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Its sibling is an interesting read, but a bit depressing. I thought it would be fun to share more cheerful experiences. I'd like to hear about a game you got for free, or from a bundle you bought because of other games you were interested in.
Despite (or because of) your hundreds of games, one day you didn't know what to play and installed it. You expected nothing, but got a very good surprise.
For me that game would be Among the Sleep. It's tagged as horror which is really not my thing. In it, you play as a baby. I usually don't enjoy being around one, so why the hell would I want to BE one ?
And... I was totally hooked. The game is actually not scary (it would probably be if you were REALLY a baby and not an adult playing as one), it's very well designed, tasks that would be trivial for an adult become a puzzle with the limited movements of a baby, and the gameplay cleverly revolves around that. Artwork is beautiful too.
It's a bit short, but has an interesting story and ending that you wouldn't expect at first. Definitely recommended !
Great thread idea. Hmm...
Honestly, there's a lot! Honestly, I didn't expect Aliens Dark Descent to be as good as it is. I went into it expecting to bounce off, thinking it would be a bit crap but it's actually very engrossing.
It's a weird little simulation game that does exactly what it says on the tin, and has ProtonDB Platinum and Steam Deck Playable ratings. You just watch interactions between toy ducks made from various materials in a nice summery swimming-pool, whilst "collecting" new ducks that automatically drop into the pool every now and then. You can give them names, there is DLC that adds more ducks and more pools, and it is bizarrely compelling considering that, aside from simple camera-controls and clicking to make the ducks quack or squeak or make other sounds, it's an entirely passive experience.
The game is currently celebrating its first anniversary and there are three new birthday-themed ducks to collect for a short time right now, and one of them looks like a cake with a candle on it. It has just inadvertently set several of my other ducks (ones made of paper, wood, and tartan cloth) on fire!
I stumbled across a video about it a couple of weeks ago, and honestly wasn't quite sure what to make of the idea, but then I ended up spending several hours thoroughly engrossed in several different videos showing off the game, and ended up buying it and all of its current DLC in the Steam Summer Sale. I've absolutely fallen in love with it, and it's ended up as the much-wanted successor to a number of virtual pet titles that I used to play on various platforms, like Little Computer People, Dogz, MOPy Fish, and Nintendogs. It's a great little thing to leave running off to one side while you're taking care of other tasks, and I'm quite looking forward to doing that at Christmas, when a set of festive ducks should be available again.
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I actually tried the demo of that and found it "meh" and tedious but in the demo you didn't have good stuff yet. I didn't buy it for years, then one fine day while bored, I got it in a Steam sale and the real game was hilarious and fun.
Now there's a bit of a reboot (I'd probably call it more of a "rebuild" than a remaster) that extended its life. It worked well last time I tried it, but that was some time ago. This put it in mind again, I'll have to install it.
P.S. "Bulletstorm Full Clip Edition"... gosh, if anyone doesn't have it, it's on for $4 on Steam right now.
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But no, I ended up really impressed by how well this game managed to hold up in 2022 as a genuinely top-notch game. There aren't many RPGs circa 1994 that I can say have particularly engaging combat mechanics, but they managed to put real footsies in here and that felt so good to be able to bait and poke enemy movement. Maybe the remake deserves some credit, but from what I understand they didn't change much more than just enemy turn order, they kept it all mostly faithful to the original.
Yet it features one of the most fluid combat systems ever, with 9/10 runs ending too soon but that 10th run will roll so incredibly insane upgrades that you'll get into like 3 or 4 loops (1 loop is 3 biomes of 10 levels each) ending up with like 80% of your slots with legendary upgrades - but you can still be easily defeated so even then you have to stay focused.
It's very fast, quite difficult third person shooter roguelike, so incredibly fun and rewarding, and the progression is also great (you get keys from bosses, and can use the keys to unlock weapons, then epic/legendary upgrades, and all the rewards are earn-by-playing.
Mulitplayer included!
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111.4 hours ive got out of it so far.........
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I can say that about both for me. I played the original out of curiosity for the whole portal/gravity mechanics but the themes and characters were really well done. I never expected to finish it as FPS games are not really my thing, but I was hooked. It was short enough to not overstay its welcome and it left me wanting more. I know I say it all the time everywhere, but we were completely robbed when Prey 2 was cancelled.
For Prey 2017, I avoided it until just earlier this year, admittedly alot out of spite for the above, but I finally caved when it was super cheap. The opening was great,
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Going way back, I will also say Penumbra. I bought the series when they released the native versions since it looked good for a Linux game esp back then and I wanted to throw some money for the support (it was pretty cheap too IIRC). I never liked horror games, though now I think it's because so many think gore == horror, but Frictional was magic with how they had me *love* hating that game. It took me forever to make it through since I am a coward, but the rush it gave me was unmatched.
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I know, there's currently only the demo available. But I was really surprised by the demo. Originally I wasn't even interested in the game. I didn't like its theme and artwork. But after playing the demo I totally changed my mind. I thoroughly enjoyed the game and am now looking forward for the full release.
Pity though, that there isn't a Linux version this time.
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