Dishonored (2012) $2.49 at -75%
Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) $0.99 at -90%
Portal 1&2 (2007) $1.48 at -93%
Batman Arkham Collection (2010) $8.99 at -85%
Skyrim (2011) $9.99 at -75%
Bioshock Collection (2007) $11.99 at -80%
Stardew Valley (2016) $9.89 at -34%
Disco Elysium (2019) $9.99 at -75%
FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) $2.49 at -75%
Into The Breach (2018) $7.49 at -50%
Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition (1999) $4.99 at -75%
Borderlands 2 (2012) $7.99 at -80%
Tomb Raider (2013) $2.99 at -80%
GTA V (2013) $14.99 at -63%
Sleeping Dogs (2014) $2.99 at -85%
Wolfenstein: The Two Pack (2014) $7.49 at -75%
Wolfenstein Alt-History Collection (2014) $15.80 at -84%
Shadow Warrior (2013) $2.99 at -90%
Max Payne 3 (2012) $5.99 at -70%
Hitman Absolution (2012) $3.99 at -80%
Resident Evil 2 (2019) $9.99 at -75%
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (2016) $4.79 at -84%
Zombie Army Trilogy (2015) $6.74 at -85%
Darksiders 2 (2012) $7.49 at -75%
Super Meat Boy (2010) $1.49 at -90%
X-COM 2 Collection (2016) $7.74 at -94%
Alien Isolation (2014) $7.99 at -80%
The Walking Dead Complete (2012) $19.79 at -72%
Mass Effect Legendary Edition (2007) $14.99 at -75%
State of Decay: YOSE (2013) $4.99 at -75%
State of Decay 2 (2018) $11.99 at -60%
Metro Saga (2010) $9.76 at -89%
The Talos Principle (2014) $4.49 at -85%
The Evil Within Bundle (2014) $6.24 at -75%
Outlast Trinity Bundle (2014) $7.05 at -88%
Transistor (2014) $3.99 at -80%
Hades (2020) $12.49 at -50%
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013) $3.74 at -75%
Gears 5 (2019) $9.99 at -75%
Ori and the Blind Forest (2015) $4.99 at -75%
Sunset Overdrive (2014) $6.59 at -67%
Dead Cells (2018) $12.49 at -50%
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (2012) $9.89 at -67%
Fallout 4: GOTY (2015) $9.99 at -75%
Prey (2017) $7.49 at -75%
Steam Summer Sale 2023 Recommendations Thread
3 years ago by Briongloid to c/patientgamers
You should watch the PMG video about it, it's much more nuanced than that.
Yeah, both claims can be true (about it being a hostile takeover, and Kurvitz being a bad boss), but I feel like one of those things is radically worse (and more illegal) than the other.
(and also, I question PMG's interview process, where it felt like the spent equal time on both claims, and more attention and interviews on the 'Kurvitz is a bad boss/employee' claim, when I feel like more time should have been spent cross-interviewing Kompus for the discrepancies, and the bias the employee's have to cater to their current boss rather than their former boss.)
Workers say the lead and creators were dicks, tough to work with. Investor and largest shareholder bought out a majority share, is now currently fighting to keep the IP and excise the lead/creators under the guise that they weren't good for company culture.
My personal view, disregard it if you want to make your own judgements, it doesn't matter if the guy is a dick, this is what they created. Saying it's what was best for the company seemingly only seems to be best for one guy. You don't get to use being a piece of shit to work with, even if 100% true, as a reason to conspire against and force everyone out of the company. You open clear cut dialogue and boundaries, then make compromises. This youtuber's video that goes into much more depth and eloquently explains my position.
Not sure what this instance allows for suggestions, but the GOG version is ideal, stay away from IGG-Games.
Building and keeping trust is actually important to the ethos of good pirates. I'd recommend you to download GOG versions, which are left totally untouched since they're DRM free. I can send you some links by DM if you'd like, or you can check the megathread of my home instance's piracy community.
Anyone else feeling like they’ve already picked up most of these over the years of summer sales and there’s really not anything worth picking up this year?
Just by taking a glance at this list I can see I already have at least 80% of the games, if not 90%. I've been looking through the Steam shop and there just aren't many good deals this year, that haven't already been on a steep discount.
Yeah, pretty much. It's not that I have all the games specifically. There's just so many that are copy/paste of a much more susccessful game. I think a lot of us have gotten the "best in slot" and are just waiting for the industry to catch up and start dishing out something innovative.
Most of these are all old suggestions that people with a few sales under their belt would’ve already picked up. There are definitely games worth buying on sale still though.
Rude to list transistor and hades but not Pyre
Pyre is basically Fantasy NBA Jam with a visual novel story that adapts to if you win or lose. Very good story. Very good art. Very good music. Very good game.
The soundtrack is absolutely wonderful. Even if you don't play the game, give the soundtrack a listen.
