# 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:** 7
**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:** [July 18, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/121 "2013-07-18T23:53:24Z")
> [@clairobscur](#): > > I can’t really tell, because I’m very clumsy with a keyboard, so I had quite a lot of troubles with fight actions, much more complex than in the first iteration. But this applies to any game require minimal dexterity (for instance Warband is mentioned in this thread. It would be a great game except for the fact that I couldn’t hit someone with my lance on a battlefield if my life depended on it). I have problems even with games like Skyrim. > > Seriously, I don’t believe it’s going to be an issue. Tons of players have been playing it on a PC without any difficulties. And it’s definitely a great game with an interesting plot and stunning graphisms. It’s a must-have, in my opinion, for anybody who plays computer RPGs. The game was a PC game first and foremost. It’s built around mouse and keyboard, not the gamepad, however it plays great with a gamepad too. They did an overall good job there. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/122 "2013-07-19T02:01:40Z")
I’m finally playing Portal. I hear there’s cake. Yum! ---
**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:** [July 19, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/123 "2013-07-19T04:36:58Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I hear there’s cake. Yum! I know they’re pretty strict about sticking to factual posts over in General Questions, but c’mon, can we steer away from blatant inaccuracies in this thread? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/124 "2013-07-19T04:59:48Z")
Dungeon defenders 85% off, Sold. Looking at my statistics there are clear categories off my time play Never installed or played yet about 40% Played less than 6 hours(ie. games I hated) about 25% Played 25-50 hours.(okay games but pushed off by something better) 20% played 135-340 hours(very good games, but not unlimited replay) 10% Played 2500 hours+(excellent games, unlimited replay and variations ) 5% New Vegas, Skyrim, Borderlands2. But not one single game in between those hour groupings. And before you think I have no life,I have been on steam for years, and I often leave the game paused for hours, and on some occasion days when I forget the computer is on. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/125 "2013-07-19T06:05:46Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I know they’re pretty strict about sticking to factual posts over in General Questions, but c’mon, can we steer away from blatant inaccuracies in this thread? So, what, no cake then? ---
**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 19, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/126 "2013-07-19T06:08:46Z")
There’s definitely cake. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/127 "2013-07-19T07:12:38Z")
cite? ---
**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/128 "2013-07-19T13:18:23Z")
Anybody interested in trading the sale cards? I have extras for Chivalry, Dead Island, Prison Architect, Skyrim and Torchlight. I need Reus and Tomb Raider. ---
**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, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/129 "2013-07-19T21:01:18Z")
If we’re gonna do trading and stuff I’d suggest opening a new thread, that’s just going to clutter this one up. Anyway, Civ 5 is one of the deals today. If you want to get in on the [SDMB Multiplayer Civ 5 games](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=694995), you’ll need the gold edition. If you already have the game, upgrading to the gold edition is $5. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/130 "2013-07-19T21:39:14Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > There’s definitely cake. Oh, good. I’d hate to think that nice lady would lie to me. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/131 "2013-07-19T21:42:14Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Dungeon defenders 85% off, Sold. > > Looking at my statistics there are clear categories off my time play > > Never installed or played yet about 40% > Played less than 6 hours(ie. games I hated) about 25% > Played 25-50 hours.(okay games but pushed off by something better) 20% > played 135-340 hours(very good games, but not unlimited replay) 10% > Played 2500 hours+(excellent games, unlimited replay and variations ) 5% New Vegas, Skyrim, Borderlands2. > > But not one single game in between those hour groupings. > And before you think I have no life,I have been on steam for years, and I often leave the game paused for hours, and on some occasion days when I forget the computer is on. You’ve spent the equivalent of \>300 24-hour days with no sleep on 3 games? Or do you mean 2500 hours spread amongst all of them? And 6 hours until you decide you hate sometime? I admire your commitment. I don’t have any I hate, per se, and every game I intentionally bought I liked. Some were bundled, and I played once and set them down (“rhythm game? no thanks.”). Others I skipped out on the online content if it’s the main draw. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/132 "2013-07-20T15:29:27Z")
