Steam, Origin, Epic, Twitch, Good*, *Games Sales [2022]

[Pete]

Humble is at it again with the Best of Boomer Shooters bundle. There are three tiers, but realistically it’s $12 for Hellbound, Hedon Bloodrite, Project Warlock, AMID EVIL, Dread Templar, Dusk, HROT, and Ion Fury. (ITAD price histories, previous bundles.) ~16 days left.

Itch.io’s Bundle for Ukraine is $10 minimum for ~1,000 games,tabletop RPGs, books, and soundtracks, with all proceeds split evenly between two charities. (ITAD alphabetical list, Reddit GameDeals thread.) No Steam keys, just itch.io direct (presumably DRM-free) downloads. 9.5 days left. Some that caught my eye: Baba Is You, Backbone, Bleed, Bleed 2, Celeste, Cook Serve Delicious 2, CrossCode, Curious Expedition, Delver, Glittermitten Grove, Hidden Folks, Jotun, Minit, Night Call, Old Man’s Journey, Pipe Push Paradise, Quadrilateral Cowboy, Schildmaid MX, Sky Rogue, Sokobond, Sundered, Superhot, Tallowmere, Towerfall Ascension + Dark World, Underhero, Wandersong, ZeroRanger. Worth it (beyond the charity) just for Schildmaid and ZeroRanger, if you’re into shmups.

 

[Pete]

Humble Ultimate Racing Sim bundle:

$5 Automobilista
$9 Assetto Corsa Ultimate Edition, NASCAR Heat 5, rFactor 2
$13 Assetto Corsa Competizione, Automobilista 2, DRIFT21, iRacing

Obviously the $13 tier is by far the best value. I'd skip the first tier, as it's probably smarter to pay a bit more to get Automobilista's complete edition. The second tier is great as is, but just go for the third.

You also get a coupon for 20% off Thrustmaster T150 or T248. Supposedly the regular T150 (non-Pro) doesn't have the greatest pedals. It's $230 on Thrustmaster's site, so $184 with the coupon ($200 at GameStop). T248 is $400, so $320 with the coupon ($350 for the PS4/PC version at GS). It looks like it comes with better pedals than the T150, at least, and makes an interesting case against the Logitech G29 at $300. Is a superior direct-drive wheel like the Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro worth more than double, at $700? You get better force feedback and upgrade options (pedals, more power), and the option for Xbox compatibility if you buy another rim (because apparently PS compatibility comes from the base and Xbox from the rim).

 

[Pete]

Humble’s Stand With Ukraine bundle runs for another 4.5 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/stand-with-ukraine-bundle $40 minimum for ~90 games plus some comics (notably the complete The Incal) and software. “100% donated to Ukranian humanitarian relief efforts.”

A lot of games have been in Humble bundles before, but quite a few are new. Almost all are Steam keys save for Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Social Club) and Wanderlust Travel Stories (GOG). Here’s a somewhat alphabetical games list with extra info: https://isthereanydeal.com/specials/#/filter:id/11175

A few notable games:

Driftland The Magic Revival
Back 4 Blood
Endless Space 2
Fable Anniversary
Metro Exodus
Nex Machina
Quantum Break
Satisfactory
Slay the Spire
Spyro Trilogy
Sunset Overdrive
Wizard of Legend

 

[Silent_Buddha]

Humble’s Stand With Ukraine bundle runs for another 4.5 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/stand-with-ukraine-bundle $40 minimum for ~90 games plus some comics (notably the complete The Incal) and software. “100% donated to Ukranian humanitarian relief efforts.”

A lot of games have been in Humble bundles before, but quite a few are new. Almost all are Steam keys save for Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Social Club) and Wanderlust Travel Stories (GOG). Here’s a somewhat alphabetical games list with extra info: https://isthereanydeal.com/specials/#/filter:id/11175

A few notable games:

Driftland The Magic Revival
Back 4 Blood
Endless Space 2
Fable Anniversary
Metro Exodus
Nex Machina
Quantum Break
Satisfactory
Slay the Spire
Spyro Trilogy
Sunset Overdrive
Wizard of Legend

Wow, there are soooooo many good games in that bundle. I already own it, but Book of Demons is a fantastic take on the original Diablo with it's own unique gameplay mechanics and charm. It's like a tactical sort of ARPG.

Regards,
SB

 

[orangpelupa]

what games are good to buy on epic mega sale?

there are way too many games on sale, and there's no rating/reviews. SUPER HARD to know which games worth to buy or to my liking

 

[Malo]

what games are good to buy on epic mega sale?

there are way too many games on sale, and there's no rating/reviews. SUPER HARD to know which games worth to buy or to my liking

Perhaps you should find out information about games that might interest you outside of the game store? You know, the rest of the internet?

 

[orangpelupa]

Perhaps you should find out information about games that might interest you outside of the game store? You know, the rest of the internet?

Googling them, one by one, like normal people?

You're underestimating my lazyness.

I'll Google Chrome/Firefox extension for injecting epic store with reviews and scores from other sources (steam, meta critic, etc) instead

 

[Silent_Buddha]

what games are good to buy on epic mega sale?

there are way too many games on sale, and there's no rating/reviews. SUPER HARD to know which games worth to buy or to my liking

My advice, wait for a Steam sale or GOG sale. EGS deliberately makes it difficult to tell if a game is good or not. They'd rather sell you a bad game than give you information that might make you not buy a bad game.

As you mentioned it's annoying having to track down 10's or even 100's of titles on the internet in hopes of finding information. That's what Epic are counting on and they hope people give up on that tedious task so that they'll buy those bad games.

It's one of the main reasons I REALLY dislike the EGS. Just like I'll never shop at an online storefront (that sells physical goods) that doesn't allow customer reviews.

Regards,
SB

 

[Davros]

If anyone buys the Humble Bundle and already has Quantum Break (hint,hint)

 

[Pete]

what games are good to buy on epic mega sale?

there are way too many games on sale, and there's no rating/reviews. SUPER HARD to know which games worth to buy or to my liking

Filtered by EGS and sorted by “deal rating,” includes Steam user review summary if you click on a game:
https://isthereanydeal.com/?by=dealrating:desc#/filter:epic

General deals, not necessarily the best:
https://old.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/search?q=site:epicgames.com+OR+title:epicgamestore+OR+title:"epic+game+store"+OR+title:"EGS"+OR+title:"epic+games"&restrict_sr=on&sort=new&include_over_18=on&feature=legacy_search

There must be a dekudeals.com PC store equivalent that lets you tick a “matches lowest price” filter. This one has a “historical low” filter, though I can’t drill down further to EGS only:
https://gg.deals/deals/historical-lows/

Strangely, sorting EGS only by “Best deals” has AC Origins at $9 outranking Bioshock Collection at $0:
https://gg.deals/deals/epic-games-store-deals/

Speaking of AC, if the Ubi sale $10 off $15 coupon is still good, you can get AC Odyssey for $5 or Gold for $11:

https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/ushfbp

(The Uplay frogurt is also cursed.)

 

[orangpelupa]

i topped up my digital wallet, ready to purchase the epic sale. then BAM. the purchase failed, and now i cannot use the 25% discount coupon.

just my luck

 

[Davros]

try adding just 1 game


see if you still have your coupon

If not get the pinball fx game (if you haven't already) to get another one

 

[orangpelupa]

Tot it fixed by pressing the blue checkout then a new banner will appear with a tiny link to invalidate the previously used coupon

 

[Davros]

Sleeping dogs is once again on sale on steam -85% £2.39

 

[orangpelupa]

a bunch of reesident evils are discounted in Stweam.

any of the game OK enough for a chicken like me? last time i bought something scary, half lie alyx, i cant continue playing.

 

[Pete]

Street Fighter V is $1 over at Humble Bundle, and it comes with Bionic Commando and Strider. It’s part of the Capcom Summer 2022 bundle:

$1 tier: Bionic Commando, Street Fighter V, Strider
$10 tier: adds DMC Devil May Cry, Dragon’s Dogma Dark Arisen, and Ultra Street Fighter IV
$20 tier: adds Devil May Cry HD Collection, Devil May Cry 5 + Vergil, Monster Hunter World

Details here: https://isthereanydeal.com/specials/#/filter:id/11576

Hmmm, $20 for DMC5 SE for PS5/XSX? Or give up the SE (ray tracing and some new game modes) for ten more games? Tough call.

 

[Silent_Buddha]

Street Fighter V is $1 over at Humble Bundle, and it comes with Bionic Commando and Strider. It’s part of the Capcom Summer 2022 bundle:

$1 tier: Bionic Commando, Street Fighter V, Strider
$10 tier: adds DMC Devil May Cry, Dragon’s Dogma Dark Arisen, and Ultra Street Fighter IV
$20 tier: adds Devil May Cry HD Collection, Devil May Cry 5 + Vergil, Monster Hunter World

Details here: https://isthereanydeal.com/specials/#/filter:id/11576

Hmmm, $20 for DMC5 SE for PS5/XSX? Or give up the SE (ray tracing and some new game modes) for ten more games? Tough call.

Looks like they moved SFV into the 10 USD tier.

Regards,
SB

 

[PSman1700]

Team Fortress 2 updated by Valve following #SaveTF2 protests

Valve has issued a new update for Team Fortress 2, a month after acknowledging a high-profile fan campaign that highlig…

www.eurogamer.net

Quite amazing to see support still going for a 15+ year old game.

 

[Davros]

Sniper Elite 4 on Steam -90% was £39.99 now £3.99

 

[Davros]

Divinity 2 directors Edition (aka the dragon knight saga)
£1.49 on steam
This is an overlooked classic imho

Save 90% on Divinity II: Developer's Cut on Steam

Dragons: they have been hunted, they have been slain, but now the hour to strike back has come.

store.steampowered.com