That's probably the closest thing we'll see to another freedom force game.

I loved Freedom Force. Both of them. Great games.

Sherlock Holmes Crimes and Punishments and Close to the Sun,a horror first person adventure game set in 1897 around an air ship born from the mind of Nikola Tesla, are the free games at Epic this week

Google's Stadia Pro is free for 2 months. 9 games for free there right now. You'll need a gmail address to access Stadia:

Google Stadia Pro Is Now Free For Two Months; All You Need Is A Gmail Address - GameSpot (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/google-stadia-pro-is-now-free-for-two-months-all-y/1100-6475785/?ftag=NLS-04-10aaa1d)

No Man's Sky for just under $21 at IndieGala, a game that will eat up your virus spare time :)

Stellaris for $7 at IndieGala for about the next 6 hours

FM 20 was added to Xbox GamePass for PC. 3-4 other games as well including Alien Isolation.

epic has free games today yada yada

GODDAMMIT THOMKAL!

GODDAMMIT THOMKAL!

I live to serve MrFox:devil:

Longshot, but anyone played Age of Grit? It's a steam-airship old West game. I stumbled across it searching around for things related to Tales of the Ketty Jay books.

Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars

It's only beta right now, but close to release. Kind of a bit of Total War/Might and Magic/with empire management, TBS and unique card system.

You can play the beta by purchasing, so far I just played the tutorial but it's definitely grown on me already.

Age of Wonders:Planetfall is $21 and change at Green Man Gaming for about the next 17 hours

Kernal Space Program for $7 at IndieGala

Crusader Kings II mega bundle for $40 there too-base game and most (all?) DLC's for next three hours

Cities: Skyline for $6 there too for next 3 hours

Legends of Grimlock II for $6 om Steam

Starting tomorrow, you can get Assassin's Creed 2 for free on Ubisoft, and discounts on its DLC's

Assassin's Creed 2 Goes Free On PC Starting April 14, Here's How To Get It | HotHardware (https://hothardware.com/news/assassins-creed-2-for-free)

Kernal Space Program for $7 at IndieGala

Crusader Kings II mega bundle for $40 there too-base game and most (all?) DLC's for next three hours

Cities: Skyline for $6 there too for next 3 hours

Cities: Skyline down to $5 for the next 2 days. I think I was mistaken about the 3 hours part above

XCom2:Chimera Squad is now available for preorder with 50% off at a number of places. That's $10 for a new XCom game set 5 years after the events in XCom2, and has alien and human teammates:

XCOM: Chimera Squad | PC - Steam (https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/xcom-chimera-squad-pc?utm_source=Insider&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=cj&CJEVENT=02e5e7207e7611ea825a01110a240614#utm_source=insider&utm_medium=web_push&utm_campaign=xcom_chimera_pre_purchase&utm_term=xcom_chimera_pre_purchase&utm_content=xcom_chimera_pre_purchase&webPushId=MTAyMQ==)
| Game Keys (https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/xcom-chimera-squad-pc?utm_source=Insider&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=cj&CJEVENT=02e5e7207e7611ea825a01110a240614#utm_source=insider&utm_medium=web_push&utm_campaign=xcom_chimera_pre_purchase&utm_term=xcom_chimera_pre_purchase&utm_content=xcom_chimera_pre_purchase&webPushId=MTAyMQ==)

Green Man Gaming has it slightly cheaper than Steam. Game due out later this month

Humble Bundle has a new bundle out featuring games from Publisher 2K. Looks like a wide selection of their games from Civ III, Sid Meier's Pirates, some sports games, Bioshock, XCom. and Borderlands. $20 gets them all

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/2ks-game-together?linkID=&mcID=102:5e94b71034821f39fe641cc0:ot:5a303044c438005fac39394b:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020_04_14_2ksgametogether_bundle&linkID=&utm_content=cta_button

Since we seem to be in a X-Com kinda feeling the past few days, how about one where XCom in a randomly generated fantasy world where you explore/build towns like Heroes of Might and Magic? Fort Triumph leaves Early Access on Steam today:

Fort Triumph on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/612570/Fort_Triumph/)

Since we seem to be in a X-Com kinda feeling the past few days, how about one where XCom in a randomly generated fantasy world where you explore/build towns like Heroes of Might and Magic? Fort Triumph leaves Early Access on Steam today:

Fort Triumph on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/612570/Fort_Triumph/)

I've been playing this over the last week or so and really enjoy it. It's definitely a combination of HOMM/Kings Bounty - very much so - and X-Com - in terms of combat - with a little "Into The Breach" sprinkled in for good measure. It's a lot of fun.

I did run into a bug that forced me to stop, but that was a few days ago before the full release today. I'm sure it's taken care.

Or Sentinels of Freedom, the X-Com super hero game.. (Based off the Sentinels of the Multiverse bnoard/card game

Since we seem to be in a X-Com kinda feeling the past few days, how about one where XCom in a randomly generated fantasy world where you explore/build towns like Heroes of Might and Magic? Fort Triumph leaves Early Access on Steam today:

Fort Triumph on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/612570/Fort_Triumph/)
Or Sentinels of Freedom, the X-Com super hero game.. (Based off the Sentinels of the Multiverse bnoard/card game
Thank you both :D

trust me, I want both games. I'm trying to be smart, my stimulus payment is in, but I want to use it so my family doesn't have to support me for a couple months.

Thank you both :D

Let us know what you think when you play them, so you can "mesmerize" us into buying them :)

Get Manual Samuel free at Humble Bundle by the end of the weekend. Its a weird adventure game where Samuel makes a deal with Death and must survive where it takes him.

Serious Sam HD The Second Encounter is on sale in steam for $3.
It has GREAT coop! :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/41014/Serious_Sam_HD_The_Second_Encounter/

Will someone play it with me? :)

Also overcooked is 4

edit: the HD version

Let us know what you think when you play them, so you can "mesmerize" us into buying them :)
Ha! I just bought Fantasy General 2 on sale. I was hoping some one else would give us a review ;). They're certainly on my watch list now.

So I noticed the Dark Souls series of games are on Sale on Steam this week, and I've never played them (GASP!), they always looked too well dark to me, and combat too much to handle for stroke slowed hands and hand-eye coordination (i use mouse and keyboard).

So I was wondering what people thought of the games here and would combat be okay given my issues? Okay to start with Dark Souls III or should I start with the first game?

So I noticed the Dark Souls series of games are on Sale on Steam this week, and I've never played them (GASP!), they always looked too well dark to me, and combat too much to handle for stroke slowed hands and hand-eye coordination (i use mouse and keyboard).

So I was wondering what people thought of the games here and would combat be okay given my issues? Okay to start with Dark Souls III or should I start with the first game?

Dark Souls III is pretty much regarded as the easiest of the series.

I've been playing this over the last week or so and really enjoy it. It's definitely a combination of HOMM/Kings Bounty - very much so - and X-Com - in terms of combat - with a little "Into The Breach" sprinkled in for good measure. It's a lot of fun.

I did run into a bug that forced me to stop, but that was a few days ago before the full release today. I'm sure it's taken care.

