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The Big Suck

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The Big Suck
Platform
PC (Windows)
Release Date
File Size
476 MB
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Patch Notes
2
Comments
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Languages
English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil
Added by
Skigameco Legend

Play modes & compatibility

  • Single-player
Download Game v0.16.5

Version Status

Current Version
v0.16.5
Current Build
26597585
Latest Build
26597585
Last Steam Update
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  • The Big Suck Demo
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Description

The Big Suck is an arcade destruction simulator with elements of gradual progression, in which, instead of escaping from a natural disaster, you have to take control of the destructive force yourself. It all starts with a tiny tornado that can only lift grass, straw, and small objects. However, its power gradually increases, allowing it to uproot trees, pick up animals, overturn cars, and destroy entire buildings. The action takes place across a vast area with farms, urban neighborhoods, coastlines, and mountainous regions.

Each time you come to the surface, you have a limited amount of time, so you need to move quickly between objects, collect debris, and trigger chain reactions of destruction. The more damage you can inflict, the higher the monetary reward. The funds received are spent on upgrades that increase the attraction radius, the duration of the tornado and the intensity of its destructive effects. Gradually, an ordinary whirlwind turns into a real catastrophe capable of destroying entire neighborhoods. Other types of natural disasters are also unlocked.

You can spread fires, flood streets, freeze the surrounding area, or create black holes that swallow everything nearby. However, the residents are not going to stand by and watch their homes being destroyed. They're going to fight back. Firefighters, sappers, military equipment, and combat aircraft are deployed to combat the elements. Even fired projectiles can be caught by air currents and sent back to the enemy. Each new attempt allows you to test the improvements you've gained and reach targets that previously seemed completely inaccessible.

System Requirements

Minimum

OS:
Windows 10 64-bit, version 1803 (build 17134) or later
Processor:
Intel Core i3-4000 / AMD FX-6300 or equivalent (x86_64, dual-core 2.0 GHz+)
RAM:
4096 MB RAM
Graphics:
GPU with hardware-accelerated WebGL 2.0 support and up-to-date graphics drivers.
Storage:
1 GB available space

Installation Guide

Step-by-step setup process

  1. No installation is needed — the game comes fully pre-installed and ready to play.

  2. Extract the RAR / ZIP archive with WinRAR or 7-Zip into any folder, for example C:\Games\GameName.

  3. Launch the game via Run Me!.bat (or the main .exe file) inside the game folder.

Game Info

Developer
Critics Arcade
Publisher
Critics Arcade
Platform
PC (Windows)
Release Date
File Size
476 MB
Status
Not specified

Patch Notes

Official changelists for the builds of this game

Update 0.16.5: HIT STOP, monuments that fall apart, smoother frames

Current Build 26597585

Thanks for every bug report, forum thread, Discord message and video. Most of this update came straight from them.

NEW 3

HIT STOP (Settings → COMFORT). The split-second freeze when the storm lands a big hit can now be switched off, so a long combo keeps moving. The shake and the flash stay.

Late game: the colossal monuments come apart. Hit one and it breaks up block by block, the loose pieces fly into the funnel, and each of the eleven has its own finish.

THE AIRFIELD, reworked. From HURRICANE ELMO, flights cross the middle of the map instead of hiding in the corner under the HUD. Touch a plane to take it, and a caught plane is now worth real money.

SMOOTHER 3

FRAME CAP no longer stutters on high-refresh monitors. Every frame is held for the same number of screen refreshes, so on a 144 Hz monitor the 60 cap runs a steady 72. The counter can read a little above or below the number you pick.

The upgrades tree is much smoother once it gets big, especially on slower PCs. If yours still struggles, the decorations hold still when you zoom far out.

TORNADO FARM draws faster when the farm is big. If yours still crawls and you have a dedicated graphics card, try the launch option --graphite (in Steam, right-click the game → Properties → Launch Options). It can be slower on integrated graphics, so it is off by default.

FIXES 7

  • ZORB's finale now pays its CORES and marks the planet FINISHED. Already finished it? You get them the first time you start this version.
  • Buildings wear the armour they really have. No more shield domes at FIRENADO.
  • Two Steam accounts on one Windows login no longer share a save or each other's achievements. Each account gets its own save, starting as a copy of the one you have now; the old one stays where it is.
  • Alt+Tab no longer fills up with ghost copies of the game in BORDERLESS FULLSCREEN. Switching between WINDOWED and BORDERLESS now reloads the window for a moment, and if you switch mid-run, it waits until the run ends.
  • If the game ever hangs on the way out, it now closes itself fully instead of leaving processes in Task Manager.
  • The music no longer starts up behind a fullscreen video or another window. It comes back when you come back.
  • Keep the reports coming. The barn is still standing.

Source: Steam announcement SteamDB

THE BIG SUCK is out now

Build 26548288

You are not running from the disaster. You are steering it.


The Big Suck is out now on Steam: an arcade incremental about flattening a county for money, then spending the money on a worse tornado.

FROM A LIGHT BREEZE TO THE BIG SUCK 5

  • 22 storm forms, from a breeze that mows the back paddock to a void that pulls in whole continents.
  • 363 upgrades in the skill tree. A wider pull, a longer clock, nastier chain reactions.
  • Four catastrophes: fire, flood, winter and the void. Once a storm is yours, it stays yours.
  • A county that fights back: fire crews, then armour, then jets. It goes badly for them.
  • 66 Steam achievements and 12 languages.

THANK YOU 1

  • To everyone who played the demo, streamed it, wishlisted it or sent a bug report: this launch is yours. Now go settle up with the barn that survived.

Source: Steam announcement SteamDB

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