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Preview: Outbound Best Base Locations: Where to Park Your Van (Guides)
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Outbound Best Base Locations: Where to Park Your Van

Outbound best base locations ranked by biome: plains for wind, coast for solar and materials, forest for shelter. Signal towers first, always.

· 7 min read

Preview: Subnautica 2 Weapons: What You Use Instead of a Knife (General)
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Subnautica 2 Weapons: What You Use Instead of a Knife

Subnautica 2 weapons: none in EA by design. Utility tools, Seaglide escapes, how the Hammerhead disengages, and which DNA mods extend your escape range.

· 11 min read

Preview: NetHack 5.0.0 Guide: Tips for New and Returning Players (General)
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NetHack 5.0.0 Guide: Tips for New and Returning Players

NetHack 5.0.0 guide for new and returning players: what the built-in tutorial covers, how color health indicators work, and what changed from 3.6.x.

· 8 min read

Preview: Paralives Early Access: Not Free at $39.99, Worth It? (General)
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Paralives Early Access: Not Free at $39.99, Worth It?

Paralives Early Access: not free, costs $39.99 on Steam at launch. Whether it's worth buying now, who should wait, and what the buy-once model means.

· 11 min read

Preview: Slay the Spire 2 Best Duo Characters: All 5 Ranked (General)
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Slay the Spire 2 Best Duo Characters: All 5 Ranked

Slay the Spire 2 best duo characters: Ironclad plus Silent is the top 2-player pairing. Full breakdown of all 5 characters and 3-4 player team comps.

· 13 min read

Preview: Murim Survival Builds Guide: Best Archetypes (2026) (General)
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Murim Survival Builds Guide: Best Archetypes (2026)

Murim Survival builds: three archetypes clear Ascension, shortsword chain, ranged kite, heavy momentum. Equipment synergy and mastery order, in depth.

· 9 min read

Preview: Sunderfolk Beginner Guide: Best Classes and Party Tips (General)
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Sunderfolk Beginner Guide: Best Classes and Party Tips

Sunderfolk beginner guide covering all 7 classes including Vanguard, the best 2-4 player party compositions, and first-run tips for the co-op tactical RPG.

· 9 min read

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Preview: Gambonanza Complete Guide: Chess Roguelike Tips 2026 (General)
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Gambonanza Complete Guide: Chess Roguelike Tips 2026

Gambonanza complete guide: Crumble Mode, the reserve system, real Gambit tiers, and how it compares to Balatro. Everything confirmed, in one place.

· 15 min read

Preview: Zero Parades For Dead Spies: ZA/UM's Espionage RPG Arrives (General)
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Zero Parades For Dead Spies: ZA/UM's Espionage RPG Arrives

Zero Parades For Dead Spies launches May 21: ZA/UM's first game in 7 years brings a spy CRPG with 15 skills, Fail Forward, and full English VO.

· 3 min read

Preview: Gambonanza Best Builds: 3 Gambit Pairings That Work (General)
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Gambonanza Best Builds: 3 Gambit Pairings That Work

Gambonanza best builds: pair Thunder's with Falling Crown's for pawn tempo, Chemist's with Blessed or Gold tiles, or stack the skip-turn trio.

· 9 min read

Preview: Scoundrel Card Game: 44 Cards Is the Whole Dungeon (General)
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Scoundrel Card Game: 44 Cards Is the Whole Dungeon

Scoundrel card game on Steam: 44 shuffled cards, 2-5 minute runs, blades dull after kills. No meta-progression. $2.99 dungeon crawler by senator.ovh.

· 6 min read

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