Reviews have been pretty good - did you continue to enjoy the game?

may want to keep an eye on Fanatical next couple days, they are having an "Insanity sale" where they have flash sale on certain games for a short peiod of time. Going to have 50+ games in it. Biggest one right now would be Just Cause 3 at 90% off or $2 for about 24 hours. Also Far Cry 5 80% off for $12. Most deals look like 2 days for the deal. Some of these will be Steam, others Uplay.

Learn Japanese to Survive-Hiragana Battle-93% off or less than .50c
My Time at Portia-$12

may want to keep an eye on Fanatical next couple days, they are having an "Insanity sale" where they have flash sale on certain games for a short peiod of time. Going to have 50+ games in it. Biggest one right now would be Just Cause 3 at 90% off or $2 for about 24 hours. Also Far Cry 5 80% off for $12. Most deals look like 2 days for the deal. Some of these will be Steam, others Uplay.

Learn Japanese to Survive-Hiragana Battle-93% off or less than .50c


I don't know how good a deal it was, but I just got Xcom2 collection for $26.99.

Well, that would buy you 2700 gallons of oil. I think you made a bad deal there GD. (still X_X about oil prices)

I don't know how good a deal it was, but I just got Xcom2 collection for $26.99.

What was in the collection?

What was in the collection?


War of the Chosen with tactical legacy, resistance warrior and reinforcement packs. The set is $99 on Steam right now.

War of the Chosen with tactical legacy, resistance warrior and reinforcement packs. The set is $99 on Steam right now.

Then yes I would say that is a good deal, well done :)

Looks like they are having a sale on the Might and Magic Series at Gog.com-They have a 6 pack of the first six (and a couple extra things) for $2.50 and some (all?) of the ones after for $1.50 each.

Monster Hunter World part of the Fanatical Insanity sale for $17.50

That's probably the closest thing we'll see to another freedom force game.

One of my favorite games. I look forward to trying anything that can capture that feel.

Reviews have been pretty good - did you continue to enjoy the game?

I am! I’m nearing the end of Act 2 right now I think. The combat is always fun. It’s enjoyable to think how best to use each character and each ability to try to maximize damage and enemy control. Character progression is swift and interesting. There is some interesting game design choices that I’m not sure about, but overall I’d recommend the game.

Borderlands 2 is $5 on Steam, XCom2 is $15

Seeing some XCom2 sales this weekend, probably because Chimera Squad is available starting to day. Most have it 75% off or $15. Steam has it free for a week.

Anyone play - Iratus: Lord of the Dead yet?


Looks similar to Darkest Dungeon.

I am! I’m nearing the end of Act 2 right now I think. The combat is always fun. It’s enjoyable to think how best to use each character and each ability to try to maximize damage and enemy control. Character progression is swift and interesting. There is some interesting game design choices that I’m not sure about, but overall I’d recommend the game.

I've enjoyed the game too! What difficulty level did you pick?

Total War: Shogun 2 will be free sometime later today on Steam for a week. It's currently selling for $30 so sounds like a good deal. A lot of the other Total War games will be on sale too.

I've enjoyed the game too! What difficulty level did you pick?

I believe I am playing on “classic.”

I’ve moved onto Act 3 now and still enjoying it.

Anyone playing Gears Tactics? Pretty steep at $60 but the reviews seem favorable and I'm a sucker for TBS games.

Anyone playing Gears Tactics? Pretty steep at $60 but the reviews seem favorable and I'm a sucker for TBS games.

I got it as part of GamePass...hope to play tonight. They have an introductory offer where you could join GamePass for $1 for a month and then like $5 per month after that if you stick with it. Get access to 100+ games and you can cancel anytime. Even if you just wanted for Gears Tactic, nice cheap way to try it out:)

I got it as part of GamePass...hope to play tonight. They have an introductory offer where you could join GamePass for $1 for a month and then like $5 per month after that if you stick with it. Get access to 100+ games and you can cancel anytime. Even if you just wanted for Gears Tactic, nice cheap way to try it out:)

Oh wow.. thanks!

Mafia 3 is free to play through the weekend, and 75% off or $10

Not sure how good of a deal this is but I know a lot of you play this-Football Manager 2020 is 45% off or about $27.50 at Fanatical for the next 40 hours or so.

I don't know how much replayability there is once the campaign is done, but I'm having a ton of fun with Planet Hospital right now. The blend of strategy combined with as hands on as you like to get with your patients diagnosis and treatment is unique and an absolute blast.

In Honor of Star Wars Day, Steam has the "Complete" Collection of Star Wars games on sale for about $75, normally almost $300.

Star Wars Day 2020: Get 26 Star Wars Games For Under $80 On Steam For May The 4th - GameSpot (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-day-2020-get-26-star-wars-games-for-unde/1100-6476743/?ftag=NLS-04-10aaa2j)

I don't know how much replayability there is once the campaign is done, but I'm having a ton of fun with Planet Hospital right now. The blend of strategy combined with as hands on as you like to get with your patients diagnosis and treatment is unique and an absolute blast.

Is this on Steam, I am not finding it in a search, is it Project Hospital?

Is this on Steam, I am not finding it in a search, is it Project Hospital?

Maybe Two Point Hospital?

Is this on Steam, I am not finding it in a search, is it Project Hospital?

I believe it's project hospital, which does focus on diagnosis and realistic hospital building. Two-Point is more tongue in cheek.

Steam having a sale on a ton of indie games of all sorts-bound to be something you'd like in there:

Indie MEGABOOTH Going Away (for now) Sale (https://store.steampowered.com/sale/indiemegabooth)

I believe it's project hospital, which does focus on diagnosis and realistic hospital building. Two-Point is more tongue in cheek.

Project Hospital, yeah sorry guys. Two point is basically a ThemeHospital clone with new graphics, fun for a while but a very different game.

Still having a lot of fun with Project Hospital btw. It’s a time sink for me right now.

Ashes of the Singularity:Escalation is free for a limited time at Humble Bundle

My Time at Portia, a game a few of us were interested in the Quarantine Giveaway is on sale at GoG.com for $12

PayDay2 is $1 at Fanatical. Both Fanatical and Green Man Gaming are having big sales this week, so could be worth checking out

Stellaris is free to play through the 17th on Steam

Super Mega Baseball 3 releases tomorrow and looks really good. It may be worth a look.

Super Mega Baseball 3 review | PC Gamer (https://www.pcgamer.com/super-mega-baseball-3-review/)

Super Mega Baseball 3 releases tomorrow and looks really good. It may be worth a look.

Super Mega Baseball 3 review | PC Gamer (https://www.pcgamer.com/super-mega-baseball-3-review/)
Thanks for posting - I'm pretty excited about this one.

Have I seen correctly that SM Baseball 3 price will be in the range of $45 this year? If so, might be a little more than I am willing to pay based on how much I played the other versions.

Fallout 76 with the Wastelanders Expansion is free to play on Steam through the weeeknd.

Aegis Defenders is free to claim from Humble Bundle through the weekend. Also a new Humble Games Build your Bundle charity bundle with some indie games they are using to publicize their own publishing division of indie games. Slay the Spire seems to be the big game there, along with Tentem, Wizard of Legend, Crying Suns and more

LEGO NINJAGO Movie Video Game is free on Steam, Xbox, and PS4 stores.

