Steam has secured its position at the top of the proverbial tree when it comes to which platform PC players tend to go to for a good time. Though they are some notable absentees from years gone by, most games are available to buy or play in some form via Valve’s storefront, and it’s a very convenient way of keeping your collection in one place and playing with friends.
It’s also a great spot if you’re looking to play some games and not spend any of your hard-earned wages at the same time. Whether that’s via always free-to-play titles like Counter-Strike 2 and Warframe, or games temporarily given that status for a weekend or more. One game that fits into the former category is drawing a ton of praise right now, and it’s well worth your consideration if you’re on the lookout for something to play.
Over on Steam, you should be able to find the store page for Control, I’m Not Coming Back, a short narrative game about, “a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space.”
It’s actually designed to be a very hopeful story inspired by positivity and friendship, and it’s clearly striking a chord with fans, who have taken to the comments to praise it into an Overwhelmingly Positive review position on the store.
“Genuinely could not stop crying start to finish. A beautiful message packed into a short, under an hour, experience. ‘Good things are coming, whether you like it or not,'” one comment read.
While another added, “This game goes beyond my expectations. I would’ve never expected a free indie game i found randomly would be so good. It’s very short yet so inspiring. It has helped me a lot with my current state. This game is what you might need.”
“One of the beautiful games I have played this year. I teared up playing, not knowing this would have a strong message about life and reading. ‘Good things are coming, whether you like it or not.’ it hits like a truck. I have rarely posted a review, but this game deserves its recognition,” a third said.
It’s available to download entirely for free, forever, so there really is no risk to giving the game a go for an hour or two and seeing if it hits home in the same way for you.
It’s worth checking in each weekend to see what Steam has made free for the weekend, as well as checking the catalog for new arrivals that are launching with a free-to-play model.
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Valve
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September 12, 2003