Steam Thread:It's easier to believe in myself with a +5 gargoyle tail axe in my hands

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Shrecknet: Jan 2, 2005

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Shrecknet fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Jan 1, 2023

# ? Jan 1, 2023 14:48

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 18:36

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

steem

# ? Jan 1, 2023 14:51

Cartoon Man: Jan 31, 2004

Steam Deck thread here:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3973713&perpage=40&noseen=1&pagenumber=394

# ? Jan 1, 2023 14:51

Azran: Sep 3, 2012; And what should one do to be remembered?

Steam? You mean that thing I gotta download to play Half Life 2?

# ? Jan 1, 2023 14:52

Shrecknet: Jan 2, 2005

if you've got a discord for steam or for a game on steam, post it here and I'll update this post

# ? Jan 1, 2023 14:52

IT BURNS: Nov 19, 2012

Stream

# ? Jan 1, 2023 14:53

Azran: Sep 3, 2012; And what should one do to be remembered?

Does anyone have a link to the old thread with the gargantuan OP?

# ? Jan 1, 2023 14:54

Shrecknet: Jan 2, 2005

Azran posted:

Does anyone have a link to the old thread with the gargantuan OP?

check the op, it links every steam thread going back a decade

# ? Jan 1, 2023 14:57

Jagged Jim: Sep 26, 2013; I... I can only look though the window...

Azran posted:

Does anyone have a link to the old thread with the gargantuan OP?

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3510690

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:00

Quill: Jan 19, 2004

Get yer stickers now

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:01

Cartoon Man: Jan 31, 2004

VR megathread here for Valve Index questions:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3901021&perpage=40&noseen=1&pagenumber=1044

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:08

Ragequit: Jun 1, 2006; Lipstick Apathy

Quill posted:

Get yer stickers now

I had no idea they were giving out daily stickers, but I have been doing the daily queues for cards. They usually have a big info page with all of the stuff you can do or collect. Did they not do that this year?

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:14

Amp: Sep 10, 2010

Steam!

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:29

Mierenneuker: Apr 28, 2010; We're all going to experience changes in our life but only the best of us will qualify for front row seats.

Hwurmp posted:

steem

Stoom, aangedreven door Klep Zachte Waren.

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:37

Gamerofthegame: Oct 28, 2010; Could at least flip one or two, maybe.

steam is real folks

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:41

Damn Dirty Ape: Jan 23, 2015; I love you Dr. Zaius

Steam... what's with this digital poo poo anyway. I want to line all my old game boxes up on a shelf next to clever coffee mugs and anime toys and embarass my wife like the good old days.

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:42

Leal: Oct 2, 2009

Anti anime cabal

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:43

tater_salad: Sep 15, 2007

Collecting steam games is my passion.

Living with steam on my PC
Laughing as I fill my cart every sale
Loving not playing any games I brought

Here's to another great thread!

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:44

Kerbtree: Sep 8, 2008; BAD FALCON!
LAZY!

Any recommendations for good Tower Defense or stuff like Zuma/Sparkle while the sale�s still on?

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:47

Damn Dirty Ape: Jan 23, 2015; I love you Dr. Zaius

Kerbtree posted:

Any recommendations for good Tower Defense or stuff like Zuma/Sparkle while the sale�s still on?

Dungeon Warfare is great and it's $2.

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:50

Hwurmp: May 20, 2005

Kerbtree posted:

Any recommendations for good Tower Defense or stuff like Zuma/Sparkle while the sale�s still on?

X-Morph: Defense
Immortal Defense
Creeper World
The Riftbreaker
Atom Zombie Smasher

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:51

mystes: May 31, 2006

drat Dirty Ape posted:

Steam... what's with this digital poo poo anyway. I want to line all my old game boxes up on a shelf next to clever coffee mugs and anime toys and embarass my wife like the good old days.

It's nice because you can constantly buy games and not play them and not have to worry about keeping them organized, plus it will tell you if you already bought them so you don't accidentally buy them twice so you don't have to not play two copies.

# ? Jan 1, 2023 15:53

roomtwofifteen: Jul 18, 2007

Azran posted:

Steam? You mean that thing I gotta download to play Half Life 2?

forever stuck in my head

# ? Jan 1, 2023 16:15

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

roomtwofifteen posted:

# ? Jan 1, 2023 16:29

Jerusalem: May 20, 2004; Would you be my new best friends?

Hey jeez Resident Evil 2 you didn't have to tell it like it is...

I didn't even know there was going to be a test! :negative:

# ? Jan 1, 2023 16:35

Deakul: Apr 2, 2012; PAM PA RAM

PAM PAM PARAAAAM!

# ? Jan 1, 2023 16:38

HopperUK: Apr 29, 2007; Why would an ambulance be leaving the hospital?

Thanks for making the thread!

# ? Jan 1, 2023 16:43

Resdfru: Jun 4, 2004; I'm a freak on a leash.

If I like video games but I have video games and no time to play video games what should I buy in the steam sale

# ? Jan 1, 2023 16:44

Waffle!: Aug 6, 2004; I Feel Pretty!

Hi Steam thread.

# ? Jan 1, 2023 16:45

Edmond Dantes: Sep 12, 2007; Reactor: Online
Sensors: Online
Weapons: Online

ALL SYSTEMS NOMINAL

Here's to another ~~year~~ thread of shitposting.

# ? Jan 1, 2023 16:45

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

games!

# ? Jan 1, 2023 16:55

Fajita Queen: Jun 21, 2012

Happy 2023, gamers

# ? Jan 1, 2023 17:12

Ciaphas: Nov 20, 2005; > BEWARE, COWARD

video.

games.

# ? Jan 1, 2023 17:15

Mad Wack: Mar 27, 2008; "The faster you use your cooldowns, the faster you can use them again"

steem

# ? Jan 1, 2023 17:22

Mad Wack: Mar 27, 2008; "The faster you use your cooldowns, the faster you can use them again"

what's everyone's first purchase for 2023? i got chained echoes

# ? Jan 1, 2023 17:22

victrix: Oct 30, 2007

In Celebration of Violence on the 31st followed by Astral Ascent today, which I think tells a nice story

# ? Jan 1, 2023 17:24

Jack Trades: Nov 30, 2010

Warhams 40k Xcom has been pretty good so far.
Other than mediocre performance, but it's not as relevant for a turn-based game.

# ? Jan 1, 2023 17:26

HopperUK: Apr 29, 2007; Why would an ambulance be leaving the hospital?

Did my final scoop-up of the sale - I picked up Deity Empires, Globesweeper, Illwinter's Floor Plan Generator and Transcendence, because it's finally time I paid for Transcendence. And Ord, which is a little text-based game where each scene is only three words and you get to click one word in response. Like Zork but for cavemen. Someone mentioned it in the (very cool) hidden gems thread.

# ? Jan 1, 2023 17:27

explosivo: May 23, 2004; Fueled by Satan

Thanks for talking about MW5 in the last thread, I bought it all and have been loving the career mode with the one DLC. Also did some co-op with a friend on gamepass and the cross play stuff works flawlessly. I assume I won't be able to invite non dlc havers to a career campaign?

# ? Jan 1, 2023 17:30

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 18:36

repiv: Aug 13, 2009

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# ? Jan 1, 2023 17:34

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