Whenever there is a Steam sale which appears significant in some way, I plan on putting up a short description here, as well as a poll whether or not the community would recommend getting this deal. I will also "bookmark" the page at which this specific sales discussion started in this thread, so you can easily skip all old posts right to those that concern the current sale.
Please give comments on why you would recommend or not recommend a deal if you have sound reasons! And please do not vote what you do (like "i already have it so i don't buy it") but vote what you'd recommend people to do, that do not have the game(s)!
Small disclaimer: Since i am just a human being too, i am neither all-knowing, nor always available and on top of everything. If i miss something significant, may it be either because i just didn't notice, or because I don't deem it a significant deal, but you did - please make a post! Also, i would like if there was someone who could provide me with the US prices for these sales, as i only see europe prices.
Other than the OP and comments on sales, please feel free to use this thread for stating concerns or recommendations for given sales. However I would ask you to please refrain from discussing ingame specifics, such as balance discussions for instance.
- July 12th 2012 It's summer sale time!
It's summer sale time!
discuss sales from page 131 onwards. Happy shopping!
I don't know if there is a point to archiving the previously discussed sales, but I'll keep it an option for now.
+ Show Spoiler [October 2011] +
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (the new title that came out just a few weeks ago) is already on sale. It's not a huge price drop, but from what i've heard it seems to be a quite good game with a bunch of meme images popping up etc. It's available for 38€ (50€ -25%) with a metascore of 89/100 points. If you have played it: Worth it?
No! (6)
Didn't play it but i still want to vote! (6)
31 total votes
Your vote: Do you recommend people to buy Deus Ex for this somewhat lower price?
(Vote): Yes!
(Vote): No!
(Vote): Didn't play it but i still want to vote!
Discussion for this sale starts on page 66.
Fable III is available for 14€ (40€ -66%) this weekend. With a metascore of 75 points, what's your oppinion? Worth it or not?
Yay! (5)
33 total votes
Your vote: Do you recommend people to buy the Fable 3 Weekend Deal?
Discussion for this sale starts on page 65.
+ Show Spoiler [September 2011] +
Finally theres a sale on a bigger title once again. It's been quite a while of just 5bucks indie games and complete publisher sale catalogs. So, here's a new poll:
Until monday, its prices down for Dungeon Siege 3. A mediocre Metascore of 72 points, i wonder if this is any good. Price is down to 25€ (50€ -50%). Also, there's a deluxe version available, which is Dungeon Siege 3 plus Dungeon Siege and Dungeon Siege 2, for just 3€ more, making it 28€ (55€ - 50%).
Yes, normal version! (1)
Yes, deluxe version! (0)
9 total votes
Your vote: Do you recommend getting it for this price?
(Vote): Yes, normal version!
(Vote): Yes, deluxe version!
(Vote): No.
Discussion for this sale starts on page 64.
+ Show Spoiler [August 2011] +
There's a few daily deals (for which i won't put up polls, feel free to discuss those individually of course!) as well as a giant pack which seems to be for sale for the next four days. all of the included games are also on sale individually with 25% saved each, except for Brink and Doom3 with 50% saved each.
The QuakeCon Pack. Included games:
- Brink: 50€
- Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth: 10€
- Commander Keen: 5€
- Doom3: 20€
- Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition: 30€
- Fallout New Vegas: 20€
- Fallout New Vegas DLC: Dead Money: 10€
- Fallout New Vegas DLC: Honest Hearts: 10€
- Fallout New Vegas DLC: Old World Blues: 10€
- Hunted: The Demon's Forge: 50€
- Elder Scrolls III: Morrowing GotY Edition: 20€
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GotY Edition: 25€
Total price: 70€ (260€ -75%)
I recommend you save your money. (3)
I recommend some of the games individually (post which!) (2)
9 total votes
Your vote: Quake Con Deals?
(Vote): I recommend the whole pack!
(Vote): I recommend you save your money.
(Vote): I recommend some of the games individually (post which!)
Discussion for this sale starts on page 58.
+ Show Spoiler [July 2011] +
Metascore of 91 is pretty good! Price is down to 7.50€ (30€ -75%)
Don't buy it, metascore must be wrong :P (2)
12 total votes
Your vote: Your Recommendation?
(Vote): Buy it! Worth the money.
(Vote): Don't buy it, metascore must be wrong :P
Discussion for this sale starts on page 57.
No! (4)
21 total votes
Your vote: Recommend Civ V for 17€ (down from 50€)?
