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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 19 hours ago

I like this indie game critic, he has a recommendation video for sale

https://youtu.be/uN51VdTNzTg

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 15 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Mass Effect legendary edition (all 3 games + all DLCs) is on for 6 Euro.

That's a great deal IMO

[–] TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

On the third game myself, I can't believe I didn't play these sooner. I understand the hype this series generated now.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

They may not have lived up to the hype when initially released, which was understandable as there were a lot of promises that weren't keeps, but they are undoubtedly still absolutely amazing games.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

We picked up Journey and Star Traders Frontier. I've wanted to play Journey since it came out but I didn't have the proper console. Well, I forgot I put it on the wishlist, and that's a real good price so.

I've (sung? musically yelled at?) another person already.

[–] DeadUncle@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Noita is currently 60% off and is hands down the best game I have ever played (kind of). It is ridiculously brutal and you will die very often but you have the potential to get ludicrously powerful as well. The game will cheese you so don't be afraid to cheese it back. In has so much content that beating the final boss for the first time is considered beating the tutorial.

Also if the some aspects are too bullshit for you there is a variety of mods to fix these, and there is absolutely no shame in using them.

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[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 4 points 18 hours ago

I've heard great things about steam world heist 2 and just picked it up.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 13 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Elite Is a space flight economics simulator.

Fly around buy here sell there look at stuff for fun and get into battles

Great game but you will want a hotas set up if you really get into it

[–] Harrk@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I keep trying to get into Elite but it never clicks for me. I was flying around earlier trying to dock into a station but everyone was refusing me so I closed the game. I’ll probably look up a new players guide before giving it another attempt later.

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Was it Elite Dangerous? Stations grant docking clearance if you're within range when you request it; I think it's about 7500 meters. Check out the in-game the tutorials. One of them teaches this.

[–] Harrk@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately it was due to being “friends only.” Player fleet I guess? I just couldn’t figure out how to filter them out before I got there and kept coming across them.

That range one caught me out once but I figured that one out since it tells you to come closer. I’m going to take that tutorial suggestion though. Cheers!

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 19 hours ago

Ah... Yes, it was most likely a fleet carrier, then. Those are owned by players, and not always open to the public.

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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

If you are the simmy type or like space, Elite Dangerous is insanely good, but has a learning curve up front. It's the only game I've put over 1,100 hours in and still haven't explored everything.

Subnautica is another game I can highly recommend.

If you wanna play games with friends (Elite is also MP), The Forest is a great game to bond over.

Black mesa is another banger.

[–] _core@sh.itjust.works 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

X4 is on sale as well, if you want something similar to Elite

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[–] SteveNashFan@lemmy.world 69 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Outer Wilds is on sale. Great game if you like space, puzzles or platforming!

[–] MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.org 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My personal greatest game of all time. Do go on blind tho.

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[–] anakin78z@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Solasta Crown of the Magister for $8.99.

For me it's the best game ever to capture the D&D feeling. The custom Warlock subclass, Timekeeper, is ridiculously fun.

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 6 points 23 hours ago

I don’t see it mentioned elsewhere - but if we’re going down the CRPG route and enjoying it I’d recommend to others Divinity Original Sin 1&2.

I’d also recommend Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition. But it’s age might scare some people away – so I typically don’t lead with that.

[–] owiseedoubleyou@lemmy.ml 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Doom 2016 for 2$, Titanfall 2 for 3$ and battlefield games from BF3 through BF1 also go for 2$

[–] Tim_Bisley@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've never played any BF games. Do they have good single player campaigns?

[–] knightly@pawb.social 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not since Bad Company 2 like 15 years ago

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

BFBC2 was the best BF I've ever played. I wish I would have known that at the time.

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[–] owiseedoubleyou@lemmy.ml 2 points 19 hours ago

BF3's campaign was average. It had an interesting story and had some memorable parts but other than that it felt short and generic.

BF4's is worse though. It was just as short and generic as BF3's in terms of gameplay, but so was the story and the general presentation this time around. Not to mention that it's really damn buggy, the bugs that were present during the game's launch were never patched for the campaign. For instance, the FOV slider doesn't work at all.

I haven't played any of the other camaigns so I can't proprerly judge them.

[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

The entire Creeper World series is on sale- Creeper World 1 and 2 are $2.49, Creeper World 3 is $4.94, and Creeper World 4 is $9.99. Personally, I don't like Creeper World 2 so I would suggest any of them but that one. CW2 is side on and I'm not a fan. CW1 and 3 are top down, and CW4 is properly 3D.

The first couple of Creeper World games used to be flash games you could play in browser, but after the age of Java games they ported them to Steam and kept making more and better games.

The basic concept is that it's a cross between a very simplified RTS and a tower defense game, with the added curveball that the enemy is just a liquid that won't stop showing up everywhere.

[–] coronach@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 12 hours ago

CW2 was my favorite!

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[–] donio@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Undertale is at a new all time love at $0.99. It's not really my jam but it's the time to pick it up if you always wanted to play it but never did.

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