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Steam Summer Sale is on! Discuss deals in the comments and recommend some great games!
Submitted 3 weeks ago by BurntWits@sh.itjust.works to patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/special_deals
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cloudless@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
lath@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s pretty much the norm on the first day.
I’ll start looking tomorrow and compare all the offers.
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Cyberpunk is on sale for 65% off so I finally picked it up (and its DLC). Currently downloading, I’m looking forward to checking it out. I tried it out shortly after launch, I think a demo or a friend’s house, but it never clicked for me so I didn’t get it. It was also incredibly buggy. I heard it’s far better now though, especially with the DLC, so I’ll give it a real shot.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
Don’t expect RDR2-but-cyberpunk (in terms of the open world) and don’t expect a blank slate character RPG: you have some choices for characterization but V will always be V.
If you can get on board with that it’s a great, immersive action game with a good story and some well written characters.
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Good to know, I’ll keep it in mind. Thanks!
SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
R2D2 but cyberpunk sounds cool as heckin’ hell. C3PO too
RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s more stable, interesting, and alive than any Fallout, Elder Scrolls, or GTA game in my opinion. If you like any of those, there’s a good shot you’ll enjoy it.
cloudless@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I think Skyrim feels more alive because you can talk to every NPC and most of them have unique conversations.
Most NPCs in CP2077 are animated decorations.
BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I love all of those. I’m excited to play it tonight
QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
And once again, Steam runs into various errors for me because of the high number of people getting in on the sale.
A beautiful reason to be inconvenienced. Enjoy gaming harmony my friends.
jjmoldy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Bloons TD 6 is $1.39 so I bought a copy for my wife so we can play together.
pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
That’s a steal. It’s a great game
Bravo@eviltoast.org 2 weeks ago
Note: GOG is also having a sale
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
Anything of note? I am considering A Plague Tale Collection at 65% off. Dishonored: Complete Collection is also 80% off. I’m considering buying it to replay on PC, I only gave it on PS4 and the performance wasn’t great.
Bravo@eviltoast.org 2 weeks ago
Europa Universalis IV 90% off. Alan Wake 90% off. Prince of Persia series 80% off. Devil May Cry 1-4 67% off. Various Hitman games 90% off - the original is going for 79 cents. I could go on but I dunno what you’d be into.
They have more recent games too, like Baldur’s Gate 3 20% off, but that’s the same discount as on Steam at the moment so I dunno if it counts as “of note”.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
Outer Wilds at 40% off again. Does it ever get lower? I know I should pay full price because it’s supposed to be a masterpiece but I’m afraid I’ll bounce off it. Also a bit hesitant to play it because I’m afraid it will just give me more existential dread and anxiety and I have too much of that already.
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
According to SteamDB, 40% is tied for the all-time low.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
That’s what I thought.
RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
isthereanydeal.com/game/outer-wilds/info/
Store low at the major retailers (incl. Steam) is $15
glilimith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
IMO outer wilds has a strong tone of optimism and hope in the face of existential dread, so I think you’re probably good on that front. And if you’re at all a fan of environmental storytelling and don’t hate physics sims, I think you’ll like it just fine. If you’re super unsure, maybe watch like the first hour (or less if you find your answer early) of someone doing a blind playthrough and see if the manner of storytelling grabs you.
Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 weeks ago
Yea I personally couldn’t get really into it. I mean it’s fascinating, beautiful, very intense (it has all the extremes of space)… but I’m stuck and can’t find the motivation to go further. It’s pretty cryptic. If you’re into puzzle games you might crack it better than I do
Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
I picked it up and put it down a few times because I kept getting stuck and felt like I wasn’t making any progress, but holy shit when I finally got a small amount of assistance from a friend and got things moving it was like an avalanche and it all unraveled magnificently.
The DLC was somehow even better than the base game by quite a wide margin for me, but I absolutely had to get help starting it because I couldn’t figure out how without cheating.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
I got it cheaper during an Epic Store sale, but not by much.
Grab it anyway and the DLC, because it’s amazing. And listen when it tells you to play with a controller. Really. So many people bounce off it because they can’t fly the ship. Mouse and keyboard really is not the way.
gac11@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Just got Disco Elysium since I keep hearing how it’s great.
