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  • inlandempire@jlai.lu
    48·
    2 months ago

    I think it’s been 3 consecutive years now that ive been waiting on a deep sale for some titles, but they have yet to reach lower than 10 bucks (max I’m willing to pay).

    Some of them aren’t particularly old releases so I dont mind waiting more:

    • Signalis
    • Caravan SandWitch
    • UFO50
    • Season
    • System Shock (remake)
    • No Man’s Sky
    • Red Dead Redemption 2
    • Nier Automata

    I might get those:

    • Rain World
    • Weird West
    • Card Shark
    • OlliOlli World
  • definitemaybe@lemmy.ca
    20·
    2 months ago

    I’m getting a 4-pack of Tabletop Simulator. Not sure if that counts, since I already did that once—I have new people to try to rope into playing boardgames digitally with me, lol.

      • definitemaybe@lemmy.ca
        8·
        2 months ago

        Maybe, sorta. But there are a zillion games it can’t play, it’s expensive AF ($42€/yr for premium), and it’s not nearly as immersive since it’s not actually a simulator.

        It’s a cool site if you just want to pop into a casual game, but not so great if I want to play something even medium heavy like Clank!

        Edit: That looks aggressive… The game is called “Clank!”

        • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago
          1. You don’t need premium membership to play premium-only games; you only need 1 person at the table to have a subscription and then everyone else can enjoy the game for free. There are usually tables open looking for players, and if there is no open table to join, free participants can even put out a request for a subscriber to make a new table for strangers to join.
          2. You can get 1 month of premium membership at a time for every 100 gift points that you acquire (which gradually expire if left unused). You can gain 5 gift points for winning for your first time at any game, so you can even rig it with someone else to just win at Battleship, Chess, etc. You can also acquire more gift points by contributing to tutorials, wiki entries per game (rules, strategies, etc.), or I think even filing bug reports or improvement ideas per game that get approved by the developers.
          3. TTS and Tabletopia are 100% manual so you must already know the rules really well per game, whereas BGA holds your hand through all legal moves, so my circle of friends and I have even used it to learn new games blind (even though they also often have a tutorial). It also has a note system so you can type notes for yourself to remember things between rounds, if you choose to play in the optional turn-based mode (make your move whenever you’re next able to, versus real-time in which all players must be online simultaneously).
          • fartsparkles@lemmy.world
            2·
            2 months ago

            Loads of games in TTS are fully scripted. As both a BGA and TTS fan, I still lean towards TTS. It’s more fun and supports way more types of play and with the Community Workshop, there’s so many fun custom games on there too.

        • Silverchase@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          2 months ago

          There’s also a digital adaptation of Clank, though I haven’t tried it myself. I know the same developers made Root Digital for Leder Games and that adaptation is well-received.

  • caut_R@lemmy.world
    20·
    2 months ago

    I seem to already have all the deep discounts I‘d be interested in… I currently only buy 80%+ discounts (if anything) since experience has taught me that anything lower than this will get there again very soon, so I’m not missing out by skipping now. I have like 200 untouched games anyway so I‘d probably just be throwing more on the pile… Gifts for friends are in the cart tho

    • Zealotte@lemmy.zip
      14·
      2 months ago

      This appears to be written in English, but I can’t make sense of it.

      We must feed the backlog, always.

      Number go up.

      • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        makes completion rates go down though, and adds an awful lot of zeroes (hours played)

        net negative on the numbers, chief

        • Zealotte@lemmy.zip
          5·
          2 months ago

          We’re entertainment dragons.

          We sleep upon the amassed collection of potential future fun in every unplayed game.

          Once you try the game, you may realize that you don’t even like it.

          Rookie move.

    • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      3·
      2 months ago

      According to isthereanydeal, these sales aren’t nearly as good as they were last seasonal sale in June

      Whelp, either GameBillet, GreenManGaming, GOG or pirqcy

  • kbal@fedia.io
    17·
    2 months ago

    The one that looks tempting which I might actually get around to playing some day if I buy it is Hades.

    • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zipEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      Played Hades 1, it’s super good when it clicked, if not it will feels like any other roguelike.

      • samus12345@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        I bought it for Switch years ago after being peer pressured from the massive amount of glazing and regretted it. It’s a good game, I just don’t like roguelikes. The constant “I hate roguelikes but this was the best game I’ve played in years!” comments pushed me to do it.

        • Drigo@sopuli.xyz
          5·
          2 months ago

          There is just something about Hades that clicked for me as well. I literally never played rougelikes, but Hades just hit different.

          I played it right before Hades 2 came out, and bought Hades 2. I have now completed all steam achievements on both games. So I really understand the

          I hate roguelikes but this was the best game I’ve played in years!

          Was that way for me too

        • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          5·
          2 months ago

          I loved the game but the actual gameplay was probably my least favorite part if that makes sense.

        • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          2 months ago

          I am actually among the “don’t like roguelikes but this was an amazing game” crowd. Sorry it didn’t work out for you. I can’t say exactly what it is, but something about how they nailed the roguelike formula is perfect. Always new dialogue to unlock, new things to buy, resources to farm, prophecies to fulfill, there was just so much perfectly aligned for me. Probably helps that I also love Greek mythology.

    • InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
      3·
      2 months ago

      Hades is definitely right down my alley, even though I’d never played anything quite like it before. It’s one of the games that reignited my enjoyment for gaming, a hobby that I mostly set aside for about 20 years. It’s one of the very few games I can fire up when I have a bit of spare time and even though I’ve played through the levels a hundred times, it’s still so much fun.

