The Steam Thread

[Mota]

Originally Posted by Atocep

I still have PTSD from people calling out "Train!"

Blackburrow!

[Honolulu_Blue]

I have been interested in a strategy game set in ancient times. So, I started doing some research and found two potential games - Field of Glory II and Hegemony 3.

So, then I went over to check Steam reviews and prices and… I already own both!

This happens with some regularity to me. I have so many games on Steam that I’ve bought and never played, I don’t know what games I own.

[dubb93]

I have field of glory 2, never played it but I’ve watched competitive MP games and it looks like something I would have a lot more fun watching than playing. Seems like a steep learning curve. Hope you enjoy it though.

[Thomkal]

Borderlands 2 and Hellslave are free to claim on Steam right now

[Bobble]

Anyone playing Quasimorph? It's a sort of roguelike with limited inventory and a little base-building. You send clones on missions in a near-future setting in our solar system. I've avoided it for a while because limited inventory tends to grate on me after a while but the fact that you can bring stuff back to your base ship is making it work for me, at least for now.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Bobble

Anyone playing Quasimorph? It's a sort of roguelike with limited inventory and a little base-building. You send clones on missions in a near-future setting in our solar system. I've avoided it for a while because limited inventory tends to grate on me after a while but the fact that you can bring stuff back to your base ship is making it work for me, at least for now.

It's on my evergrowing wishlist

[Thomkal]

The Early access of Dune Awakening has started today-everybody gets it next week. Looks like all my "regular" You Tubers are playing

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Bobble

Anyone playing Quasimorph? It's a sort of roguelike with limited inventory and a little base-building. You send clones on missions in a near-future setting in our solar system. I've avoided it for a while because limited inventory tends to grate on me after a while but the fact that you can bring stuff back to your base ship is making it work for me, at least for now.

This first look was posted today:


- YouTube

[Thomkal]

Free weekend of Hell Let Loose and Barony on Steam

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

The Early access of Dune Awakening has started today-everybody gets it next week. Looks like all my "regular" You Tubers are playing

Building a new PC this weekend and looking to give this a whirl. Was hoping it'd be out on console.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Building a new PC this weekend and looking to give this a whirl. Was hoping it'd be out on console.

Sadly for you console people, looks like next year

[Thomkal]

Free weekend of Victoria 3 and Dead by Daylight on Steam

[Thomkal]

SteamWorld Dig is free to claim on Steam for the next 24-48 hours

[Thomkal]

Steam's Summer Sale has started so good time to check your wishlist for good sales. Star Wars: Jedi Survivor is at an all-time low of 80% off and probably some others all-time lows too.


Just a moment...

[Thomkal]

Ship Of Heroes-the spiritual successor to my all time fav City of Heroes has announced a release date at last-Aug 18. Still up in the air as to how good it will be, but there should be a demo available sometime before the game launches.


Release Date Announced - Ship of Heroes

[Drake]

My sons (27 and 30) still play City of Heroes on a private server.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Drake

My sons (27 and 30) still play City of Heroes on a private server.

I do too (much older than your sons)

[Drake]

It'd be kind of cool if you're on the same server as my sons given all the years we spent in the FOBL together. Small world and all that.

[GrantDawg]

I was just reading about a game that got the axe under the latest massive lay-offs from Microsoft. I couldn't help but think reading it how clear it is the problem with massive AAA games today. The game, under the code name "Blackbird", was very promising according to executives that had just played a demo in March. Here is the part that got me. They started development on the game in 2018, and the hopeful release date was 2028. They said there were delays and tech problems, but wtf? Ten years? How does any game get made. That is a massive outlay for an extended time in a Stock Market driven business that needs constant increased revenue while lowering the bottom line.
I'm glad that I am a PC gamer. There are still independent companies willing to create and put out great products without the massive outlay it takes to create a huge platform console game. The gaming industry had grown so massive, and now seems to be collapsing on itself.

[Mota]

AAA gaming is built to be a money extracting tool , rather than a source of enjoyment for their customers. Buy this pass, buy this add-on, they constantly have their hands out, asking for more money from you. I'd rather buy a smaller mid-tier game, where they're not trying to force the next gatcha on you.

