- Grab seven great Steam Deck games, and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, for under $12 - 6 November 2024
Here's an amazing opportunity to grab yourself a load of new Steam Deck games without spending a huge amount of money, as the November Humble Choice games are now out. This time there are eight new titles up for grabs, seven of which are ideal for playing on the deck, and you can get them all for just $11.99, saving you a massive $187.93 over buying the games individually. If you're a proud owner of the best handheld gaming PC right now, then a monthly subscription to Humble Choice offers you an easy way to get a regular drop of new games that work great on the Steam Deck , and you can cancel at any time as well. Not only that, but if you cancel, the games are still yours to own forever. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Free game giveaway - win a Cooler Master hardware bundle with Hexarchy Civilization and Slay the Spire collide in 4X deck builder on Steam
- Paradox think there's no point competing with XCOM after their Lamplighters flop - it's "winner takes all" in the "tactical gaming space" - 15 October 2024
Last October, Paradox Interactive announced that they and development studio Harebrained Schemes were breaking up , following underwhelming sales of Harebrained's 1930s-set XCOMlike, The Lamplighters League . The publishers had already made layoffs at Harebrained in the run-up to release, implying that preorder numbers were low; ultimately, Paradox wrote it off as a $22 million flop. At the time of the "parting of ways", Paradox chief operational officer Charlotta Nilsson washed her hands of XCOMlikes entirely, commenting that "a new project or sequel in the same genre was not in line with our portfolio plans". Read more
- XCOM is "the one thing that works" in tactical games, Paradox executive says - 12 October 2024
Turn-based strategy games and tactical RPGs come and go, but XCOM is forever. At least, it can certainly feel that way. It's been more than eight years since Firaxis unleashed XCOM 2 on the world, and almost six since the arrival of its masterful War of the Chosen expansion. Since then, we've seen some excellent contenders in the space - the likes of Gears Tactics, Battletech, and Warhammer 40k Battlesector come to mind - but none have become quite the cultural phenomenon that XCOM is. In the wake of its own attempt, I asked Paradox deputy CEO Mattias Lilja about trying to compete with such established titans. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: XCOM like strategy game with a twist hits new Steam historical low Underappreciated Game Pass strategy game is getting a big free update Cities Skylines 2 publisher says new XCOM-like strategy game is a flop
- XCOM like strategy game with a twist hits new Steam historical low - 13 May 2024
I still fondly remember the first time I played Lamplighters League . Sat in a warehouse near downtown San Francisco at GDC, the first level of this XCOM-style turn-based strategy game ensnared me. As the developers at Harebrained Schemes watched from behind (I didn't realize this until afterward), I snuck around a 1940s pulp-inspired dockyard, before going loud and engaging in combat. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Underappreciated Game Pass strategy game is getting a big free update Cities Skylines 2 publisher says new XCOM-like strategy game is a flop Try this chic new XCOM like strategy game now with free Steam download
- The Final Patch - 13 December 2023
Well hey there, Lamplighters! We certainly hope you have been enjoying Events and pulling off incredible shenanigans with Isaac. I personally have been enjoying running Isaac with Celestine and Alex to sow absolute mayhem amongst the goons of the Banished Court! Today, we are patching to improve stability and address the known issues from Isaac’s release. Quality of Life Improvements Under the hood scripting improvements to Nicastro Heist, Strum Heist, and the Tower Updated Credits Made it so that any 10 Agent roster should complete the “recruit 10 agents” achievement Improved the texture of a few icons that were really blurry at low graphics qualities Re-enabled path decals in the Tower Bug Fixes Isaac should no longer apply passive effects to himself When loading a mid-mission save, Isaac should no longer have a strange disc at his feet Fedir should now shred the target’s armor when E…
- The Lamplighters League Dev Diary #9 - Isaac - 6 December 2023