      I’ve tried to get into Hades 2 and so far it hasn’t captured that same level of enjoyment. I think I prefer the relative simplicity of the original and the fact that it takes much less time to start feeling powerful in the original. Much more rewarding. Of course, my opinion on that might change.

    • CatZoomies@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      2 months ago

      Fucking buy the game already. It’s one of the best games I’ve ever played.

      It’s worth full price. Very, very few games are worth the full price.

      I’d buy this game again on Steam if I could.

    • Seasm0ke@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      I put it down after about 20 hours, then came back after a few months and 100% it. Honestly that I gotta escape 10 times slog was demoralizing but worth it and very gratifying

  • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    17·
    2 months ago

    If anybody is into vr, a lot of vr stuff is on sale right now… And keep in mind, when the steam frame comes out next year, you’ll probably want some games to play.

        • cron@feddit.org
          9·
          2 months ago

          Why would you buy a game now that you have no hardware to play on?

          Maybe I‘m wrong, but there will probably be one or two more sales until you hold that shiny new hardware in your hands.

          • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            8·
            2 months ago

            Valid question.

            Honestly like not-Anal said, it usually doesn’t make a ton of sense. However, I’ve found that not all sales are created equal, and sometimes some sales are much better priced, even compared to later sales. You really have to pay attention, though.

            For example, if a dev is active or WILL be active (this is where the guesswork/gambling comes in), the price of the game could go UP. I see it all the time with early access games or games that get popular. Or even with real goods, like cars or other collectables where they become more popular and either resale goes up or the manufacturer realizes they can sell it for more, or outright increases the value of the product.

            Another example is when devs play fuck-fuck games with sales, trying to draw in more attention, and it works. This happens often with undiscovered games, which, in the VR space, does happen pretty often. A good place to pay attention to is the Humble Bundles, but I know this isn’t exactly relevant to the steam sales, themselves.

            And also just like in real life, and similar with devs playing fuck-fuck games with sales and not all sales being created equal, sometimes certain dates are meaningful to the game or the devs. Like if the dev has a case of brainrot and on June 7th they offer a particularly good sale, or the VR sale happens once a year, or Black Friday or something.

            Additionally, shopping for games can actually be a bit time consuming, so even if the prices don’t go down further, finding games ahead of time can actually be rewarding. Buying your first VR headset or a headset with new features and having no games and having to shop can be a real bummer. Imagine buying a brand new car and having no gas/power until later in the year, and then also having to get it one gallon/liter/watthour at a time. With VR games, some of them do just crash in price. But usually, almost all VR games find their equilibrium in price eventually, since the community is generally all enthusiasts who want to see the community and technology grow healthy, myself included.

            And that very last point sort of applies to the previous ones, and also applies across VR in general (minus a handful of devs and won’t last if the platform gets popular since it attracts money-ghouls).

      • Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 months ago

        Yup, I’m super tempted to start stocking up on cheap VR games in anticipation for the Frame, but I need to see the final price and be 100% sure I’m going for it before I commit to games that I can’t otherwise play.

  • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
    16·
    2 months ago

    My plan to work on my backlog this fall has utterly failed. Instead I’ve not been playing any games at all for the past month and a half, instead just working on a mod for STALKER Anomaly. Consequently I know in my heart of hearts that the right thing to do is not spend any money this sale. However, I am still looking at:

    Tails of Iron (-92%)

    The Banner Saga (-85%)

    Bloodstained: Ritual of Night (-75%)

    Virgo Versus The Zodiac (-75%)

    Road 96 (-75%)

    HYPER DEMON (-75%)

    INMOST (-70%)

    Trepang2 (-66% - if it was any lower I would just snap it)

    • InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
      4·
      2 months ago

      Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was fun. It did evoke feelings of nostalgia for me, since Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was one of my favorite games back in the late 90s (tied with Resident Evil) and still one of my favorites of all time. I’m personally not a huge fan of the art style and it does lack a bit of polish here and there, but overall good especially at 75% off. Hope you enjoy it.

  • Caveman@lemmy.world
    15·
    2 months ago
    • Doom 2016 $4 -80%
    • Neon White 2022 $10 -60%
    • Inscryption 2021 $8 -60%

    Never played Doom 2016 but I’ve heard it’s very good.

    • InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
      7·
      2 months ago

      Doom 2016 was my game for last year and into early this year. For what it’s worth, I enjoyed it quite a bit once I got into it. I tried to start it a few times and that didn’t work out, but then suddenly last winter, it all just clicked.

      I had also tried Doom Eternal, and that’s not my thing. Doom 2016 lets you play at your own pace, your own style, and make your own choices on how to play … mostly. Doom Eternal you basically have to play it the way THEY want you to play and use the weapons THEY want you to use and if you don’t then you’re in for an unfun struggle. Doom 2016 isn’t really like that, in my opinion and experience.

  • Kruulos@sopuli.xyz
    14·
    2 months ago

    None of my wishlist games were under 10€ so I skipped all of the deals there. Instead I bought (or put to the cart as I wanna sleep over my decisions) lots of DLCs to Total War Warhammers, Powerwash Simulator and other games I already own and like to play.

    One new game I want to purchase is the Case of the Golden Idol which looks really interesting

    • bastien@lemmy.wtf
      4·
      2 months ago

      Good idea, the Total War Warhammer 3 DLC are appealing (when you just want to own all those factions), but base price is just too steep for individual expansions

  • Thalfon@sh.itjust.works
    12·
    2 months ago

    Might be time to grab Psychonauts 2 at -85% (C$12). The first game was great. Not too much else I’ve been tracking is at a price I’d go for at the moment, though I haven’t looked past my wishlist for now.