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[Update #2]: Vampire Survivors' second expansion has brought in a huge new map, 8 characters and 13 weapons.
[Update]: Vampire Survivors devs have revealed their plans for 2023, including new content and an engine upgrade.
After a whole host of free updates all throughout its stay in Early Access, Vampire Survivors has now unleashed its very first paid expansion. The freshly released Legacy of the Moonspell brings with it Mt. Moonspell as a massive (twenty-five times the size) new map with several different environments and enemies to mess around with, as well as thirteen new weapons and eight new characters to help spice up your runs.
Most importantly of all, I'm happy to say that the Legacy of the Moonspell expansion has decided to follow the original game's pricing style! In other words, the whole expansion is dirt cheap and will set you back a mere $2!
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These days indie games are everywhere, and you'd be hard pressed to find a niche that hasn't already been covered by at least a dozen different games. However, back in the early 2010s the gaming landscape was much different, and only the most unique, interesting and lucky indie games managed to punch through the crowd and get noticed.
One of these indie games was Little Inferno, a charming yet satirical adventure where the entire point was to light every single thing you could on fire. Things really didn't get more complex than that, but thanks to the lovely presentation and surprisingly memorable story, Little Inferno ended up being a rather mesmerizing experience.
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[Update]: It took a while, but I have some good news! Hades 2 will be heading into Early Access in Q2, 2024!
If you're a fan of Hades' combination of roguelite action and character-driven storytelling, you'll be pleased to hear that Supergiant Games are now working on a bigger and bolder sequel. The main character this time around will be Melinoë, the immortal Princess of the Underworld, and in stark contrast to her brother Zagreus she'll be working her way down into the depths of the Underworld in order to square off against Chronos, the Titan of Time.
As for the actual gameplay, Hades II is once again going to be all about experimenting with different boons and builds as you smash your way through a variety of tricky encounters and bosses. Naturally, there will also be a bunch of new locations to explore, new upgrade systems to mess around with, an assortment of new challenges to overcome, as well as a couple of still unannounced surprises.
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Instead of going with the usual suspects like vampires, werewolves or even Lovecraftian abominations, Choo-Choo Charles has decided to push things in a bit of a different direction by making the main antagonist a demonic train! In order to make things fair you'll also have control of your very own train, though without any supernatural abilities at your disposal you'll need to go through the process of collecting resources, weapons and upgrades if you want to stand even a chance at surviving the night.
What all of this insanity looks like in action, that you can check out through one of the gameplay trailers below. Have a gander, it's quite an odd one:
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[Update]: The Legacy of the Moonspell expansion has now arrived, and so far it's looking like another solid content update!
After releasing an absurd amount of extra content through a variety of free updates, the Vampire Survivors team has now decided to take a crack at creating their very first paid expansion. Not to worry, however, as the freshly announced Legacy of the Moonspell DLC is going to be just as dirt cheap as the game itself - $2!
In terms of actual content, the Legacy of the Moonspell expansion will bring with it Mt. Moonspell as a massive (twenty-five times the size) new map with several different environments, eight new characters to unlock and mess around with, as well as thirteen new weapons to help you create even more monstrously overpowered builds. Naturally, there's also going to be a bunch of new music to jam out to - six new tracks to be specific!
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In an effort to make Dwarf Fortress as approachable to new players as possible, the Bay 12 Games team has now unleashed the new and improved Steam version. As you might expect, the Steam version of Dwarf Fortress brings with it greatly enhanced visuals, an overhauled UI and improved controls, a variety of quality-of-life features, and most importantly of all, detailed tutorials that will gently ease you into the madhouse that is Dwarf Fortress' universe.
What some of these improvements look like in action, as well as what Dwarf Fortress is even all about, that you can find out through the launch trailer below. Have a gander:
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At this point I'm absolutely certain that the lovely folks over at Re-Logic simply do not understand what the word "final" even means. I say this because despite the 'final' Journey's End update launching all the way back in May 2020, the Terraria team is still working on creating brand new toys for us to play with!
While the exact details are still shrouded in mystery, what I can tell you is that a portion of the upcoming Update 1.4.5 will be dedicated to a crossover with Dead Cells. If previous crossovers are any judge this means that Update 1.4.5 will likely bring with it some sort of cosmetic item like a pet or costume, one of the more iconic bosses or enemies from Dead Cells, or perhaps even a bit of both!
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If you're tired of the standard version of Among Us and you're looking for something to help reignite that spark, you might be interested to hear that Among Us VR has now been unleashed for Meta Quest, Rift/Rift S and Steam VR. As the name might suggest, Among Us VR is essentially the same social deduction game as the original, though this time around you're the one personally doing all of the sneaking, vent-crawling and backstabbing, as well as occasionally running away in terror!
Besides a couple of general improvements and extra minigames, the most exciting addition that arrived with Among Us VR is proximity-based voice chat. Only being able to talk with players close to you is a great way to amplify the tension, fan the flames of paranoia, and create all of that delicious chaos that makes a match of Among Us truly enjoyable. So even though it's a relatively simple feature in the grand scheme of things, proximity chat is a real game-changer!
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[Update #2]: Deep Rock Galactic's Season 4: Critical Corruption is coming June 15th with jetpacks, new enemies and arcade games.
[Update]: Deep Rock Galactic devs have shared an infographic with some truly impressive stats for 2022.
If you ever wanted to give the co-op focused Deep Rock Galactic a try, this would be the perfect time to do so. Not only is it ~67% off on Steam until November 17th, but the freshly released Season 3 - Plaguefall has also brought with it a whole bunch of new toys and objectives to mess around with.
For example, each of the four classes has received a powerful and ridiculously over-the-top grenade, the funniest of which is the Gunner's Tactical Leadburster as it's essentially a small machine gun turret masquerading as a grenade! True to its name, the Plaguefall update has also added new events and mission objectives centered around purging the highly infectious Rockpox plague so you can get back to the all-important business of earning heaps of money for the company.
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[Update #2]: Dead Cells' first 2023 expansion will be a rather ambitious crossover with Castlevania.
[Update]: As a small token of gratitude, Terraria will be adding Dead Cells crossover content at some point in 2023!
Continuing with the seemingly endless wave of new content, the Dead Cells team has now released the second and rather chunky indie crossover update. This one brings with it a variety of weapons, skills and cosmetic outfits themed after Terraria, Shovel Knight, Hotline Miami, Katana ZERO, Risk of Rain and Slay the Spire.
Out of the bunch, the Slay the Spire item is by far the most unique as it's essentially four skills in one. Each of the 'cards' comes with passive bonuses and a powerful active ability that will then switch you over to a new combination inspired by a different Slay the Spire class. It takes a little bit of time to get used to the idea of constantly switching your skillset around, but it's definitely a nice bit of fun and a solid new addition for Dead Cells!
