The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread - WINTER SALE 2024

[markec]

Bought this gem

 

[ortucis]

Bought it with my Steam cards moneh. Looks fun (from a gameplay video I saw..).

Just saying, I refunded this. It gave me the impression of having non linear progression, kinda like Fallout Shelter or This War of Mine, but it's linear and scripted. Every restart is similar sequence of events and you're given missions by the government to progress instead of just, running a place to spy on people while making profit. Meh!

Anyway, got like 5000 coins on Steam, but the 15,000 unlock is the only one worth unlocking and I doubt it I'll buy enough games on sale to reach that.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Yay, Civ 6 is finally down to a reasonable discount, 75%.

Bawt.

 

[GrainWetski]

Yay, Civ 6 is finally down to a reasonable discount, 75%.

Bawt.

Even 175% off wouldn't be enough.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Yay, Civ 6 is finally down to a reasonable discount, 75%.

Bawt.

Even 175% off wouldn't be enough.

Fuck. Am I gonna have to refund this?

It cant be worse than 5, right?

 

[Modron]

It cant be worse than 5, right?

Nice trolling.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

So I ran the numbers.

The biggest discount on my wishlist is 30%.

If I spend $30 on this sale I save $5.

If I wait for a better discount in a future sale I'll save more than $5.

If I don't spend anything I save at least $25.

Conclusion? Pass on this sale, better luck next time.

 

[Zarniwoop]

So I ran the numbers.

The biggest discount on my wishlist is 30%.

If I spend $30 on this sale I save $5.

If I wait for a better discount in a future sale I'll save more than $5.

If I don't spend anything I save at least $25.

Conclusion? Pass on this sale, better luck next time.

If you never buy any games you save even more.

 

[Astral Rag]

Bought Assetto Corsa Ultimate for 23€. Had to ask Gabe to remove the base game from my account first because there wasn't an upgrade path.


Not the nicest way to treat your fans.

 

[racofer]

Bought Assetto Corsa Ultimate for 23€. Had to ask Gabe to remove the base game from my account first because there wasn't an upgrade path.


Not the nicest way to treat your fans.

I gave up on assetto about two years ago when they started shitting DLCs left and right. However, implementing weather in their game seemed like too much work. Fuck those morons.

It's a shame though, as their simulation engine is probably the best.

 

[Bl@de]

Steam sales are total crap these days. Every game on my wishlist is at least 50% cheaper in a typical trustworthy keyshop. And those don't even have a sale right now. Prey (2017) still 14,99€, every online store sells it for 7,99€ - 9,99€

 

[ortucis]

BTW, that Fanatical site I asked aboot before.

Games on that site are actually more expensive than on Steam for me. In-fact, it shows same discounts as Steam but the base price is WAY higher, so that means discounted amount is high as well.

So might wanna compare prices on Steam before blindly purchasing from these sites.

 

[Hoaxmetal]

Just use isthereanydeal for legit resellers or allkeyshop for shady ones.

 

[Turjan]

BTW, that Fanatical site I asked aboot before.

Games on that site are actually more expensive than on Steam for me. In-fact, it shows same discounts as Steam but the base price is WAY higher, so that means discounted amount is high as well.

So might wanna compare prices on Steam before blindly purchasing from these sites.

Fanatical is good for mostly bundles and the occasional flash deals, although the latter are rarely amazing.

 

[GrainWetski]

Never understood why people buy keys from the "shady" sites. Might as well pirate at that point.

BTW, that Fanatical site I asked aboot before.

Games on that site are actually more expensive than on Steam for me. In-fact, it shows same discounts as Steam but the base price is WAY higher, so that means discounted amount is high as well.

So might wanna compare prices on Steam before blindly purchasing from these sites.

Outside of bundles, I prefer Green Man Gaming. Seems to usually be the cheapest option whenever I'm looking at getting a game on Steam.

