Steam’s top choices for May are all about the sandboxes
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It’s always a pleasant surprise when Steam announces the top sellers for a month. Even if they do it every month. But it’s an even nicer surprise when the theme of the month is my particular wheelhouse.
The month of May is all about sandboxes. It’s a bit of a smaller themed list this time around, but they’re sandbox games. A list of one, if the game hooks you, is enough to guarantee dozens of hours of play.
And if it doesn’t? Well, Steam has six other choices on offer, alongside the rest of the best sellers.
If what you’re hungry for is a Crusader Kings style sandbox game, you should probably give Old World a look. Maybe, like me, you’ve got thousands of hours in Rimworld and Starbound and need something new and fresh? Keplerth is there for you.
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The big streamer game right now is V Rising, and if you’ve got a PC strong enough to run it you could do way worse. Especially if you’re looking for a little bit of Diablo flavor but don’t want to get into the weeds with Diablo Immortal.
But maybe you don’t want gothic vampire games. Maybe you scoff at all that fantasy nonsense. You’re a gamer with discerning, realistic tastes. Maybe you want soldiers and armies, not sorcery. If that’s the case, both Arma Reforger and Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2 could be the newest thing to spice up your gaming life. Maybe you desire realism, Arma Reforger is
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