BTW, Super Puzzle Platformer doesn't have any match-3 rules, it follows a Mr. Driller logic in that matched blocks disappear together if the player chooses to destroy even one of them but you can break any number of blocks and matches merely increase the score you get (and increase the risk of running out of ground to stand on).
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[Steam Sale 2014] Indie-ana Games and the Temple of Hidden Gems
- Thread starter Toma
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Well... wow. How this gem of a game hid itself from me will be forever a mystery. Deep customization, lots of skills, secrets, lore, well written text. This game is ace. I should make a thread for it (Inquisitor) before the sale ends in case there wasnt already one.
I am always curious about which games people didnt know about or werent interested in before. What were your picks?
I would definitely be interested in hearing some expanded thoughts if you make a thread. I had this one on my wishlist awhile ago but passed it up in a couple bundles/deals since I had heard mainly negative word-of-mouth on it.
I'll definitely write something up eventually, maybe tomorrow. I am 2 hours in, and I want to get some more playtime before writing a more involved recommendation.
More_Badass
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Game just went into beta, so I think it's worth a mention (that and because it's an awesome game)
Door Kickers - $11.99 (20% off)
So you might be thinking "Why do I need this game if I already have Frozen Synapse?". Now Door Kickers was one of the first PC games I bought, and while Frozen Synapse may be king in terms of multiplayer, I feel like Door Kickers is superior in other aspects. I enjoy the realistic SWAT setting and aesthetic far more than FS's sci-fi style. Frozen Synapse focuses on warfare; Door Kickers focuses on controlled planning and precise team work and meticulous assaults. Go in loud or stealthy, rescue hostages, arrest bad guys, defuse bombs. There's a ton of content, modding, a level editor, a leveling-up system for your squad, and special challenges for each mission
Door Kickers - $11.99 (20% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/248610/
Top down tactical SWAT simulator. Simple intuitive controls, great visuals, a lot of depth and tactics at your disposal. May be Early Access, but it's up there with Prison Architect and Broforce, as one of the few that feel like complete games getting regular content updates.
So you might be thinking "Why do I need this game if I already have Frozen Synapse?". Now Door Kickers was one of the first PC games I bought, and while Frozen Synapse may be king in terms of multiplayer, I feel like Door Kickers is superior in other aspects. I enjoy the realistic SWAT setting and aesthetic far more than FS's sci-fi style. Frozen Synapse focuses on warfare; Door Kickers focuses on controlled planning and precise team work and meticulous assaults. Go in loud or stealthy, rescue hostages, arrest bad guys, defuse bombs. There's a ton of content, modding, a level editor, a leveling-up system for your squad, and special challenges for each mission
That game went a long way since the first alpha build.
More_Badass
Member
I got to thank Toma for making this thread. Really this is the only place to have good discussion about Summer Sale games. I skimmed the last few pages of the main Sale thread and it's practically nothing but stupid team crap.
Okay, let's do this properly:
Bunny Must Die - 5$ (50% off)
Bunny Must Die - 5$ (50% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/250660/
A great Metroidvania game with spoofs of both Metroid and Castlevania. Fairly hard and the movement takes some time to get used to but it's amenable to sequence breaking and speed running. Also has a very well developed and very different second quest.
The more stupid meta things steam piles on, the worse it gets. Last year it was card talk, now its card and team talk, etcpp.
That description sold me on it. Then the images sold me again. I sure hope this game plays as good as it looks
Random Painted HIghway
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I know its been around for a bit, but I've been mainly playing Tales of Maj 'Eyal ever since I won it in a modbot drawing a few months ago. Steam says...yikes 569 hrs played, but that includes a few stretches of forgetting to turn it off. 3.49 in Steam. free from the website, but donors get an extra class and a few other things. 1300+achievements, lots of races/classes to choose from. roguelike turn based. very cool check it out. the dev is very active and puts out new updates periodically with more classes and other refinements.
http://te4.org/download
http://te4.org/download
Awesome thread.
I got Inquisitor.
Yup. I wish the main thread focus on talking about deals and hidden deals instead of the offtopic talks.
I got Inquisitor.
Yup. I wish the main thread focus on talking about deals and hidden deals instead of the offtopic talks.
Welcome to having your life stolen away.
From wikipedia, just to give you an idea of how big the game is.
As a note, it was also written by one person, so it has a nice, consistent tone.
This is maybe the thing that annoys me the most about critics today. Criticized for the quality of its graphics and high difficulty. A certain graphical style and high difficulty seem like things most people would want in a game that is attempting to hearken back to Baldur's Gate. Modern videogame reviews... ugh.
