Are there any games you're planning to pick up during the Steam and GOG sales?

We've got two big sales going on, and I'm currently deciding what I would like to pick up. I'm planning to get Expeditions: Rome since it's 60% off, and I'm trying to decide if I want to finally get Terra Invicta.

What patient games are the people here planning to pick up? Maybe I'll find a few that I "need" to try!

Marin_Rider ,

I spent about $140AUD on euro truck sim 2 DLC, plus American truck sim and a lot of DLC

retrieval4558 ,

My pickups have been Horizon Forbidden West, Subnautica, Spelunky, middle-earth: shadow of war, and Pony Island

I don't have exact price breakdowns, but it was total about 60$ with the vast majority of that being H:FW at 45ish.

Aoife ,

Personally I find that terra invicta requires way too much micromanagement and waiting for turns to pass so I can't recommend it but if that seems your speed or idk if there are mods to help then go for it

stargazingpenguin OP ,
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That's really what is holding me back from getting it. The idea sounds really interesting, I'm just worried that I won't enjoy the actual gameplay. I've had it in my cart a couple of times during sales but I never end up getting it.

What you said about micromanaging things does help. I don't mind a little micromanagement in games like Age of Empires or Civilization, but if you get too much of it happening I tend to get a bit sloppy. I've found it depends a lot on my goals for the play session and also how long I've been doing it.

Elevator7009 ,
  • I keep hearing that Mass Effect is a series I would like, so I finally got the Legendary Edition for $5.99.
  • I have also heard of Mages of Mystralia as a good game for magic mechanics, so got that for $4.99.
  • Trombone Champ for $5.99. I like silly memey stuff and I'm a former band kid. I also never played the trombone, which explains why I am buying the game instead of just playing my own trombone instead.
  • Sixty Four for $4.19, as an incremental game fan

I am not sure whether to pick up Noita because I have heard of its great magic mechanics, it also sounds like something that will frustrate me way too much. I'll probably try on a friend's computer first

JakJak98 ,

Noita is a fantastic game.

The magic is that you have two major components. Wands and spells. After every level, you get an opportunity to tinker with the wands you've found by replacing spells you have on them with other wands to make something better.

It's a roguelike, and has no real tutorial, but it's definitely one of those niche games I've put serious time into.

stargazingpenguin OP ,
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You've got a nice variety of games to try there! Trombone Champ was pretty huge for a while there, but I had pretty much forgotten about it. Maybe I'll grab it just for the laughs.

Father_Redbeard ,
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I yoinked Undertale and Fallout 76. I just finished FO4, before that was New Vegas, and 3 before that. Finally got hooked on Fallout after years of trying and just not jiving. The show motivated me to try again.

stargazingpenguin OP ,
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I never got into Fallout either, although I only ever tried 4. I did have someone mention that I should try the earlier games as apparently the tone of them is different. It's sometimes hard to overcome first impressions though! It's great that the show gave you the boost to get hooked!

Father_Redbeard ,
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From a new fan, I found that 3 had the coolest environment. New Vegas bad much better gun mechanics. And 4 is good, a lot better than reviews I read made it sound. And the Nuka Town DLC was a lot of fun.

pineapplelover ,

Just picked up battlefield 1 cause my friend wanted to play. Wonder if I should get the other battlefield games

stargazingpenguin OP ,
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I don't play the series, but they're definitely very cheap right now!

Brickardo ,

Nah, Warframe still keeps getting updates and it's free and not p2w so I'll see y'all there

stargazingpenguin OP ,
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It's something I've looked at before, and while it looks like it could be a fun game, I don't have that much time to spend grinding! It definitely appears to be one of the more fair f2p games out there though.

Audacious ,

Warframe is the most p2w game I have ever played, and I don't understand how people can say otherwise. Imagine you could buy the best pve gear in a mmo like WoW instead of grinding out raids. Warframe is this and then some. Resources? You can buy that. Skip crafting times? Yes. Buy boosters to shorten leveling and item acquisition? Definitely multiple versions. And the game still creates problems and sells the solution, the classic monetization of inventory space.