Isaac Greymoor is ready to bring the heat in the fight against the Banished Court! This hot-headed mercenary is the prodigal son of the past leader of the Lamplighters League. Isaac and Locke are the only survivors from the glory days — and it is time for Isaac to rejoin the cause. Bringing the Heat Isaac’s weapon is his Light Machine Gun. It excels at dealing a lot of hits and stacking up a lot of damage. His gun does not use Ammo and does not need to be reloaded — instead, Isaac must manage the weapon’s Heat, visualized by a meter in the lower left corner of the screen. Isaac’s kit revolves around firing his LMG to build Heat. The more Heat Isaac has, the stronger all of his LMG attacks become. But it comes with a tradeoff—for every stack of Heat, he loses some of his Speed. Each of Isaac’s abilities has a special interaction with Heat and there is a big damage benefit the more Heat h…
- FREE DLC & UPDATE - Isaac and The Twist of Fate - 5 December 2023
Well hey there, all you scoundrels, rogues, and misfits. We've got a lot of ground to cover today: a new Agent, a new event system, plus a whole stack of fixes. The Isaac DLC accompanied by the Twist of Fate Update will be Free to Download for all of our players - Thank you for joining the Lamplighters League! Introducing Isaac Greymoor Meet Isaac Greymoor, a hot-headed, lead-slinging mercenary who wields a deadly light machine gun to devastating effect. And watch out, folks: on a team of shady characters he just might be the worst of the bunch. Isaac Greymoor's LMG spits a hail of bullets and generates Heat as it fires—the more Heat, the more Damage. But too much Heat, and Isaac could become Overheated—causing him to suffer Damage even as he dishes it out. To learn more about his gameplay, look out for the Dev Diary we’ll post tomorrow, it goes into all the details! Does the name Greym…
- Underappreciated Game Pass strategy game is getting a big free update - 3 December 2023
The Lamplighters League deserved better. A pulpy strategy game from the publisher of XCOM and developed by Harebrained Schemes, the team behind BattleTech and the Shadowrun Trilogy, even a day one PC Game Pass launch couldn't get the eyes on it. From the moment I picked up Lamplighters League at GDC this year though I loved it, and there's about to be a great reason to try it for yourself: a free update. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Cities Skylines 2 publisher says new XCOM-like strategy game is a flop Try this chic new XCOM like strategy game now with free Steam download The Lamplighters League review - Art Deco XCOM
- 20% off during Steam Autumn Sale! - 21 November 2023
Hey everyone! The Lamplighters League base game is 20% off during the Steam Autumn Sale from November 21st to 28th! 🍂 And don't forget, the game is also Steam Deck verified! Get your copy today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167750/The_Lamplighters_League/
- The Archives have arrived! - 7 November 2023
Hello, Lamplighters! The folks here on the HBS team have been hard at work fixing bugs and investigating issues the community has reported! Our top priority is making the experience more stable for players currently experiencing crashes and lost saves. Today’s update includes our progress on that, plus a neat feature, and as many other fixes as we could wrangle. Read more about this after the patch notes! General Updates Added the Archives: a place to peruse collected Lore, review Tutorials, and strategize using the complete list of Status Effects and Hazards. Visit the World Map to open the Archives! As you discover lore, it will be added to the Lore section. Found How-Tos and Instructional Text will also be added to the Field Guide. Status Effects, Phenomena, and Hazards can also be reviewed in detail. You can continue to use Recon mode to investigate agents or enemies to see what the…
- Marteau Heist - Important Information - 3 November 2023
Hello Lamplighters, Our next update is arriving soon with lots of fixes for bugs and crashes alike, as well as some new goodies to look forward to. However, we also have an important message for you: The Marteau Heist is one many players have struggled with or are currently struggling with. We’ve had a lot of focus on fixing this issue. As a result, saves made mid-mission during the Marteau Heist will break when the fixes release. If you end up with a broken save as a result, make sure to resume your autosave from right before the mission starts. We’re terribly sorry about this inconvenience. On another note, it has been 1 month since the release of Lamplighters League! We want to say a big thank you to everyone who has been playing the game and having a blast! ⚡ Sincerely, The Lamplighters League Team
- Студия Harebrained Schemes становится независимой после провала The Lamplighters League - 18 October 2023
Издательство Paradox Interactive и студия Harebrained Schemes объявили о разрыве партнёрских отношений. Команда, занимавшаяся разработкой Shadowrun Trilogy , Battletech и The Lamplighters League , станет независимой с 1 января 2024 года .
