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KnowingNothing on 01/07/2011 - 03:40 store.steampowered.com (2051 clicks)
Last edited 02/07/2011 - 11:52

Prepare your wallets!

Steam's Summer Sale has a lot of heavily reduced games at great prices!

Tip: it looks like some of these deals will be a daily special so it might be best to wait certain deals out.

Notable mentions:

Square Enix Summer Collector Pack - $74.99 (Batman, Hitman, Tomb Raider, Just Cause, The Last Remnant) (Save 88%)
THQ Hit Collection - $49.99 (Warhammer, Company of Heroes, Metro 2033, Home Front) (Save 83%)
Valve Complete Pack - $49.99 (Counter-Strike, Portal, Left 4 Dead and Half-Life series) (Save 77%)
Sims 3 Pack - $79.99 (Sims 3 + Expansions) (Save 77%)
Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Double Pack - $1.24 (Save 75%)
Need for Speed Pack - $54.99 (Hot Pursuit, Undercover, Shift series) (Save 50%)
Monday Night Combat - $7.49 (Save 50%)
Divinity 2: Ego Draconis - $24.99 (Save 50%)
Mass Effect Pack - $ 34.99 (Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition) (Save 42%)
Portal 2 - $33.49 (Save 33%)
Portal Pack - $36.83 (Includes Portal 1 and Portal 2 (Save 33%)
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Digital Premium Edition - $33.49 (Save 33%)
Grand Theft Auto Complete Pack - $33.49 (GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas, Liberty City) (Save 33%)
Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga - $26.79 (save 33%)
Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack - $23.44 (Save 33%)
Street Fighter IV - $20.09 (Save 33%)
Dead Space Pack $34.99 (Dead Space 1 and Dead Space 2) (Save 30%)
Fallout: New Vegas - $37.49 (Save 25%)
Assassin's Creed Pack - $59.98 (Assassin's Creed 1/2/Brotherhood)(Save 25%)

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  • backslashio on 01/07/2011 - 05:28

    Nice! I considered getting Dead Space 2 but its just as cheap to import the console version (and I already have Dead Space 1)

    Witcher 2 is also slightly tempting (but once again similar issue)

    However the digital versions would get to my PC faster :P

    • Domingo on 01/07/2011 - 06:40
      +1

      If The Witcher 2 is anything like number 1, there is an easy alternative that is also rewarding. Instead of attempting to figure out and manage the character progression, simply go to work and perform some detailed analysis. The extra reward is that work pays you for such things, where as the Witcher will only reward you with huge levels of frustration if you make just a few tiny skill choice errors.

      • Domingo on 01/07/2011 - 11:26

        Someone obviously doesn't appreciate that, but maybe they will appreciate this:
        The Witcher Review
        Edit - Note: Some coarse language in video review

        Apparently there is a review of The Witcher 2 as well.

      • Domingo on 01/07/2011 - 11:33

        Exhibit B:

        The Witcher 2 Review

        I should mention, there is some usage of coarse language within these reviews. But, they tell it like it is.

    • mordie71 on 01/07/2011 - 07:48

      Witcher 2 at $50 is still not cheap compare to the $44.95 worldwide price it was and is for other regions … Better to get it Direct from GOG …No IP checking uncensored version …

      • backslashio on 01/07/2011 - 16:15

        Yeah I just noticed that the poster posted US prices, not AU prices :(

        I thought it US$33.49, not $50

    • BoltThrower on 01/07/2011 - 11:10
      +2

      Witcher 2 Premium is $20 at Cdkeyshere. Uncensored. English. Steam Download. 21gb including bonus content.

    • Erkel on 01/07/2011 - 11:44
      +2

      Remember the Australian version of Witcher 2 has been censored. You should definitely try and grab an uncensored version to get the fullest out of this game. As for prices I believe the cheapest I've found is ~USD$13 on the Russian Steam store, so if you have a friend that can gift it to you then you should definitely do so.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/07/2011 - 05:28
    +29

    Go easy on the purchase, boys. Buy ones that you'll play straight away/real soon.
    [Buy 10+ games. Only play 2 games (purchased years ago) until the next sale] is a common occurrence, but it's not exactly wise.
    Remember prices usually go down as the games get older.
    No matter how good a sale is, dollars you spent on a game that you'll never play are still wasted dollars.

