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I'm sure you all have a big backlog of games and an even bigger wishlist, so let me help cut through the noise for the event and give you some suggestions on what to pick up. A mixture of games old and new.
For these first two lists below I'll be sticking to those that are "Steam Deck Verified". So no matter how you're gaming on Linux from desktop to Steam Deck or other SteamOS devices you should be good to pick them up.
Top games under £15
- ULTRAKILL - £14.06 (33% off)
- Wreckfest - £13.79 (50% off)
- Skin Deep - £12.39 (20% off)
- Outer Wilds - £11.99 (40% off)
- Balatro - £11.51 (10% off)
- PowerWash Simulator - £9.99 (50% off)
- Cult of the Lamb - £9.74 (50% off)
- Noita - £6.19 (60% off)
- Dead by Daylight - £5.99 (60% off)
Top games under £5
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - £4.99 (80% off)
- Kingdom Two Crowns - £4.18 (75% off)
- Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator - £4.18 (75% off)
- Dying Light - £3.99 (80% off)
- Don't Starve Together - £3.73 (66% off)
- My Friend Pedro - £3.35 (80% off)
- Batman: Arkham Knight - £3.19 (80% off)
- Dishonored - £1.99 (75% off)
- Tomb Raider - £1.87 (85% off)
And, going back over games I've looked at semi-recently. I've picked out some unmissable smaller games that I think you really should try in the list below.
Unmissable indies
- Cyber Knights: Flashpoint - £19.99 (20% off)
- Drova - Forsaken Kin - £17.24 (25% off)
- Selaco - £14.69 (30% off)
- shapez 2 - £13.99 (30% off)
- Keep Driving - £11.25 (25% off)
- Utopia Must Fall - £4.12 (30% off)
- Glass Cannon - £3.43 (20% off)
- Nubby's Number Factory - £3.21 (25% off)
Hopefully this will set you off on your journey to an even bigger backlog of games to play through. There's always retirement right?
See the full sale on the Steam store.
What will you be picking up?
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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walther von stolzing 20 hours ago
My own very humble recommendation:
Downwell -- currently at $0.49
https://store.steampowered.com/app/360740/Downwell/
Downwell -- currently at $0.49
https://store.steampowered.com/app/360740/Downwell/
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scaine 20 hours ago
Uh oh. After the June I've had, I'm not sure my wallet will survive what's coming!
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Anza 18 hours ago
In my list 8 games that are not free and and released are not sale. Out of 195 in total that can be on sale. Though noticed that some games are on sale for a week. Could be that they were on sale before the event started.
If somebody wants to protect their wallet, just buy Balatro and start it up. Might take your mind away from the sale for week or so.Though downside is that Balatro is not free, so you have to spend money in order to protect your wallet.
If somebody wants to protect their wallet, just buy Balatro and start it up. Might take your mind away from the sale for week or so.Though downside is that Balatro is not free, so you have to spend money in order to protect your wallet.
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Salvatos 18 hours ago
I will be getting Tactical Breach Wizards (Proton only) and a native Linux point & click or two, likely Elroy and the Aliens. That should be plenty for the summer, plus I haven't finished PoE 2: Deadfire yet and we've been spoiled for demos lately.
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Unrelated to the steam sale but I've noticed Ruffy and the Riverside came out today!
Played the demo (which is still available) and it's getting great reviews which is no surprise, I think it would be the best platformer of the year and I really wanna grab it
My personal recommendation for the steam sale would be Parking Garage Rally Circuit, 25% off
Played the demo (which is still available) and it's getting great reviews which is no surprise, I think it would be the best platformer of the year and I really wanna grab it
My personal recommendation for the steam sale would be Parking Garage Rally Circuit, 25% off
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chickenb00 11 hours ago
I'm tempted to buy MiniHealer despite early access and dev abandonment for 2+ years now. I just want to relive MMO healer class gameplay. Or maybe Ex-Zodiac for $6 tho it's also still early access.
If I had oodles of time I'd buy Blue Prince, AC Shadows, or the latest Indiana game. Still Wakes The Deep sounds excellent too.
If I had oodles of time I'd buy Blue Prince, AC Shadows, or the latest Indiana game. Still Wakes The Deep sounds excellent too.
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I bought:
The Precinct
Atomfall
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
Elroy And The Aliens
The Precinct
Atomfall
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
Elroy And The Aliens
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Arehandoro 6 hours ago
I got Gris, Journey, A Short Hike and Shadow Gambit.
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tmtvl 2 hours ago
Taros said:
I also picked that one up. Pretty neat stylistically, but man that ending. Not as bad as some endings to some media I've experienced, but still... good thing I also picked up Night Cascades, that was a great palette cleanser. Couldn't spend all my money, though, gotta save up for when Double Shake gets released.
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
I also picked that one up. Pretty neat stylistically, but man that ending. Not as bad as some endings to some media I've experienced, but still... good thing I also picked up Night Cascades, that was a great palette cleanser. Couldn't spend all my money, though, gotta save up for when Double Shake gets released.
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