I’ve about $50 in my steam wallet and I’m wondering what this community would think are must-haves. I’m currently eyeing Satisfactory and Potion Craft and am worried I’m missing out on any great deals.
These games are so great! I played the original 2033 back when it came out and bought the redux version later, the changes they made were great. I also love the feel of the open world in redux, it feels as alive as a nuclear wasteland can feel
I’m actually making my first “full” play through. I played it when it first came out got 40 hours in and got stuck in a death loop save where my next save was like hours behind.
Just reinstalled it with “through the valleys” mod collection and it’s amazing. It’s a vanilla+ like experience and really fun. So this time I’m actually going to complete it. Then I’ll eventually get around to Skyrim again and actually try to finish that 😂
I started a new game a few days ago. So far I only made it out of the sewers. Thinking about joining the dark brotherhood once again. Oh and I am so looking forward to meeting my favorite video game character of all times once again. Sheogorath
Same I have been putting off all playstation games (besides horizon don’t remember when I bought that one) because they are just to expensive for how old they are. I do t care when u ported it to PC you “made” it years ago
Also got a back log of games for years to come.
Yeah, iirc the developers, who’d spent bloody ages developing the world for the game, we’re effectively kicked out during a hostile publisher takeover. They’re seeing none of the money from sales, nor do they hold the rights to their own property.
I might be misremembering some parts here, but the main point is that the devs were fucked over, aren’t profiting off their property, can’t do anything new with the property.
The original developers were forced out of the studio, allegedly through fraudulent means, but I’m not sure whether they lost royalties from sales as well. I can’t find anything confirming one way or the other, unfortunately.
It’s a clusterfuck really, but yeah the lead writer, designer and artist were all fired and lost the rights to the IP. Litigation is still ongoing I think, and hopefully Kurvitz, Hindpere and Rostov can regain the right to at least produce more work in the IP in the future. Heartbreaking for Kurvitz especially since he’s built the IP with and for his friends from the age of 15.
Honestly both are excellent. PF kingmaker has the beneath the stolen lands DLC which is dope, it’s like an infinite dungeon crawl. Pure D&D-style combat in a roguelike!
I loaded up Pathfinder, got through the intro and got to the world map, thought, ‘yep, I can see myself spending a lot of time on this game,’ and haven’t played it since lol. I really need to jump into it again.
Owlcat are also doing a Rogue Trader crpg set in the Warhammer 40000 universe. I’ve tried to swear off GW for being evil but it looks really cool from what I’ve seen.
I loved Discord Elysium! Going to pick up Pillars of Eternity because of your comment. Never heard of those games and looks cool.
Going to try these on my Steam Deck, not sure how the controls work with controller yet. ProtonDB gave both a platinum rating, yet Steam says playable lol. If it’s anything like Divinity Original Sin 2 then I’m excited.
ProtonDB gave both a platinum rating, yet Steam says playable lol
Steam’s checkmark rating is based on a very specific set of criteria, like if the game plays well on gamepad, if the UI elements work on small displays, if it requires keyboard input, etc. Yellow check means the game will play, green means it theoretically has an experience which is on par with native console games.
ProtonDB only cares how good the Linux compatibility is in general, not specifically on the Steam Deck.
ProtonDB now has their top results specifically for the Deck, which is annoying since I only care about general Linux compatibility and would like to remove them. I can filter my results to show matching OS / graphics card, which is great, but only once I’ve scrolled passed a whole pile of stuff I don’t care about.
Tunic is awesome and adorable and I love foxes and soulslike stuff. But man… Tunic has me soooo confused. It’s got a great sense of discovery but I’m extremely stuck, and don’t want to look things up.
I put another few hours in after work today and got slowed down a couple of times, but studying the instruction manual has gave me some pointers and I am loving that aspect of it
Thank ya! I’ll do that when I go back. It’ll be a bit now; this Steam sale has really got me. I’ve spent under 50USD the past… five? And this one I’m in for like 600USD. Dave has me on lock, completely.
Divinity Original Sin 2 is 60% off and easily the best RPG I’ve ever played. You get a ridiculous amount of freedom as if it’s a DnD campaign, and you’re on a quest to become god.
I recently bought Dave the Diver (even though it is not discounted by that much) and I‘m having a blast playing it.
It’s a mix of rouge lite, exploration, farming and restaurant sim with a ton of exploration, interesting characters and a nice art style. The sense of progression is very addictive.
Would definitely recommend.