    • blitz on 01/07/2011 - 07:30
      +5

      Words to live by for Steam sales.

    • pilchard on 01/07/2011 - 07:46
      +19

      True.

      Girls are not impressed by how large your steam games list is.

      • Domingo on 01/07/2011 - 08:21
        +10

        Girls are not impressed by how large your steam games list is.

        Sucks to be you, my girlfriend loves the size of my steam collection.

      • punk on 01/07/2011 - 08:21
        +6

        your mum doesn't count ;)

        steam sales are always pretty good. finding that quota to download the files isn't :P

        • Domingo on 01/07/2011 - 09:35
          +21

          Yeah but yours does.

      • Chris McMahon on 01/07/2011 - 08:29
        +8

        It's not the size of your collection, it's what you do with it. :D

        My suggestion is to first look through to find any publisher packs you want and save them for the last day. Then use the wishlist feature to mark all the games you want on day 1. Then check it each day to see if the game is a daily deal. Then on the last day buy everything that wasn't in a publisher pack, or didn't come up as a daily deal.

        The sale ends on 10th July (11th July our time).

      • Erkel on 01/07/2011 - 18:53

        Dunno about you but I don't buy games to impress other people. But it sure feels good when I see games that I like in my Steam library.

        • Windows7forever on 07/07/2011 - 09:31
          +2

          I try and hide my games when people come over. Having so many games is not a good look.

    • Gnostikos on 08/07/2011 - 01:46

      PoorPeasant, I think the point here is that, a good percentage of these games will be out of print and general store circulation very soon, if they aren't already, such as GTA3, Mass Effect, CS, Dead Space, Need for Speed: Shift, L4D, the Half-Life series, Metro 2033, etc… which you can't actually find in any boxed/budget editions on shelves anywhere.

      And if you do manage to scrap around the bottom of bargain bins at retail stores and find them, the problem is the budget/bare bones/el-cheapo editions you will find will most likely be missing extra content such as DLCs or only have one title out of the entire series and yet will often still cost far more than any of these 4-in-1 or 3-in-1 bundles you can purchase online (whether by digital distribution or mail order).

      The problem is the prices of these older titles typically plateau 1 year after the release date to within the range of $30-10 (these days $20 is the default price of a single budget title) and then just stay there for the rest of it's shelf life.
      They just don't take into account a games' wavering popularity/overall sales or demand/online popularity and fan-base/developer support and all the other factors that really determine the re-playability and longevity of a particular a title, and thus it's worth in the later year's of it's life cycle.

      Purchasing in bulk from Steam now, at far cheaper prices, makes more sense than changing your mind down the track, deciding you wanted to play an older title; finding it has virtually become abandon-ware and unavailable for purchase from anywhere and thus missing out or having to pay $20 dollars at retail for something that was individually around $5-10 dollars online.

      Some of these bundled packs equate to less than $10 dollars per individual game, which is something you will RARELY if EVER find at any major retail outlets, who will only go below the $10 dollar mark for ANY game in exceptional circumstances, i.e. pre-owned, damaged, ex-rental, missing documentation/manual, etc…

      Even if you only want to play 2 out of 4 games in a particular pack for example, I still think it's worth it. Chances are you'll change mind later on and get around to playing the others.

  • GreatWhiteHunter on 01/07/2011 - 06:45
    +1

    THe Sims 3 pack looks like decent value if you are into that sort of thing. My daughter loves it.

  • johnno07 on 01/07/2011 - 08:19

    Oblivion Deluxe edition for $8.50 is an amazing deal - so much content. I challenge anyone to complete it before Skyrim comes out.

    • [Deactivated] on 01/07/2011 - 12:35

      That is easy… You can beat it in a day because of the level scaling.

      • save my dollarydoos on 01/07/2011 - 17:18

        That makes no sense,

        Stuff scales with you meaning theres a chellenge always there.

        Not to mention the guild quest lines, additional quests, dungeons, modding

        • iaijutsu on 01/07/2011 - 23:04

          I thought he meant don't scale. Don't sleep, never level, and the monsters remain dead easy from start to finish.

          On a related note, FUUUUUU. I payed full price for deluxe edition less than a month ago as I lost my cd and keys a few years ago. Glad I hadn't bought Portal 2 yet, at least.

