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Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of December 3
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Steam has a bunch of pretty good weeklong deals:
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?filter=weeklongdeals
Noteably:
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty DLC - $25.49
Sifu - $20
It Takes Two - $12
The Forest - $5
Hades - $12.50
Hitman: World of Assassination - $28
Dragon's Dogma on sale at Steam! Prep for the new game:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/367500/Dragons_Dogma_Dark_Arisen/
Looks like there might be lower deals, but I don't use the other sites listed personally. I don't think isthereanydeal lists grey market sites, however, and they are allowed on the gamedeals subreddit as well, so they're legit! I just personally don't use them.
https://isthereanydeal.com/game/dragonsdogmadarkarisen/info/
The Yoggscast annual Jingle Jam bundle is out, is FULL of games for EUR35, supporting charities as well
https://jinglejam.tiltify.com/
Rain World at near historical lows at Fanatical:
https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/rain-world
Reviews suggest a super difficult experience!
It's actually unfairly difficult at times, but that's a very intentional design decision. But it's something I would recommend experiencing even if it doesn't seem like your jam because it's such an interesting thing to go through. The game is like a living breathing world.
I've been watching a lot of design videos on Rain World (without actually playing the game yet LOL) but yeah I'm ready for it. I love difficult games so it'll be interesting to go through.
The Metro series is on sale right now! I really liked Metro Exodus a lot, super immersive and not that scary imo. Don't have too much experience with the other ones though I've heard they're pretty incredible shooters.
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/MetroFranchiseSaleDec2023
Fanatical is running Bundlefest right now. Today launched the Premiere Bundle which features some unique (and infrequently bundled) titles.
https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-premiere-bundle
I'm likely going to grab at least Spirit of the North, Icey, and Frogun.
This is a "build your bundle" format, so you can 3, 5, or 8 games and pay the selected amount. Rather than repeat the table, which would be quite lengthy, I'm going to link Fanatical's post on /r/GameDeals.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/18c77c7/fanatical_premiere_bundle_358_games_for/
Wow, this might be the first bundle I've seen in a really long time that I've heard of literally 0 of the games. Gonna do some research and maybe grab something!
Fanatical is notorious for recycling games in bundle after bundle, so to see an entire lineup of new titles is quite nice.
I can give a shoutout to Unspottable. It’s a local multiplayer game with the same concept as Hidden in Plain Sight. All of the player characters on screen look the same as NPCs who share the screen. Your goal is to complete tasks or survive, all while trying not to let people know which character is yours onscreen.
For example, in one mode, there are the four player characters and a bunch of NPCs walking around. Everyone is indistinguishable from one another. Your goal is to be the last one standing, and the player characters can punch others to knock them (players or NPCs) out of the round. Choosing to punch, however, reveals your character as one of the humans and thus makes you a target for the remaining players. So, you have to watch the movements of all the characters onscreen, all while attempting to move your character in the manner of an NPC, so that you can stay masked while deducing who you think your targets are, only risking punching them when you’re sure you’ve found a human.
Both Unspottable and HIPS have been solid hits when we have people over. They generate lots of laughter.
Hidden in Plain Sight triggered a memory of all my friends in my dorm hall squeezing into my room in freshman year of college, all huddled around my tiny monitor screaming in laughter lol. I love those types of games, so good.
Fanatical has a great bundle for their last day of Bundle Fest:
2/3/5/7 items for $14.99/$21.99/$34.99/$47.99
https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/prestige-collection-build-your-own-bundle
Some really good games on here:
Death Stranding
Phoenix Wright Trilogy
Control
Ghostrunner
Disco Elysium
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Forgotten City
A couple more that I don't have or have heard of but feel free to post questions on them! Note that some of these games have been in bundle before!
(Note to check isthereanydeal for any prices that might be lower than 7.50$ each)
I missed this from a couple of days ago but Steam is also doing a VR sale (Probably why Hitman is on sale right now)
https://store.steampowered.com/vr/
The very excellent Tetris Effect: Connected is on sale for $20
Slime Rancher for $5
I did not know they made a 3rd I Expect You To Die, those are always fun puzzle games - $20
Bonelab and Boneworks are both 20% off
Humble has a new VR bundle. A couple repeats, but AMID Evil VR and Cooking Sim were both on my wishlist.
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/upload-vr-showcase-winter-2023
Remember to adjust your donation split and ensure you're only paying the amount the bundle requires, because Humble does set this artificially high by default.
Lol, I just picked up AMID EVIL VR from Fanatical’s Build Your Own Infinity VR Collection yesterday, and, in true gamedeals fashion, this bundle today is a way better price for that particular game.
And good advice on adjusting the price and splits. The defaults ever since IGN took over feel really scummy.
I nearly did the same thing. I held off because that one was just a little too spendy for me, though I was interested in checking out Z.O.N.A. as well.
Ah, just when you think you've fed the backlog monster, it begins to hunger again.
@Venko usually posts a separate topic that looks much nicer than whatever Effort I put into my posts so I'll let them make that, but December Humble Choice games are out!
https://www.humblebundle.com/membership/december-2023
Kingdom Come: Deliverance for an all time low Steam price:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/379430/Kingdom_Come_Deliverance/
according to ITAD, it was given away at one point? I really enjoyed this game, it's immersive without any fantasy elements which is really interesting imo.
I know that I got it for free on Epic several years ago, but still haven't gotten around to playing it yet
Capcom has a TGA Sale, honestly an incredible deal:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36997/THE_GAME_AWARDS_COLLECTION/
Devil May Cry 5 (I personally enjoyed a lot), Monster Hunter World (I sunk 200+ hours in this), and Resident Evil 8 for 26 dollars.
I don't remember if I posted this one before or not but:
Fanatical Platinum Bundle:
https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle
Notable games:
Fallout 4
Cultist Simulator
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Metro Redux (bundle within a bundle lol)
Plate Up!
Evil Within 2
Humble is repeating some of their top seller bundles:
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/must-play-metroidvania-holiday-encore
$15 for Hollow Knight is already a steal, Blashphemous and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and it's even better!
Looking forwards to the other bundles
A bundle for all the Metro Redux games for ~$10!
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13326/Metro_Saga_Bundle/
That price for Exodus alone is incredible.