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[-] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 41 minutes ago

Nothing, absolutely nothing. My backlog is huge with games that have hours to play.

[-] Apeman42@lemmy.world 1 points 13 minutes ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago)

I haven't bought anything yet, but I've been compiling a short list of mostly DRPG games like the old Might and Magics that I've been playing, specifically ones that'll work on the Deck nicely. It's a genre I loved when I was younger that's been rather missing from my modern collection.

  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

and/or

  • Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls
  • Legends of Amberland II
  • Operencia: The Stolen Sun
  • Songs of Conquest (not a DRPG, but a great-looking spiritual successor to Heroes of Might and Magic 3.)

And then on GoG, I might pick up a few real old ones, like Lands of Lore and/or Wizards & Warriors, but I don't think those will be good for steam deck even through Heroic.

[-] specialseaweed@sh.itjust.works 1 points 29 minutes ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago)
  • Shape of Dreams: Need to scratch that hack n slash itch. D4 is boring and PoE 2 ran horrible on my machine. New game but under $15.
  • Cuphead: One of my kids has wanted to play this for years. Xmas present for him.
  • Date Everything: The other kid wants this one. Xmas present. I dunno, man.
  • The Seance of Blake Manor: Our family loves these kinds of games and it's one of the only ways to get us all in a room. New game but under $15.
  • Split Fiction: I hate the price still but my wife loved It Takes Two. Fiiiiiiine.
  • Duck Detective The Secret Salami: Another family game.
  • Echoes of the Plum Grove: I like this kinda stuff
  • Capcom Fighting Collection 2: Man I love Power Stone.
  • Astro Bot: Reviews are good enough to catch it on black friday deals.
  • Spiderman 2: Loved 1 and Miles Morales.
[-] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 1 points 33 minutes ago
[-] hitagi@ani.social 2 points 1 hour ago

Late to this thread.

Grabbed Slay the Spire and Green Hell. Both all-time low.

Thinking of picking up Catherine Classic + the NOexistenceN of you AND me. Don't know if I have time to play those two with Persona 5 Royal and RDR2 in my backlog.

[-] knocks@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

For the first time I decided to spend my money on a Lagavulin 16 and Port Charlotte 10.

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

I'm thinking about grabbing...

Star birds

Last caretaker

And rv there yet

I'm also eyeballing planet Crafter, and a couple others on my wish list that dropped below $10.

I've also wanted to pick up ultra kill for a while but I never see it on sale for under $20 (Canadian schmeckles)....

Some that I'm still waiting to see come down in price to something more reasonable....

Horizon: forbidden West

Split fiction

Borderlands 4.

Even on discount, these are well over $40.

[-] Zanathos@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

My friends and I played through RV There Yet just last month. Hilariously awesome game but very hard to solo. Definitely recommend with friends.

[-] Technoworcester@feddit.uk 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh god. The amounts of hours I've sunk into planet crafter is midly embarrassing. Well worth a punt.

[-] alister667@feddit.uk 3 points 4 hours ago

I got Fallout 4's DLC - primarily so I can play Fallout London. I also picked up X4: Foundations, and Fallout 76 as well. All were pretty heavily discounted.

[-] filister@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Is Fallout London easy to mod on Steam? I read that it requires some extra step, compared to GOG? And since I have the Deck only, do you know if it is easy to install it on the Deck?

[-] mohab@piefed.social 4 points 6 hours ago

I picked up Ikaruga. I can feel the input delay, but it's still fun.

[-] darkmogool@feddit.org 1 points 4 hours ago

I've picked: Outer Wilds, The Alters (yeah wasn't that patient on this) and Shadow Gambit

[-] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

I'll be patient and keep waiting for EDF 6 currently 56% off and that is still too much of $79 full price. If it goes down to 75 % off I'll buy it.

[-] tefbo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

Going to play V rising with the homies

[-] VM_Abrantes@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

Hi-Fi Rush has been at $17.99 for about a week now, didn't know that the winter sale was live so I thought DekuDeals was lying to me and jumped on that purchase.

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 15 points 16 hours ago
  • Doom 2016 $4 -80%
  • Neon White 2022 $10 -60%
  • Inscryption 2021 $8 -60%

Never played Doom 2016 but I've heard it's very good.

[-] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 5 points 13 hours ago

Doom 2016 was my game for last year and into early this year. For what it's worth, I enjoyed it quite a bit once I got into it. I tried to start it a few times and that didn't work out, but then suddenly last winter, it all just clicked.

I had also tried Doom Eternal, and that's not my thing. Doom 2016 lets you play at your own pace, your own style, and make your own choices on how to play ... mostly. Doom Eternal you basically have to play it the way THEY want you to play and use the weapons THEY want you to use and if you don't then you're in for an unfun struggle. Doom 2016 isn't really like that, in my opinion and experience.

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

One of the yt gamers I watch made a comment about how by the end of Doom the final boss isn't the mastermind, it's you. The demons are trying to survive the doomslayer as you rip and tear

https://youtu.be/HCzOXAdwS9c?t=1767

[-] coronach@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 13 hours ago

Inscryption is fantastic. Enjoy it!

[-] uncouple9831@lemmy.zip 3 points 15 hours ago

It's also available on gog

[-] razen@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

Too poor to be in this community

[-] Spesknight@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Hey, there are always the free games given away by Epic and others...

[-] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago

I feel that. I’ve missed the last couple sales and will probably sit this one out too.

[-] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 11 hours ago

They aren't as good as they used to be

[-] corruptmagician@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Picked up lords of the fallen and it's been scratching that souls-like itch I've had since I finished elden ring.

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 13 points 20 hours ago

My plan to work on my backlog this fall has utterly failed. Instead I've not been playing any games at all for the past month and a half, instead just working on a mod for STALKER Anomaly. Consequently I know in my heart of hearts that the right thing to do is not spend any money this sale. However, I am still looking at:

Tails of Iron (-92%)

The Banner Saga (-85%)

Bloodstained: Ritual of Night (-75%)

Virgo Versus The Zodiac (-75%)

Road 96 (-75%)

HYPER DEMON (-75%)

INMOST (-70%)

Trepang2 (-66% - if it was any lower I would just snap it)

[-] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 2 points 13 hours ago

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was fun. It did evoke feelings of nostalgia for me, since Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was one of my favorite games back in the late 90s (tied with Resident Evil) and still one of my favorites of all time. I'm personally not a huge fan of the art style and it does lack a bit of polish here and there, but overall good especially at 75% off. Hope you enjoy it.

[-] Stupendous@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago

Picked up Eastern Exorcist. Got it for free for Android from epic but no gamepad support. So now I buy the Steam version for gamepad support. Solid game

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[-] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 17 hours ago

I bought operation Tango. Insanely fun co op game! Enjoyed it very much. Just wished it had a longer story

[-] fishsayhelo@lemmy.ml 32 points 1 day ago

here is your reminder to take a peek over on GOG aswell. personally found steam's offerings pretty lacking this year. GOG's; less so.

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