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Steam Summer Sale Highlights

The Steam Summer Sale is now live and active through July 10th, so here are some quick and easy recommendations you can grab at a discount!

Under $5

Game: Bloons TD6
What is it?: A classic Tower Defence staple where your monkeys defend against a barrage of bloons.
Discount: -90%
Price: $1.99

Game: House Flipper
What is it?: Operate your own renovation business. A very satisfying game if you like cleaning and remodelling homes.
Discount: -90%
Price: $3.65

Game: Tower Wizard
What is it?: A great idle game where you build up a Wizard’s tower. Perfect if you want something to run in the background.
Discount: -10%
Price: $4.05

Game: Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
What is it?: An action-packed martial arts thriller. Great for a binge play and fun to master, especially if you love the Arkham games’ combat system.
Discount: -85%
Price: $4.04

Game: FTL: Faster Than Light
What is it?: A classic space exploration, ship and combat management game with an interesting story, great mechanics and a real challenge.
Discount: -70%
Price: $4.35

Under $10

Game: American Truck Simulator
What is it?: Transport goods across the American landscape in this realistic 9-5 sim, away from your actual 9-5.
Discount: -75%
Price: $7.37

Game: Fallout 4
What is it?: Explore the wasteland, battle raiders, mutants and monsters and shape the world through your decisions. Don’t forget 1,000 settlement missions.
Discount: -60%
Price: $9.98

Game: Slay the Spire
What is it?: A roguelike deck builder where you ascend the Spire. Try over and over, with endless replayability and a good amount of challenge.
Discount: -75%
Price: $9.24

Game: A Way Out
What is it?: Grab a friend, escape prison, and embark on a thrilling story with unique gameplay mechanics.
Discount: -80%
Price: $7.99

Game: Papers, Please
What is it?: A classic, thrilling political document management simulator where you manage a border inspection gate and walk the fine line between servitude and rebellion. Glory to Arstotzka.
Discount: -50%
Price: $7.25

Source: Steam Store (Prices reflect their total discounted amount and are current at the time of this blog’s publication).

Nintendo Switch 2 Launches to Historical Triumph; Suffers from Success

The Nintendo Switch 2 (source: Nintendo.com) released on 5 June 2025 and surpassed 3.5 million units sold within 4 days, breaking landmark records for the fastest-selling console in history. By comparison, the first Nintendo Switch launched in 2017 and sold 4.4 million units over 29 days.

This meteoric sale has beaten the previous record holders, the PlayStation 4 and 5, by leaps and bounds. The PlayStation 4 launched with 2.1 million units sold in a little over 2 weeks, while the PlayStation 5 launched with 3.4 million units sold in the first month.

However, such success has come with trade-offs, namely that Nintendo has been struggling to meet global demand, leading to widespread shortages and fulfillment delays.

As standard for most console launches, the Nintendo Switch 2 has its growing pains relating to online connectivity reliability, a lack of available third-party games for immediate purchase and – with an increasing number of implementing backwards compatibility – bug fixes and patches to accommodate Switch 1 games with the Switch 2.

Despite these trade-offs, consumer sentiment is demonstrated by the enormous sales positions of the Nintendo Switch 2, which will dwarf its predecessor in sales over the coming years.

Survive the desert, inhale the spice and play with friends in Dune: Awakening

Funcom’s open-world survival game based on fantasy series Dune had officially launched this month. Dune: Awakening features the usual survival antics of base building, resource gathering and quest completion but with a more unique approach to PVP—and of course, you can’t forget the notorious colossal sand worms trying to turn you into a quick snack.

You may be wondering, “How does this game fit into Dune’s canon?” and luckily, this is all explained in the brief cinematic when launching the game. In this world, Paul Atreides was never born, and the Fremen have disappeared. It’s up to you to uncover this mystery in Arrakis.

Get ready to enter the misty town of Silent Hill again…

After the success of Silent Hill 2’s remake, we have officially received an announcement from Konami that the original Silent Hill game is in development.

While official dates are yet to be announced, we’ll be able to revisit the game that started it all in new, impressive graphics. We are for sure excited to see how the Blooper Team revisits the story of Harry Mason as he searches for his daughter.

Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm, and a rat trap? Are you ready to Date Everything?

Did you ever have the thought of “What if I could do more than bathe with my rubber duck” or “My door looks so A-Door-able” Then maybe Date Everything is the game for you!

This gem of a game came out on the 17th of June, and let me tell you this game does not disappoint in its promises! You can date everything, your door, floor, ceiling, bed, you name it!

Each dateble object will open up, tell you their stories, and potentially become lovers, friends or… even enemies! With an amazing cast of Voice actors like Laura Bailey, Ben Starr, Matthew Mercer, Neil Newbon, and many more, you sure will have an amazing time!

It is currently out on Steam, Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation!

What if? A game about identity, decisions, and survival: The Alters! Out Now!

Imagine… you had become someone else? Jan’s story starts almost a bit typical for a story set in space: He is stranded on an alien planet, alone and only with one goal in mind — return home.

In The Alter, Jan soon discovers that he’s the only survivor of his crew. Everyone else didn’t survive the crash on the alien planet. But we soon find an alternative to the dead crew: Rapidium, which you can use to create Alters of Jan.

This puts the theory into action: What would have become of me if I had learned a different profession or chosen a different course of study? What kind of person would I be today? If that sounds interesting to you, you should consider this unique mind-bending game!

Snag it on: Steam, Xbox (Xbox game pass as well), PlayStation and Epic games

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