Alas, the latest Steam sale is coming to an end. If you’ve got games still sitting in your basket, it’s time to checkout. This will be the last sale until, well, the next one in a few months, but with so many bargains, you should treat yourself.
The Steam sale is a great time to pick up some ridiculous deals. There are some RPGs that will absorb hundreds of hours for less than the price of a coffee. We should know, we bought them all. So, we’ve put together a list of ‘must buy’ deals for games under £7, but you’ll need to be fast. The sale ends tomorrow.
The Elder Scrolls Online - £4.79
Speaking of RPGs that will soak up all your time, welcome to Tamriel andThe Elder Scrolls Online. Here you can explore a Massively Multiplayer version of The Elder Scrolls where you and your friends can tackle dungeons and enormous bosses together, all while trying to find the best loot in the game.
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The Elder Scrolls Online - Bethesda Softworks
Stardew Valley - £6.59
The epitome of a cosy game,Stardew Valleyhas millions of players worldwide because nothing is better than taking it easy and growing some carrots. Or marrying your neighbours after a long love affair over the garden plots.This is anotherone of those where you’ll invest hundreds of hours, but rather than bonking trolls on the head, you’ll be analysing the sale prices of potatoes.
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Stardew Valley - Concerned Ape
Or working out which questline to pursue in order to marry your favourite NPC and then forgetting all about them just to go fishing for hours at a time. It feels like a never-ending game as there have been numerous updates adding more and more things to do, and even if you run out of tasks,modders will have your back.
Batman: Arkham Knight - £1.59
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Batman: Arkham Knight - WB Games
With a gripping story and plenty of opportunities to whisper under your breath, “I’m Batman,” you’re sure to have a blast whipping your Batarang at people, speeding around the streets in what is basically a tank, and then whooping some minions before taking on one of the rogue’s gallery.Batman: Arkham Knightis your chance to be the hero.
Fallout 4 - £6.39
Is theFallouthype train still rolling? The Amazon Prime show certainly stoked the engines and millions of people found their way into the wastelands whether they’ve played before, or it was their first time.Fallout 4is a great place to experience everything the post-apocalyptic world has to offer.
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Fallout 4 - Bethesda Softworks
Watch Dogs 2 - £4.99
The goal? Execute the biggest hack in history. What actually ends up happening? Wander around San Francisco looking at the sights and trying to hack people’s phones. It’s easy to forget there’s a big story in the middle ofWatch Dogs 2because there are too many other distractions. If that were a commentary on social media and our ‘always online’ world, I’d be impressed.
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Watch_Dogs 2 - Ubisoft
Firewatch - £3.35
Everyone should playFirewatch. It’s one of the most touching and beautiful experiences in the realm of games. When you say it’s a walking simulator, some may consider that a boring idea. But walking around the forests of Wyoming ends up being the best way to appreciate a sentimental narrative that ponders our place in the world.
Firewatch - Campo Santo
There are subtle ways to adapt the story to your choosing, yet the plot never strays too far from big topics. As the developers say, “Firewatchis a video game about adults having adult conversations about adult things.” It never shies away from things that might make you feel uncomfortable, or consider your own life and the people around you.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - £2.49
What can we say that hasn’t already been said aboutThe Witcher 3? Oh, here’s one thing I’ll say, GAMINGbible’s Ewan owns this game five times over. He loves it that much. It’s one of those games that will be remembered forever. It’s got it all; stellar combat, a brilliant story, engaging characters who feel fully rounded. And there’s no busy work, each quest feels like it has consequences or a place in the world.
The Witcher 3 - CD Projekt Red
Far Cry 5 - £4.99
Far Cry 5stands out from the series for being a little different. While the franchise has usually stuck with angry dictators to overthrow in gorgeous countries, it took a chance on the player bringing down a Doomsday cult. The direction paid off for most fans as it felt different enough to dive in and cause some chaos in a world off-kilter.
Far Cry 5 - Ubisoft
If theFar Cryseries does anything right, it’s the villains though, and Joseph Seed was a horrible piece of work that deserved to be brought down. Not that the others aren’t but there’s something so familiar and homegrown to Seed and his cult. The game took a step away from the political stage and looked to what can damage on a smaller scale yet with the same destructive ideals. The action-packed sequences lived up to the story it told, too, always feeling over-the-top, emulating action films of old.
Two Point Hospital - £3.74
Strategy games can often feel very serious, so it helps to break the mould with someTwo Point Hospital. Always silly, despite the balancing of books and ensuring that people get cured, you can boot up this game and while away the hours giggling away to yourself at the silly diseases or extravagant machinery.
Two Point Hospital - SEGA
You can take it all seriously, of course, and strive to be the very best, but it’s a forgiving game if you need to unwind and get a little daft. Tapping into the retro strategy games of the 1990s, this hospital simulation will tickle your funny bones, and then take an X-ray of them, before diagnosing you with Humouritis. It’s a must-play, especially if you’re fond of the old Theme Hospital days.
DOOM - £3.19
If you haven’t playedDOOM- the remake - then we can’t be friends. You go into it thinking, “I knowDOOM, it’s just demons and guns,” and then you play the remake and it’s so much more. Sure, there are still demons and guns, but the thumping metal soundtrack is exhilarating, the guns feel like they have a heft to them, the gory carnage is a thrill, and close-combat finishers are brutally brilliant.
DOOM - Bethesda Softworks
Definitely not one for the easily offended as you’ll be tearing off heads, pulling out entrails, and stomping demons into a fine pulp. The action never abates from one blood-soaked moment to the next, andDOOMgenuinely makes you feel like you’ve been on a rollercoaster. Of death and electric guitars.
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