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Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of July 14
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Intravenous free on Steam for 24 hours:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486630/Intravenous/
Fanatical is doing a "bundle bash," with new bundles daily for a couple days.
Empire builders starts at 3 for $5. I'll pass on this one.
RPGs starts at 3 for $5. I'll probably grab Moonlighter, Ash of Gods, and Mortal Shell.
Jubilant bundle starts at 1 for $1. Mind the math, 5 games is cheaper than 4. It was posted last week, but this one is good, even if you just get Mutazione for a buck. Also got Gedonia, I Am Fish, GoNNER, Spinch, Styx, and Hive.
And while not part of the bundle bash, I did buy the monthly bundle (July) starting at 3 for $10. I grabbed Superliminal, Coffee Talk, Besiege, Metro Exodus, and Vanaris Tactics. They were out of Frostpunk keys when I bought it, looks like they restocked.
Also not in bash but still bought, the bountiful bundle starting at 1 for $5. This one I got Chorus, Skabma Snowfall, Raji An Ancient Epic, In Other Waters, Call of the Sea, and Soul Tolerance.
That's an awful lot of games for someone burning through a new MMO expansion lol. There's other goodies in these too, they just didn't seem as up my alley.
Moonlighter is great! I've not beat it or anything, but it's the exact kind of loop I enjoy. It's pixel art is lovely as well. It's not doing any one thing particularly special, but everything it does do, it does great and the way it comes together IS special.
Would also recommend "Encased" as an option in the RPG bundle. A really nice sci-fi cRPG that's absolutely worth the low entrance fee.
The Binding of Issac card game is on sale on Amazon for $26 with Prime:
https://www.amazon.com/Maestro-Media-Binding-Isaac-Gameplay/dp/B0B2R6CGSF
More GoG bundles! A bunch of slightly above average games on GoG:
Don't forget to adjust your pricing!
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/strategog
If you have a Prime Account:
Chivalry 2, Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League, and Tomb Raider 20th Anniversary Edition all free to claim at EGS.
https://gaming.amazon.com/home
Wow didn't that Suicide Squad game release recently? (Just checked, released January of 2024!) Wonder why it's going for free so soon.
Thanks for the heads up!
From what I know, it's pretty poorly received and has received a LOT of criticism. I don't even pay much attention to live service games or participate heavily in any gaming scene, but I've heard a lot of negative things about it in passing. Typical complaints like being a blatant money grab, bugs and server issues, and also just being bland and dull. Lots of critique of it being repetitive.
They're probably offering it for free in hopes they'll get new players who will like it enough to buy the in-game skins or whatever microtransactions it has. The people who get it from this sale probably wouldn't buy the game anyway, so this gives an opportunity to make some money.
KOTOR 2 is free today as well.
I wanna say it was free a while ago, but I hardly check this one sadly. Thanks for the heads up!
A bunch of Tropico games in Bundle!
$9 for 5 and 4 and all that, the tier above has 6 and a bunch of DLC, but idk if it's all of it.
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/management-material-tropico-more-from-kalypso
Arcade Paradise and Maid of Sker free on EGS today:
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/arcade-paradise
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/maid-of-sker-2ae24e
Arcade Paradise is a severely flawed but still kinda great little game.
The premise is that you run a laundromat that has an arcade in the back. By doing laundromat chores, you can start to accumulate money and expand the arcade. Eventually you'll swap over to earning enough from the arcade that you can forget about the laundry.
This makes the beginning of the game a trudge.
In addition to the "simulation" (i.e. chore)-based gameplay, you can also play the arcade cabinets that you buy. Each one is its own little standalone minigame, many of which are legally distinct versions of familiar arcade favorites.
Each day you get random bonus objectives for your arcade machines that can get you extra money (e.g. getting a certain score on one of the machines). Each machine also has its own long-standing individual objectives. You can do a lot of checklisting in the game.
As you gain money, you can buy more cabinets and also get upgrades to make your chores easier. Eventually, you'll have few chores to do (or none since you can ignore them without penalty) and can spend all of your time playing your arcade cabinets.
I enjoyed the game and put 30+ hours into it going for the 100%, but I also listened to audiobooks while playing it. I don't think it has 30+ hour staying power on its own.
I also think it could use some polish in a lot of places. Some of the games are buggy or are simply un-fun. Some of the objectives are ridiculous. Amidst all this though, there's a lot of enjoyment to be had from the stuff that works well. My favorite was a game called "Stack Overflow" that was a sort of time-pressure box-sorting solitaire game.
Another Fanatical bundle -- cards and tabletops starting at 3 for $5. Despite the Hasbro, it isn't just digital board games. My bud was into Banners of Ruin, I'll probably pick up a pack for that.
Pixels With Porpoise bundle on Humble, $10 will get you everything!
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/pixels-with-porpoise
As always, one of my favorite games of all time is Celeste, will always recommend the game!! Towerfall is also an incredibly fun multiplayer game to play with friends, I have very fond memories playing it.... 10 years ago in my freshman year dorm with random floormates walking in and giving it a shot. (Jeez has it been 10 years?)
I'm thinking of picking up the bundle for Rivals of Aether, but I also have most of the other games in the bundle so we'll see how I'm feeling.
Fanatical bundle bash of the day -- platformania starting at 3 for $5.
I'm generally not a fan of platformers or so-called metroidvanias, but a couple look relevant to me: Mail Time, Gibbons, Boti, and Imp of the Sun.
I think the last fanatical bundle of the bash, fps starting at 3 for $5. Rage and Killing Floor 2 are worth the price, but I think this one is a pass for me.