New Free Games on Steam: Every Recent Addition Actually Worth Installing
The newest free games on Steam worth installing, from a detective game that teaches real SQL to a 16-player supermarket sim. All permanently free, no trials.
Nodusfall: HoYoverse Made an Elden Ring Game, and It Has No Gacha
Everything confirmed about Nodusfall: the Weaver, the multi-mythology bestiary, Styles and Skills combat, no character gacha, and what is still unknown about release and platforms.
The Biggest Gacha Studio in the World Just Made a Game With No Gacha. Here Is Why.
HoYoverse confirmed Nodusfall has no character gacha, no pity, no 50/50. A $20 million FTC settlement and a 48% mobile revenue drop help explain the shift.
Is That Game Actually Dead? The Palworld Dev Says You Are Reading Steam Numbers Wrong
Palworld sat at 45,000 concurrents before 1.0, then hit 960,000. Pocketpair lead John Buckley on why Steam player counts get used as a bludgeon and how to read them properly.
Why Steam Players Are Review-Bombing Games Over AI Art (And the Line They Are Actually Drawing)
Players are not against AI in games. They are against AI in the parts they look at. What happened to Vapor World, why 52% of developers now oppose gen AI, and where the line sits.
A Curator Ignored This Game’s Entire Story and Got 1.9 Million Views. Here Is What He Led With Instead.
The Steam page leads with a dying planet and silent giants. The post that hit 1.9 million views led with: you can ride on the back of a giant kitty.
Godot vs Unity vs Unreal: An Honest Comparison for People Actually Choosing
Godot for 2D and small teams, Unity for breadth and hiring, Unreal for high-end 3D. A practical comparison with the real drawbacks of each, not engine tribalism.
itch.io Explained: Bundles, Pay What You Want, and Where the Next Big Indie Games Come From
What itch.io bundles are, why developers set their own revenue share, and how to find good games on a platform with no curation. Plus the hits that started there.
The Best Indie Games for Steam Deck (Plus the Two Settings That Actually Matter)
What Proton and Decky Loader actually do, why Deck Verified badges mislead, and the indie games that suit a handheld best, from 30-minute roguelikes to cozy sorting sims.
The Cozy Games People Are Actually Searching For Right Now
Whisper of the House, Paralives and Ooblets are the breakout cozy queries this week. Three of the four are about arranging things, not farming, and that shift matters.