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I haven't really found anything, hence why I'm curious to what everyone else is picking up.

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[–] pelerinli@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

Zero. I've too much already unplayed and unfortunately working now (sucks to be adult).

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 months ago

Buying a steam deck significantly increased by gaming time. The ability to immediately suspend and resume my gameplay, and not have to go over to my desktop helped a lot. I've played more this past year than I have in the last 3 years combined.

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[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Nothing. My backlog is insane

[–] theonyltruemupf@feddit.de 8 points 6 months ago

This is the way. Why would I hoard 5 more games just because there is a sale? The next one will come shortly. Only buy games you plan to play in the next 2 weeks.

[–] kureta@lemmy.ml 14 points 6 months ago (4 children)
  • Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
  • Pentiment
  • Subnautica
  • Dune: Spice Wars
  • Atomic Heart
[–] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

When I see Subnautica, I upvote

[–] Guru_Meditation_@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I have to upvote your upvote. Subnautica is one of the greatest games ever made. Gave me serious Mal de Debarquement Syndrome when I finally pulled myself away to go to bed.

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[–] 0xD@infosec.pub 14 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Inscryption. What a masterpiece!

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[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (9 children)

Outer Wilds. For a few friends who don’t have it yet. I’ve already bought it a couple times.

I already own it… but it’s just that good. So good I vicariously try to relive the game by watching livestreams and Eelis’ recaps of other live-streamers.

It really is something you have to experience blind. Since the entire game progression is knowledge based and pulling threads on the mysteries until the mosaic of the story and experience unfolds is truly something you can experience once.

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[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I bought Satisfactory and Back 4 Blood for myself and Monster Hunter World for my daughter.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

You have a family and you bought Satisfactory? Well I’m sure it was nice while it lasted.

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Lol, I would have bought factario, but I have trouble spending that much on a game, and I would have had to buy two copies (one for partner). However first person games give her motion sickness, so satisfactory was about 1/4 the price overall. And she's hooked on monster hunter world herself, so I have time..

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[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)
  • Amid Evil
  • Balatro
  • CrossCode
  • Echo
  • Creeper World 4
  • Unsighted
  • Metallic Child
  • Dune Spice Wars
  • Atomic Heart + DLC

And you know what sucks? I'm probably gonna only play two of them (Amid Evil and Balatro).

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[–] Lightsong@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Thinking about Grim Dawn, anyone tried it?

[–] redhorsejacket@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Grim Dawn is the most fun I've had with an ARPG in years. The class system is very interesting and, as far as I know, unique to this game. Rather than just being a barbarian or necromancer or whatever other typical ARPG class you can think of, your class is determined by selecting any 2 archetypes. For instance, maybe you like being a pet class like necromancer, but you want to have a slightly more active play style than just watching your skellingtons paint the map red. So, you mix in the Nightblade (melee rogue) class at level 10. Your new, combined class is called a Reaper, and you have access to both skill trees, free to mix and match as you wish. Very interesting playstyles can emerge from creative pairings.

I am a casual player so I can't offer any perspective on the endgame or anything like that, but if you're looking for something to scratch the Diablo 2 itch with a fun twist on classes,you cant go wrong with Grim Dawn.

[–] ieatpillowtags@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It’s actually a spiritual successor to a game called Titan Quest, which had the same dual class system. It’s a ton of fun, though pretty dated in terms of quality of life for ARPGs.

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[–] other_cat@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I got the Vampire Survivors DLC. I try not to buy Steam stuff anymore unless it's either a deep discount on something I kind of am interested in, or it's something I badly wanted.

[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Heaven's Vault, Hardspace Shipbreaker, and both Subnautica games.

Heaven's Vault is a puzzle game where you have to learn to translate an unknown language. Haven't gotten too deep into the game yet, but I picked it up because I liked Chants of Sennaar, which has a similar premise. Chants is 25% off right now, so I think that's a decent recommendation

Hardspace Shipbreaker is a casual game where you break down spaceships for parts. It seemed fun, and I wanted to have something casual to balance out my library, which currently has more intense games than I would like.

Subnautica is a survival game where you're stuck on an ocean world. I'm honestly not too sure if I would like this one too much, since I'm not too much of a fan of survival games. It just seemed unique enough from the other survival games, and it had a decent deal, and it was in my wishlist for a while. So I acted a bit on impulse and bought both games (Subnautica and Subnautica Below Zero)

[–] traches@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

For me subnautica is in my top 5. The survival elements aren’t very important, it’s more of an exploration game.

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[–] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and X-Plane 12. Maybe also Forza Horizon 5.

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[–] Okami_No_Rei@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So far I've picked up:

  • Dead Cells
  • Signalis
  • Owlboy
  • Starship Titanic
  • Balatro
  • BORE BLASTERS
  • Melvor Idle
  • Night in the Woods
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Ultimate Edition
  • Dome Keeper
  • Pentiment
  • Blackshift
  • Ouroboros

Having a blast with Balatro to the exclusion of all else.

[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

It's unfair how fun Balatro is. You'd think someone would've thought of the concept years ago.

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[–] FatTony@discuss.online 5 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Well, I was going to buy the Star Wars Battlefront Remaster...

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[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Nothing. I only play one game which is over 10 years old and it's still just as good as the day I got it.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

My mind went: "omg is there a stealth archer sim...oh wait"

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[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I have so many Steam Sale games in my library that I haven't played yet that I don't know if I could justify buying more. My backlog is just too long. By the time I get around to playing any purchases for this dale, 2 more Steam Sales could have already passed.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

I got the System Shock remake.

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I picked up Solasta. Pretty decent, but awfully linear with no real RPG choices. Worth $8

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[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Have a ton of games already, but I picked up Nuclear Blaze and Streets of Rogue on the cheap.

A week prior to the steam sale, got a good deal on River City Girls 2 and Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries on Fanatical, $15 for both together.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Streets of Rogue is amazing, especially with friends. Absolutely bonkers game.

[–] DrPop@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I bought Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth for myself And Bombrush Cyberfunk for my wife. I got the money from selling all my old tf2 items.

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[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)
  • Sanabi
  • PARANORMASIGHT
  • The Eternal Cylinder

Playing Sanabi right now which is actually quite long

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[–] snazzles@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Jedi Fallen Order! It's a great game and only like £3.50 in the sale. Might also pick up Kingdom Come Deliverance and Mafia Definitive Edition since they're both under £10

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[–] machinaeZER0@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm thinking about picking up a Persona, but haven't decided where to start. Haven't played one before but I've heard great things!

[–] DrPop@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

All the games are unique to themselves so you can start with any of them. I'd suggest 4 Golden personally.

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