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Welcome to the Steam Deal Thread V6! You can find link to past threads at the bottom of this post. Read post #2 of this thread for Steam FAQs and more.

With the V6 Thread, we're trying a slight formatting change. We used to list every possible Steam deal in the OP, but they change too frequently for anyone to keep up with (even in the Wiki format). So now, we'll leave regular minor sales out of the OP. This post will keep track of major sales (Winter sale, etc.), Steam deals available through other sellers (like Amazon), Preorder deals, and Group Buys.

I would still greatly appreciate help from you folks at home in keeping this smaller-scale OP up-to-date. This is a Wiki post so anyone can contribute. Wiki instructions:
Thanks for your help! If you notice a sale has ended, feel free to delete its line from the sale list. Of course, if you see something does need to be added, then kindly add it to the list.

Make sure your changes match the thread's format! For example, every game that's on sale is part of an unordered list. When adding a game to the list, copy an existing line and update the link, title, and prices. That way, the format stays correct. Do not list percentages off! We list the original price and the sale price here. If you have any suggestions for major changes to the post/thread, PM me (EastX) about them.

Steam Sales - Updated 1/22


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


Preorder Deals - Updated 1/10
Group Buy Deals - Updated 1/9/13
Several multiplayer Steam games are available in 2-packs or 4-packs. These packs offer a discount over buying multiple copies of a game separately. We also maintain group buy trade threads for several games, so please use those threads if you're interested in setting up a group buy.


Free Stuff - List needs updating with F2P games!
There are several free games and mods on Steam. These are a few choice ones; 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.


Steam around CAG

If you are interested in joining the Steam CAG Community or participating in a trade or group buy with fellow Cheap Ass Gamers, please do so in the dedicated threads and not in the deal discussion thread. In the dedicated threads you will find CAGers with the same specialized interest who will be much quicker (and happier) to respond than in the Deals thread.

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:

Steam Retail Key List

What is a CD key and where can I find it?

Steam's explanation and list of Steam-activatable keys

The CD Key is a serial number with a combination of 13, 18, or 25 letters and numbers - it can be found on a sticker inside your game's case or printed on the game's quick reference card. The CD Key acts as your proof of purchase for the game - Steam Support may ask for it if you need to establish your ownership of an account. It is recommended that you keep your CD Key in a safe place to ensure the security of your account.

Other Keys that can be redeemed on Steam (CAG tested & verified)
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  • The Ball (bought @D2D, tested by voken)
  • Supreme Commander Forged Alliance (gives both FA and original, bought @amazon, tested by vism)

Indie Bundles thread on Steam forums (link)

Past CAG Steam Deal Threads
 
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[quote name='unluckynumber11']Was hoping for the Skyrim DLC to be 75%, but I bought Dawnguard for a friend for Christmas, but I'm going to wait for it to go cheaper to buy it for myself. Hopefully the Fallout series is %75 off today, but with how this sale is going it's probably going to be %66.[/QUOTE]

Check the sale/trade thread. Plenty of cheap FO keys available.
 
[quote name='sixheavens']Have you tried mods?

I haven't yet, just getting a PC with Skyrim now, but I've heard they have level scaling mods to give you that aspect back.

I played with one on Oblivion and it had that old school difficulty, which was fun.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I've tried mods. I used to make them once a upon a time :) but that was ages ago and mostly for Morrowind and a little bit for Oblivion. Haven't messed with Skyrim mod creation yet.

I did use a level scaling mod for Oblivion and may try one for Skyrim at some point.

I like the workshop. It makes using mods easy. In my day it was a pain in the ass and we liked it!

Okay not really.
 
[quote name='Terlan']

Also anyone have any feedback on half minute hero?[/QUOTE]

I've never seen it that cheap personally, but I -LOVED- the PSP version. It's quick, bite-sized, addicting fun. Honestly, I think it'd work great on a smartphone in this day and age, but you can't go wrong for 3 bucks, IMO.
 
[quote name='Motoki']Yeah I've tried mods. I used to make them once a upon a time :) but that was ages ago and mostly for Morrowind and a little bit for Oblivion. Haven't messed with Skyrim mod creation yet.

I did use a level scaling mod for Oblivion and may try one for Skyrim at some point.

I like the workshop. It makes using mods easy. In my day it was a pain in the ass and we liked it!

Okay not really.[/QUOTE]

Haha a bit easier.

Yeah I played through Skyrim on PS3. Looking forward to another turn on PC now with mods. Level scaling is definitely something I will be checking out.
 
[quote name='cranky2']Thanks for the word. The Warhammer stuff has always looked pretty darn interesting and the lore sounds cool... Not expecting huge amounts if story-driven goodness as I understand most of that comes through the board game books and novels, but excited none the less.

At $10, if it can occupy my mind for a couple of hours (even if laughing at how terrible I am), I'm satisfied.

[/QUOTE]

Yeah as I said the story is in the back seat to the setting and atmosphere, which the game really nails. I love the equipment you get and the lore with it. Equipping your guys with gear that is thousands of years old and has this history of killing Xenos on huge campaigns.. it's really cool stuff.
 
[quote name='Motoki']I like the workshop. It makes using mods easy. In my day it was a pain in the ass and we liked it![/QUOTE]


I still remember my first time installing the They Hunger total conversion for Half-Life. Had to manually install the custom sound files into the proper folder.


Also, now that I think about it, custom skins in GTAIII PC required going in and replacing the original skin file.
 
[quote name='Motoki']I did use a level scaling mod for Oblivion and may try one for Skyrim at some point.

I like the workshop. It makes using mods easy. In my day it was a pain in the ass and we liked it![/QUOTE]

Skip the workshop. Go right for the Nexus Mod Manager. A lot of modders either arent willing to deal with Steam or don't update as frequently there. I found it really easy to snag all the mods I want, and it assists with ordering them to load properly. Plus it works with a number of popular highly modded games.
 
[quote name='travathian']Skip the workshop. Go right for the Nexus Mod Manager. A lot of modders either arent willing to deal with Steam or don't update as frequently there. I found it really easy to snag all the mods I want, and it assists with ordering them to load properly. Plus it works with a number of popular highly modded games.[/QUOTE]

Nexus is okay but it's an extra step. I personally prefer the Workshop where possible but I also concede that some modders either don't want to put their mods there or aren't able to because the file size is too large.

Where mods exist in both the Workshop and Nexus I personally will always opt for the Workshop, even though I know some modders grumble about it.

It is worth noting though that some mods simply aren't there so if you don't find what you are looking for at the workshop the Nexus is definitely worth a look.

This is just my Steam-centric tired of all the hoops and extra steps to jump through for mods point of view. I realize a lot of die hard modders and mod users are anti-Workshop but I like it. *shrug*

It's dummy proof for the most part. I can't tell you how much tech support I did because people didn't install something to the right place or didn't know what to do with a rar file or whatever.

The Nexus Mod Manager does help loads in this area too but they also give people the option to manually download and hence the ability to screw something up. And trust me if they can they will. :p

/end former modder rant
 
It's absolutely silly for modders to draw a line in the sand over the Workshop with regards to full-on Steamworks games. Not that I don't still enjoy the freedom which Nexus provides in terms of content but the only way to legitimately have Skyrim on PC is via Steam and it remains the flagship third-party title of the Steam Workshop.

I also used to mod and were I still doing so I'd be jumping at the chance to showcase my work on the Workshop. (as well as Nexus)
 
[quote name='Fell Open Ian']It's absolutely silly for modders to draw a line in the sand over the Workshop with regards to full-on Steamworks games. Not that I don't still enjoy the freedom which Nexus provides in terms of content but the only way to legitimately have Skyrim on PC is via Steam and it remains the flagship third-party title of the Steam Workshop.

I also used to mod and were I still doing so I'd be jumping at the chance to showcase my work on the Workshop. (as well as Nexus)[/QUOTE]

I agree 100%. I would also add that the Steam Workshop is still relatively new and is somewhat of a work in progress. There already have been a number of changes (for the better imho) since its inception and if modders are finding parts of it they don't like I think they should try and share that feedback with Valve rather than taking their toys to another sandbox.

Then again there are always going to be some modders who tend towards divaism. There has been so much drama in the ES modding community over the years it is not even funny.
 
[quote name='Fatalis Fafnir']If i pick up half life 1, do i automatically get half life source? Or is that a separate purchase, no price shows up for Half Life: Source hence me asking.[/QUOTE]

No, you don't get Half Life Source. You need to buy either the Half-Life Complete Pack, Valve Complete Pack, or Half-Life Source individually to get it.
 
[quote name='Fatalis Fafnir']If i pick up half life 1, do i automatically get half life source? Or is that a separate purchase, no price shows up for Half Life: Source hence me asking.[/QUOTE]

It also comes with the Episode 1 sub currently in the store (79).
 
