It just replaces prices actually dropping.
Comment on Steam Autumn Sale 2025 Has Begun
Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
The thing about sales, are that if they happen every month is no longer a big event.
I feel like an old man yelling at a cloud here, but it really seems like everything is on sale all the time, but the sales aren’t actually sales they’re just the price a thing should be
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
Fyrnyx@kbin.melroy.org 22 hours ago
I think sales have lost their luster when they're almost the same prices we've seen all year around. The golden age of sales was from 2010 - 2018 I would say and it was THE time to wheel and deal on getting games you sought for the most for crazy prices.
Nowadays, things remain stagnant. You'll find games released 5 years ago get an eh -15% off. You'll find games even 10 years ago get an eh -30% off. Most of the games you see go 65 - 90% off are either games you already had gotten long ago with better prices or games you couldn't give a shit about.
I understand that it'd be dumb to expect one or even two year games to be more than -50% at least. But the older the game gets, come on, you can do better.
sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
This is the deepest discount I’ve ever seen on Rimworld. Still not at the right price point for me but it’s darn close.
mellow@lemmy.wtf 23 hours ago
You might want to put your wishlist in isthereanydeal.com - rimworld’s not at its lowest currently isthereanydeal.com/game/rimworld/info/
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 9 hours ago
Isthereanydeal.com is such a good resource for knowing if a deal is actually a rare opportunity or it’s a game that comes up for deep sale constantly.
Fyrnyx@kbin.melroy.org 22 hours ago
Rimworld almost never goes below $26 in sales if I recall. And it pisses me off too because it's an 8 year old game, but the devs remain so stingy on giving a good deal. It's like they act like they've made their own sacred Super Mario Bros game that can never have a good sale, like Nintendo practices.
SloganLessons@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I remember in the past these event sales being much, much better. I remember the discounts being higher, at least 50%. And 90% and 80% were a lot more common.
I think that’s the actual crux of the matter. These weekly sales throughout the year always existed, it’s the events that don’t feature as big discounts as they used to