# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/61 "2014-06-20T15:11:49Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > I have no reason to expect Minecraft to go on sale, if it ever does, but I’m looking to buy it for my daughter. Minecraft isn’t on Steam. I think they’d like to be, but have never worked out how to make the two login systems compatible. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/62 "2014-06-20T17:30:53Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > If you decide you like it be sure to nab the DLC XCom: Enemy Within. > > It is very expensive for a DLC but a worthwhile addition. If you like Enemy Unknown be sure to grab Enemy Within while it is on sale (which is not a whole lot longer…several hours maybe). > > I _think_ Enemy Within contains the dumb DLC before it. Not sure though. Check before you buy that stuff. I got them all together. It was a good deal. Really liking it so far. 🙂 > [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > Okay, so I’m off to a not-so-frugal start. I just picked up _X-COM: Complete_; I’d been curious about the game, and decided to go for the DLC based on some posts in this thread. I also bought _Anno 2070 Complete Edition_, which I would have bought two or three sales ago because it really seems like it’d be right up my alley, but up until now they’d been really stingy about the price. > > And what the hell, _Startopia_, too. I’ll gamble $1.74 on that. > > Also, I want to endorse two indie games pre-emptively. _Terraria_ and _Banished_ are each excellent, and are the best kind of indie game. > > _Terraria_ is currently 60% off, and I would expect it to be discounted even more at some point during this sale (though it’s a steal at $3.99, too). The dev team keeps making new content for the game, for free. I have gotten hundreds of hours out of fun out of this game. > > _Banished_ is a pioneer-times town builder. Some people call it a [starvation simulator](http://kotaku.com/banished-as-told-by-steam-reviews-1529703380), and it kind of is until you get the hang of it. I like it a lot. It’s currently 25% off, and I expect it to be discounted further at some point during the sale. After reading those quotes I’ll be getting _Banished_ as well! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/63 "2014-06-20T17:41:03Z")
Hmmm. Well I have a ton of games that I bought during the last summer and winter sales that haven’t been played much yet. Plus a severe lack of cash atm. I guess I could pick up one or two things that have been on my list. Has anyone played these games and have any thoughts?: **Forced** currently 66% off at $5.09 Looks like a Diablo/Torchlight type of game, with a heavy emphasis on co-op puzzles. I don’t think I’m going to get any people in local co-op, but maybe on-line co-op with some dopers would be cool. **Ethan:Meteor Hunter** Currently 50% off at $4.99 I love platform puzzle games like Trine, The Cave, Braid, etc., and this looks right up that alley. **Magicite** Currently 25% off at 7.49 Looks a bit like Terraria. Is it? If I buy this it’s going to be at more of a discount. If it hits 50% or more I might grab it. **One Way Heroics** currently 75% off at $0.87 Hmm it’s a “A procedurally generated RPG-roguelike journey across the multiverse”. Sounds interesting, plus it’s less than a dollar. **Waz Hack** currently 60% off at $3.99 This looks interesting and I am strongly considering picking it up. **Din’s Curse** 50% off at $4.99 Diablo clone? **Hexodius** 75% off at $2.49 Dual stick shooter that looks interesting, but reviews complain about bugs and problems with the game. Even with the steep discount I think I’ll pass on this. **Planet Explorers** 20% off at $19.99 It’s an open world sandbox game in a sci-fi setting. Basically looks like a spiffed up Minecraft (which I’m familiar with but have not played). I really want this but 1) It’s still in beta/early access and 2) Still a little too steep right now. If it goes to $10 or less I’ll probably grab it, otherwise I’ll wait for release or a really cheap deal. **Daylight** 50% at $7.49 FPS survival horror. I really like that your character carries a cell phone that is used for both light and a map. Unfortunately I don’t have a Direct X 11 capable video card so It’s off my list for now. I’d be interested to hear from people that have played it though, it sounds really cool. ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/64 "2014-06-20T18:30:49Z")
Just found Banished on [GOG.com](http://GOG.com) for $10, which is half off. Trying to decide if it’s going to get cheaper on Steam, or just get it now… ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/65 "2014-06-20T20:27:03Z")
> [@Kinthalis](#): > > Guys, if you are at all into tactical RPG’s like Baldur’s Gate, Dragon Age: Origins, or you’re looking forward to games like Pillars of Eternity and Wasteland 2, pick up **Divinity: Original Sin**. > > I know it seems like a Diablo clone a la torchlight but it’s not. It’s a lot more like a BG. IT’s also officially coming out in a week, so it’s not in some perpetual early access limbo. I’ve been debating it. It’s been on my wishlist for a while, but i can’t decide if 20% off the best it is going to get. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/66 "2014-06-20T21:45:28Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I’ve been debating it. It’s been on my wishlist for a while, but i can’t decide if 20% off the best it is going to get. 20% was its Daily Deal discount so that’s as good as it will get. Well, for this sale anyway. Check again in Summer Sale 2015 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/67 "2014-06-20T21:56:52Z")
Don’t they have a final day redux where they put some earlier deals out again, but better? Or am I thinking of a different site. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/68 "2014-06-20T22:06:01Z")
Nah, the final day is a “best of” but doesn’t deepen the discounts. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/69 "2014-06-21T00:29:57Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Don’t they have a final day redux where they put some earlier deals out again, but better? Or am I thinking of a different site. I used to think so, but nope, they pretty much just run good deals we’ve already seen. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/70 "2014-06-21T01:10:20Z")
