# The Humble Indie Bundle 3 on sale (pay what you want...some goes to charity) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 26, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419 "2011-07-26T19:44:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/1 "2011-07-26T19:44:44Z")
Follow the link below for the Humble Indie Bundle 3. These bundles are from indpendent game developers and (usually) are pretty fun and clever. You can pay what you want for the five games (or nothing at all) so a good bargain any way you slice it. If you want a portion of your purchase price can go towards supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation and/or Child’s Play charities (or none at all if you want). The five games on offer are: - Crayon Physics Deluxe - Cogs - VVVVVV - Hammerfight - And Yet it Moves > **[Humble Bundle](https://www.humblebundle.com/?hib3)** > > Pay what you want. Support charity. Get awesome games. ---
**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 26, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/2 "2011-07-26T19:45:56Z")
Be sure to pay a cent, cost them money in processing fees, and then brag about how you ripped them off, as about 30% of people do… ---
**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 26, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/3 "2011-07-26T20:09:34Z")
I didn’t get to explore the site too deeply but clicking on VVVVVV just says that the site is down while the game is part of the Bundle. Anyone know what it’s about? Something about the last bundle (a couple betas and a game they openly admitted wasn’t and would never be finished) put me off from jumping in but I might give it a whirl this time around. I promise to go over a penny though and not brag about how I’m screwing over a charity. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/4 "2011-07-26T20:16:21Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I didn’t get to explore the site too deeply but clicking on VVVVVV just says that the site is down while the game is part of the Bundle. Anyone know what it’s about? It’s a very simple (think 4-bit) 2D platformer that uses shifting gravity. It’s surprisingly tricky. The name comes from the fact that spikes (which look like VVVVVV) are deadly and show up everyfreakingwhere. ---
**Author:** ![Prox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@Prox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prox)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/5 "2011-08-04T06:35:37Z")
Just to let everyone know, they added the Humble Bundle 2 to the the 3rd one if you pay more than the average amount. I’ve been wanting to pick up Braid so this was great news for me. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/6 "2011-08-04T13:54:12Z")
Figures. I just bought Mechanarium (sp? whatever) at Steam’s 75% off price. That’s how they getcha :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/7 "2011-08-04T18:10:46Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Be sure to pay a cent, cost them money in processing fees, and then brag about how you ripped them off, as about 30% of people do… Apparently they are on to the [paying $0.01 trick](http://i.imgur.com/TOEIn.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/8 "2011-08-04T21:28:08Z")
> [@Prox](#): > > Just to let everyone know, they added the Humble Bundle 2 to the the 3rd one if you pay more than the average amount. I’ve been wanting to pick up Braid so this was great news for me. Wow, plus the bonus game they added when I wasn’t looking. Bundle #3 wasn’t enough for me, as I have VVVVVV and I was told Cogs wasn’t that great, but all 11 games are easily worth $15-20. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/9 "2011-08-05T22:32:27Z")
Thanks for the news. So if I own two games, the extra copies won’t disappear but instead become gifts? Just like if I buy direct from Steam? ---
**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:** [August 5, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/10 "2011-08-05T23:49:17Z")
I’ve heard otherwise. The extra copies are essentially “lost”. They’ve also now added Atom Zombie Smasher I figured the two “bonus” games made up for me already owning Braid and Machin-whatever and plunked down for the pack tonight. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/11 "2011-08-05T23:54:54Z")
That sucks. Those are the same two I have. Let me know what does happen in Steam. Not that I do much with the gifts I do have; I still have a copy of Half-life 2. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/12 "2011-08-06T00:00:20Z")
Ok, my mistake. Ordering the Bundle gave me a link to a site where each game has its own download link. So I suppose I could download the file for Braid and just email it to someone if I felt so inclined (since it’s DRM free). Or email the file to 100 people if I was a dick. Sorry for the confusion; I was basing it off other’s reports on the Steam forums. Really, Steam has nothing to do with this that I can tell since all the files are available as directly downloaded executables. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/13 "2011-08-06T00:15:43Z")
Don’t worry, people on every forum are idiots. Except this one 🙂 Right below the purchase button, it does say “includes Steam key,” but not if it’s for every game. I saw something (on a forum…) that seems to suggest they all have keys except Cortex Command, but don’t know if that refers to HIB2 and 3 or just 2. But thanks for looking, I appreciate it. Will probably pick this up when I get home. [WP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Indie_Bundle) claims that, too. ---
**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/14 "2011-08-06T17:36:07Z")
I bought HIB3 early on. Just found that it now includes two new games, and that I also get HIB2. Sweet. The extra HIB3 games have already been added to my Steam library (without any notification) and you get a second Steam code for HIB2. Only Cortex Command isn’t on Steam. I already had Braid and Machinarium (which is why I passed on HIB2) so I can confirm that you can’t “gift” a new copy if you already own something. ---
**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/15 "2011-08-06T18:08:32Z")
> [@lazybratsche](#): > > I already had Braid and Machinarium (which is why I passed on HIB2) so I can confirm that you can’t “gift” a new copy if you already own something. Minor point but Cogs is giftable if you already have a copy. But yeah nothing else seems to be. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/16 "2011-08-06T20:46:28Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Be sure to pay a cent, cost them money in processing fees, and then brag about how you ripped them off, as about 30% of people do… I’m considering paying a cent, then donating IF I like any of the games… Joe ---
**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:** [August 6, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/17 "2011-08-06T23:13:35Z")
Why not just set your donation to 100% charity and then returning to give more for the developers/HIB organizers if you like the games? ---
**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/18 "2011-08-07T10:45:43Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > I’m considering paying a cent, then donating IF I like any of the games… > > Joe Please don’t pay less than the .30 paypal fee. You’re charging them for giving you games at that point. Go find the numerous places pirating the games if you’re that hard up as it would actually save them money. Seriously if you can’t shell out at least $5.00 you shouldn’t be buying games anyway. Cogs alone is £6.99 on Steam. Atom Zombie Smasher is £5.99 there’s no way you’re losing out. (I’d say Cogs has given me about $5 worth of fun and Zombie is easily worth $10). Also if you pay over the average (currently around $5.65) they throw in the previous bundle as well. This kind of behaviour should be rewarded and encouraged. ---
**Author:** ![ClaytonThroop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@ClaytonThroop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClaytonThroop)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humble-indie-bundle-3-on-sale-pay-what-you-want-some-goes-to-charity/590419/19 "2011-09-01T21:48:55Z")
I bought a bunch of these for friends when this happened. I have one extra that nobody wants. Does anyone here want it? Free. It’s for both bundle 3 and 2. (Oh, and sorry if I got anyone’s hopes up by bumping this!)