Dungeon Defenders II
I tried. I really, really tried.
Ever since I bought this game in 2014, I continued to throw my time and genuine effort at it, hoping to get at the very least a decent sequel to DD1. I even ignored the very clear warning sign that was the release of DD Eternity (DD1 was abandoned to hackers, then repacked and…sold again under a new name, wham, bam, profit). Today, with the game about ready to leave yet another developement stage, instead of having hope and tons of fun playing the game, I am disgusted and bitterly dissapointed.
– Real player with 1862.6 hrs in game
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Don’t bother with Dungeon Defenders 2 or Trendy Entertainment. Their incessant greed has instilled levels of disgust in me that I scarcely could previously fathom.
For a bit of background, allow me to preface this by telling you that I hold no nostalgia for the original Dungeon Defenders. This is a combination of their lack of security leading to rampant hackers and my disdain for the original character styles. I played this game a bit when it first came out, and dropped in now and again to see how it was doing. My tenure here became permanent with the Terraria crossover content, and I’ve remained fairly steady to the game since. I’ve done some Mastery, climbed up Onslaught, and dabbled in Ancient Power Resets. I’ve seen a lot of what there is to see, and let me tell you, originally, the allure was the cartoony, bright graphics and enjoyable combat. However, beneath this veneer of vibrant paint lies a decrepit, hollow experience designed to consume your wallet.
– Real player with 1216.2 hrs in game
Songs of Conquest
Songs of Conquest is a turn-based strategy game inspired by 90s classics. Lead powerful magicians called Wielders and venture to lands unknown. Wage battle against armies that dare oppose you and hunt for powerful artifacts. The world is ripe for the taking - seize it!
Adventure Awaits
Explore a wide variety of maps with diverse enemies and valuable loot. Venture into contrasting biomes with unique enemy factions, environments and battlefields.
Build an Empire
Manage resources, research new advancements and expand your kingdom. Plan your towns to match your playstyle - will you utilise brute force, magic or a mix of both? There are many paths to world domination.
Wage War
Dive into a deep combat system utilizing troop abilities and powerful magic. Combine troops to maximize available spells and damage potential. Use the battlefield to your advantage by claiming high ground and protecting bottlenecks.
Alone or Together
Immerse yourself in epic single player adventure or challenge your friends to an honourable duel, online or local!
In-game Level Editor
The in-game level editor allows you to create your own adventures using the same tools the developers use to create campaign and skirmish maps. Script in-game events, control the soundtrack, write dialogue and share your creations with others!
Four Factions
Four factions are locked in an epic conflict. Arleon, knights of old battling each other for dominance. Rana, ancient tribes fighting for survival in the swamp. Loth, necromancers raising the dead to create a glorious future. Barya, bold mercenaries and inventors dedicated to coin, gunpowder and independence.
A Choral Campaign
Listen to the bards as they celebrate your path to victory. Each of the two campaigns comes with a unique song that tells the tale of your rise and ruin. Unlock new verses as you complete missions, enjoying the full track at the end of the journey.
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Bionite: Origins
At its current state I can’t recommend. I’ve re-downloaded when new updates were made, but sadly the game does not feel like BZ. The controls are too sophisticated (couldn’t implement the original’s?), unit AI needs a huge improvement, and many bugs just build on top of it all. Seriously though, commanding your constructor to build a guntower shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes. Bad pathfinding and controls plague a game where basic game mechanics should be a priority. Besides, 6+ years and it’s still in early access? Sorry, but donating to them was a mistake.
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
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As others have said, this game unfortunately seems to have grinded to a halt since 2018? Developers obviously lost interest. It’s a buggy mess that is COMPLETELY unplayable at this stage; controls are wacky and nothing seems to work correctly. Don’t buy it.
I think everyone was hoping something great would come of this spiritual successor… it’s a shame. Oh well, Battlezone 98 Redux and Battlezone: Combat Commander are on Steam now at least.
EDIT in response to developer:
I fully understand that game development is very difficult, especially when starting out or with only a small team, and as such, many projects take years to develop.
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
It’s sort of a medium-heavy version of Gary Grigsby’s War in the East, some of the more arcane details tracked in WitE are extrapolated here. But not many, the logistics system is still very realistic in that if you don’t pay more attention to it than about anything else, your army groups are going to grind to a halt.
