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Avorion Clears 250,000 On Steam Early Access

Avorion Clears 250,000 On Steam Early Access

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In January of 2017, a space sandbox game called Avorion entered Steam Early Access. Nearly three years later, the game has cleared 250,000 purchases. There have certainly been games that have sold more, in a shorter period of time, but indie developer Boxelware is proud of their achievements anyway. In Avorion you build your own spaceship (you can spend as much time as you want on it, from a simple two-minute design to an elaborate work of art taking weeks), and then explore a universe of procedurally generated galaxies with it. Mine resources, build space stations, and wage war with hostile aliens (who could also be your friends — the game has an online mode). “I have always been a massive fan of space games,” says studio head Konstantin Kronfeldner, “and always wanted to make my own version, a game where spaceships break in the exact spot where they are hit by projectiles. Inspired by Minecraft and X3, I started developing it myself as a passion project in 2011. I

Encased Presents Bulletin From The C.R.O.N.U.S. Foundation

Encased Presents Bulletin From The C.R.O.N.U.S. Foundation

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We just received a letter in our inbox from an organization called The C.R.O.N.U.S. Foundation. Have you ever heard of this outfit before? Who are these mysterious people? The letter doesn’t say; it only lists their accomplishments. Do these guys have anything to do with the same C.R.O.N.U.S. Foundation at the center of the video game Encased, now available on Steam Early Access? …Nah, couldn’t be…. We decided to pass the letter on to you, and see what you can make of it. What do you get with the Early Access version of Encased? The opening act of the storyline — consider it a prologue. They’re not ready to give away everything just yet. But once the story section of Encased is complete, you will have an open world to explore to your heart’s content, with equipment and weapons to collect, skills to learn, three dozen quests to embark on, and around a hundred characters to meet. The team will continue to add content as the game gets closer to

Shadowy Contracts Now Live On Steam Early Access

Shadowy Contracts Now Live On Steam Early Access

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As of today, Canadian developer Mark Nasr has released his stealth RPG Shadowy Contracts on Steam Early Access. It’s the Dark Ages and you’re broke….what’s the best way to earn a living? Get your hands on some Shadowy Contracts. You’re an assassin for hire….you’ve joined an organization that hands out contracts and assigns you to targets. Find them, eliminate them, earn gold, go to bed and do the same tomorrow. Do a good job and you may uncover some heretofore unknown secrets about your own heritage. “I’ve loved playing games from a very young age. I used to wonder about how they were actually made – and if I would ever be able to create my own games one day,” says Mark. “After studying software engineering and spending a few years working on smaller games, I finally had the chance to develop my own title. I’m thrilled that it’s finally out – and I can’t wait to hear from players.” Once you’ve earned gold, you can use it on the

Encased RPG Enters Steam Early Access

Encased RPG Enters Steam Early Access

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If you enjoy the Fallout series or Baldur’s Gate, you may wan to check out Encased, the post-apocalyptic sci-fi RPG that just entered Early Access on Steam and GOG. Encased has been in development for around two years. The dev team launched a Kickstarter about a year ago to cover the expenses of finishing the game….now it’s in a complete enough state to begin public testing. What do you get with the Early Access version of Encased? The opening act of the storyline — consider it a prologue. They’re not ready to give away everything just yet. But once the story section of Encased is complete, you will have an open world to explore to your heart’s content, with equipment and weapons to collect, skills to learn, three dozen quests to embark on, and around a hundred characters to meet. The team will continue to add content as the game gets closer to completion. “Our writers, artists and scripters are already set to create content patches, so the desert will

Shadowy Contracts Enters Steam Early Access October 3

Shadowy Contracts Enters Steam Early Access October 3

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It’s the Dark Ages and you’re broke….what’s the best way to earn a living? Get your hands on some Shadowy Contracts. You’re an assassin for hire in the new open world RPG from developer Mark Nasr. You’ve joined an organization that hands out contracts and assigns you to targets….find them, eliminate them, earn gold, wash and repeat. Do a good job and you may uncover some heretofore unknown secrets about your own heritage. Once you’ve earned gold, you can use it on the typical RPG requirements: upgrades to your weapons and armor, special effects and spells that can only be purchased, and the like. When the Early Sccess version launches the game will have 52 weapons, 38 armor sets and 21 weapon effect spells to find…be assured that more are on the way as Shadowy Contracts reaches completion. Enjoy more than 7 contracts and 4 battle levels – with more coming soon! Loot and buy more than 52 different weapons, 38 armor sets, and 21 weapon effects/enchants. Progress by not

Session Lands On Steam Early Access

Session Lands On Steam Early Access

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Skateboarding games are back! Sort of. Session, the trick boardin’ game from Crea-Ture Studios, is out in open beta on Steam Early Access. In the early 2000s, skateboarding games were huge….not so much today. Session wants to recapture and possibly bring back that old market. In contrast to the wild and crazy Tony Hawk wannabes of that era, though, Session aims for realism — to capture what the skateboarding culture was and is truly like. Session lets players experience what skateboarding is really like — an incredible culture where there are no goals other than expressing your creativity and achieving success through hard work, perseverance and a bit of madness. This is the most authentic and grounded skateboarding game yet: Session is a conscious move away from arcade-style skateboarding games. This is no place for button-mashers! Session’s early access debut stars a 1:1 scale environment of New York’s lower Manhattan, featuring the legendary Brooklyn Banks and the surrounding Financial District. Throughout early access, creā-ture will work with the community’s feedback to expand the game to

