# The 2013 Steam Summer Sale has begun! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 11, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235 "2013-07-11T17:18:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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 15, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/81 "2013-07-15T05:21:26Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > So why should I want cards? Because I gotta catch 'em all? I’m voting for games I don’t care about (zombie game vs. zombie game vs. zombie game) because I get something for minimal effort, but I’m not going to go out of my way to buy a game to get collectibles. All I know is that I unlocked some just by playing a game through the story, but that’s it. I wouldn’t buy anything just for the cards. The market for them has crashed so hard that even if you luck into a foil dropping, it’s likely worth just a couple dollars. I have been going and ‘farming’ cards for games I do own. Just let it idle in the background and sell the cards as they drop. Not worth a lot but I’ve probably made between $10-$12 since the sale began by selling cards. I’ve only spent $5.60 on games so I’m actually filling my Steam wallet rather than depleting it. All told, I have $34 right now in my Steam wallet, all from card sales, but that’s been since the beta. Even that’s only worth it if you’re sitting at your computer anyway. On a per hour basis, you’d make more by working in a Chinese sweatshop. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/82 "2013-07-15T07:07:01Z")
> [@Apocalypso](#): > > I’m pretty sure there is at least one unique level per character and if you don’t have that character in your party of 3 you won’t see it on that play through. This is correct. Furthermore, there are both good and bad endings for each character. I’ve often wondered if I should try to create the optimal 5 playthroughs to get the entire game. ---
**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 15, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/83 "2013-07-15T12:24:03Z")
4 hours left on Trine 2 complete flash sale, $4. Highly recommended. ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/84 "2013-07-15T12:24:28Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > This is correct. Furthermore, there are both good and bad endings for each character. I’ve often wondered if I should try to create the optimal 5 playthroughs to get the entire game. Oh that’s awesome. Sounds like a ton of replayability. Been playing UnEpic and haven’t been able to put it down. It’s a Metroidvania type side scrolling platformer with RPG trappings. HUGE castle to explore, lots of customization in your character, and apparently even has multiplayer! Was looking at The Swapper, which seems to be similar to Trine/Braid/The Cave. Can you tell I love these side scrolling puzzle platforming games? 😃 Any others on Steam people can recommend? ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/85 "2013-07-15T17:48:42Z")
Picked up Doom 3 BFG Edition over the weekend. I have the game already (not on Steam) but $5 was too good a deal to pass up! Damn these Steam sales, enticing me to rebuy games I already have! But they’re so cheap… I’m upset I missed the Bioshock: Infinite sale from last week, I think it went down to $29.99. I didn’t know there was a time limit so I missed getting it. I hope it goes on sale again soon, I want to play that within the next year ---
**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:** [July 15, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/86 "2013-07-15T18:02:26Z")
Anyone who doesn’t have \*\*Mirror’s Edge \*\*should get it. In terms of gameplay and visuals, it’s unlike any other game out there. Brutally difficult, though. Or at least it was for me. BTW, how does KOTOR 2 hold up? ---
**Author:** ![Orr\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee59a6/32.png) [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/87 "2013-07-15T19:35:42Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Anyone who doesn’t have \*\*Mirror’s Edge \*\*should get it. In terms of gameplay and visuals, it’s unlike any other game out there. > > Brutally difficult, though. Or at least it was for me. > > BTW, how does KOTOR 2 hold up? Ditto on Mirror’s Edge. Totally worth it just for the different feel of it. And for me it wasn’t brutally difficult, but it definitely put me through my paces in spots. KOTOR2 holds up very well IMO. A bit old school as far as graphics and gameplay, but not at all in an annoying way, I found. I definitely found it worthwhile and recommendable. IIRC I used some community patch for it (should be easy to find with Google, if I’m thinking of the right game) that restored some of the quests that were left out of the official release. I’m not a huge Star Wars fan at all, but KOTOR I and II have increased my appreciation of the franchise quite a bit. ---
**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 15, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/88 "2013-07-15T19:56:25Z")
The current community sale, Natural Selection 2, is excellent. If you like skill-based asymmetric multiplayer FPS games that is. ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/89 "2013-07-15T20:14:28Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > The current community sale, Natural Selection 2, is excellent. > > If you like skill-based asymmetric multiplayer FPS games that is. > [@](#): > > a·sym·met·ric (s-mtrk) 1. Having no balance or symmetry. Er, that does not sound promising… ---
