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I’m back with another batch of promising games that recently entered Steam Early Access. Even if you don’t like buying titles that are still in Early Access, remember to wishlist any games that catch your attention so you’ll be notified when they get a full release.
Here’s 5 new Early Access games that might be worth checking out:
Rec Center Tycoon
Developer: Jarrod Brown
Platforms: Windows PC
Price: $11.99 (Price might increase)
Rec Center Tycoon is a management sim about running your own recreation center. Build your center from scratch and fill it with desirable activities like gym rooms, pools, basketball courts, game rooms, cafes, and more. Hire employees and assign them duties based on their personality and preferences. Charge upfront with membership plans, or set prices based on what rooms customers use while visiting your rec center.
There currently isn’t an estimated timespan for how long Rec Center Tycoon will remain in Early Access.
Undercrewed
Developers: David Strachan, Dex Cimino
Platforms: Windows PC
Price: $11.99 (Price will increase)
Undercrewed is a co-op focused real-time tactics game where players control the last four survivors of a spaceship. Players will have to divide their efforts between the roles of Captain, Weapons, Engineering, and Shields and Medical, each of which have their own unique skill tree. Carefully coordinate your actions to ensure that everyone survives this trek through the most dangerous sectors of the galaxy.
Undercrewed is expected to get a full release in around five months.
Noita
Developer: Nolla Games
Platforms: Windows PC
Price: $17.99 (Price will increase)
Noita is a roguelite action-platformer set in a procedurally generated world where every pixel is simulated in real time. This gives the game an impressive level of detail, and the environments are fully destructible. Players will be able to craft their own arsenal of spells that can destroy and manipulate the environment by making objects collapse, or by pouring pools of acid on enemies.
Noita will be in Early Access for around a year.
Neon Tail
Developers: Fei, Leo, Yang
Publisher: Rocket Juice Games
Platforms: Windows PC
Price: $9.99 (Price will increase)
Finally, we come to Neon Tail, an open-world freestyle roller skating game inspired by Jet Set Radio. Explore the streets of Bluepulse City as an aspiring skater tasked with saving the world from a dimensional disaster. Perform tricks, unlock new skills, find hidden secrets, and take on odd jobs to build up your reputation with the citizens of Bluepulse.
Neon Tail will be in Early Access for around a year.
Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
Developer: Dark Crystal Games
Publisher: Black Tower Entertainment
Platforms: Windows PC
Price: $29.99 (Price might increase)
Encased is an isometric post-apocalyptic RPG inspired by the older Fallout games. After a brief prologue, the game dumps players into a massive open-world sandbox with five factions to fight or align yourself with as you become a driving force in the wasteland. Encased features turn-based tactical battles that focuses on Action Point management, just like the original Fallout. Explore the wastes and discover coveted Forefather technology that dates back to before the apocalypse, and craft weapons and armor based on whatever scraps you can scavenge.
Encased is expected to remain in Early Access for about nine months.
Which of these games are you interested in? Are you playing any recent Early Access releases that we missed? Tell us more in the comments below.
