Exploring Free vs $200 Dead Games

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  • Опубліковано 14 тра 2024
  • Check out War Thunder and use my link for a free large bonus back with boosters, vehicles, and more: wtplay.link/ryegames War Thunder is a highly detailed vehicle combat game containing over 2,000 playable tanks, aircraft, and ships spanning over 100 years of development. Immerse yourself completely in dynamic battles with an unparalleled combination of realism and approachability.
    Today Rye Games explores 7 dead games at 7 different price points, to see what kind of different a price tag makes & what people we can find along the way. Turns out, dead games harbour a bunch of legends and we bumped into a lot in this video. These games are largely different from the usual survival games and realistic sims, apart from one of course. If you have any survival games, open world games, or any dead games you want to see in these videos, send them to @ryegamess on twitter.
    Altitude - store.steampowered.com/app/41...
    Murder Miners - store.steampowered.com/app/27...
    Beyond The Wire - store.steampowered.com/app/10...
    Tower Unite - store.steampowered.com/app/39...
    Battlefield Hardline - store.steampowered.com/app/12...
    Combat Mission Shock Force 2 - store.steampowered.com/app/13...
    Spooky Men - store.steampowered.com/app/22...
    Next Station Zombies - store.steampowered.com/app/24...
    Watch TheLargestDog’s Tribute Video: • RIP The Largest Dog (M...
    The Altitude Discord: / discord
    Content & Extras:
    Combat Mission Basics: Firefight 1
    • Combat Mission Basics:...
    Altitude Trailer • Altitude Trailer
    Altitude Game : Team Sammich vs Bongs Bitches
    • Altitude Game : Team S...
    This Game is $1,000,000 on Steam
    • This Game is $1,000,00...
    Battlefield Hardline: Official Launch Gameplay Trailer
    • Battlefield Hardline: ...
    Murder Miners - 10 Year Anniversary
    • Murder Miners - 10 Yea...
    tremors - murder miners map by the largest dog
    • tremors - murder miner...
    xQc Plays TOWER UNITE with Jesse, Poke & Dizzy
    • xQc Plays TOWER UNITE ...
    Condo Surfing: Smooth Dirt by R41N
    • Condo Surfing: Smooth ...
    Why Did Beyond The Wire Die?
    • Why Did Beyond The Wir...
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    ⌑ Join my Discord ➥ / discord
    ⌑ Follow my Twitter ➥ / ryegamess
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    Production music contributed by Epidemic Sounds, C418 & various game OST's.
    If you read this all you're a legend :)
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  • @RyeGamesOfficial
    @RyeGamesOfficial  2 місяці тому +558

    Sorry for the wait! Expect 10-14 days between videos from here on forwards (possibly). Have a great weekend :)
    Check out War Thunder and use my link for a free large bonus back with boosters, vehicles, and more: wtplay.link/ryegames
    War Thunder is a highly detailed vehicle combat game containing over 2,000 playable tanks, aircraft, and ships spanning over 100 years of development. Immerse yourself completely in dynamic battles with an unparalleled combination of realism and approachability.

    • @RedactedFishy
      @RedactedFishy 2 місяці тому +3

      Ok

    • @user-xb8vy2fq8f
      @user-xb8vy2fq8f 2 місяці тому +5

      We can wait for you pookie

    • @ideaalted1554
      @ideaalted1554 2 місяці тому +5

      I knew you were heading to murder miners but it still hit the soul.

    • @joe-nb4du
      @joe-nb4du 2 місяці тому

      i just have to say here as well Atomic fabric and the CEO are scammers that where involved in selling fake games and people where falling for them recently over 800 of their games got removed from steam pretending they where devs from Helldivers and selling the game for 10$ where in reality it was different game PLIS DON'T BUY ANY OF THEIR PRODCUT i wish Rye could address this

    • @jeppeandersen4445
      @jeppeandersen4445 2 місяці тому +2

      You should check out shootmania, people play in the evening, if there is any ofc

  • @champagne.future5248
    @champagne.future5248 2 місяці тому +3185

    That “love you” exchange killed me 😂

    • @iknownot3336
      @iknownot3336 2 місяці тому +70

      I know right? I can't imagine saying that to someone I barely know, let alone do it online over a game.

    • @JennyTheNerdBat
      @JennyTheNerdBat 2 місяці тому +373

      @@iknownot3336 Love you, pal

    • @tarkka6145
      @tarkka6145 2 місяці тому

      @@iknownot3336 Love you

    • @champagne.future5248
      @champagne.future5248 2 місяці тому +64

      @@iknownot3336 what can I say, Rye has that effect on people

    • @iknownot3336
      @iknownot3336 2 місяці тому +29

      @@JennyTheNerdBat thank you Jenny. But I don't wish to say" I love you too" because then I would be laying to you.
      words mean nothing without emotions behind them.

  • @Ark_Strike
    @Ark_Strike 2 місяці тому +930

    One of the things I love most about Rye and his videos is that you can see that people playing dead games are almost waiting for him to cover their game, once he comes around there are events and mods and admins get involved but he doesn't turn into a celebrity, they receive him with open arms just like they would any newcomer and do their thing, never putting him in a pedestal and teaching him about their legacy. Man its like Rye is an archeologist but for games

    • @bertieballs
      @bertieballs Місяць тому +3

      "involved but he doesn't turn into a celebrity"......he aint no celebrity coz he has a few subs.....

    • @starfans5109
      @starfans5109 Місяць тому +29

      @@bertieballs to a very small game, someone with 250k subs is definitely not a few subs

    • @heyaeric
      @heyaeric Місяць тому +9

      @@bertieballs250k is not a few subs, a few is 3

    • @dnandez79
      @dnandez79 Місяць тому +9

      ​@@bertieballssays the kid with exactly 2 subscribers. Shut up.

