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Valve's Chat update proves it might actually employ people
In the middle of all of this e3 news nonsense, Steam has gone and decided it's capable of updating its usability. Soon, the AOL-esque chat of yore will be gone, replaced by the slick, fancy Discord chat of the present. Available in beta now... → Read More
Frostpunk unleashes terrifyingly helpful automatons upon populace
It's certainly been a long time since we've heard from the people at 11 bit studios regarding Frostpunk. The last time I delved into their world, I went in with aspirations of destruction - and found myself almost instantly protective of my... → Read More
The cold, the malnourished, the cannibal: surviving in Frostpunk
On the very first day, on my very first decision, I sent the children to work. → Read More
Cities: Skylines' Green Cities makes my town the prettiest flower in a sea of weeds
My fledgling city had been laid out in neat little rows; everything in its place. While I had yet to rid myself of my toxic coal plant, wind turbines were being raised to supplement it. My citizens were happily recycling one-hundred perc... → Read More
Have RTS your way with Petroglyph's Forged Battalion
Today, the veterans at Petroglyph Games announced Forged Battalion, a '90s-centric RTS that hopes to evolve the classic formula. On the surface, you don't get much more Command & Conquer-style than Forged Battalion's trailer - even the ... → Read More
Dungeons 3 releases into the Overworld today with accompanying livestream
Do you like sitting in the cold and the dark? Do you slap things that work inefficiently? Is most of your time spent making up Excessively-Hyphenated-Names and speaking in the third person? Then boy, do I have the game for you. Totally-not-... → Read More
Oxygen Not Included Oil update strikes black gold
My current favorite sadism-simulator Oxygen Not Included got an update recently, adding in a significant new biome to the game. Buried deep in the bowels of your mysterious asteroid, the oil biome is filled with sweet, sweet crude oil for y... → Read More
PREPARE TO FRIENDSHIP: Dtoid's Master Gaming Contact List
[Friendship has returned, for the Master List is off of hiatus! In other words, I am off of hiatus, and back to adding names to a big ol' list for your convenience. The List will keep going as long as you all keep using it. This list exists... → Read More
Release of Stronghold 2: Steam Edition lets you crush your friends' castles once more
Venerable serfdom simulator Stronghold 2 got quite the interesting release today in the form of Stronghold 2: Steam Edition. Previously only available on Steam as part of The Stronghold Collection, the title has received a big rework and an... → Read More
Goodbye free time, Stardew Valley comes to the Switch on October 5
Farming enthusiasts, gem collectors, lovers of depressed chicken-men - your time has finally come! Stardew Valley's Switch release is almost upon you, now officially slated at October 5, at a price point of $14.99. Down-on-your-luck chicken... → Read More
Oxygen Not Included update slathers you in germs
Klei's new misery colony simulator Oxygen Not Included just got a significant update, expanding on agriculture and adding in a brand-new germ mechanic. This naturally means more stress-vomiting for the duplicants you try to manage, because ... → Read More
Review: Aven Colony
My people are starving. You'd think, when settling a polar ice cap, Mission HQ would be sure to send you with more food. But nooo, “there is some arable land, you can farm for yourself. Oh, we seem to have dropped you way too far from... → Read More
Crypt of the Necrodancer: Amplified hustles out of Early Access
The moment I first laid eyes upon Crypt of the Necrodancer, it placed its curse upon me. Combining two of my favorite genres that I'm just awful at - rhythm gaming and roguelikes - I am doomed to an existence of forever wanting to play it,... → Read More
Masterminds, start your engines: Evil Genius 2 confirmed for PC
Aspiring villains the world over have reason to celebrate. After 12 long years of languishing, Sniper Elite developer Rebellion has announced the active development of Evil Genius 2. The word came at the tail-end of a → Read More
Early Access Review: Oxygen Not Included
It's a new day and a new colony. My duplicants, dead-eyed and bushy-tailed, eagerly dig out rock with abandon in every direction. Beds are placed, power is created, and research is done. Things are looking up! Wait, why are things looking&h... → Read More
Review: Stellaris: Utopia
They said I could grow up to be anything I wanted. So I became a robot. To say my Federation-friends were alarmed might be an understatement, but with the threat of space fascism out there, there is more to worry about than a species of cud... → Read More
Review: Expeditions: Viking
Now 50% less game-breaking!, . “We need wealth and power,” my huskarls would say. “Those with power are meant to be feared. Take what is yours.” “No, I will not spread this negative, derogatory stereotype of Vikings that will inevitably refl... → Read More
Review in Progress: Expeditions: Viking
Your pillaging experience is loading, . Your father is dead, pretty much everyone wants your territory, and your only allies are in the mysterious lands across the seas. You're forced to kill your cousins at your father's remembrance for their impudence, and forgiving their uncle... → Read More
Cities: Skylines - Mass Transit gives us sweet zeppelin action on May 18th
Also other transit options, I guess, . I have been playing city-management sims throughout my life, and despite that fact, nothing I have created in them can be considered either efficient or beautiful. I shamelessly blame my inability to do so on growing up in a region that cou... → Read More