A big welcome back to all Loot Happens subscribers. Loot Happens is a weekly newsletter that is emailed and posted on LootHappens.com.
It's important to note that for premium subscribers, game offerings and in-game content, every week is different. Sometimes it's in-game codes, Steam keys, and giveaways, but premium members will always get something special every mailing. We also occasionally get mind-blowing early access or premium games that pay for an entire year's subscription.
Each newsletter is generally structured as Premium Loot > Free Sub Giveaways > Game Feature > Game discounts.
Key Giveaway For Premium Subscribers: Deadliest Catch: The Game
Deadliest Catch: The Game puts you in charge of a crab fishing vessel in the harsh waters of the Bering Sea. You handle everything yourself, from navigating storms to operating cranes and hauling pots—while racing against time, quotas, and unpredictable conditions. It leans heavily into realism, including regulations and species tracking, so every catch matters. Between rough seas and constant pressure, it captures the grind and risk of life as a crab fisherman.
Lost Soul Aside: Key Giveaway For Free Subscribers
Lost Soul Aside is a fast-paced action RPG built around stylish combat and a deeply personal story. You play as Kaser, fighting across fractured worlds to save his sister’s soul after a catastrophic event unleashes otherworldly invaders. Battles are fluid and aggressive, letting you chain combos, swap weapons, and adapt your playstyle on the fly. Along the way, new abilities and powers steadily reshape how you approach each encounter. It’s a cinematic, high-energy journey that leans just as much on spectacle as it does on emotion.
If you would like to be in the running for a key, hit reply and just put 'soul'. We will pick a winner and send over the key in 48 hours
The Last Caretaker: Key Giveaway For Free Subscribers
The Last Caretaker drops you into a flooded, post-human Earth as a lone machine tasked with rebuilding the future. You scavenge ruins, manage fragile “human seeds,” and slowly restore systems meant to send life back into orbit. Every decision feels purposeful: resources are scarce, threats are constant, and nothing is wasted. It’s a quiet, methodical survival experience driven less by action and more by responsibility.
If you would like to be in the running for a key, hit reply and just put 'caretaker'. We will pick a winner and send over the key in 48 hours
Historically Low Prices
This section of Loot Happens currently tracks historical discounts on games and throughout the industry. Our tireless web crawlers scour the web daily, sniffing out the best deals across the gaming landscape.
These aren't just any games – they're titles we adore and highly respect. And right now, you can grab them at prices we've never seen before!
Gothic 1 Remake [Steam]
Return to the Valley of the Mines in this faithful remake.$̶̶58.41 $38.43
Phasmophobia [PS5]
Phasmophobia is a 4-player, online co-op, psychological horror game.$19.99 $13.99
Poppy Playtime: Chapter 3 [PS5]
New horrors await, and they're much more than just simple toys.$14.99 $7.49
Featured Game Review: Life is Strange: Reunion
Some stories never really leave you, and Life is Strange has always been one of those. Years later, Reunion circles back to Max and Chloe, not just to revisit them, but to finally close the chapter that started it all. It doesn’t waste time either. Within minutes, the calm is gone, replaced by tragedy, impossible choices, and that familiar feeling that no matter what you do… something will break.
A story that lands
Reunion feels sharper than recent entries. The narrative moves fast, but with purpose—switching between Max and Chloe as their lives collide again in ways that feel both earned and deeply uncomfortable. There’s a constant tension running underneath everything, built around loss, memory, and that cruel “what if” the series has always leaned on.
Choices hit harder this time. Not just in the moment, but later—quietly reshaping relationships, outcomes, even entire endings. It’s the kind of structure that makes you want to go back immediately, not because you missed something, but because you felt like you did.
Still, it’s not perfect. For a story built on two characters with so much shared history, there are moments where you just want them to stop and talk longer—actually to process everything that’s happened. Instead, the plot keeps moving, sometimes a little too quickly for its own good.
Familiar mechanics, smarter twists
Gameplay sticks close to what works. Max’s time rewind returns, but it’s used in more tense, almost puzzle-like scenarios that push you to think under pressure. There’s a real sense of urgency in certain sequences—something the series hasn’t always nailed before.
Chloe, on the other hand, brings something new. Her dialogue-driven confrontations strip away the safety net. No rewinds, no second chances, just decisions you have to live with. That contrast works surprisingly well, making each perspective feel distinct without overcomplicating things.
That said, the experience feels a bit… contained. There’s less to explore, fewer side interactions, and almost no extra systems or mini-games to break things up. It keeps the focus tight, sure, but it also leaves you wishing for just a little more space to breathe.
Bottom line
Life is Strange: Reunion isn’t the biggest or most ambitious entry in the series—but it might be the most focused. It understands what made Max and Chloe matter in the first place and leans into that, even if it occasionally rushes past moments that deserved more time. It doesn’t try to reinvent the formula. Instead, it refines it, sharpens it, and finishes it. And for a story that’s been building for over a decade, that’s exactly what it needed.
Next Week
Every newsletter has a lot to look forward to, and we are in active communication with several developers and studios. More to come next week!
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