    • @lilithgrey8057
      @lilithgrey8057 Місяць тому

      @@bertieballs Hah, way to smack the beehive, brother

  • @csureaper2297
    @csureaper2297 Місяць тому +633

    The Largest Dog was one of my best memories on any xbox indie game... met him and only went into a conversation expecting a few questions to be answered about his maps but what I got was a friend who always remembered me when I would join his server and would check up on me.. this video was not only a good refresh of my memory but honestly forced me to look back onto memories I was refusing to accept... thank you for making this video because yes I did cry but I think I feel so much better now knowing why he disappeared.

    • @JohnDoe-sw1rs
      @JohnDoe-sw1rs Місяць тому +47

      I saw his gofundme and saw that only $100 was raised and his twitter showed he was still positive and fighting until the end. I couldn’t help but suddenly burst into tears, I wish I could’ve known about him earlier and supported him financially even if it isn’t much. I hope his family is ok and that’s he’s able to be at peace now. :(

    • @nitrade87
      @nitrade87 Місяць тому +4

      @@JohnDoe-sw1rsDid he pass from cancer?

    • @CokesAndTokes
      @CokesAndTokes Місяць тому +8

      Facts I used to play somewhat regularly with the largest dog and got to explore his big house map early along with some other people who played with us. I had really good memories on MM

    • @jordandudley9120
      @jordandudley9120 Місяць тому +9

      Had the same sort of friends online as a kid that passed away. Pokemcneedles is first one that came to mind. If you’re out there poke I hope the needle didn’t take your life and although you may have had your problems you were loved by every friend I had in real life and were missed

  • @ttsbodyshot6611
    @ttsbodyshot6611 Місяць тому +275

    i cant belive altitude still exists!!! legit made me cry seeing you play this game, THIS was my childhood haha

    • @han_yolo_bolo
      @han_yolo_bolo Місяць тому +30

      You are very welcome to come back! 😉

    • @Poopyjoshgiddey
      @Poopyjoshgiddey Місяць тому +8

      @@han_yolo_bolo hey u we’re playing

    • @han_yolo_bolo
      @han_yolo_bolo Місяць тому +9

      @@Poopyjoshgiddey yeah right! 😃 It's absolutely fun. You're welcome to join in! 😁

    • @labpilot_
      @labpilot_ Місяць тому +2

      i don’t even remember when or how i played this game, but as soon as i saw it i got flooded with nostalgia

    • @Curly-sr2kl
      @Curly-sr2kl 27 днів тому

      @@han_yolo_bolo could i? my timezone is gmt +0

  • @moldorm30
    @moldorm30 2 місяці тому +1948

    17:25 Yoooo I'm in that match! I saw you in Tower and recognized your name. I actually tried speaking a couple times during the Accelerate match, but I guess my microphone was not going though. Was fun though!

    • @aruzrustamzade4873
      @aruzrustamzade4873 2 місяці тому +34

      That is cool

    • @JohnIvatrovOfficial
      @JohnIvatrovOfficial 2 місяці тому +32

      Legend

    • @AyoBodee
      @AyoBodee 2 місяці тому +23

      You're a goat ❤

    • @Mr_Fancypants
      @Mr_Fancypants 2 місяці тому +20

      Nah fam he probly ignored you

    • @blackmegalogan307
      @blackmegalogan307 2 місяці тому +17

      Oh I have that game! It’s dead sadly, but if you find a group of friends that play it (also known as literally no one for me), then it can be pretty fun.

  • @Elevator829
    @Elevator829 2 місяці тому +585

    Thanks for covering Beyond The Wire. We need more people to join the play sessions! (Saturdays at 1pm EST)

    • @brendanwoodward4635
      @brendanwoodward4635 2 місяці тому +86

      Agreed. Newer player for BTW, but the one day we filled the server was fantastic.
      Sorry I did not duck fast enough to revive you, Rye.

    • @pwns9652
      @pwns9652 2 місяці тому +3

      do you have a discord or something i could jojn?

    • @abdullahhashmi5423
      @abdullahhashmi5423 2 місяці тому +5

      I bought the game year ago never got someone to play n uninstalled it so there is session what time exactly on weekend

    • @brendanwoodward4635
      @brendanwoodward4635 2 місяці тому

      @@abdullahhashmi5423 Saturday at 1PM Eastern

    • @pwns9652
      @pwns9652 2 місяці тому

      @@abdullahhashmi5423 1pm EST on saturday i think

  • @funkdoktor9099
    @funkdoktor9099 2 місяці тому +94

    Beyond the Wire really looks amazing. You can tell a lot of love went into it.

    • @avengeddisciple
      @avengeddisciple Місяць тому +11

      It was part of an ill-fated attempt by the Squad devs to publish titles based off of their version of combined arms warfare. It had virtually no marketing or hype behind it after Post Scriptum fell flat on its face.

    • @jonathanbirch2022
      @jonathanbirch2022 23 дні тому

      @@avengeddisciple Offworld Industries had nothing to do with this game, they bought the devs out 2 years after this game was released. Also Post Scriptum never "fell", it was always a niche game with a small target market, it's currently doing very well. Stop hating for no reason

  • @eypick6987
    @eypick6987 Місяць тому +39

    I genuinely cannot understand how Beyond the Wire died. It was so wonderful.

    • @CallForGrandPappy
      @CallForGrandPappy Місяць тому +2

      It seems every WW1 game dies, Verdun, tannenberg, I think the most recent one set on the Italian front is dead as well.
      Isonzo is the name of the Italian one.

    • @eypick6987
      @eypick6987 Місяць тому +2

      @@CallForGrandPappy Battlefield 1

  • @jreid4176
    @jreid4176 2 місяці тому +591

    I loved Battlefield Hardline. I spent so much time on that game. It's just so unfortunate that it's considered dead.