Aegis Defender is free on humblebundle

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I would have thought that by now CF, you would check to see if I (or anyone) had posted about a free game :)

I would have thought by now that I just MIGHT be aware of a deal that you were unaware of. That is a foolish thing to think. YOu are the king of games. and you win the contest.

I would have thought by now that I just MIGHT be aware of a deal that you were unaware of. That is a foolish thing to think. YOu are the king of games. and you win the contest.

How gracious you are in your defeat CF:devil:

Forgive me if someone posted this already, but Terraria has been getting a bit of a buzz this week. They have released what they said is the last major content update for the game: Journey's End. Ton of changes, a new bestiary menu that will update with more accurate info on mobs with the more you kill including what they drop, new monsters, bosses, and a master mode for those Terraria experts out there.

Forgive me if someone posted this already, but Terraria has been getting a bit of a buzz this week. They have released what they said is the last major content update for the game: Journey's End. Ton of changes, a new bestiary menu that will update with more accurate info on mobs with the more you kill including what they drop, new monsters, bosses, and a master mode for those Terraria experts out there.

All I ever wanted from that game is to build my hotel (or maybe it's an airbnb) with the top floor bathtubroom with open skylight.

Any Humble Bundle Choice subcribers out there looking to offload a X-COM 2 Steam Key?

Any Humble Bundle Choice subcribers out there looking to offload a X-COM 2 Steam Key?

Yes, you can have mine.

If anyone wants items from the bundle, you're welcome to mine if it's available. I doubt I'll use them, so someone might as well enjoy. :)

Yes, you can have mine.

If anyone wants items from the bundle, you're welcome to mine if it's available. I doubt I'll use them, so someone might as well enjoy. :)

Great! Thank you rjollley!

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Obsidian Edition is 66% off at Fanatical for just over $20. Contains 3 DLC's as well. Normally $60

Do you need to beat the first one before playing the sequel?

Do you need to beat the first one before playing the sequel?

I haven't finished the first one, and just played the intro for the second one to get a feel for that question, and I can tell you that you will definitely be spoiled by basically being told how the first one could have ended. I stop playing the second one because I didn't want to be spoiled any more than that. But you are not restricted on playing the second one if you've not finished the first if that's what you are asking.

Crucible, the new free to play shooter from Amazon Studios is now available on Steam for North American players

Two questions, has anyone played Monster Train? It looks right up my alley and is on sale:

Save 10% on Monster Train on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102190/Monster_Train/)

Also, I keep getting a game called Tabletop Simulator promoted. What is it? Does anyone have it? It looks like it allows you to play some boardgames online?

Tabletop Simulator is a forum to play actual board games. But digitally. The board games are true to the rules of those board games, but takes away the set up and things within the game that may be tedious.

XCom:Chimera Squad is $9.19 at Fanatical

CIV VI free from Epic today

I grabbed Serious Sam 3 for 4 bucks. I need a shooter.

I did finished Shadowrun: Hong Kong and enjoyed it. Eyeballed Witcher 3 but I figure I'll hold off for now.

I grabbed Serious Sam 3 for 4 bucks. I need a shooter.

I did finished Shadowrun: Hong Kong and enjoyed it. Eyeballed Witcher 3 but I figure I'll hold off for now.

I've been trying to get someone to play a serious sam game for months. I'll play with ya :)

anyone want to play world of warcraft?

anyone want to play world of warcraft?

I'm playing. It's my life long drug it seems.

Let me know if you need somewhere to play. I am in a pretty active guild on Proudmoore that has a Horde guild on Area 52 that's pretty active. Both guilds are still actively raiding.

So Minecraft Dungeons is available at some point today either on X Box Game Pass or the Microsoft Store for $20. I got in the beta (thanks Spleen!) that lets you play through the first couple zones and it certainly has the Minecraft feel in its graphics, monsters, loot, etc.

As you level up you get the ability to place enchantments (another Minecraft staple) on your gear, some of which are pretty nice or wild. There are boss mobs to fight which can be a challenge. Look for secrets and chests in a zone to get additional stuff/secret levels or dungeons. In between zones, there is a base/village to sell and store stuff in

Combat reminds me somewhat of Diablo where masses of mobs rush your position at time, but I found the combat one of the easiest to control/use of all games of this sort, which was a relief-a lot of it was just point in the direction of the mobs and fire/fight with your mouse. The main goal seems to be to find out the fate of the "Illagers" that disappear or are taken from the tutorial village you start in-not sure where the story goes after that.

The one thing I found lacking was that there is no crafting (at least in early levels) that comes from a game that relies so heavily on it

I certainly think its worth a try especially if you can play it for "free" on the Game Pass.

Minecraft Dungeons | Minecraft (https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/about-dungeons/)

I'm still playing WoW, mostly just grinding gold to pay for the subscription at weird hours

I never understoofd the conept of "grinding gold". I haven't played in yeas but still have my 82nd level Tauren Druid :)

Made a whole Tauren family ::)

But I was just thinking off playing for free.

Now I realize that's probably not really possible. THey give you so many expereince points for doing nothing. I'm already level 8 :( Haven't even made it into the city yet.

You have 120 levels and Vanilla plus 7 expansions. You can't level in all of them on your way to 120. It would take forever. Leveling is designed to take a certain amount of time. That time is spread throughout all of that.

Also, there is double XP right now until the next expansion pre-patch. So, leveling is really fast right now.

wait what? 120 levels?

There is going to be a level squish with the next expansion and max level will be 60 again.

um....so i can pl,ay for free?

You can play for free if you buy a WoW token with gold. You can use the token for 1 month of game time.

Tokens have been around 107k-109k recently.

Humble Bundle has a Cities Skyline Bundle-get the base game for a $1 and 4 DLC for $8. $18 for 6 more:

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/cities-skylines?linkID=&mcID=102:5ecd560b35f3ec76873a255d:ot:5a303044c438005fac39394b:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020_05_26_citiesskylines_bundle&linkID=&utm_content=cta_button

Carcassonne - Finally played it some tonight after never playing it before.

Got the hang of the game. Have a decent lead on the AI only for them to win with 74 points from fields at the end to beat me by 1 point.

74 points just from fields! Still trying to figure that out.

Humble Bundle has a Cities Skyline Bundle-get the base game for a $1 and 4 DLC for $8. $18 for 6 more:

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/cities-skylines?linkID=&mcID=102:5ecd560b35f3ec76873a255d:ot:5a303044c438005fac39394b:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020_05_26_citiesskylines_bundle&linkID=&utm_content=cta_button
Do you need the DLC for this? Or is it playable at the base level?

Carcassonne - Finally played it some tonight after never playing it before.

Got the hang of the game. Have a decent lead on the AI only for them to win with 74 points from fields at the end to beat me by 1 point.

74 points just from fields! Still trying to figure that out.

Have been a long time fan, it's really my #1 board game favorite, I think. (Dominion giving a strong run there) Got the iOS app for $10 a long time ago and got way more than my money's worth from that. Kids might end up in it before long, as stay-at-home tends to advance such things.

Hope you enjoy the game, it's so wonderfully conceived I am routinely amazed. A good game against thoughtful players is a deep pleasure.

