Thoughts about the newest Humble Drop and Historical Listing (up to February 2022)

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Borderlands 3
Borderlands 3: Director's Cut
Black Book
Per Aspera
Just Die Already
Before We Leave
Paradise Lost
Everhood
Calico

I think that this was the first of the Humble Bundle subcriptions that is under the new system where all the games are being offered and there is no tiered system to affect the number of choices that you get from the package. Oddly enough, the package is still being called "Choice"... when there is absolustely nothing to choose from! Anyway, all of that is a bit of a non-event for me, as I am still on the Legacy subscription. However, that does mean that I have no additional perks from the Legacy subscription that I understand... maybe soon?

So, this particular Humble Bundle is a bit of pretty interesting package for me. Some really cool concept games, some that I had almost recently bought (I always have to remember to never purchase games at the Steam sales) and a couple that I am a little bit lukewarm about. I guess that it would be not much of a surprise that the games that I find more interesting are not likely to be the ones that others might find interesting!

Leading the package is the well known triple A game, Borderlands 3 (and a Director's cut DLC). I had purchased and played the first two Borderlands games a while back... I'm a bit lukewarm about them in general. I like the art style, and humour and story... but I'm not sure that I really clicked with the game play which is a mix of a FPS shooter with ARPG (aka Diablo-like) loot mechanics. It really is more of a couch/multiplayer game... I can see that it would be more fun like that, but as a single player game it isn't quite so good. The FPS part is really ruined by the idea of having numbers just pop out of enemies that are essentially damage sponges. I might end up keeping it though, it might be something that might be fun to play with family when the kids get older... on the other hand, by that time, Borderlands 3 might be considered to be a vintage or retro game! Anyway, I did like other games that were set in the Borderlands universe, such as the TellTale point and click adventure game!

Black book is a pretty awesome looking card-based RPG that is based in Slavic folklore. This game has been on my wishlist since I first heard of it sometime last year... and recently, it was on sale on Steam as well. Thankfully, I resisted the temptation to buy it... and here it is, appearing as the second game in the package! Really, this game alone makes the whole package worth it for me! I'm definitely claiming and installing this one as soon as I hit some reliable internet! Or perhaps, I should wait until I have our own network up in our own house instead of crippling the network at the in-laws again...

Holy crap! Per Aspera also looks pretty awesome! Terraform the Red Planet?!?!?! Yes please! I am definitely in with this one.. and it doesn't hurt that it has been so well received by critics and gamers alike! This is a pretty rare feat, and it is a refreshing change from the Triple-A shooters/multiplayer stuff that infect the most popular charts... this game reminds of the days when gaming was a true nerd obsession, before it became "cool".

Just Die Already is a pretty unusual game concept... to give some context, it is done by the same developers as Goat Simulator. So, how to describe it... you are an old-age resident in a future where society is just waiting for you to die, so that you aren't an unproductive drain on the economy anymore! So, what are you going to do... apparently, break out of the old people's home and cause mayhem in this open world chaos simulator! I'm not sure if I want to hate or like this game????.... I might just keep it around for laughs... but it might end up being another game where it is more fun with other people... and that doesn't really mesh so well with the single player gaming habits that I have.

Before We Leave is cool looking city builder game where you nurture you Peeps on a planet from the their humble beginnings through to the ages... but beware the Space Whales! It has a pretty nice art style, and the concept is decent... I do love my city builders, so this game is definitely right up my alley! It appears to have been well received by its community, so I think that this is going to be a game that I will claim and try out on one of my travels!

Paradise Lost is one of these games that fall into the "walking simulator" category... I did go through a phase of these types of game a while back and they can be great as they really showcase gaming as a narrative medium to tell amazing stories. However, I know that many people find them to be either boring or non-games. I think that they are decent ways of exploring games as a way of telling stories, however, I do agree with the idea that they aren't games... but somehow, I did find the impact of some of these games to be much stronger than if I had read a book or watched a movie. Somehow, the medium just drags you in and involves you more personally with the characters and story... well, for me at least. My wife disagrees!

