SteamFest Retrospective - This one is a little bit late but whatever

[Gender: Xenomorph]

This are games that I found interesting during last SteamFest.

Great Turn Based Games
My kind of games; sit back, relax and take time to plan out your moves...

Dream Tactics on Steam

Build powerful decks and unleash cunning card combos in Dream Tactics, a strategy RPG with deep character customization. Pick your party, equip build-enabling items, and trade cards to create unique play styles so that you may save the Dream World from its inevitable collapse.

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A turn based tactics with interesting character mechanics and great setting.

Death Roads: Tournament on Steam

A car battle game that combines turn-based combat and deckbuilding in roguelike style! Choose your driver, car and weapons, then set off in tactical encounters. Every race is different, and there can only be one winner!

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A sort of card game turn based death race game, and a unique game.

There's meaning you just have to dig for it
These games have a interesting message that you can't help but come across when playing.

Out Of Hands on Steam

Out of Hands is a thriller that blends card game, video collage and psychological horror. The game aims to provide an intriguing and spine-chilling experience that leads you to combat the mental struggles and retrieve the lost memory.

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An interesting rogue-lite turn based tactics game where each card is a hand.

DEAD LETTER DEPT. on Steam

Working at a temp data entry job in the big city, you type and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on, oddities in the mail begin to emerge.

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Read and transcribe broken letters in this eyrie typing game.

Straight To Action
Games where the action shines above all else.

Save 10% on ZERO Sievert on Steam

ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...

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A 2D roguelite shooter that takes a lot of inspiration from Stalker lore.

Stick It to the Stickman on Steam

Stick it to the Stickman is a groin-kicking, staple-gunning, chainsaw-wielding roguelike brawler loaded with high-impact, physics-based combat, copious amounts of coffee and weaponised farts!

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A 2D physics brawler with fun mechanics and chaotic action.

Great Spectacular
These games might not be hard or challenging, but they definitely look great!

Save 50% on The Eternal Cylinder on Steam

Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.

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A 3D adventure game where you evolve your character to pass puzzles.

Save 20% on Asterigos: Curse of the Stars on Steam

Embark on a journey full of danger in this action RPG, inspired by Greek and Roman mythologies. Explore the breathtaking city of Aphes and forge your way through legions of unique foes and mythical bosses to discover the truth behind the city’s curse.

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A souls like with a nice presentation and well fleshed out mechanics.


Genres That Need Love
These games bring life to some not so popular genres

Save 50% on Purple War on Steam

Purple War is a classic online multiplayer RTS game. Gather resources to build base and train troops, and command your troops to take down the opponent. Intuitive and fast-paced but easy to learn, allowing players to concentrate on strategizing during intense battles.

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A Warcraft clone that gets its mechanics right and is somehow still unique.

Foolish Mortals on Steam

Obsessed with finding the lost treasure of Bellemore Manor, Murphy McCallan encounters ghosts, voodoo, and an evil Phantom who wants the treasure as their own! Eccentric characters and exciting puzzles populate the mysterious island of Devil’s Rock in this classic style point & click adventure.

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A point and click adventure with an interesting story.

Relaxing
Games to sit back, relax and enjoy

WooLoop on Steam

Wrap, weave, and wind your wool! Build works of art strand by strand, one loop at a time, in this tranquil game of craftsmanship. Draw inspiration from the large exhibition of levels available and unwind with the soothing soundtrack.

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A sort of rope puzzle game. Very relaxing.

Save 10% on Potionomics on Steam

You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.

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A game where you brew your own potions and manage your potion show.

Lost At Sea
There's an obvious theme for these games that they portray really well.

Save 10% on Ship of Fools on Steam

Ship of Fools is a seafaring cooperative roguelite. Set sail, man the cannons and battle sea monsters through the tempestuous seas of the Archipelago. Are you fool enough to stop the Aquapocalypse?

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Unique multiplayer Co-Op game. Set out at sea, repair your ship, upgrade your ship and fight with your ship.

DREDGE on Steam

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

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A open world fishing game with lovecraftian undertones.

 

[Breadbassket]

Didn't really check out SteamFest but I appreciate the recommendation list.

 

[ZMOT]

Didn't really check out SteamFest but I appreciate the recommendation list.

the page is still up: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest
some of the the demos have been removed since then, but the rest you can install right from the list.

some games I wishlisted, my top 3 so far:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1224030/Erra_Exordium/ - 2d action adventure, great atmosphere and pixels. there's something about it I really like, but can't really pinpoint. prolly one of the games I look forward the most
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1402120/9_Years_of_Shadows/ - metroidvania, 2nd on the list
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096140/Timemelters/ - strange title and game, took me a while to figure out, but then played much longer than expected. already out, early access tho. it reminds me a bit of those weird late 90's/00 games with trying new stuff, even if it was a bit rough around the edges. it's basically a third person puzzle game where you use your former timeline's actions to solve it. like kill 1 enemy, reset time and now you fight with your former copy.
would say to definitely check it out, but the demo's not available anymore sadly. and it's done by 3 people so it also gets an underdog bonus.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730590/The_Entropy_Centre/ - portal clone, with time instead of spatial manipulation
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159090/Zoria_Age_of_Shattering/ - if you liked divinity or the pathfinder games you gonna like this one. first dialog already has the feminists riled up, have to wait and see if they cave.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081080/Capes/ - turn based comic heroes, from the guys that made hand of fate.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1963040/The_Lost_Village/ - anno with rpg elements? at least judging by the screenshots, because the demo was in chinese. might be interesting at some point, but since the future next fests have a "one time only" clause they might have fucked themselves over with it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1582500/Purple_War/ - you miss the RTS warcrafts? I got you bro!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/973070/Bound_By_Blades/ - feels like a mobile game, however it does have a certain charm. loop is maybe a bit boring for some since it's heavily influenced by monster hunter (so all you do is kill bosses for loot to kill bigger bosses for better loot).
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1731070/Asterigos_Curse_of_the_Stars/ - imagine aloy from horizon in a soulslike, except not looking like nikocado this time. already out, but with a fair price. would say play before buying, but demo is already gone.
honorable mention: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2061230/Chasm_The_Rift/ - already out, played it way back when, might have some boomer shooter charm for some.

reposting from another thread, point&click adventure games:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1605320/Unusual_Findings/ - first impression is maniac mansion riding the stranger things wave, but that doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967390/Lenny_Loosejocks_in_Space/ - similar vibe, but without the 80's pull (just "classic" point & click).
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2091740/Press_Lex_to_Metaverx/ - monkey island with 90's references?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/Foolish_Mortals/ - broken sword meets gabriel knight
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1692550/The_Journey_of_AutUmn/ - machinarium vibes with handdrawn graphics
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/Slender_Threads/ - quirky nu-lucasarts artstyle, mite b good
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1581680/Stories_of_Blossom/ - handdrawn graphics again (gotta admin got a soft spot for those), and while I don't expect to be blown away I look forward to wholesome and SOVL
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1578990/Midnight_Girl/ - interesting artstyle and inspiration (paris and belgian comics from the 60's, although it's not ligne claire)

 

[Gender: Xenomorph]

Capes really looks like my kind of game lmao.

How did it slip under my radar?

 

[ZMOT]

Capes really looks like my kind of game lmao.

How did it slip under my radar?

because turn based or superheroes?
the former usually has at least a few games, either darkest dungeon clones (which didn't do anything new really) or jrpg (which doesn't need to be bad, even if the first impression hardly puts it above a gamemaker asset flip).