Weeklong Deals for 10/22/18

I think I’ve hit a critical mass of Weeklong Deals in my pocket such that every week is going to be a big one now. This one is great if you’re looking to dip into Square Enix’s extended catalog or do some platforming. We’ve even got some adventuring and building thrown into the mix, so I’m confident you’ll find something below that tickles your fancy.
Good golly YES
Tomb Raider (Review) – An excellent revival of the franchise with some excellent world design
Rise of the Tomb Raider (Review) – Solid follow-up to the revival, stronger in some ways and weaker in others
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition – I don’t have an official review for this but it’s less than five bucks and might be my favorite open-world game of all time, just get it
Murdered: Soul Suspect (review) – A great little supernatural adventure, especially if you love collecting things
The Painscreek Killings (Review) – Decent murder mystery spread out over a pretty well-realized town
Dungeon Siege (Review) – Rough around the edges, but still a classic of the ARPG genre for its vast worlds and party-based combat
Dungeon Siege II (Review) – Honestly one of the best ARPGs ever, if you can get past its age and technical issues
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition (Review) – You’d be better off playing the original, but this will do if you can’t handle the old pixel graphics
The Cat Lady (Review) – One of the darkest, most meaningful horror adventures on Steam
Hitman GO (Review) – Absolutely brilliant little puzzle game that turns contract assassinations into a board game
Odallus: The Dark Call (Review) – A dark metroidvania of a platformer that deserves to stand with other retro greats
Startopia (Review) – Classic station-builder with that great dry British wit
Nihilumbra (Review) – Solid puzzle platformer with a solid painting gimmick
Happy Room (Review) – Fine little time-waster about building a better killroom
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi (review) – Very unique first-person proto-roguelike horror game
One Way Heroics (Review) – Wonderful classic fantasy roguelike with one very important gimmick
EDGE (Review) – Sharp little puzzler about moving a cube around stylish worlds
Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts (review) – Decent little spooky hidden object game
Shattered Planet (Review) – Not a bad sci-fi coffee break roguelike right here
The Little Slime (Review) – It’s a messy little platformer, but still one worth trying
Oh my stars NO
Dungeon Siege III (Review) – Discounting the fact that it preserves nothing special about the Dungeon Siege series, it’s just a bog-standard action adventure
Slender: The Arrival (Review) – If you fear the Tall Man now, this terrible game will cure you of your fear
Knights and Merchants (Review) – One of the slowest, most ponderous RTSes I’ve ever played
Neverending Nightmares (review) – Cool nightmare imagery, just a shame how annoying it is to play
Megamagic: Wizards of the Neon Age (Review) – I really wanted to like this one, but it’s the quintessential style over substance title
Scarygirl (review) – As good as it looks, this is just another boring, frustrating platformer
STANDBY (Review) – A shockingly bad attempt at a high-speed challenge platformer