Five new Steam games you probably missed (October 11, 2021)
Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don’t have to.
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On an average day, about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be understandably hard to keep up with. Potentially exciting gems are sure to be lost in the deluge of new things to play unless you sort through every single game that is released on Steam. So that’s exactly what we’ve done. If nothing catches your fancy this week, we’ve gathered thebest PC gamesyou can play right now and a running list of the2021 gamesthat are launching this year.
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Night Reverie
Steam page Release: October 9Developer: Somber PixelLaunch price: $9 | £6.47 | AU$13.05
The child protagonist of Night Reverie has a problem: their house has gone completely bonkers, resulting in a surreal and disorientating place very unlike home. It’s the child’s job to try to solve the mystery ofwhythis has happened, which involves navigating the weird dreamscape, solving increasingly obtuse puzzles, and interacting with a “unique cast of characters” which appears to involve a human rabbit and an oversize cat. The pixel art is lovely, and the whole thing gives off strong Alice in Wonderland vibes.
Age of Darkness: Final Stand
Steam page Release: October 8Developer: PlaySideLaunch price: $19.79 | £15.74 | AU$28.75
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a real-time strategy about fending off Nightmares. But cop this: these Nightmares, which resemble zombies, come swarming in numbers upwards of 70,000. So you’ve got your work cut out for you, more so than in the other popular game with lots of baddies,They Are Billions. Of course, it’s not just about defending against these monstrosities, as you’ll also need to build and bolster your settlement in a dark fantasy hellscape. Sounds calming. The game’s in Early Access and will stay there for “at least one year” as it gets a full campaign mode, polish, and more.
Shelter Manager
Steam page Release: October 9Developer: Hamsters GamingLaunch price: $13.49 | £10.25 | AU$19.35
Shelter Manager looks like Fallout Shelter, but sim-depth is the goal here and it’s definitely not an idle game. In the wake of an unspecified global catastrophe you’ll build, improve and populate a liveable underground bunker, which naturally involves occasionally braving the outside world and, most importantly, waging resource wars against other bunkers. In addition to all that you’ll need to micro-manage the everyday rhythms of your subterranean community, from managing morale to policing how much they sleep. It all looks incredibly depressing, but also fun.
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Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki
Steam page Release: October 5Developer: Pomeshkin Valentin IgorevichLaunch price: $25 | £19.49 | AU$35.95
This steampunk-themed puzzle game is about propelling little capsules—are they for mail?—along similarly small railways that connect all the houses in a neighbourhood. In order to do this you’ll need to solve a series of physics-oriented problems, but you’ll also need to “find and activate hidden mechanisms such as springs, telephones and various incandescent lamps.” It’s an interesting looking game, blending a speculative steampunk aesthetic with 1970s Russian stylings, all in a lovingly detailed 3D environment. It’s definitely the only Russian steampunk puzzler to hit Steam this week.
Stonedeep
Steam page Release: October 10Developer: DirefangLaunch price: $10.79 | £8.39 | AU$15.57
This year has been a generous one for citybuilder fans, and Stonedeep is the latest to scratch that itch. You’ll be building underground dwarf settlements in a style that looks fairly similar to Terraria. Resource gathering is important, but as is choosing the specialisation of your colony (Culture? Military? Trading?) and defending against monsters. The game has been in Early Access for a while, but hit 1.0 last week so if you’ve been waiting to jump in, now’s the time.
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Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day.
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