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Steam Autumn Sale 2025 Has Begun (store.steampowered.com)
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[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Picked up Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance and loving it so far. Also Patrick's Parabox as I played the demo in a recent Nextfest and loved it. Also the 2025 Nurburgring for Automobilista 2 because I cannot resist the allure of The 'Ring.

Edit: Really digging Shinobi, but goddammit I wish I could dodge cancel.

[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 123 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What are you buying?

Groceries, maybe I can swing something during the winter sale.

[-] GerardsGuitar@retrolemmy.com 62 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 55 points 1 week ago

I thought this said “Autism Sale” and got excited.

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago
[-] msage@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago

OpenTTD is always on sale ;)

[-] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago

Sponsored by Tylenol

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[-] tomkatt@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I’m finding this sale underwhelming, and my backlog is already huge. Might skip it this time.



Edit - okay, found some good stuff. A lot of the tables for Pinball FX were on deep sales, and with the Legacy packs I got them even cheaper (some I owned for PFX3 already, and some I bought legacy for both).

New Heretic+Hexen remaster

Some DLC for Across the Obelisk as my wife and I play that one together.

Still an underwhelming sale, but at least not a total bust.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 37 points 1 week ago

They've been pretty underwhelming for a while now.

You used to get crazy deals on games only a few months old. Now it's just the same 50% off a five year old game before being ramped back up to full price between sales.

There's a few bargains of stuff you may have missed, but likely they've been an Epic freebie, or on PSPlus or in a Humble Bundle by now.

[-] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 week ago

Its a mix of things.

  • Part of it is that studios tend to price their games closer to what they are "worth". So you have far fewer "This is a 20 dollar game we are gonna try to sell for 50". They just put it at 20 to begin with (or get there pretty quick after launch). Which means that the same "get this for 10 bucks" is now 50% off instead of 80% off and so forth
  • Part of it is that game dev has gotten more expensive at all scales and all selling Big Rigs 1 for 5 dollars will do is prevent people from buying Big Rigs 6 for 30
  • Part of it is that... as you get older you are more likely to buy the games you want when they are "good enough" rather than waiting until EVERYTHING is at a max discount so you can spread the money you got from the banana stand over the summer as far as possible.
  • Which ALSO means that you have a huge backlog and it is a lot easier to say "Do I really need this?"
[-] GCanuck@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

I saw a game DLC I play that is ancient in game terms (Battletech) and they still want $15 per DLC.

That’s barely a sale imo.

[-] Damage@feddit.it 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Battletech rocks tho

I think it's more discounted on GOG

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

At one point I picked up six copies of Fallout: New Vegas at like three or four USD each. I kept the extras in my Steam inventory to trade or gift later. I traded some for TF2 items and gifted two or three to friends when Christmas hit.

Now no more 90% off of good games (okay rarely) and absolutely no keeping games in your inventory. It’s so different now.

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[-] Anissem@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

Basically me on the last few of these sales. Such a backlog I can no longer justify even the deep discounts.

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[-] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 week ago

The thing about sales, are that if they happen every month is no longer a big event.

I feel like an old man yelling at a cloud here, but it really seems like everything is on sale all the time, but the sales aren't actually sales they're just the price a thing should be

[-] Fyrnyx@kbin.melroy.org 9 points 1 week ago

I think sales have lost their luster when they're almost the same prices we've seen all year around. The golden age of sales was from 2010 - 2018 I would say and it was THE time to wheel and deal on getting games you sought for the most for crazy prices.

Nowadays, things remain stagnant. You'll find games released 5 years ago get an eh -15% off. You'll find games even 10 years ago get an eh -30% off. Most of the games you see go 65 - 90% off are either games you already had gotten long ago with better prices or games you couldn't give a shit about.

I understand that it'd be dumb to expect one or even two year games to be more than -50% at least. But the older the game gets, come on, you can do better.

