# Steam Summer Sale 2012 - Deals and News here **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 28, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622 "2012-06-28T19:46:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/181 "2012-07-17T17:59:18Z")
Dear Esther is not really a game. You just walk around and hear kinda creepy stories. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/182 "2012-07-17T19:01:33Z")
> [@Carmady](#): > > If you are at all interested in Legend of Grimrock from looking at screenshots or videos, get it. It’s the best new game I’ve played this year. I bought it - looked interesting to me, and your recommendation pushed me over the edge. I’m loving it so far - VERY fun retro dungeon-crawl. Thanks! ---
**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:** [July 17, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/183 "2012-07-17T19:34:24Z")
New deals: Wargame: European Escalation $20 Call of Duty: Black Ops $20 Train Simulator 2012 $3.50 Stronghold 3 Gold $13.60 Spec Ops: The Line $33.50 Company of Heroes franchise 75% off - $2.50 for original, $5 per expansion, or $12.50 for all. Limbo $2.50 GTA franchise 75%. GTA4 $5. Complete pack $12.50 Bundle: AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome, Defcon, Spacechem, Ticket to Ride, Trauma $10 Flash Sales: Sniper Elite v2 $25 Binary Domain $13.60 Double Fine Bundle (Costume Quest, Psychonauts, Stacking) $7.50 Duke Nukem Forever $5 Community Choice: Arkham City $10.20 ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/184 "2012-07-17T20:12:07Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > Anyone have an opinion on _Limbo_ or _Dear Esther_? I’ve been resisting buying anything, but these two are cheap and look sort of intriguing. Limbo is pretty cool and worth the $2.50. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/185 "2012-07-17T20:12:12Z")
Duke Nukem Forever should really be a $5 credit. ---
**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:** [July 17, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/186 "2012-07-17T20:25:18Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Flash Sales: > Sniper Elite v2 $25 This is still on sale for $15 at Amazon (they extended the sale). But I did pick up the Kill Hitler DLC now for 50% off on the Steam flash sale. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/187 "2012-07-17T20:42:46Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Duke Nukem Forever should really be a $5 credit. _golfclap_ ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/188 "2012-07-17T22:27:45Z")
Batman: Arkham City for $10 is a pretty sweet pickup. Other than that I’ve only bought ARMA 2 so I can get Day Z up & running ---
**Author:** ![Septima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/189 "2012-07-17T23:46:30Z")
[QUOTE=Balance] Anyone have an opinion on Limbo or Dear Esther? I’ve been resisting buying anything, but these two are cheap and look sort of intriguing. [/QUOTE] _Limbo_ is a brilliant puzzle/sidescroller thing, beautiful graphics and very mood-heavy. _Dear Esther_ is a brilliant interactive story, gripping and intriguing, but not really a game, as such. I highly recommend both. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/190 "2012-07-18T00:52:24Z")
Saints Row the Third is going to be a One Day sale on Amazon on the 19th. Priced at $9.99 So if you were on the fence before, maybe another $2.50 off the Steam price will entice you. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/191 "2012-07-18T02:59:34Z")
Thanks for the info, folks–I went ahead and grabbed both games. Creepy stories and puzzles appeal to me. ---
**Author:** ![Vicullum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/6de8d8/32.png) [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/192 "2012-07-18T04:48:57Z")
I picked up the Grand Theft Auto complete pack while it was on sale. $12 for 7 games is a steal. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/193 "2012-07-18T05:08:58Z")
Just Cause 2 is up on the flash deal, $3.75. Everyone should have it - requires Vista/7 and DX10, which everyone should also have. The DLC is only 40% off - I wonder if it’ll eventually be a daily sale and the DLC will be 75% off too. The weapons are okay, but the vehicles are really fun. I especially like the [hovercraft](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n3Pj2svh0A). ---
**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:** [July 18, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/194 "2012-07-18T13:31:01Z")
If you missed Witcher 2 on the Steam sale, The Witcher 1 & 2 are bundled for $17 on [GOG.com](http://www.gog.com/promo/the_witcher_series __gem__ promo) GOG is run by the publisher of The Witcher. Copies are not Steam activated but are DRM free. ---
**Author:** ![Scholar\_Beardpig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/195 "2012-07-18T15:48:35Z")
I am currently enjoying the hell out of Tropico 4. If you played 3 and generally liked it, then I wouldn’t recommend 4 - there aren’t a lot of improvements or changes, at least not until you get to the DLC (for which you need Tropico 4 in any old case). But if you’re new to the series, or if you really, really liked Tropico 3, go for it. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/196 "2012-07-18T18:00:51Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > Anyone have an opinion on _Limbo_ or _Dear Esther_? I’ve been resisting buying anything, but these two are cheap and look sort of intriguing. I got Limbo but haven’t played it yet. Its been on my list of things to buy for a while but Steam’s deal is too terrific to pass up. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/197 "2012-07-18T20:34:58Z")
I don’t know why anyone would buy GTA IV & EFLC for £6.24 when you can get the complete collection, which includes both, for £4.99. They did this for Borderlands once too. The GOTY edition, with all the DLC, was cheaper than the regular edition. Even now they’re the same price! ---
**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:** [July 19, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/198 "2012-07-19T03:00:28Z")
Late, but today’s deals: Thief franchise 75%. All 3 $6.74 or $2.50 each Super Meatboy $3.75 Age of Empires Online Summer Bundle $2.50 Carpe Fulgar Collection (Japanese for “seize the gay”), Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale, Fortune Summoners, Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters) $12.50. Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion $30 Stalker franchise 75% off. Bundle $11.20. LA Noire $5 Total War franchise 75% off, or mega pack for $12.50 Bundle: Avadon: The Black Fortress, Dungeons of Dredmor, Q.U.B.E., Vessel, Zombie Driver $10 Flash Sales: Risen 2 $33.50 Game of Thrones The Roleplaying Game $25 Terrarria $2.50 Dead Space 2 $5 Community Choice: Sim City 4 $5 The total war mega pack is a ridiculous amount of gaming for $12.50 if you don’t have half the games. The Stalker games are interesting although I don’t know which of them to try first. Super Meatboy you’d already have if you’re a fan of those sorts of games. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/199 "2012-07-19T03:05:18Z")
I recommend the Carpe Fulgar collection with a caveat. The games are really fucking hard. If you are in any way casual, do not attempt. They are unforgiving and hate you. That said, if you only want to get one, get Recettear, it’s far and away the best one. I like Fortune Summoners, but the controls are so terrible and the backtracking such terrible game design (both intentionally!) that I can’t recommend it to anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/200 "2012-07-19T03:35:30Z")
Dragon Age Origins is on a flash deal, I highly recommend it - the Ultimate Edition with the DLCs and expansion is an absolute steal for RPG fans if you’ve not tried it yet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622.md?page=11)