Game released on PC, no mention of controller required, open it up, "Press Start". Turns out the enter key works, but once in the game there's no clue of what to do, no info on the controls, and I'm just not interested in pressing every individual key on the keyboard to try and decipher the mystery.
223/?
Deep Corp!
Take over as governor of a state that's been ransacked by your predecessor, get the mines running, the factories producing, and horses and carts transporting goods to towns so they can grow and will stop complaining, because if your rep hits 0%, you lose :(
It's a bit hand holdy at the start, but not enough to be a problem, and so much better than so many of the other demos I've tried recently. I would like it if mine shafts built a little faster.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4033080/Deep_Corp/
224/?
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Deep Corp on SteamDig mines, extract resources, and produce goods to restore order to the state. Become a successful businessman and an effective state governor in the late Wild West era!
The Piper of Dawn!
All I'll say is WHAT THE FUCK
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3804370/The_Piper_of_Dawn/
226/?

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The Piper of Dawn on SteamWelcome to Diamond City—a sealed-off “Paradise”. You play the role of an alchemist running a one-stop empire: farming, "people farming," shopkeeping, and alchemy. Choose your companion and set out on a fantastical journey where rich storytelling blends seamlessly with deep simulation gameplay.
Mining Merchant!
Dig up ore, smelt it by hand, wonder why you need copper to make silver and gold ingots, turn ingots into rings, wonder why there's a potted plant on the smithing station, try to sell the rings out of a former petrol station that looks like it should be condemned.
It's okay, I guess?
Followed to see if it'll improve later.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3744080/Mining_Merchant/
228/?
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Steam:Mining Merchantかつて繁盛していたおじさんの宝飾店は今やボロボロ。君の使命は、それを復活させること! 貴重な鉱石を採掘し、ピカピカの宝飾品に精錬し、希少な宝石をセットして訪れるお客さんに販売しよう。昼は採掘、夜は販売、ソロでも協力プレイでもOK、成功する商人を目指せ!
This next demo immediately tried to access the internet for some reason, went to an intro instead of letting me change the sound settings to not be loud, had no sound when I was in the sound settings menu, and when I finally got into the game, had even smaller text than most of the tiny text I've been complaining about.
Genuinely wanna smack someone over this.
249/?
Not even gonna try the actual gameplay on this one, menu's written in tiny text.
257/?