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Humble Bundle used to only be known for selling game bundles for a discounted price, but I recently found out they now have a regular storefront and let you buy games individually!

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[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 68 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

You should also know they were bought a couple years back by IGN, and have drastically increased the minimum "tip" amount in bundles that you give them while also hiding the sliders more. Instead of being the $1 of old humble, its now $7.50.

They also changed the choice discount you get on their direct store to slowly ramp up to 20% only when you stay subscribed for 12 months straight. It resets to 0% if you pause a month. The 20% off also has random exclusions, so it just doesn't apply, or applies at some lesser rate at their whim.

Its not a bad site, but it's slowly enshittifying a hallowed name in gaming.

[–] junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 6 days ago

Very good points!! I hope people realize these things- not to dissuade them from using it entirely, heck I still like it as a store and I’m glad it still donates something to charity- but i also think it’s important to recognize that it is definitely NOT the entity it once was

You should also know they were bought a couple years back by IGN

Darn! Thank you

[–] Kualdir@feddit.nl 11 points 6 days ago

Do note if you buy a bundle you need to adjust the sliders to give more than 10% to charity.

Store and choice only give a tiny amount to charity

It'd be better to buy from a cheaper key seller like greenmangaming (or any store at isthereanydeal, or key resellers which is less moral but more savings at allkeyshops) and donating 50% of the price difference to charity.

[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

They also straight up publish indies themselves, too!

https://www.humblegames.com/

eta: see next comment. turns out a CEO destroyed this, too.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Except the team behind that suddenly got laid off last year. It was so sudden that developers were left in uncertainty because their contact person suddenly disappeared.

https://venturebeat.com/games/humble-games-layoffs-shut-down-ziff-davis/

[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago

Godamnit Ziff. Thanks for that, had no idea. Fucking tired of useless c-suite executives.