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[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 59 points 2 weeks ago

The GOG summer sale is ongoing as well

https://www.gog.com/promo/2025_summer_sale

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 32 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Still unemployed so I'm not even looking. If capital doesn't want to hire me, they can't have any more of my money.

[–] ILoveUnions@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Looking at how few places are hiring now compared to 2 years ago is honestly terrifying.

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[–] proper@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

gmg and fanatical still cheaper for most titles.

that said I’ve been trying to load my steam wishlist for like an hour now.

[–] simple@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago

that said I’ve been trying to load my steam wishlist for like an hour now.

Me too. It's the usual steam servers having issues as soon as a sale starts.

[–] suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Kerbal space program at $4 is such an insane deal.

[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

KSP1 is the bees knees and the modding community is still going as strong as ever. Still worthwhile even at full price.

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[–] Aliktren@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] mohab@piefed.social 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Been mid for a few years now, in my experience. Most of the games I bought over the past two years I did outside of the Summer sale because most discounts are all the same anyway.

I've been eyeing Okami and it was 50% last week and it's 50% again now.

I pulled the trigger on The Wonderful 101 in March at 55% and I was worried I'll regret it in the Summer sale… it's 55% again.

Been also eyeing Lost Judgment… 70% in March and 70% again now.

[–] caut_R@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

I shouldn‘t buy anything, cause God knows I have enough, but I‘ll probably get a couple DLCs (for Risk of Rain 2) and hopefully that‘s it (Narrator: „It wasn‘t“)

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[–] mrmule@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

All these have been on my wishlist for ever. Finally made the purchases today.

  • Stardew Valley
  • Disco Elysium
  • Kerbal Space Program

Edit to add Disco Elysium has been refunded. Thanks everyone for the advice.

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Dear God no. Refund Disco Elysium if you can. Some shady asshole ended up stealing the game from the original creators so any purchases you make ends up lining the pockets of the thieves.

https://medium.com/@artofrostov/to-fans-of-disco-elysium-concerning-the-situation-at-za-um-3e6bc46ea9c

The original creators have actually encouraged people to pirate the game instead.

!piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Check the mega thread here to get started. The game is excellent, just don't give your money to the slimy suit that stole the game.

[–] mrmule@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

Awesome, thank you. Refund requested

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 18 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Disco isnso good. But even the devs said they would rather have it that people pirate the game bacause they got fucked over and don't make money of the game anymore.

[–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I actually looked up the source for this and couldn't find it.

That being said I agree with the sentiment.

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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Summer Stale.

I miss the old sales, when games had deep discounts and the deals cycled like every 2/4/6/8 hours.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

consumerism is a disease. i can't believe I'm still seeing people asking for gamified fomo bullshit.

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[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

One of my favorite games of all time, The Talos Principle, is on sale for $5. There's a remastered version but honestly the original holds up really well. It's a first person puzzle platformer game similar to Portal but the main point is the story, which is a really thought provoking philosophical exploration of humanity, machine consciousness, and self determination. It is legitimately the most interesting game I've played in the past 5 years and it has really caused me to think about these topics in ways I hadn't before.

Myself I am buying Persona 5, Pizza tower, and the Phoenix Wright trilogy. I have been wanting to play Persona 5 basically since it came out, and I got to try Pizza Tower a few weeks ago at a friend's house and really loved it as a fan of the Wario Land games. Phoenix Wright is just nostalgic for me and there really aren't similar games out there.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

WARNING : Playing excellent, well told, thought provoking puzzle games about AI will make you so much madder about the silly folk that say "I turned AI sentient" folk. 🙄

Great game, solid sequel too.

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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Finally picked up a legit version of Rain Word, yay!

All of the Batman Arkham games are bundled for $9 too. With season passes and dlcs.

Major let down Kingdom Come 2 is only 10% off. That's just taking tax off and nothing else.

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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Elden ring only 40% off? I feel betrayed

[–] caseofthematts@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Since Elden Rings success, fromsoft games don't get deep discounts, really. They raised prices for the Dark Souls games, as well.