Discussion for this sale starts on page 56.
+ Show Spoiler [June 2011] +
Two packs are available: The Indie Variety Pack and the Indie Action Pack
Indie Variety Pack - Included Games:
- A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda (10€)
- Atom Zombie Smasher (10€)
- Capsized (10€)
- Machinarium (8,50€)
- Swords and Soldiers HD (10€)
Indie Variety Pack - Total Price: 10€ (50€ - 80%)
Indie Action Pack - Included Games:
- AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity (9€)
- Gridrunner Revolution (7€)
- Metal Drift (9€)
- Starscape (10€)
- Zombie Driver (9€)
Indie Action Pack - Total Price: 9€ (45€ - 80%)
Variety pack! (3)
Both!! (2)
Action pack! (0)
14 total votes
Your vote: Which packs do you recommend?
(Vote): Neither.
(Vote): Action pack!
(Vote): Variety pack!
(Vote): Both!!
Discussion for these packs starts on page 15.
It's Thief: Deadly Shadows for 4€ (15€ -75%). Pretty good meta score so, if you know the game, what's your recommendation?
No. (5)
18 total votes
Your vote: Should people buy Thief: Deadly Shadows?
Discussion for this sale starts on page 14.
It's Red Faction Guerrilla for 2.50€ (10€ -75%). Also a farily good meta score so, again, if you know the game, what's your recommendation?
No. (7)
15 total votes
Your vote: Should people get Red Faction Guerrilla?
Discussion for this sale starts on page 14.
+ Show Spoiler [May 2011] +
Again here, i won't put up polls for this because it's just too many games which you can buy individually, so here's again the list:
- Hearts of Iron III: 6€ (20€ -70%)
- Hearts of Iron III DLC: German Sprite Pack: 60ct (2€ -70%)
- Hearts of Iron III DLC: German II Spritepack: 60ct (2€ -70%)
- Hearts of Iron III DLC: German Infantry Pack: 60ct (2€ -70%)
- Hearts of Iron III DLC: Japanese Infantry Pack: 60ct (2€ -70%)
- Hearts of Iron III DLC: Soviet Infantry Pack: 60ct (2€ -70%)
- Hearts of Iron III DLC: Soviet Music Pack: 60ct (2€ -70%)
- Hearts of Iron III DLC: Soviet Pack: 60ct (2€ -70%)
- Hearts of Iron III DLC: US Pack: 60ct (2€ -70%)
- Hearts of Iron III Semper Fi: 6€ (20€ -70%)
Also you can buy all these in one pack, in which case you get the Hearts of Iron III Semper Fi DLC: Dies Irae Götterdämmerung for 70% down, which sums up to 18€ (60€ -70%)
Discussion for these games starts on page 11.
Individually Available are:
- Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter: 4€ / 3£ (15€ / 12£ -75%)
- Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter: 5€ / 4.50£ (20€ / 18£ -75%)
These two can also be bought together in a pack for a total of 7.50€ / 5.50£, or in the Serious Sam HD: Gold Edition, which additionally includes the two original games from 2001 and 2002 for a total of 10€ / 7.50£ (40€ / 30£ -75%).
Get Both in the Pack (4)
Get the Gold Edition with everything! (2)
Get Second Encounter only (1)
Get First Encounter only (0)
14 total votes
Your vote: Do you recommend getting Serious on these deals?
(Vote): No. Don't get any of these games.
(Vote): Get First Encounter only
(Vote): Get Second Encounter only
(Vote): Get Both in the Pack
(Vote): Get the Gold Edition with everything!
Discussion for these games starts on page 12.
I won't put up polls for this because it's just too many games which you can buy individually, so here's the list:
- Darkstar one: 2.50€ (10€ -75%)
- Dawn of Magic 2: 4€ (15€ -75%)
- Desciples III - Renaissance Steam Special Edition: 7.50€ (30€ -75%)
- Grand Ages: Rome: 5€ (20€ -75%)
- Grand Ages: Rome - Reign of Augustus: 4€ (15€ -75%)
- Imperium Romanum Gold Edition: 2.50€ (10€ -75%)
- Patrician III: 1.10€ (4.50€ -75%)
- Patrician IV: Steam Edition: 10€ (40€ -75%)
- The Great Art Race: 2.50€ (10€ -75%)
- Tropico 3 - Steam Special Edition: 4€ (15€ -75%)
- Tropico 3 DLC: Absolute Power: 4€ (15€ -75%)
- Tropico Reloaded: 2€ (7€ -75%)
Also you can buy all these in one pack, in which case you get Tropico 2: Pirate Cove for a total of 30€.
