Budget games or games that get regular enough deep discounts that is worth every penny.
This category may need some changing for next year should it return. The category is both too specific- which meant many games priced RM51 on Steam did not make the cut- and too general that we also put games that got regular discounts on the nominations list as well.
Still, what is left are still quality games that are on the cheap you should check out.
Into The Breach is a small game with tight game design, making it a perfect strategy tactics game about giant robots fighting kaijus. Lethal League Blaze continues to refine the Smash-like fighting game but you smash balls for damage.
But then we have the AAA games that managed to got in. Sunset Overdrive got in thanks to its new PC (Steam, Microsoft Store) release. Need For Speed Payback, arguably Ghost Games’ best NFS game yet, managed to got in because it got on sale pretty frequently this year, at lower than RM50.
However, one game managed to capture our hearts the best in this category, the choose-your-own-adventure/board game/visual novel with multiplayer, Monster Prom. Woo hot monsters, read well written dialogues, and screw/help your friends to get their dates for prom night! Also, that haunting surf rock from Russian band Messer Chups is just a perfect, obscure, match for the game.
Congratulations! Check out here for our full review of Monster Prom.
Gamer Malaya And Gamer Matters’ Best Game Under RM50 Award 2018
Winner: Monster Prom (Beautiful Glitch, Those Awesome Guys)
Honorable Mentions: Into The Breach (Subset Games), Sunset Overdrive (Insomniac Games, Microsoft Studios), Lethal League Blaze (Team Reptile), Need For Speed Payback (Ghost Games, EA)
Choice quotes from the deliberations:
“I’ve gotten a hilarious amount of time out of Monster Prom because I’ve been playing it in class with my friends.” -Wam
“I saw someone at a local KFC this morning playing Monster Prom with his friends.” -Daniel
“Competitive visual novel dating game sounds great too, I won’t argue about that.” -Meck
“A very unique game.” -Anan on Monster Prom
“I’m still single. It’s 2018, I’m getting older and I’m still single… so Monster Prom it is.” -Irham, still single
“I should buy that in the Steam Sale.” – Daniel, reminding you that Monster Prom is on sale right now for RM22.40
Stay tuned for tomorrow as we reveal our next award winner, for the Best Remake/Remaster!
Check here for the full results of the Gamer Malaya and Gamer Matters Game Of The Year Awards 2018.