The Steam Sale for Summer 2023 has kicked off, and there are some fantastic deals as always. Here are my top 10 strategy, city-building, sim, and management games from this sale that I think are worth highlighting.
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00:00 – Intro
00:30 – Anno 1800
02:37 – IXION
03:59 – Warhammer 40K: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters
05:39 – Timberborn
07:18 – Old World
09:02 – Steel Division 2
11:00 – Two Point Campus
12:15 – Desperados 3
13:56 – Victoria 3
15:58 – Marvel’s Midnight Suns
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You had me until you defended Victoria 3
Don't buy victoria 3
it's extremely shallow. If you wanna have a good time for about 20 hrs, go for it. If you expect more. Stay away from it.
This reminded me how awesome Desperados 3 was.
Also on sale are Dwarf Fortress, Stellaris, Big Ambitions, Battletech, Hearts of Iron 4, etc.
I'd advise against Victoria 3, it still has massive performance issues in the mid-late game that make it almost impossible to finish a game.
Im so disappointed with steams event. The big seasonal sales are supposed to be big. What im interested in has been out for 1 year+ and the best discount available is 25%, the same as any other time..
Ill just get BG3 and starfield then. Maybe its a good thing that nothing interesting has been reduced
Do note than anno 1880 has the douchebag denuvo code incorporated. So does two point campus and midnight sun.
And review of victoria 3 is quite bad. And do note timberborn is still early access.
But yes ixion, old world are quite enjoyable, even if not perfect
Ty for the video. I saw the sale and immediately thought about your videos recommending exactly the types of game i enjoy playing.
If anyone has an active Humble Bundle Choice Subscription and forgot about it. May 2023 had Chaos Gate Daemonhunters available.
Never heard someone describe anno the way you did, got me intrigued in that. Great start to the video
strategy battles %70
My wallet hates these videos! ;). Thanks for sharing your tips!
Can't recommend Desperados 3 enough
My friends and I have recently gone back to Anno 1800 and having a BLAST. Multiple multiplayer games that we have fired up and then restarted as we mess up to come back and get better and better. So much fun.
Timestamps for each game would be nice
Thanks for the overview. I've been looking at what's on sale from my wishlist. But thanks to your video here, I now have some new games added that I want to check out.
Anno 1800, imo, is the best game in the genre there is. Thanks for the vid!
Anno 1800? Forget the dozens-of-DLC games as a recommendation. That is stupid.
When you review Anno 1800 and don't mention the problems with the horrible launcher you sound more like a paid ad than an independent reviewer. Unsubscribed.
Anno is boring!
Bought both Age of empires 4 and Against the storm! Very good strategy games 😀
Any new steam theme like Steam 3000?
A game I really strongly suggest is Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. It's currently 90% (!) off and it's one of the best tactical stealth games on the market.
I recommend "Against the Storm". Fantastic rouge-like city builder. It's still in early access, but a fantastic game already, with fantastic devs patching big updates every 2 weeks.
This list frlt really suspicious…
Especially recommending Anno 1800 without mentioning the cost of all its dlc
Really cannot reccomend Victoria 3 at this time.
It is so clearly not finished.
Any thoughts on wasteland 3?
Lets not forget 40% off MASMA Chronicles! (From the Swedish developers of Mutant: Year Zero)
Was looking at Anno, but there are negative Steam reviews that mention that it uses a separate Ubisoft launcher. Too bad—I think I’ll pass.
Frostpunk is on sale too + all DLCs for $12.75
vic3 aint worth it
run from it vic 3 AINT FUN vic2 tho it age shows its 100x times better
and that comes from somebody that dint play vic2 and vic 3 untill recently like vic2 since last year
Age of empires 4
RDR2
We got a game called Space Haven the kids are enjoying. Thank you
Opening the video and immediately seeing footage from Anno 1800 warmed my heart. Anno is a great franchise with a bigger emphasis on logistics than on standard "city-building," and the graphics are consistently beautiful. While Anno 2070 was my favorite in the series, it had a number of launcher issues and learning-curve difficulties that were smoothed out in later installments. I'm super glad that Anno 1800 came back to Steam (probably thanks in large part to the Steam Community forums for the game being consistently communicative about where and how to buy DLCs for the Steam version of the game) after being briefly available on Steam and then taken off of the storefront near launch.
planet zoo please
IXION – Steam Reviews are very critical of this game. I was thinking of getting it. I changed my mind.
At this point I have watched 3 minutes of your video. Can I just say, the way you described anno 1800 and your delivery was perfect. I honestly think ubisoft should hire you for promoting their games. A very well written description of anno and again, delivered perfectly. Fair play to you.
When people buy games cause they can now afford them because they are on sale, it makes me sad irl.
gamers unite! relative pricing per country!
I put in a lot of time on Anno 1800. For $20, the base game offers 100s if not 1000 hours of gameplay. It's more logistics than anyhting else, but the game is gorgeous as you can see, and the DLCs expand the gameplay exponentially for a decent price.
The campaign is not great, I found the storyline cheesy but it's useful as a tutorial to learn the game. After that, you'll find the standard sandbox to be a huge ball of fun. Hugely recommend it.
Sorry but… you are a bit tone deaf when it comes to game pricing. Base games with a lot of DLC are notoriously "on sale". Because come on… who wants to play "the base game" and not get the DLCs? So honestly I wouldn't consider this really too much of a sale.
It's more like commercial video made by Jehovah witness trying to sell me his faith 😂
This is what I needed to finalize my decision on anno 1800, thank you.
For singleplayer I mention X4 Foundations
Can you do something like this but for switch games? I need a good city builder strategy type for when I’m on the go, or get a bit of time at work
Anno requires Ubisoft's invasive launcher. No negatives. Can't accept this video as the truth.
Steel Division 44 is better than Steel Division if you're after single player. SD2 single player is lifeless and repetitive.
Victoria 3 suffers from the problem all Paradox games do that of being in BETA until the day that its successor is released at which point its effectively abandoned rather than finished
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Would've bought Midnight Suns, but the demo crashed every 3 fights. Not paying for a buggy mess.
Anyone looking for a city builder, I strongly recommend Timberborn. The vertical construction you can do and manipulating waters can be barrels of fun. It is still in early access and I have already put in 1000+ hours.