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Sep 26 • 14 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
Just scouring a list of games that launched this year with nearly-perfect Steam user ratings so far, and there are SO MANY that I've heard nothing of at all. There's so many cool games out there that missing gems is inevitable.

Here's a thread of a few that just caught my eye:
Garbanzo Quest - a cute, silly looking platformer that has 100% positive reviews so far. Looks goofy, creative, and has co-op!

store.steampowered.com/app/2105910/Ga…
Astro Pig - again, 100% positive. Cute genre-hopping puzzle adventure about an astronaut pig. So many mechanics in that trailer and store screenshots alone.

store.steampowered.com/app/1800390/As…
Pull Stay - Early access, but again, 100% positive. Janky-but-charming looking fusion of beat-em-up and tower defense. You're a helper robot trying to stop people from disturbing the solitary life of your shut-in owner.

store.steampowered.com/app/1179890/Pu…
Slash/Jump - a neat looking (100% again) *freeware* precision platformer without movement or a jump button. You smack the ground to knock yourself back.

store.steampowered.com/app/3030210/Sl…
Krimson - another precision platformer. This one with a rhythm bent and METAL AS FUCK aesthetics. Soundtrack sounds pretty heavy too! 100%, once more.

store.steampowered.com/app/2107520/Kr…
Reimu Needs Help!? Aunn-chan to the Rescue! - A mere 99% positive, but a charming looking Touhou-universe game about Aunn (a lion-dog shrine guardian) trying to help grouchy spendthrift shrine-maiden Reimu by putting together helpful ideas on slot reels.

store.steampowered.com/app/3063050/Re…
Star Stuff - (99% positive) - a programming puzzle game where you need to coordinate your movements with the little robots you've programmed with simple commands and loops.

store.steampowered.com/app/1955110/St…
Cureocity - 98% positive and FREE - nearly 1900 user reviews. A cute and fluffy experimental JRPG with multiple plot routes. Apparently a game jam project, award winning, too. How'd I miss this one?

store.steampowered.com/app/2612680/Cu…
Eden Genesis - 98% positive - recently released cyberpunk precision platformer that reminds me a lot of Dustforce. Lots of momentum conservation, ramping off inclines and keeping air mobility by hitting things. Score-chasing, but with story bits.

store.steampowered.com/app/2562900/Ed…
Riviera: The Promised Land - A series I'd heard of, but I missed that this remake of the original Game Boy Advance/Wonderswan RPG was coming to PC! 98% positive, although I've heard all the Dept. Heaven game are mechanically oddball stuff.

store.steampowered.com/app/2891280/Ri…
Angelstruck - 96% - an energetic looking roguelike side-scroller shooter that reminds me of Savant: Ascent. Very kinetic trailer. Looks fun!

store.steampowered.com/app/2576460/An…
I could keep doing this all day, but I've gotta get some work done. But this is a reminder that there are amazing games dropping EVERY DAMN DAY that almost nobody hears about. Or sometimes huge hits happening that never escape their target audience.

Games are kinda great.
I found all these using Lorenzo Stanco's Steam Filter page, because the store's native interface, responsiveness and filtering options are pretty awful.



And for keeping an eye on the horizon, I watch the SteamDB Upcoming calendar

lorenzostanco.com/lab/steam/stor…
steamdb.info/upcoming/

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Apr 29
This isn't a referral link thing, just a recommendation - Fanatical have got a whole TON of great pick n' mix bundles going on. Some of my favorite indie (and even mainstream) games for a dollar or two.

