The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[pakoito]

Just make sure to skip the follow up game: Below Zero. Is bad.

I was planning to start today. It's either that or Breathedge, I need to scratch the exploration itch.

 

[Machocruz]

Yeah, game is great. The idea to not give a player any weapon (besides weak knife) is awesome and builds great feel of danger. It has lovecraftian vibe in some places and is actually quite stressful when youhave look for O2 during exporation. Also nice - if simplistic - base building. And visuals are incredible.

Yep, all that too. Couldn't agree more.

 

[gerey]

Yep, all that too. Couldn't agree more.

Too bad the developers are leftist cucks that fired their sound designer because he posted mildly conservative remarks via his private account.

Nothing worse than giving money to scum.

 

[Machocruz]

Too bad the developers are leftist cucks that fired their sound designer because he posted mildly conservative remarks via his private account.

Nothing worse than giving money to scum.

Didn't know. I didn't buy Caves of Qud because of the developers' leftist lunacy. Can't refund now. Unfortunately, leftists seem to produce the bulk of the "good" entertainment.

 

[gerey]

Can't refund now.

If it's any consolation, the game itself is fun for what it is, in large part because of the sound design too.

Unfortunately, leftists seem to produce the bulk of the "good" entertainment.

Of course they do, since anyone that goes against Marxist dogma is unpersoned - the whole of leftist entertainment is made up of leftist commissars rooting out heretics and people too afraid to speak against the propaganda push, so you end up with an industry where nearly all games are made by a large mass of downtrodden wage slaves under orders from a small minority of vocal lunatics.

Not everyone is like the Factorio dev with enough "fuck you" money to ignore the screeching of the communist filth.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

qud just gets worse with every update, it probably won't ever be finished.
It's sad because there's clearly a kernel of a good game there before the brain parasite infected the developers

 

[Konjad]

 

[Latelistener]

Axiom Verge is having a historical low:



Also, Hand of Fate + DLC bundle is historical low again:





These two are also getting their historical lows both on the second time:

 

[Unkillable Cat]

This game looks really good, and has entertainment gameplay mechanics, but the problem with it is that it's all about the grind. Build, expand and upgrade your stuff, and then grind for hours on end for miniscule upgrades.

 

[lightbane]

A mining game being all about grinding. Sounds fitting.

 

[Harthwain]

There is 60% price cut on Carcassonne (and its expansions):


I picked it up. The base game as I remember it - great. I am also impressed with the AI. It's really efficient when it comes to placing the tiles, so winning isn't quite walk in the park it usually is when AI is concerned.

If you wonder what expansions to buy I can wholeheartedly recommend "The River", "Inns & Cathedrals" and "Traders & Builders". I didn't touch "The Princess & the Dragon" yet (only did the tutorial to get the general idea for it).

 

[Latelistener]

A bit late to the party but I'm still playing the demos (only a handful of them aren't playable anymore).

NORCO is nice. Although I enjoyed the first half more, the writing is really good: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/NORCO/

Unpacking has a simple idea, but it does it well: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135690/Unpacking/

Greak has a potential to be really great. I'm surprised that almost no one nowadays is trying to do something in the vein of Lost Vikings: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1311070/Greak_Memories_of_Azur/

Little Witch is a lot better than I expected. You can tell that the game is made by koreans just by checking the screenshots and as usual with indie games from these countries the translation is not really good (maybe they should reduce the amount of dialogues): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594940/Little_Witch_in_the_Woods/

Glyph is another game I expected to be worse, but it's actually a competently designed physics puzzle game. Used to be a Switch exclusive: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569150/Glyph/

Grotto reminds of games by Ice-Pick Lodge, especially The Void. It's an art house CYOA, but towards the end the decisions became binary which I disliked, but it's still something unique: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1538850/Grotto/

Omno is looking good, but the demo was short so it's hard to say how the full game will fare: https://store.steampowered.com/app/969760/Omno/

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox. Well it's Nihon Falcom and they're doing it again. Judging by the amount of settings the game has, they put a lot of effort into the PC version (maybe they're keeping Durante on board after he patched YS VIII?). 3D environments are still kind of bland though, but everything else is good: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1351630/Ys_IX_Monstrum_Nox/

UnMetal is a MGS parody, but it has some good writing and it doesn't take itself too seriously: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203710/UnMetal/

 

[Harthwain]

Latelistener

You can use "Media" button to embed Steam links to make them display nicely on the forum.

