The Steam Deals + Cards Thread V8 ~ Summer Sale Encore Day! | Rage $4.99 | Retro City Rampage $2.99 | Crysis $5.99 | Endless Space $10.19 |

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It had to be done, welcome aboard the new thread, Steam Deal Thread V8!

You can find link to past threads at the bottom of this post. Read post #2 of this thread for Steam FAQs and more.

Disclaimer: Because of the ridiculous number of games on sale and the speed at which sales change, it is likely I will not be able to catch everything . Be sure to check the update time for the OP, and visit the Specials Tab to see all current sales. If you see something not listed in the OP, please feel free to PM me and I will see that it is added. Thanks, enjoy the sale  :D

Before you buy anything be sure to check out both BigSpoonyBard's Super Tips for Steam Sale Newbies (and Vets) and jshackle's Enhanced Steam Extension/Plugin for Chrome/Opera/Firefox!

Steam Summer Sale

Flash Deals


[*]Retro City Rampage - $14.99 $3.00
[*]Endless Space Gold - $34.99 $11.89[customspoiler='Contents']


[*]Total War Grand Master Collection - $164.99 $41.24[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Rome: Total War - $9.99 $2.49
[*]Empire: Total War - $14.99 $3.74

[*]Napoleon: Total War - $14.99 $3.74

[*]Total War: SHOGUN 2 - $29.99 $7.49

[*]Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai - $29.99 $7.49

[*]Viking: Battle for Asgard - $14.99 $3.74
[*]Total War Battles: SHOGUN - $4.99 $1.24
[*]SHOGUN 2: Rise of the Samurai Campaign - $9.99 $2.49[/customspoiler]

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Community Choice

  • Rage - $19.99 $4.99
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[*]Round 10

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[*]Round 30

[*]​Round 31

[*]Round 32


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Daily Deals



[*]Borderlands 2 - $39.99 $10.19 (4-Pack - $89.99 $30.59)[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Bioshock - $19.99 $4.99
[*]Bioshock 2 - $19.99 $4.99
[*]Bioshock Infinite - $59.99 $29.99
[*]Torchlight - $14.99 $3.73
[*]Torchlight 2 - $19.99 $4.99 (4-Pack - $59.99 $14.99)
[*]Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition - $29.99 $7.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization - $19.99 $4.99[/customspoiler]

[*]Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gold Edition - $49.99 $24.99[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Tomb Raider Collection - $69.99 $17.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]The Walking Dead - $24.99 $6.24
[*]Kerbal Space Program - $22.99 $13.79
[*]Dishonored - $29.99 $10.19[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Skyrim: Legendary Edition - $59.99 $36.00[customspoiler='Contents']


Yesterday's Deals


[*]Natural Selection 2 - $24.99 $6.24
[*]Worms Collection - $89.99 $22.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Worms Revolution - $14.99 $3.74

[*]Worms Ultimate Mayhem - $14.99 $3.74


[*]Starforge (Alpha) - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Counter-Strike Complete - $29.99 $7.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package - $29.99 $7.49[customspoiler='Contents']


[*]Assassin's Creed Pack - $169.95 $57.78[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Assassin's Creed III - $39.99 $23.99[/customspoiler]

[*]Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - $9.99 $3.39
[*]Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords - $9.99 $3.39
[*]Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing - $14.99 $3.74
[*]Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Transformed - $29.99 $7.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Sonic 3 and Knuckles - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic 3D Blast - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic Adventure 2 - $9.99 $2.49[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Sonic Adventure DX - $8.99 $2.23
[*]Sonic CD - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic Spinball - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - $4.99 $1.24
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 - $9.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 - $14.99 $3.74
[*]Sonic Generations - $14.99 $3.74[customspoiler='Contents']

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Persistent Deals

(if you notice a daily/flash sale in here by mistake, please let me know)

-75% or More

-50% to -74%


[*]The Political Machine 2012 - $3.99 $0.99 (4-Pack - $9.99 $2.49)[/customspoiler]

