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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentAh, good to know! We played the game a while ago, so I'm glad to hear they've updated that.Ah, good to know! We played the game a while ago, so I'm glad to hear they've updated that.
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Comment on The best American LGBTQ+ books in ~books
kfwyre LinkTo celebrate pride month and the upcoming 250th anniversary of America, the Guardian asked nearly two dozen leading queer writers for their favorite LGBTQ+ book from the country they call home. Read on for their choices.
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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
kfwyre (edited )Link ParentI'm part of a group of 4 that has been playing co-op games weekly for years now, so everything below supports 4 players (and in some cases more). Here's what we've played and whether or not I'd...- Exemplary
I'm part of a group of 4 that has been playing co-op games weekly for years now, so everything below supports 4 players (and in some cases more).
Here's what we've played and whether or not I'd recommend it:
Highlights
- Roguelite FPS horde shooter that lets your builds get RIDICULOUSLY POWERFUL. We played this one a LOT. Probably the most "pure fun" game we've played together.
- Looks like an ARPG, plays like turn-based strategy. Has absolutely brilliant systems. I liked this so much in multiplayer that I ended up putting dozens more hours into it solo as well.
- By far our favorite open world survival crafting game. We keep trying other ones that we end up finding unsatisfying, and we've since realized that we're just chasing the high of this game.
- A quality TTRPG experience done digitally, Jackbox style (people use their phones to control their characters). We streamed it over Discord and had and absolute blast (and I'm someone who doesn't love playing TTRPGs IRL).
Recommended
- Honey I Shrunk the Kids the Videogame. Fun exploration and progression. Kind of janky though, which can either be charming or frustrating depending on how things are going for you.
- It's dated, and there's a bit of a learning curve, but once you "get" how the game works, killing zombies has never been more satisfying or exciting.
- Modernizes the game but keeps the same satisfying gameplay. This is almost certainly a better starting point than the original game these days.
- Tower defense-FPS hybrid. Tons of fun. Like Inkbound, I ended up playing this a lot solo after we finished our multiplayer playthrough just because I liked its systems so much.
- Personally, I'm meh on this game when played solo (sacrelige! I know!). When played multiplayer, however, I liked it a lot better because we could divide responsibilities and I could do what I liked and let other people take care of the stuff I didn't.
- Need I say anything about this?
- Horder brawler. A melee Left 4 Dead 2. Lots of fun. It has a roguelike mode that we liked better than the main campaign (I can't remember if that's a separate DLC or not).
Soft/Qualified Recommendations
- At full price, probably not worth it. On sale? It's a decent L4D-like.
- A lot of people love this first-person dungeon crawler, but we couldn't get into it. Not sure why. It's not bad though, so if it looks interesting to you, give it a try.
- Again, a LOT of people love this one, but it simply didn't do it for us. We're outliers though. The game itself is well made.
Diablo II: Resurrected - Infernal Edition
- Probably won't win you over if you didn't play old-school Diablo back in the day, but if you've got a hankering for it then this is good.
- The game has a lot of promise, but unfortunately doesn't quite deliver. If you can look past the jank and tedium, there's some fun to be had here.
- Short janky wave shooter/tower defense hybrid. Not excellent by any means, but cheap and fun for a few hours.
- It's janky and kind of soulless, but it's still fun. We ended up adjusting things like the XP rate and whatnot in the late game, as it gets excessively grindy otherwise.
- Borderlands with a D&D skin. Shallow but enjoyable.
- More difficult than other shooters. Great world and environment, though it gets pretty repetitive.
- Good, but quite slow-paced. There's a controversial design decision (not allowing ore through portals) that we decided to work around via a mule character, otherwise we probably would have bounced off of this. If you go for it, wait for the upcoming 1.0 release in September.
Not Recommended
- Multiplayer Fallout (!!!). Sounds awesome, right? Well, it's not. The game made the baffling decision to allow you to group up and play together but not advance quests together. Only the leader of the group can advance a quest line, meaning that, if you want to play missions, each person in the group must swap out being the leader and you have to re-run the quest N times for each person in your group. It completely sours what could have been an otherwise amazing experience.
