lightbane
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The game has animal people but it's not really furry. Characters for example lack tails for some reason.
I think I'll make a thread later as this deserves more attention.
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The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread
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I think I'll make a thread later as this deserves more attention.
Monstrous Bat
Cipher
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Real-time blobber. Looks and plays like some 90s shovelware and has really awful writing. I enjoyed it much more than I should, probably because it's very smooth and relaxed, kinda like the old M&M games. Or maybe I just like my dungeon crawlers way, way too much. Unfortunately the last patch broke my save and I probably won't bother starting a new playthrough, even though I didn't get very far in my previous one.
Lemming42
Arcane
I'm playing Bellwright. Very standard survival/crafting stuff but it's a bit of fun. Having a good time building my shitty little shacks and going fucking apeshit when bastards show up to raid me.
That En Garde game looks ace, trying that next.
That En Garde game looks ace, trying that next.
karoliner
Arcane
toughasnails
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I enjoyed this one. Reminds me of simpler version of The Quest on mobiles from way back, while mobile gaming still had some promise. Really charming visuals too.
Sarathiour
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i fucking hate that steam automatically translated this to my native language.
Denim Destroyer
Learned
I played a few but these are the ones that immediately jumped out to me. Might make another post after trying out some more demos later.
Crypt Lord: This is a rather low budget, real time, free movement dungeon crawler with a decent amount of effort put into the setting. Sadly the combat could use some work. Attacking is a simple affair where clicking MB1 will perform an attack and MB2 blocks. Mouse positioning does not cause you to swing from different directions (like Ultima Underworld) and blocking is painfully slow which is something I would like to see fixed in the final game.
Skies Above The Great War: A World War 1 flight simulation game with a campaign mode. What is most apparent is a lack of options menu to explain controls to the player. In fact the game does not explain much at all which is a big issue for a game such as this. Most notably, playing the game was something I had to figure out through clicking random icons and pressing keys at random. Eventually I realized clicking on the XBox controller icon which appears upon selecting planes near No Mans Land allows you to start a battle (because Xbox was around during WW1). I cannot recommend this game at the moment due to how barebones it is, just another developer treating the demofest as way to show off their alpha stage game.
A-Space First Assault: A space combat sim which is another barebones proof of concept. The demo has a skirmish mode which allows you to select your wingman and enemy combatants, as of now there are no missions but apparently the game has a level editor so that is a bonus. A-Space controls fine but for some asinine reason the mouse cannot be used to select menus while you in a skirmish. Ask any Freespace or Tie-Fighter veteran and they will tell you how many keybindings a game like this can have. So not being able to quickly navigate what is clearly a mouse centric UI while in combat is annoying. I cannot recommend this game at the moment due but it might be worth checking out in a year or two.
The Legend of Capa Negra: A dark fantasy Diablo clone that, according to its Steam page, has Soulslike elements. To get the cat out of the bag, this game is entirely derivative in all aspects. This game is your standard ARPG through and through with the addition of being able to retrieve your gear upon death which is quite obviously borrowed from the Dark Souls series. Unlike in those games however, Capa Negra provides no lore reason behind this. Dying in Dark Souls has you respawn at a bonfire which makes sense in that games context due to the player character being an undead who is revived upon "dying." After dying in Capa Negra the character respawns at the levels entrance. No frills or originality, HP goes to zero then boom back to the locations beginning. Despite not usually being a fan of games of this genre, I did find this demo fun purely because of combat. Capa Negra allows you to chain attacks, effect enemey movement through magic, and shove enemies which will disrupt their balance. I might also just be interested in an ARPG which includes these elements so time to find some.
Stellar Wanderer: A Freelancer clone, don't see a lot of those, that seems to be in development hell but has recently picked up a publisher. The game is very similar to Freelancer in the fact it has arcadey flight physics, a combination of combat/trade missions, and themed system named after real life places. AI is in need of serious improvement. Half the time they would engage me combat then proceed not to do anything. Another problem is this games overabundance of UI elements. Immediately upon entering space you will not first notice the colorful starting system but instead see fifty target icons all telling you what is in the system. Who needs organic discovery in their games? Just immediately show where everything is so the window lickers won't get lost! Overall I have my apprehensions about this game but still will maintain some interest
Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master: A comedy focused Dungeon Keeper clone that is not an obnoxious meme filled mess like the Dungeon series. I have mixed feelings on this, the demo never gives you full control since it is just a glorified tutorial. What is present has potential but I will have to wait for the full game to release to make any concrete calls.
Crypt Lord: This is a rather low budget, real time, free movement dungeon crawler with a decent amount of effort put into the setting. Sadly the combat could use some work. Attacking is a simple affair where clicking MB1 will perform an attack and MB2 blocks. Mouse positioning does not cause you to swing from different directions (like Ultima Underworld) and blocking is painfully slow which is something I would like to see fixed in the final game.
