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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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[STHX]

What a year for rpgs

 

[Cacher]

Tainted Grail... I bought the first game when it released. A Slay the Spire-like.

Guess what? I still haven't played it.

 

[STHX]

Tainted Grail... I bought the first game when it released. A Slay the Spire-like.

Guess what? I still haven't played it.

Story of my life

 

[CommodoreKong]

What a year for rpgs

Looks like this is a Skyrim type of game is that correct?

 

[kio]

There still is nothing like Heroes of Might and Magic 3. I dunno why more people don't revere this series, God damn the gameplay is good.

I've also been challenged by some friends to play some older games that I never checked out and have been playing indie puzzle-platformer Hue. Pretty cute overall. There's some kind of story that feels Braid-esque, but who cares? The puzzles are all pretty fun and haven't been that hard yet though if you're colorblind this game might be rough. Lots of color manipulation as the name might imply.

I know I'm the odd one on this subject but I still prefer HoMM 5 to 3. I just found the campaign story better overall and the heroes more fun to play. But HoMM 3 is indeed great.

 

[fantomena]

Lords of the Fallen (the new one) is such a conflicted game for me. It does many things right (like really beautiful environments) and a decent combat system, but all the systems and the whole game itself is surrounded by some many different flaws that I actually don't know if I actually like the game, Im playing it, but not feeling much from it.

 

[STHX]

Looks like this is a Skyrim type of game is that correct?

Yes, the devs even added a "Horse Armor" dlc to the supporter pack as a reference to ES

 

[lashman]

 

[low-G]

There still is nothing like Heroes of Might and Magic 3. I dunno why more people don't revere this series, God damn the gameplay is good.

I've also been challenged by some friends to play some older games that I never checked out and have been playing indie puzzle-platformer Hue. Pretty cute overall. There's some kind of story that feels Braid-esque, but who cares? The puzzles are all pretty fun and haven't been that hard yet though if you're colorblind this game might be rough. Lots of color manipulation as the name might imply.

It's so funny because while I've enjoyed HOMM 3 & 4 for ages (HOMM 4 at release) I'm only finally playing through all the HOMM 3 campaigns and I'm doing it in the dumbest way possible, on a Steamdeck with a GAMEPAD. And I'm loving it. Yeah I don't know why I'm like this.

 

[QFNS]

It's so funny because while I've enjoyed HOMM 3 & 4 for ages (HOMM 4 at release) I'm only finally playing through all the HOMM 3 campaigns and I'm doing it in the dumbest way possible, on a Steamdeck with a GAMEPAD. And I'm loving it. Yeah I don't know why I'm like this.

The campaigns are great. I'm playing Armageddon's Blade and loving it. Mouse and Keyboard though lol.

 

[Snakethesniper]

The campaigns are great. I'm playing Armageddon's Blade and loving it. Mouse and Keyboard though lol.

Are you guys playing the homm3 remaster or the gog release? I have it on GOG if I'm not mistaken. Is there any patch/upgrade to apply for the modern systems?

 

[spindoctor]

Are you guys playing the homm3 remaster or the gog release? I have it on GOG if I'm not mistaken. Is there any patch/upgrade to apply for the modern systems?

There's a mod that lets you import the higher quality assets from the Steam remaster into the gog installation. But from what I recall, it only works on the base campaign and not the expansions.

 

[Hektor]

15 hours into Clair Obscure, i'm kinda disappointed and don't get the hype.
I was really excited for it originally and only waited on it because of so many other games also releasing, and then the game breaking so many records made me think this must be a masterpiece. But it's 'Just' good, with multiple glaring issues?

I'm a little way into Act 2 and the story is non-existent.

The game genuinly fails to set up its world properly, apart from the whole gommage thing and age-death that was already known of during pre-release coverage, i virtually have no feeling for the games world. Going by the size of the harbor, i assumed lumiere was a really small city as the last bastion of mankind, but then you see mountains of corpses in one level as tho the whole of europe was massacred.

They talk about the fracture, but never explain what the world actually was like before? Was it always a fantasy world with magic, or was it like normal france before it happened? They might explain some of these things later on, but the point is they don't explain anything at all in the first 15 hours.

And as for the story, the entire expedition gets wiped by some random guy, you walk around for 15 hours, and then said random guy kills the MC. and that's it.

I just feel no investment into this at all.