It also has considerably more internal political realism that WitE, you have relationships with all the generals in OKH/OKW and your theater commanders and of course Hitler, and how good or bad those relationships are can significantly alter gameplay. There are even small story lines, like your Chief of Staff is being a jerk and pissing off all the theater commanders, but he’s von Brauchitsch’s (your CO) nephew and you have to figure out what to do with him.
– Real player with 1209.0 hrs in game
I am a grand strategy junkie. I love world military history and am a master of Hoi 1,2 &3. I also have played ck2, panzer corps and other games in the multitudes of genres to death. I have stayed away from these Decisive Campaigns because of what I perceived as a limited scope. I said to myself, I don’t want to just fight to paris or just to fight the eastern front then have the game be over. This kept me away for years from these types of games and damn I’ve been cheating myself.
This game is the perfect mix of strategy, tactical combat and role playing. It is a an excellent addition to any fan of military history, strategy, tactics or lovers of the turn based game. What is so very unique is the multitude of decisions you get to make as the overall commander of operation Barbarosa. I can not stress enough the journey you get to make as both officers above and below you haggle, beg, demand and interfere with how you execute the war. While these games have been around awhile, they are relatively new to steam and this is absolutely a fresh take on ww2 that I’d like to see more of……what this game does absolutely better then another other is put you in the generals chair.
– Real player with 677.5 hrs in game
Giants
Ive played this game for now 90hrs+ its not been too bad so far, some will enjoy it others will not. This game seems to be a spin off or a remake of the Gamevil & Singta colaboration of 2017. Giants War. Same characters same BGM. same play style, you might even say its a re-release.
Not a lot of active players in this game. i suspect the guys who maxed out are the devs playing the game. its heavily pay to win. or speed to the end of the content. im FTP myself and on zone 8. But u get kinda restricted with a limited amount of champions to send off on mission and carry on with the content.
– Real player with 116.8 hrs in game
There is a daily stamina cap that you can refill with money, but this is a minor issue.
After many hours i didn’t find a single rare hero inside free chests, and i don’t think it’s possible. You can transform your common heroes in better random heroes for golds, or purchase them with currency you earn for free by playing, but the cost is high and you need the above said currency to upgrade your common heroes, or at some point you can’t really win against monsters that are higher than you. About this… i’d like to know where is the strategy, where is the timing, if you can’t win by interrupting monster skills. Everything seems more based on heroes level and rarity than your skill. It’s enough already if i say that bosses oneshot all my units with a single normal attack.
– Real player with 97.0 hrs in game
Greed
Greed — is the key to success.
Greed is an asymmetrical multiplayer free-to-play experience. One of the players assumes the role of the Dungeon Master trying to stage a rebellion against the god of Greed. The three other players do their best to undermine him by capturing his treasure chambers. Will the Adventurers fulfill their contract with the greedy god, or will the Dungeon Master succeed in his efforts to overthrow his employer? The outcome is in your hands.
The Dungeon Master controls its domain through an RTS-style interface with an ability of direct third person control over his troops.
The Adventurers operate in a Third Person Action mode, relying on combat prowess and teamwork to achieve supremacy.
Both sides strive to take control over the dungeon by capturing as many rooms as possible or by destroying the enemy base.
Key features
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Asymmetrical gameplay. — An RTS/Action showdown packed in a single game!
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Griefing is fine! — You love to ruin someone else’s game, don’t you? Greed provides many means of messing up with the others! But remember: your victims enjoy the same opportunities…
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Procedural generation. — A new game — a new dungeon! Reinvent your strategy every time you connect to a session.
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Are you greedy as well? — Fear not, for the game is free to play! Call your friends and join the quest for wealth at the price of $0.00!
Space One - Ascendant
Space One - Ascendant is a sci-fi space colony sim with an third person rpg focus, with inspiration stemming from the Elder Scrolls series, Dwarf Fortress, Minecraft and Call of Duty.
You begin as one of many survivors of the disintegrated ‘Space One – Ascendant’ colony spacecraft, crash landed on an unknown world in the dark, depths of uncharted deep space.
The following list is a Road Map of where we intend to take the game. Many elements are not yet implemented but will over the course of early access:
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Explore and colonize completely procedural worlds.
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Completely control the main character, and use his research, and skills to grow a colony
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Train and employ your citizens to help you grow your colony, fight your battles, and work in your factories
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Forage, farm and gather resources to sustain your colony and help expand your empire.
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Craft buildings, items, which you yourself command and control
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Create completely unique weapons, and armor, imbue them with forbidden magic, bond them with hardened metals, or hone them to grandmaster sharpness.
