It's coming to the end of another week so let's all catch up in the comments about what you've been playing recently.
For me, I recently got back into a game called Devader. It's not the most well-known title and the developer Falkenbrew isn't exactly a big name either. Devader is a twin-stick shooter and a thoroughly bizarre one too. It might, in fact, be one of the most insane top-down games I've ever had the pleasure of playing. The enemy designs are absolutely wild and you can see some of that on the developer's Imgur. If you want something crazy, definitely try it out.
You can actually pick up Devader on Steam with 70% off until July 7.
I also have to admit how thoroughly impressed I was with Death Trash, which had a demo put up on Steam for Steam Next Fest 2021. Quite easily my favourite game from it overall. The demo is still available and I highly recommend it, although only with mouse and keyboard for now as the gamepad has some issues currently. You can see some footage on Linux during a recently livestream:
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Over to you in the comments: what have you been playing? Can you recommend others pick it up? Tell us all.
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Finally played through Rise of the Tomb Raider. It's fun! (I'm leaving out all collecting stuff though.)
Finally played through Rise of the Tomb Raider. It's fun! (I'm leaving out all collecting stuff though.)
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Kind of a weird week and didn't actually play much. Most of it was Autonauts from my twitch prime stuff. A bit of Shapez.io because of the puzzle dlc and played through A Short Hike last night.
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I recently ended Shadow of the Tomb Raider on Stadia. I think I will be stopping there. It's not for me. Too many cut-scenes. Retired The Division 2, Jupiter Hell, Northgard and Starward Rogue (all things unlocked). Time to find some more arcade action games.
Right now with the summer here and family visiting we've been playing a lot of local MP games once again which is my preferred way to game.
Galaxy Champions TV - itch.io
One of the best games from the most recent sale. It's so good. Playing this on a projector with some wireless gamepads is the way.
Streets of Rage 4 - GOG
Playing this one with my wife again and trying to get through boss rush mode with some of the SOR1 characters.
Splody - itch.io
PVE and PVP Bomberman clone done right!
Online I've been playing the following with friends and family
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™ - Complete Edition - Stadia
We also play this one locally but throughout the week I've been going online to play with my kids who are huge fans of the comic and movie.
PAC-MAN™ Mega Tunnel Battle - Stadia
This is mostly just me but I've got a few ppl that picked it up recently and so that's been fun.
Last edited by Mezron on 28 June 2021 at 9:40 pm UTC
Right now with the summer here and family visiting we've been playing a lot of local MP games once again which is my preferred way to game.
Galaxy Champions TV - itch.io
One of the best games from the most recent sale. It's so good. Playing this on a projector with some wireless gamepads is the way.
Streets of Rage 4 - GOG
Playing this one with my wife again and trying to get through boss rush mode with some of the SOR1 characters.
Splody - itch.io
PVE and PVP Bomberman clone done right!
Online I've been playing the following with friends and family
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™ - Complete Edition - Stadia
We also play this one locally but throughout the week I've been going online to play with my kids who are huge fans of the comic and movie.
PAC-MAN™ Mega Tunnel Battle - Stadia
This is mostly just me but I've got a few ppl that picked it up recently and so that's been fun.
Last edited by Mezron on 28 June 2021 at 9:40 pm UTC
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Since I'm not buying any games this year, I decided to finish the games I own. I have a bad habit of not finishing games.
So I'm still playing Wasteland 2. Still enjoying it. I don't get a ton of play time, so I think I'll finish it by August.
So I'm still playing Wasteland 2. Still enjoying it. I don't get a ton of play time, so I think I'll finish it by August.
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Until a week ago i've been sucked in by Hades and played it a lot, a fair bit past the story epilog.
Yesterday i picked up the "racing platformer" Distance and lost track of the time while playing it, ill have to see whether it keeps my attention over the next week or so.
Top of thepile of shame waiting list atm are a) finally learning how to play and proceed in Hollow Knight (might need to pick up a controller for that) and b) continue my playthrough through Sunless Skies i started after the Sovereign update.
Yesterday i picked up the "racing platformer" Distance and lost track of the time while playing it, ill have to see whether it keeps my attention over the next week or so.
Top of the
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Since I'm not buying any games this year, I decided to finish the games I own. I have a bad habit of not finishing games.
So I'm still playing Wasteland 2. Still enjoying it. I don't get a ton of play time, so I think I'll finish it by August.