Everhood is a curious one... retro graphics and a strange guitar hero sort of gameplay? Crossed with RPG mechanics... honestly, I have absolutely no idea what to think about this game. It seems to be one of these indie games that could either be an absolute gem or an acquired taste that lands badly for my personal likes. The reviews are overwhelmingly enthusiastic about the game... so, that in itself is enough for me to give it a try. After all, that is the magic of the Humble Bundles, the chance to be exposed to some interesting games that you wouldn't otherwise be on the lookout for!

Rounding out this month's list is a cat game called Calico. I know that it definitely isn't for me.... however, my oldest daughter has recently got into these sorts of home/community building games, and the art style and the inclusion of cats is definitely going to put this game right in her field of interest. I guess I will claim it, and save it up to spring on her when the time is right!

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DECEMBER 2021

Maneater
MORDHAU
Endzone - A World Apart
Beyond The Wire
Partisans 1941
The Survivalists
Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Greak: Memories of Azur
Fling to the Finish
TOHU
Voidigo

NOVEMBER 2021

Due Process
House Flippers
Project Wingman
WingSpan
BPM: Bullets Per Minute
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Simple Rockets 2
Timelie
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin
Mobius Front: '83

OCTOBER 2021

Katana ZERO
Amnesia: Rebirth
John Wick Hex
112 Operator
Guts and Glory
Ring of Pain
GARAGE: Bad Trip
The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia
Tools Up!
Hiveswap Friendsim
Black Future '88
Syberia 3

SEPTEMBER 2021

PGA TOUR 2K21
Neon Abyss
Not For Broadcast
Röki
Narita Boy
West of Dead
Atomicrops
Heaven's Vault
Swag and Sorcery
Fort Triumph
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
FRAMED Collection

AUGUST 2021

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Last Oasis
Superliminal
Out of Space
We Need To Go Deeper
Carto
As Far As The Eye
Cepheus Protocol
Drake Hollow
Nowhere Prophet
Blue Fire
ENCODYA

JULY 2021

Yakuza 3 Remastered
The Surge 2
DIRT 5
Hammerting
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
Paradise Killer
Kill It With Fire
Bee Simulator
ELDERBORN
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
Deadly Days
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)

JUNE 2021

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Secret Neighbor
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Worms Rumble
Going Under
Panzer Paladin
Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star
DESOLATE
Ikenfell
Paw Paw Paw
Effie
Disjunction

MAY 2021

Metro Exodus
Darksiders Genesis
Hellpoint
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
Levelhead
Fury Unleashed
Size Matters
Morkredd
Relicta
Retimed
Family Man
Vane

APRIL 2021

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
F1® 2020
Shenmue III
Main Assembly
Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
Remothered: Broken Porcelain
In Other Waters
Aven Colony
SIMULACRA COLLECTION
Colt Canyon
Skully
Popup Dungeon

MARCH 2021

Control
XCOM®: Chimera Squad
ELEX
Kingdom Two Crowns
WWE 2K BATTLEGROUNDS
Hotshot Racing
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
Cyber Hook
Pesterquest
Wildfire
Boreal Blade
Ageless

FEBRUARY 2021

Outward
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
Endless Space 2 - Digital Deluxe
Moving Out
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
The Wild Eight
Train Station Renovation
Valfaris
Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Lovecraft's Untold Stories
Iris and the Giant
Boomerang Fu

JANUARY 2021

PC Building Simulator
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Pathologic 2
Warhammer: Chaosbane
Total Tank Simulator
Song of Horror
Not Tonight
Vampire the Masquerade: Shadows of New York
Tales of the Neonsea
Minoria
Deleveled
The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines

DECEMBER 2020

Overcooked! 2 + Too Many Cooks + Surf 'n' Turf
Children of Morta
One Step from Eden
The Beast Inside
Indivisible
Shining Resonance Refrain
Zwei: The Arges Adventure
Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection
Tabletop Playground
The Haunted Island A Frog Detective Game
Frog Detective 2: The Invisible Wizard
Still There
Struggling
Path of Giants

NOVEMBER 2020

Darksiders III
Yakuza 2: Kiwami
Imperator: Rome Deluxe Edition
Crying Suns
Darksburg
Little Misfortune
Smile for Me
Darkwood
Tsioque
Rover Mechanic Simulator
Youropa
Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt

TORII

OCTOBER 2020

Tropico 6 - EL PREZ EDITION
Fae Tactics
Sunless Bundle (SUNLESS SKIES + SUNLESS SEA)
Iron Danger
Autonauts
Shadows: Awakening
Fantasy Blacksmith
The Suicide of Rachel Foster
GOAT OF DUTY
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
Basement
Lightmatter
Syzygy
Fate of Kai

SEPTEMBER 2020

Golf with your Friends
Generation Zero
Forager
Vampire the Masquerade: Coteries of New York
Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
Lethal League
Strange Brigade
Evoland (Legendary Edition)
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Catherine Classic
The Occupation
The Shapeshifting Detective
Alt254 (DRM Free)
Carto Sneak Peek (DRM Free)

AUGUST 2020

Vampyr
Hello Neighbour + Hide and Seek expansion
WarGroove: Double Trouble
Call of Cthulhu
Little Big Workshop
Genesis Alpha One (Deluxe Edition)
Automachef
Through the Darkest of Times
American Fugitive: State of Emergency
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
We Were Here Together
A Case of Distrust

JULY 2020

Age of Wonders: Planetfall (Deluxe Edition)
Void Bastards
Railway Empire
Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock
Yuppie Psycho
Beat Hazard 2
Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
Metal Unit
Don't Escape: 4 Days to Escape
Verlet Swing
Basingstroke
Earthlock

JUNE 2020

Supraland
Grid (Ultimate Edition)
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
The Messenger
Barotrauma
Felix the Reaper
Men of War 2: Assault Squad
Stygian: Reign of Terror
Remnants of Naezith
Overload
The Stillness of the Wind
The King's Bird

MAY 2020

Jurassic World Evolution
XCOM2 + Reinforcement Pack + Resistance Warrior Pack
Rise of Industry
Niche: A Genetics Survival Game
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius
The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse
Warsaw
Heave Ho
Mo:Astray
Neoverse
Chess Ultra
Horace

APRIL 2020

Hitman 2
Gris
This is the Police 2
Opus Magnum
Molek-Syntez
Raiden V: Director's Cut
Driftlands: The Magic Revival
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Truberbrook
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut
Shoppe Keep 2
Capitalism 2

MARCH 2020

My Friend Pedro
Planet Coaster + World's Fair Pack DLC
F1 2019 Anniversary Edition
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Exapunks
Turok
Death's Gambit
198X
Niffelheim
AI War 2
Etherborn

FEBRUARY 2020

Frostpunk + The Rifts DLC
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Book of Demons
Cryofall
Okami HD
Eliza
Shenzhen I/O
Project Warlock
The Hex
Warstone TD
Underhero
Night Call

JANUARY 2020

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War
Graveyard Keeper
Two Point Hospital
Dirt Rally 2.0 + H2 RWD Double Pack + Opel Manta 400 + The Porsche 911 RGT
Street Fighter V
Bad North: Jotunn Edition
Trailmakers
Unrailed!
Whispers of a Machine
Them's Fightin' Herds
Mages of Mystralia
Grip: Combat Racing + Artifex Car Pack

DECEMBER 2019

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Blasphemous
Ancestor's Legacy
Phantom Doctrine
Dead in Vinland
Horizon Chase Turbo
Dark Future: Blood Red States
X-Morph: Defense
Aegis Defenders
Desert Child

SOULCALIBUR VI
Yakuza Kiwami
My Time at Portia
Regular Human Basketball
Sword Legacy Omen
Fluffy Horde
Chasm
Balconing Simulator 2020 (DRM-free)

NOVEMEBER 2019

Call of Duty: WWII
Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Shenmue I & II
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Evergarden
11-11 Memories Retold
Operator (DRM-free)

OCTOBER 2019

BATTLETECH + Flashpoint + Shadow Hawk Pack
Sonic Mania
The Spiral Scouts
Planet Alpha
Override: Mech City Brawl
Puss!
Avernum 3: Ruined World
Roman Sands (DRM-free)
Avernum 3: Ruined World (DRM-free)
The Spiral Scouts (DRM-free)

