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Microsoft expected to finally buy Activision Blizzard next week
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There goes the competition.
Can someone recommend a good indie game? Better spent money than feeding these vampires.
Factorio and Rimworld have kept me entertained several thousand houers each. Hands down the best value for money on steam. Even beat out free to play games ;)
Haven't touched factorio but played Rimworld. If you value your time don't buy rimworld, it is the most addictive game I've ever played. It's a great game don't get me wrong but I don't think I've ever sat down and played it for less than 3 hrs. You just get sucked in like a void.
Factorio, Satisfacfory, Baldur's Gate 3, Noita, Cities:Skylines, Prison Architect, Rimworld, Overload (Descent clone), Mindustry...
If you like Diablo-likes, there's...
Grim Dawn absolutely smokes Diablo 3/4. The true successor to Diablo 2.
I enjoy Diablo 3 for the "arcadey" aspect, but Grim Dawn is my top ARPG. I was so excited when they announced another expansion.
The competition! lol! Activision is going to put out 2 games this year. Whatever will we play now that these 2 games are owned by a platform holder?
You are correct though that there are a million cool ass games you can play right now and put your money in the pockets of people who make THINGS instead of people who make value for shareholders.
Not to detract from your argument (I agree completely), but indie game devs not only make actual games, but they tend to pour passion into them rather than a formula.
Just realizing corporations aren't your friends? Anyways, if you like hard, unique puzzle games,
Baba Is Youis the best there is, fullstop.I mean, if we're gonna namedrop completely unique indie darling difficult puzzles, then Return of the Obra Dinn also deserves a mention.
I've been meaning to play that, but still haven't gotten to it! Maybe next week
I haven't bought a so called 3A game in several years but Blizzard was a part of my growing years.
So, if I have to spend my money on a game, better to do it on someone worthy of it.
So not an ABK title then?
A what?
Baldur's Gate 3 is amazing
If you're into metroidvanias (platformers where you gain abilities over the course of the game, expanding gameplay and allowing you to access new areas in earlier zones) there are lots of really good indie titles. Hollow Knight is the reference, both Ori games are awesome. Dead Cells is also worth a try if you're into fast-paced action games, though it's more of a platformer rogue-lite.
Terraria is pretty fun
Lies of P
I've been loving BattleBit Remastered lately. It's cheap, fun as hell, and the very small dev team has been very active and responsive. I bought 3 more copies to give to friends so we could squad up.
Just your luck: Dome Keeper is on sale right now
I'm really enjoying Valheim lately. It's similar to Minecraft in a lot of ways, but leans a little more into RPG elements with leveled skills. There's a bit more of a story, heavier focus on combat, and NPCs to interact with (though I haven't reached that point myself).
I've been playing delta V: Rings of Saturn recently
If you like city building/survival style games I've been having an absolute blast with Timberborn
I've been playing a really fun indie spy deception game called Deceive Inc.
Sea of Stars is a pretty fun, especially if you're a fan of old school turn based jrpgs. Pretty decent story too.
Lies of p if youre into fromsoft like games
And it's even on Game Pass! Oh, wait...
Keep in mind that they added Denuvo to the game, apparently post-launch.
Hades, Into the Breach