Cheap or Free Games!

Ide · Mar 26, 2016, 4:31 PM

There's probably at least one person in this crowd who would like a free text adventure space sim with great writing:

https://pacian.itch.io/superluminal-vagrant-twin

Insomnia · Mar 26, 2016, 5:02 PM

For those of you maybe eyeing the Ubisoft bundles on Steam:

http://steamed.kotaku.com/ubisoft-steam-sale-bundle-costs-more-than-buying-games-1767116399?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

If I had to guess that this was done intentionally, I would say it's because at some point Steam said that if you own a game in a pack that's on sale, the cost will be removed from the pack.

Always better to check the prices though.

Insomnia · Mar 28, 2016, 8:03 PM

Medal of Honor Pacific Assault is free on Origin now.

Insomnia · Apr 1, 2016, 5:55 PM

Bauldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is on sale on steam right now.

lordbelh · Apr 1, 2016, 6:37 PM

The two baldur's gate games are my favorite RPG games ever. I have them already, though, including in EE versions.

Jaded · Apr 1, 2016, 8:48 PM

I want to add that Divinity Original Sin Extended is also 50% off, which is the lowest price it's been since release.

Insomnia · Apr 3, 2016, 4:50 PM

Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition is on sale on GoG.
Baldur's Gate 2 Enhanced Edition is also sale on GoG.
Icewind Dale Enhanced Edition too.

Insomnia · Apr 26, 2016, 9:18 PM

GoG is really into bundles right now; a new bundle every 6 hours AND you can still get the previous ones if you've missed anything. The sales on the bundles end in 4 days. I've already spent way too much money already.

somasatori · Apr 26, 2016, 9:22 PM

There's a Devolver bundle on Humble right now.

Insomnia · Jun 2, 2016, 6:47 PM

I haven't really been updating this lately because I am off work and am therefore trying to ignore all the sales going on which seemed to appear as soon as I had to start buying antibiotics rather than games.

So anyway, GoG just announced GoG Connect which is a service that links your GoG account to your steam account. It's not all the games yet and it seems to rotate and or will be adding new games eventually. Right now the available games to add to your GoG library have a time limit that you can add them. The FAQ doesn't say if they might come back.

But @Insomnia, you might think. "If I already have the game on Steam it isn't a free game!" Well it is, kinda. By linking your GoG and Steam accounts, you get a free GoG copy of that game. So you get a free DRM free copy of the game as yours to keep.

(Everyone and their mother is signing up for this right now though, so expect a wait message of hours to days wait (It was hours to connect and over night to import for me.).)

Oh and the FAQ said you'll be able to use most Steam save games and play multiplayer on the GoG versions. Depends on the game. And if you already have the Steam Version and GoG version, you don't get a new copy.

Arkandel · Jun 2, 2016, 7:05 PM

@Insomnia Wow, that's amazing. Thanks for sharing.

I wonder if it'll work in perpetuity for games common in both catalogues. Like, grab a game on a Steam sale (with DRM) then convert it over to GoG as well DRM-free.

Insomnia · Jun 2, 2016, 7:16 PM

If it's a game that's listed and you import it over, according to the FAQ once you have it as a GoG game you always have it. (But it also does say if a game is removed from your Steam library they reserve the right to remove it from your GoG library too.)

Also, I have over 500 games. Currently I was able to port over 11. So it seems like you might want to check every week or so. So depending on when you get the game on Steam, it looks like you can miss porting it over. (At least for now. no idea if they will bring them back. I imagine since everyone and their dog is doing it right now, that's why they are keeping things small.)

Arkandel · Jun 2, 2016, 7:27 PM

@Insomnia I ported one, Shadowrun Returns. Out of 60 games or so.

somasatori · Jun 4, 2016, 5:25 PM

Humble Store's got a Make Your Own Bundle with 2K/Firaxis games going on right now. If you haven't gotten Civ V or Beyond Earth yet, or any of the Borderlands games, now's the time.

Warma Sheen · Jun 4, 2016, 5:25 PM

@somasatori Thanks for the heads up! Got some fun stuff. This is my favorite thread...

Insomnia · Jun 8, 2016, 8:13 PM

GoG is having it's summer sale and giving away free games if you use GoG Galaxy / and how much you use it.

lordbelh · Jun 29, 2016, 7:12 PM

So Steam Summer Sale is going. I'm thinking of buying the Shadowrun games. Anyone played them?

Arkandel · Jun 29, 2016, 7:15 PM

@lordbelh If you had asked 'has anyone bought them?' I'd have said yes.

I have bought so many games on Steam sales I've never played or only launched, played for five minutes then for some reason never touched since.

Thenomain · Jun 29, 2016, 7:16 PM

@lordbelh said in Cheap or Free Games!:

So Steam Summer Sale is going. I'm thinking of buying the Shadowrun games. Anyone played them?

I love them. The first one the least, the last one the most, but they're all good and fun even if I can't seem to defeat the final boss levels on the second two.

That said, my fellow Shadowrun enthusiast @faraday didn't care for the first one so didn't play the others.

Vorpal · Jun 29, 2016, 7:19 PM

Over the years I have bought so many games during the Steam and GOG summer sales that, right now, I look over a sea of games that have "already owned" on them, and not a lot of them that I currently desire. So, for this summer at least my wallet is safe.

That being said, as soon as No Man's Sky comes out in August, I'm pouncing on that shit so hard the moment it is confirmed it is not a lemon...