Games: Horde, Native GNU/Linux, Farmbound, and More

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 03, 2022

• A genre is born: Horde games

  Vampire Survivors entered Steam Early Access in December 2021, and was described by the developer as "a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements." The game skyrocketed to success almost immediately, and at time of writing has over 100,000 Steam reviews and an Overwhelmingly Positive rating.

• This great bundle of Native Linux games will tease your brain

  Want some games that will test your brain and perhaps help you learn a little in the process? The Level Up and Learn: Programming Games bundle from Humble Bundle will do just that.

• Move over Wordle, I'm all about Farmbound now

  Is the hype of Wordle over yet? Okay good. Need something new to try each day? Why not take a little look over at Farmbound.

• [I] Doesn't Exist: AI Breathes New Life Into Text Adventures

  [I] Doesn’t Exist is an up-and coming text-based game by LUAL Games that will combine old-school adventuring with modern design, most notably a narrative AI that promises to smooth out the player experience. We caught up with the developers at Gamescom 2022 in Cologne, Germany to see how this ambitious project is progressing.

• Stellaris: Toxoids Species Pack coming with a free update on September 20

  Paradox Interactive has announced some more goodies coming for Stellaris with the Toxoids Species Pack and a free update landing on September 20th.

• Splitgate development is over, as the devs move onto their next game

  Splitgate, the first-person shooter with portals, is no longer getting actively developed as the developer has seemingly given up with it to move onto a new game.

• dbrand reveal the full details of Project Killswitch for Steam Deck

  After waiting quite some time, Project Killswitch from dbrand for the Steam Deck is finally coming but there's been a few changes and it seems not everyone is happy with it.

• Steam Deck Client Beta updated with Mode Shift support in Steam Input

  Valve continues tweaking and improving the Steam Deck software both the Steam Client and SteamOS. A new Beta is available with more improvements to Steam Input. This is available for anyone in the Beta or Preview update channels. You can change it in Settings >System >Steam Update Channel.

• Get a free copy of Immortal Redneck during The GOG Sale Finale

  The GOG Sale Finale is on and another game is being given away. This time it's Immortal Redneck, a pretty good FPS set in Egypt with rogue-lite elements. The giveaway will last until Monday, September 5th, 1 PM UTC. To claim it, you need to be logged in on GOG and scroll down the homepage to find the banner.