Vindictus: Defying Fate mixes heavy boss battles with a Celtic setting. On Steam, you can now try out a teNo rules, no goals: Unusual simulation game achieves 95 percent positive reviews on Steam
Summerhouse, a little building game, is currently causing a stir on Steam
The unusual building simulation Summerhouse by solo developer Friedemann has received extremely positive reviews since its release on Steam on March 8, 2024. But what makes Summerhouse so special and different from everything that has gone before?
Why Summerhouse is celebrated on Steam
What kind of game is this? In Summerhouse you choose one of four idyllic pixel landscapes (sea, mountains, city and desert), where you can easily build your dream house from doors, windows, roofs and all kinds of decorations.
There are no rules and no predefined goals. You can simply build to your heart’s content, let your creativity run free and enjoy your picturesque creations – a typical cozy game.
Players love the simple, relaxed gameplay, 95 percent of reviews are positive:
A relaxing game to pass the time when you’re feeling a bit down. Definitely worth the price – support indie developers!
Stitches / Steam
Only a week after release, this game is already fantastic! If you like building in Minecraft or Terraria or decorating in Animal Crossing, you’ll enjoy this game without question.
Hamster / Steam
So sweet. So relaxed. With achievements, beautiful music and fun vibes.
It’s cheap. Just play it
Hatty / Steam
We have selected some of the best and most beautiful buildings from the community on Steam for you to see what is possible with a little creativity:
On Steam, Summerhouse is reduced by 20 percent until March 22 and currently costs four euros. Does this make you want to build your own little diorama? Or do you prefer to relax by slaughtering monsters or shooting other players? Let us know in the comments section:
Try out
il of the role-playing game for free.Fighting is your favorite pastime in games and you only really thrive when you’re wielding a sword, axe or mace? Then you might want to take a look at Vindictus: Defying Fate. You can try out the role-playing game for free on Steam until March 18 at 9 a.m.
We’ll briefly introduce you to the title so that you know whether it’s worth it for you.
How can I test the game?  You simply need to log into your Steam account and click on the
Request access
  button on the Vindictus store page. You can then download the alpha version of the game directly
What is Vindictus: Defying Fate?
The action role-playing game focuses on crisp combat and is reminiscent of titles such as Devil May Cry, Darksiders or Bayonetta.
You take on various enemies and giant bosses with medieval weaponry and have to dodge or parry their attacks at the right moment.
In between, you can use light and strong blows with your sword or use one of your active skills. A trailer shows what the fights look like:
The test version only contains a small part of the game currently in development and is primarily intended to introduce you to the combat system. You may also encounter technical teething troubles here
On
Steam
and the official Discord server
the developers reveal further details about their plans for Vindictus:
World: There will be no open world in the action role-playing game. Instead, you can expect several unique regions in which exciting experiences
await you. The developers have not revealed whether these will be freely explorable areas or more closed levels. Visually, the world and its inhabitants are inspired by Celtic mythology.
Story: The story of Vindictus is not yet present in the test version, but there will be a story campaign in the finished game.
Boss battles: The attacks of boss enemies always follow a certain pattern. You either cannot parry their attacks or cannot dodge them, so you need to react correctly.
Characters: Two different characters can be selected in the test version, but there are significantly more in the finished game. Not only do they look different, but they also each require their own style of play.
Multiplayer: There will also be a multiplayer mode for the release of Vindictus. This is initially only geared towards co-op, there are no plans yet for battles against other players.
When will Vindictus: Defying Fate be released? In an FAQ, the developers state that they do not yet have a fixed release schedule. There is also no rough release timeframe mentioned.
The currently playable part of Vindictus was developed in just one year. However, as the game is set to become much bigger, you will probably have to wait even longer.
await you. The developers have not revealed whether these will be freely explorable areas or more closed levels. Visually, the world and its inhabitants are inspired by Celtic mythology.