- Harebrained Schemes is independent again: Paradox parts ways with the studio less than a week after confirming major layoffs earlier this year - 17 October 2023
Less than a week after saying that sales of turn-based tactics game The Lamplighters League were " a big disappointment " and confirming major layoffs at developer Harebrained Schemes, Paradox Interactive has announced that it has "decided to part ways" with the studio. Paradox said the split was a mutual decision, "stemming from each party’s strategic and creative priorities," and that HBS will officially be independent again on January 1, 2024... Read more.
- Hot-Fix 1.1.5.0 is here! - 16 October 2023
This patch includes several bug fixes. We are continuing to investigate possible performance improvements, and will continue to address bugs as we prepare our next update. Please report your bugs to us via our Forum or on our Discord! Patch Notes: Nocturne’s Skill Tree should now appear in the Agent screen if she is acquired partway through a campaign Nocturne’s Charge Up should now shock water that she is currently standing i Fixed several reported typos and errors in translation Agent stress bars should remain a consistent size A particular Arctic Map should no longer produce more enemies than expected in a reinforcement tower.n Fixed an issue where abandoning a Recruit mission partway through might sometimes cause a problem with agent roster UI for move distance should no longer disappear after entering recon mode. Mildly improved performance Known Issues: The game can still occasion…
- Пошаговое раздражение: Обзор The Lamplighters League - 15 October 2023
Разработчики из Harebrained Schemes — далеко не новички в том, что касается создания пошаговых ролевых и стратегических игр. С момента своего основания в 2011 году они практически каждый год выпускали свежий проект в своем излюбленном жанре, среди которых можно выделить трилогию Shadowrun и BattleTech .
- Cities Skylines 2 publisher says new XCOM-like strategy game is a flop - 12 October 2023
Between Cities Skylines 2 , Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis, and the upcoming Millennia, Paradox has a lot of reasons to be a happy publisher right now. But it's not all good news. Lamplighters League, the XCOM-style, turn-based strategy game that recently launched on PC and Game Pass, has made a significant loss, with Paradox's CEO admitting that response to the game has been "a big disappointment." Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Try this chic new XCOM like strategy game now with free Steam download The Lamplighters League review - Art Deco XCOM The best PC Game Pass deal is back, just ahead of Starfield
- Paradox says The Lamplighters League sales were 'a big disappointment,' confirms recent layoffs at developer Harebrained Schemes - 11 October 2023
Paradox Interactive is taking a big financial hit on the turn-based tactics game The Lamplighters League , saying that sales of the game have been "a big disappointment." Paradox also confirmed that significant layoffs had been made at developer Harebrained Schemes, but clarified that those layoffs occurred in the summer, a few months before The Lamplighters League was released... Read more.
- Pulpy XCOM-a-like Lamplighters League written off as a “big disappointment” and $22m loss by publisher just a week after release - 11 October 2023
XCOM-y pulp strategy adventure The Lamplighters League has been written off as a ‘disappointing’ flop costing publishers Paradox almost $23 million, a mere week after the game’s launch. Read more
- The Lamplighters League review: I like you, but after a while you do my head in - 5 October 2023
In The Lamplighters League , three evil factions are gathering the power to seize an apocalyptic tower, and you must stop them by finding and trashing their power bases. They'll grow in power the whole time, but you'll slow them by stealing and sabotaging with your team of colourful secret agents, who'll bash through gauntlets of mooks and monsters with munitions, magic, and mkicks to the stomach, mostly two action points at a time. All that makes for a colourful ride, and its 1930s setting and adventurous tone carried it for a while, but the more I played it, the more my wavering opinion turned into outright resentment. That's a damn shame, because it gets a lot right. Read more
- Welcome to the launch of the Lamplighters League! - 3 October 2023
It goes without saying, maybe, but this is a special day for us, and we are so excited to be sharing this game with you. Games like this take a long time to bring to life from the first pitches to the final product you can finally play today. At each stage there are unique challenges—especially when bringing to life a brand new game world and working out new twists for an established and complex genre like turn-based tactics. It can be grueling, especially when the build isn’t feeling fun, or a production deadline is looming. Or, worse, when those two things are happening at once. It can also be incredibly rewarding. There was a moment during development where we were, in fact, facing down the fact that infiltration just wasn’t fun and there was a big deadline coming up fast. We needed to rethink things, and we needed to do it quickly. Under that pressure the team prototyped and impleme…