Do you need the DLC for this? Or is it playable at the base level?

Yes its supposed to be playable at the base level, but when I was playing it when it was free for a weekend, the game always crashed on me. For $1, I'm hoping I will have the time to research why it is doing that.

Far Cry 5 is free to play of UPlay this weekend:

Spend the Weekend In Montana With Far Cry 5 For Free (https://wccftech.com/spend-the-weekend-in-montana-with-far-cry-5-for-free/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)

Darkest Dungeon is free to play through the weekend on Steam

If you like Slay the Spire, I recommend checking out Monster Train on Steam. Similar concept, but a cool twist with the levels.

Monster Train is awesome. I already have 75 hours in it. :D

Darkest Dungeon is free to play through the weekend on Steam

I considered this one but the graphics appear to just not intrigue me at all. Is the entire game in the same styling as the videos?

I considered this one but the graphics appear to just not intrigue me at all. Is the entire game in the same styling as the videos?

I haven't played it with the latest DLC's, but yeah I think so. It's supposed to be a run down set of ruins on the edge of the frontier. Very gloomy atmosphere with usually ugly monsters (and sometimes "heroes"). I really like the "light" mechanic in the game.

Monster Train is awesome. I already have 75 hours in it. :D


Yes sir, between this and StS, I'm loving the style!!!

Anybody playing Mutant League football?

If so, is it good? Can I use a mouse or do I need a controller?

I considered this one but the graphics appear to just not intrigue me at all. Is the entire game in the same styling as the videos?

Yes. The style is very unique. Personally, I really love it. I think it's a great game and the style adds to the atmosphere and feel of it quite well.

When do games drop on Steam?

C and C is coming tomorrow and I need to know if I should take a nap to be up at midnight to DL it.

When do games drop on Steam?

C and C is coming tomorrow and I need to know if I should take a nap to be up at midnight to DL it.

Release is determined by the publisher. Unless it's a major release, most unlock around 9am pacific. Right now it looks like that's the time for Cand C as well.

Release is determined by the publisher. Unless it's a major release, most unlock around 9am pacific. Right now it looks like that's the time for Cand C as well.

Thanks

I am seriously thinking of sneaking out of work early in order to play C&C.

I am seriously thinking of sneaking out of work early in order to play C&C.

Just say you were having a panic attack over the virus and need to go home :)

Release is determined by the publisher. Unless it's a major release, most unlock around 9am pacific. Right now it looks like that's the time for Cand C as well.It was unlocked about 15 minutes ago.

Total Annihilation: Commander's Pack is free to claim at GoG.com over the weekend. Contains the base game and 2 DLC's

I feel like it is 1999. I have Been DLing C and C for an hour and a half and am not even half way done.

I feel like it is 1999. I have Been DLing C and C for an hour and a half and am not even half way done.

Yowza, see you next year then :)

I feel like it is 1999. I have Been DLing C and C for an hour and a half and am not even half way done.

How big is the file?

18.1 GB. I have shitty internet or a crappy router though.

Total Annihilation: Commander's Pack is free to claim at GoG.com over the weekend. Contains the base game and 2 DLC's

You are performing a great service.

You are performing a great service.

Thanks :) I'm just glad to share my love of games with everyone here. Even games I have no interest in like this one.

C and C is not bad. I spent the last 3 hours playing. I like skirmish mode and they have a lot of custom maps from the old days.

Pretty fun. My favorite RTS for sure. Well worth the $20

C and C is not bad. I spent the last 3 hours playing. I like skirmish mode and they have a lot of custom maps from the old days.

Pretty fun. My favorite RTS for sure. Well worth the $20

Yeah, I've just started playing it and I love the reference to the old installation screens.

I'm sure it is a coincidence, but last night I put EU4 on my wish list and this morning I got an e-mail that is is on sales and only $8. I realize there are lots of DLC, but is the base game worth trying out if I tend to enjoy Civilization games?

You should go and read one of Abe's dynasties playing EU4. You'll get a good feel for how it goes and enjoy is all the same.

EU4 - K'iche, (Now Maya) the New Hegemon - Front Office Football Central (https://forums.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=96555&highlight=EU4)

EU4 Dynasty - The Rajahnate of Butuan - COMPLETE!!! - Front Office Football Central (https://forums.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=93732&highlight=EU4)

EU4 - Kongo Awaits - COMPLETED! - Front Office Football Central (https://forums.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=91948&highlight=EU4)

Abe's New EU4 Dynasty of Mysore...um...Bharat is Now Complete!!! - Front Office Football Central (https://forums.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=90602&highlight=EU4)

I might have a key for the original game and an expansion or two lying around.

You got the sale notification because they typically put it on sale around when a new dlc comes out (like today a new one did).

I second the recommendation on reading Abe’s play through. Even with a heavy Civ background for me, I could never get into eu2 and it took me weeks to get used to eu3. Eu4 is even more intimidating for a new player, there is so much you can do In it. Seeing someone else’s experience helps give you a guide to run off of.

Also there are a bunch of dlc for it, many of which are super wonderful and many of others are pretty bad or have since been obsoleted with later changes. With every dlc, paradox also implements a large number of free changes too so it has had a ton of attention paid to it over the years even if you have no dlc.


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A game I've had on my waiting list just got released today: Deck of Ashes

Deck of Ashes on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016730/Deck_of_Ashes/)

It looks like a combo of Darkest Dungeon and Slay the Spire. Has anyone checked it out yet?

A game I've had on my waiting list just got released today: Deck of Ashes

Deck of Ashes on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016730/Deck_of_Ashes/)

It looks like a combo of Darkest Dungeon and Slay the Spire. Has anyone checked it out yet?

I don't have it, but that was my first thought when I heard about it. Could be worth checking it out.

You got the sale notification because they typically put it on sale around when a new dlc comes out (like today a new one did).

I second the recommendation on reading Abe’s play through. Even with a heavy Civ background for me, I could never get into eu2 and it took me weeks to get used to eu3. Eu4 is even more intimidating for a new player, there is so much you can do In it. Seeing someone else’s experience helps give you a guide to run off of.

Also there are a bunch of dlc for it, many of which are super wonderful and many of others are pretty bad or have since been obsoleted with later changes. With every dlc, paradox also implements a large number of free changes too so it has had a ton of attention paid to it over the years even if you have no dlc.


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After I posted I realized the new DLC came out. Just seemed funny this morning when I woke up to the its on sale. They have a bundle with Rights of Man, Art of War and Common sense included for just $32. Those 3 are at the top of the essential DLC from Strategy Gamer, so that feels like a good option to get the best experience.

A game I've had on my waiting list just got released today: Deck of Ashes

Deck of Ashes on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016730/Deck_of_Ashes/)

It looks like a combo of Darkest Dungeon and Slay the Spire. Has anyone checked it out yet?

I've wish listed it. I love Darkest Dungeon, Slay the Spire, Iratus Lord of the Dead, Monster Train, Ancient Enemy, etc... so I'm sure I'll get this one soon. :)

I have had deck of ashes in my wishlist for several months now, waiting for it to come out. I didn’t expect a game like monster train to precede it through which currently is scratching my deck builder itch (like slay the spire).

