SpellForce 3 Releases Modding Tools

The critically acclaimed RTS/RPG SpellForce 3 gets a new, powerful map editor today. Players can not only create maps with the same tools as the development team, they can also use an extensive scripting tool to create their very own missions and custom maps, with unique rule-sets. You want to set up a MOBA-kind-of-map, where you only command heroes, while automated armies fight each other? Or do you prefer a Horde mode, fighting ever stronger waves of enemies? This is the first step of the modding implementation for SpellForce 3. The map- and scripting editor will come with a detailed … Continue reading SpellForce 3 Releases Modding Tools

Black Forest Games Making Fade to Silence Easier

Black Forest Games has listened closely to the feedback and discussions of the community (and will of course continue to do so); they decided to address the difficulty of the game. With today‘s “Hope“ update – the first of the four announced major updates – the developers not only added a big overhaul to the weather effects, but also the first part of their so-called “catch-up mechanism“. The catch-up mechanism is a system which allows players to collect special shards that increase their abilities, even after you have lost all six lives and have to start over. Publishers: THQ Nordic … Continue reading Black Forest Games Making Fade to Silence Easier

New Towards The Pantheon 2D RPG Gets Trailer, Steam Page

Towards The Pantheon is a 2D top down role playing game by lead developer Connor O.R.T. Linning and pixel artist Leandro Tokarevski that follows four unlikely heroes as they venture through dangerous worlds and suffer great hardships in order to defeat the source of The Sworn Light at The Pantheon. Gone are the RPG clichés of potions, wars between elemental gods, and plots about youngsters who accidentally stumble upon a magic power that allows them to save the world. Instead Towards The Pantheon is a unique and unusual game starring Freyja the warrior, Bam the cat, Mishima the electropunk, and … Continue reading New Towards The Pantheon 2D RPG Gets Trailer, Steam Page

T3 Heavy Mechs Invade Evolving Pantropy RPG

Pantropy, a Sci-fi Mech/FPS Hybrid with RPG elements along with strong PVE and PVP gameplay. The game is officially launching on Kickstarter Feb 6, 2018, and is slated to release on Steam PC in early access 2H of 2018 post-crowdfunding. The game transports players into an alien rich where they’ll experience exciting FPS gameplay allowing them to compete with each other or band together in factions to endure the difficult challenges that may unfold. “We added this faction system to reduce frustration and to increase the cooperative gameplay experience for our players, we strongly felt a clear 2-Faction system was … Continue reading T3 Heavy Mechs Invade Evolving Pantropy RPG

Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare Gets Steam Early Access

Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare, is a single-player pc game which features a unique combination of tactical first-person shooter and strategy game, where the player assumes the role of a commander and raise money, build an army, engage the enemies in field combat, attack hostile territories and defend currently held ones and eventually dominate the world. Freeman will be released on Steam in Early Access officially on February 1, 2018. “There aren’t many first-person shooters that combine or strongly focus on strategy and role-playing elements. In Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare, we managed to marry the essence of first-person shooter, grand strategy and role-playing … Continue reading Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare Gets Steam Early Access

Space Invaders Extreme Coming To Steam

Welcome to a new world of Space Invaders. The critically acclaimed update to the Space Invaders franchise is back to invade Steam! Originally released to mark the franchise’s 30th anniversary, Space Invaders Extreme has had praise heaped upon it from media and players alike for its re-establishing of the classic game’s relevance in an upbeat, modern package. Packed with pulsing, vibrant visuals enhanced further by interactive sound: the invaders have evolved, the question is: can you keep up? Publishers: Degica Developers: Degica Games, Taito Platforms: PC, Steam, Steam OS

Valve’s Steam Reveals Most Played Games of the Year

For the second straight year, an annual report of best sellers has been released to showcase the year’s top performing titles on Steam. Based on community feedback and showcasing the many ways people shop and play games on Steam, 2017’s year-end reporting expands beyond the top grossing titles to also include charts for the top VR titles, Early Access titles, Most Played titles and titles that enjoyed the best Opening Week performance. Find out which games were the top performers of the year! Publishers: Valve Platforms: PC, Steam, Steam OS