Some amazing deals here right now with a lot of them being by far the historical low across all stores: https://www.greenmangaming.com/cheap-games/

But, yeah, just check https://isthereanydeal.com/

 

[LESS T_T]

Another new Bubsy game from zombie Accolade. Made by the developer of Bit.Trip series:



They're also doing Kickstarter for DLC:

 

[Monkey Baron]

Bought it with my Steam cards moneh. Looks fun (from a gameplay video I saw..).

Just saying, I refunded this. It gave me the impression of having non linear progression, kinda like Fallout Shelter or This War of Mine, but it's linear and scripted. Every restart is similar sequence of events and you're given missions by the government to progress instead of just, running a place to spy on people while making profit. Meh!

Anyway, got like 5000 coins on Steam, but the 15,000 unlock is the only one worth unlocking and I doubt it I'll buy enough games on sale to reach that.

Yeah, I fell for this game too. I bought it on release, played for a bit but didn't bother refunding it. It is ridiculously linear and I was so disappointed that I didn't refund it so I just removed it from my account to make me feel better, lol. It's such a neat concept but executed in the worst possible way.

 

[ortucis]

Yeah, I fell for this game too. I bought it on release, played for a bit but didn't bother refunding it. It is ridiculously linear and I was so disappointed that I didn't refund it so I just removed it from my account to make me feel better, lol. It's such a neat concept but executed in the worst possible way.

I just found it funny that the ONE game I didn't bother reading the negative reviews on Steam for, has majority of reviews complaining about the same thing I refunded it for.

I always pay attention to negative reviews first on every game. For this, I made the mistake of just viewing a gameplay video (and forgot those are linear playthrough's as well).

EDIT: Bought these..






and Batman: Arkham Collection

 

[Solid Snail]

Purchased Turok 2 during the last sale, while for some things it's much better than Turok 1 the overall game feels like a giant maze. Often mission objectives are buried so well they feel like a secret. I'm not liking it too much because of this, did 3 levels out of 6 so far, I'll finish it because there are thing I like but I simply hate maze-like fps.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

Turok 2

I had it for the N64 and I was kind of disappointed with it too. I don't think I even completed it

 

[Solid Snail]

Turok 2

I had it for the N64 and I was kind of disappointed with it too. I don't think I even completed it

I presume the N64 version was even worse because of the low fps and the fog. At least in this re-release there are also pointer for switches you need to activate or objectives, while they were missing on N64. What a nightmare.

 

[LESS T_T]

Main story:
Conducting an inspection of the equipment on the offshore oil platform, one of the workers fell into the sea.His death was inevitable, but was saved by the crew of a small submarine, which happened to be nearby.

The rescued one was brought to the secret base of AQUATICA - people with implanted shark gills, which allowed them to breathe freely under water.
He was asked to become a member of the underwater fraternity, agreeing to a surgery transplanting of the gills.
Otherwise, an unenviable fate awaited him...

Key Features:

• Discover underwater base in the deep sea, meeting all of its strange inhabitants, friends and foes alike.
  
• Learn the history of the underwater fraternity and unveil the truth. Look for clues to break out of this scrape.
  In the course of their search, you will face madness, meanness, betrayal and unexpected outcomes.
  
• But even in the most difficult moments, when it begins to seem that this world can no longer give anything to its inhabitants, do not despair and go towards the goal.
  
• Fight for your life with melee and ranged weapons in the real-time. Or look for a way to negotiate.
  
• And single player only, like a nice RPG should be.

Demo:
We have a free demo version of the game. If you want to learn more about the game, please try to play it.
However, the current demo version is just a sketch of what will be presented to the final version!

 

[Solid Snail]

Just beat Lair of the Blind Ones, there's an achievement just for beating the level by grabbing all keys. It's a fucking nightmare and if in the future I want to replay Turok 2 I won't just for this level.

 

[Heretic]

This looks really bad in motion.

 

[Gerrard]

https://steamcommunity.com/games/980300/announcements/detail/1745611027642756631

Demo is out.