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❗ Noteworthy
Hype! I will always be incredibly excited to read a Dev Diary from The Long Dark.
(Steam News)Been a while since you hopped into Escape the Pacific? You’ll want to check out this upcoming content patch!
(Steam News)Polylithic- a 3rd person crafting survival set in the Paleolithic/Neolithic era- has entered Early Access!
(Steam News)Under A New Sun- an ocean-based survival experience set on an unknown planet- releases into Early Access on Monday, November 13th. We’re giving away five keys for the game in our Discord -so be sure to stop by and enter!
🌲 Hashtag Survival
▻ You can view the work-in-progress database at this link. It’s going well! I actually tweaked the page layout for the individual pages, so I had to go back through and adjust the layout for published pages. I also added a new View - basically a new tab- of games I suggest you avoid purchasing.
▻ I think I’ll designate Wednesdays as the day I onboard games to the database. Right now my next step is to record a walk through explaining the features.
⏳ Sales 💰
Check the complete list of what to buy or avoid on our Curator page.
👍 Pick-up: I don’t see anything currently that screams grab me. If anything I’d prep your wallet for the Steam Autumn Sale, Nov 21 - Nov 28.
📰 Survival Community Roundup
Thoughts
Twitter has turned into quite the cesspool. I mean, and that’s coming from someone who dabbled with it for ages. I wonder how this will impact small developers- sure Discord is a great community tool. But you do need to drive eyeballs to the Discord.
Content and News
Hm, of course when I update Curator to reflect AreaZ lapsing into a coma, the developer revives. Somewhat. I’m going to stick by my “Don’t Buy It” stance, though I’ll tack on a mental ‘now’ and we’ll see if development actually resumes.
(Steam News)VR folks! If you haven’t checked it out, go hop into this demo for Bootstrap Island- the demo has been updated with some tweaks!
(Steam News)Time to get your FARM on, Survival: Fountain of Youth
(Steam News)Ok thanks, The Day Before. I guess as long as you didn’t *checks notes* harm anyone, it’s all good. (What the fuck?)
(Steam News)Like lore? Fractured Veil has got you, fam!
(Steam News)ASKA is about to run its 2nd Multiplayer Closed Beta and looking to invite up to 500 Vikings! Hit the link for details- but remember, you’ll need to sign an NDA.
(Steam News)An image-heavy post from the developers of Endzone 2, showcasing the visual progression of buildings.
(Steam News)Go forth, Icarus players. Hypatia Part II is here. You can now play 21 Operations that have been transitioned over from Missions in your Olympus Open Worlds.
(Steam News)The playtest for Abiotic Factor is open! I’m hoping to check it out on Monday or Tuesday night. If you’re in the Discord, hit me up!
(Steam News)The Aloft demo will be back on November 16th- with a ton of new updates!
(Steam News)The team over at HumanitZ is killing it with their patch frequency since launch. Remember that their patches bundle in everything: additions, QoL changes, bug fixes, and upcoming stuff. So they’re worth reading.
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Survival Snippets #50
Seems interesting that the day before news, where they describe what you can do in the game, they say things like: Fight other players, enter buildings, hang out in the hub......
But not one single word about driving any kind of vehicle, even tho they made such a big deal about that before.