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GameMaker 25th Anniversary, a free,casual video game development tycoon, released by the developer of the GameMaker engine to celebrate their 25th anniversary released on Steam.
store.steampowered.com GameMaker 25th Anniversary on Steam

Join us in celebrating twenty five years of GameMaker with GameMaker 25th Anniversary! A fun look at the process behind creating the world's greatest 2D Game Engine! Manage your development house, keep your employees happy, and squash bugs as they come up!

GameMaker 25th Anniversary on Steam
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[Forever Free] GameMaker 25th Anniversary (free video game tycoon released by the developer of the GameMaker engine)
store.steampowered.com GameMaker 25th Anniversary on Steam

Join us in celebrating twenty five years of GameMaker with GameMaker 25th Anniversary! A fun look at the process behind creating the world's greatest 2D Game Engine! Manage your development house, keep your employees happy, and squash bugs as they come up!

GameMaker 25th Anniversary on Steam
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Fan-made Half-Life 2 Episode 3 demo arrives with Project Borealis: Prologue now on Steam
www.gamingonlinux.com Fan-made Half-Life 2 Episode 3 demo arrives with Project Borealis: Prologue now on Steam

We may never get Half-Life 2: Episode 3 (basically Half-Life 3), but at least we have the first taster of Project Borealis out now with Project Borealis: Prologue.

Fan-made Half-Life 2 Episode 3 demo arrives with Project Borealis: Prologue now on Steam
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Tavern Master, the popular inn management game (~9K reviews at very positive), releases their Pirates Retreat DLC on Steam
store.steampowered.com Tavern Master: Pirates Retreat on Steam

Embark on the ultimate pirate adventure and transform your tavern into a pirate's paradise. Serve pirate themed drinks, unlock new food recipes and decorate your pirate tavern with completely new decorations! You also get to own your very own pirate ship and manage the crew!

Tavern Master: Pirates Retreat on Steam

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21930487

> Steam store page

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Tavern Master, the popular inn management game (~9K reviews at very positive), releases their Pirates Retreat DLC on Steam
store.steampowered.com Tavern Master: Pirates Retreat on Steam

Embark on the ultimate pirate adventure and transform your tavern into a pirate's paradise. Serve pirate themed drinks, unlock new food recipes and decorate your pirate tavern with completely new decorations! You also get to own your very own pirate ship and manage the crew!

Tavern Master: Pirates Retreat on Steam
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Woke up today to find out my demo has 100% Positive rating (from 10/10 reviews)
  • Congrats! It's the small victories that keep us going! :)

  • Holiday Island Box Cover Art by Sunflowers Interactive (1996)
  • I never played the original Holiday Island, but there is a solid spiritual successor in early access called Summer Islands.

    A screenshot of one of my island archipelagos:

  • Holiday Island Box Cover Art by Sunflowers Interactive (1996)

    The 1997 "Holiday Island: Erweiterte Version" expanded edition box cover art:

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    'Fruitbus' Lets You Find Your Flavor in an Open Cooking World
    indiegamesplus.com 'Fruitbus' Lets You Find Your Flavor in an Open Cooking World

    Fruitbus sets you free in an open world of varied fruits and veggies to figure out the sorts of foods you will serve to the locals.

    'Fruitbus' Lets You Find Your Flavor in an Open Cooking World
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    Emberwake, a 2D survival town builder (in the vein of Kingdom) where you protect your settlement from zombies assaults, released on Steam
    store.steampowered.com Save 15% on Emberwake on Steam

    A dark fantasy survival strategy game where you manage villagers, gather resources, and defend a burning campfire against waves of undead in a relentless battle for survival.

    Save 15% on Emberwake on Steam
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    Single Espresso, a street coffeeshop/cafe management game with leaderboards and a story mode set in the British Isles, released on Steam (demo available)
    store.steampowered.com Single Espresso on Steam

    Transform your old camper van into a thriving mobile cafe! Master coffee-making skills, customise your kitchen and serve delicious recipes as you embark on a trip around the British Isles. Live your ultimate cafe adventure in this cosy yet fast-paced barista and cafe sim - Single Espresso!

    Single Espresso on Steam
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    'Kamaeru' Makes Natural Homes for Collectible Frogs
    indiegamesplus.com 'Kamaeru' Makes Natural Homes for Collectible Frogs

    In Kamaeru, you will be creating a sanctuary for frogs, becoming friends with the cute amphibeans while developing various natural lands.

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    Casino Resort Tower (in early access), a SimTower-style casino/resort management game, released a in-depth WIP report describing improvements to scheduling, revamped transportation system and more.
    store.steampowered.com Casino Resort Tower - Weekly Community Gazette - Issue #1 - Steam News

    What is the Weekly Community Gazette? Originally, I intended to use Steam’s news feed only for major updates, when things were polished and closer to a commercially playable state. For those who wanted to be more involved in the development journey, we had our Discord as a place to dive into the &qu...

    Casino Resort Tower - Weekly Community Gazette - Issue #1 - Steam News
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    Aztecs The Last Sun (in development), a city-builder where you build and manage the Aztec city state of Tenochtitlan between the 13th and 16th century, releases a devlog on key gameplay features
    store.steampowered.com Aztecs The Last Sun on Steam

    Aztecs The Last Sun is a city-building strategy and city manager. Become a ruler of the great city-state of Tenochtitlan. Develop a city, build an army. Let your people flow in riches!

    Aztecs The Last Sun on Steam

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21849817

    > Steam store page

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    Arcade Manager (in development), a casual 2.5D arcade management game with cute graphics, releases demo on Steam
    store.steampowered.com Arcade Manager on Steam

    Build and manage the Arcade of your dreams. Unlock lots of fully animated games, set their jackpots and build prize zones. Start with a humble local arcade and expand into an major arcade entertainment center!

