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Top Steam releases for September include successful sequels and spooky spiritsThe gang’s all here
The gang’s all here
Hear ye hear ye, here’s the top releases on Steam from the month of September. As ever, some big names like Marvel and Mafia are on the list, and so are some long-awaited favorites likeSpelunky 2andSerious Sam 4. More interesting though are the weird indie breakout games. Yup,Phasmophobia’s on there and you can’t stop me from talking about it.
When it comes to big names, I reckon you won’t be surprised to findMafia: Definitive Edition,Crusader Kings 3, andMarvel’s Avengerson the list, even though Avengers has had a rocky takeoff, leading to thedelay of their first post-launch hero.
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In other indie success stories,Hadeshas finally escaped hell, er, early access, and launched on Steam as well. Supergiant Games' roguelike was “basically already game of the year when it released into early access in 2018,” says RPS’sHades review. Now that it’s properly out, you can hear Colm explaining how grand it is above. TheUntitled Goose Gameis another former Epic Store exclusive that has done well Steam-side. That’s thanks at least in part, I have to imagine, to that newgoose game co-opupdate. Two geese are definitely better (worse) than one.
Now for the unexpected.Craftopia, that game that looks like a Breath Of The Wild knockoff ateStardew Valleyand alsoSatisfactory, has claimed a top-seller spot. Apparently being an absolute Frankenstein of favorites has worked out for it so far. I admit I’m also a bit surprised to see Doom Doom Revolution gameBPM: Bullets Per Minuteup there. The rhythm-based FPS game looks pretty neat, so I’m glad to see it’s gotten some attention.
Last one I’ll mention, I swear, is the early access ghost-hunting gamePhasmophobia. I was cautiously interested when it startedcropping up on Twitch and Twitter. Then I bought it and played every single night for two weeks straight. So no, I suppose I don’t find that one surprising after all. I am all in on janky ghost busting.
That’s a good handful of the games from this month’s top releases on Steam. You can find the rest of the list inValve’s post.
Now you know which of the best sellers sold me. What about you, reader? Did you use your wallet to vote for one of them?
