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Valve has been secretly building a Switch-like portable PC designed to run a large number of games on the Steam PC platform via Linux
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Anyone here in the mood for a new Steam game this weekend?
Note: this will be a noisy thread! If you would not like to see it in your feed, please use the ignore feature! IMPORTANT UPDATE This offer is no longer available. Thanks to those who...
Note: this will be a noisy thread! If you would not like to see it in your feed, please use the ignore feature!
IMPORTANT UPDATE
This offer is no longer available. Thanks to those who participated!
Anyone here in the mood for a new Steam game this weekend?
Presumably you are, because you clicked this thread to read it! Welcome!
What is this?
It's a Steam game giveaway! I figured some of you might want a new game to play this weekend, and what's better than getting an awesome new game for free?!
What's the catch?
There isn't one! No gimmicks, and no strings attached!
How do I get my game?
Comment below with your choice, and I'll PM you the key. To keep the thread from being pure noise, I would also like you to, with your request, tell me about a favorite “hidden gem” game you’ve played. I love hearing about diamonds in the rough, so let me know about an underappreciated game you’ve loved (the more obscure/unknown the better).
Also, if you end up playing the game you get this weekend (you don’t have to — it’s a gift, not an obligation!), return to the thread to tell everyone about it!
Are there any restrictions?
Only one game per commenter please, but note that multiple people CAN request the same game! I will give out as many of each copy as is requested!
Why are you doing this?
My pageant answer is about doing something nice for an awesome community during some difficult times, but the real truth is that I've been drinking a bit, there’s a seriously good bundle on right now, and as I looked at the titles in it, it made me feel deep down in my bones the unshakeable sense that more people need to play Yoku's Island Express.
What's on offer?
Your choices are below. I haven't played all of these, but, based on the reviews, there's not a bad game in the bunch! There's also a wide amount of variety, so hopefully you can find something that speaks to your individual interests!
Game Genre Review Score Linux Support Blazing Beaks twin-stick roguelite shooter 86% positive with 999 reviews Platinum Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood FPS western 84% positive with 2,049 reviews Gold Dungeons 3 RTS dungeon sim 94% positive with 10,686 reviews Native Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition CRPG adventure 89% positive with 1,598 reviews Native The Walking Dead: The Final Season story rich zombie adventure 93% positive with 9,479 reviews Gold Yoku's Island Express pinball metroidvania 97% positive with 1,521 reviews Platinum Yooka-Laylee collectathon 3D platformer 79% positive with 2,115 reviews Native What do you recommend?
First of all, thank you for asking! That’s so thoughtful.
- Yoku's Island Express
MORE PEOPLE NEED TO PLAY THIS (thus sayeth the truth in my bones). The game is a delight. It's charming, novel, and very well-made. "Pinball metroidvania" isn't exactly a common genre or even one that makes sense on paper, but it's pulled off splendidly. It’s also thoroughly enjoyable even if you're a complete pinball novice like me. If in doubt about which game to pick, choose this one! If, after you play it, it turns out I’ve steered you wrong, you’re allowed to return to this thread and yell at me.
- Yooka-Laylee
I honestly think this is one of the most unfairly criticized games out there. I genuinely don't understand why so many people had very negative reactions to it. I don't normally finish games, but I full-on 100%ed this one! It has a couple of rough spots and edges, but on the whole I thought it was wonderful and deserved far better than the lukewarm-to-hostile response it got.
Can just ANYONE ask for a game?
Yes. PLEASE DO. Don’t wait around thinking someone else deserves it more or you don’t want to be a bother or you don’t want to put me out or you might not play it this weekend or you might look like a freeloader. I literally WANT to give this stuff away. Nothing would make me happier than to see this thread deluged with requests! If you're someone who might get enjoyment out of any of these games, then DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK FOR ONE!
IMPORTANT EDIT: I am handing out games even if I'm not responding in the thread to each individual request! I didn't want to keep bumping the thread myself with confirmations.