The game is very good, has an amazing story, and the movement system is the best, but it's extreme p2w if you want it to be. At its core, It is a very grindy looter shooter which is severely monetized.

stargazingpenguin OP ,
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You can pay to get things done more quickly, but you don't have to pay to win. It just takes more time. From what I hear from players of the game, there's no actual gameplay advantages locked behind a paywall, only cosmetic items. They obviously want you to pay to proceed faster, but it doesn't appear to be like some games that make free players use lower tier weapons and items. You can earn all gameplay items through grinding it out and never need to spend any money.

Audacious ,

Critical mistake thinking paywall is pay to win. There is a difference, one is locked, the other can open their wallets but don't have to, but can. Any type of advantage that can be bought with money IS pay to win. The key word is advantage and can be applied to any view point, like 'skipping' and 'easier'. A person that pays will always be ahead of a person that doesn't, hence paying to win.

I mean, if you are trying to argue against this means you probably wouldn't mind buying premium bullets in a video game, like a CEO, John Riccitiello, suggested. Premium bullets would be very convenient and make killing players easier! You wouldn't need to grind levels as long with those boosts!

Rule of thumb is to ask: would paying allow me to finish the game faster? Yes means pay to win.

olafurp ,

Firewatch for $4, Dave the diver for $13 and Total War Atilla for $11.

stargazingpenguin OP ,
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The Total War games look really interesting, I should give them a try. I play Civilization, Age of Empires, and Crusader Kings though, so it's sometimes hard to fit a new series in. I do see that Atilla is the newest game without Denuvo though, so I might just grab it!

f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4 ,

itch.io has a summer sale as well!

stargazingpenguin OP ,
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I didn't realize that, thanks for the info!

Father_Redbeard ,
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Pseudoregalia is on sale and actually super fun. Sort of PlayStation 1 graphics with cool traversal/parkour with a thicc bunny/deer lady protagonist.

Emmie ,

No because my wallet hasn’t tasted the sweetness of money in weeks.

I shall make my own sales, in time.

Also I am not a patient gamer because I wait until a price drop. I am a patient gamer because new AAA games are fucking shit.

Reddfugee42 ,

Great contribution to the thread, thanks!

Emmie ,

Don’t mention it. I am a natural beacon of wholesomeness, always ready to help

altima_neo , (edited )
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I'm kinda offended with these deals. They were great when games were $50. Now that they're trying to charge $70, the deals are just getting prices down to the old regular price, not seeming like a deal at all to me. Now I have to be even more patient. Oh well...

callouscomic ,

Plus most sales are the same deal as past sales, and they happen often.

To be honest though, if the price of games kept up with inflation over the decades, then they'd cost like $120-200 today.

sugar_in_your_tea ,

Prices are largely in line with historical prices, after inflation. $70 today is worth about the same as $50 in 2011. IIRC, new releases were often $60 back then, so new games may actually be cheaper today than ever.

That doesn't make it any better though. I'm patient because games don't release in a solid state these days, and by the time they're properly patched, they're on a solid discount. I'm not paying $70 to be a beta tester, I'd rather pay <$50 for a solid, patched game, even better if it's less.

altima_neo ,
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I mean my paycheck certainly hasn't been in line with inflation 😭

ipkpjersi , (edited )

I already picked up a bunch, not sure when I will manage to play them >_< I mostly play retro emulation games these days lol

edit: I checked and some of the ones I picked up include Team Sonic Racing, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, and Black Mesa.

Reddfugee42 ,

I think op was asking for suggestions

Yearly1845 ,

I got Witcher 1 and SW:KOTOR for like $2. Not sure when I'll play them since I'm currently in the middle of a BG3 obsession and then I'm going to play Ghost of Tsushima. But it was cool to get them for so cheap.

stargazingpenguin OP ,
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Sounds like a really good deal! I've got all of the Witcher games, and they're pretty good. I'm not really a Star Wars fan, otherwise I would pick up some of the games while they're on that deep a discount! It makes me wonder how good some of them are for a non fan.

Ghost of Tsushima is a game I'm definitely keeping an eye on. I've unfortunately been disappointed with a lot of the recent PlayStation PC releases though, so I'm a bit wary. I'll wait to see what kind of discounts show up in a year or so!

Mycatiskai ,

I finally got spiderman remastered. I don't have much time to play it so I've already downloaded a cheat table so I can have unlimited everything.

learningduck ,

I'm thinking about either Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth or Warhammer40k: Rogue Trader.

However, I wouldn't be playing them anytime soon with my backlog. So, I'm likely to just sit this sale out.

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