[*]Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity - $19.99 $6.79
[*]The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition - $19.99 $9.99
[*]The Witcher: Enhanced Director's Cut - $9.99 $4.99
[*]Dead Space - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Dead Space 2 - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Hitman 2: Silent Assassin - $6.99 $3.39
[*]Hitman: Blood Money - $8.99 $4.49
[*]Hitman: Codename 47 - $6.99 $3.39
[*]Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package - $29.99 $14.99[customspoiler='Contents']


[*]Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition - $29.99 $14.99
[*]The Cave - $14.99 $7.49
[*]Sonic Hits Collection - $29.99[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Sonic 3 and Knuckles - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic 3D Blast - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic Adventure 2 - $9.99 $4.99

[*]Sonic Adventure DX - $8.99 $4.47
[*]Sonic CD - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic Spinball - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 - $9.99 $4.99
[*]Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 - $14.99 $7.49
[*]Sonic Generations - $14.99 $7.49


[*]Mirror's Edge - $19.99 $9.99
[*]McPixel - $4.99 $0.99
[*]Euro Truck Simulator 2 - $39.99 $19.99
[*]Euro Truck Simulator - $8.99 $4.49
[*]FTL - $9.99 $4.99
[*]Cart Life - $4.99 $1.99
[*]To The Moon - $9.99 $2.99
[*]VVVVVV - $4.99 $2.49
[*]Kerbal Space Program - $22.99 $20.69
[*]Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gold Edition - $49.99 $24.99[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Need for Speed: Undercover - $9.99 $4.99
[*]Need for Speed: Shift - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Shift 2: Unleashed - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Magical Diary - $14.99 $5.24
[*]Super House of Dead Ninjas - $6.99 $2.37
[*]The Blackwell Legacy - $4.99 $1.99
[*]Jack Lumber - $7.49 $2.24
[*]Anna - Extended Edition - $9.99 $3.39
[*]The Bridge - $14.99 $7.49
[*]Alice: Madness Returns - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Payday The Heist - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Counter-Strike - $9.99 $2.49
[*]The Orange Box - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Half-Life Complete - $39.99 $19.99[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]Rockstar Hits Collection - $89.97 $44.98[customspoiler='Contents']

[*]LA Noire - $19.99 $9.99
[*]Max Payne 3 - $39.99 $19.99[/customspoiler]

[*]Starseed Pilgrim - $5.99 $2.69
[*]The Binding of Isaac - $4.99 $2.49[customspoiler='Contents']

All Current Specials

Preorder Deals - Updated 24/6

  • The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief - Pre-Purchase and receive: [customspoiler="Free upgrade to the Digital Deluxe Edition"]
    Digital poster (printable) 
  • Papercraft mask of The Raven (printable)
  • “Making of” booklet 
  • Story book (plenty of background info and artworks)
  • Soundtrack[/customspoiler]

[*]Europa Universalis IV - Pre-Purchase now and receive: [customspoiler="The 100 Years War Unit Pack DLC"]
  • This DLC adds new, unique unit models to the belligerent nations of the
    100 Years War. Included are 11 infantry models for the warring nations,
    including England, France, Scotland, Burgundy and many more! [/customspoiler]

[*]Saints Row IV - Pre-Purchase now and receive: [customspoiler="3 Exclusive Team Fortress 2 Weapon Costumes"]
  • Pre-Purchase Saints Row IV and get 3 exclusive Team Fortress 2 weapon costumes to use in Saints Row IV: The Rainblower, the Flamethrower and the Rocket Launcher, only with Pre-Purchases on Steam! [/customspoiler]

[*]Rise of the Triad - Pre-Purchase now and receive: [customspoiler='The Apogee Throwback Pack']
  • The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee
    Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the
    galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and
    "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in
    "Rise of the Triad".[/customspoiler]

