This Week in Gaming (Week 10)

[TheLostSwede]

Welcome to the month of March and a week when almost every single new game launches on a Thursday. This week's major release is a new 5v5 FPS shooter set in a Sci-Fi world. This is followed by alien planet colony management, a spot of museum curation, working as a car mechanic, doing battle with your best buddy in multiple imaginary worlds, with the week finally ending with some more co-op action, but puppet sized. We have four more games included at the end, but that's only a few of the games launching this Thursday.

FragPunk / This week's major release / Thursday 6 March
FragPunk is a fast-paced 5v5 hero shooter with powerup cards that change the rules of each round. Choose your hero, your weapons, and pick from a selection of cards that dramatically change the rules of engagement. Steam link




Deep Space Directive / Monday 3 March / Early access
Resource management without micro-management! Build, defend, and optimize your ever-growing industrial colony in a dynamic hex-tile world. Buy low, sell high to expand and upgrade your base. Even your enemies are a resource to be exploited. Profit waits for no one. Steam link



Two Point Museum / Tuesday 4 March
Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits Steam link



Car Mechanic Shop Simulator / Wednesday 5 March
Manage a prosperous car shop empire and enter the complex car maintenance and repair world. This simulation game offers a comprehensive, in-depth experience that combines strategic business management with the technical nuances of car maintenance. Steam link



Split Fiction / Thursday 6 March
Embrace mind-blowing moments as you're pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op action adventure from the studio behind 2021 Game of the Year Winner, It Takes Two. Mio and Zoe are contrasting writers - one writes sci-fi and the other writes fantasy - who become trapped in their own stories after being hooked up to a machine designed to steal their creative ideas. Steam link



Myrmidon / Friday 7 March
Invite a friend online and embark on a puzzle-platformer adventure exploring the bond between an animator and his puppet. Work together to clear obstacles across the sprawling sets of a stop-motion animation workshop and find out to what lengths the power of imagination can take you. Steam link



This week's other releases: Carmen Sandiego, Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars, Dragonkin: The Banished, Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone

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[Hyderz]

Suikoden!!!! One of the greats jrpgs

 

[Dragokar]

I am looking forward to Split Fiction

 

[Daven]

Frag Punk mentions Geforce and Arc in its requirements but no Radeon. Sigh.

 

[Onasi]

So… Are we taking bets on how long FragPunk will hold on before the servers are shut down? Hero shooters seem to be a genre with a very high game mortality rate.

 

[Klemc]

Frag Punk mentions Geforce and Arc in its requirements but no Radeon. Sigh.

It's not PC anymore, PC should handle any gardware.

 

[Drash]

Haven't seen my wife since the early access of TP Museum arrived - she loves everything Two Point! Looks fun but complicated.

 

[TheLostSwede]

So… Are we taking bets on how long FragPunk will hold on before the servers are shut down? Hero shooters seem to be a genre with a very high game mortality rate.

It could also be because the developers do the opposite of what the players are asking for?
I mean, just look at Overwatch, Blizzard killed that baby on their own.

 

[Raiju]

Car Mechanic Shop Simulator = My Supermarket Simulator 3D windows port & reskin ?
It's really striking me how the UI and mechanics are exactly the same.

 

[Onasi]

I mean, just look at Overwatch, Blizzard killed that baby on their own.

OW is still alive and kicking. Even came back to China. The whole drama around the PvE cancellation was fairly overblown, if understandable. I remember Monte talking about player numbers on a podcast talking about the death of OWL and they were fairly stable, around Valorant numbers. OW is far from being dead. When I talk about mortality rates I mean things like Gundam, Lawbreakers, Concord, Battleborn - the real flops.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Car Mechanic Shop Simulator = My Supermarket Simulator 3D windows port & reskin ?
It's really striking me how the UI and mechanics are exactly the same.

It was the best of a really bad bunch that day.
I guess I could've gone with:

Hack and Slash Fury on Steam

Heavy Metal! Deep Combo System! Lot of Cinematics! Discover Legendary Warriors Forged in War! Destroy the dark empire! and save the world of his tiranity!!! Dark or Light?! Only one will Survive!!! Prepare your sword! And Anihilate all your enemies!

store.steampowered.com

Or:

iDigging on Steam

In iDigging, you’ll balance treasure hunting, home improvement, and the strategy of hiding from curious neighbors and authorities. Upgrade, dig, and create your best life despite all the challenges!

store.steampowered.com

Or maybe:

Steel Century Groove: Midnight on Steam

Pilot mecha in rhythm-RPG dance battles in this free standalone story set in the world of Steel Century Groove. Assemble a squad of colossal dancers, challenge every rival you lock eyes with, and groove your way through a neon city where it's always night.

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OW is still alive and kicking. Even came back to China. The whole drama around the PvE cancellation was fairly overblown, if understandable. I remember Monte talking about player numbers on a podcast talking about the death of OWL and they were fairly stable, around Valorant numbers. OW is far from being dead. When I talk about mortality rates I mean things like Gundam, Lawbreakers, Concord, Battleborn - the real flops.

Overwatch is dead, I think you mean Overwatch 2 is still barely alive and kicking. Everyone I played with gave up a long time ago.
Similar things happened to Apex Legends, which became a "pro" cheater only game, as it really became impossible to keep up with the cheaters at one point.

 

[mechtech]

Anyone else thinks this one looks strange?
-8-bit toons
-? bit world gen
-shadows from 8-bit toons?

 

[Hyderz]

Anyone else thinks this one looks strange?
-8-bit toons
-? bit world gen
-shadows from 8-bit toons?

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The screenshot looked a bit off but the trailer which shows the fight looked okay when it pans around

 

[Caring1]

A car Mechanic with a white T-shirt, tells me he's never been under a car in his life.

 

[colossusrageblack]

Split Fiction and GTA 5 Enhanced are on my list this week.