Discussion for these games starts on page 11.
Individually available are:
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: 14€ (40€ -66%)
Battlefield Bad Company 2 DLC: SPECACT Kit Update: 2,50 (5€ -50%)
This poll is fo BF Bad Company 2! I mislabeled the poll! The Poll for the original BF2 is two polls further down.
No. (5)
Yes, but without the DLC (2)
21 total votes
Your vote: Do you recommend getting Battlefield 2?
(Vote): Yes, with the DLC!
(Vote): Yes, but without the DLC
(Vote): No.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam: 6,50€ (13€ -50%)
Yes (6)
15 total votes
Your vote: Do you recommend Battlefield Bad Company Vietnam?
Battlefield 2 Complete Collection, containing:
- Battlefield 2 (v1.50)
- Battlefield 2: Special Forces
- Battlefield 2: Euro Forces
- Battlefield 2: Armored Fury
Priced at 5€ (20€ -75%)
No! (6)
14 total votes
Your vote: Do you recommend Battlefield 2 Complete Pack?
Medal of Honor: 15€ (30€ -50%)
Medal of Honor: Airbound 2,50€ (10€ -75%)
Medal of Honor and Medal of Honor: Airbound! (2)
Only the original Medal of Honor (1)
Only Medal of Honor: Airbound (0)
13 total votes
Your vote: Which Medal of Honor do you recommend?
(Vote): Medal of Honor and Medal of Honor: Airbound!
(Vote): Only the original Medal of Honor
(Vote): Only Medal of Honor: Airbound
(Vote): Don't get either game.
Discussion for these games starts on page 9.
Today, it's Dead Space for 4€, down 75% from 15€, and Dead Space 2 for 24$, down 40% from 40€. Please note that dead space is not available from steam in all countries.
No (6)
Only if you're not a chicken! (2)
22 total votes
Your vote: Is Dead Space worth that money?
No (9)
19 total votes
Your vote: Should people buy Dead Space 2?
Discussion for these games starts on page 8.
Individually Available:
Crysis: 4€ (15€ -75%)
Crysis Warhead: 2.50€ (10€ -75%)
Crysis Maximum Edition (both games in a pack): 5€ (20€ -75%)
Buy both (= Maximum Edition) (11)
Buy Crisis only (0)
Buy Crisis Warhead only (0)
25 total votes
Your vote: What Crisis deals do you recommend people to buy?
(Vote): Don't buy either game.
(Vote): Buy Crisis only
(Vote): Buy Crisis Warhead only
(Vote): Buy both (= Maximum Edition)
Discussion for these games starts on page 7.
Individually Available:
Mass Effect: 4€ (15€ -75%)
Mass Effect 2: 10€ (20€ -50%)
Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition: 15€ (30€ -50%)
The digital deluxe edition apparently has a few additional artbooks and ingame items, something like a collectors edition.
I don't recommend any of these. (6)
Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 Collector (3)
Only Mass Effect 1 (2)
Only Mass Effect 2 Standard (2)
Only Mass Effect 2 Collector (0)
34 total votes
Your vote: What Mass Effect should people buy?
(Vote): Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 Standard
(Vote): Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 Collector
(Vote): Only Mass Effect 1
(Vote): Only Mass Effect 2 Standard
(Vote): Only Mass Effect 2 Collector
(Vote): I don't recommend any of these.
Discussion for these games starts on page 6.
There is:
Sim City 4: 2,50€ (10€ -75%)
No!! Run away, don't buy it. (2)
12 total votes
Your vote: Sim City 4 for 2.50 - Your Recommendation?
(Vote): Yes!! Go for it!
(Vote): No!! Run away, don't buy it.
Sims 3: 27€ (45€ -40%)
Additionally, all Sims 3 DLCs are -50% off.
Get it, it's worth it. But don't bother with DLCs (3)
Get Sims 3 and all DLCs! (3)
Get Sims 3 and some DLCs (post which!) (0)
24 total votes
Your vote: Should people buy the Sims 3 deals?
(Vote): Get it, it's worth it. But don't bother with DLCs
(Vote): Get Sims 3 and some DLCs (post which!)
(Vote): Get Sims 3 and all DLCs!
