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1 Baldur's Gate 3
There may never be another cRPG that sells like BG3, but let's hope that its success means good things for the genre. Obsidian may never make another one now that they are owned by Microsoft, but new developers form every day, so here's to hoping...
2) Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon.
The game seems to be selling well, but you can't like being behind BG3, which launched almost a month ago. Apparently this is a very good game if you like mechs.
3) Starfield
Since the release of BG3, Starfield has been from first to third in this list every time I've checked it, so that's a good sign for Bethesda even though anyone who pays a few dollars can play the game on Game Pass. Like Hogwarts Legacy, they are going to screw up their concurrent player count by letting people who bought the expensive version of the game start playing in two days, a week before the official launch.
4) Warframe
This always does well, but I think it's this high mostly because Tennocon 2023 just finished, and also they have a popular $90 DLC which is further down this list but still in the top 20. Yes, that really is $90. I didn't accidentally add the zero on the end. It's the most ridiculously priced DLC I've ever seen. You don't even get a new Warframe, just a handful of nicknacks like skins and a small amount of premium currency that will buy you another skin. I'm sure that somehow, somewhere there's a worse deal than this. I just can't think of one.
5) Destiny 2
Another very successful live-service, never-ending cash drain.
6) Sunkenland
A new, ambitious, but currently very rough singleplayer/multiplayer survival game that just entered into early access. Based on user reviews, the game has great potential as soon as they start ironing out some of the many bugs. From uninvited randos joining your game and cheat-spawning battleships all over the place, to simply losing all your progress when you log out, the game sounds like it needs a bit of work.
7) Call of Duty
Never heard of it. But apparently it's an annual series that used to be on Steam, but didn't sell very well. Then they pulled it off of Steam for a few years and, apparently, absence makes the heart grow fonder because now it is selling like crazy. Or maybe they just made it better now. Don't know, don't care. The point is that it's moments away from being owned by Microsoft, which means I'll be able to play the SP campaigns without paying anything outside of my Game Pass sub.
8) Forza Horizon 5
Two years old, it's on this list because it is 50 percent off. I have 780 hours in this game trying to get good at it. Never thought I'd really succeeded until I started playing multiplayer and they were even worse than I was.
9) Naraka Bladepoint
Another "free" game that is never ending in the sense that so long as you are willing to do the same thing over and over again, no one's going to stop you. It's a NieR themed Battle Royale.
10) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
A Dead by Daylight clone that says it is based on true events (there actually are people in Texas with chainsaws). It's 3 crazy murderers versus 4 survivors. Looks pretty good if you like such things. At least it isn't "free".
11) Wayfinder
A game by the Darksiders devs and published by the Warframe devs. It's an SP/co-op/MMO that struggled early with connectivity issues and was review bombed quite badly, but apparently that is fixed now and it's up to "mixed" reviews. It costs $20 now, but if you wait 6 months, it is going "free to play".
12) Icarus
The primary feature of this survival game is that if you forget to play it for a couple of days you have to start over. It's on sale right now.
13) Cyberpunk 2077
Three years old and not on sale, but the new expansion is getting ready to come out in a month.
14) Saints Row
After spending the last two years sitting in time out (Epic exclusive), this abomination has finally launched on Steam. Perhaps sensing no one would care, it has launched with a 67 percent discount. The Patient Gamers Club has given it "mixed" reviews so far.
15) War Thunder
It's free-to-play so long as you don't want to have any cool vehicles (it's a vehicular combat game). If you want cool vehicles, please check the $827 worth of DLC. Reminds me a little of DCS World, a free military flight sim where almost every plane and mission is sold separately (over $3300 worth of DLC)
There may never be another cRPG that sells like BG3, but let's hope that its success means good things for the genre. Obsidian may never make another one now that they are owned by Microsoft, but new developers form every day, so here's to hoping...
2) Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon.
The game seems to be selling well, but you can't like being behind BG3, which launched almost a month ago. Apparently this is a very good game if you like mechs.
3) Starfield
Since the release of BG3, Starfield has been from first to third in this list every time I've checked it, so that's a good sign for Bethesda even though anyone who pays a few dollars can play the game on Game Pass. Like Hogwarts Legacy, they are going to screw up their concurrent player count by letting people who bought the expensive version of the game start playing in two days, a week before the official launch.
4) Warframe
This always does well, but I think it's this high mostly because Tennocon 2023 just finished, and also they have a popular $90 DLC which is further down this list but still in the top 20. Yes, that really is $90. I didn't accidentally add the zero on the end. It's the most ridiculously priced DLC I've ever seen. You don't even get a new Warframe, just a handful of nicknacks like skins and a small amount of premium currency that will buy you another skin. I'm sure that somehow, somewhere there's a worse deal than this. I just can't think of one.
5) Destiny 2
Another very successful live-service, never-ending cash drain.
6) Sunkenland
A new, ambitious, but currently very rough singleplayer/multiplayer survival game that just entered into early access. Based on user reviews, the game has great potential as soon as they start ironing out some of the many bugs. From uninvited randos joining your game and cheat-spawning battleships all over the place, to simply losing all your progress when you log out, the game sounds like it needs a bit of work.
7) Call of Duty
Never heard of it. But apparently it's an annual series that used to be on Steam, but didn't sell very well. Then they pulled it off of Steam for a few years and, apparently, absence makes the heart grow fonder because now it is selling like crazy. Or maybe they just made it better now. Don't know, don't care. The point is that it's moments away from being owned by Microsoft, which means I'll be able to play the SP campaigns without paying anything outside of my Game Pass sub.
8) Forza Horizon 5
Two years old, it's on this list because it is 50 percent off. I have 780 hours in this game trying to get good at it. Never thought I'd really succeeded until I started playing multiplayer and they were even worse than I was.
9) Naraka Bladepoint
Another "free" game that is never ending in the sense that so long as you are willing to do the same thing over and over again, no one's going to stop you. It's a NieR themed Battle Royale.
10) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
A Dead by Daylight clone that says it is based on true events (there actually are people in Texas with chainsaws). It's 3 crazy murderers versus 4 survivors. Looks pretty good if you like such things. At least it isn't "free".
11) Wayfinder
A game by the Darksiders devs and published by the Warframe devs. It's an SP/co-op/MMO that struggled early with connectivity issues and was review bombed quite badly, but apparently that is fixed now and it's up to "mixed" reviews. It costs $20 now, but if you wait 6 months, it is going "free to play".
12) Icarus
The primary feature of this survival game is that if you forget to play it for a couple of days you have to start over. It's on sale right now.
13) Cyberpunk 2077
Three years old and not on sale, but the new expansion is getting ready to come out in a month.
14) Saints Row
After spending the last two years sitting in time out (Epic exclusive), this abomination has finally launched on Steam. Perhaps sensing no one would care, it has launched with a 67 percent discount. The Patient Gamers Club has given it "mixed" reviews so far.
15) War Thunder
It's free-to-play so long as you don't want to have any cool vehicles (it's a vehicular combat game). If you want cool vehicles, please check the $827 worth of DLC. Reminds me a little of DCS World, a free military flight sim where almost every plane and mission is sold separately (over $3300 worth of DLC)
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