Hey_Blinkin
Member
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten - $7.49 (50% off)
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten
If anyone is a Tower Defense fan I highly recommend Defenders Quest: Valley of the Forgotten. It has some interesting RPG mechanics such as instead of towers you have party members which level up and have skill trees. The game also has a good sense of humor. I'm currently in the new game+ mode with 30+ hours played and I'm still having a blast.
PixyJunket
Member
Hmm, I thought this was one of those dumb "troll" games.
I might have to grab this one if that's not the case.
Yeah, it's one of those things that's neat at first, but you quickly realize there's really no point to all of it. It'd be different if the free game pool was larger, but it really doesn't seem worth it.
Honestly, it'd be nice to see future Steam sales just have a thread dedicated to the metagame stuff, and one dedicated to the deals, game recommendations, and so on.
The team-related posts may be nauseatingly abundant, but strictly speaking they're not off-topic.
Random Painted HIghway
Member
I really enjoyed this one as well
Well, I guess this thread sort of fills that purpose rather nicely. We dont feature big publisher games here, but people usually get enough information on those everywhere anywhere.
True, but it's not "official". I still see the occasional poor soul asking the general opinion on a game only to have it get completely drowned out by people talking teams and badges.
Strange that Binding of Isaac isn't on sale, either. I guess with Rebirth coming out relatively soon, he might be essentially telling people "just wait for the remake".
LurkerPrime
Member
FYI, if anyone was wondering, the amount of achievements that ToME has are not exaggerated. It's crazy and it's true.
The creator of ToME also refers to all players as "minions" in official announcements. He's awesome like that.
Not sure how much more official it can get, its listed in the Steam thread OP, its named "Steam Sale" thread,etc etc.
I am sure most people interested find their way here at some point. They might not all comment, but consideringthe thread reached 10k views within 1-2 days, it does its job I think.
More_Badass
Member
Hmm...Banished is tempting...
Wasn't on my Wishlist, but it looks good
Wasn't on my Wishlist, but it looks good
I'm trying to find if an Indie game is on sale but I forgot the name. Maybe you guys/gals can help me? It was an action RPG that looked like a black and white gameboy game where you gradually unlock more colors on the screen. It looked like Secret of Mana. People had mixed feeling about it but I would definitely try it if on sale.
Oh, the game has some rather trollish moments (anyone who's ever gotten into the tower knows what I'm taking about), but if you were expecting something like I Wanna Be The Guy or Eryi's Action, it's not like that at all. It's random as all hell but it's a smartly designed game all the same, I recommend it.
Two Brothers:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/259760/
I really liked what I played because of the imaginative world and mechanic design, but when I played it (before release) it was the most buggy game ever. I frequently needed to hack my savegame to position my character in movable terrain.
Lovely game if you are brave enough to venture into its glitches.
Recent comment by the dev:
So I guess there might be a new version coming soon, nice to hear.
MADGAME
Member
Well for me it would be most of them. A few I was aware of but to be honest, I don't do a deep-dive searching for Indie gems because I am not fond of Steam's search presentation and results.
More_Badass
Member
Well to be honest, you're not going to find the interesting indies by simply searching on Steam. Like you said, it doesn't have the best search system. Pretty much any cool under-the-radar indie/hidden gems I've found thanks to the Indie threads, r/Indiegaming, Screenshot Saturday, RockPaperShotgun, TIGForum
We are deeper than just Indie here, we have "under-the-indie" gems in this thread, folks
At that price One way heroics is a steal ( even at full price.. ), my current play time on it is 43h, and I still didn't finish the game on the third difficulty with 7 classes out of 8, and none on the last one.Acquire games!
Let's not even speak about then doing it on those difficulty in maniac mod...
More_Badass
Member
Lol, that's what I get for typing on my phoneWe are deeper than just Indie here, we have "under-the-indie" gems in this thread, folks
Its the first game in the series anyway, so why not.
Oh, for some reason I was thinking it was a prequel that released later on. derp.
It's also a cracking game
mcfishstick
Member
What's the verdict on The Last Tinker: City of Colors? It's 50% off, but I think its quite a recent game and looks like its got a great art style, but I've not heard anything about it.
Someone in the indie thread liked it, reminiscent of classic 3D jump&runs apparently.
PsychoSoldier
Banned
Dungeon of the Endless looks cool but kinda want to wait and see if it gets a deeper discount during the sale.