  • soupiejr on 01/07/2011 - 08:32
    +10

    GOD DAMN IT! And I've only just started saving again… Steam, oh how I hate to love you…takes out battered credit card

    I'm sorry kids, christmas is postponed again.

  • Grimezy on 01/07/2011 - 08:35
    +1

    There goes my wallet.

  • johnno07 on 01/07/2011 - 08:56
    +6

    I think they call it Steam due to the actual steam that comes off your wallet due to the friction of taking money out so quickly.

  • Chris McMahon on 01/07/2011 - 09:03
    +1

    Divinity 2: Ego Draconis - $24.99 (Save 50%)

    Actually, a better buy is Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga 33% off (US$26.79) which is the same game with improved graphics and more content.

  • Altezza on 01/07/2011 - 09:55
    +1

    Borderlands GOTY edition $7.50 again, missed out last time.

    http://store.steampowered.com/app/901566/

  • [Deactivated] on 01/07/2011 - 10:02

    Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Double Pack

    Highly recommended if you like point and click adventure games of ye olde past

  • Grimezy on 01/07/2011 - 10:04

    Absolute bargain for The Force Unleashed II.

    $13.39, heck I didn't even think it would be $20 normal price on the store yet.

    • Chris McMahon on 01/07/2011 - 10:09
      +1

      It wasn't received well upon release. I'm waiting to see if it's a daily deal. I don't think it's worth more than $10.

  • leonheart1 on 01/07/2011 - 11:14

    What bad timing.. =/
    And I literally just bought my Dead Rising 2 key 2 days ago..
    Oh well, I don't think they can beat $15 AUD…

  • izzeho on 01/07/2011 - 11:22
    +4

    For anyone after something a bit different, Recettear is an awesome game. I've sunk nearly 60 hours in to it. For $5 its an easy steal.

    • Erkel on 01/07/2011 - 11:48
      +1

      Capitalism, Ho!

      • Telios on 02/07/2011 - 10:54

        It was a fun game, buy my god some of the sound effects started to piss me off, like when you place things/buy things and she makes that stupid "AYYYY!" sound…

        SHUT UP GIRL NOONE IS THIS HAPPY IN SHOPPING CENTERS

  • Black Hole on 01/07/2011 - 11:45

    Is killing floor any good?

    • [Deactivated] on 01/07/2011 - 14:01

      If you're into Coop FPS, I'd say it's one of the best ones out there.

    • Smigit on 02/07/2011 - 01:40
      +2

      Its kind of an acquired taste in my experience. Its not bad but I find the leveling system has two disadvantages…those being it takes forever to level up and secondly since you get rewarded for individual effort on many public server people are too interested in stat boosting to work as a team to actually finish a game.

      Not a bad game but don't expect left for dead…it's a completly different experience and one I wouldn't say is as accessible or as wide appealing but those that get into it will love it, especially since its quite unique.

  • pingMarky on 01/07/2011 - 11:51

    these are great prices! +1
    shame i own half of them, but any kid would love these for their bday :)

  • Erkel on 01/07/2011 - 11:52
    +24

    Here's a tip to those new to massive Steam sales like this. If the game you want isn't on the Daily Deals list, then don't buy it yet! Just show a bit of patience and it MIGHT show up on a later Daily Deal. If it doesn't then you can always buy it at the sale price on the last day of the sale (11th here in aus).

    So the general rule is: if it ain't more than 60% off, WAIT.

    • izzeho on 01/07/2011 - 12:05

      Couldn't + this post more.

    • jowo on 01/07/2011 - 14:10
      +3

      This is the most important post in the entire thread.

      To repeat, don't buy anything unless it's the Daily Deal - wait until the last day of the sale to grab it, in case it becomes one.

  • Black Hole on 01/07/2011 - 12:05
    +3

    Lead and Gold is so cheap.

    • dhunterzao on 01/07/2011 - 14:06
      +1

      picked up the 4 pack :)

      • Chris McMahon on 01/07/2011 - 14:15

        Anyone playing it? I heard its multiplayer userbase is a wasteland.

