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Any recommendations from the Steam Spring Sale? (store.steampowered.com)

submitted 19 hours ago by Forgottengoldfish@lemmy.world to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 22 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

The entire Creeper World series is on sale- Creeper World 1 and 2 are $2.49, Creeper World 3 is $4.94, and Creeper World 4 is $9.99. Personally, I don't like Creeper World 2 so I would suggest any of them but that one. CW2 is side on and I'm not a fan. CW1 and 3 are top down, and CW4 is properly 3D.

The first couple of Creeper World games used to be flash games you could play in browser, but after the age of Java games they ported them to Steam and kept making more and better games.

The basic concept is that it's a cross between a very simplified RTS and a tower defense game, with the added curveball that the enemy is just a liquid that won't stop showing up everywhere.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Are these like a Minecraft game?

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[–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

He also recently released IXE which is a bit like 2, but with mobile units instead.

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[–] owiseedoubleyou@lemmy.ml 27 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (6 children)

Doom 2016 for 2$, Titanfall 2 for 3$ and battlefield games from BF3 through BF1 also go for 2$

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[–] SteveNashFan@lemmy.world 50 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Outer Wilds is on sale. Great game if you like space, puzzles or platforming!

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I’ve still never beaten it. I’m near the end I’m pretty sure. Great game.

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[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 18 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

No Man’s Sky is down to $23.99. I remember the launch was poor but they kept working on it and improving it. I picked it up a couple years ago on Xbox and have enjoyed it

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[–] donio@lemmy.world 35 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

Undertale is at a new all time love at $0.99. It's not really my jam but it's the time to pick it up if you always wanted to play it but never did.

[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 9 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

It's not really my jam

I watched someone's entire playthrough of it on YouTube, which I find to be a decent middle ground. In fact, someone else I know doesn't even game any more and just watches playthroughs; better to see an expert do it with insightful or fun commentary than to get frustrated from not knowing what to do, etc. when we have such limited time in our lives anyway. Maybe that's why I generally prioritize roguelites nowadays; if I'm gonna play something, I wanna ensure it's a unique challenge that possibly not even the devs have ever exactly seen, and not simply be treated like a rat in a fixed maze to figure out precisely or struggle otherwise when other people have done it.

Anyway, I digress; Infested Planet is $1.94 USD for another recommendation, and it's awesome. The trailer undersells it if anything.

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[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 18 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

I added Cyberpunk to the cart. We’ll see if I actually purchase it.

[–] cod@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I’m in the same boat. Got it in the cart, unsure if I’ll hit buy

[–] filister@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

I bought it a couple of months ago and oh boy this game is amazing. The story is really well written. I am not much of a first person shooter guy but this game is definitely worth it. The story is great, the atmosphere is amazing, it is a really well made game and especially now with the overall international state of affairs and the rise of AI, its depressively dystopian story feels even more relatable and even the fighting is fun and versatile.

[–] cod@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Good to know. I played a little bit of it at launch and thought it was pretty cool (I didn’t notice many bugs when I played), but never bought it. I know it’s supposed to be much better now and I’ve heard good things about the DLC too. Maybe I will hit that buy button

[–] paschko_mato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 12 hours ago

Do it!

[–] Feddinat0r@feddit.org 6 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Well i enjoy snowrunner on my steamdeck quite well... Think i will get the year one pass

That will get me through till the next sale xD

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 11 points 17 hours ago

Dead cells bundle

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/30317/

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 14 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

Rain World and its DLC Downpour are 50% off (just above 11 bucks)

[–] Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Going to vouch for this game. I’ve been really enjoying it.

Best experienced without spoilers. Don’t even look up the creatures if you can resist.

You are not a hero, you’re are a small animal in a living ecosystem.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Love this game conceptually but I'm going to have to try again when I have mental bandwidth to get absorbed into it

[–] Throbbing_Banjo@midwest.social 3 points 11 hours ago

This is my son's favorite game. Seems to have decent replay value.

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[–] EightBitBlood@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

There's a truly great indie beat-em-up RPG with Brian David Gilbert that just released called: INK INSIDE and it's on sale for $15.

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[–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 4 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

If it's your thing btd6 is on sale for $3

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[–] index@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 hours ago (6 children)

Can someone explain videogames sales to me? How can a game be 12$ and 8.99$ the day after?

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