What are y'all buying on the steam sale?

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• pelerinli@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Buying a steam deck significantly increased by gaming time. The ability to immediately suspend and resume my gameplay, and not have to go over to my desktop helped a lot. I’ve played more this past year than I have in the last 3 years combined.

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  • TwinTusks@bitforged.space ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    unfortunately working now

    Try also have some kids

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    • thorbot@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No thanks

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    • Gabu@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m not a masochist, why would I do that?

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• SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Outer Wilds. For a few friends who don’t have it yet.

  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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  • gt5@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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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    • frank@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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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    • SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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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  • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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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    • Balinares@pawb.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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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• Contramuffin@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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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  • mox@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • _sideffect@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Are you sure whatever it is you are doing is worth it?

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  • SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve played Hardspace and Subnautica and love them both. Solid pics.

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  • traches@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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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  • Zahille7@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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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  • Morefan@retrolemmy.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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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• Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Xcom 2 has been on my list for years… hit 97% in this sale, figured it’s finally time.

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  • vasus@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I recommend getting the bundle with all the DLC, slightly more expensive but very worth it esp. for the big content expansion War of the chosen.

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    • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s the one!

      $3.88, only about $0.50 more than just the standalone game. If the reviews are any indication, this is a damn steal!

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  • AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I envy you greatly right now, you’re about to embark on a beautiful journey. Xcom2 is one of my favorites, especially once mods factor in, of which there are thousands covering so many franchises and ideas you can’t possibly play them all.

    I wish you nothing an excellent time and lots of dead aliens.

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  • TheCannonball@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If you don’t get War of the Chosen then you will be missing out on one of my most played games of all time.

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  • EitherEther@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There is an XCom joke in there: 97% to hit… and you missed.

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  • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Xenonauts 2 is 30% off also. It’s a modern version of classic X-COM, which is quite different from modern XCOM. It’s still in early access, but it’s very good. I’ve done one playthrough (to the end of what was available) and I’m waiting for release to do another. It’s much better than what XCOM has become in my opinion though.

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• thorbot@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Nothing. My backlog is insane

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  • theonyltruemupf@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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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• 0xD@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Inscryption. What a masterpiece!

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  • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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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    • 0xD@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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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• kureta@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  • Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
  • Pentiment
  • Subnautica
  • Dune: Spice Wars
  • Atomic Heart

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  • Dehydrated@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    When I see Subnautica, I upvote

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    • Guru_Meditation_@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have to upvote your upvote. Subnautica is one of the greatest games ever made. Gave me serious Mal de Debarquement Syndrome when I finally pulled myself away to go to bed.

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  • filister@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How is Sentiment, it is also in my wishlist but I have a huge list of backlog.

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    • ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I loved Pentiment! I found the story really engaging and the setting felt pretty unique.

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    • kureta@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Didn’t have time to play. Playing Atomic Hearts now and so far it is good.

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• FatTony@discuss.online ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well, I was going to buy the Star Wars Battlefront Remaster…

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  • ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What happened?

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    • force@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      it sucked. i don’t even know how you could get it wrong, but they sure as hell went above and beyond to do it

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• Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Nothing. I only play one game which is over 10 years old and it’s still just as good as the day I got it.

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  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Stealth Archer Simulator?

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    • CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My mind went: “omg is there a stealth archer sim…oh wait”

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    • Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      DayZ

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  • disheveledWallaby@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Skyrim?

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    • Gabu@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Bethesda really hit gold with Skyrim. I truly hope TES6 isn’t a huge disappointment.

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  • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Me too…mostly.

    Only it’s over 20 years old. And it’s still getting expansions, all except for the latest of which I have bought.

    And it’s not “just as good”, it’s way better than it was back in 1999.

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    • Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Another AoE2 enjoyer I presume?

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• PineRune@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have so many Steam Sale games in my library that I haven’t played yet that I don’t know if I could justify buying more. My backlog is just too long. By the time I get around to playing any purchases for this dale, 2 more Steam Sales could have already passed.

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  • Boiglenoight@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I started playing each game in my library for about 10 min and then moving on. Some games catch me playing longer but otherwise I check them off as played. With recent Steam sales I’d buy 5-6 games, immediately install them all, and play each right away. Feels good man.

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    • Gabu@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      How the hell do you find fulfillment in that (unless they’re super small games)? I don’t think I could speedrun something like Cave Story in 10 minutes, much less roguelikes - Dead Cells, Darkest Dungeon, Balatro etc, where the gameplay loop takes hours and hours.

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• Fester@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I just chip away at my list every time there’s a sale. This time I got God of War, Spiderman, Jedi Survivor, and Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen.

  DD was an impulse buy since I don’t know anything about it, but the reviews were good. It was $4.79 and I see there’s a sequel coming later this month, so that’s probably a good deal.

