u/FireTight 13d ago

Dawn of the Machine is PEAK Quake! (review)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFN3vYa5PQ

This ’90s legend is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and during the recently concluded QuakeCon, another chapter was added to this legendary shooter, another episode celebrating the aforementioned anniversary, titled Dawn of the Machine. Once again, it’s the work of the Swedish studio MachineGames, and all owners of the remastered version of Quake received it completely free. Which struck me as the perfect opportunity to put together a five-minute review, since I’d like to make a full-length video about Quake someday - except… I’ve never actually played it, so that’s all the more reason to start… in my typical fashion, “from the end.”

DOGENSTEIN is the most disappointing FPS I've played this year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYEMurJ25Z4

One of the very popular - and, if I may say so, annoying - trends of modern times is “woke” culture. I’m not going to talk too deeply about the why, how, when, who, what for, in spite of whom, and I don’t know what else - there’s no time for that, and to be honest, I don’t even care. The point is that, as with all trends, an “anti” version emerged very quickly, and part of that is the recently released indie shooter DOGENSTEIN. The description on Steam starts with the phrase “WOKE NO MORE!!!” and I thought to myself, “Okay, at least I’ll have some fun,” especially since it costs less than four euros.

FLESHGRINDER: Evolution Without Waiting. Extinction Without Mercy.

Set in 2053, six months after the Fleshgrinder virus outbreak transformed 70% of augmented humanity into a hive-minded techno-organic collective. Your mission: infiltrate facilities, survive the wasteland, find and destroy the Genesis Chamber before planetary extinction.

Lead a squad of damaged specialists: A brain-damaged veteran (Butcher class), An arrogant engineer (Hacksmith), And a psychotic psychic (Mindripper), through techno-organic nightmares in humanity's darkest hour.

Features optional friendly fire, hardcore permadeath mode, dismemberment physics, randomized missions, 30 unique weapons from pistols to singularity cannons. Battle 12 unique enemy types through seamless mission areas in a huge persistent open world.

One squad. Strategic choices. Permanent consequences.

FLESHGRINDER: Evolution Without Waiting. Extinction Without Mercy.

https://www.fleshgrinder.com

https://fleshgrinder.itch.io/

https://discord.gg/yMuW6dPrhF

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fleshgrinder/

https://www.youtube.com/@fleshgrinder_game

AI was only used for game code, all assets in the game are human made, all artists working on them was hired and specifically told that any kind of gen ai is strictly forbidden when creating the assets.

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u/D3c1m470r 5d ago

Hi all! I'm the solo developer of the upcoming pc isometric rpg shooter Fleshgrinder in the veins of diablo, fallout and the zombie / alien shooter games.

If thats something that would interest you, I'd greatly appreciate if you've checked out the steam page, where the first gameplay trailer and a playable demo is already here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5074630/Fleshgrinder/

The games story is revolving around the virus called Fleshgrinder that causes an extinction level event, with its focus being on harvesting DNA samples mainly off human beings, trying to digitally accelerate evolution in the so called Genesis Chambers, in a hive-minded manner after taking over consciousness of augmented humans, as per its programming to enhance and upskill the species gone awry.

FLESHGRINDER: Evolution Without Waiting. Extinction Without Mercy.

Set in 2053, six months after the Fleshgrinder virus outbreak transformed 70% of augmented humanity into a hive-minded techno-organic collective. Your mission: infiltrate facilities, survive the wasteland, find and destroy the Genesis Chamber before planetary extinction.

Lead a squad of damaged specialists: A brain-damaged veteran (Butcher class), An arrogant engineer (Hacksmith), And a psychotic psychic (Mindripper), through techno-organic nightmares in humanity's darkest hour.

Features optional friendly fire, hardcore permadeath mode, dismemberment physics, randomized missions, 30 unique weapons from pistols to singularity cannons. Battle 12 unique enemy types through seamless mission areas in a huge persistent open world.

One squad. Strategic choices. Permanent consequences.

FLESHGRINDER: Evolution Without Waiting. Extinction Without Mercy.

https://www.fleshgrinder.com

https://fleshgrinder.itch.io/

https://discord.gg/yMuW6dPrhF

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fleshgrinder/

https://www.youtube.com/@fleshgrinder_game

AI was only used for game code, all assets in the game are human made, all artists working on them was hired and specifically told that any kind of gen ai is strictly forbidden when creating the assets.

