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 - North Hunt
North Hunt is a chaotic online social deduction game that puts a Viking-themed twist on the classic game of deception and suspicion. Supporting up to eight players, the game divides players into Chiefs trying to identify suspicious impostors and Thieves attempting to blend in with ordinary villagers by fishing, praying, chopping wood, and completing other seemingly innocent tasks.
Things quickly get unpredictable thanks to abilities like shapeshifting, mind control, invisibility, ghost transformations, and even shrinking into a tiny gnome, giving players plenty of ways to mislead their friends and escape detection. With customizable matches, multiple roles, progression and unlockables, bots for both teams, and a strong focus on multiplayer mind games, North Hunt is designed for groups that enjoy social deduction games where trust rarely lasts for long.
Ovur Cards: Free Box Giveaway and Discount For All!
Ovur is a fast growing trading card re-packer which emphasize a good experience every time. The goal of Ovur is to provide people with packs that are actually fun to open, rather than re-packers trying to squeeze out profits and rip people off. They contain real officially licensed cards.
Especially for kids and those who are in it for the hobby. You can go on the website and select your favorite team or player and are guaranteed to get those selections. Or, give someone a 'god pack' of Pokémon cards. And most importantly... these provide real value for your money.
Use promo code 'loot' in checkout for 25% off anything on their site for the next 7 days.
Only available in the U.S and Canada.
If you would like to be in the running for a free box giveaway, hit reply and just put 'ovur'. We will pick a winner and have them send over a box of your choosing within 48 hours. Only available in the U.S and Canada.
Woodoo: Key Giveaway For Free Subscribers
Woodo is a cozy puzzle game built around the simple pleasure of assembling handcrafted wooden dioramas one piece at a time. Players rotate and explore charming 3D scenes to discover where each object belongs, gradually filling the world with color, playful animations, and small surprises as the story of Foxy and Ben the frog unfolds.
With its tactile toy-like presentation, gentle narration, adaptive hints, and relaxed pacing, the game is designed to evoke the carefree feeling of childhood while offering an accessible and satisfying puzzle experience. Developed by Tiny Monks Tales and published by Daedalic Entertainment, Woodo blends wholesome storytelling, nostalgia, and beautifully detailed environments into a laid-back experience for players looking to unwind.
If you would like to be in the running for a key, hit reply and just put 'woodoo'. We will pick a winner and send over the key in 48 hours
Funnel Runners: Key Giveaway For Free Subscribers
Funnel Runners is a first-person co-op survival game that drops players into a city directly in the path of a devastating tornado. Playing solo or with up to seven friends, you’ll need to explore collapsing neighborhoods, scavenge fuel, tools, and vehicle parts, gather storm data, and repair your van before the increasingly powerful weather tears the environment apart.
Tornadoes and storms are randomized, buildings can be destroyed piece by piece, and each run mixes up the map, available items, hazards, and repair requirements, forcing players to adapt as conditions deteriorate. With realistic visuals, physics-driven destruction, useful gadgets, and an emphasis on teamwork under pressure, Funnel Runners turns storm chasing into a frantic race to complete the mission and escape alive.
If you would like to be in the running for a key, hit reply and just put 'funnel'. 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!
RimWorld [Steam]
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller.$̶̶34.99 $27.99
The Sims™ 4 City Living [Steam]
Fulfill their dreams in the diverse city of San Myshuno
$̶̶39.99 $19.99
Animal Crossing™: New Horizons Bundle (Game + DLC) [Nintendo Switch]
Fans have heard right, update 3.0 is now live.$84.99 $59.48
The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass [Nintendo Switch]
Visit a certain location to challenge the Trial of the Sword$19.99 $13.99
Featured Game Review: Alchemy Factory
Alchemy Factory takes the familiar satisfaction of an automation game and wraps it in a charming medieval fantasy setting where conveyor belts, magical machinery, potion brewing, and shop management all work together. You begin on a relatively small scale, crafting basic goods and learning how the different production devices interact, but it does not take long before your modest workshop starts transforming into a sprawling network of machines, pipes, storage, and automated production lines. The alchemy theme gives the genre a refreshing personality, helping the game feel like more than another industrial factory simulator.
Production Chains
The strongest part of the experience is designing efficient production chains. Raw materials can be ground, extracted, distilled, smelted, and processed into increasingly valuable items, and figuring out how to move everything smoothly through your factory becomes an addictive puzzle. Conveyor belts and pipes make it possible to automate much of the repetitive work, while bottlenecks constantly encourage you to rethink layouts and improve efficiency. Watching a complicated production line finally operate correctly is extremely satisfying, especially once several different systems are working together at the same time.
There is also more variety here than simply building machines. Finished products such as potions, jewelry, and relics can be stocked in your shop and sold to customers, giving your factory a clear economic purpose rather than leaving automation as an end in itself. Commissions, reputation progression, and shop upgrades provide additional goals, while the later logistics systems let you expand well beyond the limitations of your original workshop. Version 1.0 also added systems such as wagon logistics, the Grand Portal, and revamped shopkeeping, making production, transportation, and selling feel considerably more connected.
Design & Share
The building tools are generally flexible enough to support both compact, efficient factories and elaborate multi-level creations. Being able to construct vertically opens up plenty of opportunities for clever layouts, although larger factories can inevitably become complicated once belts, machines, pipes, and storage begin overlapping. Steam Workshop blueprint support is particularly useful here, allowing players to download other people's designs or share their own. It is a smart addition for anyone who enjoys optimization but occasionally wants inspiration—or simply does not feel like engineering every production line from scratch.
Multiplayer is another welcome feature, especially because factory-building games naturally lend themselves to dividing jobs between several people. Alchemy Factory supports online and LAN co-op, and dedicated servers give groups the option of maintaining a persistent factory that everyone can continue developing over time. Playing alone remains perfectly viable, but having friends redesign production areas, handle the shop, or solve logistical problems can make the inevitable chaos of expansion considerably more entertaining.
Bottom Line
Alchemy Factory may borrow the core automation loop of other factory games, but its mixture of medieval fantasy, alchemy, shopkeeping, and cooperative building gives that formula an identity of its own. For players who enjoy turning small workshops into enormous self-sustaining production machines, there is a lot here to keep them experimenting long after the first potion leaves the assembly line.
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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