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I basically do the same, searching overwhelmingly positive games. But most I haven’t tried are poorly looking indie games or weird Asian games. I played several really good indie games, I’m not against that, but what I see generally doesn’t catch my interest. And I have over 600 games in Steam alone, so many good ones I already played.

Now it’s just a sea of junk, having to find a needle in a haystack. And user reviews aren’t a gold standard anymore. I’ve seen amazing reviews of mediocre games, as young people don’t have standards anymore as most games these days are empty of story, full of bugs or both.

The game dev community was outraged by bg3, warning people they shouldn’t see bg3 as a new standard. While back in the days when you still bought physical games in a store, it indeed was a standard to sell you a proper product for the price you pay.

These days I illegally download triple A games to check them first, if they are good I’ll buy them. I haven’t bought a triple A game for a long time. Often 2h of playtime for a refund on steam isn’t enough, when you want to see all the storyline videos and conversations. Not enough time to experience the gameplay.

Indie games I often buy immediately, they really put in effort to make something worth playing. Big companies however just put in effort to make it look really good to make a lot of pre-orders, then to abandon it after a few minor bug fixes while gameplay is poorly written and just a few hours. As long as you peek the interest for just over 2h so people aren’t eligible for a refund anymore. This is scamming people, I don’t understand why they keep getting away with it.

In 2024 almost 19.000 games were released on Steam. I have yet to find a single title from 2024 worth playing.

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ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
In 2024 almost 19.000 games were released on Steam. I have yet to find a single title from 2024 worth playing.

Oh man, there’s so much. My top 10 from last year would be:

The Rise of the Golden Idol - puzzle/deduction game, sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol

Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age - fighting game that gracefully handles 4 players at once and has all the good feels of the Xbox Live Arcade era

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - lite immersive sim and action game that captures the spirit of the best parts of those movies

Metaphor: ReFantazio - a political metaphor in JRPG form

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - a beefy expansion pack to one of the best games ever made

Dread Delusion - a lite RPG with fantastic exploration

Indika - a very interesting cinematic story game with some puzzles

UFO 50 - 50 unique games designed to replicate the 80s

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - a giant escape room, and the puzzles are HARD

The Thaumaturge - an RPG inspired mostly by Persona and The Witcher, but you almost certainly haven’t seen a setting like this in a game before
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tal@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

In 2024 almost 19.000 games were released on Steam. I have yet to find a single title from 2024 worth playing.

looks at my own Steam library, adds a shelf sorted by Release Date, looks for notable games

Satisfactory was released in 2024. It was in Early Access for some time before that.

Ditto for Caves of Qud and Nova Drift all games that I’ve played quite a bit — 2024 release following time in Early Access.

Dominions 6 is a pretty involved fantasy strategy game. I haven’t played 6 much, but I’ve played the series a lot in the past, and each game is a pretty direct expansion of prior games. Not sure if that’s up your alley, though. The game turns can get pretty long late-game, as there’s a lot going on.

I liked Balatro, a roguelike deckbuilder, quite a bit.

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