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  • csolisr@hub.azkware.net
    3·
    7 days ago

    I had been saving up for Deltarune, avoiding spoilers for years (didn’t have time to even play the demo)

  • inlandempire@jlai.lu
    50·
    9 days ago

    I think it’s been 3 consecutive years now that ive been waiting on a deep sale for some titles, but they have yet to reach lower than 10 bucks (max I’m willing to pay).

    Some of them aren’t particularly old releases so I dont mind waiting more:

    • Signalis
    • Caravan SandWitch
    • UFO50
    • Season
    • System Shock (remake)
    • No Man’s Sky
    • Red Dead Redemption 2
    • Nier Automata

    I might get those:

    • Rain World
    • Weird West
    • Card Shark
    • OlliOlli World
  • fishsayhelo@lemmy.ml
    401·
    9 days ago

    here is your reminder to take a peek over on GOG aswell. personally found steam’s offerings pretty lacking this year. GOG’s; less so.

    • bonenode@piefed.socialEnglish
      7·
      9 days ago

      True, I however got a Steam voucher as a present recently so it made more sense to use it for this. GOG doesn’t do vouchers or do they? Couldn’t find it last time I looked, you can gift specific games though. I might just be blind.

      Anyway, to keep with theme of the thread I got 3 games for my voucher:

      Dave the diver

      Tunic

      The last campfire

    • bitjunkie@lemmy.world
      3·
      8 days ago

      I remember Stranglehold being mind-blowing for its time. I’m pretty sure I had a physical copy that is long gone, but 5 bucks is not much to see how it has held up.

      Also strongly considering breaking my early access rule to check out Jump Space. The main thing holding me back is trying to get a few friends to pick it up as I don’t want the crew to just be me and a bot.

      • brewbart@feddit.orgDeutsch
        3·
        7 days ago

        I highly recommend Jump Space if you can recruit your buddies! It’s pretty similar in terms of gameplay feel to Deep Rock Galactic - team play is pretty rewarding, goofing off won’t penalize you too hard. Worth every penny so far

    • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      3·
      7 days ago

      According to isthereanydeal, these sales aren’t nearly as good as they were last seasonal sale in June

      Whelp, either GameBillet, GreenManGaming, GOG or pirqcy

    • Zealotte@lemmy.zip
      14·
      8 days ago

      This appears to be written in English, but I can’t make sense of it.

      We must feed the backlog, always.

      Number go up.

      • mrgoosmoosEnglish
        2·
        7 days ago

        makes completion rates go down though, and adds an awful lot of zeroes (hours played)

        net negative on the numbers, chief

        • Zealotte@lemmy.zip
          5·
          7 days ago

          We’re entertainment dragons.

          We sleep upon the amassed collection of potential future fun in every unplayed game.

          Once you try the game, you may realize that you don’t even like it.

          Rookie move.

  • definitemaybe
    20·
    9 days ago

    I’m getting a 4-pack of Tabletop Simulator. Not sure if that counts, since I already did that once—I have new people to try to rope into playing boardgames digitally with me, lol.

      • definitemaybe
        8·
        9 days ago

        Maybe, sorta. But there are a zillion games it can’t play, it’s expensive AF ($42€/yr for premium), and it’s not nearly as immersive since it’s not actually a simulator.

        It’s a cool site if you just want to pop into a casual game, but not so great if I want to play something even medium heavy like Clank!

        Edit: That looks aggressive… The game is called “Clank!”

        • Silverchase@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          9 days ago

          There’s also a digital adaptation of Clank, though I haven’t tried it myself. I know the same developers made Root Digital for Leder Games and that adaptation is well-received.

        • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
          2·
          8 days ago
          1. You don’t need premium membership to play premium-only games; you only need 1 person at the table to have a subscription and then everyone else can enjoy the game for free. There are usually tables open looking for players, and if there is no open table to join, free participants can even put out a request for a subscriber to make a new table for strangers to join.
          2. You can get 1 month of premium membership at a time for every 100 gift points that you acquire (which gradually expire if left unused). You can gain 5 gift points for winning for your first time at any game, so you can even rig it with someone else to just win at Battleship, Chess, etc. You can also acquire more gift points by contributing to tutorials, wiki entries per game (rules, strategies, etc.), or I think even filing bug reports or improvement ideas per game that get approved by the developers.
          3. TTS and Tabletopia are 100% manual so you must already know the rules really well per game, whereas BGA holds your hand through all legal moves, so my circle of friends and I have even used it to learn new games blind (even though they also often have a tutorial). It also has a note system so you can type notes for yourself to remember things between rounds, if you choose to play in the optional turn-based mode (make your move whenever you’re next able to, versus real-time in which all players must be online simultaneously).
          • fartsparkles@lemmy.world
            2·
            7 days ago

            Loads of games in TTS are fully scripted. As both a BGA and TTS fan, I still lean towards TTS. It’s more fun and supports way more types of play and with the Community Workshop, there’s so many fun custom games on there too.

  • caut_R@lemmy.world
    19·
    9 days ago

    I seem to already have all the deep discounts I‘d be interested in… I currently only buy 80%+ discounts (if anything) since experience has taught me that anything lower than this will get there again very soon, so I’m not missing out by skipping now. I have like 200 untouched games anyway so I‘d probably just be throwing more on the pile… Gifts for friends are in the cart tho

  • kbal@fedia.io
    18·
    9 days ago

    The one that looks tempting which I might actually get around to playing some day if I buy it is Hades.

      • samus12345@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        7·
        9 days ago

        I bought it for Switch years ago after being peer pressured from the massive amount of glazing and regretted it. It’s a good game, I just don’t like roguelikes. The constant “I hate roguelikes but this was the best game I’ve played in years!” comments pushed me to do it.

        • Drigo@sopuli.xyz
          5·
          9 days ago

          There is just something about Hades that clicked for me as well. I literally never played rougelikes, but Hades just hit different.

          I played it right before Hades 2 came out, and bought Hades 2. I have now completed all steam achievements on both games. So I really understand the

          I hate roguelikes but this was the best game I’ve played in years!

          Was that way for me too

        • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          5·
          9 days ago

          I loved the game but the actual gameplay was probably my least favorite part if that makes sense.

        • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          7 days ago

          I am actually among the “don’t like roguelikes but this was an amazing game” crowd. Sorry it didn’t work out for you. I can’t say exactly what it is, but something about how they nailed the roguelike formula is perfect. Always new dialogue to unlock, new things to buy, resources to farm, prophecies to fulfill, there was just so much perfectly aligned for me. Probably helps that I also love Greek mythology.

    • InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
      3·
      8 days ago

      Hades is definitely right down my alley, even though I’d never played anything quite like it before. It’s one of the games that reignited my enjoyment for gaming, a hobby that I mostly set aside for about 20 years. It’s one of the very few games I can fire up when I have a bit of spare time and even though I’ve played through the levels a hundred times, it’s still so much fun.

      I’ve tried to get into Hades 2 and so far it hasn’t captured that same level of enjoyment. I think I prefer the relative simplicity of the original and the fact that it takes much less time to start feeling powerful in the original. Much more rewarding. Of course, my opinion on that might change.

    • CatZoomies@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      9 days ago

      Fucking buy the game already. It’s one of the best games I’ve ever played.

      It’s worth full price. Very, very few games are worth the full price.

      I’d buy this game again on Steam if I could.

    • Seasm0ke@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 days ago

      I put it down after about 20 hours, then came back after a few months and 100% it. Honestly that I gotta escape 10 times slog was demoralizing but worth it and very gratifying

  • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    18·
    9 days ago

    If anybody is into vr, a lot of vr stuff is on sale right now… And keep in mind, when the steam frame comes out next year, you’ll probably want some games to play.

        • cron@feddit.org
          9·
          9 days ago

          Why would you buy a game now that you have no hardware to play on?

          Maybe I‘m wrong, but there will probably be one or two more sales until you hold that shiny new hardware in your hands.

          • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            8·
            9 days ago

            Valid question.

            Honestly like not-Anal said, it usually doesn’t make a ton of sense. However, I’ve found that not all sales are created equal, and sometimes some sales are much better priced, even compared to later sales. You really have to pay attention, though.

