overview for Auster

Create Games for Dreamcast & PS1 with Retro Game Designer | Kickstarter in c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Agreed with Magician and RmDebArc, and besides that, it could also be for the challenge, for the enjoyment, or because the vision of the dev only works in such a platform. And with emulators that allow commercial use around, the developer can also publish his games to modern platforms without having to rebuild the whole game.

Bandwagon is Emissary’s Bandcamp Alternative in c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

Link for the platform: https://bandwagon.fm/

What's this? Free games? in c/freegames@feddit.uk

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And lastly, some UbO filters I made since I commented so much about them:

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! Denpasoft - hiding stuff already in the account (make a new filter for each title):
!denpasoft.com##a[href="link_goes_here"]:upward(article[class="x-col e244827-e17 m58wr-d m58wr-e m58wr-f m58wr-i"])

! DLsite - hiding stuff already claimed and owned (may need to expand since DLsite has its store sections all split):
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl disabled"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner for_pc "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner for_pc "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner for_ios_android "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_04 "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_01 for_ios_android "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl disabled"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner  "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_st"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner  "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_cart disabled"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner  "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner  "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_01 "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_01 for_pc "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner for_pc "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner for_android "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_01 for_android "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_01 for_ios "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_st"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_02 "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl disabled"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_01 "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_dl disabled"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_01 for_pc "])

! DLsite - hiding what's already in the cart (also may need to expand):
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_cart_in"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_01 for_ios_android "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_cart_in"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner  "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_cart_in"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner for_pc "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_cart_in"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_01 "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_cart_in"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_01 for_pc "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_cart_in"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner type_exclusive_02 "])

! DLsite - hiding what can't be activated or bought (also may need to expand):
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_cart disabled"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner for_pc "])
www.dlsite.com##a[class="btn_cart disabled"]:upward(li[class="search_result_img_box_inner  "])

! Epic Games/EGS - hiding what's already activated (make a new filter for each title):
!store.epicgames.com##a[href^="href_aqui"]:upward(li[class="css-lrwy1y"])
!E.g.:
!store.epicgames.com##a[href^="/p/thewatch-2c8a8e"]:upward(li[class="css-lrwy1y"])

! Freetchio & Itchclaim - hiding what you already have from Itchio (make a new filter for each title):
!shaigrorb.github.io##a[href="link_goes_here"]:upward(sl-card[id])
!itchclaim.tmbpeter.com##a[href="link_goes_here"]:upward(tr)

! IndieGala - hide stuff already claimed/bought (make a new filter for each title):
!indiegala.com##a[href="link_goes_here"]:upward(div[class="main-list-item-col left"])
!freebies.indiegala.com##a[href="link_goes_here"]:upward(div[class="col-3 products-col"])

! Kagura Games (EN & JP) - hiding by owned products (make a new filter for each product)
!www.kaguragames.com##a[href="full_link_goes_here"]:upward(div[class^="product-small col has-hover product type-product post-"])
!kaguragamesjp.com##a[href="link_goes_here"]:upward(div[class^="product-small col has-hover product type-product post-"])

! Kagura Games - hiding Kagura Survivors specifically since it cannot be claimed:
www.kaguragames.com##a[href="https://www.kaguragames.com/product/kagura-survivors-endless-night/"]:upward(div[class^="product-small col has-hover product type-product post-"])

! Project EGG - hiding by price (make a new filter for each price):
!www.amusement-center.com##span[class="yen"]:has-text(value_goes_here):upward(ul[class="mode_1"])
! E.g.:
www.amusement-center.com##span[class="yen"]:has-text(330):upward(ul[class="mode_1"])
www.amusement-center.com##span[class="yen"]:has-text(440):upward(ul[class="mode_1"])

! Project EGG - hiding stuff already activated (make a new filter for each title):
!www.amusement-center.com##a[href^="?product_id=ID_aqui"]:upward(ul[class="mode_1"])
!E.g.:
!www.amusement-center.com##a[href^="?product_id=1908"]:upward(ul[class="mode_1"])

! Zoom Platform - hiding stuff already owned (needs to be logged in for it to work):
!www.zoom-platform.com##div[class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 px-2 py-1 z-20 text-xs font-semibold bg-accent-green bg-opacity-80"]:upward(div[class^="flex justify-center w-full max-w-full pr-2 xxs:max-w-1/2 sm:max-w-1/3 md:max-w-cover md:pr-0"])

