# Steam Winter Sale **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 19, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746 "2013-12-19T18:37:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [December 24, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/61 "2013-12-24T04:35:57Z")
Yep - flash sales work the same way. Once it expires it goes back up. ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/62 "2013-12-24T04:49:26Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > What the hell, this is back up to $29.99 now. :mad: It WAS on sale for $29.99 yesterday before the daily deal! GreenMan Gaming has it for 75% off the Mac version, but it activates as both Mac and PC on Steam. (So I’m told anyway.) ---
**Author:** ![CrimeThink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90db22/32.png) [@CrimeThink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrimeThink)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/63 "2013-12-24T04:51:05Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > What the hell, this is back up to $29.99 now. :mad: It WAS on sale for $29.99 yesterday before the daily deal! Oh wow, I was going to buy it but was too lazy to go get my wallet. I figured I’d just buy it before the time was up and now its twice the price… ---
**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:** [December 24, 2013, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/64 "2013-12-24T07:35:57Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > However, Nuuvem(???) has it a bit cheaper. Is that a legit site? I don’t want to risk buying a game that won’t install correctly. I’ve already bought it at Steam, but for the future, I’m curious. Nuuvem is a legitimate retailer. They’re technically not supposed to sell outside Latin America in the same sense that Amazon is technically not supposed to sell digital games outside the US. But provided that the same isn’t some Latin America region specific key, it’s fine. From what I understand, they even do a pretty good job of stopping you from buying keys you can’t use based on your IP. [Borderands 2 GOTY](http://www.getgamesgo.com/product/borderlands-2-mac-goty) is also $14.99 on GetGamesGo. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2013, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/65 "2013-12-24T11:57:04Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Yep - flash sales work the same way. Once it expires it goes back up. It wasn’t **off** -sale yet though. B2 GOTY went on as one of the daily 24-hour deals for $15 and then increased back up to the holiday sale price within a couple hours. Even their Facebook page originally had it noted as being 75% off, then changed it to 50% later. But that’s no daily deal at all, since it had been at 50% off since the start of the sale. Didn’t realize Green Man had it, so I bought it via Get Games. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/66 "2013-12-24T12:23:37Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > It wasn’t **off** -sale yet though. B2 GOTY went on as one of the daily 24-hour deals for $15 and then increased back up to the holiday sale price within a couple hours. > > Even their Facebook page originally had it noted as being 75% off, then changed it to 50% later. But that’s no daily deal at all, since it had been at 50% off since the start of the sale. > > Didn’t realize Green Man had it, so I bought it via Get Games. Yikes! BTW - Trine 2 is a really good buy at $1.99 for the next 5 hours. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/67 "2013-12-24T12:47:27Z")
Just installed BL2 GOTY (and bought my husband a copy, that he’ll find after he wakes up 🙂 ), and upon closing out, the Steam app shows their “Update News” pop-up… with a graphic of the latest Daily Deals, still showing a “-75%” in the corner for the game. :smack: Other than that I’ve been happy with the sale so far. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/68 "2013-12-24T14:48:12Z")
[Remember Me](http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/remember-me/) is $10 at GMG with code **GMG20-ZB5D1-93X49**. That’s 20% off the 75% off sale so you’re likely not going to see it lower until the game itself has an MSRP drop. ---
**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 24, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/69 "2013-12-24T14:55:17Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Nuuvem is a legitimate retailer. They’re technically not supposed to sell outside Latin America in the same sense that Amazon is technically not supposed to sell digital games outside the US. But provided that the same isn’t some Latin America region specific key, it’s fine. From what I understand, they even do a pretty good job of stopping you from buying keys you can’t use based on your IP. > > [Borderands 2 GOTY](http://www.getgamesgo.com/product/borderlands-2-mac-goty) is also $14.99 on GetGamesGo. Thank, I’ll quote what someone posted on the Steam forum for those interested. > [@](#): > > It is legit, the price seems lower because it is not a direct conversion of USD to BRL on the game prices, it’s probably a deal between the store and the publisher to get some fair prices to sell their games here. It’s probably even lower than what we used to have on physical stores because the taxes don’t apply for digital software while a physical copy get an insane 60% taxes. So if you try to buy a PS3 game here you’re looking to spend about $100 (in a direct BRL to USD conversion). > Another incentive to lower prices here is that piracy is extremely high. You just walk to any city’s downtown and you can see thousands of CDs and DVDs to buy pirated… > > You can probably buy it with an international credit card, but it’s worth mentioning that the payment options include several Brazilian Banks and other common brazilian payment options. I don’t see an option to read the site in english too. > > A few things to consider though: > Apparently, you can’t activate all games on Steam, unless it says on the game’s page in a “Notícia Específica” that it requires steamworks.