    • @frostbite3820
      @frostbite3820 2 місяці тому +67

      My personal hot take is that back in the day I'd take BF4 over hardline any day of the week, but today going back hardline feels like it's aged like fine wine, while BF4 feels pretty slow and a bit less refined. Definitely feel like time did hardline good but because of the reputation it did have the player base is extremely small

    • @humorousdwarf9090
      @humorousdwarf9090 2 місяці тому +19

      Didn't even know Battlefield hard-line was considered dead cause I have a pretty easy time finding a match

    • @Unknown_Genius
      @Unknown_Genius 2 місяці тому +13

      @@humorousdwarf9090 depends on the platform I suppose.
      Never understood why it even got the hate in the first place. I liked the Idea during the beta back then but didn't end up buying it due to the sheer amount of backlash it received, there was just no point in buying it for me already knowing that there might not be a lot of players, not to mention the fact that they'd need some time to fix it up either way considering that every release since BF3 had been a bug fest for at least the first few months.

    • @frostbite3820
      @frostbite3820 2 місяці тому

      @@humorousdwarf9090 if you play on Xbox there was about 2 to 3 healthy servers goings. That was a few months ago tho, couldn't tell you the current state. And you can't really be picky with what game mode you get

    • @MisterPickle.
      @MisterPickle. 2 місяці тому +32

      Hardline is the shit. The real legends drive the couch.

  • @TheSarge23
    @TheSarge23 2 місяці тому +268

    Those weirdly expensive games are priced that way for scams regarding 'random key boxes' on scummy key-reselling sites. (Those that promise 'at least one 60$ game!'.)
    A few days ago some devs even re-priced and re-named their games to fool people into thinking they're purchasing Helldivers 2, BG3 or Counter Strike. Because apparently you can not just re-name your game once released but also the name of the publisher and dev studio, which is insane...)

    • @TranscribeYT
      @TranscribeYT 2 місяці тому +8

      Came here to say this

    • @logonero5902
      @logonero5902 2 місяці тому +27

      yeah could be money laundering also

    • @canabis2crush543
      @canabis2crush543 2 місяці тому

      It's deffo just a way to make big money 🤑 u make a game like that and u sell it cheap but say u sell it for 2.99 and sell 200 u only make 600 ISH if u sell it for 200 and sell 10 u make 2000 then u have multiple games all at high prices that are piss easy to make rince and repeat who ever is doing it is probably making a killing

    • @stardust-reverie
      @stardust-reverie 2 місяці тому +15

      i legit just thought it was money laundering lmao

    • @midnight9178
      @midnight9178 2 місяці тому +4

      @@stardust-reverie that was my first thought too

  • @HazewinDog
    @HazewinDog 2 місяці тому +62

    These communities. It's so relatable. This is exactly how my main game is. Hearing one of the guys in the video say "we used to play on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, but now it's just Saturday" also hits home. We did too, and now it's just Friday.
    And like someone else in the video mentioned, we mostly get old players revisiting the game as well, rather than new players. Though it does happen occasionally, and we're always happy to have them. Maybe once every 2 years we get a new player that really gets into it and becomes a new pillar of our community. Small gaming communities are an amazing thing to be a part of tbh!

    • @SRWellington2
      @SRWellington2 2 місяці тому +1

      That is so wholesome tbh

    • @SaltySlice
      @SaltySlice Місяць тому

      What’s ur game?

    • @CeriAnnwen
      @CeriAnnwen Місяць тому +1

      @@SaltySlice Probably not the same but mine is a very small part of the halo community that has been completely forgotten about. The roleplay community
      The diversity of the social aspect and dynamic was amazing since opposing opinions clashed in the 100s but still worked together to build one of the most creative and competitive communities out there.
      The military service members kept up the strict attitude which enhanced the roleplay and the kids would bring creativity and deviance to the game

    • @Kero-zc5tc
      @Kero-zc5tc Місяць тому +1

      It’s sad knowing some of my favourite games will be in similar situations, namely titanfall 2, and due to it being a source game I doubt we will get a proper sequel or game similar in movement.

  • @wousterman
    @wousterman Місяць тому +9

    i looked at the altitude player data and ur video actually boosted it by 10 people.

  • @brodyboyo8242
    @brodyboyo8242 2 місяці тому +223

    Murder miners is an absolute classic. I hardly understood what was going on half the time but I absolutely loved the costume maps and zombie mode. RIP to the largest dog, probably played on some of their maps

    • @Aquazyt
      @Aquazyt 2 місяці тому +5

      Yep that game was insanely good and quite big on the 360

    • @Jellymias
      @Jellymias Місяць тому +3

      They should remaster it

    • @Faustino411
      @Faustino411 Місяць тому +3

      @@Jellymiasthey are

    • @AAC14156
      @AAC14156 Місяць тому +1

      We gotta get a group going

  • @plaguedoctor1560
    @plaguedoctor1560 2 місяці тому +109

    I hated that BF Hardline died. It was my favorite BF game and was so fun to snipe on the big maps, as well as drive the vehicles and just play for fun. It was my favorite large map war games. My favorite thing that I did in that game would have to be driving the hidden couch car on one of the maps (some desert map) and finding it was huge fun.

    • @pedrowalter633
      @pedrowalter633 2 місяці тому +12

      Sad thing is that people hated the game just for being about cops instead of the "modern warfare" theme.

  • @MasterShakeeee
    @MasterShakeeee 2 місяці тому +44

    Thank you for introducing me to War of Rights! New favorite game with an amazing community. Cheers

    • @Breadedchicken556
      @Breadedchicken556 27 днів тому +3

      Damn imagine donating 15 and bro doesn't respond or like

  • @3yp0n
    @3yp0n 2 місяці тому +158

    Randoomly came across this channel few months ago and love the dead game series. Really enjoy the editing and format and how wholesome you are. For some reason despite not having played 99% of the games shown on this channel, they have some kind of nostalgic feel to it

  • @Yukipopful
    @Yukipopful 2 місяці тому +66

    You need to do BRINK. It was the last game I got at a midnight release for the 360. It's FTP on steam now, averages 8 players or so. I have every achievement for it

    • @reality_is_sin
      @reality_is_sin 2 місяці тому +8

      Wow, brink takes me back, I used to think it was super fun, but I was like 9 or something

    • @T0X11K
      @T0X11K 2 місяці тому +4

      BRINK was an insane game. Absolutely loved it

    • @stickdwarf
      @stickdwarf 2 місяці тому

      Was the first and last game Brink I ever pre-ordered.

