Steam Builder Fest Offers Great Discounts for Base-Building Games

Steam is holding another genre-celebrating sale, with the Steam Building Fest, which features many base-building games like Valheim, Subnautica: Below Zero and more. The sale runs from January 23 until January 30.

Without further ado, here are IGN Southeast Asia Top picks for base building games

Valheim

Have you ever wanted to play Minecraft in a world inspired by the Norse mythology? Well, now you can because Valheim has a massive open world inspired by the Norse mythology. In Valheim, you can build your own Viking themed strongholds, villages, and castles. The limit is on your imagination.

Valheim is priced at RM 27. 30 (US$ 6.43) on Steam.

The Forest

In The Forest, you play as a lone survivor of a plane crash. You find yourself stranded on a remote island infested by cannibals. You have to gather resources to stay alive, and fight back the attacking cannibals, while also searching for your lost abducted son, Timmy.

The Forest is the prequel of Sons of the Forest. While waiting for the sequel to release, why not play this game first?

The Forest is priced at RM 39.00 (US$ 9.18) on Steam.

Subnautica Below Zero

Subnautica: Below Zero is an underwater adventure game set in an underwater world. It is set two years after the original Subnautica. In the game, you play as a scientist named Robin Ayou on her journey to search the reason for your sister’s death in a frozen biome named “Sector Zero”

Discover the secret behind your sister’s death in Subnautica: Below Zero, priced at RM21. 42 (US$ 5. 04) on Steam.

Satisfactory

Satisfactory is a first-person exploration game set on an alien planet. You can explore the planet either solo or with your friends. Of course, it would be much more fun exploring with your friends.

Pick up Satisfactory right now at RM 33 (US$ 7.77) on Steam.

Fallout 4

Fallout 4 is the first instalment in the series that allows players to build their own base called “Settlements”. These Settlements are a key part in the game. Afterall, it is Fallout, where the world is reduced to ashes after a nuclear fallout.

Fallout 4 is currently on sale on Steam for RM 27. 63(US$ 6. 51).

Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3

The third and the final instalment to the Command and Conquer: Red Alert series. The game takes place in an alternate universe where the Soviet Union is winning against the Allies. But, when the Soviet Union was on the brink of victory, the Japanese Empire of the Rising Sun arose and challenged both the Soviet Union and the Allies.

This third instalment introduces the third faction to the series, the futuristic Empire of the Rising Sun. Choose a faction and prove your worth.

Pick up Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 on Steam for RM 19.75 (US$ 4.65) on Steam.

Upcoming Base-Building Games

Other than existing games, Steam Build Fest also celebrates upcoming base-building games . Games like:

Sons of the Forest

Sons of the Forest is the sequel to the 2014 survival game The Forest. In the sequel, you are sent to find a billionaire on a remote island. You were sent there with a squad of individuals armed with weapons. Unfortunately, the helicopter you boarded crashed, and now you have to survive on the remote island, while fighting back the cannibals who are waiting to prey on you.

Sons of the Forest is set to release in February this year. Wishlist the game here.

ARK 2

ARK 2 is the sequel to the hit survival game, ARK: Survival Evolved. The game stars Vin Diesel’s Santiago, a legendary ARK hero, in his effort to protect his daughter Meeka, played by Auli’i Cravalho.

Unfortunately, ARK 2 does not have a release date yet. But, you can add it to your wishlist now on Steam.

One Lonely Outpost

One Lonely Outpost is a colony sim set on Mars. You play as one of the pioneers sent to the barren surface of Mars. Your job is to turn the uninhabitable wasteland into a land suitable for humans to live on.

If you enjoy colony sims, you should add the game to your Steam wishlist right now.

Frostpunk 2

Frostpunk 2 is the sequel to the highly acclaimed society survival game. In this game, the age of steam has passed and oil leads the way as humanity’s latest salvation. The game takes place 30 years after the apocalyptic blizzard storm. In the game, you play as the leader of a resource-hungry community where you have to make harsh choices to keep your colony alive.

Wishlist the game now on Steam.

Manor Lords

Manor Lord is a mediaeval strategy game that features in-depth city building, perfect for those with an architectural taste. The key aspect that makes this game stand out more than other mediaeval colony sim games is that it avoids typical mediaeval tropes in favour of historical accuracy. This game will definitely satisfy history buffs.

Wishlist Manor Lords now on Steam.

Act Fast

These games are on sale from January 23 until January 30. If you are a huge fan of base-building games, this is your chance to get your hands on these games and expand your game library.