With my very tiny amount of time to play games these days, I likely will hold off on this one a bit while still loving monster train and having several other games in the rotation.



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It's only on Epic, not Steam yet, but one of the better CIV designers put one out that's kind of a combination of CIV & CK, set in the ancient/classical Mediterranean world - Old World review (early access) | Rock Paper Shotgun (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/06/03/old-world-review-early-access/)

I've got a few hours in the past couple nights - there's definitely some mechanics that could be better explained, and maybe I'll just have to fiddle with pop-up notifications because it seems like having my wife and heir both die in the same "year"(/turn) seems like it should have been a more important notification than a farm being finished - but I really like some of the mechanic changes like allowing and letting you choose which specific units use 3-4 turns in one "year", the event/personality system adds more flavor than CIV midgame, and the tightness of the timeline means that you don't end up focusing on tech development and getting OP when you make a technological leap like happens frequently in CIV.

It's only on Epic, not Steam yet, but one of the better CIV designers put one out that's kind of a combination of CIV & CK, set in the ancient/classical Mediterranean world - Old World review (early access) | Rock Paper Shotgun (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/06/03/old-world-review-early-access/)

I've got a few hours in the past couple nights - there's definitely some mechanics that could be better explained, and maybe I'll just have to fiddle with pop-up notifications because it seems like having my wife and heir both die in the same "year"(/turn) seems like it should have been a more important notification than a farm being finished - but I really like some of the mechanic changes like allowing and letting you choose which specific units use 3-4 turns in one "year", the event/personality system adds more flavor than CIV midgame, and the tightness of the timeline means that you don't end up focusing on tech development and getting OP when you make a technological leap like happens frequently in CIV.

Yeah I talked about this in one of the threads here a few weeks ago, a few of my YouTube "Regulars", like Quill18, the Yogscast, etc were beginning to play it. I liked a lot of the features that made it a bit different than Civ, especially the fact that your leader would die at some point, and your heir would take your place creating a dynasty. I would certainly be interested in trying it one day (maybe using my $10 off coupon if it goes on sale sometime soon)

Yeah I talked about this in one of the threads here a few weeks ago, a few of my YouTube "Regulars", like Quill18, the Yogscast, etc were beginning to play it. I liked a lot of the features that made it a bit different than Civ, especially the fact that your leader would die at some point, and your heir would take your place creating a dynasty. I would certainly be interested in trying it one day (maybe using my $10 off coupon if it goes on sale sometime soon)

I'd definitely recommend watching Vormithrax (best known for his CDDA plays) play this one, especially his Noble Difficulty run (which was his 2nd or 3rd effort I believe).

I feel like I understand what's going on better in this game than perhaps any that I've never played & only watched. That series in particular he does a great - if methodical - job of explaining what he's doing & thinking, and freely admits when he hasn't figured out something, so you kinda learn from observing while he's learning from playing.

The one concern I've read about Old World in Early Access are potential memory leaks. Since I'd been using my laptop, I'd like to see that cleared up a bit before investing in it.

Anyone ever play Nantucket? Is it an action type game or more of a role playing sim type game?

I was wondering if anyone played this game. I got it a couple of weeks ago on sale and really enjoyed it. There were a few quirks and things that could have been done better (a proof-reader would have been nice), but I liked the dual open-ended/storyline gameplay that let me do what I wanted and finish the main quest at my own pace.

It's definitely more of an RPG than anything action. Again, a few weird hoops to jump through (like having to cycle through certain types of crew members to unlock being able to upgrade parts of the boat), but overall, I had fun with it.

The one concern I've read about Old World in Early Access are potential memory leaks. Since I'd been using my laptop, I'd like to see that cleared up a bit before investing in it.

I got an update today but unlike Steam I'm never sure of the patch notes on Epic. :D

The one concern I've read about Old World in Early Access are potential memory leaks. Since I'd been using my laptop, I'd like to see that cleared up a bit before investing in it.


Need more info on Old World before I drop $40

What say you?

Need more info on Old World before I drop $40

What say you?

Haven't played it, just reading about it on reddit.

The one concern I've read about Old World in Early Access are potential memory leaks. Since I'd been using my laptop, I'd like to see that cleared up a bit before investing in it.

That actually got mentioned briefly in the (now 2 week? old*) episode of the Vormithrax playthrough I mentioned earlier.

He said something about that being a reported issue and was noticing enough occasional stutter that he made a save just in case. I've only seen the game legit crash once in about 12h of that playthrough tho and it didn't appear to be a leak type crash.

*I usually stay intentionally behind when watching YT eps made from longer live streams, so that I have something to watch when I want something to watch

Might be a good time to checkout Gloomhaven as it looks like they are really gearing up with more content. Coming on June 25, a new Guildmaster mode will be introduced which will allow you to team up whatever mercs you want, and they introduce multiplayer co-op. The video also talks about future plans for later this year:

Steam :: Gloomhaven :: Events (https://steamcommunity.com/games/780290/announcements)

Pathmaker: Kingmaker coming to PS4 and X-BoxOne on Aug 18 with a new turn-based mode, and the PC Version gets the turn-based mode on Aug 18th too,

Free game at Humble Bundle-Snake Pass-a puzzle/platformer

Free game at GoG.com-Hitman:Absolution through the weekend

Pathmaker: Kingmaker coming to PS4 and X-BoxOne on Aug 18 with a new turn-based mode, and the PC Version gets the turn-based mode on Aug 18th too,

Ooh! I may jump back into the game with a turn-based mode. There was a lot I enjoyed about the game, but the convoy eventually turned me off of it.

Ooh! I may jump back into the game with a turn-based mode. There was a lot I enjoyed about the game, but the convoy eventually turned me off of it.

I feel the same way

It was kingdom management that I did not enjoy at all. If they took thst out, I would be interested.

It was kingdom management that I did not enjoy at all. If they took thst out, I would be interested.

There's mods that automate / simplify a lot of kingdom management stuff. Dunno how well they work, but there's several.

Torchlight III has emerged from Beta and entered Early Access for $30. I played in the beta when it was still a MMO. Not sure I would recommend paying full price for it right now.

Torchlight III has emerged from Beta and entered Early Access for $30. I played in the beta when it was still a MMO. Not sure I would recommend paying full price for it right now.
That's too bad. I was really looking forward to it until the change of direction. Now I read most comments that state it's basically a mobile version of the game.

That's a shame, I really enjoyed the two previous games.

Torchlight II was awesome, I fired it back up today.


I also purchased Griftlands (heck it's a steal at $12 via EA) from Klei Entertainment. They have made some fun games, and this one is a deck building game but much different than what you would expect.

Since I don't think it's been mentioned here, Steam Summer Games Festival begins tomorrow. Lots of indie demos and things of that nature will be available to try.

Picked up Iratus over the weekend, man what a fun game it is. I liked Darkest Dungeon but never had the one ore battle feeling I have with Iratus right now.

Picked up Iratus over the weekend, man what a fun game it is. I liked Darkest Dungeon but never had the one ore battle feeling I have with Iratus right now.

It's interesting how a seemingly small tweak can make all the difference in two game-alikes. Similarly, I never took to Slay the Spire but can't stop playing Monster Train.

Need more info on Old World before I drop $40

What say you?

