Steam

FatalityView the full article

Life is stressful. I don't know about you, but my days usually consist of working, preparing for the next day, and then running to the gym for a couple of hours a night. Sometimes, I just need to unwind, turn off my brain, and immerse myself in something fun and refreshing. That's where Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time comes in. While I never got the chance to play the original Fantasy Life on the 3DS—by this point in time, I was shoulders deep into a Minecraft obsession that lasted over seven years—I decided to try out this latest entry on a whim. Fantasy Life i is a casual game where you, the protagonist, live in a fantasy world revolving around "Lives." These Lives are day-to-day professions, from chefs and blacksmiths to powerful sword and magic-wielding warriors. Unlike most folks who specialize in one or two Lives, you have the freedom to explore all 14 available options while tackling the game's main storyline and exploring several in-game worlds. Don't get me wrong; I've played dozens of casual, cozy games that mostly consist of questing, grinding for resources, and testing my design skills by slapping random decorations everywhere. Lately, though, I've been burnt out of these games and desperately needed something different. At least, that's until I hopped into this and remembered just what, exactly, makes me so happy while playing these. Screenshot by Destructoid I wasn't anticipating picking this game up at all. It looked fun, but I wasn't eager to deflate like a balloon after watching USD to CAD conversion rates turn a $60 game into over $90. Nonetheless, I needed something to get my spirits up after a series of stressful life events, and boy, my mood is higher than it has ever been. I went into Fantasy Life i thinking I'd spend about five hours completing its story, 10 to 15 hours to max out my stats, then return to it a year later if I found time. Instead, I'm 25 hours in at the time of writing, and I'm nowhere near done with my playthrough. I haven't even gotten my first maxed-out skill, let alone all 14 on top of a main questline and optional requests. There's more to this game than it initially lets on, and it's easy to sink dozens of hours in without noticing. I even have it open on my other monitor as I type this. You already know I'm swapping right back to it once I've finished spilling my thoughts on this page. There's something about playing adorable games that makes me happy. Maybe it's from spending most of my life playing these types of games, or it could be the snowball effect of life's stress that makes just about anything cute affect my mind and mood more than usual. At this point, I'm not worried about thinking very hard about it. And yet, I've managed to play this for 25 hours in three days. Screenshot by Destructoid Why? What makes Fantasy Life i so different from other casual farming and life sim games I've played previously? Admittedly, not as much as you'd think. Where there's an interesting story, lovable characters, and funny puns scattered about, there's repetitiveness in nearly every skill behaving the exact same way. At times, it feels like I'm leveling the same skills repeatedly. Do I say that as a bad thing? Not at all. There's nothing I need more at the moment than familiarity, simplicity, and an excuse to sit back in my chair with a controller in hand as I spend several hours straight cutting down some trees. I even experienced an adorable scene with dancing leaves, which I happily showed my best friend the second I discovered it. I love it all. I'm the same type of person who's invested over 1,000 hours into games like Disney Dreamlight Valley, The Sims franchise, and even MMOs like Runescape, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that I'd enjoy familiar, albeit somewhat repetitive gameplay loops, inside a cute, cheerful game. My only regret is not playing the original Fantasy Life to pull at some nostalgic heartstrings, but honestly, that might be for the better. This has been a fresh experience that I've enjoyed far more than I anticipated, and I'm happy to finally have some stress relief. Now, don't mind me; I'm just going to go back and build up my Base Camp for the next couple of hours. Do you have a fun, relaxing game you've been playing recently? I'd love to hear some of your favorite stories in the comments below. The post I needed a new chill game to play, and now I can’t stop playing Fantasy Life i appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

The roguelike game's core gameplay and storyline is already completed. View the full article

Fantasy Life i Treasure Grove Guide – Where To Plant the Treasure Grove Sapling, Online Multiplayer, and More View the full article

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel. General Fixed 'Factory Reset' failing if the 'Reset OS' option was selected. Fixed an issue preventing some apps from installing on the Legion Go S. Added "SteamOS Compatible" library tab on the Legion Go S. View the full article

Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone said he hopes to release his next game, Haunted Chocolatier, by 2030—though he still isn't ready to commit to any timeframe, no matter how long. His comment suggests that Haunted Chocolatier may launch significantly later than many fans might have expected. View the full article

Level-5 has announced that it will be releasing free DLC for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time titled "Update the World" including new content and recipes in the future. View the full article