[*]Divinity: Dragon Commander - Pre-Purchase and receive: [customspoiler='Immediate access to the Divinity: Dragon Commander beta']
  • As an extra bonus, you will also receive a free upgrade to Divinity: Dragon Commander Imperial Edition.
  • The Imperial Edition includes a golden dragon skin, a Dragons On Earth
    campaign map, a digital soundtrack by award winning genius Kirill
    Pokrovsky, and behind the scenes information like concept art,
    classified design documents, confidential decision tree flowcharts and a
    unique documentary.[/customspoiler]

[*]Total War: Rome II - Pre-Purchase and receive: [customspoiler="The Greek States Culture Pack"]
  • The Greek States Culture Pack includes three new playable Factions for use in Single or Multiplayer Campaign modes and Custom and Multiplayer Battles. These factions are the diplomatic Athens, shrewd Epirus and formidable Sparta as playable factions. Each offers range of special tactics to achieve cultural and martial victories, and lethal elite units to crush foes in battle.
  • The Greek States also share a number of common goals, philosophies and general diplomatic aims. However, they are defined by their fierce independence and between them demonstrate a huge variety in approach to civil and military challenges that often brings them into conflict with the wider world, and each other.
  • Plus, Pre-Purchase and receive the Greek Hellenic Armor for The Pyro & Egyptian Cheetah set for The Scout in TF2. More to come!  [/customspoiler]

Indie Bundle Threads
 
Groupees
Indie Gala
Indie Royale
Humble Bundle

IndieGameStand
 
Free Stuff
 

There are quite a few free and free2play games and mods on steam. You can find a full list here. Note that free games are not permanently attached to your Steam account like actual purchases would be. You'll need to manually download a game again from the website if you uninstall it.


Past Special Sales

Visit www.steamgamesales.com to check previous sale prices on Steam games. We do keep track of some older sales here though:

CAG Threads Featuring Steam Games on Sale Elsewhere - Updated 1/9

Past CAG Steam Deal Threads

 
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Blade said:
Can't you read? It's not like that, it's like this:
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eyebrow shrug brah

 
Idiotekque said:
And look at all the people who just couldn't wait and bought it immediately... It's only like a week later and it's 50% off.
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Lol. The only thing holding me back is that I kinda want it on GMG + the 20% off coupon.

Oh, that and also it's US only. Grrrrr... may need to fire up the VPN again

rocko562 said:
Does anyone know if it is?
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If you read the bottom of the page, it says that it requires the steam client

 
Anyone know how gifting digital downloads works on Gamestop's website? Does the recipient need to make a Gamestop account or will they just get the Steam code in an email?

 
boneless said:
Sorry to ask again I'm sure, but is Borderlands 2 season pass worth it? It seems the price equals to the two major dlc and all the cosmetic stuff would be free after that?
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Season Pass is worth it. It includes all the story DLC and the upgrade that allows you to level to 61.

 
I bring you all a belated, extensive review on Chivalry.

I should note that this was my introduction to the game: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=160350316

First off, it's more or less what I heard and thought it was. A medieval CoD. You choose one of four classes, man-at-arms (fast, can dodge, one handed weapons), archer (derp), vanguard (medium speed, huge weapons, sprint attack that is usually a one hit kill), knight (slow, high defense, big sword, only class with a shield), choose between a few different weapons that are only marginally different in execution, and at that point the game kind of boils down to a really simplistic system.

Are you using a man-at-arms? Run up to someone, hit them three times. Are you using a vanguard or a knight? Run up to someone, hit them twice. Are you using an archer? Hit them with two good arrow shots (overpowered), and if they rush you, pull out your dagger and hit them three times. It's really, really shallow. Yes, you can block (which, unless you have a shield, is a quick, timing based block that you can't hold up), and you can cancel your attacks mid-swing, but it's really just a walking up to each other and seeing who can hit the other guy first twice, or three times if you're a weaker class.

