Last year, solo developer Chris Allen released his old-school dungeon crawler Shade Silver on PC. Now, Allen is temporarily giving Shade Silver away for free on Steam, if you take the time to grab it before the offer expires.
To claim Shade Silver, the only thing players need to do is claim it on Steam before 10 AM PT on August 21. After that time, you’ll have to pay for it.
The game casts players as a wizard named Shade Silver as he embarks on a side-scrolling adventure that forces him to avoid traps, shoot enemies, solve puzzles, find treasures, and even bribe a few ogres to advance to the next level. There are four bosses and boss battles across 81 levels, with multiple secrets to discover along the way.
Allen has also shared a trailer for his next solo-dev game, Vein-Weaver Knitting. The demo for that game is already on Steam.
Valve recently unveiled a tweak to the way that reviews are displayed on Steam to make them more relevant for players. Valve is also refreshing the look of Steam’s game pages to make them wider, with more room for images and videos. However, Steam and other digital outlets have been bending to pressure from the anti-porn non-profit Collective Shout and removing NSFW games from search results or banning them altogether.
One of the games banned by Steam was the indie psychological horror game, Vile: Exhumed, which is now available as a free download.