Are you looking for something new, fresh and unused on Steam? You’ll find it here.
Five new games, highly acclaimed and priced between 0 and 10 dollars: This edition of our weekend Steam insider tips offers something for all budgets and will hopefully suit many tastes.
This time with a cyberpunk structure of the cozy kind, a fight for survival that would make Matthew McConaughey proud and a fascinating physics simulation that but so much serious. Have fun with our five hidden Steam gems!
You can find out what’s currently popular in the mainstream on Steam (Steamstream?) here:
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Dystopika
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Building game favorite on Steam is an unusually uncomfortable cozy game
Genre: Cozy building game | Steam-Release: June 21, 2024 | Preis: 7 Euro
Construction games also work without tense neck muscles and grinding of teeth, as many Zen-like cozy games prove. A new representative of the genre places its relaxed, pressure-free and goal-free gaming in a dark, neon-colored cyberpunk metropolis.
You build a city as you see fit, at your own pace, and doze off with a peaceful smile. Maybe that’s exactly what you need after a day at work full of Excel spreadsheets and coffee. In the evening, when the coffee wears off and your neck and teeth finally have time to relax.
Consent on Steam: 97 percent of over 1,000 reviewers say it’s positive.
Ocean World: Eden Crafters Demo
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In the survival game Ocean Planet you face an unprecedented danger
Genre: Koop-Survival-Craft | Steam-Release: June 24, 2024 (Demo) | Preis: Free to play
Ocean World: The Subnautica light immediately flashes in your head. But it’s a lie, because Ocean World: Eden Crafters does indeed have a world covered in sea, but it does some really strange things. That is, if you think skyscraper-high waves are strange.
Or at least threatening, because that’s what they are! They might wash away the base you’ve just built or throw a wrench into your well-thought-out automation. And they might wash you and your co-op friends into the afterlife in one go, unless you’ve cleverly prepared for such disasters. The gigantic wave is very reminiscent of a key scene from the film Interstellar with Matthew McConaughey.
Consent on Steam: 89 percent of around 1,400 reviewers say it’s positive.
Do you need to know what Subnautica is or do you want to finally try out the genre? Then you can find our personal survival recommendations for newbies here.
The Powder Toy
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The Powder Toy takes gaming physics in a fascinating direction
Now comes an absolutely fascinating physics simulation: The Powder Toy. Completely free, less than ten MB in size and packed with everything a pixel-loving hobbyist’s heart desires. Check out our gameplay video above to get a first impression.
You can find more small wonders of game physics in the following article:
In addition to powdery materials, The Powder Toy also offers solids such as metals, liquids, gases, as well as a number of devices, sensors and environmental components. We even found the fictional material Vibranium from the MCU and triggered a violent reaction with it. You can switch Newtonian gravity on and off as you wish, generate radiation… and, and, and. Definitely a very exciting craft kit for nerds and those who want to become nerds. It is also available as a mobile app for Android and iOS.
Consent on Steam: 98 percent of over 500 reviewers say it’s positive.
Ale & Tale Tavern Demo
Genre: Management Adventure | Steam-Release: June 20, 2024 (Demo) | Preis: Free to play
Beer and stories, the best combination since a hangover and saline solution. In Ale & Tale Tavern, you and your friends not only build an inn in a fantasy world and serve your guests a generous helping of alcohol.
No, you also explore an open game world, hunt and fish, and complete tasks. The sandbox aspect is very important. And when you’ve had enough of all that running around, you just go back to your cozy pub and earn some hard gold coins.
Consent on Steam: 95 percent of over 2,100 reviewers say it’s positive.
Oh Deer
Genre: Hunting Hide and Seek Game | Steam-Release: June 27, 2024 | Preis: 10 Euro
According to Steam fans, anyone who likes multiplayer will get their money’s worth with Oh Deer. One group grabs a bow and arrow, the other lives a comfortable life as deer. The forest is green and it is hunting season. Bad times for game, good times for hunters.
The trick is that the forest is teeming with AI deer. Players in the hunter’s skin keep a close eye on which deer behave too humanly. The group of deer, on the other hand, hide, look for food to quench their hunger, and hope to remain undetected until nightfall.
Consent on Steam: 84 percent of around 1,000 reviewers say it’s positive.
How do you like our insider tips this weekend? Have you found a new candidate for your Steam library? Have you perhaps come across a totally unknown game that you urgently need to tell other readers about? Just write it in the comments below! We are always happy to read your opinions, views and comments.
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