Five new Steam games you probably missed (October 21, 2024)

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Killing Time: Resurrected

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The Dark Urge, from Baldur’s Gate 3, looks towards his accursed claws with self-disdain.

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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 the2024 gamesthat are launching this year.

Killing Time: Resurrected

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Killing Time: Resurrected Launch Trailer | Nightdive Studios - YouTube

Steam ‌page‌‌Release:‌ October 18Developer:‌ Nightdive Studios, 3DO

Until recently I hadn’t heard of this 1995 Doom clone, probably because it released as a 3DO exclusive before making the jump to PC the following year (cruelly, the year of Quake and Duke Nukem 3D). It doesn’t look particularly good at first glance but there are some interesting details: it has live action cutscenes, and sometimes live action characters will appear in the game world itself, which was definitely unique for the time. The 1930s horror setting is certainly rare, and in keeping with the horror theme the game relies more on puzzles than the usual ’90s FPS key hunt. Nightdive’s treatment looks to make it actually fun to play in 2024: you can crank the framerate up to 144 fps, and there’s full 360 degree mouse look.

Sniper Killer

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Sniper Killer - Teaser Trailer - YouTube

Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ October 17Developer:‌ Black Eyed Priest, Henry Hoare

Drova

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DROVA - Launch Trailer - YouTube

Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ October 16Developers:‌ Just2DI’ve heard lots of good things about Drova, a top-down pixel art action RPG with a focus on exploration and player choice. It draws from the “mystical allure of Celtic mythology” but follows the footsteps of Fallout: New Vegas, in the sense that you’re no hero or Chosen One, but instead some random tasked with surviving in a gruelling (though also quite beautiful) world. The open world is handcrafted, the story branches according to your actions and decisions, and there are duelling factions you can side with. One thing I’ve heard repeated about Drova: it doesn’t hold your hand, and it’s hugely quite ended, so expect that pleasant / infuriating confusion that comes with less heavily scripted RPGs.

Eden Crafters

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Eden Crafters | Official Reveal Trailer - PC - YouTube

Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ October 17Developer:‌ Osaris Games

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Launched into Early Access last week, Eden Crafters is a survival game about transforming uninhabitable planets into habitable ones. That means altering the climate, and one way to do that is with elaborate machines, hence Eden Crafters' big focus on automation. There’s also terraforming, crafting, familiar survival loops and, eventually, vehicles. It looks like a collision of a bunch of different things survival enthusiasts love, and unlike most survival games the Steam reviews are pretty positive at this early stage in development. Eden Crafters will likely hit 1.0 in a year with more “planets, biomes and automated systems”, among other things.

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Steam‌ ‌page‌‌Release:‌ October 16Developer:‌ In Two Minds Studio

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