Hi all, I know this question has probably been posted on the internet millions of times, yet I would like to receive some Lemmy-oriented answers. :) What are your favorite places, websites, or creators for discovering new games in your favorite genres?

  • SilverchaseEnglish
    4•1 month ago

    Nowadays? If you want to get a game in my face, it has to be via word of mouth or be blown in by the winds of Steam.

    I took a look through my game library and these are the broad categories of how a game ended up there.

    • Friends (though I tend to be the recommender for my friends)
      • Path of Exile, Cobalt Core
    • I liked the demo at Steam Next Fest
      • Moonlight Pulse, Laika: Aged Through Blood, Cassette Beasts
    • Announcement through a game I already like
      • Jackbox series, Slayers X, Vertigo 2
    • YouTube channels
      • Game Maker’s Toolkit: Neon White, Toodee and Topdee, Assault Android Cactus
      • From other channels, but I don’t remember which: Gunfire Reborn, A Short Hike, Bug Fables
    • Sheer luck
      • I found Corn Kidz 64 from a tile at the bottom of a Steam store page, before it was released
      • I found Hypnospace Outlaw from Steam’s discovery queue…
      • …and following through the music credits got me to Queenjazz’s Bandcamp site, where I found an OST for a different game, Grapple Dog!