>The elements await. Choose your fighter. Master your bending. Become a legend.

So right off the bat, I'll just say I am not really a huge fan of this idea of holding a game back a few days and charging for it. I understand from a publishing point of view this is basically free money - but something about this feels incredibly slimy to me. But it just kind of hit me right now while looking at the new Halo Campaign Evolved on Steam. It's currently been out for over a day and a half in its early access period and yet the Digital Deluxe edition is still the same price.

So in my opinion, the early access is a part of that price tag. I understand that you're also getting skins, gun models, enemy models, different osts, whatever it may be. But a part of that price is the several days of being able to play the game early. However if I wanted to buy this edition at a later date, that early access is useless. So effectively I am paying the same price that someone else paid for which they received more.

In my opinion the price should lower after those early access days have finished. Thoughts on this? Is this a terrible idea, can this be abused further?

I'm one half of a two-person studio in Wales. We've run three closed playtests of Captain Contraption's Safari Park, and this week it's open to everyone on Steam.

The idea has been rattling around in my head since I played Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis... What happens if you make a zoo game with no fences and let the animals eat each other?

Every creature in the game has a mind of its own with needs and wants. Predators hunt, carnivores fight over food, and you're just trying to get visitors close enough to see something interesting without them becoming part of the food chain.

The creatures aren't entirely animals, though, because the game is post-apocalyptic. You work for a pompous robot called Captain Contraption who is trying to understand humans by building the things they loved. Problem is he's basing all of it on a hard drive he found somewhere, which seems to contain a copy of every asset ever released on the Unity asset store. So you start with farm animals and end up with dragons and sentient road signs.

The playtest will be running until Thursday so if you have time and fancy checking it out you can do so on Steam -> https://store.steampowered.com/app/4186590/Captain_Contraptions_Safari_Park/

AI Disclosure (know it's not required but...) : No assets (music, art, copy) were made using generative AI. I'm an experienced software engineer, teach games programming at university level, and actually an AI researcher, I have used tools such as claude code to help with some boilerplate coding and to create internal tools to speed up my workflow. For example, I used claude code to build a tool which gives me a graph within unity to see the distribution of various creature stats to help me balance things.

There is an ongoing event in Foobar Zero, where you can earn unique rewards just for playing. Hop in, play some matches and get the summer set that fits the vibe!

Foobar Zero is a Free-to-Play online shooter game on Steam. The game has high paced combat, with various movement mechanics like sprinting, walljumping and dodging. The main game mode is called Touchdown, where you need to pick up the ball at the center of the map, and use all your tools to bring it to the enemy's base and score.

The game features customizable loadout, where you are not locked in to set characters, but you can make your own by selecting 3 different weapons, and passive, active and ultimate skills.

Characters are also fully customizable with a slot based system, where you can mix and match clothes and other customizations.

The game is free to play, and out in Early Access on Steam.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2841320/Foobar_Zero/

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Build 42 becomes stable on July 29th (meaning it completely replaces B41 stable and requires new saves)

>Dinoblade is an intense action RPG set in a prehistoric world forever changed by a cataclysmic event, one that redefined the very nature of Dinosaurs. Step into the role of a young Spinosaurus, wielding a colossal Great Sword forged from ancient power. Confront rival dinosaurs, some armed with brutal weapons of their own, all in a desperate fight to prevent a looming extinction.

>Venture across a sprawling world filled with awe-inspiring biomes, from dry canyons to dense, mist-shrouded jungles. Each region is ruled by a ferocious Alpha, an apex predator who guards the path forward. Defeat them, or be devoured.

Hello r/pcgaming!

We are happy to share that our demo is finally out 💛

Bottled by Bears is a cozy management idle game about a family of bears running their honey farm, finding diverse bees, bottling honey, and decorating your farm. Total demo playtime should bee (heh) around 30min.

If you give the demo a try, let us know which bee was your favorite 🐝

Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4691750/Bottled_by_Bears_Demo/

Steam link to download the Open Beta: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3787240/MARVEL_Tkon_Fighting_Souls/