Tag: Early Access
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Frozenheim: The Epitome Of City Building RTS – PC Early Access Review
The serenity commonly offered by city-building RTS games has been lost on me as of late. Apart from the rather spectacular, The Colonists, most city-building games have let me down. They’ve failed to capture the same bliss and imagination afforded by their predecessors. Frozenheim initially promised me a trip through memory lane, a best-of collection…
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We Are The Caretakers: Utterly Phenomenal – PC Early Access Review
One of the main reasons I got into games journalism was to explore a side of video games that I had previously neglected. Up until about a year ago, the majority of the games that I played were either triple-A titles or well established indie games. But, upon starting my career at The Game Crater,…
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Free-to-Play Shooter, Scavengers, is available in Early Access for All
Scavengers, the free-to-play Shooter, has decided to open Early Access to everyone on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. Originally, players could only play Scavengers by watching Scavengers’ Twitch streams and receiving a Steam Key. However, following the overwhelming response to the Scavengers’ limited-time Twitch Drops event, Midwinter Entertainment has decided to make Scavengers’…
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TABS is out of Early Access, introducing Multiplayer and New Factions
Developer Landfall has released Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (TABS) after being in Steam early access for 2 years. The game was originally made “during a game jam that took place at a castle in a really small town in Sweden.” The developers had no idea that it would blow up on YouTube. On April 1,…
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Empire Of Ember Launching Onto Steam Early Access Later This Month
Developer Poleaxe Games has announced that their upcoming action RPG Empire of Ember will be released on Steam Early Access far sooner than they had previously announced! When we covered Empire of Ember a while back, I distinctly remember wishing it would be released sooner rather than later. Back then, it had a tentative release date…
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Viking RTS, Frozenheim, Raids Steam Early Access This May
Publisher Hyperstrange and developers Paranoid Interactive are bringing their Viking-themed real-time-strategy game Frozenheim into Steam Early Access this May. Frozenheim may seem like yet another game in a slew of Viking-themed titles, but it appears to be far more than just that. It’s a gorgeous RTS title set in the frozen north in which the…
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Fights In Tight Spaces: Superficial Fun – PC Early Access Review
All too often, games in Early Access reveal their potential but struggle to flourish their accomplishments to players. They’re a dime a dozen, and so intriguing concepts with a little innovation and originality go a long way. Fights In Tight Spaces feels like a game with unbridled potential, but it, unfortunately, lacks the depth needed…
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Village Monsters: Monstrously Dull – PC Early Access Review
During my second year of university, I spent countless hours locked away in my bedroom playing Stardew Valley. There was something so satisfying about its gameplay loop, so enthralling about its world and characters. The premise of escaping to the countryside was so enticing. Village Monsters is a game that, at first glance, appears to…
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Rustler (Grand Theft Horse) Is On Steam Early Access Right Now
Rustler, an open-world top-down action game akin to the old school GTA games, by developer Jutsu Games has finally launched into Early Access over on Steam! Rustler is one of The Game Crater’s most anticipated games of February, and for a good reason. This “historically inaccurate” medieval simulator puts players in the role of The…
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Breathtaking Space Survival Game ‘Breathedge’ Launches This February
Developer Redruins Softworks and publisher HypeTrain Digital are bringing the incredibly popular space survival title, Breathedge, out of early access at the end of this month! Breathedge is a space survival game that’s been in early access since 2018. Over that time it has garnered a huge fan base, boasting 5,000 reviews and a 91%…
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Valheim Surpasses One Million Players In Just One Week
The Viking open-world survival game, Valheim, has surpassed one million sales on Steam in its first week of Early Access release. In a post on the official Valheim Steam community, developer, Iron Gate, stated the game’s player count is the equivalent of “roughly 8,333 Viking-crammed longboats”. Iron Gate also said, “We really want to thank you for the incredible…
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Zeepkist: A Classic In The Making – Early Access Review
When I covered Zeepkist back in January, I felt hopeful that it would turn out to be something special. The game looked fun, colourful, and unique enough that I jumped at the opportunity to review it. Having now played it for a long time, I feel both simultaneously joyous and let-down. While I’m convinced continued…