I snagged it on Epic during the sale with the $10 coupon they gave everybody, but I won't really be able to jump in until I upgrade my computer. It'll only run on the bare minimum graphics settings for me and I'm having trouble with that.

Humble Bundle just announced a 1 week only Fight for Racial Justice Bundle which contains $1200 worth of games, books, and comics for $30. Couple sports games in it-Football Manager 2020, NBA 2K 2020,and Eastside Hockey Manager and more.

Humble Bundle just announced a 1 week only Fight for Racial Justice Bundle which contains $1200 worth of games, books, and comics for $30. Couple sports games in it-Football Manager 2020, NBA 2K 2020,and Eastside Hockey Manager and more.

..between that and the itch bundle, you can get a quick influx of 2000+ games.....just what we all need.

Steam's Summer Games Festival has started-it has a ton of demos and livestream's of upcoming games this summer.

..between that and the itch bundle, you can get a quick influx of 2000+ games.....just what we all need.

Yeah won't have to ever get a new game with all those to play...yeah right :)

Sentinels of the Multiverse app now free on Android and Apple

Yeah won't have to ever get a new game with all those to play...yeah right :)

That humble Bundle is an absolutely perfect example of a bundle that I would buy, because there's a handful of games that are on the very tail-end of my endless list of games-I-want-to-play (and of course a few I already own), but I know I would never touch a single one of them.

Desperados III is out today and getting good reviews but for $50 I'll wait for a sale.

Desperados III is out today and getting good reviews but for $50 I'll wait for a sale.

I've really been looking forward to it. I picked it up on GMG for $40 last week. I've played the tutorial and the first mission and it's basically old west Shadow Tactics, which makes sense considering it's the same dev.

It is a mostly stealth based game with a lot of trial and error. You're going to quick save and quick load quite a bit and they warn you about that early on.

The game play is every bit as good as Shadow Tactics so if that's your thing it's great. If you didn't like Shadow Tactics or it doesn't seem like something that interests you then this probably isn't a game to get.

The Waylanders hit Early Access and is considered a spiritual successor to Dragon Age: Origins. Early word on it is it's very much early access and meant to be a playable alpha build. It's missing art assets, animations, content, and along with the other problems you'd expect from alpha.

I'm not sure releasing a true alpha build into early access is the best call. I'm sure it's going to take a beating in the steam reviews, but it sounds like it does have a lot of potential.

That seems a recipe for disaster Atocep

I've really been looking forward to it. I picked it up on GMG for $40 last week. I've played the tutorial and the first mission and it's basically old west Shadow Tactics, which makes sense considering it's the same dev.

It is a mostly stealth based game with a lot of trial and error. You're going to quick save and quick load quite a bit and they warn you about that early on.

The game play is every bit as good as Shadow Tactics so if that's your thing it's great. If you didn't like Shadow Tactics or it doesn't seem like something that interests you then this probably isn't a game to get.

Thanks... I played Shadow Tactics for a bit but it got boring to me. Definitely holding off but I figured it was a ST set in the West. ;)

Slay The Spire is now out on iOS!

Thanks... I played Shadow Tactics for a bit but it got boring to me. Definitely holding off but I figured it was a ST set in the West. ;)

I echo the comments, very much like Shadow Tactics.....haven't got far yet, but I do like what I see so far, Westerns interest me more so I expect to get my money's worth. Although I haven't purposely looked for reviews, I have stumbled across a handful and every one I saw so far had very positive things to say so that is encouraging as well, although I typically don't care what reviewers say anyways:)

If you weren't aware, free demo on the steam page, could give it a try and see if something worth your money at this point. Although certainly nothing wrong with waiting for a future sale, which I am sure will come at some point.

Eye of the Beholder D&D Trilogy is free for about the next 40 hours at Gog.com

Slay The Spire is now out on iOS!

Thank you, I now never have to leave the bathroom again.

Eye of the Beholder D&D Trilogy is free for about the next 40 hours at Gog.com


those were like my favorite

seriously i loved the hell out of EB 1 and 2

the artwork was great!

so good
top 10 RPGs for me :)

Thank you, I now never have to leave the bathroom again.

slay the hemorrhoids

I found Satisfactory about a week ago.

I haven't played a game I like this much in a very long time.

The two DLC's for Lords of Waterdeep are a $1 each on Steam right now

The two DLC's for Lords of Waterdeep are a $1 each on Steam right now

Ooh thanks!

Ooh thanks!

You're welcome!

I've really been looking forward to it. I picked it up on GMG for $40 last week. I've played the tutorial and the first mission and it's basically old west Shadow Tactics, which makes sense considering it's the same dev.

It is a mostly stealth based game with a lot of trial and error. You're going to quick save and quick load quite a bit and they warn you about that early on.

The game play is every bit as good as Shadow Tactics so if that's your thing it's great. If you didn't like Shadow Tactics or it doesn't seem like something that interests you then this probably isn't a game to get.


I have no idea how I'd missed the existence of Shadow Tactics up to this point, but thank you for this! I played the demo of Depserados III last night and had a blast! Also gave the Shadow Tactics demo a try (haven't completed it yet) and it's also a tonne of fun.


Between the two, Desperados III does seem better. I like being able to pause, and the layouts of the maps (at least between the two demos) were a little more clear on what my options were.


I'm definitely going to pick up one of these soon. Word on the street is that the Steam Summer Sale starts a week from now, so I'll likely hold off and see if Shadow Tactics gets a good discount (presumably Desperados won't so soon after release). All things being close to equal, though, I'll go with Desperados.

I found Satisfactory about a week ago.

I haven't played a game I like this much in a very long time.

can you give me two or three more sentences of this sales pitch?

based on the above, i put it into my wish list... now i'm curious about investing actual time into it

can you give me two or three more sentences of this sales pitch?

I thought it sounded vaguely familiar to me so I googled. I'm pretty sure I saw somebody doing a LetsPlay at some point.

"First-person Factorio" basically, minus the procedural generation.

Pathmaker: Kingmaker coming to PS4 and X-BoxOne on Aug 18 with a new turn-based mode, and the PC Version gets the turn-based mode on Aug 18th too,

Was this going to be an automatic update, or DLC. Not seeing anything on steam about it.

Was this going to be an automatic update, or DLC. Not seeing anything on steam about it.

As far as I can tell its going to be an automatic update to coincide with when the console edition becomes available.

Can't access the Epic free game thread right this second so just to let you know Pathway is the free game there this week. It's an occult/turn-based strategy tactics game set (at least the first mission) in the 1930's. It's a setting not often used for games like this, and I was intrigued by it when I saw Nookrium play it a while back on YouTube. Certainly worth a look even if it wasn't free,

As far as I can tell its going to be an automatic update to coincide with when the console edition becomes available.

Thanks, can't wait to check it out. Great game and the only part I didn't like was no true turn based option.

Anyone tried Sentinels of Freedom? Turn based (X-Com style) game based of Sentinels of the Multiverse. Friend of mine has it, says so far so good. Some reviews are scaring me off a bit, though.

I didn’t enjoy it - was a very quick uninstall for me. Felt very shallow and limited - very grindy and felt like the customization was really mostly for show. Maybe it’s improved or gets better the deeper you go, but even in lockdown boredom I haven’t had the urge to retry it yet.

