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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 1 day 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 32 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 (5 children)

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

[–] owiseedoubleyou@lemmy.ml 2 points 23 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.

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[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 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.

[–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He also recently released IXE which is a bit like 2, but with mobile units instead.

[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Yep. I wish I liked the side-on games. I'm not sure what it is about them exactly that doesn't click like the rest.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Are these like a Minecraft game?

[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Not even vaguely!

Like I said, it's a RTS/Tower defense.

[–] knightly@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago

Very much no.

They're more like those pixel physics sandboxes combined with a real-time strategy game. The enemy faction is a simulated liquid.

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[–] donio@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (3 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.

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The inability to resize the Undertale window without using a third-party program like Sizer continues to be INFURIATING to me.

Undertale is a good game, but it just makes me so goddamn angry every time I open it to not have control over the sizing on my own goddamn monitor that I haven't been able to finish it.

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[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's not really my jam

I watched someone's entire playthrough of it on YouTube, which I find to be a decent middle ground. In fact, someone else I know doesn't even game any more and just watches playthroughs; better to see an expert do it with insightful or fun commentary than to get frustrated from not knowing what to do, etc. when we have such limited time in our lives anyway. Maybe that's why I generally prioritize roguelites nowadays; if I'm gonna play something, I wanna ensure it's a unique challenge that possibly not even the devs have ever exactly seen, and not simply be treated like a rat in a fixed maze to figure out precisely or struggle otherwise when other people have done it.

Anyway, I digress; Infested Planet is $1.94 USD for another recommendation, and it's awesome. The trailer undersells it if anything.

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago

Never heard of it and I can swing $1.94 – thanks.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 1 day ago

I think I missed the window on Undertale. Who knows, if I played it when I was 17 I might have a different opinion but the whole "I'm so quirky and random" schtick doesn't really land with me.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I dont know if I can recommend them yet, but I picked up Enter the Gungeon, Heavy Rain, Undertale, Doom, and Pillars of Eternity.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

No Man’s Sky is down to $23.99. I remember the launch was poor but they kept working on it and improving it. I picked it up a couple years ago on Xbox and have enjoyed it

[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It is way more of an enjoyable experience now than it was on launch. I just still find it sort of flawed on a core level. The exploration is clearly supposed to be a primary focus of the game, but I just find it incredibly bland after a bit. After I finished with that, I don't really know what to do with the game aside from.. keep flying around trying to find something worth finding.

I put 40hrs into it. I don't regret that, but I also have zero interest in continuing to play it past that.

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[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 21 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I added Cyberpunk to the cart. We’ll see if I actually purchase it.

[–] cod@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m in the same boat. Got it in the cart, unsure if I’ll hit buy

[–] filister@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I bought it a couple of months ago and oh boy this game is amazing. The story is really well written. I am not much of a first person shooter guy but this game is definitely worth it. The story is great, the atmosphere is amazing, it is a really well made game and especially now with the overall international state of affairs and the rise of AI, its depressively dystopian story feels even more relatable and even the fighting is fun and versatile.

[–] cod@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Good to know. I played a little bit of it at launch and thought it was pretty cool (I didn’t notice many bugs when I played), but never bought it. I know it’s supposed to be much better now and I’ve heard good things about the DLC too. Maybe I will hit that buy button

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 day ago
[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Rain World and its DLC Downpour are 50% off (just above 11 bucks)

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 2 points 22 hours ago

I went to check it out and it's already in my library. Must have snagged it in the last sale.

[–] Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Going to vouch for this game. I’ve been really enjoying it.

Best experienced without spoilers. Don’t even look up the creatures if you can resist.

You are not a hero, you’re are a small animal in a living ecosystem.

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This is my son's favorite game. Seems to have decent replay value.

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[–] Feddinat0r@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well i enjoy snowrunner on my steamdeck quite well... Think i will get the year one pass

That will get me through till the next sale xD

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

also check out

offroad mania

-much more focused and bitesized

https://youtu.be/uN51VdTNzTg

motortown behind the wheel

-the everything but advanced mud mechanics driving simulator king (and I mean everything )

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369670/Motor_Town_Behind_The_Wheel/

ok, there is beamng too...

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Dark souls in mud

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

There's a truly great indie beat-em-up RPG with Brian David Gilbert that just released called: INK INSIDE and it's on sale for $15.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's from Pink Floyd, right?

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[–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If it's your thing btd6 is on sale for $3

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Bang the donkey 6? Didn't know they continued after 3

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

They expanded to include alpacas

[–] tal@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago

btd6

I believe it's "Bloons Tower Defense 6".

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