SEPTEMBER 2019

Slay the Spire
Squad (Early Access)
Distance
Guacamelee! 2
MOTHERGUNSHIP
State of Mind
God's Trigger
Distance (DRM Free)
Shady Knight (DRM Free)

AUGUST 2019

Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Surviving Mars
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam + 2 DLCs
Yoku's Island Express
The Adventure Pals
Almost There: The Platformer
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
Almost There: The Platformer (DRM Free)
DON'T GIVE UP (DRM Free)

JULY 2019

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Moonlighter
[Road Redemption]https://store.steampowered.com/app/300380/Road_Redemption/)
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Love is Dead
60 Parsecs!
NAIRI: Tower of Shirin
Kind Words (DRM Free)

JUNE 2019

911 Operator + Special Resources DLC
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
Duskers
Paratopic
Pool Panic
[Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Standard Edition]
[Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Additional Content]
Paratopic (DRM Free)
Pool Panic (DRM Free)
Macdows 95 (DRM Free)

MAY 2019

Wandersong
Finding Paradise
Monster Prom
The Journey Down: Chapter Three
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
I'm not a Monster
Assassin's Creed: Origins
Once Upon A Crime In The West (DRM Free)

APRIL 2019

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Northgard
Absolver
MINIT
Tannenberg
She Remembered Caterpillars
Steel Rats
Dandara
A Short Hike (DRM Free)

MARCH 2019

FEBRUARY 2019

Yakuza 0
Rapture Rejects
[Rapture Rejects - Humble Exclusive "Safari Outfit" DLC]
Sniper Elite 3
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder
Full Metal Furies
Aaero
Bleed 2
Super Daryl Deluxe
Tom Clancy's The Division
Tom Clancy's The Division - Survival
after HOURS (DRM Free)
Bleed 2 (DRM Free)

JANUARY 2019

Wizard of Legend
Just Cause 3 XXL Edition
Project CARS 2
Q.U.B.E. 2
>observer_
Sundered
Regions of Ruin
Darkside Detective
Roombo: First Blood (Justice Sucks) (DRM Free)

DECEMBER 2018

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Definitive Experience DLC
Cities: Skylines + After Dark DLC
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Zombie Army Trilogy
Immortal Redneck
Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator
Seven: The Days Long Gone
NeuroVoider
Cut & Run (DRM Free)
Forager Sneak Peek (DRM Free)

NOVEMBER 2018

HITMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
[Hollow Knight]
7 Days to Die
Resident Evil Revelations
Dead Island Definitive Edition
Sniper Elite
Sniper Elite V2
The Dwarves
Hard Reset Redux
vApe Escape (DRM Free)
Hollow Knight (DRM Free)

OCTOBER 2018

Dungeons 3
Hidden Folks
American Truck Simulator
Gremlins, Inc.
We Were Here Too
Old Man's Journey
[Overwatch]
Ollie & Bollie's Outdoor Estate (DRM Free)

SEPTEMBER 2018

Little Nightmares
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
Battle Chef Brigade
Zombie Night Terror
Figment
Sniper Elite 4
Tales of Berseria
Staxel
Rise of the Tomb Raider
ETHEREAL (DRM Free)

AUGUST 2018

A Hat in Time
The Escapists 2
Conan Exiles
The Surge
Sudden Strike 4
Kona
Forged Battalion
Pathologic Classic HD
Woten (DRM Free)

JULY 2018

Hearts of Iron IV
Blackwake
Portal Knights
Forts
Titan Quest: Anniversary Edition + Titan Quest: Ragnarok DLC
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom
Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
Serial Cleaner
Stumblehill (DRM Free)

JUNE 2018

Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Styx: Shards of Darkness
Bear With Me - Collector's Edition
Acceleration of SUGURI 2
Yooka-Laylee
[Destiny]
[Destiny 2 Planet of Peace Exclusive Emblem]
Subserial Network (DRM Free)
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! (DRM Free)

MAY 2018

Kerbal Space Program
Dead Rising 4
RUINER
Moon Hunters
Crazy Machines 3
Jalopy
Running with Rifles
[NBA Playgrounds]
Knight Club (DRM Free)

APRIL 2018

GOD EATER 2 Rage Burst
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Mafia III
Mafia III: Sign of the Times
Outlast 2
Lara Croft GO
Subterrain
AER Memories of Old
Laser League

