This week’s offerings include shooter control, adventure Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, and medieval action-adventure A Plague Tale: Innocence.
It’s time again: The Midweek Madness on Valve’s platform has begun and we’re sifting through the offers of the week on Steam, GOG, Humble and Co. to serve you the most secret insider tips and most worthwhile offers in article form. This week you can expect several stories about the fates of siblings.
If you prefer to browse through the most interesting new releases instead of offers, we also have the right article for you:
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Highlight of the week: A Plague Tale: Innocence
Genre: Action-Adventure | Developer: Asobo Studio | Release: 14. May 2019 | Platform: Steam | Preis: 10 dollars (at Humblefor a short time too GOG) | Offer valid until: 24. May 2022
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A Plague Tale: Innocence – Video: The medieval game succeeds where many others fail
When it comes to medieval games, many players probably think of sword fights and siege battles, of Kingdom Come and Medieval 2: Total War. Plague Tale, on the other hand, is dedicated to people who remain invisible or in the background in many such games and only appear as quest givers.
You play 14-year-old Amicia, who has to survive with her brother Hugo in France, which is plagued by rats. You can’t fight, you can only avoid the enemy soldiers or tactically shoot out lights with your slingshot. In the dark, the swarms of rats attack opponents.
Plague Tale is characterized above all by its exciting story, in the course of which the characters really grow on us. The atmospheric medieval world of the game is also impressively staged. By the way, Elena summarized why the story of Plague Tale is so great in her article:
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Why quiet moments are so important for stories
More exciting offers
Of course, many other good games are reduced on Steam alone, and GOG is also tempting with several publisher sales. We have selected nine highlights for you, links to the offers can be found as usual in our price comparison list further down.
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons: In order to save their sick father, two brothers go in search of a cure. In the emotional story-adventure you control both siblings at the same time and have to solve puzzles and skill passages to continue your journey. (Reduced by 80 percent at GOG to 3 dollars, until May 17th)
- Cattails:
Like Stardew Valley, only with cats.
This is how critics describe the cute role-playing game in which you discover an open world as a cat. Gamers like that, because Cattails has 96 percent positive reviews. Definitely worth a look for cat lovers who don’t mind pixel art. (On Steam reduced by 80 percent to 2.59 dollars, until May 12, 7:00 p.m.) - Control: A visually stunning shooter where you use your telekinetic powers to battle a supernatural force. Combat and environments become a bit monotonous over time. The game delivers a wacky and surreal storyline enriched with collectible documents and audiologs. (Reduced by 70 percent at GOG to 12 dollars, until May 17)
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Control im Test – (Too) controlled chaos
- Dying Light 2: The zombie survival game could not convince all players of the first part, but has been provided with a lot of updates since the release, which should fulfill fan wishes. You explore the open world during the day and are hunted by hordes of bloodthirsty zombies at night. (Reduced by 20 percent on Humble to 48 dollars, until May 24th)
- Hydroneer: A gold digging sandbox where you start by digging for precious metals with a bucket and shovel. Gradually, however, you build more and more complex machines to dig deeper and uncover more valuable treasures. (Reduced by 30 percent on Steam to just under 6 dollars, until May 15)
- Journey to the Savage Planet: Probably one of the most bizarre virtual excursions to a foreign planet. As an employee of an exploitative company, you must explore the planet, research creatures and improve your equipment. Plays best in co-op, because then you can enjoy the crazy humor together. ( Reduced by 60 percent at GOG to 12 dollars, until May 17)
- Metro Bundle: Includes all three shooters: Metro 2033, Last Light and Exodus. In Moscow, only a few thousand people survived the nuclear war in subway stations. When his station comes under attack, Artyom embarks on a journey that will take him across post-apocalyptic Moscow and even across Russia in Metro Exodus. (Reduced by 75 on Humble to 15 dollars)
Metro Exodus
If you like story shooter, you should play it now
- Northgard: Building game with Viking flair in a fantasy world. You build your village on an unexplored continent, defend it against the undead and direwolves and survive the harsh winter. You also increase your sphere of influence through alliances or wars. (Reduced by 75 percent on Steam to 7 dollars, until May 15th)
- The Talos Principle: I don’t think anyone from the Serious Sam developers would have one
philosophical puzzle
expected. From a first-person perspective, you solve tricky puzzles, some of which are reminiscent of Portal. There is also an interesting story that is enriched with texts and philosophical dialogues. (Reduced by 90 percent on Steam to 4 dollars, until May 16th)
You have to be quick here
only on May 11th until 7:00 p.m there are two more options:
- Ghostwire Tokyo: Bethesda’s new action-adventure was only released at the end of March and sends you to haunted Tokyo, whose inhabitants have all disappeared. While us history and open world in Test while convincing, the gameplay remained rather average. Well worth a look for fans of Japanese mythology. (At Steam reduced by 34 percent to 40 dollars)
- Disco Elysium: Everything has already been said about the number one spot in our list of the best story games. In the unique role-playing game, you solve crimes as an alcoholic cop. You can expect interesting characters, a great story and a lot to read. (At Steam reduced by 65 percent to 14 dollars)
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The Best RPG of 2019 – What makes Disco Elysium so good?
Price comparison offers
Finally, as always, we have a table for you with all offers and their prices at selected platforms and retailers.
| game / shop | Steam | GOG | Humble | Gamesplanet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons | 14,99 Euro | 2,99 Euro | 2,99 Euro | 12,74 Euro |
| Cattails | 2,59 Euro | – | 14,99 Euro | – |
| Control (Ultimate Edition) | 39,99 Euro | 11,99 Euro | 11,99 Euro | 35,99 Euro |
| Dying Light 2 | 47,99 Euro | – | 47,99 Euro | – |
| Hydroneer | 5,73 Euro | – | – | – |
| Journey to the Savage Planet | 29,99 Euro | 11,99 Euro | 11,99 Euro | 26,99 Euro |
| Metro Bundle | 59,46 Euro | 59,99 Euro | 14,99 Euro | – |
| Northgard | 6,99 Euro | 27,99 Euro | 27,99 Euro | 25,19 Euro |
| Plague Tale: Innocence | 39,99 Euro | 10,00 Euro | 9,99 Euro | 39,99 Euro |
| The Talos Principle | 3,99 Euro | 54,69 Euro | 3,99 Euro | 39,99 Euro |
| Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide | 2,79 Euro | – | 27,99 Euro | 13,99 Euro |
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