 

[Latelistener]

Only five can be embed in one post so I decided not to use them in this case.

 

[karoliner]

 

[good fucking shit happen]

Hey you, yes, YOU! Have you put Succubus on your wishlist yet? No? No excuses, you need this edgy first person brawler and kicking simulator. There's no time to explain, play the demo linked below and wishlist and support these last males with balls in Poland with your money. The cybertrannies are still recovering so take this opportunity to support masculine games for masculine gamers by Polish men. The fate of Poland depends on you. We all know you got your hands on one of those filthy stimulus package checks from your thieving government, so put them to good use. It's coming out next month so get hype.



Wishlist and buy:


Play before you buy:


Since the sale is still ongoing you will also want a recommendation from a pro on what to buy. Get these games right now and thank me later. I take tips in bitcoin and dogecoin, solid gold is fine too.

Mexican Deus Ex:


Tacticool awesome game nobody is talking about:


What do these games have in common? They're cheap as fuck, you get a lot of bang for your buck and it's all quality jank. Buy these two and you're set for at least a month if not more and your wallet will stay healthy and phat while your mind is stimulated.

 

[jebsmoker]

random steam sale recommendations from me, in no particular order:

 

[good fucking shit happen]

Tacticool awesome game nobody is talking about:

The fuck is wrong with this embed? There should be nothing wrong with the url. https://store.steampowered.com/app/306290/762_Hard_Life/

Since I'm here and all I might as well give a few more sales recommendations. These deals are not as great as the two I highlighted but they're still good.

Bro shooter with C&C, better than those Mass Effect games you weebs like to play.


A twin stick shooter that reverses the roles from what Doom offers. Humans are invading hell and you have to deal with them.


I saw a post in a thread here where someone said today's shooters were slow, this proves that muppet wrong.


Have fun getting spooked.

 

[lukaszek]

A twin stick shooter that reverses the roles from what Doom offers. Humans are invading hell and you have to deal with them.

even comes with waifu cards

rescue the hottest demoness from the clutches of those nasty people and mega-corporations!

 

[good fucking shit happen]

even comes with waifu cards

That's right and if you get the free DLC they turn NSFW. It's not a game for coomers though, it's legit a good arcade experience.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

The fuck is wrong with this embed? There should be nothing wrong with the url. https://store.steampowered.com/app/306290/762_Hard_Life/

I think you technically get this if you buy 7, 62 High Calibre, seeing as Hard Life is a modded version.

 

[good fucking shit happen]

The fuck is wrong with this embed? There should be nothing wrong with the url. https://store.steampowered.com/app/306290/762_Hard_Life/

I think you technically get this if you buy 7, 62 High Calibre, seeing as Hard Life is a modded version.

Aight, let's see if embedding that works.



EDIT: Would you look at that. Thanks bro, it's stupid how the improved version don't show up, it's buyable on Steam.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

"Travel to an abandoned communist resort"

I'm confused. Do they mean "commune" or "gulag"?

Either way, pass. Nothing good comes of entering either place.

 

[Nutria]

I'm sure those Graviteam games are good, but you gotta be real with yourself about your abilities before you buy one. I was like "oh, the Iran-Iraq War, I'll totally understand this because I read books about it..." and then I realized really fast I have no fucking idea how to drive a tank.

 

[lukaszek]

Play before you buy:

succubus is meh. Clearly dev had some fetish, I do not understand why he went with 1st person instead of 3rd. That led to addition of weird activities that would show your character from 3rd person perspective and are quite annoying from gameplay side