I find myself somewhat bored of my limited Steam Library and with my TIGHT budget I don't have the funds to buy anything right now (even with all the sales going on....unless there is something I'm missing for $5-$10 :-\)
Anywho......anything goes. The ONLY thing I'm not really into are shooters and space sims.
Recommend away.
Thanks folks
Templar Battleforce. Its excellent.
Not sure if recommending a private server is allowed here. If not then a moderator can delete this post.
There is a Warhammer Online private server where you can play for free: https://www.returnofreckoning.com/index.php
They have made many changes and improvements to the original game even though they don't have control of the client side yet.
Not sure - I'll check with Brant.
Quote from: acctingman on December 04, 2016, 02:32:47 PM
I find myself somewhat bored of my limited Steam Library and with my TIGHT budget I don't have the funds to buy anything right now (even with all the sales going on....unless there is something I'm missing for $5-$10 :-\)
Anywho......anything goes. The ONLY thing I'm not really into are shooters and space sims.
Recommend away.
Thanks folks
What kind of games are you normally into? Anything specific on Steam?
Battle for Wesnoth is always worth a play https://www.wesnoth.org/
Or how about some interactive fiction (text adventures). There are thousands of those available. I usually run through a few from the latest ifcomp when I'm feelign bored https://ifcomp.org/
Or something point 'n clicky from Adventure Game Studio: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/
You can pick up OOTP17 and Roller Coaster Tycoon Deluxe for almost nothing in the latest Humble Tycoon Bundle (8 day 21h left):
https://www.humblebundle.com/tycoon-simulator-bundle
and/or TIS100 and Legend of Grimrock 2 in the Staff picks bundle (1d21h left):
https://www.humblebundle.com/nicks-staff-picks-bundle
Plus I've heard good things about Card Hunter:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/293260/
and the action RPG Path of Exile:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/238960/
Star Trek Online has a shit load of content without a penny paid to experience it.
Alternatively something like Halcyon 6, or FTL is cheap as chips. usually.
Or try proper roguelikes, most of them are free to play.
Brogue, Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, TOME4, Angband, Frozen Depths etc.
https://www.reddit.com/r/roguelikes/
DCS World
Open TTD..voted by many groups as THE best free game available. Train sim..and very deep one at that.
War Thunder.
Peoples General mods/games
http://www.peoplesgeneral.de/index.html (http://www.peoplesgeneral.de/index.html)
Triple A
http://www.triplea-game.org/ (http://www.triplea-game.org/)
Sometimes I wonder what compels me to buy games :D
Quote from: Yskonyn on December 04, 2016, 04:48:28 PM
DCS World
definitely. The Free SU-25 is a very interesting palne. Or "plane" even.
I'll second Battle of Wesnoth. Great fantasy wargame, and free.
People's Tactics (forerunner to Advanced Tactics Gold) is free, IF it will run on your OS. Doesn't like Win 10, at least on my computer. I recommend Advanced Tactics, and it's on sale right now at Matrix I think.
Been having some fun with Hearthstone, though I'm not generally into collectible card game stuff. You do sort of run into a wall going up against folks that spend $$$ to build their decks but I'm still having fun ATM.
Steel Panthers World at War, old school, but zillions of scenarios out there.
War Thunder, or World of Tanks are free up to a point. To be honest I had the most fun in WoT at the very lowest levels anyway. I'm sure I will feel the same if I progress much further in War Thunder as well. Once they start piling on maintenance etc the glamour wore off for me.
Trackmania Nations Forever is free. Think Hot Wheels cars, that you are driving. Insane tracks, raced against the clock. Definite case of "just one more try" for me, I've spent countless hours going for the top medals on each track. Recommend keyboard over controller, and either over a wheel for this one.
Tagpro is free. Capture the flag, if you were a red or blue ball. Simple, but deep gameplay. I played the heck out of this till my internet connection became too unusable. Can be fiercely competitive.
Spelunky Classic, is free, there is an updated, paid version on Steam but the Classic is very good as well. Sort of a side-view platformer. Pretty difficult, and you will die a lot, but it will always be your fault ;)
Desert War 1940-43 (http://members.upc.ie/jeanette.kelly/). Wego operational game. Haven't played it yet but looks pretty good.
https://club.ubisoft.com/en-GB/ubi30
Today it still is Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon for free.