I’ve been really enjoying cross-code on my potato of a laptop. Arpg with a heavy puzzle focus. Only single player, but coop would be too frustrating with the platforming elements
Cassette Beasts! Amazing monster trainer/Pokemon like with quality of life improvements everywhere, a crazy amount of “shinys” as each monster can spawn as any element, good story and tunes, and awesome art. Definitely worth picking up.
Also Eastward doesn’t get enough love. Touching story, brilliant art and music, solid mechanics and a whole, deep turn based retro rpg within the game.
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Against the Storm
I thought I was sick of top down building games like this until I tried AtS and it has been a blast
Mass effect: legendary edition
Whatever you get, if you still have just a bit left in your wallet, QUBE is only 99¢
https://store.steampowered.com/app/239430/QUBE_Directors_Cut/
Ooo this is a good deal, thanks!
If you have any more left, Shapez is currently £2.39
The metro games are like 10$ usd for all 3 absolutely amazing games
These games are so great! I played the original 2033 back when it came out and bought the redux version later, the changes they made were great. I also love the feel of the open world in redux, it feels as alive as a nuclear wasteland can feel
Definitely, all of them good in their own right, but Exodus so good and expansive that the other two combined feel like an awesome prologue
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Many might already own it, but if you don’t it’s worth the money
I’m actually making my first “full” play through. I played it when it first came out got 40 hours in and got stuck in a death loop save where my next save was like hours behind.
Just reinstalled it with “through the valleys” mod collection and it’s amazing. It’s a vanilla+ like experience and really fun. So this time I’m actually going to complete it. Then I’ll eventually get around to Skyrim again and actually try to finish that 😂
Do that! Definitely! I have like 3000h in both combined. I got hooked instantly when I first got Oblivion when it came out
I’m like 10-12 hours in and I have given jauffre the amulet. But decided to go explore and do other side quests before making my way into the MSQ.
I started a new game a few days ago. So far I only made it out of the sewers. Thinking about joining the dark brotherhood once again. Oh and I am so looking forward to meeting my favorite video game character of all times once again. Sheogorath
I just picked up Spider-Man: Remastered and I am having a ton of fun.
Still kinda expensive if I’m honest.
Yeah, it’s $40 right now. I think I’ll wait until it dips to $20 or $15.
Same I have been putting off all playstation games (besides horizon don’t remember when I bought that one) because they are just to expensive for how old they are. I do t care when u ported it to PC you “made” it years ago Also got a back log of games for years to come.
Agreed. I think Horizon and Days Gone are a reasonable price atm, but the rest are too expensive compared to their price on console.
Borderlands 3 is 85% off
Disco Elysium is 75% off.
Prey (and Mooncrash) are 75% off. Most other Arkane games are too, and they’re all top notch (except Redfall :/)
Killer7 is 75% off.
Ace Combat 7 is 85% off.
Dying Light (and The Following expansion) are 80% off.
CONTROL is 75% off.
All the Deus Ex games are >80% off, really can’t go wrong here.
Pillars of Eternity I and II are 75% off.
Lots of great deals on high-profile games this sale, and I highly recommend everything on this list.
Isn’t there something with disco elysium and whoever is profiting off of it now is not the original creators?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGIGA8taN-M
Didn’t watch it through. Please come back with summary if you do :)
Yeah, iirc the developers, who’d spent bloody ages developing the world for the game, we’re effectively kicked out during a hostile publisher takeover. They’re seeing none of the money from sales, nor do they hold the rights to their own property.
I might be misremembering some parts here, but the main point is that the devs were fucked over, aren’t profiting off their property, can’t do anything new with the property.
🏴☠️ it is then.
The original developers were forced out of the studio, allegedly through fraudulent means, but I’m not sure whether they lost royalties from sales as well. I can’t find anything confirming one way or the other, unfortunately.
It’s a clusterfuck really, but yeah the lead writer, designer and artist were all fired and lost the rights to the IP. Litigation is still ongoing I think, and hopefully Kurvitz, Hindpere and Rostov can regain the right to at least produce more work in the IP in the future. Heartbreaking for Kurvitz especially since he’s built the IP with and for his friends from the age of 15.
I’d recommend Pathfinder over Pillars Of Eternity, it has a massive sale too!
Honestly both are excellent. PF kingmaker has the beneath the stolen lands DLC which is dope, it’s like an infinite dungeon crawl. Pure D&D-style combat in a roguelike!
