• Pika@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Honestly, the only one I’m really looking at is Ranch Sim because it’s down to like 2.50, none of the other ones really look all that attractive, to be honest.

    Kicking myself for buying Icarus when it was $20 because it’s now 3.50

  • FruitLips@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Tachyon: The Fringe for $2 and some change for the nostalgia. Doesn’t quite hold up w/ a max resolution of 1024x768, but had a great time in circa 2000. Maybe I can beat it this time.

  • JakoJakoJako13@piefed.socialEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I need a rec. I got almost $13 just from selling Steam cards this past week. I got a few games in that price range or a smidge over that I really want to check out.

    DotAge vs Heroes of Science and Fiction vs Stardeus vs Shapez 2.

    They’re all right up my ally. Anybody have any experience with any of these?

  • Stupendous@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    After 16 years of sales, my library is filled to the brim with almost everything that goes 75%+ off that I would want. It’s like 3 games a year now that I don’t already have finally hitting the impulse buy range for me. Outside of that, fanatical and humble bundles round out my let’s buy a game id never otherwise buy and try

  • ryathal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 months ago

    My initial thoughts are these sales are somehow getting even less exciting every time. It is clear that games should only be purchased on sale now as prices don’t seem to drop otherwise.

    • flamiera@kbin.melroy.org
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      4 months ago

      That game is not going to reach 50% for another 2 - 3 years, I’m afraid.

      At worst, it may be one of those games where it could be 10 years old and still be 35% off.

      • addie@feddit.ukEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Generally, companies are trying to maximise profit, which means that the price will be reduced only when it’s stopped selling at the previous and they want to make sales the next, more price-conscious, segment of the market. They might want some quick bucks if the company is in financial trouble, or to ‘make the news’ with a sale if they need some publicity.

        BG3 sold shedloads, is still selling shedloads, was on multiple games-of-the-year list and generally ranks amongst the best games of all time, often at the top; and Larian seem sufficiently flush with cash from the success of it. So like you say, don’t hold your breath waiting for a big sale, it doesn’t make sense for them to do that.

  • krooklochurm@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Anyone have any recommendations? I enjoy rpgs and strategy games. Anything that can be played with a controller is ideal.

      • krooklochurm@lemmy.caEnglish
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        4 months ago

        That seems interesting.

        Is the story good? Are there chances to be really evil? And is it ever funny?

        • TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          4 months ago

          It’s fairly solid. You get to divine status so you can be a swarm, necromancer, or demon as far as evil goes (technically there’s also devil but that one’s… weirder to get to) and I guess Archon kinda comes off “evil” in that it doesn’t give a shit about anything other than “law”

          Edit: forgot to mention the same studio also made WH40k: Rogue Trader and that’s also got plenty of evil options

        • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Tyranny (a different RPG by obsidian) puts you in the role of a fairly high ranking judge working for a brutal expanding empire. You have the option to play a really nasty person if you wish. Not terribly funny though, usually quite a serious vibe.

    • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      4 months ago

      If you’ve been holding off on Cyberpunk 2077, it’s in a really solid state nowadays, and has a pretty dang good main story with lots of roleplaying options, and plays well with a controller.

      Terra Nil is a cool relaxing solarpunk strategy/builder game about restoring the environment. Not sure how complete controller support is, but its rated playable for the steam deck (could be hit or miss).

      The Mass Effect series supports controller, and they’re pretty fun sci-fi RPG’s with good characters.

      Disco Elysium is a more text heavy RPG. I personally bounced off it due to its theme, but it’s pretty unique, worth a shot if you click with it.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I’ve been enjoying Tales of Maj’Eyal lately. It’s a roguelike, though you can set it to give several lives or infinite lives. But I’ve been enjoying just going until I die and then rolling a different build. You usually only die because you get overconfident and I’ll leave figuring out the specifics of that to you :)

      It also has over 1100 achievements if you like chasing those.

  • /home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I’ve been touching a lot of grass recently and when I do game, it will be the same 3 games or so again so I’ll pass this one and probably subsequent sales