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  • I want to add OpenTTD and Battle for Polytopia to the list.
    OpenTTD is a free as free can be transport simulation. You have to get used to the controls, but I had some fun with it on my android tablet. Although I prefer to play it on PC.
    Battle for Polytopia is a Civilization style game with awesome Voxel graphic for mobile devices. One game in standard mode lasts about an hour. It is free2play in a way that you get the game and the first 3 civilizations for free and can buy additional ones for a small fee. Offline playing is possible and I’ve never seen any ads in it.

    Oh, and of course try Gwent.
    This is a CCG in the world of The Witcher - known from the books, the games and of course the Netflix series too.
    It’s free to play, and very generous to free players. No ads, no pay2win, and you gain ressources to craft your cards very fast.
    If you want to see some gameplay: I am streaming it every wednesday on Twitch.



  • Hey mate.
    Getting wrecked is no shame at all.
    I got absolutely wrecked by the bandits in the ruis too. Then I reloaded, discovered what use an oil keg can be, and won the fight.
    Same with the Goblin camp, or the (second) attack on the Grove (which was far easier after moving some objects)
    It’s incredible how much easier a fight turns out if you contemplate for half a minute and the restart.
    On the other side I decided to not reload, after one of the characters got killed in camp, because opposite to losing a fight, It was my decision to watch the outcome - which was worse.

    PS: I am doing it the other way than you did. I started in August alone in balanced mode, and are halfway through act2 by now. And started a co-op playthorugh together with my wife in easy mode two weeks ago.


  • If you want to avoid the hassle that it takes to set up a Microsoft account you may try Minetest instead of Minecraft.
    It’s an free and Open Source reimplementation that needs no Java, and the game mode “Mineclone” is very close to the original.

    Regardings RTS I can recommend Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

    I you want to try out a business simulation you may look at OpenTTD which is free (and free of ads) over Steam.

    And don’t forget Among Us.













  • Thanks for suggestion. I checked the trailer, but I don’t think it’s worth for me to try the demo. It’s just not my type of game.

    I myself addded 3 games to my wishlist after checking out the demos on steam this year. First one was manor lords back in march. then came Pagonia and enshrouded in october.
    I am sure that releasing demo versions of games can make a difference. Many studios lack the financial power do do months-long marketing campains. Many players are even bored by such campains are are more impressed when they can get their hands on an upcoming title instead of having to watch the same trailer 50 times on youtube or in commercial TV. Many gamers do even avoid platforms as twitch or tiktok, and can’t be reached by avldvertising via this platforms.



  • I tried Pioneers of Pagonia and Foundry yet.

    Pioneers is a building strategy game in the tradition of the Settlers series, of which I was a great fan until Ubi ruined it.
    Foundry is a mix of factory/automation simulation comparable to Factorio or Satisfactory - and minecraft. With a big priority for factories, and decent system requirements.

    Both make a great impression for now, although there are no story elements yet, and no enemies.
    So it’s just building up your economy. Which is okay for a start. I put both on my wishlist, and I will most probably buy into pioneers on start of EA indecember.
    I have small doubts on Foundry whether it will be fun in the long term. Because by now it’s “minecraft part” consists only of the materials dirt and stone. And since the factorIes themselfes look rather ugly (compared to satisfactory) I would wish for many stuff to build pretty buildings around them.