(source: [http://forum.nuuvem.com.br/topic/129...age\_\_hl\_\_steam](http://forum.nuuvem.com.br/topic/129...age __hl__ steam)) > > Their bandwidth doesn’t look that great, meaning you’d be looking for some ‘not-so-fast’ downloads. > > A few games are translated to portuguese, though you probably can install them in english. > > EA games seem to have regional codes, so you might face some problems registering it with Origin. > > If you’re ok with that, you’re prety much safe buying and downloading from them. ---
**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 24, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/70 "2013-12-24T14:56:33Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > [Remember Me](http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/remember-me/) is $10 at GMG with code **GMG20-ZB5D1-93X49**. That’s 20% off the 75% off sale so you’re likely not going to see it lower until the game itself has an MSRP drop. Is that game like Zelda or Okami? ---
**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:** [December 24, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/71 "2013-12-24T15:19:13Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Thank, I’ll quote what someone posted on the Steam forum for those interested. Yeah, I’d consider Nuveem a “buyer beware” sort of situation, not because they’re shady, but just because the site isn’t set up for US sales and you sort of need to be in the “201” Class of digital games buying to take advantage of them. You’ll want to know that the game activates on Steam and that it is a ROW (“Rest of World”) version rather than something region locked. Download speeds shouldn’t matter since you’re just activating a key and downloading from the Steam servers. While there’s a few games in Portuguese, from what I understand it’s usually not a factor since European and Brazilian Portuguese are different enough to piss off one group or the other to make translation not worth the expense so most games are just in English which keeps everyone relatively happy. A ROW game should be in English anyway, with or without additional language options. Buying games that activate on other services (Origin, Uplay, etc) should be similar but I’ve never tried it. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/72 "2013-12-24T17:59:34Z")
If you download an app from the Amazon app store today (free or paid) you get a $5 app store credit good on purchasing apps or in-app purchases. In-app purchases obviously have to be through an app you own on Amazon. Credit expires March 31, 2014. ---
**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/73 "2013-12-24T20:06:06Z")
Daily deals: State of Decay 33% $13.99 RPG Maker VX Ace 50% $34.99 Rocksmith 2014 25% $44.99 Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition 60% $7.99 F1 2013 40% $29.99 The Sims™ 3 40% $11.99 FTL: Faster Than Light 50% $4.99 Surgeon Simulator 2013 50% $4.99 Call of Duty®: Ghosts 33% $40.19 Flash sales: Dishonored 75% $7.49 Rise of the Triad 80% $2.99 Rise of Venice 75% $9.99 Total War™: ROME II 50% $29.97 ---
**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:** [December 24, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/74 "2013-12-24T20:10:14Z")
Are the discounts regional or something? I see State of Decade at 50%/$10, Sims 3 60%/$8, Surgeon Simulator 75%/$2.50, FTL 66%/$3.39, F1 2013 66% $16.99. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/75 "2013-12-24T20:18:47Z")
I’m seeing the discounts that **SenorBeef** reports. (American, here.) ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/76 "2013-12-24T20:40:39Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Are the discounts regional or something? I see State of Decade at 50%/$10, Sims 3 60%/$8, Surgeon Simulator 75%/$2.50, FTL 66%/$3.39, F1 2013 66% $16.99. The discounts take a while to register properly. **PacifistPorcupine** looked at them before they changed from base discount to special discount. Happens every time for a few minutes, basically. ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/77 "2013-12-24T20:48:38Z")
Any one played Monaco? Any good? ---
**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 25, 2013, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/78 "2013-12-25T06:43:38Z")
> [@kenetic](#): > > Any one played Monaco? Any good? My understanding is that it’s good/OK for single player, better with friends. System Shock 2 is on a flash sale. I played it about 5 years ago. Held up very well for a game from 1999. It was also the creepiest game I ever played. Seeing how I don’t play many horror games, I don’t have a lot to compare it to. It was much better than most “classics” I’ve seen recommended all over the place. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/79 "2013-12-25T08:14:28Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > My understanding is that it’s good/OK for single player, better with friends. > > System Shock 2 is on a flash sale. I played it about 5 years ago. Held up very well for a game from 1999. It was also the creepiest game I ever played. Seeing how I don’t play many horror games, I don’t have a lot to compare it to. It was much better than most “classics” I’ve seen recommended all over the place. It’s Bioshock with _actual_ RPG elements. But if you get this one, you can look out for the graphics and texture packs to make it look slightly more modern, without changing it completely. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746/80 "2013-12-25T10:05:58Z")
> **[Humble Bundle](https://www.humblebundle.com/)** > > Pay what you want. Support charity. Get awesome games. now includes > [@](#): > > … Pay what you want for the tree-chopping fun of Jack Lumber, the sci-fi dystopian adventure-game, Gemini Rue, the witty sandbox-puzzler, Little Inferno and the sky-diving action of AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome (also included is the Android counterpart, AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! (Force = Mass x Acceleration)). If you pay more than the average you’ll also get the two-player chess game Hero Academy, the over-the-top RPG, Bard’s Tale, the abstract sandbox game, Solar 2, the hybrid tower-defense game, Bad Hotel and the highly-anticipated, reverse tower defense game Anomaly 2! … **Hero Academy** alone is worth at least $6. it is the gold pack so it includes all six factions and some bonus stuff. the game is on various platforms including Steam, but if you want to try it first, you can get one of the factions for free on ios. it’s asynchronous, so it’s a different sort of game. give it at least 10 minutes and make at least 10 concurrent games for it to draw you in. the amount of time i’ve sink into this is ludicrous, just one more turn right? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale/676746.md?page=5)