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Productive scab-picking: On oppressive themes in gaming
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After thirty years, Street Fighter 2's mythical, unwinnable "10-0 matchup" has finally been proven to exist in the SNES beta version
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Dolphin on macOS M1
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Star Citizen
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Untangling God Of War
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Doom running on an Archive of our Own webpage
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Players in uproar over Elite Dangerous: Odyssey's bugs and poor performance
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Victoria 3: Everything we know so far
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Victoria 3 | Announcement trailer
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The inside story of Blizzard's departures and a company at a crossroads
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Esoteric tabletop gaming rules review
Players are understood to be sharing a cake. How much cake do you want? Be fair. Anyone who has had the least gets to size the next piece. Don't finish the cake! Is this plausible ttg rules text?...
Players are understood to be sharing a cake. How much cake do you want? Be fair. Anyone who has had the least gets to size the next piece. Don't finish the cake!
Is this plausible ttg rules text? Do you recognize the instructions?
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Fifty years years of text games: LambdaMOO (1990)
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Amid Evil now supports ray-traced shadows, reflections, and DLSS 2.0
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What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
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Kerbal Space Program 2: Five new reveals, one Easter egg and a few other potential findings
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Creating a likeable video game villain
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The story of TrackMania Nations Forever’s most obvious shortcut
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An open letter to leadership at IGN, Ziff Davis, and J2 Global
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Five problems (I think) KSP 2 multiplayer needs to solve to be a good experience
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Vibe checks in video games
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Today is the first-ever itch.io Creator Day - Developers, musicians, and artists receive 100% of sales after taxes and payment processor fees
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What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
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Sex game can't get on Steam, even after $20,000 worth of attempts
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It began as an AI-fueled dungeon game, it got much darker
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Level designer breaks down Ori's awesome sand level | On the Level
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Meet America's newest Chess Master, 10-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi
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The making of Dishonored
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Upcoming lecture and Q&A, May 13th 2021 - Edward Snowden, “What I learned from games: playing for and against mass surveillance”
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Looking for suggestions of investigation-based games
Hi all, can anybody recommend any games that are mostly investigation-based with little to no combat? A few that I've really enjoyed were Outer Wilds, Return of the Obra Dinn, and The Sexy...
Hi all, can anybody recommend any games that are mostly investigation-based with little to no combat? A few that I've really enjoyed were Outer Wilds, Return of the Obra Dinn, and The Sexy Brutale. (Two of these have time loop mechanics, and even Obra Dinn has something very similar, but I guess that's not strictly a requirement.) Each one is very story-driven, with complex worlds and events meticulously crafted, and it's your job to figure out exactly how each one works.
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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | Final trailer
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What are your feelings towards achievements?
Do you like them? Hate them? Don’t care about them? Take pride in them? What do you consider good/bad achievements? Do they affect how you play games? Do you feel you have to get most/all of them?...
Do you like them? Hate them? Don’t care about them? Take pride in them?
What do you consider good/bad achievements?
Do they affect how you play games?
Do you feel you have to get most/all of them?
What games have used them to novel effect?
Anything else you want to say about the topic is fair game as well. This is an open door for any discussion related to achievements.
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Humble Bundle creator brings antitrust lawsuit against Valve over Steam
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Tactical Breach Wizards | Act One beta trailer
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Game Builder Garage | Announcement trailer
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What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
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Reddit AMA: Jason Schreier, gaming journalist and author of the books Blood, Sweat, and Pixels and the upcoming Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
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Back 4 Blood | Card system trailer
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Humble Bundle is removing the "choose where your money goes" sliders, intending to switch to a choice between giving 5% or 15% to charity
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1 & 2 vs. Joseph Campbell
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Epic Games paid developers about $11.7 million for the games they gave away for free on the Epic Store from December 2018 to September 2019
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Why do so many games have tanks, healers and DPS?
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What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
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RollerCoaster Tycoon | Noclip Greatest Hits
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New Pokémon Snap launch is four times bigger than original | UK Boxed Charts
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Toys for Bob, developer for Crash Bandicoot 4 and Spyro Reignited, is now a support studio for Call of Duty: Warzone
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Microsoft reducing Windows store cut to just twelve percent
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Pokemon card graders face unprecedented shortages in grading services as prices rise
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