Here's my decent haul. Some of them aren't really in the "Sale" as they just launched but have launch discounts.
- Control Ultimate Edition: Already own it on Epic, but was cheap enough to re-buy for easier Steam Deck play.
- Crab Champions: The meme song that become a really competent roguelike shooter!
- Dave the Diver: What if Lucasarts made a mini-game filled roguelike?
- DROP - System Breach: Sleeper hit for me. Intense puzzle/pattern recognition game with a great, simplistic hacking theme/style.
- The Entropy Centre: Big Portal vibes, but using time!
- Humanity: What if Lemmings, but you're an omniscient Shiba Inu. Plays great in VR too.
- Prey: Loved Deathloop but never had a chance to play Prey.
- Shogun Showdown: Crypt of the Necrodancer meets Slay the Spire - SIGN ME UP!
I went big, mostly indie games I’ve wanted to try for awhile, mainly for playing on Steam Deck
ELDEN RING, Escape Simulator, Vampire Survivors, Mini Motorways, Only Up!, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Celeste, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Rogue Legacy 2, Ace Attorney Turnabout Collection, Spelunky 2, Super Meat Boy, Pogostuck, Persona 3 Portable & 4 Golden, Kindergarten 1 & 2
I have some bigger games I intend to get later, but I bought Halls of Torment early. It's a "[X] Survivors" game like Vampire Survivors, with a heavy Diablo theme/atmosphere to it. It has some fun little changes on the genre and I'm having fun with it. Always funny how these $3-$5 games can be so entertaining.
Pinned the post as long as the Summer Sale lasts. Handy overview for everyone to discuss it.
I got
High on Life
Ys IX Monstrum Nox
Stranger of Paradise FF Origin
Toukiden 2
Tales of Symphonia
DBZ Kakarot
So far:
- Metro Exodus
- Super Blood Hockey
- Zero Sievert
- Grounded
- Biped
Not on sale but also got BattleBit
Post Void and A Short Hike. Also thinking about buying either Terraria or Don't Starve Together for me and my friend, but not sure which one
So far only Blasphemous, but that'll probably change. My wishlist is huge, and nothing's ever stopped me from growing my backlog before, so why stop now?
I'm a huge fan of metroidvanias, I've played almost all of the heavy hitters in recent years: Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Ori 1 & 2, Dust, Guacamelee, the list goes on. Blasphemous seemed right up my alley despite some positive reviews with heavy caveats. I'm mostly enjoying it but I really really hate all the insta-death pits. Nice that you don't drop all your currency on death but now I've gotta walk all the way back there, avoiding all the enemies and traps, and oop I've fallen in the same pit again and turned the game off. Besides that, the difficulty is somewhere between easy and challenging but fair. Recommended while cautioning patience.
Nothing, because my PC’s hard drive died and I haven’t brought a new one yet.
I bought Anno 1800 and am really enjoying it, it's great that they modelled it closer to Anno 1404 but still innovated
X4: Foundations - though I probably won't get around to playing it til later in the year...
I bought CrossCode because I heard great things about it and I'm enjoying it so far. The movement and combat is sooo fun and the main character's expressions are pure gold
I finally pulled the trigger on Celeste after hearing so much about it for years.
I wanted to pick up the Washington and Oregon DLCs for American Truck Simulator, a game I almost never play but it always there waiting for me to pop back in for one run then uninstall lol.
Also picked up Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness (whew, that's a name alright) because I was just turned on to the show (which is awesome!) and wanted to play it, but full price seems like a total ripoff for such a jank niche game.
Now both are on my Deck for less then I spent at lunch yesterday, and I can get back to slowly poking at my backlog!
Raft. I'm getting reeeeeal sick of Bruce.
I got Sekiro because I'm a sadist.
I grabbed Terraria and Tiny Tina's Wonderland. Looking forward to them both! Gonna boot up Terraria now, Tiny Tina's Wonderland will have to wait until some friends are free.
I've bought more this sale than the last 3 years combined.
Nier Replicant 1.123905814908(or whatever), Nier Automata, Dave the Diver, Raptor: Call of the Shadow and Crisis Core: Reunion.
I have Automata for the PS4 but wanted to play it on the SteamDeck.
I wasn't really interested in anything new until I saw that Dave the Diver trailer and it just clicked for me. I haven't played it yet.
Lost Ruins, Ender Lilies, Halls of Torment
So far I've picked up Cassette Beasts and Nier Replicant. The former is a monster tamer game which I really enjoyed. Mechanics were fun, and the world exploration was superb. You unlock abilities for movement kind of like BOTW/Hollow Knight.
Nier Replicant has hot androids
Harvestella. My wife has like a thousand hours in Stardew. She gets a present and a job offer today. It's a good day for her.
Mortal Kombat 11, Dave the driver, unpacking and PC builder simulator.
I plan to grab Valheim and potentially Dave the Diver.
Nothing really. I have 1000+ games owned that I have never played. Though it is always tempting. I might buy the outer wilds.
No games (so far) because I have enough of a backlog to play but went for a Steam Deck (512 GB version because I like anti-glare and don't want to upgrade it right away) and dock. I rarely feel like playing at my desk lately but enjoy playing on my Switch on the couch, so the deck should help me work thorugh my backlog.
Thanks. I am an eager beaver to get mine.
I'm thinking about buying a few games to play on Steam Deck, probably 2 or 3 of that list:
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- Dark Souls 1
- SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays
- DJMax Respect V
- Digimon Survive
- Rivals of Aether
Finally picked up Tiny Tina's Wonderlands!
Lumencraft
Yes, Your Grace
The Final Station
Now to actually play them!
I picked up a few games on Steam, as well some stuff on Fanatical.