Picked up Elite: Dangerous a week ago after watching a friend of mine play it on Twitch. Just couldn't get the hang of combat in the training, so I returned it and figured I'd pick it up again if it came in a bundle.

A couple of days ago, what shows up in the racial equality bundle on Humble Bundle? I grabbed the bundle and reinstalled. I played it for a few hours and I'm glad I got it again. Having a ball and looking forward to playing more. Probably won't survive combat, but the exploration and flying should be more than enough for me to enjoy.

Picked up Elite: Dangerous a week ago after watching a friend of mine play it on Twitch. Just couldn't get the hang of combat in the training, so I returned it and figured I'd pick it up again if it came in a bundle.

A couple of days ago, what shows up in the racial equality bundle on Humble Bundle? I grabbed the bundle and reinstalled. I played it for a few hours and I'm glad I got it again. Having a ball and looking forward to playing more. Probably won't survive combat, but the exploration and flying should be more than enough for me to enjoy.

I picked it up a couple weeks ago (and ironically, already owning Elite was one of the things that made me NOT pick up that Humble bundle) but I'm still waiting for it to grow on me. I think it may be just a bit too slow to be the distraction that I'm currently looking for.

I picked it up a couple weeks ago (and ironically, already owning Elite was one of the things that made me NOT pick up that Humble bundle) but I'm still waiting for it to grow on me. I think it may be just a bit too slow to be the distraction that I'm currently looking for.

You get what you put into it. I enjoy the exploration, travel and trade aspect.

I picked up Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children today after watching some LP's and reading some reviews.

It's like an X-Com Anime game. Anyone play it?

I picked up Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children today after watching some LP's and reading some reviews.

It's like an X-Com Anime game. Anyone play it?

I have it and did enjoy it, but stopped about 10 hours in because it was still early access at that point (maybe a year ago?). I keep meaning to give it another go but haven't yet.

On the topic of x-com-alikes: I did play that new Gears of War Tactics that had been really well received and it just bounced right off me. Maybe it's one of those games where you have to play for 20-hours to get the complete picture, but reviews seemed to mention depth & unit customization as strengths & I had the exact opposite response.

You get what you put into it. I enjoy the exploration, travel and trade aspect.

Yeah, I really think I might enjoy it more in other circumstances but I feel like I need something that keeps my brain constantly engaged/distracted at the moment, and Elite is stuffed with chunks of minutes of relative inactivity when you're traveling around. I felt like I practically needed ANOTHER game to distract me from those moments while playing.

Yeah, I really think I might enjoy it more in other circumstances but I feel like I need something that keeps my brain constantly engaged/distracted at the moment, and Elite is stuffed with chunks of minutes of relative inactivity when you're traveling around. I felt like I practically needed ANOTHER game to distract me from those moments while playing.

When I get to the point where flying to areas is second nature, I'll probably be in the same boat. Right now, a mundane flight takes a lot of effort so I don't have a chance to get bored.

I have it and did enjoy it, but stopped about 10 hours in because it was still early access at that point (maybe a year ago?). I keep meaning to give it another go but haven't yet.

That's crazy I just heard about this game today. I plan to dig into it very soon.

I feel like I need something that keeps my brain constantly engaged/distracted at the moment

Damn, you just nailed pretty much the exact reason I'm able to engage with Fortnite at the moment. I can turn off portions of my brain, while totally focusing on the screen in front of me with other parts of my brain.

I picked up Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children today after watching some LP's and reading some reviews.

It's like an X-Com Anime game. Anyone play it?

Never heard of it. Anime makes me less interested in though.

I picked up Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children today after watching some LP's and reading some reviews.

It's like an X-Com Anime game. Anyone play it?

Never heard of it. Anime makes me less interested in though.

On the topic of Troubleshooter, I didn't play very far, but I got the impression that you didn't recruit your own squad of soldiers, rather you picked up new static characters as a result of progressing through missions, for better or worse.

I actually felt that all the characters & their powers/skilltrees were more unique than what you could choose from in X-com, but it didn't necessarily scratch that particular itch of building a squad of your own design from the ground up.

Damn, you just nailed pretty much the exact reason I'm able to engage with Fortnite at the moment. I can turn off portions of my brain, while totally focusing on the screen in front of me with other parts of my brain.

Yeah, pre-covid I would play a decent amount of sports sims, and I could not handle all of the inactive loading time of something like Football Manager right now. Interestingly, there's still turn-based stuff that appeals to me right now, but like the feedback/response has to be pretty much instant.

If anyone wants a steam key for nba2k 20 send me a PM with your email address. My machine couldn’t handle it and not my thing anyways. It was included in a humble bundle I bought.

Injustice: Gods Among us Ultimate Edition, the DC Heroes version of the fighting game series, is now free at Steam

and xbox and ps4 is free too

Dola: Also, Humankind is getting some props in hands-on testing.

Humankind’s big ideas work even better in practice | PCGamesN (https://www.pcgamesn.com/humankind/gameplay)

I got Titanfall 2 off steam. Beat the single campaign in a day but it was fun. Not really into the multiplayer aspects, but it was fun for the price.

Dola: Also, Humankind is getting some props in hands-on testing.

Humankind’s big ideas work even better in practice | PCGamesN (https://www.pcgamesn.com/humankind/gameplay)

Have you seen a release date for this? I see the gerneral 202o statement, but nothing firm.

This looks to be an instabuy.

Dola: Also, Humankind is getting some props in hands-on testing.

Humankind’s big ideas work even better in practice | PCGamesN (https://www.pcgamesn.com/humankind/gameplay)

Yeah certainly will be giving that one a try when it comes out. Lomadiah on YouTube got invited to an early access look at the game and posted her thoughts about it:


Humankind Alpha Gameplay - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydNy-u7zl5E)

Never mind, I found it. Says latter half of 2020.

EDIT: Now 2021. According to that video just posted.

I like Colt Canyon...fun little Western rogue-like shooter.

I preordered CK3 Royal Edition today on GMG, they have it for 16% off, which is something.

I've been dabbling in CK2 and from what videos I've seen of CK3, it has a much more robust in-game helper system to suggest things you could/should be doing.

Dola: Also, Humankind is getting some props in hands-on testing.

Humankind’s big ideas work even better in practice | PCGamesN (https://www.pcgamesn.com/humankind/gameplay)
I like the idea of being able to change what buffs you get each era, but actually changing your civilization each era seems like it's more confusion than it's worth.

Either way, it basically looks like an updated, human, version of Endless Legend which I loved early on. I do think with their emphasis on each faction playing differently it started to get a little overwhelming as they added more expansions and game mechanics. I definitely loved their combat more than Civ or Old World.

I'm liking Old World quite a bit the more I play.

I'm liking Old World quite a bit the more I play.

I've been interested in giving this a try

I have no idea how I'd missed the existence of Shadow Tactics up to this point, but thank you for this! I played the demo of Depserados III last night and had a blast! Also gave the Shadow Tactics demo a try (haven't completed it yet) and it's also a tonne of fun.

Between the two, Desperados III does seem better. I like being able to pause, and the layouts of the maps (at least between the two demos) were a little more clear on what my options were.

