Hamster Playground has today left Early Access as a finished game, ready for you to jump in and get adopting cute little furry friends. It has Native Linux support and is now Steam Deck Verified too!
If you like your more casual games, this is for you. Giving you a little world where you can take care of, train, and style your very own hamsters. A good one for audiences young and old. Have to admit, they did some pretty great work on the hamster movement in this, they're really cute…and silly. I had a good belly laugh seeing my little one bouncing up and down on a toy for the first time. What an odd game but adorable.
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The new 1.0 release brings some fresh mini-games, a whole bunch of new customization items for your hamsters and their home, new quests to run through and new rewards.
While the game is free to play, it does have some monetisation. There's various DLC you can buy that add in new items, costumes, more quests and so on. You can get a bit more of everything. They also have Diamonds you can buy from the Steam store to also buy more stuff in-game. Not too fond of the micro-transaction style currency, but the rest is fine.
It's very much like a simple The Sims, but for Hamsters.
Features:
- Experience laid-back competition with a single button, yet prepare to break a sweat!
- Race AI-driven hamsters in mazes and on drag strips, and other challenging mini-games.
- Enjoy multiplayer modes, competing with up to 4 players locally or online.
- Develop your hamsters' abilities and skillsets to take on higher-level opponents.
- Expand and furnish your hamsters' house to create the mansion they deserve.
- Customize your hamsters with over 100 cosmetic items and enjoy detailed graphics and cute animations throughout the game.
Check it out free on Steam.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Kimyrielle Jul 11
QuoteNot too fond of the micro-transaction style currency, but the rest is fine.
It's kinda funny thinking of how hard people bitched about DLC and still do (like when they're bashing Paradox games just of having DLCs). DLC typically is both optional and a one-time purchase, in other words: open and transparent. I miss the days when it was JUST DLC. Now we're getting all these shady business practices like obfuscated micro-transaction currencies, lootboxes and my new personal favorite: Gatcha. I wonder if that's truly better...
I loved Nintendogs back in the 2000s, so I might give this one a look when I've got some free time.
Bomberman temporarily got turned into a hamster once, as an aside.
Last edited by Pengling on 11 July 2024 at 5:58 pm UTC
StoneColdSpider Jul 11
Quoting: PenglingI don't know what I was expecting from the trailer, but it certainly wasn't that, hahaha!Of course you relate it to Bomberman...... Im shocked...... Shocked I tellz ya!.....
I loved Nintendogs back in the 2000s, so I might give this one a look when I've got some free time.
Bomberman temporarily got turned into a hamster once, as an aside.
Quoting: StoneColdSpiderOf course you relate it to Bomberman...... Im shocked...... Shocked I tellz ya!.....Six Degrees of Bomberman is totally a real thing!
StoneColdSpider Jul 11
Quoting: KimyrielleQuoteNot too fond of the micro-transaction style currency, but the rest is fine.
It's kinda funny thinking of how hard people bitched about DLC and still do (like when they're bashing Paradox games just of having DLCs). DLC typically is both optional and a one-time purchase, in other words: open and transparent. I miss the days when it was JUST DLC. Now we're getting all these shady business practices like obfuscated micro-transaction currencies, lootboxes and my new personal favorite: Gatcha. I wonder if that's truly better...
I will freely admit it is partly about perception; if I feel that said publisher/dev is in the business of playable monetisations, they're out.
Given my insane backlog and the high number of high quality releases without such nonsense, I have no qualms erring on the side of caution when considering to purchase a game. Which means that, at the moment, paradox is on my ignore list.
As for this game, I think I'd rather dig up my old copy of hamsterball and see if I can get it running ^_^
Last edited by emphy on 12 July 2024 at 9:50 am UTC
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