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StarVaders is deck-building meets grid-based tactics and it's basically perfect

By Liam Dawe,
StarVaders from developer Pengonauts is a colourful and action-packed mix of a deck-builder with fast grid-based tactical combat and it's a thoroughly great time. I've never seen another game so smoothly blend these two together. I'm hooked on it.

Deck-builder meets auto-shooter in Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure - demo now live

By Liam Dawe,
From the original creative team behind the Hand of Fate series, Hordes of Fate : A Hand of Fate Adventure is a mixture of deck-building and auto-shooting as yet another developer attempts to put their own spin on Vampire Survivor-like action.
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Drop Duchy is an inventive mixture of Tetris with deck-building and combat

By Liam Dawe,
Giving a really odd and unique blending of genres and game mechanics, Drop Duchy is a wonderful choice for you to pick up and play.

Try out the Steam Playtest for Gobutiko and become the greatest dice-rolling goblin merchant

By Liam Dawe,
In the upcoming game Gobutiko you are a goblin merchant, and of course being greedy you will haggle with your customers by rolling dice to wear them down and push the prices (hopefully) in your favour.

Ninja action-RPG adventure Katana Dragon recently added Linux and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Currently in Early Access, the action-RPG adventure Katana Dragon from Tsunoa Games recently added Native Linux and Steam Deck support.

Lead a team of mercenaries in the tactical top-down shooter Regulators out now

By Liam Dawe,
Originally called Regulator City and now just Regulators, it's the latest action game from indie developer Orangepixel known for the likes of Gunslugs, Heroes of Loot, Residual and more.

The Wandering Village 1.0 due in July with a price rise coming real soon

By Liam Dawe,
Stray Fawn Studio just announced that The Wandering Village, a city-builder on the back of a giant walking creature, will fully release on July 17th.

Steel Swarm: APOCALYPSE is a tank-battling MOBA set for Early Access in June

By Liam Dawe,
Steel Swarm: APOCALYPSE is an upcoming tank-battling MOBA that I'm pretty excited about for the huge battles and map destruction. And now the developer has revealed it's set to release in Early Access on June 24th.

Create a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy in Tiny Garden out now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Tiny Garden released at the start of April, with a fresh update that just released adding in controller support and Native Linux support. Looks like another very sweet casual game to relax with.

Cosy vertical tile-stacking nature-building puzzle game Preserve is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Preserve from developer Bitmap Galaxy is a nature-building puzzle game where you build tiles in an interesting mix of horizontal and vertical gameplay that's just left Early Access.

Ludaro is a deck-building roguelike spin on Ludo with a demo out now

By Liam Dawe,
I wrote about Ludaro back in mid April, and now you can try this new chaotic spin on Ludo yourself, as they've just released a first demo for it.

Utopia Must Fall is easily one of the best modern arcade shoot 'em ups

By Liam Dawe,
Utopia Must Fall from developer Pixeljam has absolutely absorbed my attention recently. It's easily one of the best modern arcade shoot 'em ups I've ever played with a great moody atmosphere.

You are the final boss in Noobs Are Coming, an over the top arena roguelike

By Liam Dawe,
Solo developer Overboy has announced that Noobs Are Coming, their chaotic over the top arena roguelike, is set for release in 2025 with full Native Linux and Steam Deck support.

Chaotic spider-physics sandbox A Webbing Journey is out now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
A game that finally made me think a Spider could be adorable? Nah, they still terrify me, but A Webbing Journey really is wholesome. Great idea for a game too with some fun physics and web-slinging.

Mineshaft is a tough but unique Tetris-like with crafting and mining for gems

By Liam Dawe,
Mineshaft is a clever blending of genres that takes the very basics from Tetris but makes it quite an interesting challenge with resource gathering, tool crafting and puzzle solving. It's like a mini Minecraft / Terraria version of Tetris.

Sirocco Thugs is an upcoming first-person boomer beat 'em up with a demo out now

By Liam Dawe,
With a focus on flashy kicking, punching and beating, Sirocco Thugs could be one to watch if you love boomer shooters but fancy smacking people with a lead pipe or knuckledusters instead while you do combos.

Shroom and Gloom is a first-person fungus-filled deck-builder with a demo you need to try

By Liam Dawe,
We're getting totally spoiled with unique deck-builders lately like Moonsigil Atlas that I really can't wait for. And now Devolver Digital announced they're publishing Shroom and Gloom with a demo up now and it's glorious.

Frogspin is a chaotic platformer where you spin a slot machine for crazy level modifiers

By Liam Dawe,
Frogspin pulled my in by the colourful and inviting sweet visuals but reading more into it, the game sounds like it becomes pure hilarious chaos due to the slot machine modifier mechanics.

Rogue Worlds is a free chaotic tactical roguelite platformer out now with Linux and Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Rogue Worlds is a new free chaotic tactical roguelite platformer that's a spin-off of Aura of Worlds, a paid bigger game from developer Cognitive Forge. It looks really good and can't argue with that price.

The fusion of deck-building and space-Tetris in the demo of Moonsigil Atlas has totally hooked me

By Liam Dawe,
Moonsigil Atlas has a demo out now and it's already shot right up to the top of my wishlist. The idea of fusing a Slay the Spire styled deck-builder with something sort-of Tetris-like is just incredibly slick.
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