Salem

Procne wrote:More screenies and actual gameplay trailers to the steam greenlight page please. And more detailed description listing various stuff possible in Salem. Right now it looks more like an idea than an actual game.

This is a one-of-a-kind game, definitely worth checking out if you are interested in a game where the players shape the ENTIRE world: from building the bases, to deciding the laws, handling outlaws and founding towns/forming political alliances. Don't expect any handholding from anyone, neither the devs nor other players. It's a harsh world out there, but you are given the tools to work and live and defend. And die.

You WILL die, and part of the game is how you handle it, how you do (or do not) persevere and overcome. I have played this game since the start of closed beta, three years ago, and I can say this: the game is not for everyone. Salem caters to a small niche of players, which can result in ostracizing a large group of other players. Yet in doing so, it doesn't need to make any compromises whatsoever. It does what it does splendidly, captivatingly and quite interestingly.

The atmosphere is a unique mix of a cut-throat political scene and people that genuinely want to help you. Telling them apart is hard if not impossible, and mistakes will be made - resulting in grief, pain, anger and -- quite often -- death. But what would any game be without the occasional bump in the road to keep us interested and engaged?

TLDR; Salem is a niche game that does what it does exceedingly well. Try it out: if you're hooked, I guarantee you you won't be leaving anytime soon.