    • @EncontheCrow
      @EncontheCrow 2 місяці тому +1

      Haven't heard about Brink in years, Its crazy I kinda liked that game too. It was like the fps game with parkour before Titan Fall was even a thing.

  • @wickedx3960
    @wickedx3960 2 місяці тому +14

    I remember hardline had this Florida mansion map where a hurricane would spawn and our entire team camped the mansion and defended it. Good times

    • @madfartman6186
      @madfartman6186 Місяць тому

      And the couch car was also so fun. And the money game mode

  • @MiaoNya
    @MiaoNya Місяць тому +1

    About TheLargestDog:
    I remember being in a Murder Miners server a few years ago, hosted by The Largest Dog himself.
    It was an FFA on one of his maps, and he was AFK for the entire match. there was a few players who were killing him and teabagging him, and it didn't sit right with me.
    I have a lot of experience playing some of the older Halo games, and my skill in those transferred seamlessly to Murder Miners. I spent the match fighting off 3 or so newbies while protecting the AFK Largest Dog. Didn't understand his significance until I looked more into the game's community.
    RIP Largest Dog, you were a legend.

  • @C..J
    @C..J 2 місяці тому +71

    There was this one World War 2 RTS I played on a CD as a kid and mostly forgot about. I remember it being quite fun, yet difficult, and quit playing after a while, probably because I couldn't beat a mission or something. Eventually ended up losing the CD too somewhere along the way, and the PC it was installed on. However, it lived rent free in my head for all those years. I never forgot about playing the game, nor what it looked like, just all the details such as the name, franchise, and developer. It was always "That One WW2 RTS I Played as a Kid but Don't Remember." I never attempted to seek out the game, since there's a mountain of WW2 strategy games to climb through and I assumed it would be forgotten shovelware.
    It was Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord. I have never known the title of this game yet always remembered it this whole time. I immediately recognized it when the footage popped up, even though you played a different game in the series.
    Thank you, Rye, for finally solving the mystery of this game after so long. I'm definitely going to play it again now.

    • @2squaredtriangle
      @2squaredtriangle 2 місяці тому +5

      That is wholesome as fuck

    • @SteveIsHavingMC
      @SteveIsHavingMC 2 місяці тому +1

      i played one called panzers phase 2 and it was a ww2 rts that had tanks but wasnt focused around them, maybe its worth looking it up to see if that was it?

    • @knifed91
      @knifed91 Місяць тому

      probably one the Blitzkrieg games, loved that as a kid

    • @elitesafhire4853
      @elitesafhire4853 Місяць тому

      ok

    • @kyoceloft2927
      @kyoceloft2927 Місяць тому

      @@knifed91 Man don't get me started on that. I still remember the day when I borrowed money from my grandpa to buy bk1. Used to play all day. I have all BK games on steam and still occasionally play them.

  • @entothechesnautknight1762
    @entothechesnautknight1762 2 місяці тому +22

    Tower unite's a very interesting case of what happens when you can't get an influx of new players to funnel into the less popular modes.
    It was originally a pair of the most popular Gmod servers, Gmod Tower, that was basically an MMO mario party, and being attached to that far, far more popular game meant that you'd get a whole lotta both new and occasional players joining constantly, to play with the regulars and keep the mini games alive.
    They eventually wanted to move it off of Gmod because of the source engine's limitations and having their own identity, but... They didn't really change the structure of the game at all.
    And that became a problem when it had a 20$ price tag. Suddenly, you arn't getting new players and occasional players anymore. So there were barely any players to play the minigames, which kinda killed them, which was half the appeal of the game (again, MMO mario party), so it kinda lead to a death spiral for the game based on its ill-fitting design.
    The creative/social aspects of the game were largely free from this curse, but the loss of half the game was still enough to drive many off, leaving only the most hardcore left around.
    Its definitely sad to see what was once a hub for genuinely millions of players, where servers had ques to get in and you could literally see anything or meet anyone, decay into this, but... its not like its over.
    I don't know what's going through the dev's minds, but they know these issues. They know the game's failing to capture the audience they *know* is there. And they've been cooking something for a while.
    Hopefully they can solve the issues plauging the game, cause... It was fun whike it lasted.

  • @Nikopico
    @Nikopico Місяць тому +4

    bro keep doing these. This brought back some suppressed memories of online friends in games. Especially the pancake guy encounter, it was so easy back then, those friends you chatted with with a couple of times on the game and some still managed to feel like best friends. What amazing memories you uncovered, thank you.

  • @Adam-qh1ew
    @Adam-qh1ew Місяць тому +4

    Old hat alti player here, thanks for the publicity! It has been great to see new players on!