  But I’ll probably still be “ahh, suffering…” through Elden Ring when the summer sale rolls around…

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  • PineRune@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Dragon’s Dogma is a great game that was ahead of its time when it came out. I can’t help but wonder how much of a hit it could have been if Capcom marketed it better (or at all).

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    • Boiglenoight@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Is it worth playing on PC today? Or should one start with two.

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  • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Dragons dogma is a fantastic game that I thoroughly enjoyed. The sequel is looking amazing so getting into the world now through the first game is a good idea

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• Lightsong@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thinking about Grim Dawn, anyone tried it?

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  • redhorsejacket@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Grim Dawn is the most fun I’ve had with an ARPG in years. The class system is very interesting and, as far as I know, unique to this game. Rather than just being a barbarian or necromancer or whatever other typical ARPG class you can think of, your class is determined by selecting any 2 archetypes. For instance, maybe you like being a pet class like necromancer, but you want to have a slightly more active play style than just watching your skellingtons paint the map red. So, you mix in the Nightblade (melee rogue) class at level 10. Your new, combined class is called a Reaper, and you have access to both skill trees, free to mix and match as you wish. Very interesting playstyles can emerge from creative pairings.

    I am a casual player so I can’t offer any perspective on the endgame or anything like that, but if you’re looking for something to scratch the Diablo 2 itch with a fun twist on classes,you cant go wrong with Grim Dawn.

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    • ieatpillowtags@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s actually a spiritual successor to a game called Titan Quest, which had the same dual class system. It’s a ton of fun, I highly recommend it!

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  • Skates@feddit.nl ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s a VERY good spiritual successor to titan quest. I’ll recommend last epoch too, if you like the genre and are interested also in multi-player (it has an offline mode as well)

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  • Defaced@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Amazing arpg. My only gripe is that it feeps dated in some aspects, but other than that it’s fantastic.

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  • tomkatt@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I played it for 440 hours and I still don’t feel done with it.

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  • Urist@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have played it for a while, albeit shorter than some true veterans, and I am a little bit torn in my opinion about it. The customizations options are great and the story is cool and engaging. However, the game feels very much grindy overall and you have to win the game to unlock higher difficulty settings, which is a bit boring in my opinion. Also, the loot from some early bosses are better than what comes later for certain builds, meaning you have to return back to areas you have passed through and grind the same bosses again for better versions of the same loot that you already have, which is also a tad boring. I’ve also had some weird stuttering issues on Linux. Otherwise, great game and I recommend trying it!

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• Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m looking at Disco Elysium.

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• UnPassive@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Bought halo MCC for my brother, very excited to coop those campaigns. Very sad no split screen

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• SorteKanin@feddit.dk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Considering Red dead redemption 2. Also Heaven’s Vault

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• Sibbo@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Still playing Divinity Original Sin 2. The sale will be over by the time I finish.

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• RealityCavesIn@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Bought DOS2 because I finished bg3 and is going through withdrawal

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• systemglitch@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I bought Satisfactory and Back 4 Blood for myself and Monster Hunter World for my daughter.

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• Zahille7@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I just bought YEAH! YOU WANT “THOSE GAMES,” RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET’S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! and I’m kind of excited to play it

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• KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Amid Evil Balatro CrossCode Echo Creeper World 4 Unsighted Metallic Child Dune Spice Wars

  And you know what sucks? I’m probably gonna only play two of them.

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• other_cat@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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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• RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I got the System Shock remake.

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• tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I ran across a metroidvania called Feudal Alloy set in a medieval world where you and all the enemies are low-tech robots with fish bowls as heads. There’s an interesting mechanic where swinging your sword generates heat and if you’re overheated you can’t attack temporarily. You can upgrade different parts of your body to fit the situation or your play style (more armor/damage/health, slower overheat, faster cooldown, etc), and the art is nice.

  Felt like a lucky find for me because I just found out about it last week from an old vid on one of the yt gaming channels I follow (Let’s Game It Out if anyone likes watching a dude try to break games by essentially QA testing the hell out of them), and when I checked the steam sale this week it came up for under 2 bucks.

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• edgemaster72@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Midnight Suns maybe, haven’t pulled the trigger yet

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• Dehydrated@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and X-Plane 12. Maybe also Forza Horizon 5.

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• pineapplelover@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I just bought pico park. I need more good local couch coop games

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• CaptDust@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Likely nothing, wish there was a deeper discount on bg3

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• Hubi@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I bought Project: Snowblind and E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy for a total of 3 Euros. I’ve been replaying the entire Deus Ex Series over the last couple of months and these two games are kinda similar in nature and I’ve been wanting to play them for ages.

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• ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Likely nothing, maybe one title if it’s shorter and I’m done with Balatro for a while.

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• Okami_No_Rei@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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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