Steam:
- Half-Life Complete
- Octopath Traveler 2
Fanatical (also Steam keys, just a different site and sale):
- Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Doom Eternal
- Crumble
- Dark Devotion
- Fallout
- Fallout 2
- Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Assassins Creed Odyssey and Hot Wheels Unleashed, the major factor for me was steam deck/ proton compatability. Looking forward to trying out Assassins Creed as this will be the first one I play from this series besides a few hours of black flag.
Played a few hours of hot wheels and it brought back a lot of nostalgia I had for past hot wheels games, and overall a fairly satisfying high speed, good looking racing game.
- Battlebit even though it's not on sale
- Rollercoaster Tycoon 2
I've been getting into Warhammer lately so picked up boltgun and battlefleet gothic armada 2. Both very fun actually and definitely recommend
Megaquarium, Big Pharma, Bus Simulator 21.
All of them are solid.
Nothing. It's the same sale for the past 5 years. I've already got anything I wanted.
I got Cloudbuilt, the Deus Ex series (minus the first title,) Disco Elysium, Furi, Halls of Torment, Killer7, Lego Indiana Jones, Serious Sam 3 and The Walking Dead Telltale game.
Total was under 60 bucks. That's about 11 titles for less than the price of a new game. Steam Sale memes really didn't sugarcoat it, this shit hits DIFFERENT.
Not much. I bought Sea of Thieves and the newest DLC of China: Mao's Legacy. I'm having a blast with the first one, while the latter is very frustrating but really fun anyways.
Nothing. There are better sales all year round.
Witcher 3 and all DLC's :) it is my second time playing it and I love it as much as I did the first time
Elden ring (finally!)
Bought Battlebit Remastered, Crab Champions, Code Vein. Already got my money's worth out of the first 2. Both shooters feel great to play and mess around in with friends. Haven't actually started Code Vein yet but having fun just making waifus in the character creation menu.
Thinking of buying Half Life Complete (better late than never), the Steins;Gate VN, and Nier Automata. Also looking for more singleplayer autobattlers like Astronarch but this genre is surprisingly small. Doesn't help that searching by the 'autobattler' tag also shows you bullet heavens (or Vampire Survivors-likes if you prefer) in the results.
I picked up:
The Forgotten City, Heaven’s Vault, The Eternal Cylinder, and Underhero
I might pick up Klonoa as well but I’m still deciding.
I got T.A.B , Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Doki Doki Literature Club
Mechwarrior 5! I've always liked the series, but this one fell off my radar with an Epic exclusive deal that also had some pretty big problems at launch. It looks like it's in a good place now, though, so I'm looking forward to exploring the coop with a friend.
I got Final Fantasy XII the Zodiac Age. Not sure when I'll play it but it was one of the first video games I ever played so it will be nostalgic to pick it back up.
Even though it wasn't on sale, I got Battlebit Remastered. It's like Battlefield but the graphics style is simpler kind of like roblox but that doesn't mean the shooting isn't as realistic. It's a cheap game and it's still early access but I feel it's going to be a pretty fun shooter as it gets worked on and improves.
Dave the diver and Muse dash with the 300 song pack. Debating on picking up Spin Rythem XD as well.
Ozymandias
Dome Keeper
DAVE THE DIVER
Poly Bridge 1&2
I needed something more casual. I've just stopped playing Dome Keeper, I like it.
I didn't even know it started, lots of games I've been interested in...
Can anyone recommend humankind? I've heard it's kinda like a civ knock off but I haven't heard much for or against it
Foundation and Final Fantasy VII Remastered. I am loving foundation and really excited for FF7.
I only got Supraland: Six Inches Under.
Tunic, Elden Ring, Ori and the Will of the Wisps and others are still on muy waitlist, mostly because of my lack of time. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I got Planet Zoo and I am in love and obsessed. I love the animal breeding and community trading features. I love that there is a genetics system.
And the building and customization and management are all very in depth and flexible. Amazing game, if you're into building a zoo and taking care of little virtual animals.
(Technically not summer sale because it went on sale June 20 but close enough)
I just accidentally stumbled onto Dave the Diver and I really want it, though it's not on a particularly great sale. Concept sounds super fun.
I bought about 30 games. Only ones I remember offhand are Lego Hobbit and Lego LOTR. There were many more though.
Picked up Planet of Lana and Front Mission 1st Remake, hoping to get into those after the long holiday weekend.
Also got to drop a plug here for The Last Spell, a game that came out of Early Access in March of this year and has quickly become one of my favorite tactics games. It's got a really interesting combination of squad-based tactics, tower defense, and town building that is really unique. It's 25% off right now and if you're into turn-based tactics games I cannot recommend it enough.
Finally picked up Tiny Tina's Wonderlands!
Duck game 4 pack for my friends. Definitely recommend. Lots of mods to spice up gameplay.
So far:
- Trombone Champ
- Wasteland 3
Been having a blast with Trombone Champ. It's so incredibly dumb, silly and hilarious. And apparently Max Tundra has delivered a couple of remixes for it, which was a nice surprise.
Colony Ship, it's a turn-based, isometric crpg with two play styles; Hero for a more powerful player character and party, and Underdog for what the developers specialise in, which is low player power games where combat is punishing. It's still early access, but in the tail end, and I'm loving it so far.
Getting Star Traders: Frontiers! Been itching for some exploration and trading as a space ship captain, since I started reading the expanse. Hope it's good!
- 20 Minutes Till Dawn
- Dead Cells
- The Artful Escape
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Mainframe Defenders
- Halls of Torment
- Rogue
- ALba: a wildlife adventure
- Chorus
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- The Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut
- One More Line
- Submerged
Might get more, but I'll wait for the wallet to cool down first.