    Arcade Manager on Steam
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    Guy Who Taunted Nintendo About Streaming Pirated Switch Games Before Release Now Faces $7.5 Million Lawsuit
  • Wow, this is kind of thing that can make one reevaluate what methods are most appropriate when dealing with corruption and oligarchs.

  • Here are the patents Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld over
  • If your opinion is identical to the corporate sourced PR copytext (not to mention the condescending style - "everyone knows"), then yes it is de facto PR work.

  • Here are the patents Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld over
  • I will never understand when people engage in volunteer (i.e. unpaid) PR work for some random company.

    Criticizing a company for lazy patent trolling (a patent for riding a mount?) is not engaging in "hate crimes against video games".

    Nintendo is welcome to release good products on multiple platforms (Palworld runs on PC) to compete with Palworld. Crazy idea, I know!

    One would think I should patent the concept of releasing good games to compete with other companies, but out of the goodness of my heart I will release this unique idea into the public domain.

  • Here are the patents Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld over
  • Interesting. Yes, that is a bit more specific.

    I personally do not support game design patents because that's not how gaming works (and people who file such game design patents know this).

    What are the other two patents like if you don't mind me asking? Aiming in particular seems openly malicious (as do mounts to be honest).

  • Here are the patents Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld over
  • From the translation of the claims, they appear to describe Pokémon-style activities, with ‘191 focused on the act of throwing a ball at characters in a field, ‘117 tied to aiming, and ‘390 on riding characters.

    If this is indeed the case, the lawsuit is clearly illegitimate (in the real sense, can't speak for legal nuances). Not surprising.

  • Simcity 2000 Network Edition Box Art by Maxis (1996)
  • You can get the Windows 95 version running on Windows 10 (and probably 11) even on a high resolution display.

    https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/762552-simcity-2000-guide-to-installation-windows/

    I like the Windows 95 version a lot more than the DOS version on GOG.

    It's a fun game that stands the test of time (some minor UI/UX notwithstanding).

  • Dustland Delivery, a post-apocalyptic trading/business/survival game in a narrative rich world, hits their 1.0 milestone
  • Played the EA release, haven't tried 1.0. Pretty good indie experience IMO.

    Although you have to be into trading games to enjoy it. Also has solid RPG mechanics and some survival mechanics. I didn't get far, but there is an over-arching storyline as well.

    Maps are static, but there are several of them.

    I am looking forward to trying the 1.0 release.

  • In the context of the leaked Warcraft II remake, do you still trust Blizzard to produce good games?
  • No, it's going to be shit. Might as well just play the GOG version version of Warcraft 2, it's pretty solid (albeit the UI/UX is somewhat old school).

  • China: Mao's Legacy is like an absurdly specific Paradox game on a tight budget, and also one of the best sims I've ever played
  • And the letters you would get from "me" would be talking about how horrible life is outside of China, how much I love the CCP and how I enjoy spending my time reciting the "Ten affirmations, Fourteen commitments and Thirteen achievements".

  • China: Mao's Legacy is like an absurdly specific Paradox game on a tight budget, and also one of the best sims I've ever played
  • Wrong!

    It's called "исправительная колония" in russia.

  • China: Mao's Legacy is like an absurdly specific Paradox game on a tight budget, and also one of the best sims I've ever played
  • Do you want to conduct an experiment to further our collective knowledge?

    I promise to send you letters if you end up in the gulag.

  • Veilguard Isn’t the First Dragon Age Game to Face ‘Woke’ Criticism
  • Sweet Baby Inc Detected

    Never heard of this. It took me some time to even figure what their comments meant.

    It's almost comical to see how obsessed people are about this stuff.

    Don't get me wrong, the commercialization of minority themes and the preachy attitude can get annoying, but it's hardly a dealbreaker if the gameplay and/or story are good.

    Games are full of extremely stupid and lazy tropes.

  • GTA2 - Industrial District, montage in 3D by DMA Design (1999)
  • While I haven't played 4/5, 2 is my favourite. I still re-play 2 every few years.

    2, and to a lesser extent the first one, had a more darker and gritty tone. I would argue there is even a (mild) cyberpunk vibe to the game.

  • Tencent collaborated with Snoop Dogg for Fortnite, officially adding the 'C-Walk' as a dance, a notorious gang sign for the Crips.
  • Personally I don't see the big deal. Seems more like a pop culture thing.

    What I would really like to see is a Winnie the Pooh emote/walk.

  • Star Citizen player reports CIG is making him sign an NDA before getting a refund
  • Where did I say that my hypothetical world event should be tied to a close to IRL economic simulation? How would the world event I described crash the economy? It is an abstraction to drive gameplay for both trader/haulers and pirates. This is basic stuff...

    I don't consider JPEGs that cost hundreds of dollars (some I believe cost thousand+) that you haven't delivered in a decade to be legitimate. At the very least, you should offer no questions asked refunds if you can't deliver the product in 10 years (while still being a going concern).

  • Star Citizen player reports CIG is making him sign an NDA before getting a refund
  • multiple engine switches ... court enforced stop work orders

    Citation needed.

  • Star Citizen player reports CIG is making him sign an NDA before getting a refund
  • These sort of mission/events are extremely common in MMOs, I believe there are examples from 20+ years ago. You yourself admit that they exist.

    I am saying that trading/hauling gameplay in SC is comically primitive (while selling ships in the cash shop, some in the form of JPEGs, for hundreds of dollars). If you try out SC's trading gameplay, it is not unreasonable to wonder where the money is going.

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