Initial scroll through looks pretty meh. There a list of good’ns going yet?
The Steam Summer Sale is live now!
Submitted 9 months ago by simple@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/3682303734604033314
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Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 9 months ago
eezeebee@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Very worth it at that price. I thought the DLCs were great too. 180+ hours
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 9 months ago
One of the best games on the market. Worth every cent and then some, even at full price.
kionay@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I found out that Satisfactory is on sale right now, and will go up in price by $10 after the sale. So if you want it before 1.0 comes out now would be a great time.
PoopMonster@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Slay the spire is like 8 bucks and disco elsyium is like 4 but that’s about it.
JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 9 months ago
Baldur’s gate is 20% off. Definitely definitely worth the price
jBlight@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Hello fellow lemmies! Any recommendations for new must have indie games?
simple@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Celeste is 90% off, Kingdom Come Deliverance is 80% off, Braid Anniversary Edition is 75% off. All worth it imo.
NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
The second KCD is coming out later this year too so nows the time to try it!
pineapplelover@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Celeste is amazing. Still need to beat it
Corigan@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Love some diver Dave, and balto.
artnay@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I wouldn’t call Dave the Diver new (released exactly a year ago) nor indie (Mintrocket is a subdivison of Nexon). Yet it’s something that can be recommended wholeheartedly.
Couple of games in no particular order that are pretty new and can be considered as indie:
cellardoor@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Can confirm Dave the Diver will zen you out and make you feel good inside.
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Depends on your definition of “new” and “must-have”.
- Grapple Dog 75% off — momentum-based grappling hook platformer with a very funky soundtrack and Nitrome-style 2D art (spoiler: the dev was a Nitrome artist)
- Cobalt Core 25% off — deckbuilding in space! There’s an actual plot with an interesting cast of characters. The board game-style positioning mechanic was what sold me on the game.
- Cassette Beasts 40% off — creature collector with an identity that isn’t just “indie Pokémon”. Cool worldbuilding, heartfelt story, grown-up mechanics, and imaginative monster designs that avoid the “monster + element” formula.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I just picked up Dread Delusion, Shadows of Doubt, and Stellar Tactics. I played demos of Dread Delusion and Shadows of Doubt a while back, and both of them blew me away; the former just launched out of early access and the latter is supposed to do so before the end of the year. Stellar Tactics is one that’s intriguing, but I haven’t played it yet. I’ve been playing Fallout 2 lately, and it made me want to find a CRPG that was more successful at what Starfield was trying to do; I typed in some tags into the Steam search, Stellar Tactics was what I found, and I think it’ll scratch that itch. Stellar Tactics is also in early access, and it’s been in early access since 2016 with no end in sight, but it’s very systems driven, so I’ll likely be okay with playing it early anyway.
Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
Crab Champions is not exactly new (I think it’s been in early access since 2023), but it’s really fun and currently just $7.49
AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I don’t know how must have it is, but I’ve been enjoying Isles of Sea and Sky, a sokoban type puzzle game currently 10% off until July 11th (currently $17.99).
noxy@yiffit.net 9 months ago
Monster Sanctuary! Scratches the Pokemon itch but way better than any Pokemon game ever has
Tugboater203@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’m new to Steam and pc gaming, grabbed an OLED deck a little bit ago. I’m looking for recommendations for FPS and RPGs that I can play offline. I’ve never played any of the Elder Scrolls stuff should I grab one of them? What do you suggest?
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Some offline-friendly FPS games.
- Half-Life 1 and 2
- Borderlands 2 and 3
- Dusk
- SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
First-person puzzle games (other than Portal 1 and 2, which you’ve heard about enough already):
- Once you’re done both Portals, check out community-made mod campaigns!
- Portal: Revolution is a prequel to Portal 2 that introduces a few new mechanics.
- Portal Stories: Mel has pretty much zero new mechanics but cranks up the difficulty.
- Viewfinder
- The Witness
jumjummy@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Not sure it’s steam deck friendly, but The Talos Pinciple (1 and 2) are both great puzzle games.
scutiger@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Not one of the types you were asking about, but Hades feels like it’s made for the Steam Deck, and it’s a great game (and also on sale)
For FPS games, Doom (2016) is one of the all-time single-player FPS games and runs great on the Deck.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Doom 2016 was just about perfect. It blended old-shool FPS fundamentals with modern aiming, collectibles, etc.