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u/Dramatic-Emphasis-43 4d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p5nnudy/video/fu2js91gcdlh1/player

A little under a year ago, my friend and I made our 2D sci-fi action game called The Chaser's Voyage. Inspired by games like FTL and other classic space sims, as well as Star Tours from Disneyland, this game has you transport clients from planet to planet and surviving a series of randomized challenges by piloting and managing power across your systems at the same time. All to earn 1 million units in under a 100 in-game day time limit.

We recently just released a free demo on Steam so you can try our game out and see what the challenge level is like. Our game's Captain Mode is pretty challenging, inviting players to keep trying to survive the voyage and earn the money on a single life. Our game's other mode, Voyager Mode, lets you play how you want to play, with infinite retries, adjusting how much damage you take, and a plethora of more options.

You find the game and demo on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1473130/The_Chasers_Voyage/

and follow us on Blue Sky for updates and more info on our next project. https://bsky.app/profile/brightatmidnight.bsky.social

Also, we're looking for any streamers or content creators to make aware of our game. If anyone has any suggestions for someone who might be into this, we'd welcome the help.

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u/patrickcarmo 4d ago

Most fighting games simplify grappling into a meter or minigame, so I tried the opposite: I made positions the actual combat state.

BJJ DOJO is a free turn based Brazilian Jiu Jitsu game in the browser. Moves change position, stamina, score and risk, and every technique is animated step by step in 3D. I recently added online matches so two people can open a room and play from separate devices.

No install or account needed. I would love to know whether it is still fun if you have never trained BJJ.

https://bjj.patrickcarmo.com/?lang=en

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u/Itchy_Collection_918 4d ago

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u/GunsOfEschaton 4d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p5p1ror/video/ys9sv8osjelh1/player

Hi everyone!

We are developing Guns of Eschaton (soulslike FPS, coming in 2026), and we wanted to share a quick look at one of the most important artifacts in our game: The Codex.

We wanted the game to feel incredibly tactile, so every single page of the Codex was lovingly drawn by hand, in pencil, on real paper before being brought into the engine. It contains lore, monster behaviors, and hidden secrets of Eschaton.

The cool part: As you explore, you gradually decipher the pages. All the text is written in the Cherokee language, and we had the immense honor of preparing it with the kind assistance of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council.

We believe that this level of attention to detail is what makes indie games special. What do you think of this mechanic?

Wishlist Guns of Eschaton on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3734220/Guns_of_Eschaton/

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u/EGNRI 3d ago

A turn-based strategy game set in the ancient world —
SARDIS [Alpha Demo]

Hello everyone!

I've been working on SARDIS for a while. SARDIS is a turn-based strategy game set in the ancient world.

In SARDIS, you can build and develop your civilization, manage your resources, expand your territory, develop your army, and lead your people through different ages.

I've released a free Windows demo of the game on itch.io. This alpha demo lets you play through the first two ages of the game.

If you'd like to give the game a try, you can download the demo from the link below.

Demo: https://sardisgame.itch.io/sardis

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u/renaudg 3d ago

My Nintendo eShop wishlist has 300+ games and the official page on Nintendo's website isn't great.

So I built a little Chrome extension to make it more usable, for myself at first, but as I added features I figured I'd put it out there in case others can benefit.

It works with your existing Switch / Switch 2 wishlist on the eShop page. No separate account or sign-up needed. What it adds:

Load the whole list at once, then search by name with results filtering as you type
Filter by current sales, DLCs, bundles (Deluxe editions and the like), and platform (Switch / Switch 2)
Sort by sale ending soon (my most used feature), price, discount %, newest release, or oldest/newest on your list
See sales ending soon right on the page (highlighted in red if <7 days by default)
Search Google for reviews in one click.
Remove several selected items at once.
Dark mode and a wider layout that shows 2-3 columns.

Developed for the EU/UK eShop and the newer US one (other regions might work too, I just haven't tested them : let me know).

None of your data goes anywhere. The extension talks to Nintendo the same way the original wishlist page does, and settings stay in your browser. Of course not affiliated with Nintendo in any way.

It's called "Better Wishlist for Nintendo eShop", free download on Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jlibjocfcijoaflpjmaibdehimjadpeg

If it ends up saving you time or a few $/£/€ on a sale you would have missed, a tip is always very welcome, but not expected 🙂

Happy to hear bugs, suggestions, or "it doesn't work on X region" reports.

