Community MetaSteam | May 2025 - DoomCraft Detective: Midnight Melodies of Samurai's Nightreign

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Trench Tales

Trench Tales immerses players in a hauntingly beautiful yet war-torn universe, where darkness reigns and mysteries lurk around every corner. You step into the shoes of the lone warrior, summoned to this desolate realm by enigmatic forces, with a mission shrouded in secrecy. Your purpose: to unravel the enigma of your summoning, confront the malevolent powers that brought you here, and ultimately, carve a path back to your world. Navigate through treacherous landscapes, uncover secrets, and battle relentless foes as you embark on an unforgettable journey of survival, discovery, and redemption.



Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall

Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall is a cinematic kingdom management game. Take on the role of a King, manage resources, support your loved ones, and make difficult decisions to see your kingdom prosper or fail. Dive into a Slavic-folklore inspired world and deal with a queue of petitioners who will bring trouble, help, or laughter into your throne room. Decide whether to help them with their problems, or conserve resources for more important matters.



The Midnight Walk

Embark upon The Midnight Walk in this reverent dark fantasy adventure built in clay, from the minds behind Lost in Random and Fe.

Become The Burnt One, befriend a lost lantern creature named Potboy, and use his flame to light your way through a conflicting world of wonder and suspense. Survive and outsmart the many monsters eager to devour your little friend’s flame as you experience five tales of fire and darkness, featuring an incredible cast of odd characters.



Revenge of the Savage Planet

Grab a friend and blast-off in May with exclusive limited-time Steam launch perks. Purchase Revenge of the Savage Planet within the first month of launch to receive the Trash Panda Suit and a bonus copy of Journey to the Savage Planet. This buy-one-get-one bundle is only available on Steam and for the first month of launch. Additionally, purchase the first week on Steam and you’ll also receive a 10% discount. Don’t miss out, wishlist today so you can be notified of the release and to secure your spot in space! Launch news is right around the corner.



DOOM: The Dark Ages

DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story of the DOOM Slayer’s rage. Players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.



Capcom Fighting Collection 2

Capcom's new fighting collection hits the stage!

Choose from fan-favorite games like Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 and Project Justice to 3D action games like Power Stone and Power Stone 2 in this collection of eight classic fighting games!

Each game in the collection can be played online or co-op!

Get back in the ring and duke it out in battles that everyone rumored, but no one believed!
Whether it's with a rival new or old, give it your all and strive for victory!



RoadCraft

As the leader of a company specialized in restoring sites devastated by natural disasters, use your construction machinery to restart the local industry. Clear debris and faulty equipment, rebuild roads and bridges damaged by weather, and much more!

You run a disaster recovery company, specialized in restoring sites devastated by natural disasters. Numerous tasks await you and your heavy machinery as you work to restart the local industry: clearing debris, replacing faulty equipment, rebuilding roads and bridges damaged by bad weather, deploying resource convoys to produce new reconstruction materials, and much more!



Monster Train 2

Powerful beings known as Titans have seized control of Heaven. A makeshift alliance is formed between former angels and demons, who must learn to work together against their common foe.

Now, you must command these clans aboard newly forged trains, and embark on your journey through Hell, Heaven, and the Abyss, to defeat the Titans before they destroy this world.

Chaos awaits beyond the gates!



Deliver At All Costs

Deliver At All Costs is a thrilling action game where destruction, absurdity and intrigue collide!

The year is 1959. A time of rock 'n' roll, polka dot dresses and the ever-looming dread of nuclear annihilation. Step into the shoes of Winston Green — a down-on-his-luck courier with a fiery temper and a mysterious past — as he delivers highly unconventional cargo, leaving a trail of havoc and chaos behind him, ensuring he does what it takes to Deliver At All Costs!

Plow through the city across highly destructible environments, wreaking havoc in a wide variety of vehicles. Take on bizarre deliveries and missions each with its own unique play style and mechanic. From delivering a giant flailing Marlin, to the disposal of a big bomb teetering on the edge of explosion, always expect the unexpected!



Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

The Duck Detective is back! Get ready to interview suspects, inspect evidence, and deduce the truth in another stand-alone mystery!

This campsite might have ghosts, but the real thing haunting Eugene McQuacklin is his failed marriage and bread addiction. Can he escape the shadows of his past?



Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

Reclaim your destiny.

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny returns with HD graphics and improved controls on the original game's intense swordplay and dramatic revenge story. Play as Jubei Yagyu and make your way through feudal Japan with your allies. This game has additional language support adapted from the original script.



ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.

Join forces with other players to take on the creeping night and the dangers within featuring 3-player co-op.



Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3

Unveil the Source of the World's Despair!

Malt has vanished without a trace! The children are led by a mysterious voice into the forbidden cave, where they discover the Taranis—the powerful tank thought lost in the sea of clouds. Determined to save Malt, the children reboard the Taranis and set off on a daring mission to infiltrate the heart of the Berman Empire. However, the Crimson Knights stand in their way, strongest of the Berman!

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[Stevey]

Hey, V Rising is cool. It does exactly what I expected and deliver. Now, as to know if I will finally catch on a game...
Just not a fan of the UI, a little too much on the keyboard soup side, and obviously the daylight robbery of the cosmetics. I wouldn't say the unlocks are too slow but more variety in skins wouldn't hurt.

It's basically a playable version of the sloppy gamer hating the sun gif. Can't find it, but yeah. Sun, bad.

Love V Rising, but yeah, those cosmetic DLCs need to be cheaper

 

[lashman]

 

[Taborcarn]

Nice, Lyall (PC modder doing all those widescreen fixes for games) github was just deleted.
https://github.com/Lyall/WOFFFix
https://github.com/Lyall/MetaphorFix/releases

Oh that sucks, I'm using his ultrawide fix for Shin Megami Tensei V

https://github.com/Lyall/SMTVFix/releases

 

[lashman]

 

[fokkusu]

Oh that sucks, I'm using his ultrawide fix for Shin Megami Tensei V

https://github.com/Lyall/SMTVFix/releases

Damn. Doing quick search and those can be found still in Nexusmods.

 

[Parsnip]

Yeah you are right! It used to be that I could right click on the game on library view, or have I just been dreaming I could do that?XD

You can right click and remove free "complimentary" licenses, at least.
For example these two are complimentary licenses.

 

[Mivey]

Been playing some ClairObscur, and sacré bleu, it looks really pretty.

Loving the setting and combat so far as well. Nice to see a high production game that feels so refreshing and just different. The inspiration from classic JRPGs couldn't be more apparent, but I think there's also a few western inspirations as well, like the camps or base level area that BioWare games of old always did so well.

 

[Dragon1893]

Thinking about all the games I still want to check out is making my head spin. Even when narrowing the list down as much as possible, it's still thousands of hours. I'm never going to find the time.

 

[lazerfox]

I take everything back when I praised Bungie for the stellar art design in Marathon. Turns out they stole the whole design language from a single creator...

 

[Spamlynguist]

Just noticed Ubisoft is putting their failed NFT game on Steam

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Thinking about all the games I still want to check out is making my head spin. Even when narrowing the list down as much as possible, it's still thousands of hours. I'm never going to find the time.

Tell me about it.
It’s not something worth worrying about but nevertheless I do

 

[yuraya]

Looks like next month is pretty lite on game shows.

Its pretty much Keighley + day of the devs on June 6th. And then Xbox + PC gaming show on June 8th.

There should still be plenty of announcements ofc And I am hyped for Delta in 2nd half of the year.

but yea looks like nothing from EA, Ubisoft, Sony or Nintendo in terms of shows/directs. At least no announcements yet.

Doesn't really feel like we are entering 6th year of a console gen cycle. Everything just feels weird so wtf are even gens anymore.

 

[Li Kao]

Looks like next month is pretty lite on game shows.

Its pretty much Keighley + day of the devs on June 6th. And then Xbox + PC gaming show on June 8th.

There should still be plenty of announcements ofc And I am hyped for Delta in 2nd half of the year.

but yea looks like nothing from EA, Ubisoft, Sony or Nintendo in terms of shows/directs. At least no announcements yet.

Doesn't really feel like we are entering 6th year of a console gen cycle. Everything just feels weird so wtf are even gens anymore.

Nintendo doesn’t have a Switch 2 Direct in June ?

 

[lashman]

 

[yuraya]

Nintendo doesn’t have a Switch 2 Direct in June ?

Nothing announced yet. But they likely will.

at the very least for Donkey Kong.

 

[Nebulys]

Nintendo doesn’t have a Switch 2 Direct in June ?

I think they’ve done a Direct every year in recent memory. Makes sense they’d have one to talk about Switch 2 games out later this year.

 

[lashman]

 

[Hektor]

I'm seeing a whole lot of debate about DOOM Dark Ages having a way lower player count than the past 2 games, and there's a whole lot of arguments being made about the higher price, premium editions and pandemic boosts, but i think it largle boils down to the fact that it has quite a negative word of mouth going for it with a lot of people simply not liking the direction the game is in.

As i said in a past post, i'm enjoying the game for what it is, but the average doom fan just isn't looking for this sort of combat:



Also, The Mech and Dragon Sections genuinly suck ass in a PS360gen-turret-sequence sort of way

 

[Li Kao]

I'm seeing a whole lot of debate about DOOM Dark Ages having a way lower player count than the past 2 games, and there's a whole lot of arguments being made about the higher price, premium editions and pandemic boosts, but i think it largle boils down to the fact that it has quite a negative word of mouth going for it with a lot of people simply not liking the direction the game is in.