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Research complex technologies that will aid you in finding your way into space and help you colonize other planets.
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Fight aliens, monsters, creatures, machines, cyborgs, demons and all manner of space scum… including each other!
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Craft space, land, air and water vehicles and travel across the land and galaxy in search of resources, opportunities and food.
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Develop simple and complex technologies that will dynamically change your crafting options and your game experience.
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Develop a good or bad reputation which wildly shapes your gameplay experience and available options and interactions.
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Use your reputation to command armies, create new communities, visit other planets and colonize them, and create a universe-wide empire to be reckoned with.
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Buy, sell and trade anything, even people… even… their souls!
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Experience time travel with specialty ships that can pass through black holes.
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Explore unique anomalies that will grant you hidden technologies not yet shown on the research tree.
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Construct space stations, and satellites to aid your colony in finding its way the great galaxy of Space One.
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Join your friends and develop an empire together, or battle against each other in opposition for control over the galaxy
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Regular updates weekly, with new content, bugfixes and more!
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And much more!
Space One is a Series currently under development by Triangle4 Studios Inc.
You start with nothing, somewhere deep in the heart of an unknown planet, which you will later name.
Here, you and many of your crewmates have crashed, and are scattered among the planet.
Thousands of you were aboard the colony ship ‘Space One - Ascendant’, sent from earth to the far reaches of the universe to colonize the galaxy of Space One.
It is believed that here, thousands of habitable planets exist, a perfect opportunity for humanity to thrive.
All hope of the future of humanity lies in the hands of the crew of the Ascendant.
And today… It has crashed, dooming humanity.
Only you can reunite the crew under your leadership and save humanity.
But first you must escape this planet and find your way into space and back on course. You will most certainly fail. But try you must, for humanity knows no other Heros. And you are a hero, arent you?
Or perhaps we were wrong.
Perhaps you are actually the villain…
Gobs of Glory
Gobs of Glory - A multiplayer combat RPG true to the 5E SRD ruleset!
Outwit your opponents in tactical turn-based arena combat. As you win battles your character will gain riches and experience which can be used to level up and buy powerful magical items. At the end of each arena season characters at the top of the leaderboards will be richly rewarded!
Features online multiplayer PvP combat as well as solo & co-op modes. Play as a team to develop complex tactics that you can take back to the tabletop for even more Glory!
For Windows, Mac, Linux and iOS.
Hex Gambit: Respawned
“Hex Gambit: Respawned is like chess meets Into The Breach meets American football.”
-Rock Paper Shotgun
Command your squad of robotic minions in the enthralling battle sport of Hex Gambit! Whether you’re tackling Campaign mode alone or after some multiplayer board game action, this is an easy-to-learn tactics game that’s hard to put down. Matches take about 20 minutes.
Bounce across the strangely-elastic heads of your opponents. Swat characters clear across the map. Inspire your teammates with an operatic blast from a guy with a giant speaker for a head. Your minions are teeming with useful tricks to master!
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Match wits with the undefeated Mastermind in Campaign mode.
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3 difficulties to tackle as you learn the ins and outs of the sport.
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Local multiplayer for 1-4 players, 0-4 controllers
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Free for All & 2v2 Modes
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Spice things up with any number of Easy or Smarter AI opponents.
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Steam Remote Play supported!
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10 Captains to choose from
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7 map themes with 21 different layouts!
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Make your own House Rules with tons of match options.
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Player handicaps help inexperienced players go toe-to-toe with veterans.
SpellForce 3: Versus Edition
The idea of the Spellforce 3: Versus Edition is to give people the opportunity to try out the game, its mechanics and check out the in-game design, before spending money for either the campaigns or the PvP package.
If you don’t own any of the games, you will be randomly assigned one of the races from the Spellforce 3: Burning Blood base game: Elves, Humans or Orcs. Whether you like how the devs handled this or not, depends on you, but given the fact that it is a free version and the purpose it serves, it is totally fine in my opinion.
– Real player with 1049.8 hrs in game
Hello, I’ve seen a lot of conflicts between players and developers in discord channels, the player pool is extremely low but anyway the chat conflicts and random bans of people who are not “devs friends” makes the 90% of time in conflicts all the time.
How is that possible in a very small comunnity?
Game crashes, bugs, exploits, extremely unbalanced races problems?
A lot of bugs and crashes have been notified for months and never have been an answer or fix, the only answer is “this is a small company, so our resources are limited”.
– Real player with 313.3 hrs in game