# Steam Winter Sale 2012: Deals and News Here **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 17, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255 "2012-12-17T01:57:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [December 17, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/1 "2012-12-17T01:57:46Z")
It’s supposed to run December 20-January 4. Not sure what I’m looking for yet, but may be up for Darksiders 2. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/2 "2012-12-17T02:17:12Z")
A couple of the Lego games and Arkham City. I’m sure I’ll find others. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/3 "2012-12-17T03:37:33Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > A couple of the Lego games and Arkham City. I’m sure I’ll find others. I have not played either recent Batman games. Are they really that good? I’m interested. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/4 "2012-12-17T04:11:44Z")
Dishonored and AC3 are the only big titles I want that I haven’t picked up yet. I’m not expecting too much of a discount on those, though. I can’t think of anything else I really want, but I’m sure I’ll end up spending a bunch of money anyway. I just checked, and I bought 16 games last sale (not including DLC) and actually played 12 of them this year. That’s a much better batting average than I was expecting. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/5 "2012-12-17T04:33:10Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > A couple of the Lego games and Arkham City. I’m sure I’ll find others. Which Lego games? The Batman one honestly doesn’t have much replay value, I’ll warn you. ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/6 "2012-12-17T15:50:22Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Which Lego games? The Batman one honestly doesn’t have much replay value, I’ll warn you. I think he was talking about Arkham City/Asylum. I can’t REALLY answer that, but I played the demo for Asylum and was left with a resounding “Meh, maybe if I liked Batman more.”. The gameplay itself was okay, but didn’t really hit the spot for “something I want to spend hours and hours doing”…but lots of people apparently really like these games (Though lots of people also apparently really like Batman, which is something else I don’t understand. 😉 ) so there’s probably something good in there. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/7 "2012-12-17T16:34:45Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I have not played either recent Batman games. Are they really that good? I’m interested. 🙂 Arkham Asylum was great. Probably the best super hero game ever (granted, the bar was pretty low). It got just about everything right. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/8 "2012-12-17T16:39:42Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Which Lego games? The Batman one honestly doesn’t have much replay value, I’ll warn you. Batman 2 and Lord of the Rings, maybe the Harry Potter games. I know the Lego game are repetitive (most games are), but I find them fun. Nice relaxed gaming, nothing too difficult, in settings I enjoy, and I really like the humor. I believe Batman 2 and LOTR are the first two with actual scripts; not Sims-like gibberish. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/9 "2012-12-17T17:50:27Z")
Torchlight 2 and X-COM for me please. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/10 "2012-12-17T18:12:58Z")
I flippin love the Batman games. The gameplay is so smooth, and the fighting is just lovely to watch, and it’s really a rhythm game hidden behind a beautiful aesthetic. They’re definitely some of my favorite games of the last few years. Things I’m hoping for: X-Com (the new one, I just couldn’t take the old one’s graphics); possibly Torchlight 2; possibly Dishonored; possibly the latest Heroes of Might and Magic (they’re up to 6, right?); possibly the Trine 2 expansion. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/11 "2012-12-17T18:45:04Z")
I need Dishonored and Far Cry 3, got a brand new gaming comp screaming for a good test. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/12 "2012-12-17T20:59:35Z")
When _Orcs Must Die 2_ inevitably goes on sale, consider grabbing it; it won’t be more than six or eight bucks, and it’s fantastic, plus it has a multiplayer component that would be great to play with Dopers. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/13 "2012-12-17T21:50:32Z")
X-Com would be nice but I’m not very hopeful that’ll it will go on a big sale. Possibly Civ V. Tropico 4. Or Tropico 3, really. I don’t think there’s that big a difference. FTL. I played Arkham Asylum and while I could see why people liked it, it just wasn’t my genre. I played the challenge mode more than the game proper. The way combat works really is cool. ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/14 "2012-12-17T22:28:26Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > X-Com would be nice but I’m not very hopeful that’ll it will go on a big sale. …but it’s already BEEN on big sale. Or does 50% off not qualify anymore? ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/15 "2012-12-17T22:35:04Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > When _Orcs Must Die 2_ inevitably goes on sale, consider grabbing it; it won’t be more than six or eight bucks, and it’s fantastic, plus it has a multiplayer component that would be great to play with Dopers. Is it mostly multiplayer, or is there a good single player game there too? ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/16 "2012-12-18T03:55:06Z")
> [@Airk](#): > > …but it’s already BEEN on big sale. Or does 50% off not qualify anymore? No, that’s really good. I missed it. Wasn’t looking, really, as I didn’t expect such a big discount on a game that was released this year and was so well-received. ---
**Author:** ![pilot141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/17 "2012-12-18T06:39:31Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > Tropico 4. Or Tropico 3, really. I don’t think there’s that big a difference. Visually they are very similar but Tropico 4 is a MUCH better game. Improvements in the code mean it runs much smoother and faster than 3. Also things like the quick-build button make it much less frustrating at times. It will be one sale - it always is, and it usually includes the basic game plus a couple of DLC packs. ---
**Author:** ![Uber\_the\_Goober](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/58956e/32.png) [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/18 "2012-12-18T12:02:50Z")
I just bought the whole Crysis bundle for like $18. All the games and expansions. Worth it. There might be a day or two left on that sale. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/19 "2012-12-18T16:35:09Z")
Might pick up the Master of Magic remake that I don’t already have (Elemental: This Time it Doesn’t Suck, Honest or whatever the subtitle is). Warlock is okay but somehow feels kind of flat. ---
**Author:** ![Shooby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Shooby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shooby)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255/20 "2012-12-19T17:18:57Z")
Steam has spoiled me to the point where I pretty much won’t buy any game over $7.50, and even over $5.00 makes me hesitate. Hoping to get Civ V, Aquaria, and Alpha Protocol. If they don’t hit $5.00, I can wait - my huge backlog will console me 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255.md?page=2)