Humble Weekly Sale - PWYW - Daedalic adventure games - New Beginning, Whispered World, Dark Eye, Journey of a Roach, more

[louiedog]

The Humble Store is doing weekly sales. Games are generally available as (DRM-free) direct downloads for all available open platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android) and keys for Steam as well as soundtracks are included. You may choose to donate a part of your payment to charity.

Please note: Steam games are now redeemed by linking your Steam account with Humble. Games may be gifted by generating a link to be redeemed.

11/7/2013 - Daedalic

PWYW ($1+ for Steam)

• Ednay & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
• A New Beginning - Final Cut
• The Whispered World
• The Chronicles of Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet (DRM-free only)
• The Chronicles of Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream (DRM-free only)

$6

• Deponia
• Journey of a Roach
• Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

All games are DRM-free on PC and Mac. All but the Shakespeare are available on Steam for $1+.

https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

Previous Weeks

Spoiler

3/19/2013 - Bastion

$1+ - Game

• Bastion Steam + DRM Free
• Unlock Bastion on Steam
• Works on Mac, Windows, and Linux
• Includes DRM-free downloads

Beat the Average - Bonus Content

• Digital Soundtrack (MP3/FLAC)
• Bastion Digital Art Pack
• Bastion Sheet Music
• Bastion iPhone/Android Ringtones

$25+ - Merchandise

• Bastion Bandana
• Bastion Original Soundtrack CD
• Bastion Postcard
• Transistor Postcard (Supergiant's Next Game!)
• Includes Worldwide Shipping

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3/26/2013 - THQ Games

$1+

• Darksiders w/ soundtrack
• Red Faction: Armageddon w/ soundtrack and Path to War DLC

Beat the Average

• Darksiders II w/ soundtrack
• Red Faction: Guerilla

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4/2/2013 - Tripwire Games Steam keys

$1+

• Red Orchestra w/ soundtrack
• Red Orchestra 2 GOTY edition w/ soundtrack

Beat the Average

• Killing Floor w/ 11 DLC packs* and soundtrack

*Golden Weapons Pack and Robot Special Character Pack DLC are not included.
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4/9/2013 - Blendo Games - Steam keys

$1+

• Atom Zombie Smasher w/ soundtrack
• Flotilla
• Air Forte w/ soundtrack

Beat the Average

• Thirty Flights of Loving w/ soundtrack

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5/22/2013
Pay What You Want for:

• Alan Wake
• Alan Wake's American Nightmare
• bonus content

$1+ gets you Steam keys. These games are Windows only.
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5/30 - Telltale Games
Pay What You Want ($1+ for Steam*)

• Puzzle Agent 1 & 2 (w/ soundtrack)
• Sam & Max Devil's Playhouse
• Back to the Future: The Game
• Poker Night at the Inventory
• Hector: Badge of Carnage! (w/ soundtrack)
• Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures

Beat the Average:

• The Walking Dead

*In this week's deal there are two keys. One key unlocks all in the $1 tier and a separate one is for The Walking Dead if you BTA.
There are no Linux versions of these games.

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6/6 - Serious Sam

 
Pay What You Want ($1+ Steam keys)

• Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (Steam only)
• Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter (Steam only)
• Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
• Serious Sam Double D
• Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack (Android, no Steam)
• Serious Sam Public Test 2 (no Steam)

 
Beat the Average

• Serious Sam 3: BFE Deluxe Edition (Win, Mac & Linux, Steam only, w/ soundtrack, includes both Serious Sam Classic games)
• Serious Sam 2 (Steam only)

All games are on Windows only and come with Steam keys unless otherwise noted.

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6/13 - 11-bit Studios

 
Pay What You Want

• Anomaly Warzone Earth (with Steam key for $1+ payments, no Android)
• Anomaly Warzone Earth: Mobile Campaign
• Sleepwalker's Journey
• Funky Smugglers

 
Beat the Average

• Anomaly Korea
• Bonus Content (3D model print source file and wallpaper)

All games are DRM-free on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android unless otherwise noted. Only Anomaly Warzone Earth is on Steam.

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6/20 - Rochard

Pay What You Want ($1+ for Steam keys):

• Rochard
• Soundtrack
• Hard Times DLC
• Digital Art Book

The game is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux DRM-free.


