Weeklong Deals for 1/25/21
We’ve got quite a few quality offerings rolling around in the last Weeklong Deals of January! Disco Elysium is something I’m always going to rep, for it flat-out features the best writing in video games to date. Star Traders: Frontiers is an instant pick for folks looking for open-ended space adventuring, and Golf With Your Friends has been a huge hit around our community for wild golf-related antics.
Speaking of friends, our multiplayer streams lately have been all kinds of fun, and I’m looking ahead to more party games we can play together. The classic Worms Armageddon is on sale right now, and I just picked it up in anticipation of enjoying it with others. If you’d like to join us for an evening of hilarious chaos sometime, perhaps you should do the same!
YES, PLEASE
Disco Elysium (Review) – A stunning narrative adventure in both quality and innovation
Ash of Gods: Redemption (Review) – Extremely dark fantasy tactical RPG
Magicka – Neat magical chaos in a farcical land
The House of Da Vinci – Strong competition with The Room series for tactile first-person puzzling
Star Traders: Frontiers (Review) – About as open-ended and deep as your space sims get
The Painscreek Killings (Review) – An actual murder mystery spread across an abandoned town
Halfway (Review) – Gorgeous pixel art turn-based tactics with a brutal difficulty curve
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine (Review) – Excellent concept, solid writing, kinda iffy execution
Dead Effect 2 (Review) – Low-budget zombie shootin’ with some neat upgrade systems
Tiny and Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers (Review) – Incredibly clever third-person puzzler
Bunker Punks (Review) – Simple, frantic, retro FPS roguelike
Nihilumbra (Review) – Charming puzzle platformer where you paint your abilities on the world
Hero of the Kingdom (Review) – The original chill trading adventure
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi (Review) – Janky old horror roguelike, way ahead of its time
OK/NORMAL (Review) – Very atmospheric PSX horror
Seeds of Resilience (Review) – Unique turn-based survival strategy
RymdResa (Review) – Surprisingly chill space exploration roguelike
Paranormal State: Poison Spring (Review)- Cheesy but good hidden object game
NO, THANK YOU
Neverending Nightmares (review) – A tedious, unfun waste of an amazing aesthetic
Vambrace: Cold Soul (Review) – Stylish turn-based strategy RPG crippled by poor balance
Cities in Motion 2 (Review) – Excellent template for how to kill a beloved franchise
Dead Effect (Review) – Just as dumb as Dead Effect 2, but with none of the neat progression
Until I Have You (Review) – Action platformer made by folks who have no idea how to action or platform
Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge (Review) – Ughhhhhhhh
Sinking Island (Review) – Tons of potential for a murder mystery, ruined by pacing
8BitBoy (Review) – The absolute wrong way to do nostalgia
STANDBY (Review) – Utterly infuriating challenge platformer
Firewood (Review) – Nothing you haven’t seen in indie horror before
Hack, Slash, Loot (review) – Trash, trash, trash
