The Indie Bundle Mega Thread

[MicoSelva]

Really nice bundle of old games on Fanatical https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/dollar-realms-bundle

For just 1$ you get JA2, Enclave, Gorky 17, Septerra Core and few other games.

If you missed this one before, it is now available again.

 

[MicoSelva]

Fanatical has begun its Bundlefest event again. Killer Bundle 17 (around $4) contains PST:EE and Tower of Time, among others.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-17

 

[kony]

Really nice bundle of old games on Fanatical https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/dollar-realms-bundle

For just 1$ you get JA2, Enclave, Gorky 17, Septerra Core and few other games.

If you missed this one before, it is now available again.

And it's certainly worth getting. Gorky 17 is a very good turn based tactical game, Two Worlds is quite good open world RPG (Came out about the same time as oblibion, but has no level scalling and other bullshit, and there's horse combat too!) TW2 dropped the ball though and became generic crappy story driven linear rpg. Enclave is a decent action game... JA2 you certainly know and Knightshift is a kinda average but charming RTS (ignore RPG campaign there, it's shit)

 

[passerby]

Two Worlds is quite good open world RPG (Came out about the same time as oblibion, but has no level scalling and other bullshit, and there's horse combat too!).

Fake news monsters are not scalled, but generic bandits are level scalled, complete with absurd epic equipment and epic mages.
If you are completionist you'll outlevel and oneshot demons, but spent half your time on epic showdowns with epic bandits on the roads.

I've completed it though, only the first area is good, there are four of them.
Conversations with Necromancers are absurdly hilarious, I've never laughed this much while playing a game.

Then it became generic, boring and repetitive, but I've fallen into autistic completionist trans while playing it and grinded it to the bitter end and the last mob on the map, clocked 80h, what a waste of time.

 

[kony]

Two Worlds is quite good open world RPG (Came out about the same time as oblibion, but has no level scalling and other bullshit, and there's horse combat too!).

Fake news monsters are not scalled, but generic bandits are level scalled, complete with absurd epic equipment and epic mages.
If you are completionist you'll outlevel and oneshot demons, but spent half your time on epic showdowns with epic bandits on the roads.

I've completed it though, only the first area is good, there are four of them.
Conversations with Necromancers are absurdly hilarious, I've never laughed this much while playing a game.

Then it became generic, boring and repetitive, but I've fallen into autistic completionist trans while playing it and grinded it to the bitter end and the last mob on the map, clocked 80h, what a waste of time.

lol, I finished the game in 20 hours, long before it became boring.

being a completionist junkie must suck

 

[passerby]

How you dealt with the swarm of giant termites in the forest around road leading to the Asian themed city ?

Those fuckers was the most tiresome thing to clear in the whole game, even worse than road bandits.
I had to carefully lure out 2-3 at a time and there we swarms of them, took forever and it was the closest I've got to quiting.

If you could easily do them without grinding everything that was available before, then monsters could be leveled too.
Road bandidts were definitely a case of classic bobolion, the more you level up, the more tiresome they get.
Quest related encounters definitely had static level.

 

[kony]

How you dealt with the swarm of giant termites in the forest around road leading to the Asian themed city ?

Those fuckers was the most tiresome thing to clear in the whole game, even worse than road bandits.
I had to carefully lure out 2-3 at a time and there we swarms of them, took forever and it was the closest I've got to quiting.

If you could easily do them without grinding everything that was available before, then monsters could be leveled too.
Road bandidts were definitely a case of classic bobolion, the more you level up, the more tiresome they get.
Quest related encounters definitely had static level.

i played it years ago, so i don't remember. i guess i might have just run past them after killing some or something. I don't like grinding.

 

[Latelistener]

You'll have to be very high to call Two Worlds "quite good". It's the kind of RPG you usually play when nothing else left, but even then I felt like I wasted my time as it had nothing of value.

You better of replaying the Gothic series every few years or so. Even Risen isn't that bad (can't vouch for Risen 3 though).

On the contrary, I read that Two Worlds II is actually something decent but didn't check it for myself yet.

 

[MicoSelva]

Another semi-interesting bundle on Fanatical. Includes Stygian at $4 tier.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/guardian-bundle-2

TIER 1: Pay $1 to get first 2 Steam games in this indie game bundle:

• Creepy Tale
• Company of Crime

TIER 2: Pay $3.99 to get 6 more Steam games:

• Moon Hunters
• Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
• Beholder 2
• MindSeize
• WarriOrb
• Seeds of Resilience

TIER 3: Pay $5.99 to also get Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Humble had a GoG key for a game this month. Society is collapsing.

 

[4249]

Oh wow that's a terrible Humble Choice once again. Didn't Civ VI already headline once?

