Edit: it looks like the banner is incorrect. On the front page of steam it’s the right dates and says summer, but when I click on it to see all the sales it says spring with the dates for the spring sale. It’ll probably get fixed soon.

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    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.

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    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

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      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.

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    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.

    • Black Mesa — 90% off, tied all-time low
      • The fan-made remake of Half-Life
    • Crypt of the NecroDancer — 90% off, new all-time low
      • Rhythm roguelike
    • Downwell — 75% off (cheaper on GOG)
      • Shmup platformer about jumping deeper into a well
    • Gato Roboto — 85% off (cheaper on GOG)
      • Little metroidvania featuring a cat in a mech
    • Her Story — 90% off (cheaper on GOG)
      • Freeform detective game with FMVs
    • Bastion — 80% off (same price on GOG)
      • Action RPG with painted art, and Supergiant Games’s debut title
    • Psychonauts — 80% off (same price on Itch)
      • 3D platformer where the levels are in the minds of interesting characters
      • Note: It’s an old game that works a bit weird on modern hardware, so check PCGamingWiki for tweaks
    • Grapple Dog — 75% off, tied all-time low
      • Grappling hook platformer with Nitrome-style pixel art
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      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.

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      21 hours ago

      Psychonauts required following a guide very, very closely to get it working correctly with a PS5 controller on the Steam Deck. Worth it!

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    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.

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      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.

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      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.

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        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.

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    21 hours ago

    Soulstone survivors is solid for $10. Vampire survivors x action RPG with large number of unlockables

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      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.)

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    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.

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    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.

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      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

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      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.

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      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.

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      Good to hear, I think I won’t have time to get around to it this year so I’ll hold off for now

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      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.

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      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

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        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. You can click on something to slightly boost its production speed, and pretty early on you can unlock an auto click where you just cover your cursor over or something if you wanna boost it, but it’s totally optional

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      From those that I bought, It’s probably the game I’ve played the most, though it is more of an idle game than anything else and at higher levels it became old really quick (for me).