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[Update]: Four years after launch, indie strategy game Into the Breach has just added a ton of free new content.
Into the Breach is a newly released turn-based strategy game from the developers behind FTL. It gives you control of a variety of powerful mechs, each of which can be customized to fit your preferred playstyle, with which you will need to fight off alien swarms across a vast array of levels. More importantly, all of the enemy moves are telegraphed ahead of time, so whether you win or lose is going to be entirely up to you!
You can get a good glimpse at what all of this looks like in-game through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander, it'll quickly let you know whether Into the Breach is the type of game you'd enjoy or not:
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Hellmut: the Badass from Hell is a completely over-the-top and fast-paced dungeon crawler that pits you against overwhelming numbers of demons. You'll have to explore randomly generated worlds in order to beat up bosses, find treasure and weapons to help 'liberate' even more treasure and weapons from your enemies, and "basically murderize a shockingly large number of demons."
Since trying to explain this type of game through words alone is a bit of a pointless task, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. It will quickly let you know whether Hellmut is the type of game you'd enjoy or not. Have a look:
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Fe is an action-adventure set admits a rather beautiful, albeit slightly psychedelic, Nordic forest full of lively critters and mysterious dangers. As you might expect from the genre, you will be spending most of your time running, jumping and gliding from location to location, though Fe does distinguish itself from the rest by giving you the ability to use songs in order to convince your fellow creatures to help you out.
Since most of Fe's focus is on the presentation and atmosphere, allow me to share with you the recently posted launch trailer. It's not a very long video, but it'll give you a pretty good idea of what to expect from Fe and its world. Have a look:
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Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption belongs in the ever-growing category of games inspired by the Souls series. In other words, it features a dark and harrowing tale where very few characters will see a happy ending, a variety of unique weapons and playstyles to toy around with, as well as a whole bunch of bosses that will repeatedly smash you into the ground until you finally learn how to contend with them.
Where Sinner stands out from the rest, however, is in its rather unique approach to fighting bosses. Instead of constantly growing stronger and stronger, each boss fight will make you slightly weaker as you need to sacrifice a part of yourself in order to atone for some currently unknown sins. There will still be progression in the form of new equipment and weapons, so I must admit I'm quite curious to see how the developers will balance the whole system as its unlike anything I've seen so far!
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As the title would suggest, Abandon Ship is a naval strategy/adventure game that's most similar in spirit to FTL. You will need to take control of a single ship and its small crew in order to explore a massive and randomly generated world, solve a variety of quests that for me tend to end with one of my crewmen getting eaten, and naturally, fight off a whole horde of pirates, cultists and other such nasties that would love nothing more than to plunder your ship.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in-game, wonder no more as the developers have shared posted a launch trailer. The video isn't very long, but it should give you a pretty darn good idea of what to expect from Abandon Ship. Have a look:
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After quite a few patches and a whole lot of time in Steam Early Access, the underwater exploration/survival game Subnautica has now finally released. So if you were waiting for the developers to polish up all of the content before giving it a try, now would be the time to dive in as the current version of Subnatuica is pretty damn good!
If you're unfamiliar with Subnautica, or if you're just wondering how much the game has improved since it first released in Early Access, allow me to share with you two of the recent trailers. The first is the cinematic trailer that sets up the story and atmosphere, while the second one showcases the actual gameplay. Have a look:
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Seven: The Days Long Gone is a 3D isometric RPG that lets you freely explore a massive sandbox world. You have the ability to climb just about anything in order to avoid guards or potential obstacles, the tools needed to sneak through an enemy compound in order to plunder its riches, or if the situation favors you, the option to launch a full-on assault with a combination of weapons and magic.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in-game, or at the very least what the combat mechanics are all about, you'll find what you seek in the recently posted trailer. Its not overly long, but i'll give you a good idea of what to expect from Seven. Have a look:
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Gunhead is a newly announced and fast paced open-world FPS where you get to play as a pirate mech with a gun for its head. Replacing one's head with a gun might sound excessive, but if you're in the business of looting derelict ships filled with monstrous drones and aliens, I suppose its a price you just have to pay.
If you're wondering what all of this nonsense might look like in-game, wonder no more as the developers have released a brief teaser trailer. It's not very long, but it'll give you a pretty good idea of what to expect from Gunhead... though I have a feeling you already know what's coming. Have a look:
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Hellmut: the Badass from Hell is a fast-paced dungeon crawler that lets you take on the demonic hordes with a variety of highly destructive weapons and skills. You can expect to see randomly generated worlds filled with equally random bosses, plenty of treasure and weapons to liberate from your enemies, and naturally, a very casual relationship with realism or common sense.
Since the gameplay is pretty much the only thing that matters in these types of games, allow me to share with you the recently posted announcement trailer. It should give you a pretty damn good idea of what to expect from Hellmut. Have a look:
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Hand of Fate 2 is a bit of a curious game. Its essentially a combination of an action-rpg, a deck-building card game, and a roguelike dungeon crawler. How it works is that each overturned card reveals some sort of challenge or effect, which can range from an action-orientated combat section that is very reminiscent of the modern Batman games, to a short minigame, or just some good ol' fashioned choose-your-own-adventure decision making. The most interesting part of this whole system is that the various different elements are interactive, so if you have a couple of armor and weapon cards, you can actually use them in the combat sections to give yourself an advantage!
As you can see, all of this is not exactly the easiest concept to explain through words alone, so allow me to instead share with you the launch trailer. Its not a very long video, but it should give you a pretty damn good idea of what Hand of Fate 2 is all about and how it plays. Have a look: