Quoting: Liam Squires-HandI played the previous demo builds of Glory On Pluto far too much, and so you all have to join me in being hooked on this one.

I will be joining you on this on this one Liam! I have been looking for a replacement for Orc Incremental [External Link] which I have been playing for the last several weeks. Orc Incremental lacks the incremental progress and balance necessary to keep my attention. I am looking forward to playing Glory On Pluto this evening. From reading the review and viewing the video, it looks like Glory On Pluto succeeds where Orc Incremental has failed.

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Thank you for compiling this list Liam. 'Tis the season. Lots of good recommendations! I own a number of these games and am having problems deciding which one to play during the month of October. I have narrowed it down to the list below. Any recommendations?

SOMA
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Detention
Fear the Spotlight

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I have played Lowmoor Idle RPG: An Adventurer's Chronicle [External Link] for a number of hours. Lowmoor is also available on itch.io [External Link] as a browser game. As mentioned, the game is free to play. The game play is described as "zero player idle", which means you basically sit and watch the "Win9x" interface create a RPG progression of events. I found the ever-changing sequence of combat encounters, character dialog, loot gathering and selling mesmerizing, but I am easily amused. There are also 100 achievements available for achievement hunters, although "Steam is learning about this game". The dialog generated by the game is not perfect, always understandable English and the "Win9x" interface is anything but modern, but it is very functional. On Steam, it is a small download, loads quickly and is free. I would say it is worth a quick spin for anyone that enjoys idle games.

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Love the new "The Most Highest-Rated" lists for Native Linux and Steam Deck! The formatting of the page makes for such easy browsing!

Quoting: Jarmer

• Sludgineers - I do not recommend this at all. It's simply too short. Feels like the entire game is just a demo. I mean max playtime is probably like 3 hrs? I finished it all the way through (even WITH the frustrating late game grind as @Klaas mentioned) in two short sittings.

I finished Sludgineers, but it took me considerably more than three hours (~10 hours). Getting the final achievements for 100% was a bit of a grind. As an excuse for my plodding performance, I would like to mention the definition of "Incremental":

happening gradually in a series of small, regular steps or additions.

At this stage of my life, my entire existence is very incremental.

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Quoting: Racer

Quoting: RFSharpeSteam Controller - Waitlist
Steam Machine - Waitlist
Steam Frame - Waitlist

did you join all of those when they were released? They must still have a huge backlog.

Steam Controller: 10 minutes before Steam opened up their doors to purchase the Steam Controller, I was pushing the refresh button. Of course, when the store opened, it crashed. I tried for probably another 30 minutes and gave up. Tried a couple more times throughout the day, but I got the same results. As soon as the reservation system became available, I reserved a controller.

Steam Machine and Steam Frame: Made my reservations the day the store opened.

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I was hoping that third time would be a charm, but I should have known better than to be optimistic. As the old song says:

Quoting: Born Under a Bad SignIf it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all

Steam Controller - Waitlist
Steam Machine - Waitlist
Steam Frame - Waitlist

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OFFMOON is an interesting developer/publisher. From what I can tell, they are based in Seoul, South Korea. They have published four games, each costing $1 / £0.95. You can buy three of these games for $2.70 / £2.00 (10% discount).

Dealer's Dice: [External Link]
- Release Date: Sep 7, 2026
Crazy Pocket: [External Link]
- Release Date: Sep 7, 2026
Hell Deck: [External Link]
- Release Date: Aug 3, 2026
Who Am I Next? : Animals: [External Link]
- Release Date: Aug 3, 2026

So... They have released two games a month for the last two months (September and August). The two games released each of these months was released on the same date.

The website for the company states:

offmoon is an independent game studio developing original titles for Steam. We design, build and ship moonlit worlds — crafted for PC and Steam Deck.

I will be interested to see how well these games play on the Steam Deck.

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Thanks for this information Liam. I am also very interested in the Steam Machine frontplate. I signed up to be notified when the frontplate is available. Of course I am still on the waiting list for my Steam Machine... A faceplate without the Steam Machine might not be the best of investments.

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The trailer for this game is fantastic. The graphics, dialog, game mechanics and premise of the game look exceptional.

I am a sucker for female protagonist video games. One recent example is Hades II. I really enjoyed playing Hades. I found the the voice acting, dialog and game play very satisfying. However I immediately found myself enjoying Hades II more. I know one of the primary reasons is because I enjoy playing Melinoë (Princess of the Underworld) more than I enjoyed playing Zagreus (Prince of the Underworld.) A rather shallow reason, I know... but it is the way I am wired.

SPINE appears to have a very intriguing female protagonist. My favorite line in the trailer is, "... but every system has exceptions. I am one of them." Now that is the kind of character I would like to play as.

All this said, I will not likely buy the game. The game mechanics will likely require more dexterity than my elderly hands are incapable of. Hopefully they will have a demo so I can see if my handle it.

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For some reason, over the last several months, I have been playing "get out of hell games" on the Steam Deck every night before going to bed. This would include:

Dice of Kalma [External Link]: Native, reviewed previously on GoL
Black Jacket [External Link]: Rated Platinum on Protondb

Teufelskreis will fit nicely into my before bed gaming itinerary. I will be interested to see how the developer has configured the layout for the controller on the Steam Deck.

Built using CachyOS with the Godot game engine by a independent game developer who also publishes the game... That checks all the boxes for me! This game is an instant buy upon release.

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