  • @honeyalmondfritters
    @honeyalmondfritters 2 місяці тому +32

    This series is the personification of the word "wholesome". While the rest of YT freaks out about P2W models, 120$ AAAA games and pointing out graphical glitches in out of bounds areas, this series really takes us to the core of gaming. To a time of saving up gifts from Grandma to buy a new physical game copy, planning for hours at school with friends about what to do in game later, spending 100s of hours on a 5$ purchase and just having a fun time. A time before things got complicated, our friends fell apart or passed away, a time before gaming became a multi billion dollar industry with all the glitz and glam of a fashion week and no heart. I still stay in some of those old discord groups where I met people during the early monster hunter games. We've been through each other's weddings and divorces, talking someone out of taking their own lives and even though we don't play any games together anymore, it takes me back to a time where it all began. :')

    • @iDxnii.
      @iDxnii. Місяць тому +3

      Enough to make a grown man cry

    • @1SweetPete
      @1SweetPete Місяць тому

      Geez man, this spun me out, so true

  • @potatoemperor8541
    @potatoemperor8541 2 місяці тому +70

    Wasn't expecting to see Combat Mission on the list, actually I wasn't expecting to see Combat Mission really anywhere outside of those who know it and some RTS circles.
    For some more context on it to those curious, Combat Mission is actually a military simulator and a different version (Combat Mission Pro) is actually employed by militaries. Think of it as kind of the Arma of RTS/Turn-Based games with it being the most realistic game for the genres as well as incredibly difficult because of that, the Dark Souls of RTS essentially. Unlike other games where you can just send units in you can't really do that in Combat Mission where if you don't employ real life tactics you're gonna lose and lose pretty bad (just like Rye did, and it would've been worse if the enemy had just mortars with how grouped up and exposed his infantry was). There's a few games with 4 being WW2, 2 being modern and 2 cold war (+3 older games from the earlier 2000s which are pretty different and another one set in the Soviet-Afghan War).
    The most interesting thing about the games though are how the modern ones have predicted 2 conflicts now (well 3). Shock Force (the OG one) came out like ~3 years before the Civil War in Syria and while Black Sea was set in a hypothetical invasion of Ukraine in 2017, Russia invaded and annexed Crimea while it was in development (which it had been since 2009). Then right before Russian troops started mobilising on the border in 2022, they announced their DLC for Black Sea... (though while it is finished or pretty finished, it's currently been delayed till the war's over)
    I wouldn't really recommend it though to those who aren't into MILSIM or wanting a challenging RTS but on their website (battlefront.com) there are demos for each game. They're also still being developed with a new engine coming soon hopefully as well as DLC and possibly a new game too.

    • @762rk95tp
      @762rk95tp 2 місяці тому +8

      I played hell out of the original Beyond Overlord and Barbarossa to Berlin back in the day. I was broke teenager back then so I pirated 'em. Bit later actually I bought the anthology release containing first two games and Afrika Korps. Only to find out that assholes shipped German version with no swastikas, Waffen SS troops re-branded into something like waffen ZZ or waffen grenadiers, historical names of people involved, dates and locations purged from mission briefings to countries that doesn't hate actual education or fun. Replacing textures, briefing texts and other stuff would have been a massive hassle without scripts or something to automate whole process. Never went back to the series after that. Ever since I have held opinion that German versions of any WWII games should be made fundamentally incompatible with rest of the world as long as the country as whole hates education.

    • @johannes7468
      @johannes7468 2 місяці тому +4

      @@762rk95tp you have zero knowledge about german culture, german education, and germany itself

    • @RavGW
      @RavGW Місяць тому +2

      I got combat mission afganistan on cd back in the day, well men of war is piece of cake in comparison to say the least

    • @Para-Phrase
      @Para-Phrase Місяць тому +1

      ​@@762rk95tp I appreciate the anger over our censorship laws 👍

  • @dominus1444
    @dominus1444 Місяць тому +7

    I absolutely love the concept of these games only really being functional at certain times and everybody coming together to play them.

  • @agalv9017
    @agalv9017 2 місяці тому +122

    I think you should play Dino D-day. I used to play it and since I’m a grown-ass man I rarely play video games (but never grew out of living dinosaurs) but I was kind of shocked to see that one day that game had no players at all on multiplayer except for one player I have as a friend. Every time I do get to hop on Steam I see him still playing Dino D-day by himself.

    • @FieldsOfConfusion
      @FieldsOfConfusion 2 місяці тому +13

      ...is it me ?

    • @aiwarask596
      @aiwarask596 2 місяці тому

      Probably it's him

    • @sentientarugula2884
      @sentientarugula2884 2 місяці тому +1

      @@FieldsOfConfusion MEET CUTE

    • @supho3309
      @supho3309 2 місяці тому +2

      Tried to play that game a year ago because I remember hearing about it back in 2015~ kinda sad that it's dead as at the time I wanted to play it so bad

    • @helligevaar
      @helligevaar 2 місяці тому

      yesss

  • @Katja_v2
    @Katja_v2 2 місяці тому +23

    Hardline is usually semi-populated on one server during evenings on EU time. It's fun to hop on occasionally and play a few rounds, even if I may get salty a bit. Glad you had fun!

  • @davidlane1248
    @davidlane1248 Місяць тому +2

    I came here to see interesting dead lobbies, not tearing up about my time spent playing murder miners. I had a solid 2 years with that being my most played game, even over actual Halo
    The Largest Dog was a real MVP. I didn't spend a ton of time in his levels simply because they were so expansive that you would spend minutes looking for another player, even in a full lobby- but he always, and I mean ALWAYS had a lobby going. Pretty sure he'd leave his 360 running while he was asleep and afk it the whole time. It was hard not to be a little jealous of the name he'd made for himself in the community, but it also wasn't unearned. Dude had the single largest impact on the game out of any active or inactive player. I was extremely sad to see he had passed away and wished I had known beforehand. I think a lot of us wished we had known because we can attribute a lot of our most positive murder miners memories to his efforts to bring life and creativity to the game
    If I could have just one single day to go back to those times

  • @user-xv6wj2ok8h
    @user-xv6wj2ok8h Місяць тому +1

    This video made me remember about murder miners, and seeing his maps actually brought nostalgia from them. As a kid I never even agknowledged that they were player made maps, and hearing about his passing is sad. He was the one who gave me those memories

  • @csm3t570
    @csm3t570 2 місяці тому +15

    Just found out after showing him this video, my math tutor was the best altitude player of all time and how he won 5 world champions under some name that started with an S that I can’t remember but he was saying how he was number 1 on both leaderboards for years and he even knew I few of the guys from the video that he used to play with back in the day. He told me all this… an hour after I had coincidentally watched this video and found out what altitude even was, not to mention he brought up the game him self by complete chance.