I’m debating Fallout 3 or New Vegas. Both are super cheap without DLC and pretty cheap with the DLC. I’ve owned both historically back in the day but neither survived and apparently I didn’t get them on steam back then. The DLCs would really be interesting at this point but I am so cheap I can’t convince myself
mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Dear God no. Refund Disco Elysium if you can. Some shady asshole ended up stealing the game from the original creators so any purchases you make ends up lining the pockets of the thieves.
medium.com/…/to-fans-of-disco-elysium-concerning-…
The original creators have actually encouraged people to pirate the game instead.
!piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Check the mega thread here to get started. The game is excellent, just don’t give your money to the slimy suit that stole the game.
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Damn, that article is from 2022. Did they get recourse?
SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Any updates since that original post from 2022?
AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Too bad the mods of .world suck and blocked dbzer0
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
Two of my favourite games being mentioned? I have been summoned.
Disco Elysium is an absolutely amazing visual novel+. Treat it like a novel whose pages you can read in any order. It doesn’t really behave like a classic RPG, the dialogue options are very un-punishing. Feel free to explore them, feel free to be weird, feel free to commit to wacky ideas. The game rewards that. Lastly: the murder case exists as scaffolding, not purpose. Don’t tunnel vision on it, enjoy exploring the world building, the characters and the protagonist.
If you’re only playing one of those two Fallout games then New Vegas should be a no-brainer, especially if you haven’t played its DLCs. Those are, in my opinion, the very best content New Vegas has to offer and should definitely not be missed. Each DLC is extremely different, and they’re all so good that I can never decide which is my favourite.
gac11@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I picked up FNV late last night. I yet again have more games than time!
SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Can someone recommend a bunch of good couch coop games I’ve never heard of
MrBobs@lemmy.one 2 weeks ago
If you can forgive the self promotion and enjoy platformers. Our game has (an admittedly challenging) couch coop mode.
ICastFist@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
I know the 2 games below have 2 player couch coop. Not sure if you can play with 4p local on EDF
- Dynasty Warriors 8 - beat up soldiers by the hundreds while watching Romance of 3 Kingdoms as a 3D anime
- Earth Defense Force 5 - Kill giant insects and aliens with building-destroying firepower. The story and narration in 5 takes itself too seriously, but it has many quality of life improvements over 4, which is overall a funnier game with the best infantry sing-along
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Which ones have you heard of?
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
- Defuse a bomb with your friends
Puzzle games that let you play single-player levels with two people
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Dutczar@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Depends on which you did hear of. Spelunky you probably did, but is Octodad niche enough?
Ooh, try Full Metal Furies. I personally mostly played single player, but I think co-op should be cooler.
Bigfishbest@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
avattar@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
Tinkerlands. I just got it together with Novalands (which is a good time sink on switch). Haven’t started playing it yet, but it seems similar to terraria, but topdown and with more focus on coop.
SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Does this one have couch coop? I remember buying Don’t Starve Together and finding out it was only “online” together really rustled my gears
Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Guardians of the Galaxy was surprisingly good. More so than the movies, the game gives all the characters their due time.
Just make sure to stop when people speak, otherwise you’ll go past the invisible point that makes them stop and then you’ll miss out on the dialogue.
Could have taken some notes from God of War there.
KuroiKaze@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah truly an excellent gaming experience
lath@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Well, I bought RoboCop.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I mean, after that third movie he wasn’t doing so hot so I suspect Murphy’s pretty cheap……
lath@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah, but I’m cheaper so I only paid for the mass produced version. No movie bullet holes for me I’m afraid…
thirteene@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Soulstone survivors is solid for $10. Vampire survivors x action RPG with large number of unlockables
dbtng@eviltoast.org 3 weeks ago
Dude. Fair warning for anybody getting into Vampire Survivors.
It’s designed with bunch of video lottery type effects.
This thing will grab you and not let go. Particularly after you get good at it.
