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Humble Choice - April 2026
April 2026's Humble Choice is now available with the following eight Steam games.
| Steam Page | OpenCritic | Steam Recent/All | Operating Systems | Steam Deck | ProtonDB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 83 | 67 / 68 | Win | 🟨 Playable | 🟨 Gold |
| Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion | 70 | 68 / 63 | Win | 🟨 Playable | 🎖️ Platinum |
| The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria | 60 | 71 / 80 | Win | 🟨 Playable | 🎖️ Platinum |
| Until Then | 82 | 95 / 98 | Win | ✅ Verified | ✅ Native |
| Planet of Lana | 81 | 93 / 93 | Win | ✅ Verified | 🎖️ Platinum |
| Artisan TD | N/A | 81 / 72 | Win | ✅ Verified | 🎖️ Platinum |
| The Procession to Calvary | 79 | 95 / 97 | Win, Mac, Linux | ✅ Verified | ✅ Native |
| Buddy Simulator 1984 | 78 | 78 / 94 | Win | 🟨 Playable | 🎖️ Platinum |
Does anyone have experience with any of the games and, if so, would you recommend them? Is there anything in here that you're particularly excited to play?
Warning: If you're potentially interested in the DLC for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, then activating the base game included in this bundle might work against you.
Long-winded Explanation:
Ubisoft games tend to be sold in different tiers with different combinations of DLC (for example, Valhalla has the Base Game, as well as "Deluxe", "Ragnarok", and "Complete" editions each at separate price points). If you buy the Base Game and later want the content for the Deluxe Edition, you have to buy those addons separately.
Pretty standard, right?
Well, Ubisoft usually discounts the different editions of their games significantly more than they discount their DLC upgrade paths. Furthermore, buying a "lower" edition of a game locks you out of buying a higher full edition later. So, if the Complete Edition later goes on sale, you're not able to buy it if you already own a lower version.
What this looks like is that the base game will often go on sale for quite cheap (Valhalla was recently $6), but if you buy that game, it will end up costing you significantly more to get all the piecemeal DLC later than it would had you simply bought the discounted Complete Edition in the first place.
Additionally, sometimes DLC is locked to higher editions and isn't available separately. Valhalla has an "Ultimate Pack" that's only available via the Deluxe and Complete Editions -- you can't get it on its own.
As such, the best way to get a full Ubisoft game with all DLC is usually to wait for the Complete Edition to go on deep discount, rather than buying the cheap base version and trying to upgrade it later -- sometimes because it's more expensive, and sometimes because it's literally not possible to get the complete game if you didn't get it all upfront.
The one caveat I'll give to this: to their credit, base Ubisoft games tend to have a LOT of content, so it's perfectly possible to buy just the base game and have a ton of fun with it on its own. The base game for Valhalla has a whopping 60+ hour average on HowLongToBeat, for example. So if you're unconcerned about the DLC, then getting the base game for cheap is often a great deal.
The other caveat I'll give (even though I promised only one above): everything I've written is all speculation based on Ubisoft's past practices. It's not a guarantee, and I could end up being totally wrong in this case.
I hate Ubisoft so much.
Reading about "gotchas" like this for buying products always makes me furious. You made a product, and we want to pay you money! Don't over-complicate it.
I had a friend who ran into a game + DLC bundle being cheaper than the DLC itself, so they contacted Steam support who removed the game from their account. This let them buy the bundle with no further issues. If anyone finds themselves in this situation, that's what I'd recommend, it would be worth a shot!
The Procession to Calvary is a fun, short little point and click. The art style is Mighty Python inspired but don't expect it to be as clever. You don't need to, but you would be better served if you play Four Last Things first. This game is less good and shorter, but it's more of Four Last Things, which I adore.
The rest of this bundle is underwhelming and will be another skip for me.
I was considering getting Return to Moria to play with some friends and Planet of Lana looks very pretty too. Not sure if I will ever actually play it though haha.
The rest of the lineup does not look particularly interesting to me, but on a tangentially related note, those ProtonDB ratings are very great to see!
I was so focused on Ubisoft shenanigans that I completely forgot to praise Proton this month. Thanks for keeping the tradition alive!