Spend a AAA $70's worth here and you'll be laughing

fanatical.com/en/bundle
Case in point, for $8 in the Play On The Go bundle:

Fight 'n Rage (One of the best brawlers EVER)
Amid Evil (One of the best boomer shooters)
Mind Scanners (sci-fi Papers Please with great UI)
Gear Shifters (modernized Spy Hunter)
A Juggler's Tale (gorgeous narrative platformer)
In the Chaotic bundle for $8

Dead Estate (Horror-comedy Gungeon, expanding free)
Magenta Horizon (Undersold 2d character action with an Ultrakill crossover)
Lunarlux (Charming GBA-esque action JRPG)
Rhythm Sprout (Charming rhythm game)
Orbital Bullet (Platform shooter roguelike)
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Apr 20
At my keyboard, so I can do this justice now:

373 games (195 for Windows, plus tabletop stuff) for a minimum of $8, raising money for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.

It's running for just over a week. Spread the word. In this thread, I'll highlight some of the best games
ZeroRanger - Legit one of the best shmups ever made, full of surprises and twists. The tiny two-person studio has since gone on to make Void Stranger, one of the best puzzle games ever made, too.

Don't worry about trying to 1cc this. Continues are part of the experience.
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ReBop Blasters - One of the wildest local multiplayer games around. Not deep or complex, but mad fun if you've got friends and controllers around.

Dragonball style high-power battles accompanied by a dynamic free jazz soundscape synched to the chaos.
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Jan 22
Having played and slept on it, here's my take on Palworld:

The dollar-store Pokemon aesthetic & memetic value of a teen fanfic edgy world got its foot in the door.

But user reviews have been VERY positive, because it's a very polished take on the Ark-style survival sandbox.
Just look at the recent Ark remaster. Pretty low user reviews because it's still a very rough experience. Janky performance, awkward UI, generally still spiteful game design. Very little fixed from the original, which was loved for its ambition but boy, you gotta overlook a LOT.
Palworld immediately looks nice (if a little generic), runs good, and makes getting yourself off the ground and established very easy. And THEN it lets you fill your base with autonomous NotPokemon who'll intelligently do the boring grunt-work for you, building & gathering.
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Jan 21
Hahah. I have actually lost followers over Palworld discourse.

People are losing their minds over this game and getting SO angry and I'm just... confused.
I have honestly never seen so much anger and paranoia happen so quickly over a videogame. Wilder still that it's a goofy Pokemon parody from a small independent studio.

The latest talking point is they 'took the money and ran' on their previous early access game, Craftopia: Image
Also jesus christ, some of you need to know what plagiarism is. It is specifically passing off someone else's work as your own, uncredited.

Having a bunch of creature designs similar to Pokemon when your (entirely different) game is actively parodying Pokemon is not plagiarism.
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Dec 10, 2023
It's MEGATHREAD time, celebrating Doom's 30th anniversary.

A timeless game, now more relevant than ever as it becomes an indie dev platform.

Here, we're going to list and share a few thoughts on every standalone game using the Doom engine. There's a lot. Many free. Buckle up.


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Doom - id Software

The shareware version released when I was just ten years old. I never would have imagined that I'd still be playing it at forty. Scary, dark, fast, and now well-maintained by Bethesda, with a fresh port that showcases many classic mods

store.steampowered.com/app/2280/DOOM_…



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Doom 2 - id Software

By modern standards, a very slight sequel. One new gun, a handful of new enemies, and yet it became the foundation for one of the world's greatest mod scene. If you own the Doom2.WAD file, it opens up a million doors and growing.

store.steampowered.com/app/2300/DOOM_…



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Nov 22, 2023
I've been hooting about the best of the best games, but honestly, some of the most fun I've had in years has been with games with seriously rough edges. So here's a tweet (twixt?)-thread about some stranger, more offbeat games you might dig in the sale.
As mentioned earlier today, Astlibra is a gem but it also sometimes looks hilariously amateurish. Almost all the art in there is stock RPG maker stuff never meant to be used in a platformer, giving it an unhinged photo-collage aesthetic in places.

Frebbventure is a big weird adventure platformer that probably bites off more than it can chew, but does so with gusto. Tons of playable heroes, frequent genre switches, janky soundtrack and a story that oscillates between Looney Tunes & DBZ. I loved it.

store.steampowered.com/app/2004670/Fr…



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