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  • [Steam] Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker, retro horror

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  • Curious about this one, although "Unique sound effects that create tension." is a strange thing to add on a feature list.

  • Ash & Adam's Existential Treads, a retro top down tank shooter x tower defence x city-builder hybrid, while also including exploration gameplay, with a unique art style, released on Steam

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  • Fwiw, for non serious writing, I've been using the "x" form since I was teenager.

    For Threadi headlines, it's a useful space saving measure since the title has a limited number of characters.

  • Repterra, a base-building survival RTS set in a world overrun by dinosaurs, where you can breed (and ride) new dinosaur types to reclaim the world for humanity, released in early access on Steam

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  • I haven't played it, but from the let's play it looked closer to something like They Are Billions than a classical tower defence game. I would say the RTS elements may be somewhat more pronounced than in They Are Billions.

    I wouldn't discount this as a pure (classical?) tower defence game.

  • Games @lemmy.world
    Agent_Karyo @piefed.world

    Repterra, a base-building survival RTS set in a world overrun by dinosaurs, where you can breed (and ride) new dinosaur types to reclaim the world for humanity, released in early access on Steam

    store.steampowered.com /app/2768380/Repterra/

  • Outlive 25, a remaster of the classic Brazilian sci-fi RTS from 2001, released on Steam

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  • In video game terms, I think the 90s can be referred to as a classical period of sorts (at least on PC). 2000 is right at the tail end of the period though.

    Vast majority of PC-focused genre were created (or refined in to their current forms) sometime between the tail end of the 80s and the end of the millennium.

  • RetroGaming @lemmy.world
    Agent_Karyo @piefed.world

    Outlive 25, a remaster of the classic Brazilian sci-fi RTS from 2001, released on Steam

    store.steampowered.com /app/2948680/Outlive_25/
  • Games @lemmy.world
    Agent_Karyo @piefed.world

    Review: Ground Zero - A classic survival horror feel that [pays] homage to the classics of the genre. It [stays] authentic to the survival horror heyday [but feels] just a little more approachable and

    www.relyonhorror.com /reviews/review-ground-zero/
  • PC Gaming @lemmy.ca
    Agent_Karyo @piefed.world

    I'm enjoying the boreal cyborg world of spooky FPS Industria 2, which launches on PC today and also has an excellent diegetic crafting screen

    www.rockpapershotgun.com /im-enjoying-the-boreal-cyborg-world-of-spooky-fps-industria-2-which-launches-on-pc-today-and-also-has-an-excellent-diegetic-crafting-screen
  • Tycoon Games @lemmy.world
    Agent_Karyo @piefed.world

    The Last Gas Station, a narrative-focused management game, with beautiful pixelart, where you manage an old gas station in a rural area by the mountains, released on Steam

    store.steampowered.com /app/3690030/The_Last_Gas_Station/

  • Cyberpunk bartending sim VA-11 Hall-A devs' first game in 10 years finally launches this summer

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  • It's one of those (relatively) well known indie success stories. Not at the level of say Stardew Valley, but in the same category.

    The game is good example of how people look for different experiences in gaming.

  • Meet the players who lost big money on Peter Molyneux’s failed Legacy

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  • Star Citizen is the perfect example of why NFTs do not have good use cases.

    But there is no good reason for CIG to deal with the extra headache of adding NFTs on top. It's just more cost, risk and UX complexities (let's for the sake of argument forget about regulatory issues) for no gain.

  • [GOG via Prime] The Pale Beyond, indie RPG

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  • This is a really good game, unique setting and relatively novel gameplay. Nice hand-drawn art too.

    If you liked The Terror S01 or The North Water, you might enjoy this.

  • Are there any level-based city building games?

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  • If you are OK with historical city-builders, the campaigns for Caesar III, Pharaoh and Zeus/Poseidon, are largely level-focused. They are available on GOG and there is a really nice modern engine for Caesar III.

    Based on feedback and discussion that I've seen (I haven't tried it yet), Microlandia seems to mostly fit your request in a modern city-builder:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/4094120/Microlandia/

    Might also be worth checking out Urbek City Builder (also modern).