As i said in a past post, i'm enjoying the game for what it is, but the average doom fan just isn't looking for this sort of combat:



Also, The Mech and Dragon Sections genuinly suck ass in a PS360gen-turret-sequence sort of way

Excuse me, are you saying people are not entranced by the prospect of playing Doom with a shield and parry system ?
I would never.

 

[Le Pertti]

Aren't people saying parry system saved the turn based battle system, so maybe it could save boomer shooters too!

 

[fokkusu]

They should make Doom like Yakuza turn based.

 

[Le Pertti]

They should make Doom like Yakuza turn based.

Weren't there rumours that Doom RPG would get a remaster? I would be interested in that!

 

[xinek]

That Doom video still looks fun to me, but yeah, I can see where complaints are coming from. That will happen when they're trying something new. On the other hand, if they didn't do anything new, people would complain about that, too.
The only reason I'm not playing this game is the price, and I doubt I'm alone in that. Especially considering the deep discounts Doom games eventually get. If that's true, maybe people are winning the FOMO war (hahaha, jk)

 

[Nebulys]

Aren't people saying parry system saved the turn based battle system, so maybe it could save boomer shooters too!

It's got vibes of "every game must cater to my tastes" about it, and the more developers indulge this BS, the more it's going to narrow and ruin the hobby.

Variety. Is. Good.

 

[Le Pertti]

It's got vibes of "every game must cater to my tastes" about it, and the more developers indulge this BS, the more it's going to narrow and ruin the hobby.

Variety. Is. Good.

Could be worse, it could be a live service game.

 

[Li Kao]

That Doom video still looks fun to me, but yeah, I can see where complaints are coming from. That will happen when they're trying something new. On the other hand, if they didn't do anything new, people would complain about that, too.
The only reason I'm not playing this game is the price, and I doubt I'm alone in that. Especially considering the deep discounts Doom games eventually get. If that's true, maybe people are winning the FOMO war (hahaha, jk)

Sure, with the limited empathy I have toward companies, I can understand why they do that. They want to keep milking the franchise every 5-6 years, they need to add things to the formula.
The problem is that with a game as historically barebone and visceral as Doom, you have very little space to innovate before you go full off topic.

Like, a lot of people seem to have hated Eternal platforming. I didn't care for it personally, but if you would have asked me what the Doom franchise needed, I don't think it would have been my first thought.

 

[STHX]

I take everything back when I praised Bungie for the stellar art design in Marathon. Turns out they stole the whole design language from a single creator...

 

[Li Kao]

Now, that's fucking indefensible.
Bungie should get raked over the coal for this.

 

[CommodoreKong]

I think they’ve done a Direct every year in recent memory. Makes sense they’d have one to talk about Switch 2 games out later this year.

Yeah I suspect there’s still 1 or 2 major unannounced Switch 2 games coming from Nintendo this year they still need to announce. Given the early June release date for Switch 2 I imagine a direct will be mid to late June.

 

[lashman]

 

[Le Pertti]

But, who's stealing from who!?

 

[Kal1m3r0]

Eventually they're gonna crash so hard and it will be so funny

 

[Cacher]

Not in this economy

 

[yuraya]

Doom is one of the founding fathers of run n gun fps games. And so is Wolfenstein.

Its not surprising when they try to do something different for those franchises it usually disappoints. Its another case of trying to change established IPs instead of making a new IP.

Maybe Boomer Shooters is a dead genre at this point. At least of the big budget singleplayer variety that are gonna have to sell for 70$+.

That is the cost of rarely making them and instead doing Multiplayer/GaaS only shit for so many years.

I fear Valve actually does release Half-Life 3 and that thing launches to less CCU than Artifact. At that point you gotta uninstall Steam and look for a new hobby.

 

[Li Kao]

I didn't know Solasta and Drop Duchy were French.
Couple that with the ones I knew of (The Last Spell, Wartales, Exp 33 etc.), I have and play a ton of French games. French people everywhere.

I guess it's a sign of an healthy local sector. Cool.

Obligatory :
OMELETTE DU FROMAGE !

 

[Le Pertti]

Obligatory :

 

[lashman]

Obligatory :
OMELETTE DU FROMAGE !

 

[Kyougar]

Doom is one of the founding fathers of run n gun fps games. And so is Wolfenstein.

Its not surprising when they try to do something different for those franchises it usually disappoints. Its another case of trying to change established IPs instead of making a new IP.

Maybe Boomer Shooters is a dead genre at this point. At least of the big budget singleplayer variety that are gonna have to sell for 70$+.

That is the cost of rarely making them and instead doing Multiplayer/GaaS only shit for so many years.

I fear Valve actually does release Half-Life 3 and that thing launches to less CCU than Artifact. At that point you gotta uninstall Steam and look for a new hobby.