The combat system is also kinda ruined by the parry system. You have characters with some really cool ideas, like the guy with the Devil May Cry style ranking system, but the parry is so universally powerful against everything, it makes the rest of the combat feel obsolete.
Why think a minute about how to do 4-6K Damage with my whole party in 1 Turn, if i can just parry a boss for 9999 within a few seconds?

I defeated an optional boss i clearly wasn't supposed to fight yet literally by parrying for 20 minutes straight and occasionally reviving when i failed a parry.

The game's art is also just extremely busy, i often struggle to tell where i can and can't go until i tried, which makes looking for items feel like a chore.

The Picto system i like but they also throw WAYYYY to many at you, i don't even look at them anymore, i just equip them right away to learn their abilities and that's it.

It's also quite unpolished, i died multiple times to the Lamplighter because the hitbox for his bottom lamp to prevent his super attack was simply not there, among other things.

I do enjoy the game and gonna continue playing it, but i really don't get its 90's Metacritic and people acting like it's the "Savior of JRPG's".

 

[Mivey]

15 hours into Clair Obscure, i'm kinda disappointed and don't get the hype.
I was really excited for it originally and only waited on it because of so many other games also releasing, and then the game breaking so many records made me think this must be a masterpiece. But it's 'Just' good, with multiple glaring issues?

I'm a little way into Act 2 and the story is non-existent.

The game genuinly fails to set up its world properly, apart from the whole gommage thing and age-death that was already known of during pre-release coverage, i virtually have no feeling for the games world. Going by the size of the harbor, i assumed lumiere was a really small city as the last bastion of mankind, but then you see mountains of corpses in one level as tho the whole of europe was massacred.

They talk about the fracture, but never explain what the world actually was like before? Was it always a fantasy world with magic, or was it like normal france before it happened? They might explain some of these things later on, but the point is they don't explain anything at all in the first 15 hours.

And as for the story, the entire expedition gets wiped by some random guy, you walk around for 15 hours, and then said random guy kills the MC. and that's it.

I just feel no investment into this at all.

The combat system is also kinda ruined by the parry system. You have characters with some really cool ideas, like the guy with the Devil May Cry style ranking system, but the parry is so universally powerful against everything, it makes the rest of the combat feel obsolete.
Why think a minute about how to do 4-6K Damage with my whole party in 1 Turn, if i can just parry a boss for 9999 within a few seconds?

I defeated an optional boss i clearly wasn't supposed to fight yet literally by parrying for 20 minutes straight and occasionally reviving when i failed a parry.

The game's art is also just extremely busy, i often struggle to tell where i can and can't go until i tried, which makes looking for items feel like a chore.

The Picto system i like but they also throw WAYYYY to many at you, i don't even look at them anymore, i just equip them right away to learn their abilities and that's it.

It's also quite unpolished, i died multiple times to the Lamplighter because the hitbox for his bottom lamp to prevent his super attack was simply not there, among other things.

I do enjoy the game and gonna continue playing it, but i really don't get its 90's Metacritic and people acting like it's the "Savior of JRPG's".

I think a lot of it comes down to liking the games writing, characters, music and overall vibe. Which I personally do, immensely so. I don't care that a lot of it is kept mysterious so far (I haven't finished it, I'm also early into Act 2)
I kinda agree that the combat is a bit uneven and not well thought out. It's a one-trick pony. That one trick, with dodge and parry is darn cool, but if it either to hard or in your case (leet gamer, you) to easy, then it will ruin the experience.

 

[Parsnip]

It's so funny because while I've enjoyed HOMM 3 & 4 for ages (HOMM 4 at release) I'm only finally playing through all the HOMM 3 campaigns and I'm doing it in the dumbest way possible, on a Steamdeck with a GAMEPAD. And I'm loving it. Yeah I don't know why I'm like this.

The campaigns are great. I'm playing Armageddon's Blade and loving it. Mouse and Keyboard though lol.

I should play more HoMM3. I don't actually really remember if I ever played through the expansion campaigns. Most of my HoMM3 time was spent in hotseat multiplayer with friends. Hotseat, what a concept.

Are you guys playing the homm3 remaster or the gog release? I have it on GOG if I'm not mistaken. Is there any patch/upgrade to apply for the modern systems?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the HD+ mod is the best way to play the Complete Edition these days.