The weekend is approaching (yay!) and that usually means we’ll be bringing you the most exciting free games and promotions. Unfortunately, there are no good games for free this weekend, except for the Epic free promotion, so we want to give you at least a few game recommendations that you can grab for little money in the current Steam Sale.

Tricky Towers

Rémy Bournizel: Even back then, as a little kid, I used to lie under the covers with the flashlight accessory for the Gameboy and play quite a few games of Tetris until late at night. When I heard about this little indie title in 2016, my old passion was rekindled, which is why I called on my entire circle of friends to buy Tricky Towers. And yes, I even forced it on one friend with a key I bought. – My apologies to you officially go out, Nicklas.

But back to the game: Tricky Towers is not only about the perfect positioning of the many stones. No, there are also some stones in the wind. Be it the wind that wants to blow over your tower from the left or several traps that your opponent sends over to you. In addition, the different modes loosen up the gameplay and provide constant variety. That’s why Tricky Towers is clearly one of my top mini-games, which you can always play in between a round of Rainbow Six: Siege when you’ve been completely run into the ground again.

Nidhogg

Aron Brockmann: This fantastic pixel mash is one of my favorite couch co-op games. In Nidhogg, the object is to turn your opponent, who is ideally sitting right next to you, into a big fountain of pixel blood in order to get the running right. Once you have the running right, it’s a matter of reaching the opposite end of the current level section. But beware, the enemy respawns after a short time or after changing the level section and will try to kill you to get the running right themselves. So the battle goes back and forth between the varied level sections until eventually a player reaches the end, where he is finally eaten by the titular monster, a snake-like dragon. Makes sense, right?

The multiplayer battles play out extremely action-packed, as the very limited number of attacks can be wildly combined to surprise the opponent. Stabbing with the rapier, throwing rapiers, kicking and ripping out the enemy’s heart are the main moves.

By the way, the game is great to play with two players on one keyboard if you don’t have two controllers lying around. So that’s no excuse to miss out on this multiplayer highlight.

Soma

Natalie: It’s not easy to describe what makes Soma so great – you just have to experience it for yourself. The horror-sci-fi mix is one of the most immersive and atmospheric titles I’ve ever played. The massive soundscape, ingenious setting, and creepy creatures send shivers down my spine every time.

I slip into the role of Simon, who takes part in a medical experiment after a tragic accident and suddenly finds himself in a supposedly abandoned underwater facility (Rapture says hello!). While I sneak through the corridors and hide from the robot hybrids, I inquisitively soak up every piece of information about the station in order to piece together what the hell is going on here.

The deeper I dive into the game, the more the horror side of Soma reveals itself. Because the real horror is not the monster that haunts me, but the thoughts I have while playing. Thoughts about the human condition, about being human, and about loneliness. Soma is a fantastic and profound game that will leave you pensive and melancholic. In the sale you can get it for just four Euros. Believe me, it’s worth it!

Synthetic: Legion Rising

Phil: It’s one of the best roguelike shooters on Steam, and yet many gamers still don’t know Synthetik. Maybe it’s the top-down perspective or the somewhat blocky Lego look that puts people off – but at its core, this is an incredibly polished hardcore experience with a loot-and-seek factor.

In each run against the evil robot legions, there are new items and upgrades to discover, while we keep expanding our arsenal of countless weapons and defeat thick boss opponents like tanks or mechs. A highlight is the gunplay, which doesn’t even have to hide from the very best first-person shooters out there: Each gun feels extremely massive and has individual stats that we have to manage carefully, including manual reloading, overheating or movement-based recoil.

Even headshots are possible here! This makes the fights a real skill test with many tactical possibilities. Especially in co-op with a friend, Synthetik develops a real pull: With “Just one more run, I want to test how this new loadout plays with the Sniper class”, half the night is quickly over.

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