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Slay the Spire devs release Dancing Duelists after abandoning Unity for Godot

17 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

Mega Crit, developers of the successful Slay the Spire have released a free new game called Dancing Duelists, after publicly calling out Unity recently and moving over to Godot Engine.

Spaceship colony building sim Stardeus has a major upgrade out now

17 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Stardeus from Kodo Linija and Paradox Arc is a colony building sim set aboard a broken spaceship you need to rebuild, and a fresh major upgrade and overhaul has been released.

Love classic RTS games? Check out D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict

16 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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D.O.R.F. Real-Time Strategic Conflict is an upcoming RTS based on the OpenRA game engine, and it looks really promising so it's going to be one to keep an eye on.

Mining and base defense game Dome Keeper got a huge upgrade

11 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Dome Keeper was already pretty great. Giving you a mixture of mining, exploration, base-building and tower defense and now it's quite a lot bigger with a free update out now.

Relaxing poolside sim Placid Plastic Duck Simulator gets new DLC

10 Oct 2023 | By Pengling

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The latest DLC for Placid Plastic Duck Simulator, "So Many Ducks", made a splash on October 5th, adding 27 new collectible ducks to the breakout hit rubber-duck sim.

Mini monster-catching MMO 'Familiars.io' heads to Steam

10 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Familiars.io is a very retro-styled mini-MMO about catching monsters and battling, and it's now heading to Steam.

Real-time strategy game Dinolords has you defend against Danes riding Dinosaurs

9 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Featuring a mixture of real-time strategy, city-building, resource gathering and… medieval dinosaurs. Well then, that's definitely a unique mixture and Dinolords went right into my wishlist.

Trolley Delayma is a short, free and amusing puzzle game

9 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Styled like the absolutely awesome Baba Is You, the short and free puzzler Trolley Delayma is out now and worth a go if you have 30 minutes to spare. Good for a Monday morning with a coffee to start your day.

Moonring is a free Ultima-like RPG from the Fable co-creator

6 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Here's a really fun one I came across recently - it's called Moonring, a retro-inspired open-world, turn-based, tile RPG in the style of the classic Ultima games with lots of modern touches from the co-creator of Fable, Dene Carter.

Shadows of the Afterland looks a bit Thimbleweed Park

6 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Looking a little like Thimbleweed Park from Terrible Toybox, the developer Aruma Studios recently announced Shadows of the Afterland, a supernatural comedy adventure about identity, courage and destiny.

Core Keeper 'Shimmering Frontier' update is out now

6 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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The great underground exploration, adventure and crafting survival game Core Keeper has a big new update out in Shimmering Frontier.

Terra Nil gets better performance and Linux support

5 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Terra Nil, a building game about restoring nature just got upgraded with better performance they've now officially released their Native Linux and macOS versions too.

Retro shooter DUSK is getting a full free HD revamp

5 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Coming around the 5 year anniversary, DUSK HD is going to be a big full visual remaster of the very popular shooter so here's what they've said about it.

Swords of Freeport is a text-mode social RPG like retro MUDs and BBS door games

5 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Now this is certainly retro that slightly older readers might be interested in. Swords of Freeport is a new text-mode social RPG heavily inspired by the style of Bulletin Board System door games from back in the '90s.

Dwarf Fortress fixes crashing on Linux, gets an Adventure Mode Roadmap

5 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Good news for Dwarf Fortress players on Steam, as a fresh update went out recently that should stop some crashing issues on Linux and there's a roadmap for the Adventure Mode to go through.

EarthBound / Mother styled Dreamed Away has a new trailer

4 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Shown off during the recent "Mother Direct" event that pulled together various games in the spirit of EarthBound / Mother, a new fancy trailer for Dreamed Away appeared. Watch it quick before you wake up.

Check out the demo for Iron Roads, a train network transport sim

4 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Cowleyfornia Studios who previously made Sarawak and We'll always have Paris are branching out from their adventure novel roots into a train management sim with Iron Roads.

Farming sim with dinosaurs 'Paleo Pines' is out now - Steam Deck Verified

4 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Farming and dinosaurs, that's certainly an odd combination but Paleo Pines looks cute as heck and seems to be another nice title to add to your casual gaming collection. A sweet family-friendly game.

Superhero strategy game Capes has a big new demo up

3 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Capes is an upcoming tactical strategy game from Spitfire Interactive and Daedalic Entertainment. Due out in 2024, a new demo has been put up with expanded and improved mechanics to play through.

Metroidvania action-platformer Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream announced

3 Oct 2023 | By Liam Squires-Hand

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Lunar Ray Games are making a sequel to their positively reviewed Timespinner from 2018, with Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream now on the way and it looks great.

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