Skies Above The Great War: A World War 1 flight simulation game with a campaign mode. What is most apparent is a lack of options menu to explain controls to the player. In fact the game does not explain much at all which is a big issue for a game such as this. Most notably, playing the game was something I had to figure out through clicking random icons and pressing keys at random. Eventually I realized clicking on the XBox controller icon which appears upon selecting planes near No Mans Land allows you to start a battle (because Xbox was around during WW1). I cannot recommend this game at the moment due to how barebones it is, just another developer treating the demofest as way to show off their alpha stage game.
A-Space First Assault: A space combat sim which is another barebones proof of concept. The demo has a skirmish mode which allows you to select your wingman and enemy combatants, as of now there are no missions but apparently the game has a level editor so that is a bonus. A-Space controls fine but for some asinine reason the mouse cannot be used to select menus while you in a skirmish. Ask any Freespace or Tie-Fighter veteran and they will tell you how many keybindings a game like this can have. So not being able to quickly navigate what is clearly a mouse centric UI while in combat is annoying. I cannot recommend this game at the moment due but it might be worth checking out in a year or two.
The Legend of Capa Negra: A dark fantasy Diablo clone that, according to its Steam page, has Soulslike elements. To get the cat out of the bag, this game is entirely derivative in all aspects. This game is your standard ARPG through and through with the addition of being able to retrieve your gear upon death which is quite obviously borrowed from the Dark Souls series. Unlike in those games however, Capa Negra provides no lore reason behind this. Dying in Dark Souls has you respawn at a bonfire which makes sense in that games context due to the player character being an undead who is revived upon "dying." After dying in Capa Negra the character respawns at the levels entrance. No frills or originality, HP goes to zero then boom back to the locations beginning. Despite not usually being a fan of games of this genre, I did find this demo fun purely because of combat. Capa Negra allows you to chain attacks, effect enemey movement through magic, and shove enemies which will disrupt their balance. I might also just be interested in an ARPG which includes these elements so time to find some.
Stellar Wanderer: A Freelancer clone, don't see a lot of those, that seems to be in development hell but has recently picked up a publisher. The game is very similar to Freelancer in the fact it has arcadey flight physics, a combination of combat/trade missions, and themed system named after real life places. AI is in need of serious improvement. Half the time they would engage me combat then proceed not to do anything. Another problem is this games overabundance of UI elements. Immediately upon entering space you will not first notice the colorful starting system but instead see fifty target icons all telling you what is in the system. Who needs organic discovery in their games? Just immediately show where everything is so the window lickers won't get lost! Overall I have my apprehensions about this game but still will maintain some interest
Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master: A comedy focused Dungeon Keeper clone that is not an obnoxious meme filled mess like the Dungeon series. I have mixed feelings on this, the demo never gives you full control since it is just a glorified tutorial. What is present has potential but I will have to wait for the full game to release to make any concrete calls.
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Modron
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Demiurges is an interesting indie HoMM somewhat procedurally generated lite deckbuilder.
Space Prison was better than I thought it would be, not really an RPG but a roguelike affair with some story and quests to it. A fair amount of choice of what gang to join, upgrades to pick from them, the ability to fight anyone and everyone or befriend them, et cetera.
Space Prison was better than I thought it would be, not really an RPG but a roguelike affair with some story and quests to it. A fair amount of choice of what gang to join, upgrades to pick from them, the ability to fight anyone and everyone or befriend them, et cetera.
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deuxhero
Arcane
The game where they spent more resources on tranny support for character creation than any quest design after the first 30 minutes?
Can recommend CrossCode. Pretty decent 2D top down action game.
karoliner
Arcane
Modron
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Surprisingly a lot of stuff got released the last 2 days would think publishers would better plan around big sales.
Soulvars is out now after accidently releasing it 2 week earliers:
Sneg rereleased a few more old games,
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464680/Necrodome/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464690/CyClones/
Soulvars is out now after accidently releasing it 2 week earliers:
Sneg rereleased a few more old games,
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464680/Necrodome/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464690/CyClones/
Frank Capicoli
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The thinking mans game.
What do you mean? So many things are releasing now or coming out of early access now precisely because of the Summer sale. They want to get things out before the sale starts for maximum exposure.
a lot more people, particularly casual steam users, visit steam during the sales events. newly released stuff will appear in discovery queues, which are incentivized for users to complete. anything that a user had on their wishlist and has been updated or recently released will most likely be highlighted for them as well as they scroll down the main page. a lot of people wishlist early access games but would rather wait until they release, if it does so just before they are in the mood to spend money they might get more sales, etc.
Modron
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During full takeover summer/winters sales the whole new releases/upcoming/top sellers tabs are removed from the front page and I don't think many steam users utilize the new and noteworthy drop down menus to reach them during that time.
This french jrpg inspired thing left early access, I haven't really heard too much about it because it originally launched as french only and didn't get an english translation until fairly recently.
Could someone link that site that has a nice easily readable column with deepest discounts colored in blue/matched deepest in green?
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Shuruga
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Maybe you mean https://steamdb.info/sales/ ?
My Steam is augmented.
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