Steam Summer Sale 2016 kicks off today

This year's Steam Summer Sale is kicking off today. Prepare your wallets!

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After its leak and confirmation from PayPal, the Steam Summer Sale is kicking off today at 12:45 PM ET / 9:45 AM PT.

This year’s Summer Sale will last for approximately two weeks, ending on July 4th at 10am PT. This should give those who are planning on adding to their backlog more than enough time to make your necessary purchases, regardless if you’re home to play them or not. If you’re like us, you’re probably vacationing with a PC that can play some kind of games anyways, so you should be prepared.

Last year’s Steam Summer Sale took place a bit earlier in the month as it started on June 11 and ended on June 20th. And just like last year’s sale, and Steam’s more recent sales, all prices will be marked down to their lowest amount, which means you won’t be needing to keep an eye on the Store for flash sales.

What game discounts have you spotted so far that are worth mentioning? Feel free to share what you find in Chatty so we can consider purchasing them.

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From The Chatty
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    June 23, 2016 9:38 AM

    Daniel Perez posted a new article, Steam Summer Sale 2016 kicks off today

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      June 23, 2016 10:01 AM

      I haven't paid attention to a Steam sale in a while. Is it still best to wait to see if a game you want is part of the daily deals?

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      June 23, 2016 10:02 AM

      CORRECTION: Steam Summer Sale 2016 kicked off today.

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      June 23, 2016 10:03 AM

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      June 23, 2016 10:06 AM

      Yay

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      June 23, 2016 10:10 AM

      Doom is 40% off

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        June 23, 2016 10:25 AM

        well, that was fast

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        June 23, 2016 10:41 AM

        Dang. I wonder if it will be that low in 2 months when I'm ready to upgrade.

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          June 23, 2016 11:12 AM

          It might be but who knows. I'm thinking of getting it now just so I'm ready when I get a 1070.

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          June 23, 2016 11:15 AM

          2 months? Probably not. It'll be this same price for the Thanksgiving sale. Although, Steam has been doing more frequent sales; with lower discounts.

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        June 23, 2016 10:47 AM

        shiiiiittttttt

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        June 23, 2016 10:50 AM

        Think I'll bite at that price, best I've seen.

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        June 23, 2016 11:04 AM

        damn that's a no brainer if you don't have it yet

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        June 23, 2016 12:36 PM

        That's 40% off of $60. That's about $4 - $8 off from the last sale from other sites.

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        June 23, 2016 8:35 PM

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      June 23, 2016 10:10 AM

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      June 23, 2016 10:17 AM

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      June 23, 2016 10:36 AM

      /looks at backlog
      /looks at sale
      /looks at backlog again
      /looks at sale again

      /closes browser

      :/

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        June 23, 2016 11:04 AM

        I am now considering a SteamLink

        "Maybe that will help me with my backlog."

        It's a sickness.

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      June 23, 2016 10:36 AM

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      June 23, 2016 10:37 AM

      Battleborn is $30 with $38 Deluxe Edition (which I would recommend).

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        June 23, 2016 10:47 AM

        About $27 more than I'm willing to pay. no joke, i would consider it if it was super cheep.

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          June 23, 2016 10:52 AM

          I think it needs a free weekend. People still don't know what it is and the community is struggling lately. It is a shame because I think the game is in a pretty good place right now.

          Eh. I am posting sales for games that I think Shackers would enjoy playing together, this and KF2 are definitely on that list for me.

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            June 23, 2016 11:30 AM

            Didn't have 2 already? Or, maybe those were open beta. Either way, wasn't overly impressed with it.

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              June 23, 2016 11:35 AM

              Alpha and Beta, not true free weekends. Game is better now.

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      June 23, 2016 10:39 AM

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        June 23, 2016 10:40 AM

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          June 23, 2016 10:46 AM

          This has been the trend for almost 2 years now. They're doing lower discounts, but longer and more frequent sales. I assume that means the bean counters figured that nets more profit vs shorter/fewer sales with deeper discounts.

          We're going to see this trend continue. But, that said, we are also seeing games go on sale sooner. Doom is the perfect example. And, there's really no need for it be on sale already. Fall would have been soon enough.

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        June 23, 2016 10:45 AM

        /r/gamedeals

        Is pretty good for this stuff

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        June 23, 2016 12:55 PM

        https://steamdb.info/sales/

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      June 23, 2016 10:45 AM

      Killing Floor 2 $20.09 - Would be nice to get more shackers active in this game.

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        June 23, 2016 11:57 AM

        They just reverted nearly all the Weapon Specific Resistances they'd put in a couple weeks ago.

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          June 23, 2016 11:58 AM

          I wish those were more clearly explained in the weapons stats. Feels like some external arcane knowledge currently.

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            June 23, 2016 12:05 PM

            I'm still not playing currently, but I get regular daily updates from a friend who plays on HOE/Suicidal with all lvl25 hardcore dudes.

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              June 23, 2016 12:10 PM

              Yeah. That is well beyond me. I played some normal last night and decided to up my Demolitions to level 3.

              The leveling grind in this game is not that enticing to me.

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      June 23, 2016 10:47 AM

      grrrr.. Drift just won't come down to around $20-25 mark. Been holding out on that one since I know I won't get to play it all that much.

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      June 23, 2016 10:48 AM

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        June 23, 2016 10:55 AM

        Everything posted is what it will be the entire sale.

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        June 23, 2016 11:13 AM

        They've done away with flash sales.

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          June 23, 2016 3:01 PM

          Kind of a shame IMHO. I actually sort of liked those things. Gave me a reason to want to check every day.

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            June 23, 2016 3:03 PM

            I suspect the bean counters figured out they make more money like this. Plus, it avoids angry customers for buying something early, seeing get a deeper discount later and getting pissed. OR, waiting until the last minute and maybe not remembering to buy something before the sale is over. I know that's happened to me waiting to see if something would go on sale and then forgetting to check one last time because I got busy.

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            June 23, 2016 3:04 PM

            All I do now is check if anything is even worth it on the first day and then the entire sale goes into ignore mode. Really convenient for me, but it makes the sale seem worse than it really is.

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      June 23, 2016 10:54 AM

      Alright, I'll bite. nuDoom and a Steam Link.

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      June 23, 2016 10:56 AM

      Banished for $6.74 is a STEAL!

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      June 23, 2016 10:58 AM

      Oh god damn, what a bad time to be unemployed for the first time in about 10 years! (No sympathy required, it was of my choice!)

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      June 23, 2016 10:59 AM

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      June 23, 2016 11:04 AM

      Doom is for sure being picked up

      To get ready for Mass Effect Andromeda I'm picking up ME1 and 2 for less than $9 and a Steam Link. I already have ME3 on PC but never finished it

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      June 23, 2016 11:05 AM

      Does Darkest Dungeon have some legs to it?

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        June 23, 2016 11:06 AM

        I really like it.

        Since their patch like a month ago, it removed a lot of grindy-ness out of it. Ive been playing a ton of it in the past couple weeks.

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        June 23, 2016 11:15 AM

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          June 23, 2016 11:28 AM

          The final dungeons are so fucking hard. I lost like 3 times to the shuffling horror. Lost 6 heroes in those 3 losses. Really messes up your crews losing that many.

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            June 23, 2016 1:43 PM

            Yeah, I kind of gave up. The game is balls hard at higher levels.

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              June 23, 2016 1:46 PM

              I kind of turned the corner on figuring it out by realizing at the higher levels you need to use more defensive items instead of offensive. More trinkets that limit stress or bleeding/blight is the big ones.

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        June 23, 2016 3:26 PM

        It's a bit grindy, but I still love it. Kind of like a medieval XCOM. I'm some 60 hours in, preparing for endgame.

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        June 23, 2016 8:26 PM

        It's a good game, but it's Fuck You hard, at least it was back in early access.

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      June 23, 2016 11:06 AM

      Soma 50% off. I should get it? (Repost from the other thread)

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      June 23, 2016 11:07 AM

      Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak for 25$ [Y/N]?

      http://store.steampowered.com/app/281610

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        June 23, 2016 1:04 PM

        As a newcomer to Homeworld, I really enjoyed Kharak. I got it in a bundle with all three games though

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        June 23, 2016 1:09 PM

        [Y/N]

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        June 23, 2016 1:55 PM

        its great for that price

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        June 23, 2016 3:00 PM

        Big YES

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      June 23, 2016 11:08 AM

      man i want to jump on homeworld deserts of kharkock for $25 but i feel like i wouldn't play it for at least a year

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      June 23, 2016 11:12 AM

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        June 23, 2016 11:20 AM

        I don't think its any good with a M+KB. If Victor Vran is on sale that works pretty well with a controller. More action-y though than PoE

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        June 23, 2016 1:10 PM

        It is, works surprisingly well and it's a cool game to boot.

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        June 23, 2016 1:34 PM

        I put 100 hours in with a controller. Works great, definitely recommend. The biggest downsides for a controller are inventory management (dragging lots of little items to a storage chest sucks), and ranged attacks. Ranged attacks work, but you can't target a specific enemy nearly as easily as you could with a m/kb. My main character was melee focused though so I didn't really have that issue as much.

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      June 23, 2016 11:17 AM

      Thank god the servers are being overloaded, or I'd be spending money. Built in savings for the win

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      June 23, 2016 11:22 AM

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        June 23, 2016 11:43 AM

        Interesting I've been curious about it

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        June 23, 2016 12:45 PM

        Going to get this and VR it.