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6/27 - Klei

Pay What You Want ($1+ Steam keys)

• Shank (windows, mac, linux, soundtrack)
• Shank 2 (windows, mac, linux, soundtrack)
• Eets (windows, mac)

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7/4 - Two Tribes Games

Pay What You Want ($1+ Steam keys)

• Toki Tori
• Edge
• 10% off Toki Tori 2+ coupons (2)

Beat the Average

• Rush
• 10% off Toki Tori 2+ coupon
• Bonus content (concept art, digital poster)

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7/11 - Spiderweb Software

Pay What You Want ($1+ Steam keys):

• The Geneforge Saga 
• Avadon: The Black Fortress
• The First Avernum Trilogy + Blades of Avernum - (not on Steam)
• Avernum: The Great Trials Trilogy
• Bonus Game Art and Hint Books

Beat the Average:

• Avernum: Escape from the Pit
• Nethergate: Resurrection 

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7/18/2013 - Jim Guthrie

Pay What You Want for Albums (mp3 and flac)

• Indie Game: The Movie Soundtrack
• Sword & Sworcery LP The Ballad of the Space Babies 
• Now, More Than Ever
• Takes Time
• Takes Time: Instrumentals & Demos
• The Scythian Steppes: Seven #Sworcery Songs Localized for Japan
• A Thousand Songs
• Children of the Clone
• Corporeal - Music from Soundshapes
• Morning Noon Night
• FREE-P

Beat the Average

• Indie Game: The Movie (DRM-free and Steam)
• Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Steam and DRM-free PC, Mac, Linux, Android)

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7/25/2013 - Positech Games

Pay What You Want ($1+ for Steam keys)

• Kudos 2 (Windows, Mac, NO STEAM)
• Gratuitous Tank Battles (Windows, Mac, Steam)
• Gratuitous Space Battles  (Windows, Mac, Linux, Steam)

Beat the Average

• Democracy 2 (Windows, Mac, Steam)

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8/1/2013 - 1C Company games

Pay What You Want ($1+ for Steam keys)

• Men of War
• Men of War: Red Tide
• King's Bounty: The Legend (also on Mac)
• King's Bounty: Armored Princess (also on Mac)

Beat the Average*

• Men of War: Assault Squad
• King's Bounty: Crossworlds 

All games this week are on Steam. King's Bounty games are also DRM-free. The Men of War games are Steam only. 

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8/8/2013 - Introversion Games

Pay What You Want ($1+ for Steam keys)

• Uplink
• Darwinia
• Multiwinia
• Defcon
• Source Code Access for the above four games
• Voxel and City Generator tech demos (Windows only)

$20+

• Prison Architect Early Access

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8/15/2013 - Hosted by PewDiePie
Pay What You Want ($1+ for Steam keys)

• Botanicula
• McPixel (also available on Android)
• Thomas Was Alone
• The Showdown Effect (Steam only)

Beat the Average:

• Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Games in this sale are on Windows, Mac, and Linux DRM-free with the exception of The Showdown Effect. All are on Steam if you pay $1 or more.

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8//22/2013 - Paradox Interactive

Pay What You Want ($1 or more for Steam keys)

• Europa Universalis III Complete (+Mac)
• War of the Roses: Kingmaker
• Warlock: Master of the Arcane
• Leviathan: Warships (+Mac)
• Dungeonland (+Mac)
• The Showdown Effect (+Mac)

BTA:

• Crusader Kings II (+Mac & Linux)
• Magicka 

$125
48 Steam games, 20 soundtracks

Spoiler

• Mount & Blade – Windows
• Hearts of Iron II: Complete – Windows
• Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition – Windows
• Europa Universalis: Rome - Vae Victis – Windows
• King Arthur - The Role-Playing Wargame – Windows
• Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come – Windows
• King Arthur - Fallen Champions – Windows
• King Arthur II - The Role-Playing Wargame – Windows
• Europa Universalis III – Windows and Mac
• Hearts of Iron III – Windows and Mac
• East India Company – Windows
• Majesty 2 – Windows
• Majesty: Gold Edition – Windows
• Lead and Gold - Gangs of the Wild West – Windows
• War of the Roses – Windows
• For The Glory – Windows
• Arsenal of Democracy – Windows
• Sword of the Stars Complete Collection – Windows
• Magicka – Windows
• The Kings' Crusade – Windows
• Victoria II – Windows
• Victoria: Revolutions – Windows
• Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition – Windows
• Mount & Blade: Warband – Windows
• Ship Simulator Extremes – Windows
• Commander: Conquest of the Americas – Windows
• Pirates of the Black Cove – Windows
• Cities in Motion – Windows and Mac
• Defenders of Ardania – Windows
• Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game – Windows
• Sengoku – Windows
• Majesty Gold HD – Windows
• Naval War: Arctic Circle – Windows
• Starvoid – Windows
• A Game of Dwarves – Windows
• Gettysburg: Armored Warfare – Windows
• Impire – Windows
• Leviathan: Warships – Windows and Mac
• Warlock - Master of the Arcane – Windows
• Crusader Kings II – Windows, Mac, and Linux
• The Showdown Effect – Windows and Mac
• Crusader Kings Complete – Windows
• Dungeonland – Windows and Mac
• Cities in Motion 2 – Windows and Mac
• March of the Eagles – Windows
• Knights of the Pen and Paper +1 – Windows, Mac, and Linux
• Teleglitch: Die More Edition – Windows, Mac, and Linux
• War of the Vikings Alpha – Windows

