The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[Citizen]

Still require Origin

Wait is this true? People are paying for a steam shortcut that just launches the game on origins? LMAO EA

 

[pOcHa]

However, the DLC has never been on sale through the EA store. I think even to this day, you have to buy credits through Origin and then spend them in the Bioware store in game. The DLC is still its original price and it never goes on sale, which is annoying as the games themselves are dirt cheap, but buying all the DLC will still cost you like $60.

Not true since 2018: https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.p...e-dlc-bundles-now-available-on-origin.119813/

ahahaha, why can't Wrong_Carlo be right about something just for once, like anything, ever

 

[Vorark]

Out of all games, only C&C lacks the Origin requirement, at least for now.

More interesting is the case of Dragon Age 2 as it used to be sold on Steam before EA left the platform. Judging by SteamDB, people who owned the game before the EA/Steam kerfuffle may have two entries, or at worse, were "upgraded" to the Origin riddled re-release:

"Dragon Age II (Retired)", the old 2011 entry: https://steamdb.info/app/47900/

"Dragon Age II", the 2020 re-release: https://steamdb.info/app/1238040/

Anyway, would be worthy of note if the games were released on GOG instead.

 

[someone else]

Sequel to one of my favourite games out early access.
Yay!

 

[Life of the Party]

 

[Life of the Party]

 

[Life of the Party]

 

[Citizen]

Anyway, would be worthy of note if the games were released on GOG instead.

So the game requires you to launch not only origin and steam, but also galaxy all at the same time?

 

[Wyatt_Derp]

Anyway, would be worthy of note if the games were released on GOG instead.

So the game requires you to launch not only origin and steam, but also galaxy all at the same time?

But before the exe finally launches text pops up that calls you names and zaps another 10 bucks out of your wallet. When you close the game after playing the first time it also punches you in the face and uninstalls itself. Why?

Necessary consumer protection programs.

 

[Dexter]

 

[Life of the Party]

 

[LESS T_T]

Nexagon: Deathmatch, Strategy First's 2003 game re-release:

Fight battles in a televised tournament in a completely destructible environment where loosing means death and winning means freedom.

Recruit an unstoppable team of cracker-jack combatants with varying fighting skills and weapons and construct an impregnable fortress of defense, laden with deadly traps and devastating weaponry. Traverse an unforgiving arena collecting rewards and infiltrate the enemy’s stronghold with the intention of destroying it... Happening the years following the brutish skirmishes near the Orion Nebula, a strong feeling of general well being seemed to permeate even into the darkest corners of parliament, where a wild and daring decision concerning the treatment of prisoners was made; a chance for freedom that would supply the Galaxy with an extraordinary new form of entertainment ... THE PIT. Delivers the full package of character building, strategic resource management and a never-before-seen depth of real-time tactics!!

Story
Since the late 25th century, Earth's population has skyrocketed, and the face of our blue planet has been transformed into a complex grid of concrete, polymers and steel. Oxygen trickles into the atmosphere by virtue of precious biospheres that dot the skies in a suspended fragile mesh several miles above the surface. Humans toil and commute along side the masses of alien races that have since inhabited Earth's centres. Together they have concocted the most voluble and copious of environments known to mankind since the Garden of Eden. At the turn of the fourth millennium, pessimistic speculation led philosophers to believe that Earth was bound for troubled times and that great suffering would engulf the helpless inhabitants. As usual, they were wrong. In fact, in the years following the brutish skirmishes near the Orion Nebula, a strong feeling of general well being seemed to permeate even into the darkest corners of parliament, where a wild and daring decision concerning the treatment of prisoners was made; a chance for freedom that would supply the Galaxy with an extraordinary new form of entertainment ... THE PIT.

Features

• Nexagon is real time 3D tactics with a refreshing twist on action/strategy gaming.
  
• Strike out into a completely destructible environment, where every structure, weapon, building or otherwise, can be entirely obliterated.
  
• Fight battles online in one on one multiplayer match ups or connect as a spectator to watch the mayhem from front row center.
  
• Design and manage your own persistent, editable base of operations, build defensive structures, traps, weapons and lavish gardens to please the crowd and protect your investment.
  
• Purchase units that gain experience and undergo physical changes over time, becoming more powerful from match to match.
  
• Battle your way through 3 separate divisions of enemy contenders, increasing your network value to one day compete in the ultimate fight for freedom … the Nexagon.
  
• Gain extra credit supporting your network sponsors through use of billboards and control of advertising locations.
  
• Earn sufficient credit to buy some heavy hitters who will send smaller enemy units crashing into buildings or flying right out of The Pit entirely.
  
• Take control of stationary weapons and send mortar fire raining down upon your rivals.

