Initial scrolling of the Steam Summer Sale seems pretty lackluster, but digging through the comments sections in other threads, a few gems have stood out, and it doesn’t appear we have a thread dedicated to this yet, so post what you think are the best deals here!

Not mandatory ofc, but it’d be helpful if…

  • One game per top level post, so comments stemming from it are focused on on just it.

  • Hyperlink the game title to its Store Page

  • Include both the normal and sale price / %off

  • Include a short blurb about the game - if it’s one you’ve played before, what did you like about it? If you’re diving in blind, what grabbed your attention?

Good hunt’n!

  • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    Satisfactory $29.99 $14.99 (50% off)

    Sci-fi, you’re dropped down to a lush alien planet to do what humans do best: strip all of its natural resources! Combat is limited, but boils down to fighting off wild animals - the main gist of the game is building and optimizing things like miners/conveyor belts/smeltors/assemblers/etc to automate the pillaging of the environment with increasing efficiency… which admittedly sounds more like work than play, but this title caught me a bit off guard with how fun and - true to its name - satisfying it is play.

    • PresidentCamacho@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      They’re also planning on raising the full price shortly to $40, most likely with the launch of 1.0 the next update coming soon. Amazing game!

      • SplashJackson@lemmy.caEnglish
        02·
        2 months ago

        They can raise the price and try to FOMO me into buying it, and I can lower the price to free

        • PresidentCamacho@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          I wouldn’t say it’s a manipulation, the game is far beyond the original game at this point. I’m surprised it’s even on sale ATM. It’s an amazing game.

      • jaycifer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        It’s a 3D first person game instead of a 2D isometric, and most of the differences stem from that. More manual building (they added blueprints but I don’t know how good they are), infinite resource sources which means setting up a mining outpost is permanent. Much less focus on fighting wildlife, though that is present.

        Overall, it’s a much more relaxing, slower paced game than Factorio. Both are good at different aspects of the same thing.