Company of Heroes 3 and Crusader Kings 3 have free weekends on Steam. Also Paradox is having a Publisher sale on most of their games.

blizzard and battlenet have a free week trial of Diablo 4 through the 21st and a 50% off sale


https://gg.deals/freebie/free-diablo...-on-battlenet/

Humble Bundle has a Monster Hunter World and Rise Saga bundle of the base game and DLC's:


https://www.humblebundle.com/games/m...orld-rise-saga

There's a pretty big sale on Crusader Kings 3 which is an incredible game.

free weekend of Killing Floor 2 on Steam this weekend

Endless Legend, a good fantasy 4x game is free to claim on Steam. there is also a game called 100% juice, a board game using the characters from the Orange Juice developers cast of games (of which I know nothing, but hey its a board game)

I think orange juice is the most annoying game i've ever played

based on the trailer for it, I would have to agree. Endless Legend on the other hand is very good

$5 for Monster train on Steam

Hearts of Iron 4 is $15 and Planet Coaster is just over $2 thru the weekend on Steam

Humble bundle has a Talisman bundle available again-have to have the base game, which is free already on Steam. some talisman:origins base game and DLC's too:


https://www.humblebundle.com/games/t...m_medium=email

Capes, a superhero/X-com style combat where the supervillains have already won released on Steam today. I played the demo a bit and it looks like it has some potential to be good.


Save 10% on Capes on Steam

I loved Freedom Force and have been looking forward to this.

Thanks for the heads up, this looks right up my alley! Not sure if I'll buy now or wait for the price to come down in a year or so but this will definitely end up getting played.

Worldwalker Games, the dev company behind Wildermyth, announced this morning on Steam that the game is now completed with no further new content planned.

The company will "go into hibernation" though support & bug fixes will continue though "many team members" will be leaving.

yeah sad about that, but that appeared to be the plan all along to end active work on it. Really enjoy it, so i hope the company emerges from "hibernation" some day when they have something new.

Expect to see a lot of free/on sale with a gay theme/characters this Pride Month. Already availible for free on Steam is Tell me Why. This one is about twins with a supernatural bond who use that to discover their mysterious past.


Save 100% on Tell Me Why on Steam

TopSpin 2K25 free to play this weekend on Steam for all you Tennis game fanatics.

Kingdom Hearts is now available on Steam.


deep rock galactic, GTFO, and Hell Let loose have a free weekend

For fans of games that can give you a heart attack, Humble Bundle has a sale of "Jump Scare' games:


https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p...ore_newsletter

Free weekend of Stellaris on Steam

Shadows:Awakening, a single player isometric RPG with tactical combat is free to claim at GoG.com over the next couple of days

A New CFB game was just released. I am wondering if anyone has picked it up yet? Mostly curious as to how the dynasty plays.

Same developer as Legend Bowl, which I haven't played but maybe someone else has.

I haven't either, but they say it has coach mode! Makes it quite tempting. I wish I had seen this earlier in the weekend.

Bought it, and yes it does have coach mode. Call plays, but no adjustments or audibles pre-snap. I don't have time to get deeper into it, but it looks like you have full rosters. Very 80-90's arcade feel which is probably going to make dealing with rosters and such a bit of a pain. All controller based it seems. They say there are some downloadable mods to give you real college programs. I don't think there is a way to change playoff modes, and what I read it is a 24 team playoff. Still, might be a fun time waster until NCAA 25 comes out next month.

There's a free puzzle/exploration game available on Steam-there is a demo if you want to try it, or you can for a limited time add it your account-that part won't be free long, so may be worth a shot:


Islands of Insight on Steam

Steam Summer Sale is tomorrow afternoon

here are some of the better deals:


429 Too Many Requests

Almost missed seeing this. Dragon's Dogma 2 allows you to play for two hours free-the two hours don't include the character creator, which is pretty extensive. After the two hours you can buy the game and start where you left off with the 2 hour free trial character


You can now start Dragon’s Dogma 2 for free, and it’s on sale, too

I stumbled on to a cool demo today on Steam:Blue Prince. It reminded me of Betrayal at the House of the Hill, a board game where as you explore the manor, you draw a random house tile. This one however is without betrayal or horror.