 

[markec]

Bundle Im sure many Codexers will be exicted for

https://itch.io/b/862/queer-games-bundle-2021-pay-what-you-can-edition

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Bundle Im sure many Codexers will be exicted for

Too late, already was given that twink vampire CYOA from Humble.
Which probably has no vampire and it's probably going to be INDIE GAME DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH but it's a CYOA so I'm obliged to see it through.

Oh wow that's a terrible Humble Choice once again. Didn't Civ VI already headline once?

Son of a bitch, you're right. In 2018, no less. Admittedly this is the version with all* the DLC but having a marquee double-dip is shameful.

*Not really all since it doesn't include the latest shit they're rolling out, but all the notable DLC at least.

 

[MicoSelva]

Fanatical Build Your Own Summer Bundle has some decent titles to choose from, including:

Outcast: Second Contact
Breach & Clear
Hard West
Chroma Squad
Redeemer
Robothorium
Betrayer
Dungeons 2 Complete Edition
Overlord Ultimate Evil Collection
Shadowgate

You are paying up to $1 per game, I believe. Five games for $3. 10 games for $5.
(I am seeing prices in Euro/PLN so not sure what the US$ prices are.)

 

[markec]

https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-18

Tier 1 for €4.99 you get Warhammer 40,000: Gladius and Shadow Tactics, among other games.

Tier 2 for €7.99 gets you Kingdom Come: Deliverance and dlc.

 

[4249]

The new build your own bundle from Fanatical has some decent titles.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle

3 For €9.99, 5 for 16.18€, 7 for 19.99€

Fallout: New Vegas
Surge 1 & 2
Trine 4
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry

Dunno if any of the others are worthwhile.

 

[MicoSelva]

Fanatical Guardian Bundle 3 features Insomnia: The Ark, among others.
I can also recommend the Diablo 1 love letter game Book of Demons and indie arty-farty puzzle platformer Papo & Yo. I have not played any of the others.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/guardian-bundle-3

TIER 1: Pay $1 or more to get Comedy Night, Shift Happens and Papo & Yo

TIER 2: Pay $3.99 to also receive Dungeons 3, The Uncertain: Light At The End, We. The Revolution, FALLBACK, INSOMNIA: The Ark and 3000th Duel

TIER 3: Pay $5.99 or more to get the top tier of games, including all the games in the first two tiers plus Afterparty, Book of Demons and Sense – 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story

 

[MicoSelva]

Shadows: Awakening is in the new Fanatical Omega Bundle, at the lowest price tier.

 

[4249]

New Platinum Bundle from Fanatical has some interesting titles, though not sure if worth it for the price tiers they have (3 for 9,99€, 5 for 14,99€, 7 for 19,99€):

Beautiful Desolation
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Valfaris

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Absolutely got my eye on Beautiful Desolation but finding 2 other games is the hard part. Thinking Encodya and Shantae, Encodya just since it's a point and click so it's worth consideration and Shantae because I rarely give a shit about platformers but I think they're supposed to be good to decent. Mostly a "$10 for Beautiful Desolation and two throw-ins" though.

 

[Jenkem]

Trüberbrook is also a point and click.

House of Da Vinci is a decent puzzle adventure game

 

[4249]

Might also be good to see what the next Humble Monthly has in store, before grabbing stuff from the Fanatical bundle. I think it runs past the next Humble reveal anyways, although they're not 100% clear on how long the bunlde runs for. Last month's humble monthly already had Encodya for example.

 

[Jenkem]

Might also be good to see what the next Humble Monthly has in store, before grabbing stuff from the Fanatical bundle. I think it runs past the next Humble reveal anyways, although they're not 100% clear on how long the bunlde runs for. Last month's humble monthly already had Encodya for example.

Encodya in the Humble Monthly is GOG key while this one is Steam, if people have a preference. As far as how long the Fanatical Bundle will last it will presumably be the entire month of September, this is like the 3rd? month in a row where they've had a pick/choose platinum bundle and each month has been different (maybe a repeat here and there)

 

[Zann]

Trüberbrook is also a point and click.

PSA : Trüberbrook is a piece of shit.

 

[4249]

Oh wow, they've been giving some false hopes with a couple ok'ish choice months, but the September Humble Choice looks like utter shit once again. PGA Tour 2K21 as a headliner, jesus christ. Even the indie stuff looks like total bundle fodder. Do correct me if there's anything worthwhile there though.

PGA Tour 2K21
Neon Abyss
Not For Broadcast
Roki
Narita Boy
West of Dead
Atomicrops
Heaven's Vault
Swag and Sorcery
Fort Triumph
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Framed Collection