The Steam Deal Thread V2 - Dig into those holiday games. V3 thread coming soon!

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Welcome to the Steam Deal Thread V2! You can find the V1 thread (2010-July 2011) here. Read post #2 of this thread for Steam FAQs and more.

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Steam Games and DLC on Sale - Updated 2/12

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Past Special Sales


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Steam Retail Key List

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Which retail CD Keys are accepted on Steam?





All retail Valve games and a number of third-party games can be registered to your Steam account. All of the following games can be registered through Steam:
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  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is not accepted on Steam
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  • Note: Keys purchased directly from the Global Agenda website cannot be registered on Steam.
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Other Keys that can be redeemed on Steam (CAG tested & verified)
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[quote name='Sir_Fragalot']Yeah it was and it was $5 summer sale where I picked it up then.

Also KOTOR was $2.50 summer sale. Just saying.[/QUOTE]

It was also $5 in September.
 
[quote name='M_F_A_H']Worst day of the sale thus far IMO.[/QUOTE]


For anyone who's following Steam a lot, the deals on games that haven't seen (m)any deals are pretty lame for today. I suppose someone who didn't already own the SS HD's, GTA series, or KOTOR might be excited...

For me, only Sanctum catches my eye and I'm not sure about it. Pretty disappointing, but I remember last year was full of meh sales on Thanksgiving/BF and the real deals showed up during Christmas/New Years sales.
 
[quote name='Solid-Snake-Eyes']Skyrim is 22% off at Greenmangaming, is there any chance that Steam will put it up for cheaper before this sale is over?[/QUOTE]


Any opinion anyone gives you would just be a guess.
 
[quote name='HisDivineShadow']For anyone who's following Steam a lot, the deals on games that haven't seen (m)any deals are pretty lame for today. I suppose someone who didn't already own the SS HD's, GTA series, or KOTOR might be excited...

For me, only Sanctum catches my eye and I'm not sure about it. Pretty disappointing, but I remember last year was full of meh sales on Thanksgiving/BF and the real deals showed up during Christmas/New Years sales.[/QUOTE]

Sanctum was in the Indie Royale Bundle for $3. Came with three dlc for it too.
 
Yep. King Arthur was 90% off, and now it's being offered for 75% off.

I picked up Serious Sam HD Double Pack before the price on that changes. You never know with Steam...
 
[quote name='Xealot42']Dang I was hoping Space Marine would be a lot cheaper. Guess I'll wait for the Christmas sale.[/QUOTE]

yeah me too. is it still $25 on amazon? thats on the cusp of being the right price for me.
 
[quote name='Solid-Snake-Eyes']Skyrim is 22% off at Greenmangaming, is there any chance that Steam will put it up for cheaper before this sale is over?[/QUOTE]

Yes. There is a greater than 0 probability this will happen, so there is a chance. In all likelihood, it won't happen, and if it does it will be 25-33% off. How much is that potential $1.80-6.80 worth to you compared to playing what a lot of people are considering their runaway GOTY?

Also, for those interested in BF3 from Origin: does not include the Karkand expansion, which will run you another $15 on release.

Flight Control HD is a ton of fun, but one of those games that would be better on a tablet/touch device.
 
Yeah, not much for me today, mostly because I own a lot of the games I'm interested it. Bought the BTTF disc for PS3 for the same price, so the price is good. Already own KOTOR, GTAIV, King Arthur and Flight Control HD.
 
[quote name='Solid-Snake-Eyes']I'm looking for an educated guess.[/QUOTE]

yes there is a chance for more than a 22% discount by the holiday sale.
 
[quote name='Solid-Snake-Eyes']I'm looking for an educated guess.[/QUOTE]


But what information would be educating the guess?
 
[quote name='Solid-Snake-Eyes']Hmm. I think if Greenman fixes my region problem in time (displaying in British pounds) I'll bite on the 22% off Skyrim deal. Thanks.[/QUOTE]
If you search for Skyrim on the site they have 3 versions... US, EU, UK. Only the UK one is on sale. Even then, it still costs more than what you could get it for in USD on Amazon right now (assuming you are in the US.)
 
[quote name='Mooby']But what information would be educating the guess?[/QUOTE]
Experience from past sales and Steam history? I don't know, I'm new to PC gaming and people in this thread are always talking about the likelihood that certain games will be on sale or not and at what percentage off.
 
3 days in and I've only bought DLC. Kind of disappointed, really was hoping to see Dungeon Defenders by now. I hope it shows up at all.

Gonna wrap up the Sanctum DLC I don't have for 1.24. Game's been good to me, I'm happy to pay that pocket change for some more of it.
 
[quote name='paulcalypse']If you search for Skyrim on the site they have 3 versions... US, EU, UK. Only the UK one is on sale. Even then, it still costs more than what you could get it for in USD on Amazon right now (assuming you are in the US.)[/QUOTE]
Oh I didn't realize that. I'm in Canada but I can get it at Direct2Drive for 20% off so that's better than Amazon. Thanks.
 