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        June 23, 2016 3:00 PM

        I've had my eye on this one for a while, but I'm pretty gun-shy when it comes to "Early Access" games. Just how "early" is this one?

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          June 23, 2016 3:05 PM

          It's pretty far along. The engine runs great, and it seems like the devs regularly add updates with tons of content.

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        June 23, 2016 4:02 PM

        No multiplayer, bummer

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        June 24, 2016 1:04 AM

        I absolutely adore Subnautica and have got my moneys worth many times over!

        Is it complete? No. But it's such a fun experience if you enjoy base-builders!

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      June 23, 2016 12:01 PM

      Why does steam have a big fat flash object right there on the sale page? I thought they didn't use flash. :(

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      June 23, 2016 12:03 PM

      NBA2K16 80% to $12, NeonXSZ 50% to $10, Deathstate 50% to $7.50 are my frontrunners so far.
      Also Axiom Verge 40% to $12, Enemy 67% to $5, Dex 75% to $5, Magicmaker 50% to $5, Satellite Reign 67% to $10
      Southpark Stick Of Truth 75% to $7.50
      A bunch of 50%ers have dropped too low on my Wishlist to really be valid at this point.

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      June 23, 2016 12:06 PM

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        June 23, 2016 12:39 PM

        I've seen this game being mentioned a lot recently, don't know much about it. Sell me!

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          June 23, 2016 12:51 PM

          AFAICT, Animal Crossing PC. I'm not a player though. (I miss crushing a lot)

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            June 23, 2016 1:42 PM

            More Harvest Moon than Animal Crossing but you're in the right ballpark.

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            June 23, 2016 4:07 PM

            Harvest Moon, not animal crossing. Big difference.

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          June 23, 2016 3:11 PM

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            June 23, 2016 3:22 PM

            Wow, excellent write up. Thanks! Gonna give this a shot. I have played animal crossing on the DS, which I enjoyed but its limited depth compared to what I've seen on this game made me eventually put it down. This sounds like something I would really enjoy for a long time.

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      June 23, 2016 12:15 PM

      Of course now I find out that Amazon sells Steam Gift Cards (they didn't for the longest time) but they're out of stock of pretty much all of them. Great. :(

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      June 23, 2016 12:17 PM

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      June 23, 2016 12:30 PM

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        June 23, 2016 3:48 PM

        People throwing money at the servers faster than the servers can count it

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        June 23, 2016 1:38 PM

        Oculus store is having a sale too btw.

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        June 23, 2016 2:53 PM

        Has anyone played Left Hand Path?

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          June 23, 2016 2:57 PM

          Nope. Looked alright, just a little been there done that.

          I'm trying to be a little pickier with my VR purchases, though I'm sure I'll grab a bunch in this sale.

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            June 23, 2016 3:55 PM

            Yeah same. I already have like 30+ games for the Vive so trying to be a bit more selective or wait for sale.

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          June 24, 2016 11:38 AM

          Not yet, but I'm gonna grab it. Spell casting is significantly underserved in VR at the moment.

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          June 23, 2016 3:04 PM

          Might want to set aside an extra hundred for shipping and taxes. But I love mine to death, and don't regret it at all.

          Pool Nation, while impressive, hasn't hooked me like other VR games. I haven't fired it up since release day. House of the Dying Sun, however, I fucking love. I can't wait for the new mode Rampancy mentioned. The core mechanics are so good and so fun, but I've already beaten everything a few times on Harbinger difficulty, so I need some more.

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            June 23, 2016 3:53 PM

            Man I love Pool Nation. Also the latest Hover Junkers and Out of Ammo patches are legit.

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              June 23, 2016 5:33 PM

              I'll probably grab Hover Junkers in this sale. I'm just worried I'll get motion sickness, but we'll see. Try that coop mode with me?

              Out of Ammo is still my favorite and most played game, other than Minecraft. Can't wait for the coop mode. Those devs are solid too, they've added a ton of stuff since I bought it.

              Maybe I'm just not a big pool guy. Ita definitely a great product. I'll challenge next time I see you in there.

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      June 23, 2016 1:01 PM

      Is there any waiting for a deeper flash/day discount, or are these prices all as low as they'll get? I think the latter was true last sale. I like that, hated waiting for a special sale.

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        June 23, 2016 2:47 PM

        IIRC the last sale didn't progress the main price, but flash sales would happen on items that were already on sale, for a deeper discount.

        A couple years ago, some of the general sale discounts got better as they went on (or on the last day), which made you feel like a sucker.

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      June 23, 2016 1:45 PM

      Perfect timing!!!! Rise of the Tombraider is on sale.... Bought

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      June 23, 2016 1:55 PM

      I still can't log onto steam. At least it lets me enter username and password, but then it think i'm on a new browser and send me a code that never actually arrives.

