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8 top games to grab during the Steam Winter Sale 2023

Navigating the Steam Winter Sale 2023 can be a bit of a daunting task, with so many big discounts on all manner of great PC games. With a plethora of amazing games launching in 2023, you likely haven't had time to get to them all - I know my backlog still has games from several years in, and it's only gotten bigger over the past twelve months. Fortunately, we're here to help, with eight of our top picks from the current offering.


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Hooded Horse Winter Sale

Happy Holidays! From now until January 4th, you can save 35% on Against the Storm, and get great deals on all other games published by Hooded Horse during the Steam Winter Sale. Come check the game out!



In 2023, Against the Storm released 25 updates, including launching out of early access and into v1.0 on December 8th. With the v1.0 launch, it's the perfect time to play Against the Storm with big updates to the early game & tutorials, and a brand new end-game challenge.



You can revisit each update notes here:

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New Patch 1.0.2 and Thank You!



[h3]Greetings, Viceroys![/h3]
Thank you everyone for such a warm reception of the 1.0 version of Against the Storm! We are truly overwhelmed with your kindness and support. We welcome all the new players and wish you lots of fun on your Viceroy journey.

We are grateful for all the feedback and reviews. Whether positive or negative, they help guide us in development and are enormously appreciated.

As always, we’ve been monitoring your messages and reports across all channels and today we released a new patch that addresses the issues you’ve reported. Please find the full list of changes below.

In the meantime, we’re also working on a small content update with new visual assets that we hope to release early next year. We’ll share some sneak peeks in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

[h2]Changelog[/h2]
[h3]General improvements[/h3]
  • Deeds tied to reforging Seals are now automatically completed if players reforged a Seal before the “Guidance and Lore Update - Part 2” (October 26) which introduced new Deeds for reforging Ancient Seals.
  • (Steam Deck only) Input Auto Focus is now automatically disabled when playing on Steam Deck (to prevent the keyboard overlay from appearing without selecting a text box).
    • Important: This will only apply to new players. Existing players still have to disable the setting manually.
  • Added a resource amount indicator to the tooltip that appears when hovering over a “sell goods” order objective.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • (PC Game Pass only) We have implemented a potential fix that should prevent progress from being reset when playing on PC Game Pass. However, to fix the issue with cloud saves, we were asked to change our save structure on PC Game Pass version of the game. Please check the dedicated article for more information and downloadable custom save files: PC Game Pass - Patch 1.0.2 - Save file issue manual.
  • Fixed a bug where the HUD would sometimes disappear when loading a tutorial game.
  • Fixed a rare bug that caused some Abandoned Caches to break the game's interface when interacted with.
  • Fixed a bug that caused some World Map tutorial text boxes to be displayed in the wrong order in the Spanish version of the game.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the game to not fail once the Grace Period countdown reached 0.
  • Fixed a bug where some upgrades in the Queen's Hand Trail were missing a tooltip.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed ghosts from the Cursed Royal Woodlands to spawn in a tutorial scenario.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed players to stack up valid failed attempts for free in the Queen's Hand Trial.
  • Fixed an issue with Timed Orders not being available in the Queen’s Hand Trial.
  • Fixed a bug that was incorrectly calculating game time in the Smoldering City game history screen.
  • Fixed a bug where the Japanese version of the game would sometimes show incorrect characters.
  • Fixed a bug where a Cookhouse blueprint was given as a reward for the Ruined Beanery.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the difficulty preview button in the Training Expeditions panel to not display a tooltip.
  • Fixed a bug where the short description of difficulty levels was not updated correctly in the Daily Expedition panel.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the description of the Roaming Swarm World Event to be displayed in Korean in the Japanese version of the game.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a portion of the decision tooltip to be missing in the Japanese version of the Brass Order Engineers world event.
  • Fixed an issue with spacing in multiple encyclopedia articles.
  • Fixed an issue with two buildings being translated into the same name in Japanese.
  • Fixed a broken

Two of the best indie strategy games are now Steam Deck verified

It's nearly the holidays, which means some of you might be looking for something to play on your Steam Deck while you're away visiting family. The choice just got a little harder: beautiful early access tactics game Songs Of Conquest and clever fantasy citybuilder Against The Storm are both now Steam Deck verified.


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Against the Storm review




The basic idea baked into a city builder is that I'm creating something to last. Every street, every house, every decoration is placed with care to craft cozy neighborhoods and shopping areas where people will live and thrive, theoretically forever. So when Against the Storm presented me with the premise that each of my handmade habitats would be wiped away by a terrible tempest as part of an unavoidable, cataclysmic cycle, I wasn't sure how to feel about it. But what has revealed itself in the puddles left over when the clouds clear is one of the most clever, engaging, and endearing strategy games I've played in years...
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