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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Shamelessly copying my comment:

In order,

Chorus - AA paranormal 3d spaceship combat game
Cyber Hook - First person grapple hook platform racer
Tangle Tower - Charming point and click detective game
Patch Quest - Bullet hell roguelike
Subsurface Circular - Robot murder mystery visual novel
Yes Your Grace - Addictive story driven king resource management game
They Bleed Pixels - Brutal 2d action platformer
Devil Daggers - Single arena fps where you try to survive 500 seconds (and fail)
Loop Hero Soundtrack - The game is pretty well known, but its soundtrack is amazing enough to buy or pirate even if you don't want to play it

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Grim dawn is the best arpg of all time imo even better than d2

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

These are the ones I was interested in.

I went for a few bundles because I already owned thief sim and one of the metro games, so the bundles were an even better deal.

I checked the steam db website and a lot of these were all time low.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yay for state of decay 2!

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

South Park: The Stick of Truth is a great RPG. You don't have to be a South Park fan to enjoy it, but it certainly doesn't hurt.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

And if you are a fan, the game feels just like playing maybe a half season of the show. Jumping right in to episode after episode!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

From that list :

  • Keep talking and nobody explodes: incredible fun with friends, even better if the help has the documents physically printed, there's this magic that happens when you frantically search for the right page and try to keep calm
  • Titanfall 2 : worth it just for the campaign, I don't know about the state of multiplayer anymore (servers are back i think, no more need for a custom client), I last played it last year, people were understandably sweaty, movement and gameplay is unparalleled
  • Vermintide 2 : in its best state ever it seems, hours of fun and great challenges, interesting mods for qol and to add to the game's longevity, I dream of when Darktide will reach that point- Firewatch : nice story, beautiful art direction, ending is "controversial" in that it is kind of abrupt with little payoff, but the journey is great, imo a really good walking simulator
  • Metro Exodus : superb open world, great conclusion to the series, pays off even more if you read the book, day night cycle, each map feels handmade given the amount of details, best "skewmorphic" interface in games

Edit : fuck me i edited my comment and accidentally deleted the paragraph about Firewatch, tldr beautiful art direction

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

I go most of those but not Titanfall 2. Thanks for the tip!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The Binding of Isaac Rebirth Complete Bundle as well as its individual components are at a new all time low. The game is an absolute classic and IMO it's still the best at what it does. It's perfect on the Steam Deck too.

If you like the base game I highly recommend all the DLCs. Besides a ton of new content they also add many quality of life changes that make the game even more enjoyable.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Xcom 2 complete for like 10 or so. Excellent deal

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pillars of eternity series. $25.

Europa Universalis Ultimate is like $45 Gonna see if i have the patience for that map game madness.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Europa Universalis Ultimate

It's my favorite game, but you really need to put in a ton of time to really get much out of it.

That said, EU5 is probably going to be announced sometime next year given the dev diaries we've had, which means this will probably get another steep discount (and maybe a Humble Bundle or something) and you may want to just get the next game after a year or so. It's a good price IMO, but I only recommend getting it if you'll play it in the next few months.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Any of the classic valve games (half life, portal, and their sequels). If auto shooters are your thing, vampire survivors is less than a small coffee. Dead space (the remake) is $15. Halo MCC is $10. Titanfall 2 is $3. The “new” tomb raider trilogy are all less than $5 each or get the bundle. Alan wake is $5. Prey is $3. And Batman Arkham origins is $2.

Just a handful of good games for cheap. There’s many more out there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Prey is awesome. I recently finished it after getting it in de the summer sale. Highly recommend!

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wish Halo MCC had split screen on PC

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

there's a mod that works pretty well for that... nucleuscoop (it might have rebranded... haven't loaded it in a bit)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Bah, it's Windows only. Thanks for the suggestion though!

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

Ballionaire is a pretty great stoner game. It's a pachinko roguelite--excuse me, autobonker

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Planetcoaster for 1,89€ is hard to beat

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