One of Steam’s latest events is focused on Alberta’s gaming scene.
Organized by the non-profit Interactive Arts Alberta to coincide with its ongoing GDX festival in Edmonton, the “Alberta & Beyond Sale” features all kinds of games that were made by Alberta developers. Some of the games are discounted, while others, including a handful of upcoming and free-to-play titles, are simply being promoted.
Here are some of the highlights:
- Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition (Edmonton’s Beamdog, originally BioWare Edmonton) — $25.99)
- Ctrl Alt Deal (Edmonton’s Only By Midnight) — $25.99
- Little Hellions (Edmonton’s Diemart) — $19.49 (early access)
- Inferius (Edmonton’s Lucid Rain) — coming soon
- Legumi (Edmonton’s Teddy Kaboom) — $4.54 (regularly $6.49)
- Life on the Edge (Edmonton’s Lote Team) — free to play
- Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (BioWare Edmonton) — $79.99
- Sector Unknown (Calgary’s Creative Storm Entertainment) — $17.87 (regularly $32.50)
- Within the Vault (Edmonton’s Variable Eye Games) — coming soon
Check out the full Alberta & Beyond Sale on Steam. GDX, which is North America’s largest indie games celebration, is still running in Edmonton until July 26 and features an exhibition of many local games.
Overall, this is a solid initiative to support Alberta’s game developers. While it’s most famous for BioWare thanks to the likes of Mass Effect and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the province’s gaming scene is home to more than 200 studios, including many indies. Unfortunately, though, these devs often don’t get much attention or government support, especially compared to the likes of Montreal and Toronto.
All of that is to say — check out some of these games on Steam!
Image credit: Interactive Arts Alberta (illustration by Ronan Christopher Sandova)
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