# Hold on to your wallets, Steam summer sale incoming! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 11, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541 "2014-06-11T14:51:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Earth001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a6a055/32.png) [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/181 "2014-06-25T20:34:35Z")
Interesting. I probably have most of the games that are on sale anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/182 "2014-06-25T20:35:02Z")
> [@Johnny\_Angel](#): > > I have not finished The Cave, but I have found it a charming and unique game. I waited a long time for it to on sale after playing a demo. > [@Apocalypso](#): > > I have _The Cave_. It’s pretty good. It is a puzzle platform game, kind of _Trine_-ish. You pick 3 characters (out of 10 or so) each with a couple of unique abilities, and solve puzzles to progress through the levels. There is no combat (although there are traps and other things that can kill you). The narrator is pretty funny and the game is very humorous. Each character has a unique level that you can only play if you have that character as one of your 3. It is not terribly long, but because every char has unique abilities, you can replay the levels in different ways. I’d recommend it, especially if you can get it on the cheap. Thanks for the info! This should help me finish rounding out my wishlist-library. I think I have reached the point where I no longer have specific games in mind but I will probably pick up a few more things before its all over. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/183 "2014-06-25T21:34:50Z")
Next Car Game is on a flash sale for 3 more hours. It’s by the people who made the Flatout series - same idea, just much better technology. I don’t generally like to grab early access games, but I’m going to eventually grab it anyway unless it completely bombs, so I might as well get it at a good price. I’ll be hosting SDMB games for it whenever it’s in a polished state. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/184 "2014-06-25T22:30:00Z")
Anyone played The Secret World? It looks interesting. The Flash sale ends in a couple of hours. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/185 "2014-06-26T01:25:13Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Anyone played The Secret World? It looks interesting. The Flash sale ends in a couple of hours. Holy carp, that thing’s over 18Gb! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/186 "2014-06-26T02:33:08Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Holy carp, that thing’s over 18Gb! :eek: There’s a Massive Edition that’s 30. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/187 "2014-06-26T02:44:31Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > There’s a Massive Edition that’s 30. Shoot, I thought that was the one I bought … well, maybe just as well. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/188 "2014-06-26T03:23:52Z")
Yay Kerbal Space Program! Banner Saga also seems interesting. Plus thanks to Sr. Beef’s relentless evangelism I picked up Mount and Blade a couple days ago. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/189 "2014-06-26T05:37:41Z")
I know it’s a bit late, but I want to endorse _Endless Space_ (and the _Disharmony_ DLC). It’s kind of a spiritual successor to the _Master of Orion_ series. It’s not as complex as I’d like, but still quite fun. Also, for those trying out _Terraria_ (it might be a flash sale a few hours after this post), be sure to bookmark [this Terraria Wiki](http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Terraria_Wiki). It’s really quite handy. You can also talk to the Guide and he can tell you what you can make from what, but tabbing out to the wiki is generally quicker. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/190 "2014-06-26T10:38:48Z")
Anyone tried Maia? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/191 "2014-06-26T14:09:52Z")
Really productive sale for me (not sure that is quite the right word given the amount of time I am about to pour into these games but…). Picked up a bunch of games I have had my eye on for a long time and got them all for under $10 each, many for under $5 each. Some highlights: Saints Row IV Arkham Origins Transformers War for Cybertron Gone Home Remember Me Mirror’s Edge (BTW if anyone bought Mirror’s edge and finds the game crashes on start up, the issue is the resolution settings in the game’s ini file don’t match your actual settings. I had this happen). A bunch of others but those were impulse buys. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/192 "2014-06-26T14:14:48Z")
Without giving away spoilers, am I correct that Kentucky Route Zero is like playing a novel or playing a good episode of the X-Files? It reminded me of the text-based games of old. ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/193 "2014-06-26T17:28:44Z")
GDI; The few times a game I actually want has shown up in this sale, it’s been in the losing side of a community vote. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/194 "2014-06-26T18:27:15Z")
**Warning** _Star Wars: Battlefront II_ is part of the current Flash Sale. Do not buy at any price; when you try to activate the game, you will be informed they are “Out of Keys,” or at least they were as of about a month ago when I bought it from Steam. Occasionally (about once a year it looks like) they get more keys from the publisher. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/195 "2014-06-26T20:15:57Z")
Last couple days have been rather high prices. I like $5 and below. Only thing is see today is Dishonored for $5, great deal. Best thing I’ve picked up so far is State of Decay. Amazing zombie survival game. Part GTA, part L4D, part Dead Island, and a little strategy thrown in. Combine that with great look and feel and it’s been keeping me up to 2AM a couple nights. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/196 "2014-06-26T20:25:35Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Well, it was supposed to be 1.8 Tb, but I can’t type. > > UN…in…stall?? what an odd word. Must be some fancy LEET acronym kids are using these days as shorthand for "go to Newegg and order a bigger drive’. 😉 Bwahahaha the nice MailLady dropped of my 2 new 3Tb disk drives, Steam do your worst. Well I guess it’s actually it’s only 5 Tb new since I have to pull my oldest 400Gb and 600Gb to have enough SATA plugs. ---
**Author:** ![Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/197 "2014-06-26T22:01:38Z")
Opinions on Banished? Looks fun, but I’ve read it can be infinitely frustrating and impossibly difficult. Again, if it were a few more dollars cheaper I’d probably just pick it up, but even these sales prices in the past few days aren’t discounted enough. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/198 "2014-06-26T22:14:42Z")
Now they’re just laughing at us!!! Selling **You Need a Budget** for $15 I had a budget before this bleeping sale started!!! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/199 "2014-06-27T00:19:19Z")
> [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](#): > > Opinions on Banished? Looks fun, but I’ve read it can be infinitely frustrating and impossibly difficult. Again, if it were a few more dollars cheaper I’d probably just pick it up, but even these sales prices in the past few days aren’t discounted enough. _Banished_ is excellent. It can be tricky at first before you get the hang of things, but it’s far from impossibly difficult. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/200 "2014-06-27T04:24:17Z")
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