- Things might have improved since we played it, but the game was borderline unplayable for us in terms of optimization.
- A flashy Raft-like with a cool concept that ultimately fails to deliver. Janky and very repetitive, even early on. Once you've seen one outpost, you've seen every outpost.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentFor anyone reading this, Core Keeper has been returned to the giveaway list. It didn't activate in ricewind's region. That could be because of a region block, or it could simply be expired.For anyone reading this, Core Keeper has been returned to the giveaway list.
It didn't activate in ricewind's region. That could be because of a region block, or it could simply be expired.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentPM sent! Also thanks for the heads up on the wrong link. I don't really use AI for anything, but I thought giving it a list of games and asking it to find me their Steam links was kind of a slam...PM sent!
Also thanks for the heads up on the wrong link. I don't really use AI for anything, but I thought giving it a list of games and asking it to find me their Steam links was kind of a slam dunk task that would save me a lot of time.
You prompted me to go back and check each one, and it turns out that probably 1 in 3 was wrong. Shame on me for trusting the AI output without verifying it, right? I ended up spending about as much time checking and fixing things than it would have taken me to just do it myself.
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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
kfwyre (edited )Link ParentI already own theHunter, so that was an easy one. I might pick up the ATV DLC for it since apparently that's a big QoL help. Also Morels looks great, and I'm a complete sucker for pretty much...I already own theHunter, so that was an easy one. I might pick up the ATV DLC for it since apparently that's a big QoL help.
Also Morels looks great, and I'm a complete sucker for pretty much anything that's 90% off. Into the cart it goes! Thanks!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
kfwyre (edited )LinkI haven't been diligent with my Steam key bookkeeping, which means I didn't log expiry dates for a lot of these. As such, some of them might not work. Hopefully they do though! Keys are...I haven't been diligent with my Steam key bookkeeping, which means I didn't log expiry dates for a lot of these. As such, some of them might not work. Hopefully they do though!
Keys are first-come, first- served.
You may request up to 4 games.
However, you may request up to 8 games if those extra ones are games you plan to give away to someone else. It doesn't have to be here -- it can be for friends or family or a Discord server you're part of, etc. Also you don't have to prove you're giving them away, I trust you.
Please do not be shy about requesting. These games will simply expire otherwise!
Optional: Tell me why you're picking what you are. I'd love to know what interests people about their particular choices.
Game List
Available
Aaero 2
Afterplace
Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo
Ampersat
Andro Dunos II
Andro Dunos II
Aqua Moto & Snow Moto Double Pack
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Bee Simulator
Behold the Kickmen
Between Horizons
Bloodshore
Broken Sword – Director's Cut
Broken Sword 3 – the Sleeping Dragon
Buddy Simulator 1984
BUTCHER
Card Hog
Chroma Squad
Chroma Squad
Conarium
Core Keeper
Crysis 3 Remastered
Dark Deity
Defense Grid: Containment Bundle
Din's Curse
DOOM + DOOM II
Doors: Paradox
Eternal Edge +
Evoland Legendary Edition
Fargone
Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
Future Breach 64
Galactic Glitch
Golden Chambers
Golf Club Nostalgia
Golf Club Nostalgia
Golf It!
GRAPPIN
Grapple Dog
Hellslave
Here Comes Niko!
Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 3
Hot Brass
Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
Immortal Hunters
Inertial Drift
Isle of Jura
JUMANJI: The Video Game
Kamikaze Lassplanes
Mars Power Industries Deluxe
Mini Settlers
My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
Neo Cab
New Star GP
Planet of Lana
Polylithic
Pumpkin Jack
Re:Fresh
Resident Evil: Revelations
Rock of Ages
Roto Force
Rustler (Grand Theft Horse)
Skabma – Snowfall
Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 1
Squirrel With a Gun
SteamWorld Build
Stunt Paradise
SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator
Super Panda Adventures
Teslagrad Remastered
The Adventure of NAYU
The Falconeer: Revolution Remaster
The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game
The Smurfs – Mission Vileaf
The Stillness of the Wind
Time Rift
Tin Hearts
Tiny Life
TombStar
Tools Up!
