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I assume the music industry is not in great shape these days, but it's really cool for customers and artists that 95% of the albums on this list are available on Bandcamp.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/ng-interactive/2026/jun/09/the-best-albums-of-2026-so-far
Damn, just realised Sonos removed support for last.fm scrobbling.
It might have happened with the release of the "new" app, which is still so awful to use, 2 years later.
Finally got a chance to take my first delve into Dungeons of Freeport. I took my time and made it safely back to the tavern after clearing the dungeon, but didn't find any secrets. Maybe tomorrow!
It has so many nice touches, from the sounds of chickens in town to the signs that pop up when you stand next to them. I'm looking forward to saving up to buy the house that's for sale. It feels like a very human-scale roguelike.
https://dungeonsoffreeport.com/
Thank you @vampiress!
I stumbled across The Game Boy Abyss site the other day, and it touched me because his site is 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 for fun. Only there because he is so dedicates to the #Nintendo #GameBoy Advance list of games.
The old-old site design (obviously, consider it is a #neocities site!) is rather lovely too. I just hate what the modern internet has become, and this kind of random discovery makes me oh-so-happy. If you're curious and wanna kill some time with #gaming and a cup of tea:
Inspired by the recent excitement over the RG Rotate, I booted up my RG405M for the first time in years. Still a cool device.
There have been developments! Android 14 via GammaOS Next, and there's a few different options for Pico-8 players now.
I stupidly went with the lite release (Google services ripped out) so now I can't sync my games from Google Drive 🤦
Time to reflash with the full release.
Now for the less positive. I was really looking forward to Die in the Dungeon since playing the demo months ago (something I almost never do).
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026820/Die_in_the_Dungeon/
Unfortunately it just doesn't feel great to me. Not sure why exactly, the lack of obvious synergies or the busy, cumbersome interface. The controller support is awkward, with buttons changing depending on context so you can't develop a mental model.
I want to like this, so I'll try again with touchpad input.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Let's start with the positive. Dogpile feels amazing! Such a joyful game just to interact with, it really has "juice" even if the actual strategy may not be the deepest.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/Dogpile/
I had no expectations going in, but I've already put in 2 hours today (and come agonisingly close to winning a run). Now I'm looking forward to this being my main game for the next few days or weeks.
Great that it works seamlessly with touchscreen controls, too.
Been playing some roguelike deckbuilders on #SteamDeck, as is my wont. I might try to start regularly sharing a few thoughts here about the ones I play.
I like leaving positive reviews on Steam for games I really enjoy, but it feels harsh to leave a negative review when it might directly impact the developer. And to leave feedback you must give a yes/no rating!
Dungeons of Freeport, our play-once-a-day extraction roguelike is now fully out on steam and itch!
Huge thanks to @marceles_pixel, @Nekomancer and all our testers for making this happen.
https://funtimeelectrics.itch.io/dungeons-of-freeport
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4579170/Dungeons_of_Freeport/
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Elissa