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[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Seems like the store is down or not loading, at least for me. My bank account is happy at least.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

The opening is always a bit naturally DDOS'd. It'll smooth out.

[–] enshu@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I bought

  • Nine Sols
  • Gris
  • Celeste
  • Outer Wilds
  • Unravel Two
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[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wish Expedition 33 was more than 10% off. I get why, but still.

My wishlist has some sub $5USD games so I'll probably drop 20 or so. I really don't need the extras though. According to SteamDB, I've only played about 41% of my 714 games - and that doesn't include all the GOG and free Epic/Amazon games I've snagged over the years.

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[–] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Was hoping for a discount on Spilt Fiction. Nothing so far.

[–] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Split Fiction is worth the MSRP. Ideally it’s great if you can get it on a discount, but this is one of the few games I’d pay full price for. My spouse and I loved it.

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[–] nivenkos@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

I'm planning to buy:

As I mainly play on the Steam Deck.

Any other recommendations?

[–] EightBitBlood@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I made the indie game INK INSIDE, which is based on a lost cartoon pilot I pitched to Nickelodeon in 2015.

Instead, I turned it into a cartoon show action RPG staring Brian David Gilbert.

It has a completely unique combat mechanic that's a combination of beat-em-ups and bust-a-move. It's big on narrative, loot, and world building and even has live action segments.

We're on sale at 50% for only $10.

Would love for you to check it out, as it seems like you might really enjoy it based on the other games in your cart!

PS - Game works great on Steam Deck! (We just don't have the green check yet because it takes Valve forever to provide them)

[–] isyasad@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pseudoregalia is insanely good

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[–] jwiggler@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

~~Bah. Bought Animal Well for $18 last night, but just saw now it was included in a bundle for $7.~~

Edit: praise steams refund policy

Edit2: Jesus christ I'm an idiot

[–] Asetru@feddit.org 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

7 bucks? Saw that and immediately opened steam.

Am I missing something? That's the only bundle I found for animal well...

[–] jwiggler@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm sorry:(( I'm dumb.

I have Dredge already, and I had bought Animal Well for $18 last night. That left Inscryption as the final game in the bundle. Steam dynamically prices games in the bundle and since I already had two games, I saw the bundle as $7 and got confused.

I literally just refunded animal well, waited for the refund confirmation, went to rebuy animal well in the bundle, and saw the bundle was now priced at $24 (because I still already have Dredge).

Sorry I got your hopes up :(

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[–] witx@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

And Factorio still doesn't changes price. Wth

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 24 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Aa per the FAQ on their website, Factorio will never go on sale.

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[–] Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Iirc the creators said they'll never put it on sale because that's unfair to people who paid the full price. The price is the price for Factorio.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Gamers will use anything to justify the price for their favorite games.

I'm not saying it's a bad game or anything, I've never actually played it as it doesn't really look like my type of game, but the "reasoning" that they'll never put it on sale because it's "unfair" to people who paid full price is stupid.

[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think it goes on sale, at least not for any significant amount. To be fair, it's easily worth the full price, which is not something I often say.

[–] dirigibles@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, they took a shot at doing their pricing strategy backwards from everyone else. The game was cheapest when it was in early access and the cost has only gone up as they make the game bigger and better. I don't think it has ever gone on sale, but is easily worth the full price.

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[–] piyuv@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

It’s already the cheapest game per minute played

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I think I'm going to get the Dead Space remake (90% off currently), Granny: Escape Together (I like horror), and Escape the Mad Empire to start.

Might pick up more later in the sale, but this will keep me busy.

Remember you can get things refunded if you don't end up liking a game.

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[–] piyuv@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I haven’t played a single game I bought from last summer sale ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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[–] hitagi@ani.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Why is Persona 3 Portable more expensive than Persona 4 Golden? Why is SEGA being so stingy with only a 20% discount. Another 5% (on the SALE price) if we use the Persona bundle. Why SEGA...? It's the oldest and ugliest one. Why...

[–] gilindoeslemmy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Animal Well for me and teardown for my kids. So far…

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