            For example, if a dev is active or WILL be active (this is where the guesswork/gambling comes in), the price of the game could go UP. I see it all the time with early access games or games that get popular. Or even with real goods, like cars or other collectables where they become more popular and either resale goes up or the manufacturer realizes they can sell it for more, or outright increases the value of the product.

            Another example is when devs play fuck-fuck games with sales, trying to draw in more attention, and it works. This happens often with undiscovered games, which, in the VR space, does happen pretty often. A good place to pay attention to is the Humble Bundles, but I know this isn’t exactly relevant to the steam sales, themselves.

            And also just like in real life, and similar with devs playing fuck-fuck games with sales and not all sales being created equal, sometimes certain dates are meaningful to the game or the devs. Like if the dev has a case of brainrot and on June 7th they offer a particularly good sale, or the VR sale happens once a year, or Black Friday or something.

            Additionally, shopping for games can actually be a bit time consuming, so even if the prices don’t go down further, finding games ahead of time can actually be rewarding. Buying your first VR headset or a headset with new features and having no games and having to shop can be a real bummer. Imagine buying a brand new car and having no gas/power until later in the year, and then also having to get it one gallon/liter/watthour at a time. With VR games, some of them do just crash in price. But usually, almost all VR games find their equilibrium in price eventually, since the community is generally all enthusiasts who want to see the community and technology grow healthy, myself included.

            And that very last point sort of applies to the previous ones, and also applies across VR in general (minus a handful of devs and won’t last if the platform gets popular since it attracts money-ghouls).

      • Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
        2·
        8 days ago

        Yup, I’m super tempted to start stocking up on cheap VR games in anticipation for the Frame, but I need to see the final price and be 100% sure I’m going for it before I commit to games that I can’t otherwise play.

      • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        14·
        9 days ago

        Highly depends on your vr experience and what type of games you’ve played.

        Horror on VR is on a completely different level.

        But some games that I put in a good pile are:

        Arken age, Fujii, Zero Caliber, Contractors, Hotdogs Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, Vermillion, Kayak VR mirage, Until You Fall, After The Fall, Half-Life Alyx, Down the Rabbit Hole, Vanishing Realms, Anthro Heat, and Google Earth VR.

        It’s hard to find well rounded games that are also fleshed out. You generally get one or the other. H3 (hotdogs horseshoes and hand grenades) is one example, where the guns are top tier (and oh god the mods are so extensive) and the dev is STILL releasing updates weekly, even though the game came out in like 2016 or something, which is basically the first rush of VR. H3 basically has no story or continuity, and is very much a sandbox game. The dev adds in this and that and maybe a new gamemode or map or feature, but that game is really what you make of it. And I’ve dropped a few hours in, heh.

        Arken Age, on the other hand, is kind of the opposite. That’s a somewhat linear explorer adventure game with a story (it’s also a much newer game… with more Meta money), and while it has SOME depth, it’s very much NOT a sandbox game. It’s closer to a Zelda game with guns and swords. Not my personal favorite, but still fun.

        The Kayak one is cool, but feels like a big dev trying to make a money grab, until you realize it’s a very small indie studio of only a few people trying to pay bills and just charge too much for dlc because they’re probably too young or overvalue their work… i personally like their dlc, even if they’re really overpriced. Like very overpriced. I think they’re charging like $20 for each map that should be 10$ for all of the existing maps. And the progression feels live-service paced (slow). But it really is nice to just sit down in VR and kayak around in a beautiful, and sometimes exciting world.

        I could talk about this for a long, long time. I’ll try to wrap it up.

        Half life alyx is great, but VR has conventions that are developing and coming into popularity over time. An example of what I mean is this:

        On a modern pistol, you have several controls. You have the gun itself, the magazine, the magazine release, you have the slide, the slide release, and the trigger. Which buttons do you map to what? The trigger and magazine release are pretty easy, but what about grabbing the slide vs grabbing the pistol itself? What about adding on a sight? What about a scope? What if you want to zero in or adjust the scope? Can you two-hand hold the pistol? Can you partial out the magazine to check how many rounds are in it? Can you add in individual rounds to a partial magazine? Are magazines unique or can you just drop a mag and release and not waste rounds? How far in do you have to load a magazine before it pulls itself the rest of the way in? Can you manually cock a hammer?