One of the next days (12/7 ?) you can get Assassins Creed III for free on the same site. (both require Uplay)
Free versions of Steel Panthers WW2 and Main Battle Tank
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Camo_Workshop/MBT/MBT_page.html
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Camo_Workshop/WW2/WW2_page.html
Free version of Steel Panthers World at War
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=1713246
World of Warships
I have a bloated Steam/Gog/Uplay/Origin list yet I keep coming back to this.
In theory good for just a 15 minute or 30 minute session, I can find hours disappear.
I've played huge amounts and not needed to pay to have fun.
(In fact I'd be glad to pay given all the fun I've had, but the premium ships are so ridiculously overpriced I've never bitten, even though I am a Warspite fanboy)
Big hard drive footprint however, if that is an issue.
Is Neverwinter Nights Diamond still free on GoG?
Also Assassins Creed 3 free on Uplay on Wednesday if that is your thing...
Quote from: Hartford688 on December 05, 2016, 05:11:34 AM
World of Warships
I have a bloated Steam/Gog/Uplay/Origin list yet I keep coming back to this.
In theory good for just a 15 minute or 30 minute session, I can find hits disappear.
I've played huge amounts and not needed to pay to have fun.
(In fact I'd be glad to pay given all the fun I've had, but the premium ships are so ridiculously overpriced I've never bitten, even though I am a Warspite fanboy)
If you want to support the developers, but not pay a ton for Premium ships, then buy some doubloons now and then (you set the price you want to spend).
But I second this, World of Warships is a Blast, and you can totally play for free if you want to.
Quote from: Tuna on December 05, 2016, 07:38:19 AM
If you want to support the developers, but not pay a ton for Premium ships, then buy some doubloons now and then (you set the price you want to spend).
Yes, think I'll definitely do that. They deserve some $$$ for bringing me this much fun!
Will get more $ if they provide me with British BBs as well!
I just wanted to thank everyone for their suggestions!
I think my problem is that I need to step away from my PC and find other interests. Right now, I'm enjoying painting WW2 mini's and some table top gaming.
Will add "Unturned" on Steam. My kids seem to enjoy it, and I have every intention of getting around to trying it if Life ever allows.
Also, pretty f'ing impressive for a single 16 year old boy developer.
The base game for Command Ops2 is free, and I think you get one or two tutorial scenarios. There's a similar deal with Order of Battle WW2.
Quote from: Hartford688 on December 05, 2016, 09:29:32 AM
Quote from: Tuna on December 05, 2016, 07:38:19 AM
If you want to support the developers, but not pay a ton for Premium ships, then buy some doubloons now and then (you set the price you want to spend).
Yes, think I'll definitely do that. They deserve some $$$ for bringing me this much fun!
Will get more $ if they provide me with British BBs as well!
You can use them for a few handy things. I tend to use it to instantly retrain experienced captains when I move them to a new ship. Plus some 'Premium' subscription time for when I'll be playing quite a bit. Don't really need to, but it makes advancement a little faster.
Quote from: Nefaro on December 05, 2016, 12:16:51 PM
You can use them for a few handy things. I tend to use it to instantly retrain experienced captains when I move them to a new ship.
Good suggestion. I just got the Farragut last night, and training up my Nicholas captain will take 18,500xp...ouch!
Quote from: Hartford688 on December 05, 2016, 12:25:58 PM
Quote from: Nefaro on December 05, 2016, 12:16:51 PM
You can use them for a few handy things. I tend to use it to instantly retrain experienced captains when I move them to a new ship.
Good suggestion. I just got the Farragut last night, and training up my Nicholas captain will take 18,500xp...ouch!
Retraining goes pretty fast if you add Dragon and Command XP flags to a 2-3X weekend. :)
Quote from: DennisS on December 04, 2016, 06:19:02 PM
Open TTD..voted by many groups as THE best free game available. Train sim..and very deep one at that.
Website says have to own Transport Tycoon Deluxe to use the openware game....