Tag: games

Abiotic Factor, a 6-player survival game where you’re scientists in a paranormal lab, is rising up Steam’s top-sellers chart

Abiotic Factor, a 6-player…

Gordon Freeman is a nerd who cuts a heroic profile, but in Abiotic Factor you're just a nerd: a…
XDefiant finally has a release date, and it’s just a couple weeks from now

XDefiant finally has a…

It's been a long time coming, but the big day is finally almost here: Following a weekend-long stress test…
Helldivers 2 players are asking a reasonable question: Why has a whole planet turned green?

Helldivers 2 players are…

If you've been cruising around the Terminid border planets in Helldivers 2 lately, you might've noticed something weird about…
The Forge—Tips for beginner miners, crafting recipes, and picking your next equipment upgrades

The Forge—Tips for beginner…

The Forge—a Roblox RPG meets mining sim—throws a ton at you just within those first few minutes of questing,…
That gorgeous cozy castle doodling game is launching a demo this month

That gorgeous cozy castle…

Since the surprise success of Townscaper a few years ago, a crop of other “radically casual” cozy city builders…
Balatro’s first big balance patch fiddles with Fibonacci and makes a mod to Odd Todd

Balatro’s first big balance…

The first big balance patch for Balatro is now fully live on Steam, bringing with it performance improvements, numerous…
Kerbal Space Program fans react with anger over Intercept Games closure, and you know what that means: Review bombing on Steam

Kerbal Space Program fans…

Kerbal Space Program 2 players are responding to the reported closure of developer Intercept Games with what has become…
Bethesda should just say ‘screw it’, move on from Starfield, and put all that energy into Fallout

Bethesda should just say…

On Steam, Starfield—a game that launched only last September after eight years of development—is being totally spanked by Fallout…
Baldur’s Gate 3 initially had an entire mechanic where you’d go to the fugue plane if you died, but it was scrapped

Baldur’s Gate 3 initially…

Death in Baldur's Gate 3 is final—if you're playing Honour Mode, that is. For everyone else, returning to the…
Steam’s latest cozy game has a fascinating backstory: Not only is it a PS1 game that predates the ‘cozy’ era, but it’s only officially available in English thanks to fan translators

Steam’s latest cozy game…

Just a hair over two years ago, I wrote about a fan translation of a landmark Japanese PS2 game,…