I avoid starting all those big RPGs at the moment due to lack of time. Is it still fun? I think I would forget all the rules, tactics, story, ...
Last edited by Eike on 27 June 2021 at 4:35 pm UTC
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My son is playing Factorio with me. It's the first computer game he actually enjoys :-)
Been playing that, and pretty much only that the last two months!
Been playing that, and pretty much only that the last two months!
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on_en_a_gros Jun 27, 2021
I started wasteland 3, just played 10h so far, but I love it.
A bit of art of rally, it quickly became a go to game if I just have 10 min to play, Unfortunately the latest gig version doesn't start...
And finally with the help of proton battlefield V, one of the,if not the, best FPS franchise IMO. the performance are not that great compare to windows, but everything works, and since I owe the game on steam origin is not that much a pain in the ass.
A bit of art of rally, it quickly became a go to game if I just have 10 min to play, Unfortunately the latest gig version doesn't start...
And finally with the help of proton battlefield V, one of the,if not the, best FPS franchise IMO. the performance are not that great compare to windows, but everything works, and since I owe the game on steam origin is not that much a pain in the ass.
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I'm trying to 100% Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Works like a charm under Proton.
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gradyvuckovic Jun 27, 2021
I've been playing BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE!
And it's awesome! Love the music, one of the better fps games I've ever played. I just wish there was 'more' in the game.
And it's awesome! Love the music, one of the better fps games I've ever played. I just wish there was 'more' in the game.
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Kuduzkehpan Jun 27, 2021
Last Epoch still in beta yet quite enjoyable. not so rich content but better end game rather than poe.
Tom Clancy's The Division™ i login time to time and catch some global events. For new classified gears quite enjoyable with tons of visuals. And has lot of DLC. division 2 may run on linux if we solve eac issues.
but not this days..
Tom Clancy's The Division™ i login time to time and catch some global events. For new classified gears quite enjoyable with tons of visuals. And has lot of DLC. division 2 may run on linux if we solve eac issues.
but not this days..
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Some wads for Doom with GZDoom as always, also some clicker/idle games.
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Well this isn't just about last week...
Finished Assassin's Creed Odyssey, the main story, a while ago (Origins and Odyssey run very well on Proton!). Becomes very repetitive at the end, so lacked the motivation to go through the DLCs as even the beginning looked pretty similar, just a different map.
Then started to go through my list on steam, as the number of unplayed but interesting titles grew larger and larger...
Tomb Raider Underworld: Nice old one, runs fine in Proton if you switch of anti-aliasing, but way too buggy. Could have been much more fun otherwise.
Tomb Raider Anniversary: Played a third or so of it, then got annoyed by bats that take half a magazine, crazy boss fight, etc., so abandoned it.
Control Ultimate Edition: Very interesting story, not the usual stuff, was lots of fun to play. And also very good performance on Proton. The fight's can get pretty intense, but there's an easy mode, so you can focus on the story if you prefer that.
State of Mind: Also one with a very interesting story. Though: I hate low poly graphics. And considering the graphics it was horrible to see how much GPU it needed to display that. Disappointing, but only by the performance / efficiency of the engine. Other than that, it's a good game.
Now I started Everreach: Project Eden. The controls behave a bit weird (well looks like a direct console port) and by the landscape you can't see where you're able to go or not. It's not depending on the slope of the ground but there's weird invisible walls so you need to look at the map very often, especially in narrow regions...
But story wise it already looks very interesting and so far I like it.
One of the developers / game designers worked on the Mass Effect Triology before and you clearly see that in the game. Im only 20% in but I'd say it could easily be some kind of prequel to the Mass Effect Triology. Even some menu items, the mouse pointer, etc. look pretty familiar.
Finished Assassin's Creed Odyssey, the main story, a while ago (Origins and Odyssey run very well on Proton!). Becomes very repetitive at the end, so lacked the motivation to go through the DLCs as even the beginning looked pretty similar, just a different map.
Then started to go through my list on steam, as the number of unplayed but interesting titles grew larger and larger...
Tomb Raider Underworld: Nice old one, runs fine in Proton if you switch of anti-aliasing, but way too buggy. Could have been much more fun otherwise.
Tomb Raider Anniversary: Played a third or so of it, then got annoyed by bats that take half a magazine, crazy boss fight, etc., so abandoned it.