Tower of Guns
Train Valley 2
Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York
Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
VTOL VR
Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks
Warpips
Yoku's Island Express
Zero Caliber VRGifted
Monument Valley went to u/balooga
Mordheim: City of the Damned went to u/CrazyProfessor02
Sonic Frontiers went to u/balooga
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentInertial Drift is excellent. It's the most novel arcade racer I've played in a while, and its visuals are gorgeously stylized. Each car controls so differently that you genuinely have to learn...Inertial Drift is excellent. It's the most novel arcade racer I've played in a while, and its visuals are gorgeously stylized. Each car controls so differently that you genuinely have to learn each one separately and develop different muscle memory for them. It has a surprising amount of depth for a big booty car sliding game.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentNo worries, and nobody's at fault! I appreciate you being thoughtful and asking for clarification. I also don't want people to feel like they have to read through old posts to participate -- a...No worries, and nobody's at fault! I appreciate you being thoughtful and asking for clarification. I also don't want people to feel like they have to read through old posts to participate -- a game giveaway shouldn't have to start with homework!
In all honesty, that rule is more like a guideline anyway, so if it's important to you to post some keys, you can. I would just hate for that to become the norm.
If you're wanting to, I do like the idea of turning the keys into little puzzles or scavenger hunts or something like that. That way you could post them without having to do PMs. Something more than simple obfuscation makes it more fun for people to engage with and less likely that someone can just scrape the topic for games.
No obligation to do that though, of course.
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Comment on Should the plural of "milf" be "milfs" or "milves"? in ~humanities.languages
kfwyre Link ParentThese milves, battling sexism and doing the hard work of establishing their own successful sapphic commune, are a joke to you?! 😉These milves, battling sexism and doing the hard work of establishing their own successful sapphic commune, are a joke to you?! 😉
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Comment on Should the plural of "milf" be "milfs" or "milves"? in ~humanities.languages
kfwyre Link ParentI’ll have you know that I gave up actual IRL sleep to compose The Fable of the Lesbian-Separatist Harem of Milves.I’ll have you know that I gave up actual IRL sleep to compose The Fable of the Lesbian-Separatist Harem of Milves.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentThe purpose of the topic is community building, so handing off keys via PMs is a way of connecting with other users. Posting keys publicly often has an opposite effect, as they get claimed quickly...Nevermind, noticed after posting that the TC doesn't want public codes posted. Incidentally, why is this a thing? I'd rather see codes go to use regardless of the claimant, and its easier on me not to have to monitor for replies/DMs.
The purpose of the topic is community building, so handing off keys via PMs is a way of connecting with other users. Posting keys publicly often has an opposite effect, as they get claimed quickly and anonymously and can privilege bad actors (e.g. someone who sets up a bot to scrape the topic).
It is a little more work to PM keys, but I think it’s valuable to have them go to a definitive recipient. Little acts of kindness like that make these digital names we wear feel a little more human.
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentMARSUPILAMI - HOOBADVENTURE has arguably one of the highest Good Game : Awful Title ratios out there. Truly, it is a genuinely solid platformer. The collectibles and time-trial mode reminded me of...MARSUPILAMI - HOOBADVENTURE has arguably one of the highest Good Game : Awful Title ratios out there.
Truly, it is a genuinely solid platformer.
The collectibles and time-trial mode reminded me of Crash Bandicoot; the rolling dash reminded me of Sonic; and the overall level design and gameplay reminded me of Donkey Kong Country.
This is a very competent 2D platformer hidden underneath what looks like a cheesy licensed kids' game with a terrible name.
I highly recommend that someone take it.
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Comment on Should the plural of "milf" be "milfs" or "milves"? in ~humanities.languages
kfwyre LinkThe milves were busy making loaves of bread, tending to their calves and wolves, and placing their knives back on their shelves. Being that they were milves, they were wearing only their brieves,...- Exemplary
The milves were busy making loaves of bread, tending to their calves and wolves, and placing their knives back on their shelves.