**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 15, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/90 "2013-07-15T20:19:54Z")
Asymetric means the teams are entirely different, but balanced. There aren’t many games like that. But in NS2 you have space marines and aliens and they play completely differently, yet the balance is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Claptree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/91 "2013-07-15T20:26:35Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > _sigh_ > > I’m betting that Sleeping Dogs is going to win the next vote, which means another huge game that I don’t really have time to play. It’s surprisingly small for a GTA clone. I’ve finished it, been fairly thorough, and still haven’t put in more than 30 hours. > [@Orr\_G](#): > > [snip] and Gunslinger seems to be a fun, short shooter. Does anyone here recommend either as a “must buy”? It’s a lot of fun. Great voice acting really helps to sell the story, and you’re pushed along at a good pace. Occasionally annoying pauses and retellings of certain parts, but all-in-all, a sweet little game. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/92 "2013-07-15T21:17:00Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Asymetric means the teams are entirely different, but balanced. There aren’t many games like that. But in NS2 you have space marines and aliens and they play completely differently, yet the balance is pretty good. Right, one of the most famous Asymmetric games is Starcraft. All the races play very differently (which is the asymmetry part of the equation), but overall are very balanced. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/93 "2013-07-15T23:03:29Z")
I decided to splurge and paid the additional $1.25 for the Ultimate version of FNV. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/94 "2013-07-16T00:21:02Z")
Psychonauts for $2.49 is tempting, but I’m leery of buying any game that doesn’t include Win 7 in the specs. ---
**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 16, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/95 "2013-07-16T01:01:02Z")
GMG has a voucher for [30% off select games](http://blog.playfire.com/2013/07/30-off-guncraft-ffvii-and-more.html). Of immediate note are **Bioshock Infinite Season Pass** for $14 and **Civ V: Brave New World** for $21. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/96 "2013-07-16T01:12:33Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > Psychonauts for $2.49 is tempting, but I’m leery of buying any game that doesn’t include Win 7 in the specs. DO IT! DO IT! I have it through Humble. I won’t install it to check, but I doubt there would be a problem if they’re selling it currently. Also, I _think_ I played in on Vista with no problems, and usually if it can run in one it can run in the other. ---
**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 16, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/97 "2013-07-16T01:30:49Z")
I installed and ran Psychonauts with no problems on Win7 64-bit. Didn’t play much of it (I was just farming the cards) but it installed and played smoothly showing the intro scenes and beginning tutorial missions. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/98 "2013-07-16T05:20:06Z")
> [@Claptree](#): > > It’s surprisingly small for a GTA clone. I’ve finished it, been fairly thorough, and still haven’t put in more than 30 hours. Yeah, this one got its hooks into me and I played it a bunch. Polished it off in 17 hours. Really fun game - my only real complaint is that I wish it had been a bit deeper in terms of customization and character unlocks. I quite liked the focus on melee combat over gunfighting. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2013, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/99 "2013-07-16T07:41:31Z")
I see that the summer sale ends 22 July. Just to be clear, does this mean that it ends at the very end of 21 July or at the very end of 22 July? That is, is “Offer ends 22 July” inclusive or exclusive of 22 July? I’d hate to miss the last chance at some of the deals. ---
**Author:** ![Claptree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/100 "2013-07-16T09:20:57Z")
I just voted for Skyrim Legendary Edition to go on sale next. For 0 €. Seems a fair deal to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235.md?page=6)