I'm definitely going to pick up one of these soon. Word on the street is that the Steam Summer Sale starts a week from now, so I'll likely hold off and see if Shadow Tactics gets a good discount (presumably Desperados won't so soon after release). All things being close to equal, though, I'll go with Desperados.


Well, Shadow Tactics was down to $6.50 CDN yesterday so I jumped on it. Wish I could take a day off work and play for hours!

I've been interested in giving this a try


It still has some rough edges but it's a nice change of pace from Civ 6.

Rival stars horse racing desktop edition comes out today... anyone ever play the mobile game?

Well, Shadow Tactics was down to $6.50 CDN yesterday so I jumped on it. Wish I could take a day off work and play for hours!

I did the same thing! Of course with COVID and the sales side being extremely quiet, I am going to see if I can have it going in the background.

Interesting package of freebies at GoG.com for the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 now until Jul 4. And maybe a good deal on a preorder of the Cyberpunk game plus all three editions of the Witcher game plus the digital edition of the Witcher board game plus the Thronebreaker, the single player game set in the Witcher universe for $87.77

Gloomhaven Guildmaster update will be live sometime around 1pm EST today. From what I'm reading it sounds like its going to be a new way to play the game. Your progression will have to be deleted in order to play this mode, however there is a way to keep your current progression on Steam. Don't have it handy but should be in one their last updates on their news page. Right now this mode will be staying in game when it launches along with a close to full adaptation of the board game.

Gloomhaven Guildmaster update will be live sometime around 1pm EST today. From what I'm reading it sounds like its going to be a new way to play the game. Your progression will have to be deleted in order to play this mode, however there is a way to keep your current progression on Steam. Don't have it handy but should be in one their last updates on their news page. Right now this mode will be staying in game when it launches along with a close to full adaptation of the board game.


My game just updated. Gonna run thru the new Tutorial. But intro screen indicated 90 new scenarios have been added...

My game just updated. Gonna run thru the new Tutorial. But intro screen indicated 90 new scenarios have been added...

I finished the tutorial to the point where I'm looking for a second member to join the guild. My brain just seems to have a hard time figuring out what exactly they want me to do in each round. Just glad they let me restart the round if/when I die. :)

I really need to play through that Board Game.

I finished the tutorial to the point where I'm looking for a second member to join the guild. My brain just seems to have a hard time figuring out what exactly they want me to do in each round. Just glad they let me restart the round if/when I die. :)

Between the "How To Play" Help screens and the new Tutorial, I think things are clicking a little more. I also stopped just when they introduced the world map.

By the way - Summer Sale just started. Game is now 25% off for those interested...

Looking for a new XCom experience form the current sale.

For those that have one or both

Gears Tactics or Mutant Year Zero?

Looking for a new XCom experience form the current sale.

For those that have one or both

Gears Tactics or Mutant Year Zero?

Gears tactics is the better game IMO. You get 10+ more hours of gameplay, more interesting upgrades and loot, and a good story. Mutant Year Zero is a good game, but not in the same class as Gears Tactics.

Between the "How To Play" Help screens and the new Tutorial, I think things are clicking a little more. I also stopped just when they introduced the world map.

By the way - Summer Sale just started. Game is now 25% off for those interested...

Grabbed it in the sale.. hope to dive into it tonight.

Gears tactics is the better game IMO. You get 10+ more hours of gameplay, more interesting upgrades and loot, and a good story. Mutant Year Zero is a good game, but not in the same class as Gears Tactics.

Thanks, I really like the videos I have watched, i think the only drawback is it's linear, but the combat looks great

Thanks, I really like the videos I have watched, i think the only drawback is it's linear, but the combat looks great


It's definitely a AAA TBS game, the price was just a bit steep. Now is a good time to grab it during the sale.


MYZ is fun though, just not the same budget as Gears.

It's definitely a AAA TBS game, the price was just a bit steep. Now is a good time to grab it during the sale.


MYZ is fun though, just not the same budget as Gears.

Well fuck it, I'll get both, thanks guys! :D

Well fuck it, I'll get both, thanks guys! :D


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Phoenix Point is my favorite Xcom type game, but it's only on the Epic Store.

Game of Thrones has a beta test going on. A buddy got a key and said it is really good. I missed getting a key. Very bummed.

It is scheduled to come out Q3 this year.

Both Phoenix Point and Gears Tactics are available on X-Box Gamepass for PC.

Game of Thrones has a beta test going on. A buddy got a key and said it is really good. I missed getting a key. Very bummed.

It is scheduled to come out Q3 this year.

Just curious, what upcoming GOT game is this? Any chance there is a link to the info about it?

Just curious, what upcoming GOT game is this? Any chance there is a link to the info about it?


My guess is this, which I have on my wish list:


A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1075190/A_Game_of_Thrones_The_Board_Game__Digital_Edition/)

My guess is this, which I have on my wish list:


A Game of Thrones: The Board Game - Digital Edition on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1075190/A_Game_of_Thrones_The_Board_Game__Digital_Edition/)

Thanks...does look good.

Yes that is the game. The actual board game is fantastic. So I have high hopes for this

Yes that is the game. The actual board game is fantastic. So I have high hopes for this

Me too, I enjoyed playing the board game, it was just hard to get a full compliment of players all the time. Being able to play remote will be huge!

Me too, I enjoyed playing the board game, it was just hard to get a full compliment of players all the time. Being able to play remote will be huge!

My buddy said the AI plays well. And it makes "deals". Not sure what. But deal making is a big part of the game.

My buddy said the AI plays well. And it makes "deals". Not sure what. But deal making is a big part of the game.

Thanks for the info and awareness...had no idea it was coming out. Certainly near the top of my wish list now.

My buddy said the AI plays well. And it makes "deals". Not sure what. But deal making is a big part of the game.

Which may be better than my kids constantly ganging up against me :D

Anyone playing Tainted Grail via early access?

I'm on a deck game crazy right now.. and this one is like a top down isometric card RPG.

Anyone playing Tainted Grail via early access?

I'm on a deck game crazy right now.. and this one is like a top down isometric card RPG.

Yeah Nookrium took a look at it on youtube. Looks like an interesting take on a card rpg + King Arthur setting.

Yeah Nookrium took a look at it on youtube. Looks like an interesting take on a card rpg + King Arthur setting.

Yeah, I've watched a few LP's, still very early in EA but looks fun.

I need 3,6,7 & 10 for summer cards.

I've got 3x of #1 for tradsies. Hoorah.

If you like games like Slay the Spire you may want to take a look at Griftlands.. It's in early access but it's like a Slay the Spire RPG, as you maintain seperate decks for negotiation and combat.

I played a couple hours of Griftlands today, after getting absolutely sunk into Monster Train for like a month, and it didn't really take for me. It is getting good community reviews though.

I played a couple hours of Griftlands today, after getting absolutely sunk into Monster Train for like a month, and it didn't really take for me. It is getting good community reviews though.

I concur. Didn't really grab me either. Felt like it was trying to be a mashup of things and I didn't really get the mechanisms either. With all the other games I've bought over the last 3 months it's gone to the bottom of the pile for now, I'm sure it will get another look at some point.