The Extreme HW Game List - 2023 Edition

[Slaughtahouse]

 

Hi all,

 

I am creating this thread so we can track all titles on PC for the year 2023. There are a LOT of games rolling out every month. I can't keep track of it all in my head so I thought I would log it here.

 

Feel free to suggest, recommend, provide feedback on any of the games mentioned. Whether you're anticipating it, avoiding it, or just finished playing it. 

 

Cheers!

Edited September 15, 2023 by Slaughtahouse
Edit Sept 15 2023 : I've consolidated the sheet into one master list. Individual pages within the sheet will still contain pivot tables for PC vs. Console only releases and filtered by years. In 2024, I'll create a new thread focusing discussing 2024.

[Slaughtahouse]

 

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Steam Sale schedule for 2023.

Mystery Fest: February 20th - 27th

Spring Sale: March 16th - 23rd (major seasonal sale)

Puzzle Fest: April 24th - May 1st

Sports Fest: May 15th - 22nd

Next Fest: June 19th - 26th

Summer Sale: June 29th - July 13th (major seasonal sale)

Stealth Fest: July 24th - 31st

Visual Novel Fest: August 7th - 14th

Strategy Fest: August 28th - September 4th

SHMUP Fest: September 25th - October 2nd

Next Fest: October 9th - 16th

Return of Steam Scream Fest (Halloween): October 26th - November 2nd (Valve says there are “additional details to come”)

Autumn Sale: November 21st - 28th (major seasonal sale)

Winter Sale: December 21st - January 4th, 2024 (major seasonal sale)

Edited December 12, 2023 by Slaughtahouse
Added schedule for 2023 Steam sales

[UltraMega]

Keep track of all titles, or just the more interesting ones? All titles seems like it would be quite a lot. 

[Slaughtahouse]

I'll start with more interesting ones but everyone has their own tastes and I dont mind updating the list as people discuss. It only crossed my mind to track as I just realized Company of Heroes 3 was just released (tomorrow)*. Company of Heroes was one of my first Steam games I purchased. I don't intend on buying it right now BUT it made me wonder how many other titles have I or others forgotten...

 

Edit: List is a draft right now with just a copy / paste from Wiki. It needs to be cleaned up as it includes all platforms. I'll work on it over the next few days in spare time. 

Edited February 22, 2023 by Slaughtahouse

[The Pook]

only thing on the horizon I'm looking forward to is Starfield. there's still no release date set after the initial delay though 

[Slaughtahouse]

28 minutes ago, The Pook said:

only thing on the horizon I'm looking forward to is Starfield. there's still no release date set after the initial delay though 

 

I'm a little skeptical but I will try to keep an open mind. Last trailer (gameplay) didn't really excite me as much as I thought it would. 

Edited February 22, 2023 by Slaughtahouse

[UltraMega]

For me, everything is trivial compared to Armored Core. Loved those games so much back in the PS2 days, cannot wait to play a new one. 

 

Not that there aren't lots of other really good looking titles coming this year. Hellblade looks pretty epic. 

[Memmento Mori]

Throne and Liberty - should be 2023 but im waiting for the sucessor of L2 since L2 

[Slaughtahouse]

Still inputting data but I've added a Pivot Table in the second tab, so you can consolidate and tabulate the data. 

Edited February 23, 2023 by Slaughtahouse

[Slaughtahouse]

17 hours ago, UltraMega said:

For me, everything is trivial compared to Armored Core. Loved those games so much back in the PS2 days, cannot wait to play a new one. 

 

Not that there aren't lots of other really good looking titles coming this year. Hellblade looks pretty epic. 

 

I've started to really fill up the list and came across Phantom Brigade. Different scope / style of game but it's a Mech RPG / Strategy game. Might be up your alley and comes out next week. There is a demo too.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/553540/Phantom_Brigade/

[Slaughtahouse]

Quick update:

 

I'm going to update the data sheet with a new column for "System". That way I can add console games. This thread will default to a Pivot table that filters PC games only. I'll create another thread for console games but it will link the same sheet. Hope that makes sense.

 

TL;DR. One data sheet; two threads. One for PC discussions, one for console discussions.

[schuck6566]

there are supposed to be 5 new LOTR games in the next 24 months. I honestly don't know if I'll get any of them because of the way that Shadow of Mordor/of War games broke my heart the way they played fast and loose with the lore. I mean really,Shelob portrayed as Kate Beckinsale dressed as a cocktail waitress?

[Sir Beregond]

On 22/02/2023 at 14:42, The Pook said:

only thing on the horizon I'm looking forward to is Starfield. there's still no release date set after the initial delay though 

Will wait and see how this one turns out given how their last game did. Also didn't find the gameplay trailer particularly interesting.

