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 - Choose Your Game!
Shakes on a Plane
Shakes on a Plane is a chaotic co-op cooking game that takes the classic kitchen scramble to 30,000 feet. You and your crew race to prepare shakes, burgers, fries, and more while dealing with shifting planes, impatient passengers, and constant mid-flight chaos. Orders pile up fast, forcing tight coordination and quick thinking—especially when the environment itself starts working against you. With its absurd alien twist and nonstop pressure, it’s a loud, messy party game built for teamwork, mistakes, and plenty of last-second saves.
-——OR-------
YouRiding
YouRiding - Surfing and Bodyboarding Game is a realistic, browser-based wave riding simulator that lets players surf or bodyboard some of the world’s most iconic breaks with lifelike physics and dynamic ocean conditions. Instead of arcade-style gameplay, it focuses on timing, positioning, and reading waves, giving it a more authentic feel for surf enthusiasts. Players can choose different boards, customize conditions, and ride famous spots while aiming to perform smooth lines and maneuvers, making it both a casual experience and a skill-based challenge.
Dispatch: Key Giveaway For Free Subscribers
Dispatch flips the superhero fantasy on its head, putting you behind the scenes as a former hero forced to manage chaos from a control room. As Robert Robertson, you’re juggling emergency calls, deploying a messy team of ex-villains, and trying to keep both the city and your crew from falling apart. Choices matter—who you send, how you handle people, even casual conversations shape relationships and outcomes. It’s part strategy, part narrative drama, with a sharp sense of humor and a focus on what being a “hero” looks like when you’re no longer in the spotlight.
If you would like to be in the running for a key, hit reply and just put 'dispatch'. We will pick a winner and send over the key in 48 hours
Town to City: Key Giveaway For Free Subscribers
Town to City is a cozy, grid-free city builder that trades rigid planning for pure creative freedom. You shape winding streets, lively districts, and scenic parks exactly how you want, watching a small settlement grow into a thriving network of towns. Beneath its relaxed pace sits a light management layer—balancing citizen needs, jobs, and expansion across an evolving region. With its soft voxel visuals and emphasis on customization, it’s less about efficiency and more about building a place that actually feels alive.
If you would like to be in the running for a key, hit reply and just put 'town'. 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!
PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY [Steam]
The two games, released in 2007 and 2008, are back as a remastered set.$̶̶35.09 $12.80
Hollow Knight: Silksong [PS5]
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight.$19.99 $15.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate [Nintendo Switch]
Unleash the Turtles in a roguelike quest to rescue Splinter from the Foot Clan.$29.99 $2.99
Wobbly Life [Nintendo Switch]
It's time to start earning and living your best Wobbly Life.$24.99 $19.99
Featured Game Review: Saros
There’s a certain kind of game that asks for persistence above all else, and Saros fits that mold perfectly. It’s a fast, punishing third-person shooter built around repetition, where every failed run sharpens your instincts just enough to push a little further next time. Set on the unsettling planet of Carcosa, it mixes cosmic horror with a looping structure that mirrors its themes—identity, obsession, and the weight of past decisions—though not always as cleanly as it intends.
Flow state combat
Saros is all about movement and reaction. Combat feels like a constant dance between aggression and survival, where standing still for even a second can get you erased. Enemies flood arenas with waves of color-coded projectiles, forcing you to read the battlefield in real time. Blue shots can be absorbed, red ones demand perfect timing to counter, and others punish hesitation by permanently chipping away at your survivability. It’s chaotic, but never random.
Weapons play a huge role in shaping that flow, and the real challenge is juggling everything at once—dodging, positioning, managing cooldowns, and reacting without breaking rhythm. When it clicks, Saros becomes almost hypnotic. Boss fights push this even further, demanding precision and pattern recognition at a level that feels overwhelming at first, then deeply satisfying once you start to anticipate instead of react.
Repetition vs progress
Like many roguelites, Saros builds itself around repetition, but it doesn’t always escape the fatigue that comes with it. Each run follows a familiar cadence, with only slight variations in layout and encounters, which can make longer sessions blur together. The challenge remains engaging, but the structure rarely surprises you.
Progression leans toward incremental upgrades rather than transformative changes. You get stronger, more durable, better equipped—but rarely different. The story tries to elevate this loop with themes of identity and psychological strain, yet it often feels fragmented, with its most interesting ideas introduced but not fully explored. What’s there is intriguing, just not as cohesive as it needs to be.
Bottom line
Saros is a game that earns your respect before it earns your enjoyment. Its combat is sharp, demanding, and deeply satisfying once you meet it on its terms. Few shooters manage to create this kind of intensity, where every encounter feels like a test you genuinely have to rise to.
At the same time, it doesn’t quite stick the landing everywhere else. The repetition can wear thin, and the story reaches for more than it fully delivers. Still, if you’re willing to push through the friction, there’s something compelling here—a tough, hypnotic loop that keeps pulling you back in, one run at a time
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!
The Eighth Inc. c/o LootHappens.com
46 Plains Road
Essex, CT 06426
©2024 Loot Happens | hi@loothappens.com | Privacy Policy | Terms