All games in first two tiers come with soundtracks and are on Windows. Other platforms available where noted.

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9/5/2013 - Arcen Games

Pay What You Want ($1+ for Steam keys)

• AI War: Fleet Command + All 5 DLC Packs
• A Valley Without Wind 1 & 2
• Tidalis

$5.80+

• Shattered Haven
• Skyward Collapse + Nihon no Mura DLC

All games are Windows, Mac, and Steam. Soundtracks are included.

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9/12/2013 - Retro Shooters

$1+ for Steam keys

• Serious Sam HD The First Encounter
• Serious Sam HD The Second Encounter
• Shadow Warrior Classic Redux (Mac, Linux)
• Duke Nukem Megaton Edition (Mac, Linux)

$6+

• Hard Reset Extended Edition w/ soundtrack
• System Shock 2 w/ soundtrack (Mac)

All games are on Steam only. Non-Windows platforms are available as noted.


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9/19/2013 - Egosoft's X Series

$1+

• X: Beyond the Frontier
• X-Tension
• X2: The Thread
• X3: Reunion + Bonus Package

 
$6+

• X3: Terran Conflict
• X3: Albion Prelude
• X: Superbox Bonus Material

All games are on Steam only. X3 titles are also on Mac and Linux. Soundtracks are available for X3: Albion Prelude and X Rebirth.



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9/26/2013 - Kalypso Media

$1+

• Tropico 3 Steam Special Edition
• Sine Mora
• Skydrift
• Anna Extended Edition

$6+

• Tropico 4
• Jagged Alliance: Back in Action

All games are Steam only and on Windows. Anna is also available on Mac and Linux.



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10/3/2013 - Nordic Games

$1+

• Red Faction: Armageddon 
• Supreme Commander 
• Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance 
• The Guild 2 
• Neighbors From Hell Compilation

$6+

• Painkiller: Hell & Damnation 
• ArcaniA 
• Darksiders II 
• SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny

All games are on Steam and Windows only with the exception of Neighbors from Hell which is DRM-free but not on Steam.

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10/10/2013 - Focus Home 

$1+

• Cities XL Platinum
• Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition 
• Divinity II: Developer's Cut 
• R.A.W. Realms of Ancient War 
• Game of Thrones 
• Confrontation

$6+

• Wargame: European Escalation
• The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

All games are on Steam and are Windows only with the exception of Wargame which is also on Mac and Linux.

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10/17/2013 - Hothead Games 
$1+

• Deathspank
• Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue
• On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One

$6+

• The Baconing
• On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two

All games are on Steam only. All games are available on Windows with all three Deathspank games also on Mac.

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10/24/2013 - Cipher Prime
Pay What You Want ($1+ for Steam)

• Fractal - Win, Mac, Linux, Android, Steam
• Splice - Win, Mac, Linux, Android, Steam
• Pulse - Android

$6+

• Intake (debut) - Win, Mac
• Auditorium - Win, Mac, Steam

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10/31/2013 - Team 17
$1+

• Worms 
• Worms Armageddon 
• Worms Blast 
• Worms Ultimate Mayhem 
• Worms Pinball 
• Worms Crazy Golf 
• Superfrog HD

$6+

• Alien Breed: Impact
• Alien Breed 2: Assault
• Alien Breed 3: Descent
• Worms Revolution Gold (includes all DLC)

All games are on Steam and are Windows only with the exception of Superfrog which is also on Mac and Linux.