[-] SloganLessons@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I remember in the past these event sales being much, much better. I remember the discounts being higher, at least 50%. And 90% and 80% were a lot more common.

I think that’s the actual crux of the matter. These weekly sales throughout the year always existed, it’s the events that don’t feature as big discounts as they used to

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[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 32 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Did the customary scroll through my 50-game wishlist for irresistible 80-90% discounts and basically came up empty. Most of the deep sales are games that will surely be on another deep sale before I finish my upcoming few planned games to play, nevermind my whole backlog. Normally I end up adding something to the pile out of the old "well this is too good to pass up" but for once my wallet might be safe.

Maybe I give in to temptation and pickup one of Virgo Versus The Zodiac(-70%), The Banner Saga(-80%) or Salt and Sanctuary(-75%).

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[-] Elextra@literature.cafe 30 points 1 week ago

Picked up Doom Eternal for like $4, which is not bad at all. Believe can get $4 of gameplay out of it even if its not as good as predecessor.

[-] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago

I don’t feel like it’s fair to compare the newer DOOM games to one another. They’re more like different games than sequels.

DOOM 2016 is an excellent reboot, fairly grounded.

DOOM Eternal is a movement shooter / platformer with a ton of verticality in the areas.

I haven’t played it yet, but I get the impression Dark Ages is even more grounded and geared towards wide open arenas. Almost gives me Serious Sam vibes.

I’ve had a ton of fun with Eternal and I’m sure you’ll get more than your $4 worth!

[-] sheogorath@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I really want to finish DOOM Eternal but it's exhausting game to play just one level. Plus what Bethesda did to Mick Gordon is just plain dirty and left a bad taste in my mouth.

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[-] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

As someone still halfway through SilkSong, I am immune

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 8 points 1 week ago

I'm barely into act 2, and then Supergiant had the Gall to drop Hades 2 on me as well.

I've been playing a few rounds of H2 when I rage quit Silksong because of platforming shenanigans / Hard ass boss fights / getting bodied by nobodies while trying to reclaim my cocoon.

Gonna be a bit before I'm buying new games.

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[-] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 week ago

This is my first time actually looking at the new Steam store UI and I have to say that I don't like it. They seem determined to fit less and less information on the screen and make it harder to find content. I didn't like their previous UI revamp either for the same reason, but this one is worse. That's fine Valve, my backlog is eternal, I won't buy more games if you make it hard.

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[-] mohab@piefed.social 15 points 1 week ago

It's so bad, OMG. For +30 games on my wishlist, not a single difference from the Summer sale, and about half of them were already on sale for the same price before the Autumn sale began.

Why even bother with seasonal sales at this point.

[-] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 week ago

I already have Balatro, why would I need another game?

[-] Unlearned9545@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Slay the spire?

[-] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago

I'm feeling like a lot of y'all. My backlog is already immense, and i don't even need DLC for the games I have, which are mostly all huge and never ending anyway. Have we reached peak gaming? Are we now making games faster than anyone can play them?

[-] gerryflap@feddit.nl 13 points 1 week ago

Nothing, too busy playing Hades II. Death to Chronos!

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[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

Playing Hades 2 on desktop, Hollow Knight on deck, and Anno 117 is coming out in a month... Not to mention the five other games I added to my backlog this year and haven't touched yet.

I will be skipping this sale, methinks.

[-] Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Does Factorio ever go on sale? I think I’ve had it wishlisted for over a year now.

[-] Unlearned9545@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Factorio never goes on sale, but Shapez and shapez 2 are on sale and they are in the same genre but more beginner friendly.

[-] StuffYouFear@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Not sure if trolling but no, factorior will never go on sale, and will only ever increase in price.

[-] Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

No, not trolling. I’d never heard that they had a policy against it until I looked it up just now.

Somehow I was under the impression that devs didn’t even get a say as to if or when Steam would put their games on sale. I thought I had heard that as a major gripe of devs who list games on Steam.

