What a fantastic game trailer! The first time I watched it I chuckled. Then I had to watch it again and again. After the fourth viewing, I was laughing so hard I was crying. The part, about 20 seconds in, where they throw the man out of the emergency exit is what put me over the edge. Does the "gentleman" getting tossed out the hatch look familiar to anyone else?

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What a class act! Free to play, source code available for download on Github, the developers express their gratitude to their gaming community and they plan to continue updating the game/source code. I am speechless. What else could I do? I purchased the Unturned - Permanent Gold Upgrade to show my support.

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Quoting: Jarmer.... I've picked up Shelldivers on the deck and it's really good too! Give that a look if you haven't already. It's an incremental about catching jellies underwater and upgrading your base topside. Very simple, but perfect for me when I want to turn my brain off.

Just finished the game Shelldivers (i.e., 100% achievements) last night about 1:00 am. As you mentioned, it is a simple game, but I found Shelldivers to have a very satisfying game progression. Thanks for the recommendation.

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Quoting: scaineTim Whiny ain't getting a penny from me, not even the ability to say I'm an "active account" on his dodgy exclusive-happy anti-consumer anti-linux platform.

On several occasions I have racked my brain trying to come up with derogatory name for Tim Sweeney. I like "Whiny"! Your name lead me to think of another possible nickname... "Wennie" Not sure what connotations this word has in other countries, but I mean it in the most offensive way imaginable. :)

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From looking at the specs, the Playnix does look more robust than the Steam Machine. Unfortunately they are currently unavailable. The website states the following:

"Due to RAM and SSD scarcity current batch reserves are on hold and will be resumed as soon as posible"

It will be interesting to see how quickly the Playnix becomes available again for purchase. I would expect that some aspect of the specs or price will change at that point in time.

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Quoting: Jarmer.... I just hope there's a LOT more content in the main game and the demo was very limited.

I am also hoping that my progress transfers over to the full version.
I know... this is a rather superficial concern; but I am a rather shallow person. :)

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Quoting: JarmerI tried this out on my Deck today, and MAN ITS SO GOOD. Highly highly highly recommend. Gives me bigtime Spilled vibes but I think even better. I'm going to head to bed and play there right now!

Glad to hear it works well on the Steam Deck!

I have played a fair number of the demos featured in Next Fest. After playing Sludgineers, I am hooked. Can't wait for the full release. I have played a number of what could be called "Cleaning" games. The popular PowerWash Simulator series never really clicked with me, but I thoroughly enjoyed Spilled!.

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After reading the first article in GoL, I purchased Utopia Must Fall. My play time has been 100% on the Steam Deck, where the game worked flawlessly. I was surprised that a retro arcade game could be so visually pleasing and have so depth. The options available for postponing the alien invasion are very creative. Each day you survive the alien onslaught you can a new choose upgrade for the next day. While standard options like weapon and shield enhancements are available; you can also use nukes, drones, robots, illicit arms deals, enforced blackout hours, etc. My favorite option is to invite the aliens to lunch. For people that enjoyed games like Galaxian or Missile Command, this game is a must buy.

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I've played the demo and been a part of the playtest of Moonsigil Atlas for the last year. I was impressed with this game from the get-go. The demo felt like ready to release game and had a significant amount of content. As a playtester I felt pretty useless since I could find no fault with any aspect of the game. A few months after the release of the demo there was a major demo update. You don't see that every day! When I noticed the game had been released into early access yesterday, it was an instabuy.

I should also mention that the demo is still available on Steam.

Quoting: scaineBig recommendation from me too on this one. It's superb.

I could not agree more.

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Since we are on the subject of alternative voice communication programs, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with GameVox:

http://www.gamevox.com [External Link]

Here is a rather limited comparison of GameVox to Discord on their website:

https://gamevox.com/compare-discord/ [External Link]

It is currently in "public beta." There is a Linux client in addition to clients for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows. The applicaiton works in a web browser and there is self-hosting option. According to the website:

No Personal Data Harvesting: Unlike many competitors, GameVox does not require an email address for account creation and does not use ads or data mining.

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