MARCH 2018

DARK SOULS III
DARK SOULS III - Ashes of Ariandel
Overgrowth
Lost Castle
Splasher
Aviary Attorney
Last Day of June
Holy Potatoes! We're in Space?!
Drawkanoid (DRM Free)
Overgrowth (DRM Free)

FEBRUARY 2018

Sid Meier's Civilization® VI
Civilization VI - Australia Civilization & Scenario Pack
Civilization VI - Vikings Scenario Pack
Owlboy
Life is Strange Complete Season (Episodes 1-5)
Tacoma
Black the Fall
Snake Pass
The Norwood Suite
Fortune-499 (DRM Free)
Tacoma (DRM Free)
The Norwood Suite (DRM Free)
Owlboy (DRM Free)

JANUARY 2018

Quantum Break
The Long Dark
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Tomb Raider
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
HIVESWAP: Act 1
Mr. Shifty
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)
Hitchhiker (DRM Free)

DECEMBER 2017

[H1Z1]
Rivals of Aether
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend
Nex Machina
The Sexy Brutale
STRAFE: Millennium Edition
Passpartout: The Starving Artist
H1Z1 Trickster Crate
Crescent Bay (DRM Free)
Way of the Passive Fist (DRM Free)
THOR.N (DRM Free)
The Sexy Brutale (DRM Free)

NOVEMBER 2017

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
[Quake Champions Early Access plus 50 Shards, 100 Platinum, 2000 Favor]
Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Dead Rising 2
Silence
Emily is Away Too
World to the West
The Elder Scrolls: Legends: 2 Card Packs (Skyrim) 1 Event Ticket 100 Gold 100 Souls
ESO Vanity pet: Bristlegut Piglet and 15 days of ESO Plus
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (DRM Free)
Wilmot's Warehouse (DRM Free)
Silence (DRM Free)

OCTOBER 2017

Rise of the Tomb Raider
Wargame: Red Dragon
Furi
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Seasons After Fall
The Shrouded Isle
Scanner Sombre
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Scanner Sombre (DRM Free)
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy (DRM Free)
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You (DRM Free)

SEPTEMBER 2017

Killing Floor 2
Banner Saga 2
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Worms W.M.D
Stories Untold
HackyZack
Eterium
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (DRM Free)
Volantia: Kingdom in the Sky (DRM Free)

AUGUST 2017

Pillars of Eternity
NBA 2K17
ONE PIECE BURNING BLOOD
Offworld Trading Company
War for the Overworld
Overcooked
Wuppo
Nongünz
Quiet City (DRM Free)

JULY 2017

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
SimplePlanes
Galactic Civilizations® III
Armello
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Kero Blaster
Hyper Light Drifter
SimplePlanes (DRM Free)
2000:1: A Space Felony (DRM Free)
Kero Blaster (DRM Free)

JUNE 2017

Stellaris
Plague Inc: Evolved
SUPERHOT
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Shoppe Keep
Maize
Tiny Echo
Brigador: Up-Armored Edition (DRM Free)
Shoppe Keep (DRM Free)
Tiny Echo (DRM Free)

MAY 2017

DiRT Rally
Inside
This is the Police
Undertale
Metrico+
The Turing Test
GoNNER - Press Jump To Die Edition
Super Rude Bear Resurrection
A2Be - A Science Fiction Narrative (DRM Free)
Undertale (DRM Free)
Super Rude Bear Resurrection (DRM Free)

APRIL 2017

The Witness
Layers of Fear: Masterpiece Edition
Black Mesa
Kingdom: New Lands Royal Edition
Event[0]
[Tumblestone]
Slime-san
Tumblestone (DRM Free)
Jawns (DRM Free)

MARCH 2017

Total War: WARHAMMER
Poly Bridge
Space Run Galaxy
One Piece Pirate Warriors 3
RIVE: Wreck, Hack, Die, Retry
Flat Heroes
Morphblade
Uurnog Uurnlimited
RIVE: Wreck, Hack, Die, Retry (DRM Free)
Morphblade (DRM Free)
Uurnog (DRM Free)

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