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[–] trankillity@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Here's my decent haul. Some of them aren't really in the "Sale" as they just launched but have launch discounts.

  • Control Ultimate Edition: Already own it on Epic, but was cheap enough to re-buy for easier Steam Deck play.
  • Crab Champions: The meme song that become a really competent roguelike shooter!
  • Dave the Diver: What if Lucasarts made a mini-game filled roguelike?
  • DROP - System Breach: Sleeper hit for me. Intense puzzle/pattern recognition game with a great, simplistic hacking theme/style.
  • The Entropy Centre: Big Portal vibes, but using time!
  • Humanity: What if Lemmings, but you're an omniscient Shiba Inu. Plays great in VR too.
  • Prey: Loved Deathloop but never had a chance to play Prey.
  • Shogun Showdown: Crypt of the Necrodancer meets Slay the Spire - SIGN ME UP!
[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Good reviews and suggestions. Added a few to my wishlist for better sale prices later! Shogun looks like one to keep an eye on.

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[–] drgne@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Bought dave the diver, just fought first boss and game feels fun for now.

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[–] sevan@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (6 children)

The Steamdeck sale is tempting. I have been trying to decide if I need one (I don't need one, but that's not important).

[–] quinten@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you consider, consider also to buy the one with the lowest storage. It is not that hard to upgrade it yourself. You end up with even more storage than the most expensive model (if you're planning to buy that one). You only miss the anti-glare etched glass and a custom profile background. But you can buy a anti-glare screenprotector if needed.

[–] sevan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I'm thinking I would get the 256gb version and 512gb SD card ti start with, so I don't have to upgrade right away. It's great that upgrading is even an option though.

[–] mitchacho74@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Building off what the other guy said, you'll want to upgrade the hard drive when you can, I got the 64gb one and got two 500+ gb sd cards, but the shaders needed for the games can only be stored on the internal memory from what I've seen, and even having a few larger games installed has filled up the majority of my internal storage, to a point where I couldn't download updates for flatpacs or run some games due to so LITTLE storage. I'm going to look into upgrading my drive because it became such a problem for me

[–] NOPper@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Check out CryoUtilities. Can easily store shader caches with each game and eliminate your issue entirely. Yay open Linux ecosystem!

https://github.com/CryoByte33/steam-deck-utilities

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[–] attempt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I went big, mostly indie games I’ve wanted to try for awhile, mainly for playing on Steam Deck

ELDEN RING, Escape Simulator, Vampire Survivors, Mini Motorways, Only Up!, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Celeste, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Rogue Legacy 2, Ace Attorney Turnabout Collection, Spelunky 2, Super Meat Boy, Pogostuck, Persona 3 Portable & 4 Golden, Kindergarten 1 & 2

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[–] LetMeEatCake@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I have some bigger games I intend to get later, but I bought Halls of Torment early. It's a "[X] Survivors" game like Vampire Survivors, with a heavy Diablo theme/atmosphere to it. It has some fun little changes on the genre and I'm having fun with it. Always funny how these $3-$5 games can be so entertaining.

[–] habanhero@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Return of Obra Dinn. Actually bought it from GoG sale. Heard tons of hype about it.

[–] niels@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

One of my favourite games. Great choice if you like puzzles!

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

A quick note to set you up to possibly enjoy it best: Most of the gameplay is intended to go on in your head, as you mentally assemble clues and go and re-check things. Don't be discouraged if it takes you a long time to progress part some scene.

[–] quinten@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Pinned the post as long as the Summer Sale lasts. Handy overview for everyone to discuss it.

[–] JubBurnsRed53@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A steam deck. I'll probably get some games after payday.

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[–] Zwabber@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Got myself Fallout 4 for on my deck

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[–] Rockfury@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I got

High on Life

Ys IX Monstrum Nox

Stranger of Paradise FF Origin

Toukiden 2

Tales of Symphonia

DBZ Kakarot

[–] speedstriker858@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Halo infinite, hollow knight, dead cells, and the orange box. Already played dead cells on switch a bunch so I know I'll love it (though a couple new dlc's have released since I last played, yay!). As a fan of the metroid series I'm also super excited for hollow knight.

[–] LetMeEatCake@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I fucking loved Hollow Knight. One of my absolute favorite games of the past several years. I hope you enjoy it!

[–] DownloadFLD@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So far only Blasphemous, but that'll probably change. My wishlist is huge, and nothing's ever stopped me from growing my backlog before, so why stop now?

I'm a huge fan of metroidvanias, I've played almost all of the heavy hitters in recent years: Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Ori 1 & 2, Dust, Guacamelee, the list goes on. Blasphemous seemed right up my alley despite some positive reviews with heavy caveats. I'm mostly enjoying it but I really really hate all the insta-death pits. Nice that you don't drop all your currency on death but now I've gotta walk all the way back there, avoiding all the enemies and traps, and oop I've fallen in the same pit again and turned the game off. Besides that, the difficulty is somewhere between easy and challenging but fair. Recommended while cautioning patience.

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[–] mykeuk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I got Subnautica for £8.24, original Alan Wake for £4.64 and Surviving Mars deluxe edition for £8.74. Not bad!

[–] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I picked up Surviving Mars and played through the tutorials. Fascinating game.

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[–] FunnyFondue576@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Post Void and A Short Hike. Also thinking about buying either Terraria or Don't Starve Together for me and my friend, but not sure which one

[–] Burn1ngBull3t@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] MomSpaghetti@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

So far:

  • Metro Exodus
  • Super Blood Hockey
  • Zero Sievert
  • Grounded
  • Biped

Not on sale but also got BattleBit

[–] theoutlawfromspace@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Marvel's Midnight Suns Legenday Edition. I'm 30 hours in and LOVING it. I mean, I like XCOM, Marvel, Persona and deck-building games, so I feel like this was created for me.

It's a shame the game flopped though.

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[–] DoakSteezy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Black Mesa. Been waiting to grab it before I play HL2

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[–] Git3m@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

I bought slay the spire, i have only been able to go on 1 run which was very fun, now waiting for some peoper time off to play again.

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[–] johng@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I've bought more this sale than the last 3 years combined.

Nier Replicant 1.123905814908(or whatever), Nier Automata, Dave the Diver, Raptor: Call of the Shadow and Crisis Core: Reunion.

I have Automata for the PS4 but wanted to play it on the SteamDeck.

I wasn't really interested in anything new until I saw that Dave the Diver trailer and it just clicked for me. I haven't played it yet.

[–] ultimate_question@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Just dropped a crisp fiver on Oblivion, figured 17 years of people telling me to play it was reason enough to give it a shot

[–] skwerls@waveform.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Enjoy! Obviously keep in mind it's that old, but it's still the best in the series.

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[–] nivenkos@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It's one of the best games ever made. Especially the Thieves' Guild missions.

[–] sevan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

While I love Skyrim, I think most of the guild quest lines are much better in Oblivion, especially the thieves guild (as mentioned). I generally prefer to play with a leveling system mod that replaces the weird system they built, but it's a great game either way.

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[–] kioshi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Lost Ruins, Ender Lilies, Halls of Torment

[–] Lewistrick@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I resisted the temptation, as I don't have the time and space to play the 5 games I already own.

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[–] MrSusan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I got Sekiro because I'm a sadist.

[–] maidenless_prawn@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I bought CrossCode because I heard great things about it and I'm enjoying it so far. The movement and combat is sooo fun and the main character's expressions are pure gold

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I finally pulled the trigger on Celeste after hearing so much about it for years.

[–] CosmicFlowchart@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

No games (so far) because I have enough of a backlog to play but went for a Steam Deck (512 GB version because I like anti-glare and don't want to upgrade it right away) and dock. I rarely feel like playing at my desk lately but enjoy playing on my Switch on the couch, so the deck should help me work thorugh my backlog.

[–] barcaxavi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Bought Deathloop. I never was super excited about it, but it looks like it's worth 15EUR. Still thinking about Jedi Survivor, but I'm usually not spending that amount of money on games.

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[–] NOPper@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I wanted to pick up the Washington and Oregon DLCs for American Truck Simulator, a game I almost never play but it always there waiting for me to pop back in for one run then uninstall lol.

Also picked up Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness (whew, that's a name alright) because I was just turned on to the show (which is awesome!) and wanted to play it, but full price seems like a total ripoff for such a jank niche game.

Now both are on my Deck for less then I spent at lunch yesterday, and I can get back to slowly poking at my backlog!

[–] Darako@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)
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[–] cosmiccowboy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Red Dead Redemption 2. I couldn't pass it up any longer!

[–] TrinityTek@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Avoid spoilers if it hasn't already been spoiled for you. Story mode is a masterpiece!

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