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Any recommendations from the Steam Spring Sale? (store.steampowered.com)
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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 56 minutes ago* (last edited 55 minutes ago) (1 children)

Can anyone recommend a good multiplayer shooter with a high player population? (Either 2D or VR is fine.) Or any non-MMO, non-role-playing PvP game that is mostly online and has populated servers? Something my 37-year-old ass can just jump into and play a quick match without having to dedicate my life to it?

Getting sick of all the PUBGs, Counter-Strikes, Call of Duties, and Overwatches/Marvel Rivalses. My best gaming memories were during the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 days. I never had more fun in a shooter than when I was playing Rush. But unfortunately EA never managed to recapture that same magic in the sequels. After the 2042 flop I quit Battlefield for good.

[–] yuri@pawb.social 2 points 20 minutes ago* (last edited 18 minutes ago) (1 children)

BattleBit Remastered is legitimately the tightest battlefield-like fps i’ve ever played, better than name-brand battlefield even. it fills the exact same niche for me.

i play with mic off and still manage serviceable communication with a squad of randies pretty much every game. there’s relatively frequent balance updates, so the meta isn’t focused on any one single playstyle. it’s exactly what i imagine an fps made by fps-junkies to look like.

Also playing support actually feels rewarding, and i think that’s proper rare in multiplayer games.

e: fuck hahah just kidding apparently it was abandoned by the devs. last update 15 months ago, rip to my favorite fps :c

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 2 points 16 minutes ago (1 children)

God damnit; you had me sold up until the very end. :(

[–] yuri@pawb.social 1 points 10 minutes ago

this is the worst way to find out my favorite game had a scummy dev the whole time lmao

there’s reviews from February that say you can still find populated servers, but that might be region dependant and you almost certainly won’t have a choice for gamemode.

guess we’re both just waiting for the next next good battlefield game 🙃

[–] arotrios@lemmy.world 1 points 49 minutes ago

Age of Wonders 4 has been a surprise and a delight. I was actually so impressed with it I ended up buying my best friend a copy yesterday.

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm making myself finish Fell Seal before I start it, but I picked up Triangle Strategy at what gg.deals says is the record low price. As an FFT fanboy, it looks great (and so is Fell Seal for that matter).

[–] Chodi_MacCunt@sh.itjust.works -3 points 58 minutes ago

dont buy videogames work in a mine and make money poors

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Doom (2016), Doom Eternal, Helldivers 2, Broforce

[–] TwoHardCore@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

I'm enjoying Railway Empire. It's on for 75% off the base game and pretty good deal for the entire DLC & Japan collections.

If you love time-wasters with some challenges, then I'd recommend it.

[–] eRac@lemmings.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Lingo ($6.99/$9.99) is an incredible exploration and word puzzle game. It also has a few excellent custom maps such as Duolingo and Liduongo.

A sequel (Lingo 2 $9.99) just released and is also excellent. It changes how puzzle rules are presented, making them playable in either order. It's a more polished experience though, so playing the first game after would probably feel like a step backward.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago

Here is a link to Steam DB showing popular games more than 50% off:
https://steamdb.info/sales/?min_discount=50&min_rating=70&min_reviews=500

[–] anthropozaen@feddit.org 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Anno 1800 is 5 bucks. I love it, but you need to deal with Uplay as well

[–] Gimpydude@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 5 hours ago

True, but if it annoys you enough, there are tools to help you remove the requirement.

https://github.com/YoteZip/LinuxCrackingBible?tab=readme-ov-file#6-drm-stripping-guides

There are other tools too.

[–] rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

my reccomendation? whatever's on gog

in all seriousness, you can't go very wrong with games made by valve, portal especially.

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