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Steam winter sale is live. What patient games are you picking up? (store.steampowered.com)

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[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Board Game Arena is so good already, though!

[–] definitemaybe@lemmy.ca 6 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Maybe, sorta. But there are a zillion games it can't play, it's expensive AF ($42€/yr for premium), and it's not nearly as immersive since it's not actually a simulator.

It's a cool site if you just want to pop into a casual game, but not so great if I want to play something even medium heavy like Clank!

Edit: That looks aggressive... The game is called "Clank!"

[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago

There's also a digital adaptation of Clank, though I haven't tried it myself. I know the same developers made Root Digital for Leder Games and that adaptation is well-received.