This would be fine, I suppose, but everything just feels kinda cheap. The graphics are okay, nothing special, but the movement and general gameplay just doesn't feel smooth. I don't even think it's the animations that are the culprit, things just feel choppy. The game, like I said, plays like a medieval CoD, but the problem is that it doesn't have near the same level of polish as CoD, and is so much shallower than CoD (which has a ridiculous level of customization and very tight gameplay).

And really, jump online and you'll just find yourself fighting five archers at a time. Strategy? Sprint at them, strafing and juking around like a kid jacked up on Mountain Dew, hope they don't headshot you, and then try to slash the shit out of them. But then of course, they can pull a dagger which is pretty much just as strong as the man-at-arms' weapons (almost no one plays the man-at-arms class, probably for good reason), and can block and attack not so much worse than you can, and if they hit you with any arrow while you were charging them, they've got a leg up there.

Within a handful of games, I pretty much got it down. People suck at melee combat and generally just button mash (which works many times, sense battling is like playing rock-paper-scissors, almost), so I cancel an attack and double-swipe them for a two hit kill, and hope that I don't randomly get instakilled by an archer. I'm certainly not coming from a negative angle because I'm finding the game difficult though. Quite the opposite, since I got MVP on my second TDM.

Lastly, the lag is weird. Your connection can be fantastic (50 ping or so), and the game will still spike and hang every so often, as everyone runs in straight lines, then suddenly warps back to where they actually are. Really annoying.

In the end, just not a very polished game that's shallow in pretty much every category. War of the Roses is a much smoother, well crafted experience with a high level of customization, solid combat, and better gameplay. It's harder, yes. It still has its lag issues and an abundance of archers (though they aren't nearly as overpowered), but as a whole it's a much better made game and more enjoyable experience than Chivalry.

But eh, many would disagree I suppose. I'm not much of a WotR fanboy. I've played it, gotten tired of it, and uninstalled it multiple times. It's not the greatest multiplayer game ever and it can get annoying, but Chivalry is just that much worse. If you got it for under $5, I still don't think you made that much of a misstep (perhaps I'm just saying that to make myself feel better), but otherwise, it ain't worth more than that.

But of course, which game has probably 1000+ more players online at any given time? Chivalry of course! Judging from the in game chat, I now know what CoD fanboys (and girls!) play when they're tired of gunning each other down.

 
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boneless said:
Sorry to ask again I'm sure, but is Borderlands 2 season pass worth it? It seems the price equals to the two major dlc and all the cosmetic stuff would be free after that?
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boneless said:
So it looks like there was 4 dlc which added campaign content and would make it more expensive to buy individually than the season pass right? I just wasn't sure how many campaign dlc there was.
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Season Pass includes the 4 campaign DLCs and the Uktimate Vault Hunter mode/level cap increase pack. The cosmetic items, both extra characters, creature slaughter dome and collector's edition pack are sold separately. You don't really need to get the cosmetic DLC with how many skins there are to unlock in the base game already, unless you think one looks really really cool.
 
Just so everyone knows, Gamestop doesn't let you see the Steam keys without installing their client anymore. I had to install it, then hover the mouse over the 400 days DLC to get the Steam code. they used to send it in the email, not anymore.

 
[customspoiler='Still True Yet Not New']Shogun's cards indicate that this current set is "series 1." This might be a glimpse into da future of cards, y'all.[/customspoiler]

mo money regardless

 
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Detruire said:
Easily. Riptide isn't considered to be a good enough game to be in huge demand at only 50% off.
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I guess I just assumed enough people would already have L4D2 and they wouldn't vote for it again. The only choice would be WarZ

 
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walkonshadows said:
Just so everyone knows, Gamestop doesn't let you see the Steam keys without installing their client anymore. I had to install it, then hover the mouse over the 400 days DLC to get the Steam code. they used to send it in the email, not anymore.
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This is very unfortunate news.

{scratches off list}

 
MIND LINK said:
Darn doohickey heck, I could have sworn that the others didn't say that.
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The Portal 2 ones have since at least the 23rd of May (according to the Google cache of my badge page timestamped "23 May 2013 18:49:37 GMT.")