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11/7/2013 - Daedalic

PWYW/$1

• Ednay & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
• A New Beginning - Final Cut
• The Whispered World
• The Chronicles of Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet (DRM-free only)
• The Chronicles of Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream (DRM-free only)

$6

• Deponia
• Journey of a Roach
• Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

All games are DRM-free on PC and Mac. All but the Shakespeare are available on Steam for $1+.

 

[groz24]

So there's no workaround where you can log multiple Steam accounts into the same Humble account?  I was going to BTA on this, and give my girlfriend the Alien Breed games, since I already have them, and keep Worms Revolution for me.

 

[louiedog]

Def not buying anything from them untill they get rid of logging in thing. Sorry not logging in my info through their site.

You don't put your info in on their site. You get sent to Steam where you authorize Humble to redeem games for you.

 

[madjoki]

So there's no workaround where you can log multiple Steam accounts into the same Humble account? I was going to BTA on this, and give my girlfriend the Alien Breed games, since I already have them, and keep Worms Revolution for me.

You can unlink account after pressing F5. See what happens. Don't blame me.

 

[MysterD]

you forgot + ALL dlc

Thanks - include that too!

 

[gilby]

You don't put your info in on their site. You get sent to Steam where you authorize Humble to redeem games for you.

Yeah. Steam has had login functionality used by various 3rd-party sites for quite some time. Raptr uses it. Steamgifts uses it. I'm sure there are other examples.

You can unlink account after pressing F5. See what happens. Don't blame me.

I'd like to hear what happens if anyone tries. It could be better than single-key in terms of having copies for secondary accounts.

(Otherwise I also don't see much difference between this and having a single key. Well, except for something like the Arcen bundle where I owned everything already, grabbed it for the soundtracks, and planned on trading the key at some point. Otherwise, both of those methods keep me from having spare keys to trade, sell or giveaway.)

Anyone feel we might see other bundles follow Humble's lead on this?

 

[SonicXtreme]

I've never traded an HB Steam key (and I've bought pretty much every single one, starting from the first one, many of them twice) but it was nice to give away a couple of friends every now and then.

if your friends can't afford a freaking dollar or maybe 6 for bta, they can just pirate the games.

they aren't adding anything to your purchase anyway so it's really not that different.

i'm all for the change, it's easier for those of us who don't need to pop keys for 50 cents. i would give away my unused keys but really its nbd considering the value of what you're getting is still way, way higher than what you pay (when there's bundles that you deem worthy of a purchase, anyway)

 

[Blade]

For this bundle, I don't see BTA being worth it, but what about the $1 tier? I don't have any nor have I ever played any Worms games

I like the Worms games, and now I own all of them. Although sadly, I already owned half of them and all of the Alien Breed games. $1 for 3 games isn't bad, but I would rather be able to do something with the games I already owned prior to purchasing the bundle.

i'm all for the change, it's easier for those of us who don't need to pop keys for 50 cents. i would give away my unused keys but really its nbd considering the value of what you're getting is still way, way higher than what you pay (when there's bundles that you deem worthy of a purchase, anyway)

So you're all for getting less for the same amount? Nice. I was going to sell you my English textbook seeing as you could use it, but now I think I'll just allow you to borrow it for the same price under the condition that I get to read it for you. Also, you can't loan it to anyone, and you can't open it yourself.

 

[SonicXtreme]

I like the Worms games, and now I own all of them. Although sadly, I already owned half of them and all of the Alien Breed games. $1 for 3 games isn't bad, but I would rather be able to do something with the games I already owned prior to purchasing the bundle.

then don't buy the bundle and buy all the games separately on steam.

you won't do that because it's still a great deal most weeks even if you own a game or two. the point of the humbles is mostly charity anyway so honestly i don't see the problem with forcing some people to pay a dollar instead of copping their friends extra key of a game. like if you payed full price for the games it'd be a valid complaint but most weeks even if you want one stinking game from the pile it still ends up way cheaper to buy a bundle for a dollar than buying that game. so IMO people are just acting entitled. enjoy the years you had when it wasn't this way, but there's nothing wrong with them changing it imo

maybe they will sell a few less BTAs because of the change but whatever that's their choice, and your conscious decision to beat the average or not, no harm no foul

 

[seamoss]

Def not buying anything from them untill they get rid of logging in thing. Sorry not logging in my info through their site.

