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Yes, some brave games are still launching on Steam during GTA 6 week
Roundabouts, merchant republics, and dark fantasy roguelikes aren't budging their release plans.
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Though it might seem hard to believe given its inescapability, not everyone is going to be playing GTA 6 next week. Some might be waiting for its eventual PC release (whenever that ends up being). Others might simply be unwilling to spend over a thousand dollars on a console just to enjoy the privilege.
Most publishers and developers releasing a videogame this season, however, have opted to vacate the GTA 6 blast radius—but not all of them. If you're looking for something new to play next week, you'll be pleased to know there are some brave games still launching on Steam. Here are some options to consider if you aren't dropping into Vice City:
If you're a CK3 player—and you should be; it's number eight on our Top 100 list for a reason—then Paradox's next expansion should be on your radar. While everyone else is focused on Grand Theft Auto, you could be engaging in the grandest theft of all: Commerce.
Silk and Silver is all about mercantilism: Merchant families can jockey for trade route monopolies and use their wealth to lobby for influence, while new Republic governments offer patrician dynasties a venue to vie for dominance in the constitutional Assembly—potentially forming commercial or military pacts with other Republics. It's also got a lot of Italian content in it. Everyone loves Italian content.
Crusader Kings 3: Silk and Silver launches on November 17.
Among the cozier offerings arriving on Steam during GTA 6 week, Spirit Crossing is a building, crafting, and decorating MMO set in a world seemingly populated entirely by art students and befriendable spirits.
Borrowing a page from Sky: Children of the Light, it's only as much of an MMO as you want it to be: other players are only fully visible in your world if you mutually choose to engage with one another. Otherwise, you're free to roam its pastel soulscape and build out your own little corner of paradise solo for as long as you prefer.
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