Absolute monster of a review, great work, thanks so much! I'll probably pick this up, but I have an equally monstrous backlog now, especially after buying that IGN Humble Bundle!!

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Mad respect for the people who throw themselves into this world and make these features possible. Without them, Microsoft would have yet another monopolised hook into developers with DirectX.

I find it laughable that they're subtlety trying to reinvent PC gaming on their recent marketing by advertising games for "XBOX PC". They'll never change.

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This is a pretty sweet bundle. I got it for Medium, which I've been meaning to try for quite a while, but I've also had my eye on Black Book and Potion Craft, so this was an easy purchase. I might even try Wartales - I saw 2dKiri streaming that a few months back and it looked pretty good, even if it's not really my bag.

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I actually retro-played Another World maybe last year, and bounced off how hard it was. Which is crazy, cos I completed it as a teenager!! I wouldn't say Planet of Lana has quite the same vibe, but it does evoke the graphics somewhat. But I absolutely loved it, and highly recommend it. The stand out of 2023 for me.

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I'd love a puff of whatever Double Fine were smoking when they came up with Keeper! Looks great though!

Aphelion looks incredible, fingers crossed for that one.

I'd love to play the Atomic Heart series and while their new entry, Cube, looks cheesy, it still looks stunning. Sadly, the devs are Russian and therefore know all about piracy and have bought into the whole Denuvo marketing engine. I won't play their games then. Same with Persona - every one looks like something I'd like to try, but they all have Denuvo. Ah well.

I think I'm most hyped in a tie between Ambrosia Sky and Resonance. I still haven't played the second Plague Tale game, but I'll get around to it. Right after I finish Clair Obscur (which is absolutely incredible, btw, believe the hype).

Finally, while it won't get the same level of hype, the first Planet of Lana was 10/10, right up there with Limbo and Planet Alpha - better than both, I think. I'm putting its sequel on my wishlist right now. It's an insta-buy.

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Is this game worth buying now? I see it is on sale right now, but 60$ seems steep for a game from 2016. SD verified is a huge plus though!

It's been well worth buying for about five years or more, tbh. Incredible amount of content. I've had 130 hours since about 2019 or so and I haven't played in 3 years!! It's still commonly streamed too, which is incredible.

https://twitchtracker.com/games/458781 [External Link]

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Confidential issue? Presumably this relates to some contribution from Nvidia (or even AMD or Intel) regarding a proprietary aspect of their hardware?

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Discord links are usually at the end of their books. I rarely check author sites, tbh. I'll have a squizz through my books and see if I can give some examples later. I read a lot (a lot!) and this has always felt like a common theme for me.

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Game developers seem to be relying more and more on Discord to support and get feedback from their users. I signed up to be a playtester for Moonsigil Atlas. I was accepted. The only way to get the key was through a Discord direct message.

Authors too. Pretty much all sci-fi, fantasy and litRPG authors will direct you to a Discord for fan engagement.

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Absolutely bizarre that this happens just a few days after I commented that many publishers and developers don't have these pages, and that when they don't, there's no easy way to block them!!

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/delta-force-devs-say-desktop-linux-support-is-not-part-of-our-agenda-in-the-future/?comment_id=278308

I do follow a handful too, but it's honestly the blocking feature I use most! :grin:

I'm so spiteful...

Edit to add: I still don't get the creator pages when I click on a publisher or developer. It looks like you have to click on the word "Homepage" in brackets after their name. If you click on the publisher's actual name, you just get a list of their games in the usual Steam search format! If there's no "Homepage" link, then they haven't set up a creator page, I suspect.

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