 

[Filthy Sauce]

Nexagon: Deathmatch, Strategy First's 2003 game re-release:

Fight battles in a televised tournament in a completely destructible environment where loosing means death and winning means freedom.

Recruit an unstoppable team of cracker-jack combatants with varying fighting skills and weapons and construct an impregnable fortress of defense, laden with deadly traps and devastating weaponry. Traverse an unforgiving arena collecting rewards and infiltrate the enemy’s stronghold with the intention of destroying it... Happening the years following the brutish skirmishes near the Orion Nebula, a strong feeling of general well being seemed to permeate even into the darkest corners of parliament, where a wild and daring decision concerning the treatment of prisoners was made; a chance for freedom that would supply the Galaxy with an extraordinary new form of entertainment ... THE PIT. Delivers the full package of character building, strategic resource management and a never-before-seen depth of real-time tactics!!

Story
Since the late 25th century, Earth's population has skyrocketed, and the face of our blue planet has been transformed into a complex grid of concrete, polymers and steel. Oxygen trickles into the atmosphere by virtue of precious biospheres that dot the skies in a suspended fragile mesh several miles above the surface. Humans toil and commute along side the masses of alien races that have since inhabited Earth's centres. Together they have concocted the most voluble and copious of environments known to mankind since the Garden of Eden. At the turn of the fourth millennium, pessimistic speculation led philosophers to believe that Earth was bound for troubled times and that great suffering would engulf the helpless inhabitants. As usual, they were wrong. In fact, in the years following the brutish skirmishes near the Orion Nebula, a strong feeling of general well being seemed to permeate even into the darkest corners of parliament, where a wild and daring decision concerning the treatment of prisoners was made; a chance for freedom that would supply the Galaxy with an extraordinary new form of entertainment ... THE PIT.

Features

• Nexagon is real time 3D tactics with a refreshing twist on action/strategy gaming.
  
• Strike out into a completely destructible environment, where every structure, weapon, building or otherwise, can be entirely obliterated.
  
• Fight battles online in one on one multiplayer match ups or connect as a spectator to watch the mayhem from front row center.
  
• Design and manage your own persistent, editable base of operations, build defensive structures, traps, weapons and lavish gardens to please the crowd and protect your investment.
  
• Purchase units that gain experience and undergo physical changes over time, becoming more powerful from match to match.
  
• Battle your way through 3 separate divisions of enemy contenders, increasing your network value to one day compete in the ultimate fight for freedom … the Nexagon.
  
• Gain extra credit supporting your network sponsors through use of billboards and control of advertising locations.
  
• Earn sufficient credit to buy some heavy hitters who will send smaller enemy units crashing into buildings or flying right out of The Pit entirely.
  
• Take control of stationary weapons and send mortar fire raining down upon your rivals.

Holy shit. This is unreal. I still have the CD copy of this game in storage. Really fun game. Its sort of basic, but a great game if you're into RPG/Squad party building games. Day one purchase for me.

 

[Sukhāvatī]

Geneshift free again til June 10th

 

[Dickie]

Deck of Ashes left Early Access today. Another deckbuilder. Your cards are "burnt" as they're played and must be restored to your deck before they can be played again.

Features

• Creative deck-building - collect combat cards that fit your unique playstyle and crush the enemy!
  
• Unique hand-drawn eerie art style.
  
• Dynamic dark fantasy world - travel through a procedurally generated, changing world in search for cards, supplies and glory!
  
• Various biomes that harbour different monster classes - each biome affects the gameplay and offers a unique set of opponents!
  
• Survival and resource management - you have limited opportunities to restore health or spent cards, so use them wisely!
  
• Camp - strategically improve your base depending on your style of play.
  
• Permadeath - unless you use the help of dark magic, then when you die, you die for good.

 

[Sukhāvatī]

Free til June 14th

 

[LESS T_T]

Some cute things announced at the IGN show.

(Why do they always have to add that bloom all over the screen?)

(Oh, bloomy everywhere.)

(Ironically a 3D game has most clear visuals.)

 

[J_C]

If you haven't heard yet, I also released my game yesterday:

 

[Belegarsson]

More EA drops

 

[Belegarsson]

lmao how does this shit has the same price as the base game

 

[Azalin]

The indie classic Journey was also released on Steam

 

[Baron Dupek]

No ME2 DLC bundle?
Am I going insane or there was one on Steam?
And Artworks tab is filling with numerous crap from Bioware forum and else. Wonder when we finally bring old glory of that place...

lmao how does this shit has the same price as the base game

That's optimistic scenario.
Usually DLCs costs more than base game, with discounts and whatnot.

 

[pakoito]

The indie classic Journey was also released on Steam

I had lost all hope of ever playing this game at all.

 

[Vorark]

No ME2 DLC bundle?
Am I going insane or there was one on Steam?

Nope, so far it's only available on Origin.

 

[Dexter]