        • Redmo0n on 02/07/2011 - 18:26

          Bought a 4 pack and started playing it today, really fun game but a bit dead, managed to find a server under 100 ping with a full house and it was chaos, great game :)

    • daydream on 01/07/2011 - 14:24

      Looks good

  • [Deactivated] on 01/07/2011 - 14:38
    -2

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE9Hj9b0Cho

    • johnno07 on 01/07/2011 - 14:46

      Can't figure out a connection with the bargain but I gave you a +1 because I've been looking for some music to scream like Vegeta to.

  • SydStrand on 01/07/2011 - 14:48
    +1

    Sigh. I'm poor enough already, plus I don't even have time to finish Witcher 1 on my current Steam catalogue.

  • metalu on 01/07/2011 - 19:13

    Valve Complete Pack seems to be gone

    • Grimezy on 01/07/2011 - 19:45

      It's not on the Australian Store. Have to go through a VPN, or get someone overseas to gift it.

  • SpaceFrog on 01/07/2011 - 21:13

    Damn! I just paid $30 for borderlands last weekend!!! doesn't matter I got a good gaming session out of it.
    do the daily deals become available again on the last day? in case we miss one?

    And can you horde games? ie. can I buy the borderlands 4 pack? and then gift them to mates later…. even months later?

    • Chris McMahon on 02/07/2011 - 00:42
      +2

      do the daily deals become available again on the last day?

      They normally have a "best of". So only a limited selection of daily deals are repeated. Don't assume a game deal will be repeated.

      And can you horde games? ie. can I buy the borderlands 4 pack? and then gift them to mates later…. even months later?

      Yes. They remain in your account as available "gifts". The only limitations with multipacks are;
      1) the purchaser must take 1 of the copies and
      2) you can only buy a mutipack once per account.

  • b3n on 02/07/2011 - 16:01

    another good deal is Garry's Mod at 75% off at the moment
    only $2.49USD

  • yada on 02/07/2011 - 23:48
    +1

    Just Cause 2 :D

  • yada on 02/07/2011 - 23:48

    Just Cause 2 :D

  • registradus on 03/07/2011 - 10:19
    +2

    Is there anywhere with a complete list of specials for each day? I want to be able to compare prices between days to see if it is still a bargain. Lots of games seem to be alternating between 50% and 30% off…

  • GreatWhiteHunter on 03/07/2011 - 10:59

    So should I buy the Sims 3 pack now or wait for it to get cheaper?

  • GreatWhiteHunter on 03/07/2011 - 11:02
    +1

    The 2k Complete Pack is also pretty good - for the retail cost of Duke Nukem Forever you get it and all their other games….

  • Mossy on 03/07/2011 - 11:45
    +4

    Battlefield Bad Company 2 pack AU$9.50!! Bargain to keep me happy til BF3…
    http://store.steampowered.com/sale/badcompany2_199

    • Telios on 03/07/2011 - 14:27

      If you enjoy not being able to go prone that is… :P

      • m0nkeycheese on 03/07/2011 - 21:54

        But you enjoy destructive environments

      • Mossy on 04/07/2011 - 15:12

        Yeah I've been playin! Whats the deal with no prone!!??? Still, having vehicles makes it way more fun than CoD :-)

  • Telios on 03/07/2011 - 12:10
    +6

    Oh you Motherf$%^#r's!!!

    I just bought Darksiders for $13, then 2 days later it comes down to $5…

    I'm gonna sit in my room chanting my new mantra:

    don't buy anything unless it's the Daily Deal
    don't buy anything unless it's the Daily Deal
    don't buy anything unless it's the Daily Deal

  • leonheart1 on 03/07/2011 - 12:10
    +2

    Coolio. Just bought the 4 pack of Magicka for $10.19 usd. I don't even know what the DLCs add anyway.

    • Black Hole on 04/07/2011 - 21:08

      can you gift me one? Are these complete pack?

      • leonheart1 on 04/07/2011 - 22:36

        No, they're the standard packs. The complete one costed $8.50 USD each and didn't let you buy it in 4 packs. And I was planning to keep the extra copies so I could gift it to friends later on.
        If you still want one you could ask others here or just wait. Pretty sure it'll go on sale again since it was so popular. Sorry.
        Edit: Also, to answer your other question, Torchlight is single player.

        • Domingo on 05/07/2011 - 11:42

          Was the complete one a daily special? I didn't see it at 8.50 :(

        • leonheart1 on 05/07/2011 - 11:44

          Yep it was.
          I was told only the Vietnam one included a map though.
          So I believe any other DLCs wouldn't affect your capability to play with others.