I loaded up Pathfinder, got through the intro and got to the world map, thought, ‘yep, I can see myself spending a lot of time on this game,’ and haven’t played it since lol. I really need to jump into it again.
Owlcat are also doing a Rogue Trader crpg set in the Warhammer 40000 universe. I’ve tried to swear off GW for being evil but it looks really cool from what I’ve seen.
Holy shit a wh40k crpg? Shut up and take my money!
I loved Discord Elysium! Going to pick up Pillars of Eternity because of your comment. Never heard of those games and looks cool.
Going to try these on my Steam Deck, not sure how the controls work with controller yet. ProtonDB gave both a platinum rating, yet Steam says playable lol. If it’s anything like Divinity Original Sin 2 then I’m excited.
Steam’s checkmark rating is based on a very specific set of criteria, like if the game plays well on gamepad, if the UI elements work on small displays, if it requires keyboard input, etc. Yellow check means the game will play, green means it theoretically has an experience which is on par with native console games.
ProtonDB only cares how good the Linux compatibility is in general, not specifically on the Steam Deck.
ProtonDB now has their top results specifically for the Deck, which is annoying since I only care about general Linux compatibility and would like to remove them. I can filter my results to show matching OS / graphics card, which is great, but only once I’ve scrolled passed a whole pile of stuff I don’t care about.
Disco Elysium is Verified. The only reason Pillars is Playable and not Verified is because the game doesn’t always have the correct button prompts.
How does the original dying light hold up in 2023?
Still the better Dying Light imo, but DL2 is catching up due to Techland actually giving a shit.
Control is great!
All time favorite game. Cannot wait for AW2.
I picked up Tunic and having a blast with it so far.
Got binding of Isaac complete bundle as well, yet to get to that but been on the wishlist for a few months
Tunic is awesome and adorable and I love foxes and soulslike stuff. But man… Tunic has me soooo confused. It’s got a great sense of discovery but I’m extremely stuck, and don’t want to look things up.
I put another few hours in after work today and got slowed down a couple of times, but studying the instruction manual has gave me some pointers and I am loving that aspect of it
How far are you? There are some pretty bullshit puzzles towards the end. I eventually resorted to a guide and didn’t regret it.
Goodness, like… six hours in? Not very far hahaha
Oops. Well. My advice at that point is to just explore literally every nook and cranny on the map.
Thank ya! I’ll do that when I go back. It’ll be a bit now; this Steam sale has really got me. I’ve spent under 50USD the past… five? And this one I’m in for like 600USD. Dave has me on lock, completely.
Divinity Original Sin 2 is 60% off and easily the best RPG I’ve ever played. You get a ridiculous amount of freedom as if it’s a DnD campaign, and you’re on a quest to become god.
+1 for Divinity, Red Prince Theme is a banger
Also, I’ll yield to none!
I recently bought Dave the Diver (even though it is not discounted by that much) and I‘m having a blast playing it.
It’s a mix of rouge lite, exploration, farming and restaurant sim with a ton of exploration, interesting characters and a nice art style. The sense of progression is very addictive. Would definitely recommend.
I have been playing six hours a day for the past few days. Help me
Yeah I’m hooked on this game too. Even though it’s just 10% off for release, it’s cheap to begin with, so totally worth buying now.
Dave The Diver rules. I picked it up because it happened to release recently, not specifically because of the sale, and I love it!
Yup, worth it. I love that it is just so blatantly videogame-y. The damn mirror? Yeah, sure. Makes sense, game.
I’ve been really enjoying cross-code on my potato of a laptop. Arpg with a heavy puzzle focus. Only single player, but coop would be too frustrating with the platforming elements
Seconding this, Cross Code is a hidden gem. It reminded me a lot of Secret of Mana but with a much more fluid (and fun) combat system.
Cassette Beasts! Amazing monster trainer/Pokemon like with quality of life improvements everywhere, a crazy amount of “shinys” as each monster can spawn as any element, good story and tunes, and awesome art. Definitely worth picking up.
Also Eastward doesn’t get enough love. Touching story, brilliant art and music, solid mechanics and a whole, deep turn based retro rpg within the game.
Never heard of Cassette Beasts! That looks really cool, I’ll check it out.
It is also made in Godot, which is a free and open source engine!
Snowrunner is great fun
If you’re into difficult platformers, then the original Super Meat Boy is 90% off ($1.49, regional prices on steamdb: https://steamdb.info/app/40800/