Corigan@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Stardew valley, Midnight sun, diver Dave, persona 5
Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 months ago
Half Life 2 and it’s episodes are always on a massive sale in a Valve bundle.
store.steampowered.com/…/Valve_Complete_Pack/
There’s a lot of stuff there you won’t play, but it’s a must have for the Half Life and Portal series.
Retrograde@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Try these gems:
- Vampire Survivors
- Death must die
- Dead Cells
callouscomic@lemm.ee 9 months ago
For Elder Scrolls, I’d recommend giving either Oblivion or Skyrim a whirl, and then after you feel done with one, try the other. In my opinion they are both great for different reasons, and they are different enough to feel like very different games in some ways.
There’s great modding resources too if you’re into that. Even light modding like some QoL upgrades or bug fixes. I’m not talking crazy mods.
noxy@yiffit.net 9 months ago
Monster Sanctuary! Outstanding mix of metroidvania and pokemon sorta game
MajorHavoc@programming.dev 9 months ago
The Halo Anniversary collection shines on SteamDeck. It was my first purchase after getting mine, I think.
SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Cat Quest
VOwOxel@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
I’m currently in the process of trying to 100% Cat Quest, since I already have all achievements on Cat Quest 2, before Part 3 comes out this august. Very much enjoyed the first two games, so I recommend as well :)
Jtee@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Shadow of war is 2.99 CAD
bob_lemon@feddit.de 9 months ago
Decent game to quit about 30h in because while it’s good and fun to play, it’s incredibly repetitive.
smiletolerantly@awful.systems 9 months ago
In case RPG includes JRPG for you: Both Nier:Automata and Nier:Replicant play fantastic in the deck, and those games are far more enjoyable with a controller instead of keyboard and mouse
Hadriscus@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Not sure how it plays on Deck (UI is pretty small scale iirc) but Morrowind is great if you like RPGs with great atmosphere that don’t hold your hand, and if you’re ok with oldish graphics (some famous mods make it much more palatable however). I don’t particularly like Oblivion or Skyrim, they’re much more generic whereas Morrowind is pretty unique in terms of universe. But then again you’d have to look up how well it runs on the Deck and whether or not you can install the unofficial bugfix mod among other obligatory things
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines
christov@lemmy.world 9 months ago
RPG wise all the dragon age games are on sale, plus there’s always fallout or skyrim.
Tugboater203@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I haven’t played any of those, do youbhave a favorite?
eezeebee@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Grabbed about half of my wishlist. Disappointed that Dark Souls Remastered isn’t on sale at all, but it can wait.
Frogun Mail Mole + Xpress Deliveries Toree 3D Toree2 Pseudoregalia Heckabomb Alwa’s Awakening GRIS Spyro Reignited Trilogy Macbat 64 A Hat in Time - Nyakuza Metro DLC Cavern of Dreams Tails of Iron Super Kiwi 64 Lunistice
Now begins the summer of platforming
simple@lemm.ee 9 months ago
That’s a great list, Spyro trilogy alone can last you a really long time.
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I don’t see Corn Kidz 64 on that list.
eezeebee@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
It wasn’t on my radar. Now it’s on my wishlist It looks great, thanks!
5PACEBAR@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Nice suggestions! I picked up almost all of them thanks to you!
mox@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago
This one offers daily trading cards for finishing a discovery queue, and stickers for following one of the “browse by category” links.
Looks like the site is overloaded at the moment, with somethings not working quite right.
CatZoomies@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Celeste for $1.99? Hell yes! Insta buy for me, been wanting to play this game so bad.
atocci@lemmy.world 9 months ago
What’s good this time around? In my cart so far I have Until Then, Disco Elysium, and MS Flight Simulator.
GreyCat@lemmy.world 9 months ago
No event/game for this sale ?
djsoren19@yiffit.net 9 months ago
It’s only 20% off, but Alpha Protocol has returned to Steam just in time for the sale!
HollowNaught@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Grabbed Synthetik. Absolute banger of a game, already have 15 hours in it
bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I picked up Duck Detective and Nova lands. Been in need of some new Steam Deck games and these seem perfect!
meleecrits@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I love how they advertise “up to 20% off a steam deck,” but that’s only for refurbished and there’s none in stock.
r00ty@kbin.life 9 months ago
So between 0 and 20. 😛
CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Aren’t the brand new LCDs still in stock an 15% off? Still a decent deal