Steam accounts full of sin
We’re one episode away from being in the double digits, folks! Whoop! But for now, let’s dive into episode nine ofIndiescovery. This time we’re chatting about our biggest Steam sins. That’s right, we’re revealing it all: shamefully ignored indie gems, outrageous playtimes, and games that we promise we’ll return to one day, honest! We also get into what we’ve been recently playing and then end, as always, with our hyperfixations.
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Kicking off the episode we actually have a special guest (and definitely not one of Liam’s many personas), it’s Father Dringus Godliman! The Father guides the Indiescovery gang to a totally real and not metaphysical confession booth where we can safely reveal our Steam sins. After a quick chat about how many games each of us has on our Steam accounts, and how many of them we’ve actually played, we get into our most-played indies.
Rebecca is up first withMax Gentlemen: Sexy Business!, a fun NSFW dating sim with business sim elements, which also acted as the perfect springboard for a quick chat about NSFW indies in general. Rachel’s top game is the farming timesinkStardew Valleywhich surprised absolutely no one, and Liam’s is the action roguelike dopamine hitterVampire Survivors.
The next topic of our sinful purge are indie games we own with shocking low playtime. You know what we mean, those games that we all longingly look at in our Steam libraries and swear that one day we will return to them. Liam admits to the cutesy city builderOutlandersand vibrant dark fantasy FPSAmid Evil. Rebecca’s games are the beasty RPGDisco Elysium(totally understandable, that one) andThe Infectious Madness Of Doctor Dekker, a Lovecraftian FMV game. Rachel’s picks were tear-jerkerOri and The Blind Forestand tough-as-nails survival platformerRain World.
And last, but not least, our most shocking confessions: shameful unplayed indie games that we really should play but have not - the greatest of all sins! We’re surprised the whole booth didn’t burst into flames of retribution. Liam’s are story-rich RPG turned full-blown cultUndertale, cosy management simSpiritfarer, and Disco Elysium - a game which you’ve really gotta be in the right mood to play. Undertale makes a second appearance in Rebecca’s picks, alongside the adorable exploration gameHaven Park, and her aforementioned match-made-in-heaven gameParadise Killer(which she WILL play one-day folks, promise). Rachel’s pile of shame includes the gothic visual novelThe House In Fata Morganaand the turn-based death marchDarkest Dungeon.
And thus, the purge is complete. After a fond farewell to Father Dringus Godliman, the squad chats about the games we’ve been playing recently. Rebecca’s been rolling dice in the off-beat RPGBetrayal At Club Low(this month’sRPS Game Clubpick), Rachel’s been reading folks’ fortunes inThe Cosmic Wheel Of Sisterhood, and Liam has been feeding beavers countless jars of pickled goods in gorgeous city-builderAgainst The Storm.
It’s hyperfixation time! Rebecca has been playing lots and lots and lots ofHonkai: Star Rail, at first for work but now for fun, making her question if it’s actually a hyperfixation or a hostage situation. Rachel lists way too many YouTubers who have the best video essays includingMike’s Mic,Sarah Z,NakeyJakey,Jacob Geller,Jenny Nicholson,Super Eye Patch Wolf, andQuinton Reviews(she also missed out ContraPoints, Defunctland, and hbomberguy so here they are retroactively). Rebecca chimes in with the Murder She Wrote videos ofPushingUpRosesand Liam suggestsLady Emily’s videoon thealmostdownfall of the band Gorillaz. Liam ends with another devastating book recommendation (one that was recommended to him by fellow RPS Treehouser Ed) called Stoner by John Williams. Liam is really out here trying to make us all cry with sobering, life-changing book choices, huh.
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