I want to jump on Shadow Warrior at 75% but its not a daily deal, can it get lower, in the Winter sale perhaps as well?
Wow, Evil Within is already 66% off. Guess that means sales figures have been pretty bad.
I'm still interested but might as well wait at this point. It'll probably be 75% during the Xmas sale.
Is it already time for this???
Your wallet is empty, youve missed your last 3 months of rent, and had nothing but cat food and ramen to eat for far too long. Every night creditors call you demanding their cash back and youre constantly watching your back for gruff men in black suits looking to collect. The city shut off your heat and water, while your cell phone bills ridiculously overdue. You are the product of the greatest modern American financial crisis. No, Im not talking about the growing disparity of wealth distribution, this isnt #OccupyWallStreet; Im talking about Steam sale addiction.
That cold fevered sweat when you buy yet another PC game youll never get around to, we all know it. But youre asking yourself, how did I get here? What caused me to be an obsessive compulsive shopper of all things downloadable? The following are the 10 stages of Steam sale addiction that caused you to turn into the hopeless impulse buyer you are today.
Maybe you saw it on a blog, or a friend made mention of it on Twitter, but by some divine providence that one game youd been holding off buying is suddenly 75% off and it comes with all the DLC for free. If there was ever a time for you to jump on the bandwagon, this is it.
You go through the steps of setting up your credit card or PayPal account with Steam so you can make the purchase, which is unlike you but the deals so good you just cant resist. Before long youve payed for your game and its the best feeling in the world. Not only do you have an awesome new game to play, but you got it for less than your morning coffee.
You beat this game and feel an incredible sense of satisfaction having enjoyed it at such a value.
Youve started browsing the Steam storefront every now and again; casually checking out whats new and once in a while youll see a notable title go on sale. One day you see one that youve heard a few friends talk about and youve heard good things.
Youre not really looking to play anything else new, but its in a genre you like and its pretty cheap. You think to yourself that youll give it a try and even if you dont have time to beat it, itd be worth checking out for the price just to see what everyone had been talking about.
The games appealing, but you never end up playing this game for more than a few hours.
Its the long weekend and because youre not the most popular guy in the world, youre sitting at home on the computer instead of by the beach with babes and a barbecue. Just when youre feeling down on yourself you see Steams set up a holiday sale to celebrate whatever dead presidents or solstice-oriented occasions got everyone off work.
There are a slew of games here and you figure that since youve got the spare time you might as well pick up something new so you dont waste the whole weekend away. You dont see anything you particularly recognize, but its so inexpensive that you feel comfortable taking a chance; you know youre not going to play it come Monday anyway.
You play this game exactly once and never open it again.
Some publisher has pooled their entire catalog into one massive deal for 80% off. Its got everything theyve ever made including that one game from your childhood that you completely forgot about. This is your biggest Steam purchase to date, but its loaded with stuff.
You look at your digital library and its starting to look like an actual collection. Theres more than a few titles in the bundle you actively dislike, but heck its a smashing deal and youve always liked the company.
That game you liked as a kid sucks now and most of the bundle goes completely untouched.
By now youre feeling like a real PC gamer and feel kindred to the community. Steam pulls together a big promotion for all the independent developers who pour their hearts and souls into their games. A lot of these titles look really weird, youre not even sure if all of them even count as games.
Still, you feel obligated to do your part to support the industry and fancy yourself a respectable and cultured individual; of course youre going to enjoy a game about an Iranian cats world changing actions.
You give each of them a try, but apart from the one thats Robotron: 2084 reskinned you really dont understand whats going on.
By now youve got a pretty hefty collection and youve been around the block a few times. You know that this weekend the stores likely going to have a sale and this time youre ready. Youve got your daily deal timers set (2PM EST) and you never miss a changeover.
If theres something worth buying youre the first to know about it and you rush to grab everything even remotely worthwhile. You make a handful of purchases through the week-long sale and completely forget about what you bought on the first day. You start evangelizing the deals to your friends on Twitter and Facebook, suggesting they go get it too even though all you did was buy it you havent got around to playing it yet.
The real game here is a month down the road when your pals want to talk about the ending and you have to bluff, pretending you too played it after buying. Heaven forbid they realize youre just stocking a digital pantry now.
Your Steam library is starting to rival your console game collection and youve stared thinking about the theoretical permanency of it. Your Xbox 360 and PS3 games can get scratched or lost or stolen, but your Steam library will always be there.
Suddenly theres an added benefit to having the Steam version of your favorite console games and you start repurchasing them for the PC. You never really intend to play them, but its good to have all the best titles in one library that youll be able to enjoy when you retire.
You need money to enjoy a work-free retirement, something that your new game buying habit just doesnt permit.
The library is massive at this point and your collection is incredibly robust. Youve got everything, or so you think. You stumble upon a title that youve long promised yourself youd pick up and play eventually and throw it in your shopping cart.
As you head through the checkout process Steam suddenly stops and asks you if the purchase is a gift for someone else. You cant quite figure out why its curious, until it dawns on you that you already bought and installed the game months ago. Youre officially forgetting quality titles youve purchased and intended to play.
Note that you still never get around to playing the game despite the startling reminder of your intention and commitment.
By this point youve given up on the notion of ever playing any of these games. Youve fully accepted the fact that youre not really buying games anymore, just icons to add to the ever growing wall of poor purchase decisions.
Youll still install the games of course you didnt upgrade to a 3 TB hard drive for nothing but youve come to grips with your dismissal of games as actual playthings. Its a nice collection to show off every now and again, but youre starting to feel distanced from it. Youre fully aware its a money pit with no purpose, but you just cant stop buying. You are beyond repair.
You begin to feel distanced from your collection, but keep feeding it like an alcoholic whos long since lost the joy of getting buzzed.
Youre broke and youve lost it all to half-priced copies of Elf Bowling 2 and other random titles you barely remember. The sick thing is, you still check up on the daily sales and pray that something new comes along with a hefty discount, because your collection is so full you havent been able to buy anything because you already own it all.
Somehow, despite Steams seemingly infinite supply of new and engaging titles, youve managed to get yourself in a position where all you see are repeat sales for games you already paid for.
By now Steam has nothing left to offer you. The thrill of the bargain is gone and youve transcended the addiction, but theres always the hope of some generous pre-order bonus that keeps you coming back to scratch that insatiable itch.
I really doubt this will happen again. CS going on sale usually just means cheaters stock up on accounts.
God this new layout is disgusting.... It just feeds you a bunch of crap in a cluttered and unorganized manner. Seriously, the sales were a lot more functional on the old steam layout.
I just got Shadow Warriror at 90%, price error perhaps?
God this new layout is disgusting.... It just feeds you a bunch of crap in a cluttered and unorganized manner. Seriously, the sales were a lot more functional on the old steam layout.
Might get Wolfenstein, thinking about Mordor but will probably play that on Ps4.
However, if you haven't gotten Kingdom of Amalur yet, do it! If you like expansive RPG's with decent enough story, good combat, and expansive and decently looking environments then just get it! I had held off on that game for awhile, but I've just recently put 24hrs into it and loving it!
Tempted by Spin tires, but for what it offers I'll wait a bit.
So far I have bought the following crap.
Tropico Trilogy
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion plus all DLC
FTL plus soundtrack
Got Tropico 4 Complete and Superpower 2 just a few days earlier than the start of the current Steam sale which is not impressive.