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1411740/Urbek_City_Builder/

    I have played UCB and it does have a bigger focus on neighbourhoods and types of commercial/industrial areas. I felt that the tutorial makes it seem like it's not a city-builder, it very much is and with it's own game design approach.

    You can play it as a Metropolis city-builder too, but there can be some annoyances with this approach (I had to design blocks for certain things for space efficiency, some blocks are available in the guide section on steam).

  • Former PlayStation Exec Wonders How Sony Will Maintain Investment in First-Party Games Without Releasing Them on PC

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  • I feel like they will eventually backtrack in this.

    It's not 2002 when PS2 was truly dominant across the video game market as a whole. Now you have mobile, Roblox, Fortnite, a giant selection of pretty cheap indie titles on PC, things are a lot more competitive.

  • Above the Snow, a cozy narrative-driven ski resort management game, with extensive trail design and management gameplay (e.g. rescue missions), released on Steam

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  • I wonder how the narrative element plays out, this is an area where Tycoon/Economic Strategy games tend to be weak or the narrative is non-existent (which makes sense since it's of low importance in such a genre).

  • Upcoming AAAA game: MAGA Simulator 2077 (sarcasm)

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  • I don't see the satire in the game itself, you got to have a satire concept beyond some random assets and random map.

    Have the map structured as a US style suburban community, bunch of fast food lying around the suburb.

  • Upcoming AAAA game: MAGA Simulator 2077 (sarcasm)

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  • This is just some random assets and an FPS map. I am assuming there are no custom models or textures. Strange "game".

  • People love buying weapons so much in [Gun Store Simulator] that I'm making bank even though I only sell brass knuckles

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  • Fixed, thank you!

  • Is "Motivation" important to you in games?

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  • Depends on the genre:

    RPGs: Strong writing and/or world building is a must. I prefer when both are done well, but just strong world building with ok writing works too (more often than not writing us weaker). For me the point of an RPG is to explore a world and try different playstyles, factions and narrative. I enjoy reading in-game texts that provide lore backgrounds, but also minor clues and subtle opportunities to define your strategy.

    Strategy/Tycoon/City-builder:

    Story and writing are not needed. These are sandbox games, the point is to try different strategies, build your own designs and so on.

    I usually don't bother with campaigns for these types of games and just pick the largest map possible in sandbox. I did like the Cities in Motion 1 campaign though.

    In 30 years of being a huge fan of these genres, I can't really think of a Tycoon or Economic Strategy where the story was memorable.

    One caveat is that if the game is set in a fantasy/sci-fi setting, sometimes strong world building is important, but it depends on the details of the gameplay.

    In some cases, the most generic space/fantasy setting is fine, in other cases like with Vagrus, a trading game x RPG hybrid, the relatively unique grimdark fantasy world is a key part of what makes the game great.

  • People love buying weapons so much in [Gun Store Simulator] that I'm making bank even though I only sell brass knuckles

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  • This article series by author Christopher Livingston on random first-person sim games has some interesting entries like Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator, but this one is pretty bland and looks like the hundred of UE5 [retail store type] simulator clones that I am assuming are hoping for a viral pickup by streamer.

  • Rally Point: Genre-crushing choose-your-own strategy Heart of the Machine might be peak Arcen

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  • This is unfortunately a common issue with relatively complex strategy games.

    Most of the time you have to learn by doing either some bigger easier being addressed via web search.

  • MMO98, a minimalist, incremental, MMO development studio management game, with a retro Windows98 style UI, released on steam

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  • I think "MMO development studio" captures the essence of the game (or so I thought from the screenshots and text).

    Could be a word order phrasing style issue, it does sound a bit off.

  • 'How To Get Started & Survive Stronghold Crusader's New Challenge' -GamerZakh

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  • Got it! )

  • Let's discuss ideas how Game Pass should be structured and priced

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  • To be honest, I don't think the indie gaming scene will ever fully transition to his model even in the worst case scenario.

    The market is basically large enough that it can support a niche being independent in terms of channel fulfilment and avoidance of console style exclusivety.

    Not to mention video games are arguably much more competitive than movies or streaming shows. Often people look to a specific production with shows and movies, with games, new franchises can often build upon and expand upon existing gameplay models.

    Not that I think the subscription model is good, but it is clear that there is a segment of the market that prefers this delivery approach.