#WhatFourGames that you've played in 2024 would you consider to be your favourites so far?

Think of it as a half-way GOTY list.

Ideally we'll use images but I understand that's not practical. They don't have to be 2024 releases. I'll kick us off...

Please #Boost for exposure. I'd love this to become a sort of weekly #MstdnGames feature, but we can't do that without your help.

And thanks.

#MinishootAdventures
#ShadowoftheErdtree
#NineSols
#CrowCountry #Videogames #Gaming #Games

@danielholt This was way harder than I expected it to be, and that's with the fact that I keep really excellent track of what I've played.

I'm not including Against the Storm, because I would have called that one of my favorites of 2023, so even though I played it this year as well, I thought I'd give someone else a chance.

#Palworld #IslandsOfInsight #Crashlands #Reus2

So: Palworld, Islands of Insight, Crashlands, and Reus 2.

@Krikket When did Reus 2 come out? I played the OG game like....ten years ago and had no idea we got a sequel.
@danielholt The very end of May! I have way over 100 hours (and several resets) in the original, so that was a day one grab for me. I haven't spent nearly as much time with it as I would like, but it's good, even though it's also pretty damn different.
@Krikket Not a direct sequel or have they just added a load of new features?

@danielholt They added 2 new gods, and changed it so you can only take 3 at a time. They got rid of needing to manage how fast towns develop because they won't go to war with each other (or you!), and the planets feel smaller, I have not managed to get more than I think 4 towns going at once.

So it's a direct sequel in that the game play loop is very similar, but all the individual items and projects and things are different.

@Krikket I wonder how it runs on Deck....

I'm crying out for something like that, that I can play on the Deck.

@danielholt I have only played on my desktop so far, but I can totally test that out for you!
@danielholt (also, I forgot to mention the biggest change - the sequel is TURN based instead of TIME based, which I didn't think I'd like but I actually think is great after playing)

@danielholt I kind of dropped the ball on this, but I am pleased to report that Reus 2 works pretty good on the Steam Deck, with the biggest drawback being in the text size, but I found it manageable.

(it's also 20% off until August 1st.)