AloX said:
I guess I just assumed enough people would already have L4D2 and they wouldn't vote for it again
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I don't think that makes much difference to what many people vote for.

 
hal said:
Ugh... Left 4 Dead 2 won the vote. That game should be exempt from community votes forever.
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I made the same assumption. Considering it's been on sale so many times... oh well. $20 for Riptide was still too much.

walkonshadows said:
Just so everyone knows, Gamestop doesn't let you see the Steam keys without installing their client anymore. I had to install it, then hover the mouse over the 400 days DLC to get the Steam code. they used to send it in the email, not anymore.
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Enough with the third party launchers and hubs already. Christ.

{Scratches off list of retailers to purchase from}

 
walkonshadows said:
Just so everyone knows, Gamestop doesn't let you see the Steam keys without installing their client anymore. I had to install it, then hover the mouse over the 400 days DLC to get the Steam code. they used to send it in the email, not anymore.
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Lame. Maybe Amazon or GMG will match it out of a sense of inadequacy.

 
I'm hosting a Monaco 4-pack at -66% off directly from Humble. It comes with pre-order bonuses and a DRM-free copy for Windows and OSX along with the Steam key. I'll just leave this here.

 
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I call BS on the cards being random. I have had 7 Tomb Raider cards, 6 Torchlight II cards, and 2 or 3 of everything else (36 cards total.)

 
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes is 75% off at $9.99 but it was cheaper at Amazon. Just a heads up, the game has been updated and no longer has activation limits drm.

 
Idiotekque said:
I bring you all a belated, extensive review on Chivalry.
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Wow you are wrong about so many things in this post I don't even know where to begin!

The equipment actually make a much larger difference than you give it credit for, with a wide variance in range, damage, speed, as well as damage types. The combat is far from shallow. Sure you can go in as a Vanguard and spam the left mouse button swinging wildly hoping you kill a few people (and you probably will), but you'll be stomped by anyone who knows what they're doing. Aiming, judging distance, energy management, friendly fire, comboing, timing parries, kicks, feints, pokes, overheads and alternate swings all lead to much more skill based combat than you're making it out to be (which I can't blame you since you say you didn't play it very long and some of this stuff is nuanced). There is actually more swing variance and more precision aiming than War of the Roses has with the only thing Chivalry lacks being the ability to adjust your swing strength.

The graphics...yeah...it's Unreal Engine 3, almost every game with that engine has that same drab look to it. And even taking that into consideration most of the maps still don't look great. But it is an indie game with a small team so there's that to take into consideration. The gameplay and animations are very smooth though, and responsive as long as you're not lagging.

And now we get to the biggest part of your problem with the game. Stop playing TDM! The game is balanced around Team Objective and that is the main mode that you should be trying. TDM and DM are just spamfests, with no regard for self or team preservation, teamwork or skill. Duel mode is good to practice in though, and Last Team Standing could be good if they had better maps for it.

I have never had the rubberbanding lag issue you describe, so I'm going to assume it's either on your end or you joined a bad server. I mostly stick to the official servers though. The only lag issue I've ever had is once in a while there will be a de-sync between you, the server and the person you're attacking so an attack will go through them on your screen, but everyone else sees it as not hitting them. Basically the melee equivalent of when people complain about hit registration in FPS.

Anyway I hope you give the game another chance and I hope your opinion doesn't dissuade anyone else from trying it. If you want to play together sometime let me know, even better would be if a group of CAGs wanted to get together to play.

 
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I'm having serious regrets about not jumping in on an RPG Maker group-buy. Would hate to buy individually.

One-line-review-time:

Monaco - Hilarious and frantic co-op heist action, best played in groups.

Whatever The War Z is called today - dull as dishwater, not so much "bad" as terribly uninteresting and lacking any real sense of threat or danger.

Mars War Logs - ploddy and uninspiring 3rd person action-em-up.
 
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