiac jester Madion who woke up next to the king's lifeless body. He's trapped in a cursed kingdom with three potential love interests. Madion is torn between seeking the truth, helping the others, and a desire to escape. quote:From the author of Demonheart comes a new visual novel in a similarly dark setting, dealing with themes of murder, love, trust, and deceit.
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kirbysuperstar posted:VNs/interactive fiction using their wordcount as clout always feels like exactly the wrong thing to try and market with. Especially if most high quality VNs don't blink at multiple 100s of thousands of words.
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kirbysuperstar posted:VNs/interactive fiction using their wordcount as clout always feels like exactly the wrong thing to try and market with. - Over 6,000 hours of gameplay!!!!!
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709580/Tiny_Robots_Recharged/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256844725/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1627625528 Nice looking little 3D puzzle game: Tiny Robots Recharged quote:It was all fun and games until the bad guy took your friends. It's not their fault he built his super-secret laboratory next to the park. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1290780/Residual/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256841491/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1627491996 Residual is a nonviolent survival crafting thing with a bunch of procgen planets I think quote:In a forgotten galaxy full of strange planets, you crash-land on one with the ancient mystery. Craft tools and mining devices. Hostile biological life, and more stand between the voyager and survival. You’ll have your snarky and occasionally helpful Personal Disaster Bot with you the entire way. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122680/The_Artful_Escape/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256768964/movie480.webm?t=1579132968 The Artful Escape is a narrative musical game of some kind, although I'm unclear on what the gameplay is exactly, assuming there is any quote:A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229460/Dice_Legacy/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256842914/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1626440550 Dice Legacy is a roguelike citybuilder with dice involved. Mixed reviews at the moment quote:Dice Legacy is a dice-based survival city builder set on a mysterious ringworld. Your ship has reached the shore of an uncharted continent. Roll and use your dice to gather resources, expand and defend your settlement, survive the winter and interact with the strange inhabitants of this eerie world. https://store.steampowered.com/app/924070/Arboria/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256841023/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1625058334 Arboria is a very weird looking Trollz-inspired 3D roguelite quote:Fight, die, and fight again in this dark fantasy trollz-like roguelite. As a Yotun troll warrior, descend into the ever-changing, creepy dungeons of Durnar. Use a variety of Symbiotic Weapons and Bio-Mutations to slay enemies and heal The Father Tree. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1655520/Two_Hundred_Ways/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256843954/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1627546239 Another puzzle game, this one is not easy but I really like the way it's set up. Two Hundred Ways (sequel to One Hundred Ways) quote:Two Hundred Ways gives puzzle fans twice as many mental challenges to overcome. The mission of each of its 200 levels sounds easy: guide one or more balls to the exit. But levels with up to three different layers and numerous ball traps don't make this task a walk in the park. Also Webbed looks awesome, hell yeah gonna get that one
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