Steam reviewers finally trolled me: I bought a game they called ‘calm’ and ‘relaxing’ because I didn’t notice those were the ‘funny’ reviews

I’ve been looking for a new game to unwind with on Steam Deck in the evenings, something casual and chill that will relax me after a long day. After considering a few farming sims and cozy adventure games, I stumbled on Mini Motorways, a transportation strategy sim that looked promising. It’s a game about drawing…

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GDC’s annual State of the Game Industry survey reveals 1/3 of ‘triple-A developers’ are working on live service games

We’ve expressed a certain creeping exhaustion with live service games more than once in these digital pages, and the catastrophic failure of Concord led to some predictions that the tide was finally turning against them. But maybe not, too. GDC’s 2025 State of the Game Industry report says 33% of triple-A developers who responded to…

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Capcom’s hoping to make the recommended specs for Monster Hunter Wilds less monstrous thanks to post-beta performance improvements

Back in September, Capcom raised eyebrows when it unveiled the PC specs for Monster Hunter Wilds, which say the best you can expect from a recommended GPU is 60 fps at 1080p on medium settings—and that’s with frame generation enabled. While the first Wilds beta had its share of optimization issues, Capcom says the game’s…

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Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders review

Need to know What is it? Reflex-oriented downhill skiing that nevertheless manages to feel chill.Expect to pay $22.49 | £18.89 | AU$36.50Developer Megagon IndustriesPublisher Megagon IndustriesReviewed on RTX 3060 (laptop), Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB RAMMultiplayer? YesSteam Deck Status is officially “unknown”. It has a Steam Deck setting, though it doesn’t run at consistent frame ratesLink…

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