You play a young boy who has inherited a mansion from his uncle who must make his way through the manor's ever changing rooms to get to a mystical(?) Room 46. You only have a number of steps each day, and must leave the manor at night, where all the rooms reset. There are puzzles to solve to find gems, keys, and items you need to continue onwards and strategy in how you place the rooms so you don't shut your way off.



Blue Prince on Steam


Here's a video (he has a second one up now) of him playing the demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz0s1qlrKc8

Gog.com has a free game for the next couple of days;


The First Templar-you play as a French Templar and as a noble lady who has been deemed a heretic-discover the mysteries behind the Templars, a conspiracy, and a secret of the Holy Grail

i've always loved Templar games heh. There was an old dos windows game called Knights Chase by Infogrames, the makers of the alone in the dark series

There have been some pretty good sales on Hogwarts Legacy recently, 60% or more including a Star deal at Fanatical for 66% for not much longer-get the regular edition for $20 or Deluxe Edition with a mount and Dark Arts clothing for about $23. Finally bit the bullet on this one.

No Man's Sky out with its biggest update yet-more graphical updates of planets and biomes new creatures to find (and attack) and much more:


x.com

There is a demo out now for a game on Steam called "Hollywood Animal". Hollywood Animal on Steam


It's a sim game that starts in the late 20's as Hollywood is entering the golden age, with you taking the role of owning a studio. I played the demo for about 2.5 hours last night and was totally sucked in. The full game is listed as releasing in 2024 so it might be something to keep an eye on for those that like those sort of games.

Highly recommend Emberward, which is a very addictive mix of Deckbuilder, Tower Defense, and Tetris.

This looks really interesting.

Agreed. I think my kids would have liked it, but since the trailer mentions jerking off and has an f-bomb, I think we'll pass.

There is another game that is out in early access called "Movie Tycoon." Getting mixed reviews so far.

I'm watching a video of "Hollywood Animal" and it does look way better. This looks like a non-text based version of "Movie Mogul."

Has anyone played Old World? Although a couple of years old I’ve only just found it, and see it was from people involved in Civ4 so sounds promising

I purchased Old World a year or so ago with the intent of playing on my Steam Deck. It runs fine, and seems like an interesting game, however the text is so small on the Deck that my old eyes just couldn't handle it.

I didn't watch the trailer but there are definitely adult themes. The actors/staff can be alcoholics, drug addicts, sex addicts, racists, etc. I haven't seen anything too outrageous in the demo, and as an adult I find it mostly kind of interesting/hilarious, but yeah it's probably not a kids game.

I haven't played it, but remember asking a friend who's played a ton of civ about it. His response: "I liked it a lot. Less eras you get orders to move units so you can use 3 on one troop to move them far but that might mean you can't move all your units. That was interesting. That coupled with cities had to happen at specific spots made the ai better than civ."

Looks like I own it, played it for 4 hours, and never played it again. It is a part of a collection of Civ-like games that I buy, play once for a little while, mean to go back to, then never play again.

A reminder. Don't forget to sell your 2024 event steam cards before they expire (or you can convert them into gems too)

I highly recommend watching some videos to see if its for you.

It was,I'm almost certain, watching Vormithrax play this extensively that kept my money in my pocket. The randomness of combat movement that occurs off-screen so you never know whether the game is simply outright just cheating to win (simplified explanation), it was just too much for me. Literally turns most of the ultimate outcomes into RNG (at best) and no amount of skill overcomes that if the AI decides "oh, your last enemy had another 20 units juuuuuust off screen ... they're know on your border"

Currently addicted to SOVL, which is basically a Warhammer-tabletop clone with some roguelike (paths, minimal unlocks) elements ported to PC. The base game is free, and you can pay $4.99 per race to unlock other races (they're available as opponents, only if you want to play as them in the campaign).

Currently running as the Elves and the Chaos (yeah, having a couple units with 2+ saves is op, you can just drag combats outforever.

Thanks for the reco. Currently checking this out. It's surprisingly addictive. For me, it hits a great balance between simplicity and depth.