Sim Fest is also live right now on Steam, albeit to not that much fanfare. It runs through the weekend with some pretty decent deals on a variety of games.

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/simfest [External Link]

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Sure, I'm game.

This has been on my wishlist for a while now, and seems like something I'd really enjoy.

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I really liked the Alterium Shift demo. But for this sort of game, I think I'd rather wait until full release instead of getting in on early access. It'll be a better experience in the long run.

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I'd try playing this, but I fear I don't have nearly enough brain.

Not especially good at optimization or efficiency either, so that's another strike against me.

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Quoting: PhiladelphusOooh, multithreading! Building megaprojects with lots and lots of dwarfs has always been my main interest, and of course that tends to slow the game down when you've got ~200 little simulated dudes running about the place. I should benchmark my in-progress fort with Proton and the native version when it comes out.

Never mind megaprojects, just start breeding chickens!

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If there's any dev I actually believe when they say "Linux support is coming, we're working on it", it's Bay12.

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Quoting: SalvatosI only had time to try three demos, but Land Above Sea Below [External Link] was my favorite by far and a very happy find though it didn't show up in the most popular. A very beautiful "atmospheric building strategy and puzzle game where you have to build your island from tiles in order to raise its height as much as possible, to avoid it getting flooded by the constantly rising sea level." I like how you have limited turns forcing you to think and plan your moves carefully before the tide engulfs your island, but there is no real-life time limit forcing you into rash decisions (unlike another turn-based combat game I tried). Very, very cozy game and one I could see myself returning to to unwind at the end of a long day even though I normally prefer story-based games.

It looks like it's got some elements in common with Dorfromantik, but goes off in an entirely different direction. Will need to try that one.

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Quoting: NezchanPaleo Pines You can pet the dinosaur. What the heck else do you need to know?

There's bit more to it. It's kind of Stardew Valley, but you tame dinosaurs. Wasn't exciting enough for me to actually finish the demo, but maybe for bit younger audience...

Honestly, I was being pithy. I bounced off it too, in the end, although I can see the charm.

Two things I didn't like were not the greatest signposting, like where I got a quest to search the pen at someone's house with no clue where their house actually was (I never did find it before quitting). The other is how it taught me dino taming before setting me up to have somewhere to keep it, so the poor thing was dreadfully unhappy as a result. I think that would frustrate a kid playing.

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Quoting: NezchanWizard With a Gun (Steam Play) is a twin-stick shooter with a great aesthetic, mostly made up of mashing Bastion and Don't Starve together. That said, it's got a pretty cool gameplay loop involving progressively going back in time, and taking repeated jaunts into the gameplay area on a timer before you have to bail and return to your home base. Could be something really fun.

I gave it a go myself too. It seems bit more relaxed than Bastion and Don't Starve, but I can see the references in there. There's gathering of resources and crafting. It has been great fun so far.

One thing I will say is do NOT play Wizard With a Gun using a Steam controller. That haptic pad is utterly ass at doing the twin-stick thing. I'm bad enough aiming as it is, this just makes it ten times worse. Maybe twenty.

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Probably gonna be my last batch. Here goes.

Robotherapy (Steam Play) Heavy-handed comedy about the best robot therapist there's ever been. He said so himself, so you know it's true. Kinda blindsides you with some arcade-y bits without explaining how to control them, but otherwise pretty good. Simple choose the dialogue option stuff. Amusing enough, but not enough to make me want to buy a whole game of it.

Moving In Just what it says on the tin. You've got a driveway full of stuff and an empty house. You move in. It's kinda physics-based. Frankly, I got bored pretty quick.

Lies of P (Steam Play) For a lot of people, this is the star of the show this year, and certainly the highest profile. Basically Pinnochio as a Soulsborne game. Runs surprisingly well on my admittedly not-so-cutting-edge machine, no problems at all. About what you'd expect: stylish, ruined environments, interesting enemy designs, stamina management and a lot of combat rolls. I'm not great at it, but it seems solid enough.

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