Hi all, I know this question has probably been posted on the internet millions of times, yet I would like to receive some Lemmy-oriented answers. :) What are your favorite places, websites, or creators for discovering new games in your favorite genres?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Nowadays? If you want to get a game in my face, it has to be via word of mouth or be blown in by the winds of Steam.

I took a look through my game library and these are the broad categories of how a game ended up there.

Friends (though I tend to be the recommender for my friends)
- Path of Exile, Cobalt Core
I liked the demo at Steam Next Fest
- Moonlight Pulse, Laika: Aged Through Blood, Cassette Beasts
Announcement through a game I already like
- Jackbox series, Slayers X, Vertigo 2
YouTube channels
- Game Maker's Toolkit: Neon White, Toodee and Topdee, Assault Android Cactus
- From other channels, but I don't remember which: Gunfire Reborn, A Short Hike, Bug Fables
Sheer luck
- I found Corn Kidz 64 from a tile at the bottom of a Steam store page, before it was released
- I found Hypnospace Outlaw from Steam's discovery queue…
- …and following through the music credits got me to Queenjazz's Bandcamp site, where I found an OST for a different game, Grapple Dog!