 

Really been waiting for Elder Scrolls VI, but I don't know, they might dumb that one down even more than they did Skyrim, which only had the lasting power it did because mods.

Edited March 2, 2023 by Sir Beregond

[Slaughtahouse]

Anyone know how to use AI (ChatGPT) for it to automatically update my google sheet XD 

[Slaughtahouse]

2 hours ago, Sir Beregond said:

Will wait and see how this one turns out given how their last game did. Also didn't find the gameplay trailer particularly interesting.

 

Really been waiting for Elder Scrolls VI, but I don't know, they might dumb that one down even more than they did Skyrim, which only had the lasting power it did because mods.

Yes - I'm particularly interested in where Elder Scrolls goes. I never beat Skyrim but I loved Oblivion. I wouldn't Skyrim is more dumbed down but I do miss the silly things like, the more you jump, the better your jumping skill is. The level of detail, quality / quantity of quests in Skyrim was impressive, to me, compared to past games. 

[Sir Beregond]

Just now, Slaughtahouse said:

Yes - I'm particularly interested in where Elder Scrolls goes. I never beat Skyrim but I loved Oblivion. I wouldn't Skyrim is more dumbed down but I do miss the silly things like, the more you jump, the better your jumping skill is. The level of detail, quality / quantity of quests in Skyrim was impressive, to me, compared to past games. 

Level of detail definitely improved, but I felt the base game was overall shallower and radiant questing didn't always materialize into interesting quests.  

 

What I mean by dumb down is read quest logs between Morrowind to Oblivion to Skyrim for example and you see how much more dumbed down Skyrim got in the flavor text that made it interesting as an RPG even compared to Oblivion.

[Slaughtahouse]

On 02/03/2023 at 14:56, Slaughtahouse said:

Anyone know how to use AI (ChatGPT) for it to automatically update my google sheet XD 

Update...

Images removed* 

 

 

function updateVideoGameReleaseDate() {
  // Replace this URL with the URL of the web page where the release date is located.
  var url = "https://example.com/video-game-release-date";
  
  // Replace this XPath expression with the XPath expression that selects the release date from the web page.
  var xpath = "//div[@class='release-date']";
  
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheetByName("Sheet1");
  var cell = sheet.getRange("A1");
  
  var html = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url).getContentText();
  var releaseDate = extractReleaseDateFromHtml(html, xpath);
  
  if (releaseDate !== cell.getValue()) {
    cell.setValue(releaseDate);
  }
}

function extractReleaseDateFromHtml(html, xpath) {
  var document = XmlService.parse(html);
  var root = document.getRootElement();
  var namespace = root.getNamespace();
  var elements = root.getElements(XmlService.parseXPath(xpath, namespace));
  
  if (elements.length > 0) {
    return elements[0].getText();
  } else {
    return "";
  }
}

 

 

Well would you look at that. I'll see if I can take this thread as a learning exercise in automation...

Edited April 6, 2023 by Slaughtahouse

[Sir Beregond]

Every time I ask ChatGPT to do something, it just responds with "Internal Server Error". 

[Slaughtahouse]

46 minutes ago, Sir Beregond said:

Every time I ask ChatGPT to do something, it just responds with "Internal Server Error". 

lol what the heck are you asking it ahahaha

[The Pook]

still being maintained? Starfield got a release date finally, supposedly it's 9/6/2023

[Slaughtahouse]

21 hours ago, The Pook said:

still being maintained? Starfield got a release date finally, supposedly it's 9/6/2023

Yes, but my work flow is atypical. It comes in waves and right now it’s higher than normal. I’ll probably remain incognito for another week but don’t worry, i’ll be back and i’ll update this thread.

Edited March 13, 2023 by Slaughtahouse

[Slaughtahouse]

@The Pook Update made for Starfield. Globally, the sheet needs more work but made a couple adjustments today. 

 

If anyone has comments, just add them to the sheet. Besides, the sheet is meant to supplement the main discussion: Games. 

 

I'm at a crossroad for this month. I've never played The Last of Us and just finished the TV series. The PC game comes out in a few weeks... but RE4 Remake comes out first and RE is in my veins. I think I may hold on TLOU...

[Slaughtahouse]

Update: March 15, 2023. I've edited the 2nd post (embedded sheet / list) to highlight the steam sale schedule for 2023. All dates were announced ahead this year.

 

Steam Spring Sale starts TOMORROW!

[Avacado]

This is the only thing on my list right now. Will be playing Friday.

 

[Slaughtahouse]

10 hours ago, Avacado said:

This is the only thing on my list right now. Will be playing Friday.

 

 

I know a colleague already planning time off in June for this. I’m not invested in Diablo but I get it

 

Hope you enjoy the beta