> [@Kinthalis](#): > > Guys, if you are at all into tactical RPG’s like Baldur’s Gate, Dragon Age: Origins, or you’re looking forward to games like Pillars of Eternity and Wasteland 2, pick up **Divinity: Original Sin**. > > I know it seems like a Diablo clone a la torchlight but it’s not. It’s a lot more like a BG. IT’s also officially coming out in a week, so it’s not in some perpetual early access limbo. Doubtful that I’d play it any time soon so I’ll wait for a bigger discount. ---
**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 21, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/71 "2014-06-21T02:36:30Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > Just bought Anno 2070 for 7.50$ with all the DLC. Upon installing it, I see that it involves Uplay DRM. Next time I hear that something uses Uplay, no way I’m buying it; instead I’ll [message not allowed on this board for reason of advocating illegal activity]. It took me the better part of an hour to wade through that Uplay setup garbage. I wasn’t sure if I already had a Uplay account, so I tried to retrieve a password to the email account I use for such things, and their captcha was a failure; they tell you to write down both words you see, but it displays a single sequence of numbers :smack:. Way to build a brand, Ubisoft. I had hoped that it was more like the Kalypso launcher, which isn’t so bad. _Anno 2070_ is rather fun so far, though. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/72 "2014-06-21T07:28:04Z")
Purple team sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/73 "2014-06-21T10:45:42Z")
Kinthalis, have you played Divinity 2, and what did you think of it? I want to consider getting Divinity Original Sin, but Div 2 was (imo of course) horrible. It had nice graphics and combat, but was horribly unbalanced and after a few short hours nothing was even remotely challenging. Adding votes for Terraria and X-Com if anyone’s still on the fence about those 2. Awesome games. Also, UnEpic, Castle Storm, The Stanley Parable, The Cave, and Bastion are all highly recommended, and if anyone gets a chance to grab any of these, go for it. I am not going to be super active for this, too low on cash, but I did pick up One Way Heroics Risk of Rain Call of Juarez: Gunslinger Waz Hack The only other must haves for me right now are Banished and Planet Explorers. If either or both go super cheap I am grabbing them, otherwise I’ll wait. ---
**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 21, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/74 "2014-06-21T12:56:36Z")
_Call of Juarez: Gunslinger_ is a great game! Not the best FPS or western game you’ll ever play, but it is great fun. The voice acting is particularly good. The showdown parts kind of suck, but the rest of the game is really good. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/75 "2014-06-21T13:10:37Z")
> [@Apocalypso](#): > > Kinthalis, have you played Divinity 2, and what did you think of it? > I want to consider getting Divinity Original Sin, but Div 2 was (imo of course) horrible. It had nice graphics and combat, but was horribly unbalanced and after a few short hours nothing was even remotely challenging. . No, I never played any fo the games before. The consensus is that this game, even in beta is much better though. Here’s a look at the game which might cover some of your questions: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nDaYWfqJD3g/maxresdefault.jpg "Divinity: Original Sin...It's Dense") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDaYWfqJD3g) ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/76 "2014-06-21T13:19:51Z")
Valve really figured out the perfect way to separate me from my money with the Steam Wallet. I cover my eyes, chuck a pile of money in their general direction during a weak moment, get all the shame and doubt over with in one go… and then, afterwards, heck, since I put the money in there already, the games I download are free now, right? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/77 "2014-06-21T13:30:42Z")
Be sure to see if you have any marketable inventory. I sold like, a buck fifty of stuff towards my stream wallet. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/78 "2014-06-21T13:48:33Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Be sure to see if you have any marketable inventory. I sold like, a buck fifty of stuff towards my stream wallet. Yeah, I’m selling all my trading cards. I’m not exactly making a fortune on it, but it’s something. And, hey, it’s free money, even if it’s pocket change. (I am sort of wondering who would buy those things. I’m not sure I want to think too much about it, though, since I suspect that the likely answer is that I’m suckering ten year olds out of their lunch money.) ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/79 "2014-06-21T14:22:15Z")
I just picked up Black Flag from the flash deal. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541/80 "2014-06-21T14:38:14Z")
> [@Apocalypso](#): > > The only other must haves for me right now are Banished and Planet Explorers. It’s a community choice option for 50% off (provided it wins). I’m guessing that 50% will be the largest discount it gets even if it comes back up as a Daily. > [@DCnDC](#): > > _Call of Juarez: Gunslinger_ is a great game! Agreed. Linear FPS but the unreliable narrator bit was amusing, nice art/voice acting and a change of pace from the usual modern “chain gun with grenade launcher and holoscope” set-up. > [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > (I am sort of wondering who would buy those things. I’m not sure I want to think too much about it, though, since I suspect that the likely answer is that I’m suckering ten year olds out of their lunch money.) I see it the opposite – people with enough money that they can afford to buy stuff like virtual trading cards to increase their “Steam level” and get a virtual ego boost. No offense to anyone who buys cards. Buy my cards. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-on-to-your-wallets-steam-summer-sale-incoming/690541.md?page=5)