! Zoom Platform - hiding stuff by price (make a new filter for each title):
!www.zoom-platform.com##span[class="my-0.5 "]:has-text("price_goes_here"):upward(div[class^="flex justify-center w-full max-w-full pr-2 xxs:max-w-1/2 sm:max-w-1/3 md:max-w-cover md:pr-0"])
!www.zoom-platform.com##span[class="my-0.5"]:has-text("price_goes_here"):upward(div[class^="flex justify-center w-full max-w-full pr-2 xxs:max-w-1/2 sm:max-w-1/3 md:max-w-cover md:pr-0"])
! E.g.:
www.zoom-platform.com##span[class="my-0.5 "]:has-text("0.99"):upward(div[class^="flex justify-center w-full max-w-full pr-2 xxs:max-w-1/2 sm:max-w-1/3 md:max-w-cover md:pr-0"])
www.zoom-platform.com##span[class="my-0.5"]:has-text("0.99"):upward(div[class^="flex justify-center w-full max-w-full pr-2 xxs:max-w-1/2 sm:max-w-1/3 md:max-w-cover md:pr-0"])

What's this? Free games? in c/freegames@feddit.uk

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

A few more (SFW) I forgot:

https://www.gog.com/#giveaway (when a giveaway is present, it just scrolls you to that part of the front page)
https://gaming.amazon.com/games (a cleaner redirect to https://gaming.amazon.com/home?filter=Game)
https://www.zoom-platform.com/search/ (filtering in the site is still lacking, so my solution is a set of Ublock Origin filters)
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/browse?sortBy=currentPrice&sortDir=ASC&category=Game&count=40 (sorting by lowest price first - UbO helps here too)
https://www.gog.com/en/games?priceRange=0,0&hideOwned=true (showing only the freebies, permanent or otherwise, from the whole catalogue, and filtering out what the user already has)
https://randombundlegame.com/ (not directly useful, but maybe people can use it to keep an eye whenever another massive bundle pops up)

Of the NSFW ones, first the DLsite ones (so many because the store is split in multiple sections, and so much noise in the links because filters are hardcoded into them):

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Other NSFW sources, all sorted by price so if any freebie pops up, it's easier to spot:

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https://denpasoft.com/product-category/all-products/?orderby=price (they don't mark products as owned in the catalogue, so once more, UbO may help)
https://erogames.com/en/hentai-games/genre-free/type-download?filter=results
https://jastusa.com/games?attributes=&sort=cheapest&catalogCode=&priceMin=0&priceMax=0&currentPage=1&phrase=
https://kaguragamesjp.com/shop/?orderby=price (same case regarding ownership as Denpasoft)
https://www.fakku.net/doujin/sort_price-low
https://www.fakku.net/games/sort_price-low
https://www.kaguragames.com/shop/?orderby=price (same case regarding ownership as Denpasoft)
https://www.mangagamer.com/r18/freedownload.php?page=1
https://www.mangagamer.com/r18/product_list.php?opt=search&page=1&goods_type=0&keyword=&cmbSort=3

What's this? Free games? in c/freegames@feddit.uk

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I have a few more resources noted down, if you'd be interested for the list:

https://www.indiegala.com/showcase
https://www.amusement-center.com/project/egg/game/?mode=search&sssort=desc (service itself is paid so kinda like Prime in "free with a fee")
https://freebies.indiegala.com/
https://steamdb.info/freepackages/
https://www.app-sales.net/
https://steamdb.info/sales/?min_reviews=0&min_rating=0&min_discount=95&sort=discount_desc
https://itchclaim.tmbpeter.com/
https://shaigrorb.github.io/freetchio/
https://isthereanydeal.com/giveaways/

Should I list the NSFW resources too?

Should I buy fallout 4 goty from GOG? in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

As much as GOG/CD Projekt have more than their fair share of problems, usually their versions of games work, can be preserved, don't require as much bloat, launchers included, and usually don't require 3rd party validation. And like others said, besides Wine and related, and installing through Steam as external games, you can also install stuff very easily through Heroic and the sort. So I'd say it's the better option indeed.

is there is any app that combine several Reddit alternatives into one feed? in c/android@lemmy.world

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 11 points 5 days ago

Afaik most such Reddit alternatives support RSS feeds, so a RSS reader could be an option.

Adding gog games to steam deck in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Besides Flatpak, Heroic also has an official AppImage version, if the OP wants to have an even more portable program.

New Pirate-Metal Rhythm Game Chantey Coming To Game Boy & Chromatic in c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Demo can be found on Itchio:
https://gortyncode.itch.io/chantey-prologue

Spooky Games in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I prefer psychological horror over jumpscares by a long shot, so my recommendations are a bit slower than what people may recommend, but if it strikes your and your wife's fancy, here are them:
Dreaming Sarah, Wishing Sarah, Tanglewood, Parasite Eve, Wake Up (by Philosophic Games), UNLOVED, The Corruption Within.

Any good games that break the mold in c/games@lemmy.world

Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] Auster@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

To my knowledge, besides the newest updates not necessarily being as stable, but also, other softwares that interact with it would need time to adapt themselves to be sure they're as compatible as they were before. In a situation of constant updates, other software would always be on a situation of catching up, whereas updates that take a bit longer to land allow "for the dust to set down".