Now that we’re in to February, what are some games you’ve been eyeing up with a 2026 release date that you’re excited to pick up? Are you planning to pick them up on release, or are you going to wait until a sale?

Me personally, I’ve got three titles I’m actually feeling quite excited for: Hela, Paralives and the Gothic 1 Remake. I’ve been waiting for Hela and Paralives for years because they look like fun, cozy games built by passionate devs - and the Gothic 1 Remake just popped up in my feed one day and I’m itching to get a chance to have my first Gothic experience!

  • Sturgist@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 小时前

    Beta Decay!
    https://www.rotoscopestudios.com/
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1416070/beta_decay/

    THE GAME
    Mankind has expanded its reach beyond the Sol System. Factions, corporations and syndicates are locked in a political and economic strife. The inevitable destruction and decay of a colonized exoplanet is imminent.
    beta decay is a dark, dystopian RPG where you can build spaceships, join factions, and fight for territory in a newly discovered star system. Live amongst the colonists as a citizen of the new frontier. Be an engineer repairing starships, to a syndicate leader, executing raids deep within a labyrinthic neon city.

    Was meant to hit early access late last year, but the (pretty sure?) solo dev decided to hold off until they had hit all of their EA Roadmap goals. I have, like a lot of people, been burned by The Hype Machine™…but I can’t help but be almost unbearably stoked for this.

    Ticks sooo many of my personal boxes:

    • Massive world, built with intent ✅
    • Dystopian far futurey shit ✅
    • Grimey PS2-esque graphics ✅
    • Customise everything ✅
    • Big fuck off mechs that I’m positive will be personally incredibly frustrating to figure out how to operate ✅
    • Actions have actual consequences and players have a meaningful impact on the world state ✅
    • Destructible world ✅
    • Multiplayer but not always online ✅

    YouTube video by JakeyPants about impending early access.

    The vibes are just…😘🤌 Fucking chefs kiss. I’m almost definitely getting it as soon as Early Access drops… I’ve been burnt, but I can’t help but hope this gets seen all the way through, and will happily buy it in EA.

    • Gyangrene@piefed.caOPEnglish
      2·
      2 小时前

      I actually have had this one on my Steam wishlist for a while, and I’m so excited for it as well! That crisp PS2 graphics vibe with such an in-depth world and systems has me really excited to get my hands on it when it comes out. This is one of those ones that I agree, even though I’ve been burnt by EA and preordering in the past, I’ve gotta be there for this one!

      • Sturgist@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        51 分钟前

        My wife and I have been trying to rein in our spending, get ourselves into a stable space and get proper savings going.

        … that’s literally the only thing that stopped me from pledging on the patreon and begging for access to the alpha testing…I am so so so soooooo psyched for it! And those graphics… fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck 🥵 PS2 crusty enough to bring back memories of great games from my youth, but with a bit of extra that shows it’s an intentional choice. Like yeah, it looks like they’re all cubist renditions of people…but then there’s volumetric fog, and systems for how windy interacts with individual leaves on the trees…
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