[quote name='pROvIs']I know Missing link is worth picking up what about the other two deus ex dlc packs?[/QUOTE]

I was just about to ask if Missing Link is worth it for 7 bucks
 
FYI everyone who wanted Deus Ex, Amazon is dropping the price to $19.99 shortly on their website. It is steamworks so it activates on team. Save $5


Edit looks like missing link will be 7.50 there as well for those with credit.
 
[quote name='Hydro2Oxide']3 days in and I've only bought DLC. Kind of disappointed, really was hoping to see Dungeon Defenders by now. I hope it shows up at all.[/QUOTE]

Dungeon Defenders is already 50% off (and definitely worth it at that price). Doubt you'll see it for less than that, though I suppose it is possible.
 
[quote name='Blade']Yep. King Arthur was 90% off, and now it's being offered for 75% off.

I picked up Serious Sam HD Double Pack before the price on that changes. You never know with Steam...[/QUOTE]

I did the same, I believe the Gold Edition is also on sale for 90% off ($3.99). I got the double pack, already have the classic versions on disc that I got a few years ago from Big Lots, lol.
 
[quote name='Cantatus']Dungeon Defenders is already 50% off (and definitely worth it at that price). Doubt you'll see it for less than that, though I suppose it is possible.[/QUOTE]

Well, it's not so much the core cost, but when these things go on sale, the DLC follows suit. Since I'm late to the game, there's like an additional $8 of DLC out there right now that's actual gameplay content. A nice 66-75% off discount would bring that down a fair amount.
 
[quote name='pROvIs']FYI everyone who wanted Deus Ex, Amazon is dropping the price to $19.99 shortly on their website. It is steamworks so it activates on team. Save $5


Edit looks like missing link will be 7.50 there as well for those with credit.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the tip, might just pick it up there when I get home.
 
[quote name='Kamakazi010654']Thanks for the tip, might just pick it up there when I get home.[/QUOTE]

That's for the digital download, or the physical copy?
I wanna get my brother a copy, but he's still not sold on buying digital downloads. Converting him slowly.
 
[quote name='Nova_01']That's for the digital download, or the physical copy?
I wanna get my brother a copy, but he's still not sold on buying digital downloads. Converting him slowly.[/QUOTE]

It's the digital version. Just grabbed it myself.

Is the missing link worth the $7.50 or should I just wait for when it inevitably goes on sale again for the winter sale?
 
[quote name='Nova_01']That's for the digital download, or the physical copy?
I wanna get my brother a copy, but he's still not sold on buying digital downloads. Converting him slowly.[/QUOTE]

It is digital but no matter where you buy it requires steam.
 
On the fence about Deus ex dlc. The two packs I think I'll get, but I am not sure about missing link, it might get a better discount in the winter. :/ tough call
 
I guess the F: NV + DLC will have to wait for the winter sale or a recap on the last day, as I had them in my cart and forgot to check out before I went to do something else. :dunce:
 
Im tempted by Dead island, but i may have to wait longer. Also very disappointed in Space marine ive had my eye on that game for sometime, a $20-25 would have been instabuy for me, i guess ill be waiting till the christmas sale...
 
Bought the KA, Sanctum dlci didn't own. I bought the two deus ex dlc in a pack for $1.99 waiting on amazon for the missing link.

Also found a weird rid bit for missing link. It is a completely separate title in your steam library and launches separately.
 
Anyone thinking about Serious Sam might want to shell-out the $3.99 for the Gold Edition as it gets you the classic versions as well as the HD remakes. (the classic games are great for laptops/netbooks and the original version of TSE has the wacky gravity stuff that the HD version of TSE lacks)

I love how Croteam made it so that the TFE HD levels are integrated into TSE HD so you only need to install TSE HD.
 
[quote name='pROvIs']It is digital but no matter where you buy it requires steam.[/QUOTE]

It's more the issue of losing out on the box and the manual for him. I had the same hang-up initially too, but the savings on going digital turned me around.
 
[quote name='Nova_01']It's more the issue of losing out on the box and the manual for him. I had the same hang-up initially too, but the savings on going digital turned me around.[/QUOTE]

If I can't sell or lend it then it's all the same to me. I never read manuals anyways and the case goes to a drawer and I never open it again.
 
[quote name='Nova_01']It's more the issue of losing out on the box and the manual for him. I had the same hang-up initially too, but the savings on going digital turned me around.[/QUOTE]

I used to have that problem. Then I started to run out of shelf space for games.
 
[quote name='anarchyoblivion']
Did somebody say GMG had Skyrim for 22% off? Where?[/QUOTE]
Turned out to be UK only. It's still 20% off at Direct2Drive with their coupon.
 
[quote name='Nova_01']It's more the issue of losing out on the box and the manual for him. I had the same hang-up initially too, but the savings on going digital turned me around.[/QUOTE]
That is one thing I am considering about Skyrim, since I could use the map.
 
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