Being that they were milves, they were wearing only their brieves, which was standard for when they were under their own rooves.
Some oaves in the neighborhood chauvanistically assumed the milves were little more than cheves, and thought themselves better than the milves.
So the milves asked the oaves for prooves.
Alas, the oaves had none and were shaken in their believes.
In celebration, the milves asked the oaves for their finest scarves. After turning them over, the milves cut them in halves and scornfully said: “We milves are equal to you oaves. As punishment for your wrongdoing, you must become eternal thieves of the leaves of olive trees along the cliffves and bluffves.”
The oaves left for good, never to return. The milves then decided to marry one another and lived happy lives as wives in brieves under their rooves — making their loaves, tending to their calves and wolves, and keeping their knives off the shelves and at the ready should the oaves ever return with their sheaves of leaves.
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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
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Comment on Steam Summer Sale 2026: Hidden gems in ~games
kfwyre (edited )LinkI unfortunately don't have as many recommendations this time as I normally do, and I also feel like they're not a super strong bunch. In part this is because many of the games I recommend below...I unfortunately don't have as many recommendations this time as I normally do, and I also feel like they're not a super strong bunch.
In part this is because many of the games I recommend below are "treadmill games" that I played while quite literally walking on my treadmill. I needed something with simple inputs and constant gratification to distract my brain from the fact that I'm exercising.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend most of these types of games on their own, but as treadmill games, or as the background for podcasts/audiobooks, they're fantastic.
Shockingly Overlooked (≤20 reviews)
- Twin-stick wave shooter made by our very own @text_garden. Great (procedurally generated) music!
- A Flappy Bird bullet heaven. Rough and grindy, but satisfying when it works.
Under the Radar (≤50 reviews))
- A high effort shitpost of a game. Better than it has any right to be; has more depth than it has any right to have.
Buried Treasures (≤150 reviews)
- PICO-8 game released as a standalone. 2048-style mergefest where you drop moons/planets on each other.
Underrated Greats (≤500 reviews)
- Active tower-defense game a la Sanctum or Dungeon Defenders. A bit clunky but fun with friends.
- 2048 but you’re dropping fruits. Cute. Made in Godot.
- Bullet hell where you recruit a horde of allies who attack for you. Great progression and 2048-style upgrading.
Cult Classics (≤1000 reviews)
- Drill to get resources to get better at drilling so you can drill more. Adds some neat variations on the formula that I liked.
Gem Graduates (>1000 reviews)
- A short, super-cute, free, and open source game made by the Blender people.
- Program your drone to plant and harvest crops. Very slick and well done.
- Zany co-op cops and robbers game where you and a friend work together to steal stuff across an open world. Irreverent fun.
- Incremental space shmup game. Grindy but satisfying.
- A digital TTRPG in a box where people use their phones to control their characters. Amazingly well-executed.
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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
kfwyre LinkLooking for Recommendations: something like the modern Far Cry games without (or with less) shooty bits I'm currently playing Far Cry 4, and I like running/driving/flying around the open world,...Looking for Recommendations: something like the modern Far Cry games without (or with less) shooty bits
I'm currently playing Far Cry 4, and I like running/driving/flying around the open world, exploring different areas, and getting the myriad collectibles strewn about. (Especially the collectibles)
I don't love the shooting though, and could do without it (though the hunting is somewhat enjoyable).
What other good open world explorathon/collectathon titles are out there that would have me firing guns less and gathering up things more?
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: June 2026 in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentHumble’s been doing it for a while now — maybe a year or two? GMG has done it for some of their stuff, and newcomer Digiphile only has a 90 day window. Saying it’s “standard” might have been...Humble’s been doing it for a while now — maybe a year or two? GMG has done it for some of their stuff, and newcomer Digiphile only has a 90 day window.
Saying it’s “standard” might have been overselling it a bit, as thus far Fanatical hasn’t given me an expiry dates when I buy from them. “Common” is probably a better descriptor.
Haven't tried Grounded 2 yet -- or any friendslop. We as a group tend to want a bit more of a serious experience than those, though I'm sure we'll pick one of them up eventually out of sheer curiosity.