Different levels of censorship, sometimes - mostly regarding blood and corpses

Failing early is normal - your runs will get more consistent as you progress in the game across multiple days. And when they do, that’s when it really hooks you.

I’m switching between Blue Prince and some other games, but it’s still such a good time whenever I play it. But then again, I’m a fan of both roguelikes and puzzle games. Just didn’t expect these two genres to mesh so well.

To quote one of my favourite book series of all times (Mistborn): “There’s always another secret”.

Out of recent ones, Blue Prince

That’s a lot of value per dollar, even if you bought it at full price

Truly brilliant minds use floppy disks

It’s almost like early access games aren’t finished yet

Who asked?

6v6 is already back, in open queue format

Nah, it’s pretty good now. Feels better than OW1 was, personally.

Terraria. You can choose difficulty of the initial save depending on how familiar the players are, and there are several clear milestones that can serve as transfer point (usually marked by beating specific bosses). In a small world, 20 hours is probably doable? You can maybe find a suitable seed for world generation to be sure.

I was also thinking about Elden Ring - despite the game size, the minimum required amount of bosses to beat the game is surprisingly small, and you can also divide the game into milestones. If it’s too short (like, if your players are speedrunner), you can add the DLC on top.

I’m playing Overwatch but actually having fun while doing so /s

Takes like this is what gives soulslike players a reputation of condescending elitist gatekeepers. They don’t even have a steep learning curve, early souls games are just janky in how they teach the player the basics.

In case you’re interested (you’re probably not), even soulslikes games usually put the tutorial messages in one place where you can come back to them to reread them

They’ll probably make overpriced cartridges with games you have to buy to renew your license or something.

Balatro is turn-based and is easy enough to control. I myself play on mobile, but Steam Deck shouldn’t be very different.

For me, Elden Ring. I enjoy open world exploration and collecting-heavy games, and I also enjoy soulslikes for the strategic combat and variety of options. So ER was like two of my favorite ice cream flavors combined into one delicious meal.

I’m sure they can find another publisher if it comes to that, with how good their games are

This one and Balatro have consumed many hours of my phone’s charge

This is why I’ve never really gotten into either League, Dota, or, lately, Deadlock. The matches are just too long and most of the length is padding.

Overwatch has its issues, but at least even the worst match is over after 15-20 minutes. And the stomps are even faster, reducing the amount of time you spend not having fun on either side.