You are not logging in through their site - you are logging into Steam, which then passes back an authentication to HB which allows them to add the game into your library. HB never sees your password, it's all done through OpenID - for more see here: http://steamcommunity.com/dev

 

[seamoss]

if your friends can't afford a freaking dollar or maybe 6 for bta, they can just pirate the games.

The problem is not that they don't have a dollar at the time of the sale. It's when you want to give out some keys *after* the sale has ended.

 

[SonicXtreme]

So you're all for getting less for the same amount? Nice. I have an English textbook here that I'll allow you to borrow for $1, but only if you agree that I get to read it for you. Also, you can't loan it to anyone, and you can't open it yourself. Sounds like a deal, right?

all the money goes to charity, and you know that even if one game in the bundle is new to you it's worth $1 because you're paying $1 for something that would cost you $3 - $15 on steam even if you just bought that one game. i don't know how that analogy is anything close to that. you have full control of the games you buy. if you don't like it, stop supporting humble.

but you won't do that because obviously, even one game for $1 is a good deal. i don't blame them for being annoyed that kids would hoard dozens of keys then make a profit off them later when the whole point is mostly charity (sure the default split isn't that but you can easily make it that anytime you buy)

The problem is not that they don't have a dollar at the time of the sale. It's when you want to give out some keys *after* the sale has ended.

...so people who missed the deal don't get the deal. too bad? stop buying the bundles then, we'll see if they change the policy. go pay $10 or whatever for worms golf on steam and tell humble to suck it.

 

[tebowdragon15]

Keys have always (or at least as long as I can remember) been for personal use only so the rules haven't changed today. They've moved from the honor system to enforcing it themselves.

It's like paying tax at Amazon. You were always supposed to pay that, but now some states require Amazon to collect it directly rather than leave it up to the customers to be honest and do it themselves, which no one ever did.

humbble can kiss my ass no taxes to corurption of us govt. soryr if t govt was amerian govt i dont mind but anti americagovt how bout kisss my ass sorry govt rant

 

[inm8num2]

This is what happens:

I may be stupid, but that tells me that you get "leftover" individual keys for games your account already owned. Is that the case? If so it would seem like a good compromise. If not, then I'm confused by the image.

 

[sunasun]

all the money goes to charity, and you know that even if one game in the bundle is new to you it's worth $1 because you're paying $1 for something that would cost you $3 - $15 on steam even if you just bought that one game. i don't know how that analogy is anything close to that. you have full control of the games you buy. if you don't like it, stop supporting humble.

but you won't do that because obviously, even one game for $1 is a good deal. i don't blame them for being annoyed that kids would hoard dozens of keys then make a profit off them later when the whole point is mostly charity (sure the default split isn't that but you can easily make it that anytime you buy)

...so people who missed the deal don't get the deal. too bad? stop buying the bundles then, we'll see if they change the policy. go pay $10 or whatever for worms golf on steam and tell humble to suck it. You guys are absolutely right, why should good keys not get a good home.

FTFY

 

[poxi]

To sum up, in the last few months Humble Bundle has:

a) fixed 2-tier price to $6 in case of weeklies

b) made bonus games to regular bundles available only to BTA buyers

c) introduced that account linking bullshit

Well, that's more than enough for me to stop giving them Humble Tip.

 

[WolfmanASTN]

Humble is a charity group. You donate and they give you games as a thank you. They make no profit and all the money from the humble tip just goes to keeping the site running. Getting multiple keys from them is like going to a charity event that raises money for children with cancer, and at the event is a table with lets say cookies on it, every time you donate you get a cookie, so you keep going by and donating a penny to get a cookie until you've eaten most of the cookies and because of that the charity group never got enough donations from the cookie stand to justify having it. Next year they make you donate a minimum to get a cookie. Again you abuse it and the next year they just don't have the cookie stand at all.

Humble is a good thing people, maybe if you actually respected it instead of abusing the ever loving shit out of it, they wouldn't have done this. Not to mention we're lucky they didn't just raise the donation minimum for everything or just stop giving out games altogether.

 

[Detruire]

This would be one of the best weeklies in quite a while... if I hadn't bought Armageddon and Ultimate Mayhem during the last Steam sale.

 

[brokenpavement]

While I am not nearly as worked up over this as some people, I sometimes beat the average just to get keys to give to friends.  It was a good run while it lasted...

Everyone should at least be in for $1, since Worms Armageddon is in the upper echelon of party games.  Also, Worms Crazy Golf is more fun than it should be.

 

[poxi]

They make no profit and all the money from the humble tip just goes to keeping the site running.