    • @kevinrieder
      @kevinrieder 2 місяці тому

      Please ask them to come back to try out the ladder. Would love to try them out! And of course, you should give it a go, too!

  • @R3AL-AIM
    @R3AL-AIM 2 місяці тому +14

    The thing about Steam and PC's in general is that you'll have a lot of people using old and low powered machines and/or without a lot of money. So some of these older/free/lower spec games tend to keep a player base much longer as it gives those people more games to choose from

  • @vahlok1426
    @vahlok1426 Місяць тому +1

    Maaaaan... Murder Miners brought back serious good memories. I remember when that game was huge, and getting all of my friends to buy it since it was legit only $1 on the indie market. Nothing will ever be as memorable as the zombies and big team battle matches on MM. Building an impromptu base or brrowing into the map to hide will never be replicated anywhere the same way, and no Fortnite allowing for a tower to be dropped at your feet doesn't count.

  • @Jedibkj2
    @Jedibkj2 Місяць тому

    These are some of my favorite videos on youtube. Such a good thing for the small communities too
    I had absolutely no idea Beyond the Wire would be on here or was a dead game. I used to play countless hours per day on that game. Truly a great game that I need to revisit on saturdays now.

  • @Ari.Atland
    @Ari.Atland 2 місяці тому +10

    I fear this may become the legacy of Helldivers. Not Helldivers 2, but the original twin stick shooter released on PS3 & carried over on PS4. It's successor absolutely over shadows the original, but after watching videos of Rye. I'm reminded there's likely always going to be a nostalgic crowd.

  • @POLARTTYRTM
    @POLARTTYRTM 2 місяці тому +14

    Your videos are perfect. I have been for years looking to have a glimpse into games kept by small communities with almost no players online or just abandoned, but I could never find anything with my searches, until, I found your channel a few months ago and it's just perfect. I'm surprised no one had the idea of exploring these abandoned games before and making videos about them like you've been making.

  • @JordanHemminger
    @JordanHemminger Місяць тому +1

    wow, sad to hear i hate how cruel life can be but even as a person who doesnt play murder miners or even ever has, i appreciate the ability for his supporters to be able to enjoy his maps while he is gone! i hope for the murder miners X they release his maps to still be enjoyed by everyone new and a veteran at the games! much love to the Devs and to TLD

  • @XvoidedX
    @XvoidedX 2 місяці тому +1

    Murder Miners was the game I grew up with just seeing someone playing it still gives me memories of my old friend in that game

  • @Shaiel1
    @Shaiel1 2 місяці тому +155

    Im a simple man, I see a new Rye video, I click

    • @jutdz146
      @jutdz146 2 місяці тому +5

      facts

    • @_Chase1_
      @_Chase1_ 2 місяці тому +2

      Don’t forget bread

    • @RikiYamashita
      @RikiYamashita 2 місяці тому

      You're not just simple, you are the ...

    • @Balazar16
      @Balazar16 2 місяці тому +1

      So true

    • @OlShaky
      @OlShaky 2 місяці тому

      Relatable

  • @jumblemess
    @jumblemess 2 місяці тому +23

    Murder miners man that’s a throw back

  • @Darth_Dink
    @Darth_Dink 2 місяці тому +1

    Murder miners is actually popping game, you have to change your version to the update 40 beta version by right clicking the game in your library

  • @gabrielbeck9281
    @gabrielbeck9281 Місяць тому

    Not only did you show off combat mission, you also showed off my favorite combat mission UA-camr, thanks for covering it I would have never guessed you would

  • @darthplagueis4275
    @darthplagueis4275 2 місяці тому +20

    Your Videos are always very in-depth. We don't see this type of high-quality content on the platform much so thank you Rye Games for more of your slop.

  • @Speeeedy
    @Speeeedy 2 місяці тому +7

    Man... Tower Unite could've been so damn good. I played it when it was still called Gmod Tower in GMOD. They made Tower Unite as an attempt at a standalone game with new and improved features. I played the earliest version of Tower Unite but my excitement for the game died since there weren't many players on and there was nothing to do yet apart from golfing and gambling

  • @user-ed1uc9ht2d
    @user-ed1uc9ht2d Місяць тому +15

    So when are you and Pancake Lover getting married?

  • @CalvinRobertson1
    @CalvinRobertson1 2 місяці тому

    The next game music is part of my soul now. Love these videos man. Keep them coming.

  • @Tclans
    @Tclans 2 місяці тому +9

    I loved playing Altitude back in the day. Such a fun game.

    • @kevinrieder
      @kevinrieder 2 місяці тому +4

      Please consider coming back and giving the ranked ladder a try!

  • @Knowlles
    @Knowlles 2 місяці тому +4

    games with a low player base always have the best communites because you know they actually have fun playing the game and they become good friends with everyone because its always the same people still playing it.

  • @gamergirldiarrheajuice7923
    @gamergirldiarrheajuice7923 Місяць тому +3

    Hey everyone I was a friend of The largest Dog back in the day during the 360 peak of murder miners and his impact on the memories of hundreds of thousands if not millions of people can not be understated. The maps he made were so beautifully done, comically so for the game. I just wanted to let people know that he won't be forgotten anytime soon and that part of his legacy will forever live on in Murder Miners as well as his UA-cam channel, where he was a jack of all trades of sorts, animating, songwriting, skits, among many other things. He was a very gifted individual.

  • @sarchavius1111
    @sarchavius1111 Місяць тому +1

    Murder, miners, unlocked a memory so deep in my mind that it actually blew me away

  • @falkerhard
    @falkerhard 2 місяці тому +5

    2:04, thanks for introducing me to a simple awesome game.