Marvel Rivals has released its patch notes for the upcoming Season 2.5 update, which is scheduled to launch on May 30. NetEase Games has also revealed that numerous balance changes will be launched with the new update, which has received mixed reactions from a large portion of the Marvel Rivals community. View the full article

The Ignite 2025 Tournament is an official competition held by Marvel Rivals, allowing teams to register for qualifier matches to face each other in the hopes of collecting a prize. If you feel like you have the skills to win, you can join the tournament through a PC platform. However, the process for getting into the tournament has some restrictions you need to be mindful of before applying to participate. View the full article

Our guide covers the Fantasy Life i gift codes, how to redeem them, and the rewards so far. View the full article

The PC version has been available earlier via early access, but today's 1.0 launch also comes with new console releases. View the full article

A new open-world game called Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon was just released, and it has strong Skyrim vibes, mixing the tales of Arthurian legend with a dark fantasy aesthetic. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon seems like the perfect game for players waiting for The Elder Scrolls 6, and it seems to have had a fairly strong reception. View the full article

We're coming to the end of Final Fantasy spoiler season, but Wizards of the Coast is still delivering up its daily dose of fresh MTG card spoilers. The latest includes The Gold Saucer, a new land card with a luck-based mechanic perfect for Final Fantasy XIV's minigame-stuffed amusement park. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: MTG Avatar The Last Airbender release date and latest news Ancient MTG card that powers a ****** Modern combo spikes 850% All MTG sets in order, as of May 2025 View the full article

CD Projekt Red joint-CEO Michal Nowakowski revealed that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt reached the developer’s "super ambitious” sales goal of roughly six million units in just three months. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is considered by many one of the best video games of the century, with an ever-enduring popularity despite having been released 10 years ago. View the full article

Refint/Games posts a new character trailer and release window for Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga in the West. View the full article

Marvel Rivals has revealed that it will be giving players the opportunity to earn the new Binary Arrow costume for the Duelist Hawkeye when its major mid-season update launches on May 30. NetEase Games recently announced that it would be launching Season 2.5 of Marvel Rivals, which will include a new playable character, a fresh map, and numerous balance changes. View the full article

The Splitgate 2 open beta is not going well—in fact, it's not going at all. After running headlong into serious technical problems following the launch of the beta test on May 22, developer 1047 Games has taken the servers offline and is now "working around the clock" to get things fixed and back online... Read more.View the full article

I've been eagerly awaiting the Splitgate 2 open beta for a while. Set to stay live until it fully launches in the summer, it's an endless opportunity to play my most anticipated new FPS game, and now it's finally here. Imagine my disappointment, then, when I awoke this morning to find its servers offline - and they've remained that way the entire day. While some players have had a fairly smooth experience, there've been some widespread issues with cosmetic items not showing and general server instability. After hours of downtime, 1047 Game's CEO has apologized for the bumpy start to the open beta, promising that the studio is "working around the clock" to get things up and running again. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Huge Splitgate 2 open beta arrives with a Halo Forge style map editor Splitgate 2 release date window, trailer, gameplay, and more Splitgate 2 open beta release date revealed, dev teases "infinite maps" View the full article