I am just adding my humble opinion but Pyre is the only SuperGiant game that I don't like.
It definitely isn't for everyone, but it is a very solid game. Especially for the $4 they're charging on sale.
I really recommend the Ori series, beautiful and the story is great.
The original Deus Ex is 86% off at 0,97€. Definitely worth it if you have yet to play this masterpiece! Just finished it myself on Steam Deck and worked like a charm.
The mod Deus Ex: Revision is available on Steam as well for free, which makes it extremely easy to install and use on Steam Deck. GMDX is another good mod, but it's not on Steam so you'd have to install it the old fashioned way.
Vanilla is great if it's anyone's first play-through, though
I am tempted to buy transistor - is it pretty similar to Bastion? Pyre was amazing, but Im not sure if I need another straight forward RPG style game. Does it have some kind of unique hook?
Into the Breach, Talos Principal, and Ori also look interesting. Although they're all slightly different than things I usually play so not sure.
Although I finished Bastion five times and Transistor twice, I'd still say Transistor is the better of the two while being comparable to their best game Hades.
I ended up grabbing transistor and into the breach. I've had a beer too many to be any good at into the breach ATM, but loving transistor so far
If you like Transistor, Hades is similar.
Oh I have played a ton of Hades. Hades II will be a game I pick up when it comes out. No idea how I missed transistor
I tried transistor right after Bastion and didn't really like it in comparison... Then I went back to it loved it!
It plays a lot different because of the whole action economy thing, but it's definitely worth a try.
I might pick up into the breach too, it looks like the sort of "puzzle" game I can get into
Into the breach is amazing, it definitely plays like a puzzle game, the kind where you play the moves in your head to make sure the move you're making now won't come back and bite you in the ass 2 turns later :)
Ori is a nice game. It is quite casual at first, but it gets more complicated over time. The graphics are nice and the effects not over the top. The story is more...I would say somber?
Overall, it was also a great game for my girlfriend. Visuals and story held her interest long enough to play through the whole game (even the more frustrating parts).
Transistor is one of my top games. I think you would like it.
The only bad thing I have to say about Into the Breach is that the final level is insanely hard on anything but the easiest difficulty - which is kinda on par with the creators of FTL. Either way, I highly recommend it!
I would say it's easier than bastion but has some interesting combo mechanics.
supergiant knocked the story/art/music out of the park, as they normally do
Get Dead Cells. It’s made for the Steam Deck!
- Ghost Song (2022) 30% off at $13.99
- Dark Souls III (2016) 50% off at $29.99
- Metro Exodus (2019) 80% off at $5.99
- Signalis (2022) 20% off at $15.99
- Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (2015) 90% off at $2.99
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (2020) 67% off at $16.49
- Song of Iron (2020) 50% off at $9.99
- Tactics Ogre: Reborn (2022) 40% off at $29.99
- Triangle Strategy (2022) 50% off at $29.99
Edit: Added Dark Souls III to list
Elden Ring (2022) $41.99 at -30%
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials. A metroidvania with a strong emphasis on puzzle-solving, but other elements of the genre are not left behind: there's hair-pulling platforming sections, and boss fights that'll leave you bald.
The particularity of this game lies in Pip, our light-emitting bat companion. We don't control her directly, but we can influence her behavior by throwing different types of fruits. And it's with her light and the throwing ability that we'll solve most puzzles.
It's honestly a tough game, especially in its second half if you go for completion (I have two left hands, and have shed tears of blood...), but there's plenty of accessibility options like slowing time when throwing a fruit or multiplying your attack, that'll let you tweak your experience to match with your ability level.
Besides, It's a genuinely well written comedic game with good world-building, and it has a killer soundtrack with a distinctive 80s flair 😊
- The Yakuza games aren't individually on sale (which is weird), but the Bundle and Collection are 70% and 75% off. Yakuza Zero is definitely worth playing, so for 30 bucks (in Canuck dollars), you basically get two more games for free in the bundle.
- RDR2 is 67% off and absolutely worth every penny.
- AC Origins is 85% off and AC Odyssey is 80%. I know some people have mixed opinions about Odyssey, but I honestly loved both of these games even if the historical accuracy...dips...in Odyssey.
Is RDR2 worth getting on the pc if I already own it on xbox?
Depends on your specs, I guess. I have a top end GPU for the first time in my life (3rd world is tough), it's glorious seeing it in full ultra, 1440p@60FPS. If you won't be able to bruteforce it, the One X version should be fine, I guess.
I'll put a nomination in for Dragon's Dogma @ $5. I first played it on the vita, so it's great for portable (Deck) playing. It's a fun enough RPG/fantasy and I quite liked the pawn system. There's a sequel on the way so if it's something you enjoy there'll be more :)
Dragons Dogma is phenomenal. And the DLC is perfect too. Highly recommend it for any fans of Soulslikes, Monster Hunter or The Witcher series
Ah yes I did enjoy Left for Dead in Warhammer Fantasy
Thanks for this list. I can really recommend both state of decay games. I’ve been playing them for years and I really love them
- Shakedown: Hawaii - 80% off at 3,99€ - Think GTA for the 16-bit era.
- 2Dark - 90% off at 2,49€ - Think Alone in the Dark but top-down and in retro/voxel style, from the original creator of Alone in the Dark.
- UnderRail - 60% off at 5,67€ - Hidden or not, this one can't be recommended enough to fans of the original Fallout (1 & 2, isometric) games.
- Space Haven - 60% off at 8,79€ - In-depth colony/spaceship building & management sim with cozy graphics.
- Crystal Caves HD - 60% off at 2,63€ - A true testament to how to faithfully bring an old platformer into HD, while also innovating on the original. Also contains a lot of hidden gems.
- Supraland Complete Edition - 54% off at 15,71€ - First-Person-Metroidvania in a literal sandbox, lots of freedom, lots of puzzles and exploring. Contains the DLC. Get this to gear up for the eventual release of the sequel Supraworld. The standalone Supraland Six Inches Under is also worth getting, but is "only" at 45% off, which is still great.
Well guess I don't have an excuse not to try out ori and Stardew valley
You've never played Stardew? Oh, you're in for a treat. One of my favourite games of all time.
I didn't like Ori, though. Too difficult, for one thing. It has these especially frustrating escape sequences. It was a pretty game, but that wasn't enough to make me enjoy it.
I'm gonna go against the grain here and say: if you have lots of stuff to do, stay away from crackdew valley
I am going to defend ori, at least the first one. Played and finished that.
Ori is a visually beautiful game and although there were some annoying sections I admit, the game has a very forgiving checkpoint system and before you know it you'll be chain jumping and platform "surfing" in no time.
I also like how they incorporated the game theme music throughout the game, but that is my personal thing
Compared to something like Hollow Knight, which is a also a brilliant game, Ori felt easier or at least provided an easier means for me to fail until I succeed at least.
Stardew Valley is one of those "you never knew you'd enjoy until the game gets its claws in you", and it pretty open to how you want to approach it be a farmer, a rancher, miner, explorer, fisherman, valley garden instrument, corporate sellout and I am sure I am missing more
Stardew valley is great, no regrets! Also it has a good mod community. (both game extensions and qol stuff)
I hit perfection on a vanilla(ish) playthrough... I would say never again, but I currently have a heavily modded SVE play through in summer of year 1.
I'll say, getting all those mods to play nice on my old laptop was not fun.
I'm not sure that its the type of game many people here would enjoy, but if you're looking for a strategy game with a slightly retro (2000s-ish) vibe, I can highly recommend kairosofts games. Game Dev story in particular I love and is on sale for AU$5
Age of Empires DE currently does not work on linux and for some win 11 users too. It did but as of 2 days ago it hasn't. This is the issue on the subject, https://github.com/.... At least people got a minecraft crossover 🙄
I never tried the resident evil series and haven’t heard about it much, is it worth it? Where do I start?
I also recommend Resident Evil 2 remake.
Honestly that didn't happen at all to me
This is my signal to buy Into the Breach and jump in.
I'm also giving into the Resident Evil series that's been on my wishlist for waaay too long... RE Remake, RE 0 Remake, RE 2, RE 3, RE 7.
Village and RE 4 will have to wait as the price hasn't dropped enough yet. >:D
The nature of the game makes it amazing for a quick session before bed or during lunch.
Wow that's a great haul!! You have some incredible adventures ahead :)
So many awesome games on sale.
Into the Breach
It's rare I say this about a game, but this is even worth full price, so definitely pick this up if it even looks vaguely relevant to your interests. It's positional chess-like turn-based rogue-lite full-information gameplay. It's awesome. They dropped a massive completely free content expansion out of the blue after years of being released that just made it all even better.
Risk of rain 2 if you're into FPV rouge likes (I love zombies and any wave shooter game really)
One of my favorite games of all time. The music is 10/10 epic. I'm trying to get 100% completion. Especially amazing with friends to just chill and slay. Mercenary is my go to character. Hard to learn, but rewarding.
Risk of rain 2 (2020) $12.49 at -50%
Weird West: Definitive Edition (2022) $9.99 at -75%
Thanks for reminding me that *left 4 dead 1 & 2 *were in sale for 90% and other old valve games... I bought them as soon as i can!
I didn't want to fill out the list with extra info, but L4D2 is both games in one engine.
Haven't played it yet, but I grabbed Super Chibi Knight for $1. The original was one of my favorite flash games back in the day so I'm going in blind to the sequel.
Because I linked the full edition with dlc, which I am recommending.
Edit: I added collection to the title.
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Don't pay for disco elysium. The creators were ousted in a hostile takeover, ironically. Pirate it if you can. Otherwise great list 🙂
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