  • @heyitsFluxxy
    @heyitsFluxxy 2 місяці тому +4

    I love Tower Unite- I have always been a big arcade person since I was a kid, and it has really scratched that itch for me in a lot of ways. However, it does make me sad to see how largely ignored it has been for so long, and to know that there has been such a ground up effort for this game.
    I hope one day we see a stable, feature rich final release version of the game and all the developers of the game can truly feel fulfilled with their work.

  • @LuciferRex
    @LuciferRex 11 днів тому

    Stumbled upon your videos and I must say, they are incredibly wholesome. Love your stuff!

  • @BrokenToyAnimations
    @BrokenToyAnimations Місяць тому +1

    I been part of the altitude community since 2009, its really quiite special, theres about 50 of us that still play fairly daily

  • @galaxycraft0075
    @galaxycraft0075 2 місяці тому +5

    I once again suggest playing Forgotten Hope 2. Great game and an amazing community behind it all.

  • @TeemoTheTurtle
    @TeemoTheTurtle Місяць тому +4

    MurderMiners was dope! Back in the day the Xbox 360 version was popping, the steam version still gets updates, but it is dead. Glad to see someone make some content about it.

  • @b1slee267
    @b1slee267 Місяць тому

    It’s nice knowing that there’s still communities of games whether dead or forgotten that are still around and even more all basically know each other and the wholesome convos.

  • @seal_witha_sandwich2252
    @seal_witha_sandwich2252 Місяць тому

    combat mission is a really fun game if your a massive nerd (like me) about military equipment and tactics, things like suppression and move and bounding are all effective at getting your guys from point A to point B in an reasonable fashion with minimal casualties. it can be really confusing at first but as you get better youll start to understand things like how to call in air support and artillery and you can even mod it to have more campaigns or make your own

  • @Oooooleksandrrrr
    @Oooooleksandrrrr 2 місяці тому +3

    Omg, I seen a lot of familiar nicknames from BF Hardline in your video. I played this game a lot maybe 2.5 years ago and returned for a couple of weeks a year ago. So good to see some of this guys still playing. I need to pay them a visit...

    • @hhaste
      @hhaste 2 місяці тому

      Same. I'm going to re-install it.. it's on the Xbox PC gamepass, as well. Hardline was one of my favorite Bf's of all time.

  • @meltyheart8
    @meltyheart8 2 місяці тому +5

    wasn't expecting tower unite in this video, game seems more like it has a small community than it being a dead game

  • @aeon1c555
    @aeon1c555 Місяць тому

    So many memories just came rushing back- I didn't even remember playing these games but the moment I saw them all of the memories came FLOODING back

  • @Otacanthus
    @Otacanthus 2 місяці тому +1

    I've seen a lot of tubers play dead games before. But going the extra mile trying to go on while the few players left are online is so cool.

  • @ulz_glc
    @ulz_glc 2 місяці тому +9

    I feel like it would be better to have different games in the thumbnail, but keeping the big bar with "0 Players In-Game" , because I sometimes think I have watched the new video already, because it looks so much like every other "Dead Games" videos of yours.

  • @premium_water3820
    @premium_water3820 2 місяці тому +3

    That last one is totally just money laundering lmao

  • @marcoklauer5399
    @marcoklauer5399 Місяць тому +2

    Murder miners was so much fun back in the day I remember all the game modes and servers there were. The city maps and using the grappler to get round and killing other players

  • @Lyam2410
    @Lyam2410 2 місяці тому

    i love you bro ive seen 2 videos from you and they are soooo wholesome
    you earned a sub

  • @Skinslyfe
    @Skinslyfe 2 місяці тому +3

    CRAZY TIMING BLESS YOU FELLA!!

  • @Immortal..
    @Immortal.. 2 місяці тому

    Please check out Forgotten Hope 2. Its a total conversion mod for Battlefield 2 (as a Standalone nowadays) and still manages to fill a server during peak times in the evening European time. Great community with most players having been active for almost a decade and a half, still hosting occasional events. By far my favorite niche community

  • @Phixcer
    @Phixcer Місяць тому

    the guy who told you that he was playing verdun before gave me chills as i played that game on my childhood on my old crappy laptop my dad gave me. Man the nostalgia hits hard just hearing the name of the game man good oldays.

  • @JJ-117.
    @JJ-117. Місяць тому +5

    Play altitude guys.

  • @clone0192
    @clone0192 2 місяці тому +747

    pls stop putting the same thumbnail

    • @SimseMus
      @SimseMus 2 місяці тому +55

      Why should he do that ? Is it because U want that ? Then make ur own content 🎉🎉

    • @3xvr1stz
      @3xvr1stz 2 місяці тому +272

      Maybe because it fucking gets stale​@@SimseMus

    • @ahmadnawaz6612
      @ahmadnawaz6612 2 місяці тому +125

      yes!!! i can't differentiate between new and old videos

    • @SimseMus
      @SimseMus Місяць тому +15

      @@3xvr1stz sounds like a U problem if U ask me

    • @SimseMus
      @SimseMus Місяць тому +5

      @@ahmadnawaz6612 U can see when it's uploaded

  • @AidenWolff-ku8dx
    @AidenWolff-ku8dx Місяць тому +1

    I actually used to play murder miners back in the day when it first came out. And i actually played with the largest dog one time when he was playing on a map he recently built making sure it was perfect. He was a legend

  • @attilagabortalpai7309
    @attilagabortalpai7309 Місяць тому

    the first two incarnations of the "Combat Mission"-series (along with the DOS game Steel Panthers), CMBO (Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord) and CMBB (Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin) almost cost me a university degree, so, thumbs up for including them.

  • @nicario9499
    @nicario9499 Місяць тому +223

    God bless everyone Jesus loves you all

  • @ElainaMaruyama
    @ElainaMaruyama Місяць тому

    Battlefield Hardline had a game mode called Hotwire that I really enjoyed. It was basically conquest but instead of the capture points being flags they were cars and most fights over capture points were naturally, car chases and I found it incredibly fun.

