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BetaBeacon

July 10, 2025

The Best Roguelike Games: the best roguelites, deckbuilders, RPGs, auto-shooters, and more

- Rogue is a genre-defining RPG that introduced gameplay mechanics enjoyed in modern games. It has been released on different platforms over the years, including a recent remaster on PC and a retail version on Nintendo Switch. - Caves of Qud is a modern interpretation of the original ASCII style of roguelike games, offering a game world full of intrigue and adventure. It recently came out of Early Access after more than a decade of development, with character creation tools allowing for experimentation. - Dwarf Fortress, developed over more than 20 years, has a detailed tile-set and rich world simulation that has influenced other games. It offers both a sandbox fantasy simulator and an Adventure Mode for RPG fans. - Path of Achra is a stripped-down roguelike game set in a dark fantasy version of ancient Earth, where players face fearsome challenges while staying ahead of rising flood waters. Character creation allows for extensive build options and upgrades throughout the game.

AppWizard

July 8, 2025

Amazon is giving away four free games for Prime Day

Amazon's Prime Day 2025 is scheduled from July 8 to July 11. Prime Gaming members can access a selection of free PC games, including: - Saints Row IV - Star Wars: Rebellion - Saints Row 2 - Toem - Dungeon of the Endless Definitive Edition - Tomb Raider I-III Remastered - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II - Marvel's Midnight Suns - Amnesia: The Dark Descent - Football Manager 2024 Additionally, July's standard lineup of free titles includes: - Boxes: Lost Fragments - Paquerette Down the Bunburrows - Endless Space 2 - Besiege: The Splintered Sea DLC - Venba - I Love Finding Wild Friends - Heroes of Loot Prime Gaming offers a rotating selection of free downloadable PC games each month, which members can keep forever, and includes a free monthly subscription to a Twitch channel and access to free in-game content for various titles. An Amazon Prime subscription costs £8.99 per month or £95 annually.

AppWizard

July 8, 2025

LET’S PLAY: DWELLERS 2.0

The blood moon phenomenon casts an eerie glow and signals a series of challenges, including encounters with zombies, spiders, and witches. After facing numerous deaths, a ruined portal is discovered near the spawn point, leading to a loot chest containing a golden sword. A wandering trader appears, offering potential trades to improve survival chances, but negotiations do not go as planned.

AppWizard

July 7, 2025

Deep Rock Galactic Survivor is gearing up for launch, literally—adding a fully-fledged gear system when it hits 1.0 in September

Deep Rock Galactic Survivor has sold over one million copies while still in early access. The developers at Funday Games are preparing for the 1.0 launch and have announced a new loot system to enhance gameplay. Early player impressions have been positive, noting the game's unique twist on the original concepts and its appeal to fans of Vampire Survivors.

AppWizard

July 6, 2025

Rust’s developer is overhauling the survival sim’s mission system so it can create in-game quests faster and more easily: ‘The process to create new missions internally is quite cumbersome and error prone’

Rust's latest patch introduces a party system that allows players to join servers as a group, ensuring friends spawn on the same map. The mission system has been overhauled, simplifying the creation of missions, with a new mission enabling players to unlock a spawn point at the Outpost by assisting an NPC. The update also includes a snapping mechanism for deployables, improving alignment with other objects, and adjustments to the patrol helicopter's behavior to enhance player engagement. Additionally, there is an improved erosion simulation for more realistic mountain landscapes. Future content includes a naval update for boat construction and cannon battles, an overhaul of AI and animal behaviors, and a collaboration with Warhammer.

