The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[Modron]

Prismata, some kind of trading card game with in app purchases, is free for the next 2 days.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/490220/Prismata/

If that is something any of you are interested in.

 

[Damned Registrations]

Prismata, some kind of trading card game with in app purchases, is free for the next 2 days.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/490220/Prismata/

If that is something any of you are interested in.

That is a terrible description of the game. It's closer to a board game (there's no collecting cards or deck building or even drawing or having a hand or discard pile) and the only thing you can use money for is entirely cosmetic. Been playing it for a couple weeks now, it's very good, though the playerbase is woefully small.

 

[Latelistener]

playerbase is woefully small.

It's not bad even for a free game.

 

[Modron]

The Mercury Man gets released




Overlooked this a few days ago, their previous game Stories was not without some charm.

 

[LESS T_T]

Fighting Fantasy Classics, digital version of the books from Tin Man Games:

Originally released on mobile. App itself and rulebook are free but you buy actual titles via in-app purchases.

 

[Modron]

Well that is disappointing, I thought those game books were going to get the Warlock of Firetop Mountain treatment with tacticool combat added on. Still suppose I'll pick some up.

Do developers have to pay steam a cut of in app purchases? If not this seems like a good way to tap into steam's consumer base without paying a cut.

 

[LESS T_T]

Do developers have to pay steam a cut of in app purchases? If not this seems like a good way to tap into steam's consumer base without paying a cut.

They must use Steam's payment system for that. It's one of the reasons (or an ostensible reason) EA pulled out from Steam, they tried to sell Dragon Age 2 DLC without going through Steam system.

 

[Dexter]

Releases today:

Spoiler

 

[PrettyDeadman]

Major discount on Dark SASI (an unofficial remaster of Dark Souls, better job than Dark Souls Remastered IMHO):


Decided to refund it after 12 munutes, but maybe someone will like it.

 

[Zombra]

L E G I T . R E V I E W S

 

[bussinrounds]

Well that is disappointing, I thought those game books were going to get the Warlock of Firetop Mountain treatment with tacticool combat added on. Still suppose I'll pick some up.

They should at least show the dice rolling on the screen in these.


I was hoping for more in the style of Warlock too though.

 

[LESS T_T]

Dawn of Man, prehistory settlement sim, from the developers of Planetbase:

Will this have monolith though?

edit: eh, I guess the logo calls Dr. Eggman's lawyers

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Is there a Steam unrelease thread?

http://www.newsweek.com/steam-porn-crackdown-adult-games-limbo-us-lobby-group-claims-victory-937191

An anti-pornography lobby group based in the U.S. has claimed “victory” over Steam, the platform managed by Valve Corporation that lets users buy games, after the site threatened several adult-orientated visual novel titles with takedown for allegedly containing policy-breaking content.

In a story that gripped the gaming community over the weekend, Valve contacted a slew of niche but popular developers—including MangaGamer, Lupiesoft, and HunieDev—to warn that they would have to remove adult content in their games by the end of the month or be removed from the distribution website. The siege against mature puzzle/visual titles like HuniePop, Mutiny!! and Kindred Spirits on the Roof, which show cartoon nudity, was described by one dev as an “anime titty holocaust.”

By Monday, three days after the warning emails were circulated, at least three developers said in Twitter updates that Valve had since rescinded the sudden threats. The games, according to notices, are now seemingly in the process of being of re-reviewed. “I should be clear this doesn't mean we're out of the woods,” HunieDev wrote to its 43,000 followers. “It just means we have an interesting development.”

Click on the link for the rest of the article. I wonder if GOG will keep HuniePop. I guess GOG will since they are a smaller company and not likely to be noticed, but it will likely discourage them from adding to their library. I think this hurts future translation efforts, though, although small companies like MangaGamer may gain in the short run.

 

[you know what time it is]

And nothing of value was lost. At least someone took to cleaning up steam.

 

[SausageInYourFace]

An anti-pornography lobby group

This is why we can't have nice things.

 

[U-8D8]

Fun fact; Unreal shares three out of Deus Ex's four composers, in addition to sharing the same engine.

 

[Outlander]

Unreal shares three out of Deus Ex's four composers

It shows.

 

[Modron]

Ancestor's Legacy gets released


Deathwing gets the enhanced treatment


The bittrip people still making running games


Meh


Are you a bad enough dude to open doors?

 

[Dexter]

You can finally get it on Steam:

 

[LESS T_T]

Wars of Succession, wargame set in the War of Spanish Succession and the Great Northern War, from Ageod and Slitherine. Originally released in January:

 

[Azalin]

Wars of Succession, wargame set in the War of Spanish Succession and the Great Northern War, from Ageod and Slitherine. Originally released in January:

I see Carolus up front and center so maybe Luzur has found his GOTY?

 

[Luzur]

Wars of Succession, wargame set in the War of Spanish Succession and the Great Northern War, from Ageod and Slitherine. Originally released in January:

I see Carolus up front and center so maybe Luzur has found his GOTY?

You guys better be sending him all the money he needs for this.

 

[Azalin]

Wars of Succession, wargame set in the War of Spanish Succession and the Great Northern War, from Ageod and Slitherine. Originally released in January:

I see Carolus up front and center so maybe Luzur has found his GOTY?

You guys better be sending him all the money he needs for this.

Sending money to whom?The developer or Carolus,because if you mean Carolus I don't think money can help him any more

 

[Luzur]

Wars of Succession, wargame set in the War of Spanish Succession and the Great Northern War, from Ageod and Slitherine. Originally released in January:

I see Carolus up front and center so maybe Luzur has found his GOTY?

You guys better be sending him all the money he needs for this.

Sending money to whom?The developer or Carolus,because if you mean Carolus I don't think money can help him any more

Well naturally the dev, although Carolus could use more gold on his crypt.

 

[Luka-boy]

They sure look like jovial fellows.