F2P really took over the industry a few years ago. AAA responded by continuing to charge full price for their games, but offering the same P2W features as the free option. Not my thing.

[flere-imsaho]

There's a point where a game gets so big that there's so much work (coding, art, network infrastructure, etc...) that it requires a lot of people work on it, but as anyone who's worked in software development knows, there comes a point where you have too many people working on something for development to be anything but slow.

[RainMaker]

I can't stop playing Bannerlord.

[Carman Bulldog]

I'm going to plug a game called UFO 50 which I recently purchased (and unlike many other purchases, actually started playing!).

The loose background premise is that this compilation is a recently discovered vault of games from UFOSoft, a fictional company in the 1980s. What you end up getting though is fifty unique standalone games. There is quite a bit of variety here. And while you can see the inspirations from the 80s, there is also quite a bit of modern mechanics sprinkled throughout.

The games are presented in order of the year of fictional release/development. So the first game is from 1982 and the final game from 1990. While the first release is very rudimentary in terms of graphics, controls, etc., the latter release is much closer to peak NES-era in terms of graphics, gameplay, etc.

I'm about 25 hours in and have only played the first twenty games thus far. I'm playing in order of release, although you have access to all fifty games at once, so you can sample in any order you like.

I was quite skeptical at first. Nostalgia is great, but really, how good can a whole bunch of 8-bit games be? It really seemed like a gimmick to me. But many of the games are excellent. The developers really put the work in to make each of these games unique and this is a true love letter to the 8-bit gaming era.

Right now, it's $20, so about 40 cents per game. And the vast majority are worth far more than that.

A few different sites have reviewed all fifty games, so if you want more details on what to expect, they are out there.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Drake

It'd be kind of cool if you're on the same server as my sons given all the years we spent in the FOBL together. Small world and all that.

I'm on Homecoming

[Thomkal]

Cool Carman, never heard of it before-will take a look when I get a chance

[Thomkal]

Ampersand, an RPG where language has been stolen from the world and you must get it back is free to claim on Steam

[Thomkal]

The MMO Black Desert is now free to claim on Steam until July 10 in anticipation of a sorta followup/now its own game Crimson Desert coming out soon:


Just a moment...

[PilotMan]

Looks like my 14yr Summer Sale badge streak is coming to an end. I think I have one from every year since they started it.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

Looks like my 14yr Summer Sale badge streak is coming to an end. I think I have one from every year since they started it.

Quick! Everyone list some good sales for PM-we can't let that streak end!

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Carman Bulldog

I'm going to plug a game called UFO 50 which I recently purchased (and unlike many other purchases, actually started playing!).

The loose background premise is that this compilation is a recently discovered vault of games from UFOSoft, a fictional company in the 1980s. What you end up getting though is fifty unique standalone games. There is quite a bit of variety here. And while you can see the inspirations from the 80s, there is also quite a bit of modern mechanics sprinkled throughout.

The games are presented in order of the year of fictional release/development. So the first game is from 1982 and the final game from 1990. While the first release is very rudimentary in terms of graphics, controls, etc., the latter release is much closer to peak NES-era in terms of graphics, gameplay, etc.

I'm about 25 hours in and have only played the first twenty games thus far. I'm playing in order of release, although you have access to all fifty games at once, so you can sample in any order you like.

I was quite skeptical at first. Nostalgia is great, but really, how good can a whole bunch of 8-bit games be? It really seemed like a gimmick to me. But many of the games are excellent. The developers really put the work in to make each of these games unique and this is a true love letter to the 8-bit gaming era.

Right now, it's $20, so about 40 cents per game. And the vast majority are worth far more than that.

A few different sites have reviewed all fifty games, so if you want more details on what to expect, they are out there.