Control Ultimate Edition: Very interesting story, not the usual stuff, was lots of fun to play. And also very good performance on Proton. The fight's can get pretty intense, but there's an easy mode, so you can focus on the story if you prefer that.
State of Mind: Also one with a very interesting story. Though: I hate low poly graphics. And considering the graphics it was horrible to see how much GPU it needed to display that. Disappointing, but only by the performance / efficiency of the engine. Other than that, it's a good game.
Now I started Everreach: Project Eden. The controls behave a bit weird (well looks like a direct console port) and by the landscape you can't see where you're able to go or not. It's not depending on the slope of the ground but there's weird invisible walls so you need to look at the map very often, especially in narrow regions...
But story wise it already looks very interesting and so far I like it.
One of the developers / game designers worked on the Mass Effect Triology before and you clearly see that in the game. Im only 20% in but I'd say it could easily be some kind of prequel to the Mass Effect Triology. Even some menu items, the mouse pointer, etc. look pretty familiar.
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I avoid starting all those big RPGs at the moment due to lack of time. Is it still fun? I think I would forget all the rules, tactics, story, ...
It is! I may be in a slightly different circumstances in that I have little time, but what I do have is regular. Forgetting isn't really a concern. Wasteland 2 is pretty linear story wise and the mechanics are pretty simple/intuitive, so I haven't felt like I'm forgetting anything even if it's been a week or so. It's pretty fun so far, the atmosphere and humor are great so far.
On the other hand, getting into a game can be a problem, especially if it is the type that require time investment to do things (think you're epic TBS or Kerbal Space Program).
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Some leftover demos from the festival where the demos were still available and Railway Empire
With Railway Empire I have gotten little bit of frustrating point where better planning starts to be necessary, I haven't just necessarily found out all the best ways to do things. Signalling seems to be bit simplistic compared to OpenTTD, but scenarios are fun so far. It was in Humble Choice quite while back and I finally chose it and activated the license. I it seems I was right that I might spend quite several hours with it.
As for demos, all thee seem to have still the demo available. Vagabond Starship is adventure game that's mashup between sci-fi and fantasy tropes. It's at least mildly funny and some of the puzzles seem to give some challenge (which might be the reason why I didn't finish it). Seems to need some more polish still.
Tiny Planet Protectors. Name does explain the premise the game quite clearly. I got confused right at the second planet. Maybe vacuuming planets clean of everything is not enough. How the astronaut waters plants is quite creative though.
Bots Are Stupid. This one is platformer merged with a programming game. Practically lot of time can go into figuring out how long the bot has to wait until next action should be started (luckily I learned that instead of seconds, you can also wait frames). There's plenty of wait while and wait until constructs, but they don't cover all the scenarios. Cool concept though.
With Railway Empire I have gotten little bit of frustrating point where better planning starts to be necessary, I haven't just necessarily found out all the best ways to do things. Signalling seems to be bit simplistic compared to OpenTTD, but scenarios are fun so far. It was in Humble Choice quite while back and I finally chose it and activated the license. I it seems I was right that I might spend quite several hours with it.
As for demos, all thee seem to have still the demo available. Vagabond Starship is adventure game that's mashup between sci-fi and fantasy tropes. It's at least mildly funny and some of the puzzles seem to give some challenge (which might be the reason why I didn't finish it). Seems to need some more polish still.
Tiny Planet Protectors. Name does explain the premise the game quite clearly. I got confused right at the second planet. Maybe vacuuming planets clean of everything is not enough. How the astronaut waters plants is quite creative though.
Bots Are Stupid. This one is platformer merged with a programming game. Practically lot of time can go into figuring out how long the bot has to wait until next action should be started (luckily I learned that instead of seconds, you can also wait frames). There's plenty of wait while and wait until constructs, but they don't cover all the scenarios. Cool concept though.
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I've been away from my gaming rig these days, but usually my lineup is:
- EVE Online
- Grand Theft Auto Online
- Valheim
- Shakes & Fidget
- Villagers & Heroes
- Elite Dangerous
(And only Valheim is native. I used to play more native games, the Tomb Raiders, the Borderlands, ETS...)
- EVE Online
- Grand Theft Auto Online
- Valheim
- Shakes & Fidget
- Villagers & Heroes
- Elite Dangerous
(And only Valheim is native. I used to play more native games, the Tomb Raiders, the Borderlands, ETS...)