Big Content Update To Hot Shot Burn

Big Content Update To Hot Shot Burn

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Publisher Artifex Mundi and their internal development team Flaming Flamingo have unleashed their party brawler, Hot Shot Burn, upon the world. It’s still a work in progress, but it’s perfectly functional and crazy to boot. The greatest fighters in the galaxy have gathered for the universe’s deadliest televised combat competition! Four animated players enter a top-down arena and face off against each other, each attempting to be the last one standing. After the dust clears, you are ranked by the number of rounds played and the number of nachos you’ve eaten. This Early Access version includes “12 diverse maps, 6 ridiculously handsome but ferociously deadly characters, 3 reality-bending mutators, and 1 hilarious but often inappropriate announcer.” And now it includes one additional fighter, “Bongo The Bounty Hunter,” plus some new maps and gameplay tweaks. Flaming Flamingo added the first big update yesterday. You will NOT have to pay for the additional stuff — once you purchase Hot Shot Burn, all updates are free. Critics have gotten a chance to play

PositronX Hits Steam Early Access

PositronX Hits Steam Early Access

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Developer Scorpius has introduced their roguelite RPS, PositronX, to Steam Early Access. Humanity is looking to the stars, and has sent a team of robots called The Machine Swarm to colonize the planet Kepler and make it inhabitable. When the first humans arrived on Kepler, though, they found something a bit amiss. The overseeing AI, named Turing, was supposed to keep everything in order, but it has of course turned evil. This is the situation you’ve been tasked with solving. But you truly won’t know what to expect. Areas are randomly generated, and items and enemies are randomly placed. What you DO have on your side are futuristic implants that grant you mastery over time and space. With the Time implant, it doesn’t matter how many times you fail, because you can rewind time and bounce right back. Other powers include flying, wall jumping and teleporting; the longer your survive, the more powers you can collect. Rogue-lite game mechanics. Randomly generated levels, items, and enemies. You will never play the

War Selection Joins Steam Early Access October 8

War Selection Joins Steam Early Access October 8

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Developer Glyph Worlds is about to release an early version of their RTS game of global domination, War Selection. Gameplay is inspired by the epic RTS PC games of the 90s. In War Selection your ultimate goal is to build an empire….through time. You start off in the Stone Age and work your way up. acquiring new inventions and innovations as you battle through the centuries. The tools you have at hand depend on the side you choose — any region of the world. War Selection has several modes. Singe player has you battling against AI armies, while multiplayer lets you do the same with other humans. There IS a battle royale mode in here, which lets an unrealistic 62 empires clash against each other until only one is left standing. “We can’t wait for players to get their hands on our game come October,” says Roman Budkeev, CEO of Glyph Worlds. “We are huge fans of RTS games and we set out to make the kind of game we

New Gameplay Footage From Session

New Gameplay Footage From Session

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We have some new video from Session, the upcoming skateboard game from Crea-Ture Studios. This video shows off the nature of the gameplay and how to perform a “line” which in skate-speak is several tricks performed in succession. Not easy. In the early 2000s, skateboarding games were huge….not so much today. Session wants to recapture and possibly bring back that old market. In contrast to the wild and crazy Tony Hawk wannabes of that era, though, Session aims for realism — to capture what the skateboarding culture was and is truly like. Session lets players experience what skateboarding is really like — an incredible culture where there are no goals other than expressing your creativity and achieving success through hard work, perseverance and a bit of madness. This is the most authentic and grounded skateboarding game yet: Session is a conscious move away from arcade-style skateboarding games. This is no place for button-mashers! Wait’ll you hear how Session controls. On a typical controller you have two sticks. In Session each stick controls one of your

Hot Shot Burn Enters Early Access On Steam

Hot Shot Burn Enters Early Access On Steam

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Publisher Artifex Mundi and their internal development team Flaming Flamingo have unleashed their upcoming party brawler, Hot Shot Burn, upon the world. It’s still a work in progress, but it’s perfectly functional and crazy to boot. The greatest fighters in the galaxy have gathered for the universe’s deadliest televised combat competition! Four animated players enter a top-down arena and face off against each other, each attempting to be the last one standing. After the dust clears, you are ranked by the number of rounds played and the number of nachos you’ve eaten. This Early Access version includes “12 diverse maps, 6 ridiculously handsome but ferociously deadly characters, 3 reality-bending mutators, and 1 hilarious but often inappropriate announcer.” More material will be added on a monthly basis and sometimes even sooner than that. You will NOT have to pay for the additional stuff — once you purchase Hot Shot Burn, all updates are free. Critics have gotten a chance to play Hot Shot Burn and they love it. Kotaku’s Ian Walker

Session Enters Steam Early Access September 17

Session Enters Steam Early Access September 17

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In the early 2000s, skateboarding games were huge….not so much today. Session, an upcoming game from Crea-Ture Studios, wants to recapture and possibly bring back that old market. In contrast to the wild and crazy Tony Hawk wannabes of that era, though, Session aims for realism — to capture what the skateboarding culture was and is truly like. Session lets players experience what skateboarding is really like — an incredible culture where there are no goals other than expressing your creativity and achieving success through hard work, perseverance and a bit of madness. This is the most authentic and grounded skateboarding game yet: Session is a conscious move away from arcade-style skateboarding games. This is no place for button-mashers! Wait’ll you hear how Session controls. On a typical controller you have two sticks. In Session each stick controls one of your feet. How’s THAT for realism? Does it even work? We’ll find out. The environment you get to skate in is a recreation of an actual place: lower Manhattan’s Brooklyn Banks and the surrounding Financial

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