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      June 23, 2016 2:30 PM

      think its finally time to get Farcry4

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      June 23, 2016 3:07 PM

      My discovery queue is all loli anime games. :(

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        June 23, 2016 5:47 PM

        I had nothing but jrpgs for most of mine.

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      June 23, 2016 3:24 PM

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      June 23, 2016 3:50 PM

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        June 23, 2016 4:13 PM

        its pretty good. If you liked 2 I bet you will like Syndicate, it returns to the roots and the main characters aren't asshats.

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        June 24, 2016 1:00 AM

        I think people were just tired of more asscreed. I played through all and am up to Unity and was waiting for syndicate to drop on steam.

        Good they have a year off, I might actually be able to catch up now!

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      June 23, 2016 4:03 PM

      YEY another steam sale in which i can't find any interesting game with low price

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        June 23, 2016 4:09 PM

        It's that low price bit that gets me. Discounts aren't what they used to be.

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        June 23, 2016 4:24 PM

        under 5 dollars sort by user reviews

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      June 23, 2016 4:13 PM

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        June 23, 2016 4:32 PM

        Yes some of the DLC is worth it. The DLC that gives you new heists are always worth it because hey more content. Some of the weapon DLC is worth it but I haven't played in a long time since a few changes were made to stats so I can't say which anymore.

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          June 24, 2016 2:40 AM

          When you get to a certain point in that game, the community turns to complete shit. If you have 3 bros to do heists with, then its fun.

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      June 23, 2016 5:03 PM

      Just picked up 7 games

      Titan Quest, Quake 2, Layers of Fear, Victor Vran, Castle of Illusion, Alice madness returns, and Project Cars

      I went with some of the classics this year that I somehow haven't played, I never played Titan Quest or Alice, and Quake 2, I only played the demo (over and over and over again)

      Castle of Ilusion looked cute and it was only 3 bucks so why not.

      Looking forward to seeing the awesome visuals of project cars, and Victor Vran looks like a fun ARPG

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        June 23, 2016 5:15 PM

        VV is pretty fun, more actiony than most RPGs and it plays really well with a gamepad

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          June 23, 2016 5:17 PM

          Oh nice, I primarily use controller so that's great news

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        June 23, 2016 8:19 PM

        Alice is fantastic

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      June 23, 2016 5:28 PM

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        June 23, 2016 5:34 PM

        Yeah, I really enjoy it. It can be very challenging though.

        It's tough to keep people alive

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      June 23, 2016 5:32 PM

      Life is Strange is $1.99 right now.

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        June 23, 2016 5:36 PM

        That's only Episode 1, the season is 10.
        Still very worth a purchase.

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      June 23, 2016 5:53 PM

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        June 23, 2016 5:57 PM

        N

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        June 23, 2016 6:02 PM

        Total price less than $15? Sure. It's fun for about 10 hours.

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        June 23, 2016 6:52 PM

        I loved JC2 but I ultimately regretted buying JC3. I got really bored after about 5 hours.

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        June 23, 2016 7:11 PM

        That price still isn't low enough. $20 or less is what I am waiting for.

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      June 23, 2016 7:11 PM

      Steam Link is also on sale! Now is a great time to jump on one.

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      June 23, 2016 7:21 PM

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      June 23, 2016 7:31 PM

      I've been thinking about getting This War of Mine for awhile. Think I'll grab it

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      June 23, 2016 7:58 PM

      SPAZ2?! I didn't know they were even making it. Is far enough along to buy now? Still early access.

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        June 23, 2016 8:12 PM

        It's pretty good! No voice over work yet.

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      June 23, 2016 8:15 PM

      Condemned: Criminal Origins is dirt cheap right now at $3.73 (75% off)

      This is a horror game where you are accosted by ravenous tweakers and crazy homeless people. So it is basically a Detroit simulator. It's also got some refreshingly subtle supernatural elements.

      It is worth picking it up if you are a fan of the horror genre and you missed it when it was released back in 2006. The graphics hold up pretty good imo.


      Also check out Outcast 1.1 - $2.73 (60% off).

      It's a great old open world action-rpg with unique colorful voxel graphics that still look good today. The devs behind the 1.1 re-release have updated the engine so it runs at modern resolutions and supports controllers. If I had one criticism of that game it would probably be the the protagonist is shamefully corny and his animations are bad, but if you can get past that, you'll have a good time.


      I thought about mentioning other older titles like Hexen, System Shock, Deus Ex, etc, but I'm pretty sure most shackers already have these.

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      June 23, 2016 8:25 PM

      I caved on new doom, will start it up after shackcon!

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      June 23, 2016 9:07 PM

      Hmm, is it time to get Banished?

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      June 23, 2016 9:14 PM

      Rebel Galaxy is $10 if you never grabbed it. Really good.

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