Source?

I don't believe they juggle millions of dollars in the name of charity and poor game devs only.

 

[seamoss]

...so people who missed the deal don't get the deal. too bad? stop buying the bundles then, we'll see if they change the policy. go pay $10 or whatever for worms golf on steam and tell humble to suck it.

Yes, I understand that HB doesn't owe me anything just like I don't have to buy games from HB, there's no need to be so aggressive. You have to learn to distinguish between people stating how they would *like* things to be and people *complaining*. Personally, this change doesn't affect me much at all, but I do understand that people have gotten used to a specific routine and don't like the new way things are done and have a right to state that.

 

[awestover89]

To sum up, in the last few months Humble Bundle has:

a) fixed 2-tier price to $6 in case of weeklies

b) made bonus games to regular bundles available only to BTA buyers

c) introduced that account linking bullshit

Well, that's more than enough for me to stop giving them Humble Tip.

a) Is really the only one I disagree with, just because BTA often isn't worth an extra $5. Actual average shows what people are willing to pay and where the demand is. Still, $6 is often a great deal compared to what the games cost individually, and most other bundle sites do something similar.

b) was basically fixing a bug that people were taking advantage of. Why should people get a BTA game without paying BTA prices just for buying early? Other sites that have tiered pricing models require you to beat the bonus tier price to get the bonus, and tbh that's how it should be.

c) I don't have a problem with or a strong defense for. Making a single key solved the problem for the most part. I can see why people are upset over it, but really there is a lot of misinformation. Humble doesn't get access to your credentials or personal information, so it isn't a privacy issue. You were never supposed to share or sell keys anyway, they are just actually enforcing that rule now.

I can fully understand people being upset and not wanting to leave a humble tip. Tips are there to show appreciation for a job well done and if you don't think it was well done then not leaving a tip is fully justifiable. But outright refusing to buy any bundles is just hurting yourself. You can't get the games on Steam cheaper elsewhere. I just think of it as "$1 to get all the games in this list that I don't already have."

 

[Kuma]

Well, its not like I cant still go to Indie Gala, Bundle Stars, and Groupees. Those sites have been getting much better anyway so Humble isnt a huge loss anymore. Besides, theres only so many times one can buy Magika, Limbo, Bastion, and And Yet It Moves without it becoming redunant

 

[JCAll]

First a 6 dollar minimum, now I can't give away my extra keys.

Why must Humble continue to do stupid thing that don't quite annoy me enough to stop buying from them?

Also, in for 1 Worms.

 

[seamoss]

Humble is a charity group. You donate and they give you games as a thank you. They make no profit and all the money from the humble tip just goes to keeping the site running. <snip>

From the second Humble Indie Bundle onwards, HB has been a private incorporated company (Humble Bundle Inc) with investors, budgets, profits, etc. I remember hearing around that time that HB had received a $4 million investement and thinking that it's going to be run as a real business from then on. I have no problem with that, but the idea that HB is some sort of charitable mom & pop gamer corner shop is completely incorrect.

 

[awestover89]

I think this change will end up being similar to the $1 minimum that happened back with the coal fiasco. People moaned and complained that they couldn't pay a penny anymore, but in time it became understood and accepted. Other bundle sites followed suit and it became the norm. I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see the same thing happen now.

 

[iSerra]

I think people are giving Humble too much credit for being a charity supporter and I believed most people who bought these bundles are buying them for the games and not for the sake of charity. All these changes are implemented because Humble wants more profit, as simple as that. If a person is really into supporting a charity, they should just donate to the charity organisation directly.

 

[WolfmanASTN]

So scratch what I said.

Anyways you still have the option of buying the bundle as a gift.

 

[seamoss]

I may be stupid, but that tells me that you get "leftover" individual keys for games your account already owned. Is that the case? If so it would seem like a good compromise. If not, then I'm confused by the image.

You do get individual "keys" leftover, yes, but you can't actually see them. So to activate the leftover keys on another account you first have "unlink" the Steam account you may already have linked on HB (if you've already redeemed some of the keys on your own account, for example), and then redeem the rest on another account by having the owner of that account login to Steam through the HB bundle page (and, I guess, unlink after that's done).

The other thing that this image seems to show is that if you try to redeem a key for a game you already own on Steam, you lose it.