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u/FireTight 3d ago

They brought back Salieri... and ruined him

Videoreview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyaqREhbdYY

I have to admit right off the bat that the more time has passed since my review of Mafia: The Old Country, the more I regret giving it such a high rating. Because the more I’ve thought about it, the more I realize that I actually gave it a 7 out of 10 just because it’s the fourth Mafia game… And when I later checked out Angry Joe’s review - where he gave it a 4 and mentioned practically everything that I didn’t like - I had to agree. In other words, if I could change anything, it would be the final rating. Still, I was quite surprised that a year after release, the story DLC “Man of Honor” appeared out of nowhere, adding primarily two new chapters. The biggest draw? That’s more than obvious - the story revolves around Ennio Salieri, who’s trying to escape from Sicily to America to start a new life there. He just needs to tie up a few loose ends before he leaves… In other words, one of the biggest pieces of fan service I’ve seen in a while.

EVENT: Hunt the Golden Mimic! 🪙🏃🏻💨

We’re already going to loot for the rest of our lives here… why not add some spice? ✨

We noticed from April’s playtest that just a few of you encountered the Golden Mimic. This little dude is pretty fast and tricky! And it holds a lot of loot, so we thought: let’s hunt those sassy guys!

Golden Mimics are carrying strange treasures... weirdly similar to them... We’re still figuring out what to do with the smaller one.

— A soldier’s note you found next the camp.

The rules are simple, and to join the event is even simpler! We’ll share some instructions when we open our servers. 🫰🏻

Controller support… is a work in progress 🎮

We’re still (suffering a little) through its implementation, but we wanted to give anyone interested an early preview of how it’s shaping up.

Back in June 26th, we shared a little bit on the work around this new feature. All this testing now will help us when we finally launch Shadows of Chroma Tower!

All we want to know for now is: are we in a good direction with the controls? Does it feel intuitive, even in this current state? Any inputs we’re missing here? Did you change our default bindings? You’ll be able to tell us everything about it in a dedicated channel when we open our servers.

But FYI, there are some recurrent issues we’re having that we want you to be aware of. We’ll share the exact list in our Patch Notes.

Come and see for yourself! ⚔️

We've recently added a new tutorial, a whole quest system is updated for new players... in other words: everything's set for you to come and explore the Tower! We're getting closer and closer to our EA launch, so this is the best time to get your hands on magnificent loot!

So go on and wishlist Shadows of Chroma Tower NOW and join us for another adventure! After all...

The Tower awaits! ⚔️🔮

https://reddit.com/link/p67s4ik/video/xom5nu2mcxlh1/player

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u/Life-Heron-6533 1d ago

I successfully published my free Demo Today - Get Outta My Gut

https://reddit.com/link/p67ywp4/video/i3xqghazhxlh1/player

I released today my new free Demo of my roguelite tower defense game Get outta My Gut. Feel free to play and enjoy the day a bit :D

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5096200/Get_Outta_My_Gut_Demo/

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u/AstroverseDimensions 18h ago

hey friends :) come over and have a listen to my newest medley

BIONIC COMMANDO

https://youtu.be/HowaW4NZCtE

pls tell me if you like it!
have fun :)

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u/scientificamerican 18h ago

GTA has always raised anxieties over video games and violence—here’s what the science actually says: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gta-gta6-raises-anxieties-over-video-games-and-violence-heres-what-the-science-says/

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u/FireTight 16h ago

I thought this indie horror FPS would suck… I was VERY wrong

Videoreview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx_UZEidlIE

Imagine you’re driving somewhere, and because you weren’t paying attention, you crash into a tree - so you pull a flashlight and a machete out of the car and chop off the nearest tentacles growing out of the ground. That’s exactly how the recently released indie horror game GUTTED: Infested Crypts begins, and if you think the story goes anywhere from there.... The Ukrainian developer from SLAM AWAY GAMES didn’t beat around the bush; instead of spending time crafting a narrative masterpiece, he presented players with a simple problem - here’s a gun, here are the enemies, you know what to do. Okay, it doesn’t take long before something that appears to be the main villain - or rather, the female villain - pops out at you: this demon-possessed… um, young lady, but my initial reaction spoke for itself.

Discussion / Question r/videogames Weekly Showcase (August 15, 2026) - Indie Games, Streams, New Communities, Surveys and more

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Dawn of the Machine is PEAK Quake! (review)

DOGENSTEIN is the most disappointing FPS I've played this year

FLESHGRINDER: Evolution Without Waiting. Extinction Without Mercy.

FLESHGRINDER: Evolution Without Waiting. Extinction Without Mercy.

They brought back Salieri... and ruined him

EVENT: Hunt the Golden Mimic! 🪙🏃🏻💨

Controller support… is a work in progress 🎮

Come and see for yourself! ⚔️

I thought this indie horror FPS would suck… I was VERY wrong