Discord Game Store Beta Now Live With Games Like Hollow Knight and Bad North

We learned about Discord’s upcoming game store a while ago and today, it’s finally gone live. In what they’re calling “Global Beta”, all Discord users now have access to the new Discord store and Nitro subscription options.

In their official blog post, they kick things off by saying that they “want to make it easier for you to find games to play with your friends.” That’s great, considering Discord is the main gaming community platform right now. In a subtle dig at Steam, they follow that up by saying there’s “no need to browse endless lists of anime titles - we make it easy to find something great to play.”

It’s no secret that Steam has taken a turn for the worse lately, with hundreds upon hundreds of shovelware titles being released onto the platform. Discord’s store is a “curated selection”, meaning every single game that goes up their has to be manually approved and reviewed - unlike Steam.

Discord realise that they need some incentive to get people playing games on their platform, which is why they’ve released some games as “First On Discord” (FOD) titles. This basically means that they’re only available on PC through Discord for approximately 90 days, though they may release on consoles during that period. There’s a number of FOD games kicking off the new store including Bad North, Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption, King of the Hat and more. You can find the full list here.

Discord Nitro has evolved with the new store too. A subscription costs $9.99 a month and it gives you access to over 60 curated games. Some of these Discord Nitro subscription games include Metro: Last Light Redux, Tormentor x Punisher, INSIDE, Kathy Rain, Wasteland 2, Darksiders II, Super Meat Boy, Limbo, Brutal Legend, Torchlight II, SOMA… the list goes on. You can also pay $4.99 a month for Nitro Classic, which gives you everything you got through Nitro before; animated avatars, larger file upload limit, animated emoji, higher quality screen share, etc.

Finally, Discord now also contains a universal library. Even if a game requires another launcher to load, you can add the game to Discord and start it through there. It helps to keep all your games in one place - something you could already do through Steam, but if you prefer the Discord layout, it’s a much better option. Could Discord finally be the storefront to rival Steam?