 

[inm8num2]

You do get individual "keys" leftover, yes, but you can't actually see them. So to activate the leftover keys on another account you first have "unlink" the Steam account you may already have linked on HB (if you've already redeemed some of the keys on your own account, for example), and then redeem the rest on another account by having the owner of that account login to Steam through the HB bundle page (and, I guess, unlink after that's done).

Ah, thanks for the response.

If a person unlinks their Steam account, does it also unlink the games that were activated on the original buyer's account? I'm guessing no, but at the same time having a second person log in from the same bundle page is infeasible unless it's someone you live with, for example.

It seems to me like they're still working out the system, and these things could be just temporary placeholders/deterrents to sharing keys.

I'm just curious about it all - I have no interest in doing the whole unlink/relink thing but am simply trying to understand how the new system works.

The other thing that this image seems to show is that if you try to redeem a key for a game you already own on Steam, you lose it.

I thought the whole purpose of this system was to eliminate "keys" and just do an account link/activation? That is, there are no more key redemptions.

When I first heard of this new system I thought, "Okay, you log in through Steam and you add whatever games you don't already own from the bundle. The other 'keys' are simply forfeited as you can't share them or break them apart."

Heh, now I'm even more confused. I mean, I get what you're saying, but given what the linking is supposed to accomplish (eliminate key sharing) it doesn't make sense that after linking an account individual keys are still shown to be redeemable.

 

[guardian_owl]

This works out perfect for me, bought worms reloaded and Worms revolution last steam sale so I don't own anything from the $1 tier, so in for $1.

 

[seamoss]

Heh, now I'm even more confused. I mean, I get what you're saying, but I'm totally confused by the fact that after linking an account individual keys are still shown to be redeemable.

I guess I shouldn't use the word "key" any more. You click the redeem button/link for the first game. It asks you to login to Steam. You login to Steam and it redeems that game (and *only* that game) in the Steam account you logged in. From that point on, that account is linked to HB. You can then proceed to redeem the rest of the games to the same account or not (I already had three of the Worms games so I didn't redeem those). If you want to redeem the remaining games in a different Steam account, you unlink the original account from HB, and go through the whole linking process again with the new Steam account, again unlinking it at the end. Sorry, that's as plain as I can make it - you can pay $1 and try this yourself! ;-)

 

[poxi]

a) Is really the only one I disagree with, just because BTA often isn't worth an extra $5. Actual average shows what people are willing to pay and where the demand is. Still, $6 is often a great deal compared to what the games cost individually, and most other bundle sites do something similar.

The price was self-adjusting to the quality of games included in BTA. That's why you could get a full Tripwire bundle for ~$2.1, while some of numbered Indie bundles were ~$6-7. This pricing model encourages to add rather good stuff to BTA, so then more people would pay more and the price rise and so on. It was win-win situation - we were getting better games in bundles and they were getting more money, but hey, let's just stick $6 price to higher tier and put anything there.

b) was basically fixing a bug that people were taking advantage of. Why should people get a BTA game without paying BTA prices just for buying early? Other sites that have tiered pricing models require you to beat the bonus tier price to get the bonus, and tbh that's how it should be.

I'm sure it wasn't a bug, but the feature. They were giving bonus games to early buyers for more than 2 years of their existance, which would mean they gave away millions of keys by mistake.

c) I don't have a problem with or a strong defense for. Making a single key solved the problem for the most part. I can see why people are upset over it, but really there is a lot of misinformation. Humble doesn't get access to your credentials or personal information, so it isn't a privacy issue. You were never supposed to share or sell keys anyway, they are just actually enforcing that rule now.

I were never supposed to share or sell, but I could. Now I can't. I simply don't like that change. Furthermore, I live in EU and EU law is more important here than ToS of any company, so I could sell the keys, if I would like to do so. It was only my moral choice to do so or not. Most of the time it's not even worth the trouble, but I made a profit from selling some keys to games which I would have never bought more than once, but still ended up with 2-3 copies, due to bundles.

Tips are there to show appreciation for a job well done and if you don't think it was well done then not leaving a tip is fully justifiable. But outright refusing to buy any bundles is just hurting yourself. You can't get the games on Steam cheaper elsewhere. I just think of it as "$1 to get all the games in this list that I don't already have."

I couldn't agree with you more.