        Now, what if you have a double barrel, side by side shotgun? Or fire modes?

        You get the point. It’s a lot different in VR. If you play enough games, you definitely see the trends come and go.

        Back to half life alyx, that game is really good, but it’s a game from 2019, and technology and conventions can move FAST. Some stuff catches on, other stuff gets forgotten, innovation usually keeps pushing.

        I think a large part of VR right now is watching and being part of this insanely young medium figure itself out in ALL of the ways. What a time to be alive.

        Oh! Another thing I’ve noticed, is that older VR games, especially ones funded by meta/oculus, liked to show trailers of players superimposed over in-game footage. It’s fucking awful and cringe, but I do understand where they’re coming from, trying to show off a very new technology to the masses that HEY, THIS IS VR AND YOU HAVE ACTUAL PRESENCE. Or currently, where trailers try to show off the game by recording players ACT out stuff in game by flailing or physically reacting to stuff in game. Like shielding your face from an explosion or flailing your arms when flying through the air. Unfortunately, it looks just pre-rendered motion and once the potential buyer figures that out, it’s like realizing you’re being lied to and instantly erodes trust. But at the same time, you have to advertise to NEW vr players, who honestly DO react like that a lot of the time. Even I sometimes still flinch or fight aggressively in games that have you use swords. Like Until You Fall.

        Oh, I also forgot to add Into the Radius. Those two games (1&2) are deeply flawed, but really fun stalker-type games. Best in class 100%. They’re both somehow still being developed. The mod scene in the first game is much better, but the second one is coming along nicely, and recently just had an update that added in gun PARTS. Like uppers, lowers, trigger assemblies, barrels. Real h3 mods type stuff. But all in a world of horror and supernatural anomalies and death and shooting guns. I’m holding off playing more for the devs to finish the games, which may take a year or two. They’re fun now, but they keep adding in big patches that change the game a lot and it messes with the challenge continuity for me.

        Ugh. I need to cut off my spiel.

        Uh, tldr: buy hl:alyx and anthro heat, and don’t sleep on Google Earth vr because it’s free. Oh, arizona sunshine is a finished product and worth actually playing through. Sorry for my adhd.

  • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
    17·
    9 days ago

    My plan to work on my backlog this fall has utterly failed. Instead I’ve not been playing any games at all for the past month and a half, instead just working on a mod for STALKER Anomaly. Consequently I know in my heart of hearts that the right thing to do is not spend any money this sale. However, I am still looking at:

    Tails of Iron (-92%)

    The Banner Saga (-85%)

    Bloodstained: Ritual of Night (-75%)

    Virgo Versus The Zodiac (-75%)

    Road 96 (-75%)

    HYPER DEMON (-75%)

    INMOST (-70%)

    Trepang2 (-66% - if it was any lower I would just snap it)

    • InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
      4·
      8 days ago

      Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was fun. It did evoke feelings of nostalgia for me, since Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was one of my favorite games back in the late 90s (tied with Resident Evil) and still one of my favorites of all time. I’m personally not a huge fan of the art style and it does lack a bit of polish here and there, but overall good especially at 75% off. Hope you enjoy it.

  • Caveman@lemmy.world
    16·
    9 days ago
    • Doom 2016 $4 -80%
    • Neon White 2022 $10 -60%
    • Inscryption 2021 $8 -60%

    Never played Doom 2016 but I’ve heard it’s very good.

    • InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
      7·
      8 days ago

      Doom 2016 was my game for last year and into early this year. For what it’s worth, I enjoyed it quite a bit once I got into it. I tried to start it a few times and that didn’t work out, but then suddenly last winter, it all just clicked.

      I had also tried Doom Eternal, and that’s not my thing. Doom 2016 lets you play at your own pace, your own style, and make your own choices on how to play … mostly. Doom Eternal you basically have to play it the way THEY want you to play and use the weapons THEY want you to use and if you don’t then you’re in for an unfun struggle. Doom 2016 isn’t really like that, in my opinion and experience.

    • uncouple9831@lemmy.zip
      41·
      8 days ago

      It’s also available on gog (assuming you’re not one of those “I 💖 billionaires” folks)