The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[V_K]

I think it belongs more in the metroidvanias thread.

 

[LESS T_T]

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[WallaceChambers]

looks like a puzzle platformer tbh. not bad, though. animation is a little stiff but it could be fun.

 

[Citizen]

Got the new Ori, DMC5, Risk of Rain 2, Hollow Knight, Sonic Mania, Hat in Time and Yooka-Layle and the Impossible Lair. Shame the discounts are pretty low this year

 

[Latelistener]

Some useful links if anyone is curious about good deals:

https://www.steamgifts.com/discussi...storical-lows-your-purchases-random-questions
https://gg.deals/deal/steam-summer-sale-2020/

Also:

 

[Clockwork Knight]

I think it's the cheapest it's ever been.

bundle: https://store.steampowered.com/bund...ered_Collection_and_Deserts_of_Kharak_Bundle/

 

[Infinitron]

Hell yeah:

 

[Dexter]

Also got these along with Fallout 76, since the Sale ends today:



Any good? What should I start with? I only vaguely remember playing the Iconoclasts Demo a long while ago.

 

[PeachPlumage]

I picked up FTL: Faster Than Light, Hieroglyphika, I Am Overburdened, Skyshine's BEDLAM, Stay Safe: Labyrinth of the Mad.

 

[Dickie]

I tried this one a while back, and it was such a buggy mess I couldn't finish it. Tried three times, but I would always get stuck in some level where something wouldn't trigger and I'd have to start the whole game over.

 

[Theodora]

Fresh off Subnautica, ended up getting its standalone expansion (though I'm probably going to wait for 1.0), as well as the Outer Wilds, and an early access title people have dubbed "Subnautica in space". Just want more of that experience of being dumped somewhere and needing to make sense of it without handholding.




Also finally checking out the j-horror of Chilla's Art.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Fresh off Subnautica, ended up getting its standalone expansion (though I'm probably going to wait for 1.0), as well as the Outer Wilds, and an early access title people have dubbed "Subnautica in space". Just want more of that experience of being dumped somewhere and needing to make sense of it without handholding.

Outer Wilds is definitely Subnautica-esque with the sense of exploration. You lose the crafting and combat but it's more dense when it comes to cool little locations, lore, fluff, etc. They're two slightly different takes on exploration games but part of what I liked about Subnautica was the grind was extremely minimal, so I don't particularly mind the complete lack of crafting in Outer Wilds since that means 0 grind cluttering up the cool shit.

 

[cosmicray]

Finding Paradise - liked To The Moon, so why not.
Chaser - this games always gets my attention. Saw my friend play it lots of years ago. Always wanted to try.
DiRT Rally - at last I have some rally sim.
Whispers of a Machine - Recommended by RPGCodex
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl - Always wanted to try.
Legend of Grimrock 2 - previous game was on Linux, while this isn't. It's playable on SteamPlay.
Kathy Rain - Recommended by RPGCodex. Also demo was quite good.
Quake - I don't know, I have an itch to replay. Always thought I played only the first episode, but probably played all three.
Football Manager 2020 - Drug addiction returns.

 

[Socur Toxanarosa]

Told myself i wasn't buying anything this time then i woke up with all this shit bought.

Assassin's Creed Origins Gold Edition
Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition: Faces of Good and Evil
Bio Inc. Redemption
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition
Dishonored 2
Divinity Original Sin: The Source Saga
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Life is Strange Complete Season (Episodes 1-5)
Pillars of Eternity: The White March Expansion Pass
Plague Inc: Evolved
Project Hospital
Project Hospital: Hospital Services
Quantum Break
Resident Evil 6 Complete
Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition
Rocksmith 2014 - Muse - Hysteria
Saints Row 2
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Tales of Berseria
Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition
The Evil Within Season Pass
The Walking Dead: 400 Days
Tomb Raider: Adventure Pack
Vanquish
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Complete Pack

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

so. much. crap.
a gem/mandatory game or two but then. so. much. crap.

 

[Socur Toxanarosa]

so. much. crap.
a gem/mandatory game or two but then. so. much. crap.

What do you mean, Resident Evil 6 is not a masterpiece?

 

[Melcar]

Are you even going to play them?

 

[Socur Toxanarosa]

Are you even going to play them?