Each round is 30 minutes. I think that’s so people will step away regularly instead of being stuck there. Seriously, its addictive.(And cheap, and fun, and constantly getting free updates, and dude has his own damn wiki not on fandom.)
a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
for everyone who has an issue with the 30 minuted per run: later on you can speed up the game, so each round is down to 15 minutes.
salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Picking up Rogue Legacy 2 at half off. I really enjoyed the first one
LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Finally bought the Dead Space remake and WOW do I love this game. It’s even better than I remember the original being.
domdanial@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
They really fixed most of the aging game problems with the remake imo. I tend to prefer my horror with some agency to fight back.
shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Tower wizard just came out but it’s amazing at $3
LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Looks cool but I’ve never played a clicker game. I like Melvor Idle but I’m not sure how much I would like simply repeatedly clicking on things to progress
shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Totally understandable, but this one is set up so you’re not actually just clicking more than a few seconds at the beginning. And then it is really streamlined going forward so you’re actually doing micromanagement on your tower
shrodes@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Tower Wizard is really good. If you want a taster of the style, the dev has a previous game Magic Archery which is 100% free (no microtransactions), just a very good, short, incremental game.
LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Still a little expensive for my taste but I think I’ll pick up Space Marine 2 since a buddy has been hounding me to play it with him
surph_ninja@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Damn dude. The AAA games are still expensive, but I don’t think I’ve seen these kinds sales for indy/niche games in years.
Probably not a great economic indicator though.
Mythmopth@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
- Antichamber
Physics puzzler with mind-bendy environments - Monster Sanctuary
Metroidvania creature collector where new creatures give you new movement abilities - CrossCode
Reminds me of the older Zelda titles but with more parkour and bouncy balls - Ender Lilies
Metroidvania, small girl uses the souls of fallen enemies to fight for her - Trinity Fusion
Metroidvania-Roguelike in a multiverse - Cassette Beasts
Cute creature collector with neat elemental interactions and fusions - Tactical Breach Wizards
A bunch of idiots try to prevent a coup by means of defenestration
- Antichamber
Dutczar@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
I already bought them a week ago, but Furi and Blasphemous since a friend got them, and we already beat Furi together. Gorgeous game, though the walking sections make me not want to play again, especially since my Furier difficulty save reset.
Also Bloodstained to go with Blasphemous in a bundle, since I was thinking about it for a while, and Beastieball, since I saw some posts from one of the devs on Bluesky a while back and they seemed cool. And the game seems to have great reviews.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Can anyone recommend a game that can be played over zoom (preferably in a web browser) that isn’t:
Jackbox What the Dub Rifftrax the Game Papa’s quiz Use Your Words
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Titan Souls is a fantastic boss rush game where you die in one hit but the bosses only take a few hits as well. You only have one arrow to shoot and you need to go pick it up or stand still to recall it to yourself before firing again.
FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 2 weeks ago
Dying Light is pretty cheap at $5 USD/EUR
steeznson@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Nabbed: Ninja Gaiden Collection, Auto Modellista, DOA6
Bonus game: Not really on sale (10% off) but Burggeist after seeing it in the new Iron Pineapple video. I’m a sucker for games inspired by Team Ico.
glilimith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Ugh, I have to decide between the various ace attorney collections, elden ring, and lies of p, because I can’t justify buying all of them…
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Here are some “patient” games I’ve played that are on dollar-bin deals right now. Some are actually cheaper off-Steam, so in those cases, I link there instead.
CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
You only listed Bastion, but the other Supergiant games always go on sale as well. Anyone interested, do yourself a favor and get Transistor and/or Pyre instead or as well.
I’ve been a long time Supergiant fan and it was a thing of gaming beauty to see Hades have such success as it masterfully blended all 3 of their games into the perfect package. Bastion was their first and my least favorite (probably because of it). But it is still worth playing for sure.
Transistor was the first I played and what made me fall in love with their studio. God tier soundtrack, incredible setting, and innovative real time/turn based combat gameplay.
Pyre is the black sheep but my favorite. It is undeniably unique gameplay. But, true talk, you really play it for the story, and that is very much not my gaming MO. It’s indescribable and any fan of Hades wouldn’t receive that game without Pyre coming first. If you liked even 1 character in Hades, you owe it to yourself to play this. I’m not a fantasy fan but I adore the world they crafted. And it is, somehow, probably Korb’s best soundtrack.
Patience may reward you with even lower prices. But they routinely hit this low in every big sale these days. And the risk of not playing them before you die far outweighs the extra dollar you might save.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Psychonauts required following a guide very, very closely to get it working correctly with a PS5 controller on the Steam Deck. Worth it!
Wahots@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
Black mesa is worth it, full price. I played both the OG and black mesa back to back. Fantastic game!
FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 2 weeks ago
I am the milkman
Jessica@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Thanks for the suggestions! I picked up a few of these I didn’t already own.