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If you've Kickstarted Kentucky Route Zero all the way back in the ancient times of 2011, you can now breathe a sigh of relief. It may have taken quite a while, but the fifth episode has now been released in full. In other words, Kentucky Route Zero is finally complete!
For those of you that haven't played, or even heard about Kentucky Route Zero, it's probably best explained as a highly atmospheric and often experimental adventure game. It's one of those games where you want to shut yourself off from the outside world, cuddle up with a warm coffee, and just play through it an episode at a time. Kentucky Route Zero really is quite an experience, especially if you're a fan of story-heavy games.
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If you're in the mood for an oldschool survival-horror game, you might want to keep an eye out for the upcoming Summerford. It's a Resident Evil and Silent Hill inspired horror game with plenty of exploration, puzzle-solving, resource management, and naturally, a little bit of action to glue everything together.
Summerford is still in development, but you can get a bit of an idea of what to expect through the recently posted teaser trailer. Have a peek:
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[Update #2]: Deep Rock Galactic will be digging its way out of Steam Early Access this May 13th!
[Update]: Ghost Ship Games have now updated the roadmap ahead of full release, as well as revealed what Update 29 will bring with it.
Deep Rock Galactic will be releasing from Steam Early Access in the second quarter of 2020. In order to prepare the stage for launch, Ghost Ship Games have announced that they will be putting all of their efforts into polishing existing content, adding some long-awaited quality-of-life changes, as well as bringing in a couple of new features to help spice things up a bit.
The newest update combines all three of those thing by heavily reworking the perk system, as well as adding a variety of new perks to play around with. The most important change, however, is the split into active and passive perks. Active perks are significantly more powerful, but either have a cooldown or can only be used a certain times per match. Meanwhile, the passive perks are somewhat weaker, though they are always active and can help shape the entirety of your playstyle.
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[Update]: Northgard has just received its biggest and most important update yet - the Map Editor!
Northgard is a viking themed strategy game from the makers of Evoland, and as you might imagine, it's all about creating a thriving colony in an extremely hostile world. However, things have become even rougher recently as the latest DLC has brought in the Himminbrjotir, Clan of the Ox - a faction that is almost entirely geared towards conquest.
You can get a bit of an idea of what Clan of the Ox believes in, as well as how they prefer to fight, through the newest trailer. Have a gander, it's a pretty brief one:
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[Update]: The Bad Seed DLC has now arrived, and so far it has received some pretty good reviews across the board.
After a whole bunch of free updates, Dead Cells will soon be getting its very first piece of paid DLC - The Bad Seed. The upcoming DLC will bring with it two new areas to help spice up the early game (the Arboretum and the Swamp), a couple of new items to toy around with, and most importantly of all, a gigantic new boss to endlessly bash your head against!
For those of you wondering what all of this might look like in action, allow me to share with you the recently posted preview. The video obviously has some spoilers for the new content, but I wouldn't say it's anything major. Well, unless you count the size of the boss itself! Anyway, have a peek:
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[Update]: Great news everyone! The new and improved Slay the Spire 2 is coming in 2025!
After spending a surprisingly long amount of time in beta testing, Slay the Spire's fourth character The Watcher has now been released in full. Best of all, The Watcher and her assortment of unique cards are entirely free for both new and old players alike!
When it comes to her playstyle, The Watcher is heavily focused around orchestrating explosive turns where she dishes out tons of damage, followed by periods of calm while she once again assembles her combo. To help with this she has multiple stances that let her build up power and energy, as well as the ability to peek at her deck and re-arrange the upcoming cards to ensure she always gets a good combo off.
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[Update #2]: Cassette Beasts is another potentially interesting Pokemon-inspired RPG. So if you're into Temtem, you might want to check it out as well.
[Update]: The developers have now released the official roadmap, as well as announced their plans for Temtem's future.
Temtem, much like the Pokemon games from which it draws a great deal of inspiration, is a creature collecting and battling RPG with plenty of unique areas to explore. However, unlike the Pokemon games which are largely singleplayer, Temtem is an MMO and thus heavily focused on player-to-player interactions, co-op, and naturally, duels.
If you're wondering just how Pokemon inspired Temtem truly is, as well as what its various creatures look like, you'll find some of the answer you seek in the recently posted animated intro. Have a gander, it's quite a pretty one:
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The holiday season may be over, but if you're in the mood for just one more gift, you might be interested to hear that the hand-drawn Metroidvania Sundered is now entirely free to grab. Simply head on over to its Epic Store page, log into your account or create a new one, and you'll be out exploring the world (and likely dying) in no time.
The catch, as is tradition at this point, is that the giveaway will only last a short amount of time. So if you're looking to grab Sundered, make sure to do so before January 16th as that's when it'll be replaced by the equally interesting Horace.
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If you're a fan of the old Commandos series, or just strategy games in general, you're in for a treat today! As a part of their daily giveaway, the Epic Games Store is currently offering a free copy of the truly excellent Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
Simply head on over to Shadow Tactics' store page, create or log into your account, and then simply claim yourself a copy by going through the 'purchasing' process. That said, I'm unfortunately a bit late with this announcement and so Shadow Tactics will only be free for another couple of hours, so you might want to hurry up and grab it before it goes away.
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[Update]: The next freebie is my GOTY for 2016 - Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
The Epic Games Store giveaway event is now slowly coming to a close, and thankfully the quality of the games continues to be pretty darn high. Just these past few days they've given out Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and FTL: Faster The Light, while today's offer is another excellent indie game - Hyper Light Drifter.
If the name's unfamiliar, or if you simply need a bit of a refresher on just how atmospheric Hyper Light Drifter can truly be, allow me to share with you one of the original trailers. Have a gander, it's a rather pretty one: