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Recommended May 3

“(XGP) Cool setting, interesting premise & with some Myst-like puzzle solving. Much like Myst, in Blue Prince you'll need to take actual notes for some puzzles. Thorough investigation is encouraged.”

$49.99

Recommended April 28

“(XGP) It's Oblivion with a fresh coat of paint at the cost of framerate/stability. Thumbs up for nostalgia but wait for patches if you can. YMMV if this is your 1st run, it feels dated in many ways.”

$49.99

Recommended April 21

“(XGP) Awaken to explore & escape a quarantined region of the 🇬🇧 countryside or die trying. Environments look great & combat is hardest early on. Lack of fast travel is painful during side quests.”

Recommended April 19

“(XGP) The environments look nice & South of Midnight's story is pretty good, but exploration is somewhat dated & combat happens too frequently. This is a good title for XGP or on sale.”

$14.99

Recommended April 19

“(XGP) After some time playing Balatro, I found it to be competently made but I don't see what the hype is about. Poker with rogue-like mechanics, YMMV on how much you like playing poker repeatedly.”

$14.99

Recommended January 5

“(XGP) Restore the millenia old deified A.I. in the hope for a new golden age or maybe just the answer for what you seek. I liked Return to Grace, a good story & didn't drag on like Tacoma for example.”

$34.99

Recommended January 4

“(XGP) It's The Thing set on an oil rig, Still Wakes the Deep ends up a good experience. However this is made by The Chinese Room and feels like a more refined A Machine for Pigs, for better and worse.”

Recommended January 4

“(XGP) Help a ghost recover her memories & ascend to the heavens, I found Hauntii to value presentation & exploration over combat so consider playing it if you're looking for a more subdued adventure.”

$69.99

Recommended December 25, 2024

“(XGP) Even with Machine Games at the helm, I've been surprised on how good the Great Circle is. What stands out is how immersion sim-like it is, cutscene performance are great & the gameplay is fun.”

Recommended December 21, 2024

“(XGP) A more intense XCOM/Dawn of War Ii with higher stakes & an endless horde of Aliens who are always on the hunt. Dark Descent get two thumbs up as an authentic Colonial Marines stress simulator.”

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Games played outside of Steam

This list comprises of games I've played outside of Steam, with some not having a full-length review but it could change if I revisit them.

Specials

-60%

$59.99

$23.99

Recommended October 15, 2023

“2.0 with recent hotfixes has stomped out a substantial amount of bugs while improving performance and retooling the combat from the ground up, it's a great time to revisit or start a new run in 2077.”

Recommended August 5, 2020

“With 1.0 released, there hasn't been a better time to revisit Black Mesa and start an alien invasion while analyzing some random materials. Try not to get controlled by a headcrab on the way out.”

-50%

$12.49

Recommended October 26, 2023

“(Switch) The novelty of raising your cult in service of eldritch-like totem gods is fun for a while but the mid/late game slows significantly. Rune Factory is still the better alternative overall.”

-30%

$59.99

$41.99

Recommended September 1, 2021

“If the beta is any indication, New World is shaping up well with nice visuals and decent combat for a MMO. Whether it'll have enough staying power to compete with FFXIV, GW2 or WOW remains to be seen.”

-30%

$17.49

Recommended December 21, 2024

“(XGP) I can see the appeal after trying this out, you basically find your inner peace by cleaning up the filth of the world. PowerWash Simulator reminds me a lot of Viscera Cleanup Detail, ”

-70%

$8.99

Recommended July 5, 2022

“(XGP) Solasta is meant for players who want a traditional cRPG experience. Visible dice rolls, customized party members and navigation typical of other cRPGs. Know what you're getting into beforehand.”

$7.49

Recommended April 2, 2022

“(XGP) A 2D side-scroller with a Pokémon-like combat system, Monster Sanctuary is decent. However the pacing of combat & exploration is slow. This would be better in short bursts on mobile\Switch.”

-60%

Recommended July 27, 2021

“(XGP) Streets of Rage 4 was made by Dot Emu and it shows. Great artwork and good game-play but no voice acting and a generic soundtrack makes this a tough sell. Online co-op is dead, try before a buy.”

Recommended May 25, 2021

“Debatable whether this is actually better than the Megaton edition, World Tour has some extra content and quality of life changes. However the base game is old so only consider this at a sale price.”

-67%

$9.89

Recommended September 17, 2022

“(XGP) A hellish rhythm FPS all about the high scores, Metal: Hellsinger has good variety and the beat mechanic makes finding a flow a challenge compared to DOOM. Even so, the OST is the best part.”

$7.49

Recommended November 16, 2019

“My favorite game of 2013 still holds up quite well, well worth your time to play.”

$4.99

Recommended November 7, 2019

“This is mostly outclassed by BioShock Remastered these days, this still is a fantastic game of its era. Check it out if you're curious of the original release, otherwise play the Remastered version.”

Recommended October 14, 2022

“(XGP) This first person puzzle/walking simulator inspiration from H.R. Geiger's artwork stands out but the combat eventually falls apart. Horrific imagery & viscera are aplenty when diving into Scorn.”

$34.99

$3.49

Recommended April 29, 2023

“Survive exploring the minds of psychiatric patients & try to find out what's going on. From the makers of the notable Nightmare House 2 mod, In Sound Mind is a similar experience, for better or worse.”

-65%

$8.74

Recommended July 1, 2022

“(XGP) Play as Jenn or Tristan in this beat-em-up dungeon crawler RPG, Young Souls surprised me with the attention to detail given by the devs. It's a good game but would be best played in local co-op.”

-91%

$1.79

Recommended May 25, 2021

“Everything has been expanded on in SteamWorld Dig 2 with a huge map, way more upgrades and challenging side areas although I do think it could have been longer. Great option for a Metroid-vania fix.”

Recommended April 11, 2021

“The most recent and weakest of the 2013 reboot trilogy, Shadow of the Tomb Raider has the typical refinements of a sequel with a downgrade in writing/storytelling. Buy this only at a steep sale price.”

-85%

Recommended November 16, 2019

“There are still a few reasons to play this over the Remastered, overall still a good game that's overshadowed by BioShock 1.”

-80%

Recommended May 25, 2021

“Risk of Rain is a 2D rogue-like with a bunch of classes and is a lot of fun with stages becoming harder the longer you stay. Unfortunately the original PC version requires port-forwarding for co-op.”

-85%

$1.49

Recommended May 25, 2021

“The 1st Witcher holds up with great writing and is better experienced modded rather than vanilla. Even so, the game-play is starkly different from the rest of the series and can be jarring at first.”

$14.99

$3.74

Recommended October 20, 2019

“Valiant Hearts tells a compelling story during WW1 of average people trying to survive. It's odd that this game didn't get much attention, I enjoyed it quite a bit in 2015.”

-91%

$0.89

Recommended May 25, 2021

“SteamWorld Dig is a Metroid-vania that involves digging exploration with some platforming. Upgrades are interesting but the game is only around 3 hours. Worth it on sale.”

$3.99

Recommended August 8, 2021

“(XGP) An homage to JRPGs, Cris Tales has a unique visual style that looks great but the combat difficulty is unbalanced, there's a lot of screen tearing & voice acting is hit-or-miss. Wait for a sale.”

-85%

$4.49

Recommended October 3, 2020

“Piece together your memories after a hostage situation gone bad & figure out who's responsible. Get Even has some cool ideas but has some notable issues. It became a real grind near the end so YMMV.”

-20%

$2.39

Recommended August 12, 2023

“If you've enjoyed the Tetris-like experience of organizing items within Resident Evil 4, then check out Save Room. 40 levels with a good ramp up of complexity, although no cloud saves unfortunately.”

-80%

$4.99

$0.99

Recommended May 25, 2021

“A cute 2D haunting game akin to Ghost Master, Haunt the House has multiple maps that require you to scare everyone away using specific actions on objects using possession. Enjoyable but a bit brief.”

-88%

$1.19

Recommended April 29, 2023

“Teslagrad Remastered is a refreshing of an arguably underrated metroidvania, it includes a steep discount at launch for owners of the original and is also compatible with saves to continue progress.”

-88%

Recommended May 22, 2020

“(XGP) I liked the art a lot and the atmosphere is good for what it is. However, the combat is....divisive. Sort of like Darkest Dungeon but not quite. Watch some gameplay before buying this, YMMV.”

-80%

Recommended August 29, 2024

“Push on to find answers as the last human alive amongst resentful robots. I picked up REDO! while on sale & I thought it was a pretty good metroidvania on Steam Deck.”

-60%

$1.19

Recommended June 28, 2023

“Solve LYNE puzzles...that's it. A simple premise but there's a good ramp up of puzzle difficulty. You could use a mouse but using a touch interface is the ideal choice.”

-40%