Now I’ll have to decide when I feel like it’s worth the remainder of my life and $35.

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[-] VerilyFemme 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Ugh, I have too much to play in my backlog already. I'll probably pick up one game that I want to play eventually, maybe Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.

I've been playing Outer Worlds, though, so I'm saving up for the 2nd one just in case it's good. Given Avowed's release, my hopes aren't high. However, the first game is so intensely 6/10 that if they can just improve a tad bit on the formula, I think I would like it a lot.

[-] Famko@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Just don't mix up Outer Worlds with Outer Wilds lol.

Or maybe do, since they're both good games.

[-] piyuv@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I have a huge backlog, both in steam and physical, so no, thanks….

[-] tuckerm@feddit.online 9 points 1 week ago

Maybe none, maybe a couple; lately I have resisted sales since my backlog is so big. That being said, some of the more interesting ones on my wishlist are on sale this time around. I might pick one or two of these:

First person shooters:

  • Trepang2 (F.E.A.R. homage) - 60% off, $12
  • Prodeus (boomer shooter) - 40% off, $15
  • Metal: Hellsinger (boomer shooter) - 75% off, $8

Indie/puzzle/chill:

  • The Talos Principle 2 - 70% off, $9
  • Everspace 2 - 70% off, $15
  • Ultimate Chicken Horse (casual/party couch co-op) - 65% off, $5
  • Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition - 90% off, $3
  • Untitled Goose Game - 55% off, $9
  • It Takes Two - 75% off, $10
  • Kaze and the Wild Masks (2D platformer) - 80% off, $3
  • The Forgotten City - 75% off, $6
  • Dreamscaper (indie roguelike) - 80% off, $5

Also:

  • Persona 4 Golden (JRPGs aren't really my thing, but I hear that this is literally one of the best games ever) - 50% off, $10
  • God of War - 60% off, $20
  • Desperados III (isometric tactics) - 90% off, $4
  • Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2D platformer) - 75% off, $8
  • Sifu - 60% off, $16
[-] seliaste 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Careful about persona 4, game is super homophobic and overall not nice towards minorities. If that's a dealbreaker to you, Persona 3 or 5 are better experiences. Id argue p5 feels less like a jrpg too

Also there's a remake coming out soon which will flesh it out, as it is a quite outdated game

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[-] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Atomic Heart and Cyberpunk 2077 are the only two on my list that are discounted enough.

Maybe, maybe not. I'm not close to running out of unplayed games.

[-] codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago

CB 2077 is really good and probably worth it if you enjoy open world games like GTA, skyrim, or RDR.

Atomic Heart I have been having a hard time getting into, for all the commonly cited reasons. The game looks gorgeous and its a fun setting, but you actually spend a lot of time in boring grey hallways fighting the same robots, and the combat just isnt especially great. Performance has been real hit or miss as well (I'm on Linux through proton).

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[-] Maestro@fedia.io 8 points 1 week ago

I bought "Cult of the Lamb". It's not a spectacular discount but good enough to go try it out.

[-] Duranie@leminal.space 6 points 1 week ago

We made our entire cult out of cats 😁. If we ever end up with a non-cat, they're first up to be sacrificed lol.

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[-] GerardsGuitar@retrolemmy.com 8 points 1 week ago

Don't tempt me to spend even more money on games I will forget I bought 😅

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Nothing lol, I have bills to pay.

I have room in my budget to buy maybe one game per year, and it's never when a sale is on... *sigh*

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[-] ChetManly@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Picked up Rogue Trader, Death Road to Canada, and Doom Eternal for $20. Not bad.

[-] tomkatt@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Rogue Trader is excellent. Wife and I have put almost 400 hours into that one with co-op.

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[-] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I’m seeing a lot of games with what seems like a much steeper discount than usual. First thing I do when there’s a steam sale is look at my wishlist and sort by discount and there are a lot of games on sale for 90% off, many of which only a couple dollars.

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