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Lurking in the forest, coming to get you.

Miasmata, a one-of-the-kind survival horror game that strands you on a mysterious island with a ferocious feline beast, is now available on GOG.com for only $13.49! That's 10% off, this week only!

Cats. You can't trust them. Even a cat person knows that they're always hiding something. It's not only that they will act offended if you find them peacefully sitting in the middle of a ruin that used to be your apartment and you blame them for this apparent natural disaster. This is nothing. At nights, when you're asleep the cat will sit at the footboard of your bed, staring at you, eyes glowing in the dark. Plotting. Screening the many scenarios of your death in his fuzzy feline head. If you happen to wake up at this moment, you will feel more than a little bit uneasy. All that can happen in the cozy safety of your own apartment. Now imagine a little change of setting--you're not at home, you're stranded on a mysterious island. Also, the cat isn't your average felis domesticus. It's still a cat, but it's the size of a pickup-truck. And it's got horns. And it's not even trying to hide the fact, that it wants you dead. Getting the chills now, are you? Well--welcome to Miasmata.

In Miasmata, an encounter with the giant cat-like monster is a probable cause of death for your character, but by no means the most common one. The game is very unforgiving when it comes to wilderness survival. Just like in the cult hard-core classic, [url=http://www.gog.com/gamecard/robinsons_requiem_collection]Robinson's Requiem[/url], you'll have to pay close attention to your nutrition, hydration, wounds, and potential illnesses, in order to just stay alive. As if this wasn't tough enough, another important task for you to complete on the island is to research its unique plants and fungi in order to synthesize a cure for the plague. Yes, didn't I mention you're suffering from a plague? Well, you do. By the end of the day you might just feel thankful, when the cat-creature creeps up to you in the darkness and puts you out of your misery. If you're a quitter, that is. Otherwise--prepare for a masterfully created survival horror challenge!

Do you think you know a thing or two about wilderness survival, self-medication, chemistry, and cats? Miasmata will prove you wrong, for only $13.49. You can grab it 10% off until Wednesday, December 5, at 14:59 GMT.
I searched it on kickstarter, turns out it was originally unsuccessful, good work that the brothers still completed the game even though the funding failed.
While we're at it, I noticed this one was still missing on the wishlist. If you're into stealth survival games like Miasmata, maybe you'd like this too (and it's already DRM-free on Kickstarter):

Sir, You Are Being Hunted
Reminds me of Turok...not necessarily a good thing.
Nice, the two brothers made the engine themselves, these have some potential in the indie business.
Release on a Wednesday? What madness is this?!

Yeah, it looks really, really good. But I can't justify buying it at the moment. Too little time, and too many unplayed and already bought survival games in my backlog.

It's really awesome that this genre is not only seeing so many games right now, but it's more or less being just invented in the last few years. What triggered that? S.T.A.L.K.E.R.? Fallout 3 (modded)?

And so much for "Steam is so much better for indie games, because they get the games sooner and cheaper." It was released here first, is cheaper on GOG.com and includes the soundtrack.
Totally missed this one as I wasn't expecting a release today. It seems extremely intriguing to say the least.
Oh fine. Have more of my money.
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Fesin: Release on a Wednesday? What madness is this?!

Yeah, it looks really, really good. But I can't justify buying it at the moment. Too little time, and too many unplayed and already bought survival games in my backlog.

It's really awesome that this genre is not only seeing so many games right now, but it's more or less being just invented in the last few years. What triggered that? S.T.A.L.K.E.R.? Fallout 3 (modded)?

And so much for "Steam is so much better for indie games, because they get the games sooner and cheaper." It was released here first, is cheaper on GOG.com and includes the soundtrack.
I would have guessed Slenderman or Silent Hill.
I have never heard of this and it looks and sounds amazing.
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G-Doc: I thought this was somwhat relevant:

<span class="bold">The Cat With Hands</span>, a short film by Robert Morgan.
And this nicely complements the newspost's part of telling how dangerous the plain domestic cat can be.
Wishlisted for later. Sadly, I'm out of funds for this month.

Really interesting concept. And the game looks stunning, too. Might take some time to get used to though.
This could be better than Far Cry 3 if they have similar budget:

First 20 minutes
Oh my lord, I completely forgot about this game!!! :D
Oh my, this looks like my ideal game, but lack of a tech demo (considering it's a proprietary engine I can't guesstimate performance based on other titles) means I've literally no idea if it'll be playable on my laptop. I don't want to have to download a pirate copy to test it, but I don't think I have much of a choice if I don't want to risk wasting $14. :(
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Gremmi: Oh my, this looks like my ideal game, but lack of a tech demo (considering it's a proprietary engine I can't guesstimate performance based on other titles) means I've literally no idea if it'll be playable on my laptop. I don't want to have to download a pirate copy to test it, but I don't think I have much of a choice if I don't want to risk wasting $14. :(
What specs does your laptop have? I'll be buying it for my gaming PC either today or tomorrow and I can quickly test it on my massively underpowered laptop.