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[Update]: Don't Starve is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a massive bugfixing and quality-of-life focused update.
After a rather successful stay in Steam Early Access, Don't Starve's Hamlet expansion has now finally released in full. Besides the aforementioned aristocratic Pigmen, the Hamlet brings with it the ability to create your very own house, a whole bunch of new regions to explore and monsters to die to, three unique new characters to mess around with, as well as plenty of ruins to delve through in search of secrets and giant spiders.
You can get a bit of an idea of what this looks like in-game, as well as how fancy the Pigmen civilization truly is, through the recently posted trailer down below. Have a gander:
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After being exclusively released on the Nintendo Switch, the stylish turn-based RPG SteamWorld Quest will be making its way to PC this May 31st. Expect to see a whole bunch of charming characters and hand-drawn locations, a variety of cards with which you can customize your playstyle, and naturally, an entire world filled with treasure to loot and steampunk dragons to slay!
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, wonder no more as the developers have recently posted a fairly lengthy trailer. Have a gander, the art style really is lovely:
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Guacamelee is a Mexican-themed action-platformer with quite a few Metroidvania elements thrown in for good measure. As you might imagine from that description alone, you'll spend a good chunk of your time beating up hordes of enemies, acquiring new moves, and then using said moves to further explore the map and beat up even more enemies. A simple formula, but a rather satisfying one!
If that sounds like it's right up your alley, you might be glad to hear that Guacamelee is currently entirely free on the Humble Store. The only catch is that the giveaway will end in around 14 hours, so do make sure to grab yourself a copy as soon as possible.
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While not exactly a complex game, Beat Saber is still one of the most enjoyable VR experiences I've ever had. There's just something incredibly therapeutic about slicing through countless boxes with lightsabers while jamming out to your favorite music!
With that in mind, I am very happy to say that Beat Saber will not only be leaving Steam Early Access next week, but that it will be doing so alongside a brand new Level Editor. As the name would imply, the Level Editor will give you the chance to create levels for your own audio tracks, and naturally, the ability to share your creations with the whole world. A fairly simple concept, but also one with a great deal of potential behind it.
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[Update]: VR action game The Walking Dead Onslaught is coming to PC and PSVR on September 29, 2020!
While the quality of The Walking Dead games hasn't exactly been the greatest outside of Telltale's series, there is a bit of hope on the horizon. Survios, the developers behind the highly enjoyable VR game Raw Data, have now announced that they are working on the VR-based The Walking Dead Onslaught.
You can get a bit of a sneak peek at what The Walking Dead Onslaught will be like, as well as what sort of weapons you will get to use, through the recently posted teaser trailer. Have a gander, but don't expect much in terms of actual gameplay as this is just a teaser:
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After apparently getting tired of delving through damp and dark dungeons, the Legend of Grimrock devs have now released a colorful and charming turn-based tactics game called Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest. You can expect to see a variety of unique characters and abilities, plenty of upgrades and items to collect, as well as numerous hand-crafted missions that will require a bit of thought in order to complete.
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you the recently posted and fairly lengthy gameplay preview. It'll give you an excellent idea of just what Druidstone is about, as well as whether it's the type of game you'd enjoy or not. Have a look:
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[Update]: Bithell Games are now working on Tron: Identity - an investigation focused visual novel!
Thomas Was Alone and Volume developer Mike Bithell has announced that he and his team are now not only tackling their very first licensed game, but a John Wick game at that! The freshly revealed John Wick Hex will be a fast-paced strategy game where players will need to carefully consider every move and action they take, as every single one can have both immediate and long-term consequences.
Since trying to explain this trough words alone is a bit of a pointless task, allow me to share with you the recently posted announcement trailer. Have a gander, it's certainly an interesting one:
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After quite a few years in development, the highly atmospheric and often bizarre adventure game Pathologic 2 will be coming to PC this May 23rd. Much like the original, you can expect Pathologic 2 to bring with it a heavy and oppressive atmosphere, plenty of unique and outright crazy characters, as well as a story that is anything but straightforward.
While all of this is incredibly difficult to showcase through a single video, I'd say the recently posted trailer does a pretty good job of establishing just what Pathologic 2 is all about. Have a gander, it's certainly an interesting one:
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[Update]: Risk of Rain 2's very first content update is coming on June 25th!
Just like the original, Risk of Rain 2 is a fairly challenging roguelike that will have you face off against increasingly large hordes of monsters armed with a variety of items, abilities and powerups. A fairly simple concept, but one that Risk of Rain 2 has managed to execute with resounding successes, even though it only just launched into Steam Early Access.
With that in mind, I am very happy to say that Hopoo Games' work has not gone unnoticed as Risk of Rain 2 has just managed to hit a truly impressive milestone - over a million copies sold in a single month! Just for comparison, it took the original Risk of Rain nearly five years in order to achieve the same number of sales on Steam.
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As the name itself would imply, Rise of Industry is a strategy-focused tycoon game that will ask of you to build and manage a massive industrial empire. You'll need to build factories, ensure a steady and efficient stream of supplies, produce and ship a variety of goods, and naturally, arrange and manage numerous trade deals in order to keep expanding your empire's reach.
If you're wondering what all of this looks like in gameplay terms, allow me to share with you the recently posted launch trailer. Have a peek, it's a pretty straightforward one: