What are y'all buying on the steam sale?

Buying a steam deck significantly increased by gaming time. The ability to immediately suspend and resume my gameplay, and not have to go over to my desktop helped a lot. I've played more this past year than I have in the last 3 years combined.

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Try also have some kids

How is the dlc? I had a tough time with outer wilds. At the time I played it, I found it to be very frustrating. I needed a spoiler to get past two or three major points. But in hindsight I think it’s really an impressive game. I’m thinking about picking up the dlc, but I’m not sure about it and I don’t want to search about it to avoid spoiler.

I thought you meant The Outer Wilds, and spent a solid two minutes on a routine sanity check. Hadn't heard of this game though, so we'll call it even 😸

Subnautica is a treasure. (Despite the bugs.) I recommend playing with a good sound setup and dim lights.

I've played Hardspace and Subnautica and love them both. Solid pics.

For me subnautica is in my top 5. The survival elements aren’t very important, it’s more of an exploration game.

Hardspace is really nice once you get into a good flow.

Or even just taking your time to break down the ships in ways you find satisfying is awesome.

Subnautica

I've had this game for years but I thought it was a VR-only game. Got it in a Humble bundle for cheap.

Dunno why it's so popular all of a sudden or why it's still $30 normally. Maybe I should try playing it.

I recommend getting the bundle with all the DLC, slightly more expensive but very worth it esp. for the big content expansion War of the chosen.

I envy you greatly right now, you're about to embark on a beautiful journey. Xcom2 is one of my favorites, especially once mods factor in, of which there are thousands covering so many franchises and ideas you can't possibly play them all.

I wish you nothing but an excellent time and lots of dead aliens.

If you don't get War of the Chosen then you will be missing out on one of my most played games of all time.

There is an XCom joke in there: 97% to hit... and you missed.

Xenonauts 2 is 30% off also. It's a modern version of classic X-COM, which is quite different from modern XCOM. It's still in early access, but it's very good. I've done one playthrough (to the end of what was available) and I'm waiting for release to do another. It's much better than what XCOM has become in my opinion though.

This is the way. Why would I hoard 5 more games just because there is a sale? The next one will come shortly. Only buy games you plan to play in the next 2 weeks.

Play The Hex next! Go in blind, and don’t mind the graphics—they’ll make sense.

It’s by the creator of Inscryption and I think it’s his finest work yet.

I started playing each game in my library for about 10 min and then moving on. Some games catch me playing longer but otherwise I check them off as played. With recent Steam sales I’d buy 5-6 games, immediately install them all, and play each right away. Feels good man.

What happened?

When I see Subnautica, I upvote

How is Pentiment, it is also in my wishlist but I have a huge list of backlog.

Stealth Archer Simulator?

Skyrim?

Me too…mostly.

Only it's over 20 years old. And it's still getting expansions, all except for the latest of which I have bought.

And it's not "just as good", it's way better than it was back in 1999.

Dragon's Dogma is a great game that was ahead of its time when it came out. I can't help but wonder how much of a hit it could have been if Capcom marketed it better (or at all).

Dragons dogma is a fantastic game that I thoroughly enjoyed. The sequel is looking amazing so getting into the world now through the first game is a good idea

Grim Dawn is the most fun I've had with an ARPG in years. The class system is very interesting and, as far as I know, unique to this game. Rather than just being a barbarian or necromancer or whatever other typical ARPG class you can think of, your class is determined by selecting any 2 archetypes. For instance, maybe you like being a pet class like necromancer, but you want to have a slightly more active play style than just watching your skellingtons paint the map red. So, you mix in the Nightblade (melee rogue) class at level 10. Your new, combined class is called a Reaper, and you have access to both skill trees, free to mix and match as you wish. Very interesting playstyles can emerge from creative pairings.

I am a casual player so I can't offer any perspective on the endgame or anything like that, but if you're looking for something to scratch the Diablo 2 itch with a fun twist on classes,you cant go wrong with Grim Dawn.

It's a VERY good spiritual successor to titan quest. I'll recommend last epoch too, if you like the genre and are interested also in multi-player (it has an offline mode as well)

Amazing arpg. My only gripe is that it feels dated in some aspects, but other than that it's fantastic.

I played it for 440 hours and I still don't feel done with it.

I have played it for a while, albeit shorter than some true veterans, and I am a little bit torn in my opinion about it. The customizations options are great and the story is cool and engaging. However, the game feels very much grindy overall and you have to win the game to unlock higher difficulty settings, which is a bit boring in my opinion. Also, the loot from some early bosses are better than what comes later for certain builds, meaning you have to return back to areas you have passed through and grind the same bosses again for better versions of the same loot that you already have, which is also a tad boring. I've also had some weird stuttering issues on Linux. Otherwise, great game and I recommend trying it!

Enjoy it. If you haven’t tried dos1 yet it’s also great but a bit rougher around the edges.

How good is it? I'm on the fence about buying it, since I'll probably not play for a while.

It's a good game, but you should know ZA/UM (the studio behind the game) was sold under suspicious cirucmstances; the lead designer and other major memebrs are no longer part of the studio (they sued, but it didn't go anywhere). Personally I wouldn't give them any money.

Pirate it, don’t give the thieving publishers a cent.

That game is a true gem and you should definitely play it, just ... don´t buy it.

If you're looking for context about why the other commentors recommend pirating it : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGIGA8taN-M

It's.. without a doubt one of the best games I've ever played. Just hope you won't buy it, publishers don't deserve it.

Huh. Me too.
Guess the comments below just answered my question.

Dunno if it's on sale, but Solasta Crown of the Magister is a great dnd game made by a small studio. It's much shorter, but imo the general mechanics are really good and the use of height in combat is better than in bg3.

Also highly recommend the Pillars of Eternity series! I LOVE Deadfire. Who doesn’t want to have their own pirate ship?

Maybe an unpopular opinion but I liked DOS2 more than BG3. Not to say I don't love BG3, but I love DOS2

I have a feeling you’ll really enjoy it! DOS1 is also awesome but rough around the edges in comparison. The story is super whimsical though. I really loved the story in dos 1 lol

Whilst we're recommending... >:3 points at Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, grins :D

Character creation is the first boss 😅 Took me... many hours to beat that one. Good luck! :D

Haven't bought anything yet, but this one is in my cart!

Having finished my second run through of RDR2 I would totally recommended it if you're planning on adopting a second life as a cowboy

RDR2 has been the most immersive game I played in years. It's to beautiful and the world is built really well.

Rdr2 I bought full price and don't regret so if you can get it for cheaper it is worth if you like slower paced games. I know some people can find it boring especially the beginning parts but the story is great.

I highly recommend Amid Evil. I wasn't even a big Hexen/Heretic fan, but it's fantastic. It has the record for highest screenshots->playtime of any game I've played on steam.

YEAH CrossCode!! 🥳 🥰 \ö/

I bought dune spice wars for a friend, and he seems to be enjoying it.

You have a family and you bought Satisfactory? Well I’m sure it was nice while it lasted.

Just a heads up to those interested, it’s part of this months PS+ Extra too.

I'm the same. It's sitting in my cart.

Controls felt a little janky to me, but I loved the game. I would recommend it to anyone wanting a shorter Metroidvania experience, especially if the art style is appealing to you.

This is awesome. Thanks for the recommendation!

Been having a Metroidvania itch and currently playing Afterimage.

Warning. The game only has like 2 bosses. It uses rooms that keep spawning mobs as replacements for normal bosses.

FH5 definitely worth it, especially half off. Premium edition adds a lot too

Pico Park made our group rage in the best way. It's a cute and fun game

You gain brouzouf...

It's unfair how fun Balatro is. You'd think someone would've thought of the concept years ago.

Night in the Woods is an okay story/adventure game, but man the soundtrack for that game is a real earworm. Years later now and some of the town jingles still pop into my head randomly. RIP to the composer who passed away way too young.

I'm not going to elbow drop Owlboy, but I think you should try it within the refund window because in my opinion it's way overhyped, and does not deliver much mechanically.

I spent a whole sick day blasting through a good chunk of the games a while back. It's weirdly fun. I basically just bought it for the pin pull game that always infuriates me in ads but spent several hours getting all the stars in the parking lot game instead.

Yea..

If that's any consolation, I bought the game before the DLCs came out, and it was more than enough to have fun with it.