(Vote): Sims? thats girl stuff and you are not a girl.
Discussion for these games starts on page 6.
Individually Available:
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit: 25€ (50€ -50%)
Yes (4)
10 total votes
Your vote: Should people buy Hot Pursuit?
Need for Speed: Shift: 7€ (20€ -60%)
Yes (2)
9 total votes
Your vote: Should people buy NFS: Shift?
Need for Speed Undercover: 5€ (20€ -75%)
Yes (3)
8 total votes
Your vote: Should people buy NFS Undercover?
Discussion for these games starts on page 5.
Individually Available is basically anything with the name "Dragon Age" in it for half the price it usually is, making "Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Version" available for 15€ (includes the original game, the expansion and all DLCs). The only exception is Dragon Age II, which is only down 25% to 38€. I didn't inlcude the separate DLC or Dragon Age origins non-ultimate-edition because basically ultimate edition costs as much as the original game itself and includes any dlcs and the expansion set. Whoever made these prices..
Oh and also you can buy the strategy guide for 50% off. Lol.
U stoopid? it's EA, get neither! (11)
Get Both! (6)
only Dragon Age II (1)
36 total votes
Your vote: Dragon Age?
(Vote): Get Both!
(Vote): only Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition
(Vote): only Dragon Age II
(Vote): U stoopid? it's EA, get neither!
Discussion for this pack starts on page 5.
+ Show Spoiler [April 2011] +
This pack has a ton of indie games included. Additionally, except for "Killing Floor", any of these games can be purchased individually for half price. Thus, i added a "buy some games individually" option to the poll - post which games if you vote for this!
Included Games:
- 1... 2... 3... KICK IT! (9€)
- AaAaAA!!! (9€)
- Amnesia (15€)
- AudioSurf (10€)
- BIT.TRIP BEAT (8€)
- Cogs (9€)
- Defense Grid: The Awakening (9€)
- Killing Floor (18€)
- RUSH (4.50€)
- Super Meat Boy (14€)
- The Ball (18€)
- The Wonderful End of the World (10€)
- Toki Tori (4.50€)
- One Potato-Hat for TF2 (priceless!)
Total Price: 34€ (134€ - 75%)
Get the full sack! (14)
Get some of the games separately (post which!) (7)
36 total votes
Your vote: What's your recommendation?
(Vote): Get the full sack!
(Vote): Get some of the games separately (post which!)
(Vote): Skip it all!
Note: There's something written about a "DE promotion", it might be, that these prices apply for Germany only. If so, please let me know!
Discussion for this pack starts on page 3.
There is a separate thread for this deal. Please head over to http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=196489 as i don't want to interfere with already existing threads.
Included Games:
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (10€)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction Deluxe Edition (35€)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell DLC Conviction Insurgency Pack (10€)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (10€)
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (5€)
Total Price: 28€ (70€ - 60%)
Yes! (2)
Only if... (see post) (1)
12 total votes
Your vote: Get the Splinter Cell Pack?
Discussion for this pack starts on page 4.
Individually Available:
- Civilization V: 30€ (50€ -40%)
- Civ V DLC Babylon: 2.10€ (4.50€ -40%)
- Civ V DLC Polynesia: 2.10€ (4.50€ -40%)
- Civ V DLC Spain and Inca: 2.10€ (4.50€ -40%)
- Civ V DLC Cradle of Civilization - America: 1.80€ (3.00€ -40%)
- Civ V DLC Cradle of Civilization - Asia: 1.80€ (3.00€ -40%)
- Civ V DLC Cradle of Civilization - Mediterran: 1.80€ (3.00€ -40%)
- Civ V DLC Cradle of Civilization - Mesopotamia: 1.80€ (3.00€ -40%)
Civilization is awesome! Get it, with all DLCs! (1)
Mehh, get Civ V without any DLCs (0)
Mehh, get Civ V with some DLCs - post which! (0)
18 total votes
Your vote: What would you recommend to get from the Civilization Sale?
(Vote): Civilization sucks dude! Leave it.
(Vote): Mehh, get Civ V without any DLCs
(Vote): Mehh, get Civ V with some DLCs - post which!
(Vote): Civilization is awesome! Get it, with all DLCs!
Discussion for this pack starts with the last post on page 4.