  • @robokn1ght
    @robokn1ght Місяць тому

    I used to play tower unite all the time. This brought back so many good wholesome memories. Thank you, you have earned my sub

  • @mikeylanning7046
    @mikeylanning7046 Місяць тому

    Beyond the wire was such a fun game my really good friend and I used to play together, we would always try and run a MG team and hold a flank, we stopped an entire advance on our lines with our MG and grenades. He passed away unexpectedly from a work accident shortly after after that gnarly line defense, haven’t played it since.

  • @lslice5283
    @lslice5283 Місяць тому

    Battle field hardline was such a fun game of my childhood! It deserves way more players, so many memories of playing Hotwire for literally hours straight

  • @Ithinkyouthinktoomuchofme
    @Ithinkyouthinktoomuchofme Місяць тому +1

    Similar to beyond the wire, there was a WW2 game called Heroes and Generals that I used to play all the time in 2016. It used to average over 10,000 players but now doesn’t ever go above 10…

  • @MrNoodler
    @MrNoodler Місяць тому

    When I was little, I played a lot of Pirates of the Caribbean Online a LOT. One day it closed. Few years later a few fans remade the game, and after several years of testing and such, it's back online as The Legend of Pirates Online. I still hop on every once in a while now. I've only met a few new players on it, mostly just old fans but it's cool that it's still fairly popular.

  • @louiscj4304
    @louiscj4304 Місяць тому +1

    me and my friends still play murder miners since it was a game from one of my friend’s childhood, great game and lots of fun with a really genuine community

  • @OddworldAuto
    @OddworldAuto Місяць тому +1

    almost cried when i saw murder miners... had so much fun on that game with my friends in my childhood. thanks rye
    guy

  • @delsol8315
    @delsol8315 Місяць тому

    hardline was one of my very first shooters back on ps4 and i honestly enjoyed it so much i met some of my best and closest friends on that game and its oddly emotional to see gameplay of it again

  • @CokesAndTokes
    @CokesAndTokes Місяць тому +1

    Murder miners almost made me cry 😂 that game used to be my life on the 360 and i used to play with The Largest Dog somewhat regularly. He was a nice dude and his maps are still some of the most creative customs ive seen in any game.

  • @williamkendrick
    @williamkendrick 2 місяці тому +1

    subbed. you.. just get it..... dont you? thats... really cool. so many people just... never come back to an old favorite... i do. just hopped on one of my fave mmos... just to see how its doing and stuff. none of my old friends tho. lots of new ones tho. its really cool to see you enjoying older games as i'm a real old gamer, haha.
    good video.

  • @haii7760
    @haii7760 Місяць тому +2

    cant believe murder miners is still on, remember playing it back in 2014

  • @christienowen3499
    @christienowen3499 Місяць тому

    people that still keep games like this alive are the core of the gaming community, being able to play the games that shaped us as who we are even if its dead is just so gratifying, i seriously think people should try one day the games we loved as a child have a chance to still be beating

  • @zacc6802
    @zacc6802 Місяць тому +1

    murder miners sent me so far back. i saw the intro and it dragged my memories from so long ago. this video was amazing.

  • @Merc399
    @Merc399 2 місяці тому

    Dude i love how for you ita not about the games its about the people and communities. Really cool bro

  • @tabletbrothers3477
    @tabletbrothers3477 2 місяці тому +1

    Combat Mission Shock Force has an infamously long manual (96 pages). I remember watching videos of this game back in the day.

  • @afghanskull7782
    @afghanskull7782 Місяць тому

    I love that this guy actually interacts with the community and gives them traction, shows that he really cares.

  • @aimzen-7772
    @aimzen-7772 Місяць тому

    To think I’ve never heard of this UA-camr before and watching the video reminded me of a lot of things, The soundtracks he uses are also great and I really enjoy them while watching the gameplay

  • @aidenmcdonald52
    @aidenmcdonald52 Місяць тому

    I used to play a game on 360. All I remember was a big central tower in a block (Minecraft visual type) world. The further you got away from the central tower to harder and more difficult monsters would try to attack you. I remember eventually there would even be like dragons if you went far enough away. The whole game was building weapons and being able to go further out. I wish I remembered the name it was so fun

  • @hafizhaditya2896
    @hafizhaditya2896 2 місяці тому

    I always love your content for exploring dead game... These game, even in dead state is once someone part of life....
    As someone who played online games, and which is some of them already closing its server, its just fascinating to see someone still playing a dead games....

  • @HeartlessFall37
    @HeartlessFall37 Місяць тому +1

    I lived murder miners when I was younger, completely forgot about it until now. Genuinely one of the most fun games there was

  • @lukeyoungerhi
    @lukeyoungerhi Місяць тому

    The quick tower unite bit gave me the best nostalgia ever

  • @braydenbode6843
    @braydenbode6843 Місяць тому +1

    I remember playing hardline when I was a kid, on the dust bowl map, just throwing a C4 into the road and waiting for someone to speed by in a car

  • @vonyx5601
    @vonyx5601 Місяць тому

    Scrap Mechanic is a good example of a dead game with a small community still keeping it alive. It went from videos with millions of views on the game to being nearly abandoned due to the lack of updates. Released in 2016 it's a physics-based sandbox where you can build pretty much anything you can imagine in a procedurely generated 3D world. There is multiplayer, a survival mode, challenge mode, and of course - creative mode. I think it would be nice to shed more light on this amazing game and hopefully help in revitalising its playerbase and encouraging the devs to give the game more attention.

  • @nuubynuub1481
    @nuubynuub1481 Місяць тому

    Loved the video!
    If you would love to explore my favourite MMO's of all time then here's suggestion - Eternal Lands.
    I'd love to see this game get more exposure as there's mostly like 150-300 people online at the same time with record high 988 in 2008.