Final Fantasy is the poster child of this.
Instead of making a separate IP that is action combat heavy and possibly start a new big IP that can live beside Final Fantasy, they use the name to kill both gameplay iterations and forever make sure that a Final Fantasy game discussion will always degenerate into two or three factions of the fanbase at each others throat.

 

[lashman]

new Charlatan Wonder video is up!

 

[edin]

"PlayStation Boss" ? what lol

Also I was wrong about DOOM. Ended up enjoying it a lot, but it has some issues. Review soon including how DOOM was the kick in the ASUS they needed to update ROG Ally drivers after like 6 months of no updates.

 

[MegaApple]

Final Fantasy is the poster child of this.
Instead of making a separate IP that is action combat heavy and possibly start a new big IP that can live beside Final Fantasy, they use the name to kill both gameplay iterations and forever make sure that a Final Fantasy game discussion will always degenerate into two or three factions of the fanbase at each others throat.

To be frank, they have experimented with every FF Mainline (turn based, pseudo turn-based, MMOs, action). Every FF has its own fanbase. Their quality (and marketing) have been whack since FF12.

I've been seeing those guys for over decade what the brand "Final Fantasy" even means (but are otherwise chill in deeper discussions).

 

[Arc]

I'm seeing a whole lot of debate about DOOM Dark Ages having a way lower player count than the past 2 games, and there's a whole lot of arguments being made about the higher price, premium editions and pandemic boosts, but i think it largle boils down to the fact that it has quite a negative word of mouth going for it with a lot of people simply not liking the direction the game is in.

As i said in a past post, i'm enjoying the game for what it is, but the average doom fan just isn't looking for this sort of combat:



Also, The Mech and Dragon Sections genuinly suck ass in a PS360gen-turret-sequence sort of way

I've played through 6 chapters and something about it just feels off. It's well made but it isn't clicking with me either. Maybe I'm just not in the mood for it.

 

[Paul]

I'm seeing a whole lot of debate about DOOM Dark Ages having a way lower player count than the past 2 games, and there's a whole lot of arguments being made about the higher price, premium editions and pandemic boosts, but i think it largle boils down to the fact that it has quite a negative word of mouth going for it with a lot of people simply not liking the direction the game is in.

As i said in a past post, i'm enjoying the game for what it is, but the average doom fan just isn't looking for this sort of combat:



Also, The Mech and Dragon Sections genuinly suck ass in a PS360gen-turret-sequence sort of way

That video looks dreadfully boring to me.
But I am a weirdo who considers RAGE to be the best id game. I loved that game's world, atmosphere, visual style, gameplay.
Quake 2 with its Sonic Mayhem soundtrack is second, Doom 3 with its survival hororesque dark atmosphere is third.
Doom 2016 was fun enough for one playthrough, Eternal bored me and went uninstalled after 3 hours, and Dark Ages...yeah.

 

[lashman]

 

[Mivey]

I'm seeing a whole lot of debate about DOOM Dark Ages having a way lower player count than the past 2 games, and there's a whole lot of arguments being made about the higher price, premium editions and pandemic boosts, but i think it largle boils down to the fact that it has quite a negative word of mouth going for it with a lot of people simply not liking the direction the game is in.

As i said in a past post, i'm enjoying the game for what it is, but the average doom fan just isn't looking for this sort of combat:



Also, The Mech and Dragon Sections genuinly suck ass in a PS360gen-turret-sequence sort of way

For what it's worth, Jeff Gerstmann seems to really like it. From what I gather, you have a lot of freedom as to how melee focused have you want it to be, you can upgrade various weapons, so unless there are sequences where you simply need to be melee, this seems more about giving you more options. Doom 2016 really didn't have much in terms of a melee combat, whereas this one opens up that path, without taking away the arsenal you can still get over the course of the game.



The dragon sequences remind me a of Divnity 2, and I loved the dragon sections in that one.

 

[Cacher]

Discussion Thread 'What are you currently playing? (Week 21 of 2025)'

Sunday at 1:53 PM

New week, new thread! What are you playing?

Post-game depression continues. I played Megaton Musashi W a bit but I am not feeling it. Devoted most of my free time into movies instead. Let's see if I can enjoy some games this week.

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[texhnolyze]

I finally did it. I've just beaten an Elder Scrolls game for the first time ever in my life, after more than a thousand of hours of combined playtime across all 3 games (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim). It's more than just a digital achievement, but it's an achievement of my life.

 

[Le Pertti]

I finally did it. I've just beaten an Elder Scrolls game for the first time ever in my life, after more than a thousand of hours of combined playtime across all 3 games (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim). It's more than just a digital achievement, but it's an achievement of my life.

 

[lashman]

 

[Stevey]

re: Doom Dark Ages


I've not played it myself, will wait for a decent sale.