Hot off the heels of Palia, a great life sim that just consumed dozens of hours of my life, I actually can’t believe I’ve been sucked into yet another one only a few days later. With its witty writing and seemingly endless supply of charm, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has already stolen plenty of mine. The characters and story so far are both wonderfully goofy and much more substantial than I’m used to seeing in this genre, the RPG-like Life system of leveling up various jobs is really easy to get lost in, and it seems to have nailed the balance between day-in-the-life cozy activities and more action-packed exploration to the point where it’s really hard to predict what might happen next. I’m still pretty early on in what’s starting to look like quite a lengthy adventure, but I’m already head over heels for this delightfully light-hearted romp filled with talking birds and time-traveling dragons. There go my weekend plans. Fantasy Life i is an interesting hodgepodge of chill game mechanics lovingly arranged into one killer mixtape that’s repeatedly surprised me thus far. One moment I’ll be mining for ore with a pickaxe to craft an iron ingot and think, “ah, okay. I get what this game is” – only to find myself walking through a time vortex moments later that leads to a prolonged open-world trek filled with combat against brightly colored monsters. Though that can be a little jarring at first, after a few hours I started to appreciate the way it keeps things fresh by enticing you to jump between its various attractions. If I’m ever feeling a bit bored by helping villagers with their random requests, I can go run around a desert on the back of a camel in search of hidden treasure chests and fire-breathing lizards for a bit, or get myself chewed out by an entitled mimic. The thing that brings these disparate activities together is that they all have a low-impact vibe to them, one where I never felt the need to lean forward in my chair or worry about min-maxing my character’s loadout. It’s part life sim, part action-adventure RPG, all unified by its universally mellow tone. I’m especially surprised by how quickly I started to care about its cast of characters, too. That could be Edward, the adventure-seeking archaeologist, Trip, the talking bird who loves to sass humans, or Rem, the musically-inclined princess who seems to enjoy slumming it up with us common folk. The humorous dialogue and larger-than-life personalities have made me chuckle a lot more than I usually do from life sims, and I am quite interested to learn more about the time-skipping plot I’ve found myself in the middle of. It’s impressive just how much this goofy life sim does. It’s both surprising and impressive just how much this goofy life sim does, and how much of that is almost immediately super engaging. Of course, it’s totally possible that some of that charm will wear off as I become more familiar with its system and get further into the grind. It could be that Fantasy Life i just has an incredibly strong opening, but even if that does turn out to be the case, I’ve really been enjoying my time so far and am feeling pretty good at its chances of holding my attention. I’m still early on in my adventure, and have yet to try out the multiplayer features (which include both online and local co-op for up to four people), get into the later stages with any of the job paths, or finish more than a few chapters in the story. After what will almost definitely be a sleepless weekend dominated by shanking wolves and helping a merchant bear heal his bee wounds, I’ll have much more to say – but for now I’ve gotta go help this cat with his personal problems. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

2017's Star Wars Battlefront 2 is getting another chance in the limelight, with players flocking back to the first-person shooter after this year's Star Wars Day celebrations and the success of Andor season two. The game's resurgence has led to yet another demand that Battlefront 3 be developed, and fans have now organized a petition that's gaining traction. View the full article

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has not slowed down since its launch last year, and yet another major patch is bringing a brand-new game mode: Siege. This horde mode is the highlight of Patch 8, but it's not the only new content coming to the game. Space Marine 2 is continuing its gradual spotlighting of each Adeptus Astartes chapter, with cosmetics for two more coming to the game alongside Siege Mode. View the full article

Ayaneo just teased a revised version of its Flip gaming handheld. You know the one; it looks suspiciously like a Nintendo DS. Well, the likeness comparisons won't be going away anytime soon, as the Ayaneo Flip 1S DS adds a second, smaller display, which is exactly where the stylus touchscreen on Nintendo's handheld is placed. The Ayaneo Flip 1S DS has a good shot at being one of the best gaming handhelds, at least on paper, largely down to the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 powering it. We've tested this CPU in our Ayaneo 3 review, and are currently putting it through its paces once again in the AOKZOE A1X. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: This Steam Deck rival just got better thanks to a huge software update Ayaneo 3 review - powerful performance and great design let down by Windows This new Steam Deck killer has a feature no other handheld gaming PC can match View the full article

The damage system. The weapon ballistics. The dynamic weather and environment. Escape From Tarkov has earned its reputation as one of the most realistic, toughest FPS games on PC. But with EFT 1.0 in the pipeline, as well as the eventual Steam launch, Battlestate is still in the process of making its flagship shooter more grounded and true to reality. Most recently, the developer introduced a welcome new rotation system, whereby selected bosses would spawn with 100% certainty on specific weekends. Now, BSG has again responded to player feedback by altering movement noise, to give Tarkov that extra bit of realism. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Escape From Tarkov bosses have just been transformed, as BSG drops major update The Escape From Tarkov PvE wipe is a good thing, and it will make 1.0 way better Escape From Tarkov Steam edition is coming, as BSG sets launch window for 1.0 View the full article

Oblivion Remastered was a warm reminder of the magic that Bethesda's open-world RPGs can inspire, yet The Elder Scrolls 6 is still a faint speck on the horizon. Worry not, however, as dark fantasy tale Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is here to answer the call. A sprawling first-person RPG that feels very much a love letter to the Skyrim style, but inspired by the tales of Arthurian legend, it's finally stepped out of early access after more than two years, and a demo means you can try it for free on Steam before you buy. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Skyrim style RPG Tainted Grail is finally coming to Steam 1.0 with a big feature Ambitious fantasy RPG Tainted Grail makes its final big step towards 1.0 launch Skyrim style Steam RPG gets huge update with 20 hours of new material View the full article

"They're very determined suddenly to see your game fail as a sort of a lesson to others who would make games of the same type," says David GaiderView the full article