AppWizard

July 4, 2025

Minecraft Update 3.15 Slots in Bedrock 1.21.93

Mojang has released a new patch for Minecraft, identified as update 3.15/1.023.000 (Bedrock version 1.21.93), which addresses various issues from the Chase the Skies update. Key features include: - Bug fixes for world template packs, graphical enhancements, and mob behaviors. - Resolved an issue causing packs in world templates to vanish (MCPE-222906). - Introduced a new music disc titled “Lava Chicken” obtainable by defeating a baby Zombie riding a Chicken. - Split-screen players on PlayStation and Switch can now access player data from version 1.21.80 and earlier (MCPE-222048). - Reduced emissive intensity of certain light sources in Vibrant Visuals (MCPE-222020). - Fixed animation issues related to parent_setup. - Glowing text on Signs no longer appears excessively bright in Vibrant Visuals. - Addressed performance issues with a Happy Ghast when leashed (MCPE-222147). - Air friction is now applied only to Boats when leashed (MCPE-222298), allowing them to maintain momentum off ledges. - Fixed a camera movement issue on touch devices (MCPE-220353). - Introduced a new API condition passengerofentity for developers to check vehicle entity types and a condition is_baby to check if the entity dropping loot is a baby.

BetaBeacon

July 4, 2025

Blocky Survival Lands on Android with a Bunch of Minecraft-Like Mini Games

Blocky Survival Mini Games offers a variety of mini-games including TNT Run, Hide and Seek, Battle Royale Hunger Games, Sky Wars One Block, and Spleef. Each game has unique gameplay mechanics and objectives, making it a must-try for players who enjoy Minecraft-style games. The game supports multiplayer, allowing players to invite friends or join matches with people worldwide. Playlabs is currently offering the game for free for a limited time on the Google Play Store.

AppWizard

July 3, 2025

Zelda Inspired Game Free on Steam for This Week Only

Ampersat, a 2022 RPG developed by Gaterooze, Ink, and GrabTheGames, is available for free on Steam until July 6. The game, which typically has a price, has received positive feedback with 81% favorable user reviews. It is inspired by classic games like The Legend of Zelda and Smash TV and primarily falls within the roguelite category, featuring twin-stick combat mechanics. The gameplay experience lasts a few hours, and while it is accessible to all Steam users, compatibility on the Steam Deck is currently marked as "Unknown."

AppWizard

July 2, 2025

Prime Gaming reveals free PC games for July 2025

Amazon Prime Gaming is offering a selection of free games this month, including classics like Tomb Raider and Saints Row 2, as well as newer titles like Endless Space 2. Six additional titles from the 'Prime Day' promotion are available until July 7th: Dungeons of the Endless: Definitive Edition, Saints Row 2, Saints Row 4, Star Wars: Rebellion, TOEM, and Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, all available via GOG, which ensures they are DRM-free. Prime subscribers can also claim free copies of Boxes: Lost Fragments and Paquerette Down the Bunburrows from the Epic Games Store. Two more titles, Endless Space 2: Definitive Edition and Beseige: The Splintered Sea, will be available on July 17th. On July 24th, a GOG code for Venba and a free copy of I Love Finding Wild Friends Collector's Edition will be released. The final game of the month, Heroes of Loot, will be available on July 31st.

AppWizard

July 1, 2025

Prime Gaming July Content Update: Boxes: Lost Fragments, Paquerette Down the Bunburrows and More

Prime Gaming is offering a selection of free games for Prime members in July, including: - Boxes: Lost Fragments - Paquerette Down the Bunburrows - ENDLESS™ Space 2 Definitive Edition - Besiege: The Splintered Sea DLC - Venba - I Love Finding Wild Friends Collector’s Edition - Heroes of Loot From June 17 to July 7, six PC games will be available for free: - Saints Row IV: Re-Elected - STAR WARS™: Rebellion - Saints Row 2 - TOEM - Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ Definitive Edition - Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft Prime Gaming members can access games on Amazon Luna in July, including: - Death Stranding Director’s Cut - Smurfs Kart - World War Z - Hollow Knight - Monster Truck Championship — Rebel Hunter Edition - DUSK - Fortnite (various modes) - Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition - Rainbow Six Siege Exclusive retail deals for Prime members on Amazon Luna include bundles with the Amazon Luna Controller and Fire TV Sticks, available until July 11. Prime members can play EA SPORTS FC™ 25 for free during weekends on July 19-20 and July 26-27.