Sure, not even increasing the backlog too much. RE6 and Divinity are only for coop purposes, most of the rest are DLC for games i already have and Steam versions of games i have on console like Vanquish and DMC because playing on console sucks ass.

Sucks when you have to buy complete editions of games you already have because they're cheaper than the DLC itself, like XCOM and Sleeping dogs, but that's a modern gaming common problem.

 

[Anthedon]

Not that it's much of an achievement with these prices, but I gave zero dollars to GabeN during this sale.

 

[LESS T_T]

Slitherine's Legion Gold released on Steam:

 

[Theodora]

Outer Wilds is definitely Subnautica-esque with the sense of exploration. You lose the crafting and combat but it's more dense when it comes to cool little locations, lore, fluff, etc. They're two slightly different takes on exploration games but part of what I liked about Subnautica was the grind was extremely minimal, so I don't particularly mind the complete lack of crafting in Outer Wilds since that means 0 grind cluttering up the cool shit.

I just started it tonight and I'm already in love (the world design of Brittle Hollow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), though I'm anxious for when I run out of these gems, as to what can possible live up to them. (And while the final third of Subnautica was less interesting in some respects because you didn't have freedom of choice, that ending sequence more than made up for it. Few times in a game have I felt a sense of weight and reward in my final actions. Very cool execution.)

Slitherine's Legion Gold released on Steam:

Sure looks like a Slitherine game, lol...

Jokes aside, would definitely like an opinion from someone who's played this.

 

[Rahdulan]

Not much on Steam itself:

Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
Damascus Gear Operation Osaka HD Edition

But then new Humble Choice coincided with the sale, and I explored other options as well:

ATOM: RPG
SKYHILL: Black Mist
1971 PROJECT HELIOS
The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
Disciples III: Reincarnation
Conan Unconquered
Iron Danger

Will I play any of these?

 

[Socur Toxanarosa]

RE6 and Divinity are only for coop purposes.

I'm of those people who found RE6 to be pretty great but as a coop experience it's just fucking terrible, there are just way too many instafail QTE cutscenes and escape sequences where the death of one player resets both. If you're skipping RE5 for whatever reason, Revelations 2 or even Operation Raccoon City are infinitely superior as coop romps (Rev2 for plot and atmosphere, ORC for retardo slaughter).

I beat RE5 on coop already, that's why i got RE6 even if know it's not as good, but AFAIK only RE5 and RE6 have fully fledged coop campaign modes. Correct me if i'm mistaken but ORC is more of a Left 4 Dead type of game with Resident Evil flavour and Revelations 2 i guess didn't have online coop or it was very barebones, with one character barely doing anything.

 

[FreshCorpse]

Told myself i wasn't buying anything this time then i woke up with all this shit bought.

Assassin's Creed Origins Gold Edition
Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition: Faces of Good and Evil
Bio Inc. Redemption
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition
Dishonored 2
Divinity Original Sin: The Source Saga
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Life is Strange Complete Season (Episodes 1-5)
Pillars of Eternity: The White March Expansion Pass
Plague Inc: Evolved
Project Hospital
Project Hospital: Hospital Services
Quantum Break
Resident Evil 6 Complete
Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition
Rocksmith 2014 - Muse - Hysteria
Saints Row 2
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Tales of Berseria
Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition
The Evil Within Season Pass
The Walking Dead: 400 Days
Tomb Raider: Adventure Pack
Vanquish
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Complete Pack

I learned a lot from this laundry list of crap you bought with zero added detail.

For example: Beamdog sells 6 (yes a grand total of SIX) character portraits for BG1 as a separate piece of DLC. The idea that anyone would be paying for character portraits for BG1 boggles my fucking mind given that there are two decades of fan-made portraits online at this point - and I say that as someone who liked and completed BG:EE so I could be the only poster on this entire forum that has a broadly positive view of Beamdog.



Squeenix sell a fucking "headshot reticule" for the first Tomb Raider reboot...and people buy it...



I also learned that Ubisoft are happy to sell (very expensive!) DLC for their games that apparently does not work at all



The absolute state of AAA gaming these days.

 

[Socur Toxanarosa]

Got Assassin's Creed Origins Gold for less than $2 (yes game plus all expensive dlc). Baldur's Gate portraits are cool enough and i would like to support Beamdog. Tomb Raider pack has some nice bullshit like different skins, i mean, both BG portrais and Tomb Raider pack were less than 20 cents each.