This pack includes:
- Magicka: 10€ (also available individually for 5€ (10€ -50%))
- Magicka: Vietnam (Content DLC): 5€
- Magicka: Wizards Survival Kit (Item/Gimmick DLC): 1€
Total Price: 8€ (16€ -50%)
No, it sucks. (7)
Yes, but only the original game. (1)
20 total votes
Your vote: Should people buy Magicka?
(Vote): Yes! Get the full pack!
(Vote): Yes, but only the original game.
(Vote): No, it sucks.
Discussion for this pack starts on page 4.
This gives you Borderlands GOTY for 13€ (50€ -75%). Seems to be the original game including all DLCs, but i'm not sure what exactly this is.
Update: Please ignore the poll option for "Borderlands without DLCs", this part of the original group of Sales is no longer available. Still, i didn't want to make a new poll for Borderlands GOTY, so i'll leave this here.
Get nothing.. (10)
Get Borderlands without DLCs (2)
24 total votes
Your vote: Which Borderlands versions do you recommend to buy?
(Vote): Get nothing..
(Vote): Get Borderlands GOTY!
(Vote): Get Borderlands without DLCs
Discussion for this pack starts with the last post on page 3.
Individually Available:
Bioshock: 5€ (20€ -75%)
Bioshock 2: 5€ (20€ -75%)
Bioshock 2 - Four Pack: 15€ (60€ -75%) (Note: Four pack means it's "buy 4, pay 3", it's the normal bioshock 2 game.)
/edit: sorry, that "(Preorder)" note was a mistake!
All! (7)
Bioshock (1) (6)
Bioshock 2 (0)
Bioshock 2 - Four Pack (Preorder) (0)
26 total votes
Your vote: Which Bioshock(s) to get?
(Vote): Bioshock (1)
(Vote): Bioshock 2
(Vote): Bioshock 2 - Four Pack (Preorder)
(Vote): All!
(Vote): None...
Discussion for this pack starts on page 3.
+ Show Spoiler [March 2011] +
This pack gives you 36 classic Sega games (each 2.50€ individually) for a total of only 7€!
As the list is a little long to copy/paste just click the pack title here to get to the store page, its .. long!
Yes! (4)
Depends: (0)
13 total votes
Your vote: Do you recommend buying this pack?
Discussion for this pack starts on page 2.
This pack gives you five Gothic games for less than 20€
Included games:
- ArcaniA: Gothic 4 (50€)
- Gothic 1
- Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods Enhanced Edition (10€)
- Gothic II: Gold Edition (10€)
- Gothic 3 (15€)
Total Price: 19€ (75€ -75%)
No (4)
Depends (1)
12 total votes
Your vote: Do you recommend buying this pack?
Discussion for this pack starts on page 2.
You get Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition for 7,50€ (30€ -75%).
No (1)
Depends (0)
10 total votes
Your vote: Would you recommend buying this Deal?
Discussion for this pack starts on page 2.
As there was some discussion and this is a lot of games for not that much money, here is the Total War Collection Pre-Sale:
Included games:
- Empire: Total War (30€)
- Medieval II: Total War (10€)
- Napoleon: Total War (Imperial Edition) (30€)
- Rome: Total War - Gold (10€)
- Total War: SHOGUN 2 (50€) [to be released in 3 days]
Total Price: 65€ (130€ -50%)
No (12)
Maybe/Depends (4)
29 total votes
Your vote: Would you recommend buying this pack?
Discussion for this pack starts on page 2.
A single game out of the above mentioned pack. Nothing special besides that. Usually 10€, down to 2.50€. Metascore of 92 is pretty good though!
Please vote based on the assumption, that the reader will NOT buy the pack! Don't vote "no" here because you think the pack is better!
No (2)
Don't know / Depends (2)
19 total votes
Your vote: Would you recommend this for people who don't buy the Pack?
Discussion for this pack starts on page 2.
This deal gives you Mafia II for 15€ instead of 50€, which is a pretty beefy price drop.
Yes (6)
Don't know / Depends (5)
29 total votes
Your vote: Would you recommend getting this deal?
Discussion for this sale starts at page 1.
I think this is a noteworthy sale due to 4 fairly large games being sold for less than any single one of them would usually cost on its own.
Included games:
- Assassin's Creed: Directory Cut Edition (30€)
- Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (20€)
- Farcry 2: Fortune's Edition (30€)
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (15€)
Total Price: 13€ (95€ -86%)
Yes (14)
Don't know / Depends (state in post) (1)
52 total votes
Your vote: Do you recommend getting this deal?
(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
(Vote): Don't know / Depends (state in post)