        • Domingo on 06/07/2011 - 14:00

          using steamgamesales I found my maximum willing to pay… the minimum price. Hopefully it comes through again, otherwise I will refrain.

  • ItsMeAgro on 04/07/2011 - 11:34
    +4

    As a veteran of many steam sales, with stacks of one-of-the-best-games-of-all-time titles still sitting unplayed in my steam library, my new policy is if it's over $5, don't buy it yet.

    Seriously. I've got plenty to last me until the December holiday sale.

    • blitz on 05/07/2011 - 09:21

      Thanks for posting this mgowen. I was seriously thinking about getting New Vegas for $26, then read your comment, had a look in my massive unplayed library and abstained. I'll wait until December!

      • leonheart1 on 05/07/2011 - 10:37

        It's only $15 usd on the Steam store. You could try getting someone from the US to gift it to you.

        • blitz on 05/07/2011 - 15:46
          -1

          DAMN YOU LEONHEART1. DAMN YOU STRAIGHT TO HELL.

        • leonheart1 on 05/07/2011 - 19:23

          I'm guessing you bought it for $26 then read my message.
          Either that or you just don't like me.

        • TimeOrMoney on 05/07/2011 - 20:49

          I was going to buy it, but did some googling and noticed the price difference as well. Deal break.

        • blitz on 06/07/2011 - 13:36

          No I didn't end up buying it - I stuck to my guns!!!! It took every fibre of control that I had, though.

  • Black Hole on 04/07/2011 - 22:26

    Torchlight or Magicka which one is better?

    • smoothymcmellow on 05/07/2011 - 09:35

      Magicka, coop is hilarious, best $3.50 I ever spent

      • deeeno on 05/07/2011 - 13:35

        Agreed, Magicka with a bunch of friends is a hoot.

        If you like playing alone or just a chill-out game, Torchlight will be your cup of tea. Magicka is pretty lackluster by yourself after you've gone the multiplayer route.

      • technogear on 08/07/2011 - 12:29

        who is in for magicka gameplay - add me on steam - username: pemulung?

    • Black Hole on 06/07/2011 - 09:31

      Bought Torchlight thinking that it also has multiply but it turned out to be pretty addictive as a single player.

      • Domingo on 06/07/2011 - 13:59

        Yeah it becomes hack and slash very quickly though. It essentially wants to be Diablo 2, but isn't.

  • leonheart1 on 06/07/2011 - 11:43

    Got monday night combat and guild wars trilogy today. They always seemed interesting to me. :P
    Too bad the trilogy doesn't include the latest expansion.

  • Harold Halfprice on 06/07/2011 - 12:58
    -1

    To be honest, I reckon these steam sales have been pretty poor so far. Theres been a few good deals, but most of them have been pretty 'meh'

  • humanpiranha on 06/07/2011 - 14:21

    Anyone keen on starting a 4 pack for Monday Night Combat?
    I'll buy one, missed out last sales on MNC.

    • Domingo on 06/07/2011 - 15:47
      +2

      It's like 12 dollars. I'm just buying one myself and if I can't find 3 friends who will buy them off me to recover my $9, I'll give it to them as birthday presents so I have people to play coop with.

  • V-Ate on 06/07/2011 - 18:27
    +1

    Can't believe they're still hocking off COD4 for $25 ON SALE.

    I mean you could get BFBC2 for like $5.

    I think i'll still buy it though, would like to try out actual modding, not the gimped shit we got with BLOPS.

  • theguyrules on 06/07/2011 - 22:24

    Need for Speed pack is decent.

  • jowo on 07/07/2011 - 12:03

    And right on cue, here is your L4D2 75% off day. ($5) Again, the Australian version is censored, so have someone o/s get it.

  • Black Hole on 07/07/2011 - 17:02

    Anyone can gift me L4D2 from overseas? Just too difficult to go through proxy server with fake us address etc..

    • Autonomic on 07/07/2011 - 23:41

      send me an email

      • Black Hole on 08/07/2011 - 00:40

        Thanks, I have already received a gift from someone, got both LFD 1 and 2 for $7 Au in total, a bargain.

  • technogear on 08/07/2011 - 12:30

    Anyone up for Sanctum 4 packs group buy? PM me.

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