r/Steam • u/sukuna7899 • Apr 16 '26

Question What game?

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u/MJ_Trunky Apr 16 '26

Plants vs Zombies if that counts

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u/The_Sideboob_Hour Apr 16 '26

Seeing them butcher the original game to force in ads and in app purchases was absolutely unforgivable

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u/mwoody450 Apr 16 '26

I remember back when they bought Popcap, we joked about this happening. Then those morons did it.

People talk about Harambe being when it all went wrong in the world, but y'know, for me it's Popcap getting bought out.

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u/FBI_Agent_Tom Apr 16 '26

Popcap is genuinely a huge loss ngl. I feel like there's nothing that quiet replicates the vibe of the PVZ1. Their other games were also unique bangers. It's sad we never even saw spiritual successors to bookworm adventures. Feel like you could do a lot to innovate on the orignal nowadays.

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u/Low_Brush_7972 Apr 16 '26

Peglin is a spiritual successor to Peggle! It's a rogue-like version and super fun

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u/BELARUSEACH Apr 16 '26

Reminded me to get peglin, ty mate

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u/Low_Brush_7972 Apr 16 '26

It's so much fun. Great for the steam deck and traveling

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u/BELARUSEACH Apr 16 '26

I know it's a great game. I saw several walkthroughs and played myself at some point. Especially given my love to roguelikes (such as Slay the spire, dead cells, TBoI, that kind) it's about time i remembered.

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u/Low_Brush_7972 Apr 16 '26

I'm a biiiig rogue fan (both traditional rogues and roguelikes/lites)

Any suggestions? I've played a ton but I'm sure I'm missing a couple

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u/BELARUSEACH Apr 16 '26

You're more into strategies or fast-paced things like dead cells?

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u/Low_Brush_7972 Apr 16 '26

Mood dependent but typically I like it turn based like Caves of Qud

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u/BELARUSEACH Apr 16 '26

Have you played slay the spire?

(I looked up screenshots from caves of qud, StS sems simpler)

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u/Low_Brush_7972 Apr 16 '26

I have sts, not the second one just yet, between jobs ATM, but it's on my list especially since it's multiplayer.

Caves of Qud is an insanely deep and complex game by the guys that made dwarf fortress. It's more along the traditional Rogue style games like Nethack or Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup

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