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[–] Hello_there@kbin.social 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ive been having a lot of fun with Dyson sphere. Good entry if you're interested in factory games.

[–] finestnothing@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Definitely a great game. Recently had a pretty big update adding enemies and combat that has been fun so far but you can also just disable combat mode for a chill time building your swarms/spheres

[–] TheQuietCroc@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

I knew the sale was here cuz I had a huge email from "isthereanydeal" 😂

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Anyone got recommendations for cheap or interesting indie games this sale?

I bought Touhou Artificial Dreams In Arcadia during the October sale and it is a bit of a hidden gem for fans of the old SMT JRPG games on SNES. I also picked up Lunacid but have not got that far in it, but it seems like a strong revival of the classic Kings Field games.

[–] Pinecone@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Boneraiser minions. One of my favorite games this year. It's vampire survivors but you raise minions to attack for you.

[–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I'm enjoying the hell out of Cult of the Lamb

[–] Radicaldog@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Copying a comment I made on the other site;

Recursed, just £1.67. It is a brilliant puzzle game, completely mind bending stuff about recursion and jumping into chests inside of chests while taking another chest with you so you can jump inside it...

Wonderputt Forever - £2.20. Prettiest minigolf game, animated to excess. Less than an hour to beat unless you go for optional challenges. You may have played the original flash game a decade ago.

[–] CerineArkweaver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I am so tempted to pick up BG3 again (already have it on PS5). Anyone have experience with it on the SteamDeck?

[–] Psychonaut1969@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not on steam deck but I play it on Linux pc and ps5. One of the coolest things about it is cross save, you can save your game on pc or ps5 then continue from that same spot on the other platform.

[–] CerineArkweaver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago

Yah the Cross Save is the reason I want to get it on Deck, so I can play on the go 😊

[–] MostlyHarmless@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I played it on Steam Deck. It was great. Act 3 was a bit slow, but I didn't mind.

I am thinking of getting it on console so I can experience it with better resolution

[–] 9715698@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I played at release this year, but stopped midway through Act3. I need to pick it up again to finish it off.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Some things are a bit small and apart from cutscene camera angles or really zoomed in there isn't much detail visible on the characters. I played with kb/m inputs mapped to have better utilization of deck controls. Some low fps bits here and there but generally great.

[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Do it. Mods can really enhance the game, adding new classes and mechanics.

[–] clearedtoland@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (3 children)

What’s the one game you guys are def buying?

[–] Landmammals@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm finally going to buy Titanfall 2

[–] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Do you know if the DLC is needed to find matches? Do people even use them? Or is it all cosmetic? I too am thinking to come aboard.

[–] Radicaldog@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The multiplayer is full of ultra skilled people who have played for years, so a steep curve. Best FPS campaign ever though, so I recommend it for that.

[–] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I have found that some games like this, sometimes I do really well if only because there is such an established way to do things well that my flailing about catches people off guard. Sometimes not following meta is a shock to expectations. I'll win by sheer incompetence.

[–] Landmammals@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

No idea, but I heard great things about the campaign

[–] ezures@lemmy.wtf 2 points 10 months ago

All dlcs are cosmetics, some give alternative models to the titans, so they don't give any advantage, also you dont need any of them.

If you join, good luck to you Pilot, may you soar high in your journey (be careful about Viper tho)

[–] b_crussin@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

One of the best campaigns I’ve played in a while, if a little short

[–] Landmammals@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Sounds like I'll get my $5 worth

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I think Grim Dawn. Seems like it would be a nice medium between a spastic first person shooter and the slower pace of Divinity Original Sin.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

It's great. And it's got a new expansion coming up in the new year. So now is the perfect time to grab it.

[–] rolofox@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've also been considering grim dawn for a while now. Last game I played like that was titan quest way back then.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Personally I prefer Last Epoch. Each ability you equip has its own upgrade tree that lets you customize how it behaves.

[–] MellowSnow@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Grim Dawn is so good. If you have any interest, just go for it. I don't even play many games like that, and I've put tonsss of hours into it now. Super underrated soundtrack too, imo.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I ran across The Longing just yesterday. Looks unusual, fun, and chill. Seems like a good one to mess with over the holidays.

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Btw, GoG has about the same discounts.

[–] YoorWeb@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

And here's a list of over 2000 games supporting Linux: https://www.gog.com/en/games?systems=linux

GOG games are DRM free ladies and gentlemen.

EDIT: Did anyone play Predynastic Egypt? Is it any good? I'm into strategy, economy, etc.

EDIT II: Music in the video of Project Hospital is awesome!

[–] CluelessDude@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Maybe this will be the actual sale I pull the trigger on Sonic Frontiers I said I wasn't going to spend any money on games for a while but I really sonic and they seemed to have nailed this one.

[–] Cornucopiaofplenty@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I also really sonic

[–] Cornucopiaofplenty@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I also really sonic

[–] tamiya_tt02@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I also really sonic

[–] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I picked up GTA 4 , I was going to get rdr2 cyberpunk , hogwarts and sifu if they had hit the right price but I'll leave it for a future sale. I picked up the mass effect trilogy earlier this year for 9.99 now its cheaper. I also picked up a humble spaced out bundle too recently so I have tons to keep me busy.