Let’s share some good deals!

I haven’t really found anything, hence why I’m curious to what everyone else is picking up.

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      This is the way. Why would I hoard 5 more games just because there is a sale? The next one will come shortly. Only buy games you plan to play in the next 2 weeks.

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    • Amid Evil
    • Balatro
    • CrossCode
    • Echo
    • Creeper World 4
    • Unsighted
    • Metallic Child
    • Dune Spice Wars
    • Atomic Heart + DLC

    And you know what sucks? I’m probably gonna only play two of them (Amid Evil and Balatro).

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      I highly recommend Amid Evil. I wasn’t even a big Hexen/Heretic fan, but it’s fantastic. It has the record for highest screenshots->playtime of any game I’ve played on steam.

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        I actually started that on Friday and the architecture of the levels is straight gorgeous. They do feel long, but they are gorgeous.

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          I refuse to spoil anything, but I think I took a screenshot every 30 seconds on the last map. It helps you manage to traverse every single square foot of space in the map over the course of completing it.

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      I bought dune spice wars for a friend, and he seems to be enjoying it.

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    Zero. I’ve too much already unplayed and unfortunately working now (sucks to be adult).

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    Outer Wilds. For a few friends who don’t have it yet. I’ve already bought it a couple times.

    I already own it… but it’s just that good. So good I vicariously try to relive the game by watching livestreams and Eelis’ recaps of other live-streamers.

    It really is something you have to experience blind. Since the entire game progression is knowledge based and pulling threads on the mysteries until the mosaic of the story and experience unfolds is truly something you can experience once.

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      I thought you meant The Outer Wilds, and spent a solid two minutes on a routine sanity check. Hadn’t heard of this game though, so we’ll call it even 😸

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        If you are considering picking up Outer Wilds, by god, go in blind. It’s all about finding out.

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        It was a bit of a slow burner on release so I’m not surprised you didn’t hear about it. People had access to the beta years before the official release, so when it came out essentially nothing really changed and there wasn’t this big announcement.

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      How is the dlc? I had a tough time with outer wilds. At the time I played it, I found it to be very frustrating. I needed a spoiler to get past two or three major points. But in hindsight I think it’s really an impressive game. I’m thinking about picking up the dlc, but I’m not sure about it and I don’t want to search about it to avoid spoiler.

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        It’s really good. Amazingly fits inside the first games story seamlessly.

        It can be challenging sometimes too and I’m happy to help with soft hints if you ever find you need them

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        It started off a little slow, but imo it was better than the main game. It’s both a little more streamlined and better story-wise. You probably should play the main game first

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    So far I’ve picked up:

    • Dead Cells
    • Signalis
    • Owlboy
    • Starship Titanic
    • Balatro
    • BORE BLASTERS
    • Melvor Idle
    • Night in the Woods
    • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Ultimate Edition
    • Dome Keeper
    • Pentiment
    • Blackshift
    • Ouroboros

    Having a blast with Balatro to the exclusion of all else.

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      It’s unfair how fun Balatro is. You’d think someone would’ve thought of the concept years ago.

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      Night in the Woods is an okay story/adventure game, but man the soundtrack for that game is a real earworm. Years later now and some of the town jingles still pop into my head randomly. RIP to the composer who passed away way too young.

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      I’m not going to elbow drop Owlboy, but I think you should try it within the refund window because in my opinion it’s way overhyped, and does not deliver much mechanically.

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      Play The Hex next! Go in blind, and don’t mind the graphics—they’ll make sense.

      It’s by the creator of Inscryption and I think it’s his finest work yet.

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        Hah, I even got the pack with Pony Island because it was a few cents cheaper lol! Will check it out, thanks :D

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          Pony island is a hoot! I knocked it out in a couple hours.

          I SAVORED The Hex though. After 50-some hours of Inscryption I thought there’s no way The Hex could compare… I have a lot more play time in Inscryption, but overall I thought The Hex was fucking brilliant. Hard recommend to anyone who likes Mullins’ games.

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    I got the Vampire Survivors DLC. I try not to buy Steam stuff anymore unless it’s either a deep discount on something I kind of am interested in, or it’s something I badly wanted.

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    • Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
    • Pentiment
    • Subnautica
    • Dune: Spice Wars
    • Atomic Heart
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    I’m tempted to get Risk of rain 2 at last but have some other games I already own in the back burner so will see.

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    I bought Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth for myself And Bombrush Cyberfunk for my wife. I got the money from selling all my old tf2 items.

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      I loved Infinite Wealth! Don’t worry about FOMO if you didn’t get the DLC, it’s not that great.

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        I bought the deluxe version so I think I have it. I just found out you know who got the BIG C.

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          I started the series late, in 2020 after buying Yakuza 0 on a whim, and ended up playing through the entire series that was out at the time that year (including Judgment). Infinite Wealth hits you very hard in the feels if you’ve been following Kiryu since he was 20. I love Ichiban as well and think he’s a great protagonist to pass the torch to.

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    Heaven’s Vault, Hardspace Shipbreaker, and both Subnautica games.

    Heaven’s Vault is a puzzle game where you have to learn to translate an unknown language. Haven’t gotten too deep into the game yet, but I picked it up because I liked Chants of Sennaar, which has a similar premise. Chants is 25% off right now, so I think that’s a decent recommendation

    Hardspace Shipbreaker is a casual game where you break down spaceships for parts. It seemed fun, and I wanted to have something casual to balance out my library, which currently has more intense games than I would like.

    Subnautica is a survival game where you’re stuck on an ocean world. I’m honestly not too sure if I would like this one too much, since I’m not too much of a fan of survival games. It just seemed unique enough from the other survival games, and it had a decent deal, and it was in my wishlist for a while. So I acted a bit on impulse and bought both games (Subnautica and Subnautica Below Zero)

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      Subnautica is a treasure. (Despite the bugs.) I recommend playing with a good sound setup and dim lights.

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      For me subnautica is in my top 5. The survival elements aren’t very important, it’s more of an exploration game.

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      Hardspace is really nice once you get into a good flow.

      Or even just taking your time to break down the ships in ways you find satisfying is awesome.

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      Subnautica

      I’ve had this game for years but I thought it was a VR-only game. Got it in a Humble bundle for cheap.

      Dunno why it’s so popular all of a sudden or why it’s still $30 normally. Maybe I should try playing it.

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    Have a ton of games already, but I picked up Nuclear Blaze and Streets of Rogue on the cheap.

    A week prior to the steam sale, got a good deal on River City Girls 2 and Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries on Fanatical, $15 for both together.

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          It’s good, but I wish it were even more like X-COM with loads of deaths and managing a roster of heroes rather than just a small party.

          Especially since BG3 has done the small party adventure thing so well.