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Finished LUNA The Shadow Dust this week with my daughter. Good game that had fun puzzles. The outro cinematic was a little tough for my five year old though.
Been focused on getting achievements with my online gaming group on Factorio. Just a great game, that I just keep coming back to for several hour play-throughs.
Golf with your Friends is another game we are focused on achievements.
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE just picked this up to get back into some VR. Also, played Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes with my son. Really fun to learn how to communicate with each other strategically through that game.
Rocket League. I guess this still hasn't been completely blocked on Linux (through Proton) with their potential anti-cheat. Still a really fun game.
Griftlands Picked this up from the summer sale. Just started getting into. So far, seems like another good title into the Deckbuilder. Has some good changes to the way you play vs other deckbuilders, that give it a fresh change from all my time on Slay the Spire and Monster Train.
Heroes of Might & Magic III. No matter what games I try (Age of Wonders, newer HOMM titles, etc), nothing has been able to replace this specific iteration in the series. I haven't been able to get VCMI working (at least I am getting a bad crash during Campaign map selection). So, just playing with WINE on the HOMM III Complete Edition.
Starcraft II. Another game that no RTS has been able to replace for me. There are some upcoming ones I am excited about, but nothing so far has replaced this game for me. So, I am a little skeptic. We will see if Frost Giant Studios (former SC2 devs) will be able to make the next RTS that can replace Starcraft II for me.
Finished LUNA The Shadow Dust this week with my daughter. Good game that had fun puzzles. The outro cinematic was a little tough for my five year old though.
Been focused on getting achievements with my online gaming group on Factorio. Just a great game, that I just keep coming back to for several hour play-throughs.
Golf with your Friends is another game we are focused on achievements.
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE just picked this up to get back into some VR. Also, played Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes with my son. Really fun to learn how to communicate with each other strategically through that game.
Rocket League. I guess this still hasn't been completely blocked on Linux (through Proton) with their potential anti-cheat. Still a really fun game.
Griftlands Picked this up from the summer sale. Just started getting into. So far, seems like another good title into the Deckbuilder. Has some good changes to the way you play vs other deckbuilders, that give it a fresh change from all my time on Slay the Spire and Monster Train.
Heroes of Might & Magic III. No matter what games I try (Age of Wonders, newer HOMM titles, etc), nothing has been able to replace this specific iteration in the series. I haven't been able to get VCMI working (at least I am getting a bad crash during Campaign map selection). So, just playing with WINE on the HOMM III Complete Edition.
Starcraft II. Another game that no RTS has been able to replace for me. There are some upcoming ones I am excited about, but nothing so far has replaced this game for me. So, I am a little skeptic. We will see if Frost Giant Studios (former SC2 devs) will be able to make the next RTS that can replace Starcraft II for me.
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Have been playing Phantom Brigade, it's reasonably fun but it still has a way to go before it leaves early access most of the work done so far has been combat related. The combat is really good.
Started a new run of The Darkest Dungeon, figure this time i'll get further ahaha.
Was playing Elex for a bit, after 30 hours and still not knowing what I was doing in the game, ended up benching it.
It's a bit rough around the edges, and reasonably hard, great game if your a sucker for punishment.
Started a new run of The Darkest Dungeon, figure this time i'll get further ahaha.
Was playing Elex for a bit, after 30 hours and still not knowing what I was doing in the game, ended up benching it.
It's a bit rough around the edges, and reasonably hard, great game if your a sucker for punishment.
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I've been trying out Oldschool Runescape this week, since you can play a good chunk of it for free and there's a third party Linux client (RuneLite) that's easy to use. So I figured why not see what the fuss is about.
Not sure I'm having fun, per se. That's a hard thing to define. But it is interesting, and working on skills does have the sort of "number goes up" that idle games have except it takes place in a world that's not an afterthought laid on top of a monetized mechanic. Writing's not bad, and I appreciate that the quests aren't "kill X of Y" over and over again like some other MMOs.
Not sure I'm having fun, per se. That's a hard thing to define. But it is interesting, and working on skills does have the sort of "number goes up" that idle games have except it takes place in a world that's not an afterthought laid on top of a monetized mechanic. Writing's not bad, and I appreciate that the quests aren't "kill X of Y" over and over again like some other MMOs.
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