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SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Steam’s Top 10

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GOG presents the Akupara Publisher Sale, celebrating its 9th anniversary with up to 88% discounts during 13 days: XX: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250908_akupara_publisher_sale.

These are the new deals and sales/events at Steam:

• FOR HONOR is going to be 85% off until the 14th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/304390/FOR_HONOR
• Animal Shelter 2 has a demo and a 25% discount until the 22nd of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658510/Animal_Shelter_2
• Farm Manager World will be 30% off until the 22nd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2206350/Farm_Manager_World
• These are the Sales/events:
  • The Kingdom Come: Deliverance franchise is on sale with up to 80% discounts until the 15th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/4283115/sale/KCD2Sept2025
  • Cat Awareness Feline Sale 2025 has games with cats up to 90% off until the 18th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41043020/sale/CATAWARENESSFELINESALE2025
  • Publisher Akupara Games celebrates its 9th anniversary here as well with up to 85% discounts until the 22nd of September: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/AkuparaGames9thAnniversarySale
  • Publisher Kalypso has its games up to 90% off until September 22: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/KalypsoMediaPublisherSale2025
  • The Games Against Living Miserably has games on sale with up to 90% discounts. The event will last until September 15, but the length of the deals is going to last (at least) between the 13 and the 22nd: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33019968/sale/GALM25
• And there are new weeklong deals

The Humble Store has 4 new sales:

• Assassin’s Creed franchise Sale has up to 85% discounts during 5 days. All the keys are for UbiConnect except for the first game, that has GOG keys: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/assassins-creed-franchise-sale
• Green Man Gaming presents the September Sale with games up to 45% off during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/green-man-gaming-september-sale
• Capcom Fire Deals features up to 85% discounts during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/capcom-fire-deals
• And Akupara Games also puts its games on sale here, up to 85% off during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/akapura-anniversary-sale

Fanatical has a new bundle: the BYO Killer Bundle , featuring 21 games for your 5+ or 10+ game bundles during 34 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-killer-bundle.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 25.9.1 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-25-9-1

HIGHLIGHTS
New Game Support

• Borderlands 4
• Hell Is Us

New Game Support for AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4)

• FSR 4 can be enabled for most games that support FSR 3.1 with DirectX 12.

FIXED ISSUES

• Corruption may appear while playing Mafia: The Old Country on Radeon RX 6600 series graphics products.
• Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers with FSR 4 enabled on Radeon RX 9000 series graphics products.
• Playstation VR controllers are not detected while playing SteamVR.
• Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Monster Hunter Wilds with Ray Tracing enabled and recording with AMD Software on Radeon RX 7600, 7700, and 7800 series graphics products.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Silksong already has 2 multiplayer mods, and we're not even a week in yet
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/silksong-already-has-2-multiplayer-mods-and-were-not-even-a-week-in-yet/
Silksong making a mockery of you? Are you gnashing your teeth, clenching your fists, almost snapping the controller in two as Moorwing reduces you to a thin red paste for the 78th time (there's a skip for that, you know)? Why not bring a pal? Just to be clear: it won't actually help. They'll just be there for moral support. But maybe that'll help as you bear down on death #79?
Yep, less than one week after release, and Silksong already has a multiplayer mod. Actually, it has two of them: SilklessCoop by nek5 and Silksong Steam multiplayer mod by XvX. Following in the footsteps of Hollow Knight multiplayer mods like HKMP, both these mods let you team up with a pal as you roam Pharloom.
But before your head fills with visions of ganging up on bosses, some bad news: they both seem to be pretty much visual-only, at least for now. That is to say, you can have another Hornet hang out in your world (and vice versa), but I don't think you're gonna be taking on enemies together. The Silksong Steam multiplayer mod promises "you can do basic PvP," but that's not shown off in the one and only video its author has uploaded, so I'd take it with a grain of salt.
Even so, I think it's incredibly impressive. We're just five days out from Silksong crashing Steam and multiple other storefronts with a tsunami of enthusiasm, and the black magic mods are already here. Hell, XvX even implies in their mod description that they'd have gotten it done sooner, but they got distracted by Delta Force.
As you might expect, the setup process for this kind of thing is a tad intricate. Nek5's mod requires you to download the BepInEx 5 Unity patcher, the software to host a server, and has not one but three distinct sets of instructions depending on the precise nature of your hosting setup. XvX's instructions are simpler but, to be honest, I wonder if a lot of complexity isn't being elided there.
>> The article only has one screenshot, that doesn’t show much.

If Silksong's corpse runs and double damage hits are too demanding, here's a pair of mods to tone down the difficulty just a notch
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/if-silksongs-corpse-runs-and-double-damage-hits-are-too-demanding-heres-a-pair-of-mods-to-tone-down-the-difficulty-just-a-notch/
I'm as capable at 2D platforming and combat as I am at actual jumping and feats of arms: There's a lot of flailing involved and it's unpleasant for anyone watching. So while I expected Silksong to kick my ass, the Hollow Knight sequel has proven itself surprisingly brutal even for those who've beaten Team Cherry's previous work.
Thankfully, those of us playing on PC have the tools at hand to redraw the line between "challenging" and "excruciating" in a more comfortable position. If Silksong's expecting more from you than you want to give, here's a pair of mods that can soften some of the sharpest pain points.
Quick disclaimer: Both mods require version 5.4.23.3 of the BepInEx plugin framework. To install it, grab the x64 .zip from the Github repo and extract to Silksong's installation directory. You'll need to run the game once to generate necessary config files. Then, to install either of the mods below, just place their associated .dll file in the /BepInEx/plugins folder in your Silksong directory.
>> The article has three screenshots, but they’re all from the base game.

GAMING NEWS

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Update 1.1.3 Released – Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater-update-1-1-3-released-full-patch-notes
Konami has just released Title Update 1.1.3 for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.

Eggspedition is a new first-person dinosaur co-op shooter
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/eggspedition-is-a-new-first-person-dinosaur-co-op-shooter
Wildflame Studio has announced a new first-person dinosaur co-op shooter, called Eggspedition. The game will come out sometime later this year, and below you can find its debut in-engine trailer.

First Patch for Hollow Knight: Silksong Released in Beta
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-patch-for-hollow-knight-silksong-released-in-beta
Team Cherry has released the first patch for its upcoming Hollow Knight: Silksong. This update is available on PC via the beta branch, so let’s take a look at all its tweaks, fixes, and improvements.

Valheim Title Update 0.221.4 Released – Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/valheim-title-update-0-221-4-released-full-patch-notes
Iron Gate has released Title Update 0.221.4 for Valheim and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this latest update brings to the table.