Fast and flashy real-time action combat, lovely graphics and a horribly abusable character creator mask a cutthroat economy and an attitude towards grind that feels almost medieval these days. I'm more of a Mario Kart or Wipeout person myself, but I can't deny that they've captured the feeling of a real car's weight and power here.īlack Desert Online - 50% off, £3.99/€4.99/$4.99 - A divisive, but intriguing sandbox MMO. The seven games that are free to try (and on sale) for the weekend are:Īssetto Corsa - 50% off, £7.74/€9.99/$9.99 - A serious motorsport sim, and one of RPS's official best simulations of all time. For the rest of us, there's some fresh things to try across a nice mix of genres. Beyond that, I doubt I'll be ticking off any boxes in this event, but I can see it being an interesting distraction for those with a humanly surmountable backlog.

Pour one out for the games that Steam says no longer exist. Personally, my interest in my personal account page extends as far as wishing they'd let me showcase more weird and obscure games from my collection, especially ones that are no longer listed on the store.

The list includes action RPG Grim Dawn, four-on-one competitive horror game Dead By Daylight and stylish 4X sci-fi strategy game Endless Space 2. Of course, undermining this push, there's also a bunch of free weekend trials open on discounted games which also count towards your total. Running this weekend until May 28th, 6pm GMT, the Steam Spring Cleaning Event provides a front-page checklist of games to try or return to, and rewarding the diligent with goodies to decorate their account page with.Īll fluff, really, but as good an excuse as any to dust off something you might have picked up a few sales back.

Valve are joining all those great internet thought-leaders and telling you to clean your room, or at the very least to play the games that you've bought on Steam.

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