 

[inm8num2]

I guess I shouldn't use the word "key" any more. You click the redeem button/link for the first game. It asks you to login to Steam. You login to Steam and it redeems that game (and *only* that game) in the Steam account you logged in. From that point on, that account is linked to HB. You can then proceed to redeem the rest of the games to the same account or not (I already had three of the Worms games so I didn't redeem those). If you want to redeem the remaining games in a different Steam account, you unlink the original account from HB, and go through the whole linking process again with the new Steam account, again unlinking it at the end. Sorry, that's as plain as I can make it - you can pay $1 and try this yourself! ;-)

Haha that makes sense.

I have to wait until later today to be able to buy the bundle, so I was just curious.

 

[hollowfreak]

Ohhh the horror, the horror!!! ... and here I thought the weekly wasn't themed, I always imagine there's a steam key hell where all the unbapt ... err used keys go to be tortured for all eternity.

 

[sunasun]

Ohhh the horror, the horror!!! ... and here I thought the weekly wasn't themed, I always imagine there's a steam key hell where all the unbapt ... err used keys go to be tortured for all eternity.

I don't understand, why would the keys go to EA?

 

[zyxomma100]

In for my normal amount. I get some of the complaints, but man, I just can't complain about a system that lets you get all that for $1/$6... especially when you can have 100% of it go to charity. I'm not rich by any means, but any game worth playing is worth $5 to me.

And hey, I'll get Armageddon on Steam. Does anyone know if the Steam version runs better than the disc version? The disc version has intermittent color/resolution issues for me.

 

[vince_carter]

Humble is a charity group. You donate and they give you games as a thank you. They make no profit and all the money from the humble tip just goes to keeping the site running.

Surely it takes hundreds of thousands to keep that site running and nobody is drawing a salary

 

[Troutyogurt]

Awesome, I love worms! I haven't bought one since World Party.

I bought them all for $6!

 

[Mooby]

Humble is not a charity group.  Ignoring the fact they've always been able to make money from the tips; a couple of years ago they were backed by an investment capital firm.  This is not a huge operation.  It's Wolfire games who made Luguru and have been developing Overgrowth for what seems like three or four years now (obviously because they make so much money from Humble they have zero incentive to release).

 

[Thrakker]

They have a new blog post up now describing the new Steam linking system. They basically say it will A) make it easier to put in a bunch of keys at once, and B) cut down on key reselling, which they state has the benefit of letting them get newer and bigger games. Whether or not that turns out to be true, who knows, but at least there's a stated rationale.

 

[Mooby]

Wouldn't surprise me if the AAA publishers pushed for it.

 

[M_F_A_H]

I wish I was as bothered as everyone about this. But I'm not. Then again in too lazy to sell my extra bundle keys for 20 cents in the trade forum

lol

F HB for the time being.

 

[iSerra]

blog.humblebundle.com/post/65643651960/now-its-easier-to-add-games-to-your-steam-library

Today, we implemented a new system for Steam key redemption on Humble Bundle. The new system simplifies the process of key redemption and allows you to redeem your games on Steam with one click after the initial setup.

Humble Bundle created the new key redemption process to make it easier to redeem keys for personal use and harder to resell Humble purchases. Reducing game resale will enhance our ability to bring newer and bigger games to future Humble Bundles while still letting consumers pay what they want, get great games and support charity.

This reminds me of a famous quote by Eric Cantona "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea."

 

[WolfmanASTN]

Surely it takes hundreds of thousands to keep that site running and nobody is drawing a salary

Paying workers is not profit. Profit is extra money left over after all depts are paid off and workers are paid.

 

[tebowdragon15]

First a 6 dollar minimum, now I can't give away my extra keys.

Why must Humble continue to do stupid thing that don't quite annoy me enough to stop buying from them?

Also, in for 1 Worms.

ea brought them must be no other way yo

 

[Foxhack]

ea brought them must be no other way yo

EA brought the Worms?

 

[inm8num2]

Wouldn't surprise me if the AAA publishers pushed for it.

Humble Rockstar Bundle coming soon?

 

[The End]

This is total Bullshit!!!

Just how am I supposed to keep an inventory of keys to resell at my website scumbagkeyresellers.org with this new policy?

 

[Estbarul]

I don't like this, I generally don't sell the keys for games I already have or duplicates, but damn, I can't even gift them to friends? I gifted a lot of my keys before, I want to do that more, that is a pretty stupid thing IMO.

 

[uscommander]

I don't like this, I generally don't sell the keys for games I already have or duplicates, but damn, I can't even gift them to friends? I gifted a lot of my keys before, I want to do that more, that is a pretty stupid thing IMO.

This is their scheme to make you buy the bundle twice.