Just for you Carman-these are a bunch of mostly Canadian gamers who stream:


- YouTube

[Thomkal]

Yogscast gets Early Access to Frosthaven, the succcessor to Gloomhaven-coming out in Early Access at the end of the month:


- YouTube

[Thomkal]

Crusaders Kings 3 is at its lowest (?) price yet-70% off or $15 on Steam

[Thomkal]

Endzone 2, a post apocalyptic colony builder/world exploring game is out of Early Access and is 50% off at Steam/GoG/everywhere? I really enjoyed the first game, and that too is 50% off with its DLC's.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Yogscast gets Early Access to Frosthaven, the succcessor to Gloomhaven-coming out in Early Access at the end of the month:


- YouTube

And its now in Early Access on Steam

[QuikSand]

Titan Quest II has been in early release by invitation I think, but hints are that it drops today. The original really got me back in the day, and my son and I have been playing it on the XBox in the last 18m or so, where you can play two characters side by side in a co-op mode. Game has really held up, and doesn't need a lot to feel current - solid hack/slash type with clever character/skill/item development elements that add to the "now, i just need that one last thing" vibe that, for me, mostly propels RPGs.

[JPhillips]

I burned a LOT of hours on Titan Quest.

[Arles]

That was a fav of mine as well. Did you guys ever try that DLC?

[JPhillips]

I played the first one, Ragnarok, but not the next two.

[GrantDawg]

Fell on to a game called "Endzone 2" that Raptor was playing on Youtube. It is a post-apocalyptic city builder/survival game that looks interesting. Build a city while fighting off raiders in Mad Max style vehicles. It just hit 1.0 after being in EA for a long time, and is on sale for $12 right now. I picked it up, and hopefully will get to play around with it sometime this week. Anyone familiar with this game? I think it is very different from the original, which seems to have turned off the original players. I don't know what Endzone 1 was like, but this one looks more up my ally.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Endzone 2, a post apocalyptic colony builder/world exploring game is out of Early Access and is 50% off at Steam/GoG/everywhere? I really enjoyed the first game, and that too is 50% off with its DLC's.

geez you must have me blocked or something I saw Raptor's streams on this one too-gives a good look at the game if you want to see what its like before buying. Nookrium looked at it about 10(?) months ago and will likely do a follow up now that the game is out.

[Thomkal]

Cyberpunk 2077 at perhaps its cheapest price yet $21 on Steam

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

geez you must have me blocked or something I saw Raptor's streams on this one too-gives a good look at the game if you want to see what its like before buying. Nookrium looked at it about 10(?) months ago and will likely do a follow up now that the game is out.

Never! I just didn't recognize the name when you posted it, and in general post-apocalyptic isn't my favorite genre. This does look fun though. I picked it up and played a little of the demo. I'm trying to decide if I am going to keep doing that (I read the demo lasts hours) or just go for a game.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Never! I just didn't recognize the name when you posted it, and in general post-apocalyptic isn't my favorite genre. This does look fun though. I picked it up and played a little of the demo. I'm trying to decide if I am going to keep doing that (I read the demo lasts hours) or just go for a game.

[Thomkal]

The preload for Battlefield 6 is available on Steam now and there is an open Beta you can join


Guntouchables is free to claim for 24 hours. Its an apocalyptic-co-op roguelite shooter.

[Thomkal]

Ashes of the Singularity is free to play thru the weekend

[CrimsonFox]

A reminder to sell your orange 2025 Steam Summer Sale cards. They expire in 2 days. Currently worth 15 cents each

[Thomkal]

There is now a demo for Endless Legends 2 on Steam. Game releases into Early Access Sept 22

[Carman Bulldog]

I can't recall, but was it on here where I read about a new (either relatively recent release or pending release) 4x game that can be played in one sitting? I think I saw the comparison calling it basically Civilization-lite that can be played in 3 hours. I Googled it, which tells me that this might be Humankind, but for some reason, I thought it was an upcoming release and not a game from a few years ago.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Carman Bulldog

I can't recall, but was it on here where I read about a new (either relatively recent release or pending release) 4x game that can be played in one sitting? I think I saw the comparison calling it basically Civilization-lite that can be played in 3 hours. I Googled it, which tells me that this might be Humankind, but for some reason, I thought it was an upcoming release and not a game from a few years ago.

Is it Hexarchy?


Hexarchy on Steam

[Fidatelo]

Yield! Fall of Rome perhaps? It just came out this week I think.

Save 50% on Yield! Fall of Rome on Steam