Steam Summer 2014 Sale

[Eightball]

Another sale, another thread.

TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT

What the fuck is this?
Around most holiday seasons, Steam has massive sales wherein games sell for up to 90% off their original prices. Sure enough, today marks the first of 16 days 12 days of steam sales: December 20th through January 5th June 19th through June 30th. This thread is for the discussion of sales: Hidden deals, evaluations of games that are on-sale, recommendations, and so on.

But don't we already have a game deals discussion thread?
Shut the fuck up! I mean, it's better to have a dedicated thread for this for organization's sake. Also, new threads tend to garner more attention, which is good considering the short-notice nature of these sales, which change every day, or even every few hours.

How are the sales structured?
There are a few different types of sales. There are "Daily Deals", which go up at 12pm CST every day, and stay there for 48 hours. These tend to be the biggest titles & best sales, but not always. There are "Flash Sales" which tend to last for only 10 hours, so check often for those. There are also "Publisher packs", which contain just about all of the games a publisher has put on Steam. These are arguably the best value, but chances are you already own some of the included games (extra copies are rarely transferable on Steam). Lastly, almost all steam games will have some low, constitutive discount on them (maybe -25% off), but these aren't usually advertised on the steam front-page. Oh, and there are also deals that users can vote on.

How can I make the most of this?
First, set a budget aside for yourself. If gaming is your primary source of entertainment, I don't think it's unreasonable to budget $100 or more...but I tend to go overboard. Update your wishlist, as Caffeine suggests below suggested last time. Not only will this make receiving gifts easier, but Steam will now also inform you when your wishlisted games go on sale. Once you've done that, just check twice a day and look at what's being offered. There will be 16 days 12 days of sales, the longest yet, so don't spend all your cash in one go. In fact, save a bunch of cash for the last day, and do not buy games that aren't featured in a daily deal or flash sale until that last day. So, if you see Witcher 2 for -25% off now, but it's not advertised anywhere, wait. It may come up -75% later. If not, buy it on the last day.

Shoutout to Boney for (still) being a huge gaylord

[Eightball]

I'm on pink team, rip.

YOU SHOULD BUY: Hotline miami while it's -85% off. A both fun and infurating top down violence simulator. Good for the cunning or just insane. Only $1.49, and the last two people I gifted it to loved it. You should also buy XCOM for $7.49, a great tactics game that will engross you and make you attached to your squadmates right before they get horribly maimed.

EDIT: Just picked up Don't Starve.

EDIT2: To the moon is currently -70%. It'll take around 3 hours to complete; a pretty good experience. http://store.steampowered.com/app/206440

[CaffeinePowered]

Second To the Moon and Hotline Miami

[Eschatos]

Gets Sins of a Solar Empire yall. I want someone to multiplayer with.

[Duck, Duck, Goose]

Gets Sins of a Solar Empire yall. I want someone to multiplayer with.

Hi

I snagged the XCOM expansion as well as The Bureau (4 bucks, why not?), and Endless Space with a stacking 50% off coupon (for a total of 82% off).

also purple team is the best

[Sogo]

Is there any way to abandon the trashcan that is red team? Being so far in last that it's irredeemable kinda kills all desire to do any of the extra stuff.

[Vongore]

Is there any way to abandon the trashcan that is red team? Being so far in last that it's irredeemable kinda kills all desire to do any of the extra stuff.

Silence you Red peasant. Blue master race here.

[Duck, Duck, Goose]

[quote author=Sogo Payne link=topic=7285.msg279271#msg279271 date=1403231805]
Is there any way to abandon the trashcan that is red team? Being so far in last that it's irredeemable kinda kills all desire to do any of the extra stuff.

Silence you Red peasant. Blue master race here.
[/quote]scoreboard says otherwise

[Vongore]

[quote author=Vongore link=topic=7285.msg279272#msg279272 date=1403231994]
[quote author=Sogo Payne link=topic=7285.msg279271#msg279271 date=1403231805]
Is there any way to abandon the trashcan that is red team? Being so far in last that it's irredeemable kinda kills all desire to do any of the extra stuff.

Silence you Red peasant. Blue master race here.
[/quote]scoreboard says otherwise


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WHAAAAA A couple hours ago we were number 1 :C

[StolenToast]

[quote author=Nitrous Oxide link=topic=7285.msg279274#msg279274 date=1403233263]
[quote author=Vongore link=topic=7285.msg279272#msg279272 date=1403231994]
[quote author=Sogo Payne link=topic=7285.msg279271#msg279271 date=1403231805]
Is there any way to abandon the trashcan that is red team? Being so far in last that it's irredeemable kinda kills all desire to do any of the extra stuff.

Silence you Red peasant. Blue master race here.
[/quote]scoreboard says otherwise


[/quote]


WHAAAAA A couple hours ago we were number 1 :C
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Nerf ZOE

[FlyingMongoose]

[quote author=Vongore link=topic=7285.msg279276#msg279276 date=1403236576]
[quote author=Nitrous Oxide link=topic=7285.msg279274#msg279274 date=1403233263]
[quote author=Vongore link=topic=7285.msg279272#msg279272 date=1403231994]
[quote author=Sogo Payne link=topic=7285.msg279271#msg279271 date=1403231805]
Is there any way to abandon the trashcan that is red team? Being so far in last that it's irredeemable kinda kills all desire to do any of the extra stuff.

Silence you Red peasant. Blue master race here.
[/quote]scoreboard says otherwise


[/quote]


WHAAAAA A couple hours ago we were number 1 :C
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Nerf ZOE
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There's too much fun going on in here, we need SOE to come and fix it.

[Duck, Duck, Goose]

Drawings will be held within 24 hours from the end of each period.

So just an FYI in case anyone starts getting confused, the prizes awarded tomorrow (Saturday) at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST are from Thursday.

[Evil Cheese]

I'm eyeballing Prison Architect right now, but it's also early access. While I don't like the idea of paying to beta test a dev's game for them, Prison Architect seems to be one of the few games doing the early access model correctly.

[FlyingMongoose]

I'm eyeballing Prison Architect right now, but it's also early access. While I don't like the idea of paying to beta test a dev's game for them, Prison Architect seems to be one of the few games doing the early access model correctly.

You mean by not being true "early access" but actually the full release and patches and bugfixes after-the fact?

[Evil Cheese]

I mean by having the core gameplay concept being in a playable (preferably enjoyable) state while additional features and bugfixes are released on a regular schedule. Something worth investing money in before it's finished with a clear vision and development schedule. Minecraft, SpaceBase DF-9, and Kerbal Space Program are all good examples.

[Surf314]

So far, nothing has really jumped out at me that I don't already own. #firstworldproblems

How do you tell what team you are on?

[Luca Shoal]

Should I get Plague Inc now, or wait and see if it goes on Flash Sale later? Probably the latter.

[CaffeinePowered]

Prison Architect any good?

[Goffin]

Gabe is the antichrist.  All he's doing is ensuring you bitches don't go outside for summer activities and get fatt in the process.

Fin

[Duck, Duck, Goose]

RAGE is hella worth $5 if you don't already have it (just a fair warning, it's also a 19.1 GB download, 24.95 GB installed).