All kidding aside, I did just get _Portal_ for the first time this week, but I’ve already finished it. I’m making pretty good progress on _Portal 2_; I’ve gotten to the chambers where Cave Johnson was testing the blue repulsion gel in the '50s. ---
**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 20, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/133 "2013-07-20T16:06:28Z")
Portal, sadly, gives me motion sickness. I’m glad I got it free with some bundled deal a while back. I think I’d love it but maybe 10-15 minutes of play and … erk. (Same thing happened with Morrowind, to the point that I didn’t even buy Oblivion.) ---
**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 20, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/134 "2013-07-20T18:43:20Z")
Latest deals: Prison Architect $19.79 - still in alpha, with various deal packages to check out. One lets you write a bio for and name a prisoner. It’s basically SimPrison, and you have to consider the financial and moral implications of even small decisions, like the layout of your prison, if/where TVs are placed, and so on. Natural Selection $6.24 Assassin’s Creed III $23.99 Counter Strike Global Offensive $5.09 Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed $7.49 Starforge Alpha $9.99 Omerta City of Gangsters $9.99 Worms Revolution (with level editor) $3.74 Saints Row The Third $4.99 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords $3.39 ---
**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:** [July 20, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/135 "2013-07-20T18:47:04Z")
> [@PacifistPorcupine](#): > > I need Reus and Tomb Raider. I have extras of them as well as Torchlight II. ---
**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 20, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/136 "2013-07-20T20:20:46Z")
Alright so I’m organizing SDMB games of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. Get the gold edition for $7.50 (it has some multiplayer maps that everyone needs in order to play them together along with some other minor DLCs). We played AC:Brotherhood and had fun with it, but the way the matchmaking worked made it hard to find a game after the post-sale slump. ACR is a little better in that regard. I’m also told it corrects some of the stupid aspects of ACB multiplayer and has some new and better modes. The basic premise of multiplayer is basically a ripoff of The Ship, where you’re assigned another player as your assassination target, and another player gets you. So you have to blend in, sneak around, hunt your target, and kill them without raising an alarm. It’s pretty fun, there are various modes. Anyway, if you were thinking about getting the game anyway, or it sounds interesting to you, pick up the gold pack (everyone has to have the DLC maps to play them and it’s only an extra 2 bucks), [add me on steam](http://steamcommunity.com/id/SenorBeef/) and tell me you’re interested. I think we have 7 people in on it already and we’ll get more. ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/137 "2013-07-20T20:35:30Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Portal, sadly, gives me motion sickness. I’m glad I got it free with some bundled deal a while back. I think I’d love it but maybe 10-15 minutes of play and … erk. (Same thing happened with Morrowind, to the point that I didn’t even buy Oblivion.) I found that the Source engine games (i.e. Half Life 2 and the Portals) made me nauseous too, but fiddling with the FOV in the graphics settings made it bearable for me. ---
**Author:** ![born\_too\_late](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@born\_too\_late](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/born_too_late)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/138 "2013-07-20T21:11:05Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Alright so I’m organizing SDMB games of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. Get the gold edition for $7.50 (it has some multiplayer maps that everyone needs in order to play them together along with some other minor DLCs). > > … > > Anyway, if you were thinking about getting the game anyway, or it sounds interesting to you, pick up the gold pack (everyone has to have the DLC maps to play them and it’s only an extra 2 bucks), [add me on steam](http://steamcommunity.com/id/SenorBeef/) and tell me you’re interested. I think we have 7 people in on it already and we’ll get more. I just picked up the gold edition, and I’m interested. On another note, how did I not know there was an SDMB Steam group? If anyone wants to trade cards, my handle is born2late. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/139 "2013-07-21T02:36:52Z")
[Steam Trading Cards](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16495480) thread, as suggested in this thread. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235/140 "2013-07-21T04:29:39Z")
Wish I’d looked at this thread earlier. Is Deus Ex: Human Revolution worth $9.99? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235.md?page=8)