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      Incredibly hard an unintuitive though. Expect to need to watch countless tutorials before you build something usable. Defo not really for people who game like 3hrs a week.

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    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.

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      Lot of great suggestions here- I grabbed MCC myself. Was kinda stunned that it’s… I think five games ranging from absolutely era defining (at least for me) to solid games. For $10 I’m not sure that can be beat.

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

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

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        Second this on Prey. Definitely is a love letter to immersive Sims like System Shock and Deus Ex. Hell there is a rumor that before Bethesda wanted to cover up the homicide of Prey 2, “Prey” 2017 was going to be called Neuroshock. Shame Arkane Austin was forced into live service shit with RedFall that they obviously had zero interest in and most original Arkane alumni left before the inevitable closure when they saw the writing on the wall.

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      I got the new Tomb Raider games free on Epic, but it seemed more like torture porn than a game. Had to turn it off.

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          There were certain “sudden death” sequences I had to repeat a couple times and the torture porn aspect is an issue there.

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      I rarely buy games even on sale (don’t remember when I last bought a game, must not have been this year) but I’m definitely getting that one! That’s a steal. Just… how do I set a reminder to buy it in the morning? (okay I added an event in my calendar, I think I’m good)

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      Gonna shill for war of the chosen real quick:

      WotC fixes a lot of serious integral problems in the base game. In my opinion, XCOM enemy unknown is better than XCOM 2, but WotC easily beats both. So if you’ve heard bad things about XCOM 2, then keep in mind it’s probably fixed in WotC.

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    Pillars of eternity series. $25.

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

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      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.

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    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.

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    • 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, I last played it last year, people were understandably sweaty
    • Vermintide 2 : in its best state ever it seems, hours of fun and great challenges
    • Firewatch : nice story, beautiful art direction
    • Metro Exodus : superb open world
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    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.

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    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.

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      I have been considering this. Is it a fun solo game? Any problems on the deck, like small text? I also wonder if there are any problems with it being always online.

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        Yeah it’s fun if you like games with a dark atmosphere. The text is perfect and the game is fully voiced over as well. The interface gets some time getting used to. It’s a lot of features crammed on the screen.

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        Technically it’s an early access. The company is asking you to send them money so you can beta test their game. If you wait six months, the game will be fully released and free.

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          They give you the stash space that you bought for PoE1 in PoE2 as well - I would never have expected that. And the money you spend for the EA gives you some ingame stuff and currency too. Quite fair, imo.

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      I’d recommend Last Epoch, lots of interesting customization options but not overwhelming like PoE.

      I did not expect when I created a rogue to be using 2 handed maces, but zipping around swinging the heaviest weapon I could find 5 times a second was very satisfying.

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    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

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    Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia. Sort of a recent fangame title, by today’s standards, but if you’re looking for some cool mid-to-late-1990s-inspired PC dungeoneering action (Shin Megami Tensei being a heavy inspiration), it’s currently at ninety-two percent off.