[quote name='mnemnoch']And dont forget the Jade Empire incident![/QUOTE]

Never forget! :censored:

[quote name='Corpekata']Last summer Saints Row the Third's complete pack was much cheaper the second time the game was on sale. It was a really weird discount so a lot of people assumed it was a glitch, but it stayed up. There were also a couple lost community votes that appeared as flashes at a slightly greater discount (I guess blaming losing the vote on the low initial discount). But as a rule of thumb it's pretty rare.[/QUOTE]

That was quite a strange sale on that pack.

[quote name='Honeybaked Ham']I just got a $5 credit from amazon fro buying Saints Row: The Third back in july when it was 10$. It's limited to THQ titles only and has to be used on 12/25. Just a heads up to check your email, not sure what other games qualify for the credit most likely any THQ game. I am planning on grabbing the Darksiders Franchise Pack since it will be 13$ tomorrow.[/QUOTE]

I got that as well and I'm not sure which game I bought. :lol: Maybe it was RFA?

[quote name='garrett007']Should I get the half life pack, or just half life 1 & 2? I have none of the games in the pack[/QUOTE]

Definitely the complete.
 
[quote name='TheKbob']I want Dishonoured, but hearing it's length... I am waiting for a much cheaper price (sub $20).

I remember when games like Batman would hit 2 months after release @ $25 on steam.

This makes me sad.[/QUOTE]

Dishonored has no length problems if you aren't playing it like your average FPS. If you do just go killing everyone and guns blazing the game is short, but the game is not meant to be played like that at all.

My first play through doing stealth and only killing when I had too and explored nearly all the levels completely it took me 22 hours. I plan to play it one or two more times to get the different ending and just because you can play the game so differently each time. Basically the people who beat Dishonored in under 10-12 did it wrong. Sure the game lets you just run and gun but you are cheating yourself and missing out on so much it has to offer doing that.
 
[quote name='sixheavens']Yeah. The plot doesn't have a ton going on, its mostly the setting and what's there is taken further in II and in the expansion Chaos Rising. It'd definitely be fine.

Might want to check a wiki for the plot but it's not super story dependent. The set up is basically thing are going to hell in this sector and you are a chapter of the Space Marines trying to hold things down against multiple enemy forces against mysterious larger threats. After your victory in the first game things have only gotten worse.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for this info. I think I tried the demo of DoW I way back and the RTS of it made it not as interesting for me. I think the limited troops and more strategic aspect of II will be more interesting for me.

Happy with this set since it'll probably be near the top of my play list now.

Maybe try 1 and if it's not as interesting, move on to DoW 2 instead.
 
Ok, so, I purchased Half-Life 1 Anthology, which did not specify it came with Half Life: Source. This was on a separate purchase. I then attempted to make a second purchase with Half-Life: Source individually but Steam says I already own Half-Life Source and that I would not be given an extra. I checked my games library and no Half-Life: Source, only the original. Any thoughts?

NVM: It was referring to Half Life Source Death match. Durr, learn to read.
 
[quote name='KaOTiK']Dishonored has no length problems if you aren't playing it like your average FPS. If you do just go killing everyone and guns blazing the game is short, but the game is not meant to be played like that at all.

My first play through doing stealth and only killing when I had too and explored nearly all the levels completely it took me 22 hours. I plan to play it one or two more times to get the different ending and just because you can play the game so differently each time. Basically the people who beat Dishonored in under 10-12 did it wrong. Sure the game lets you just run and gun but you are cheating yourself and missing out on so much it has to offer doing that.[/QUOTE]

The game is short regardless of you going stealth or run and gun. I completed it ~95% entirely in stealth in a little under a dozen hours. The skill upgrades are more geared towards typical FPS style gameplay. Game is still a hell of a lot of fun.
 
[quote name='Fatalis Fafnir']Ok, so, I purchased Half-Life 1 Anthology, which did not specify it came with Half Life: Source. This was on a separate purchase. I then attempted to make a second purchase with Half-Life: Source individually but Steam says I already own Half-Life Source and that I would not be given an extra. I checked my games library and no Half-Life: Source, only the original. Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]

It doesn't come with the Anthology, it comes with the Half-Life Complete pack, which is this: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/715/?snr=1_4_4__806

Not sure why it isn't letting you purchase Half-Life Source on its own though.
 
[quote name='Mooby']The ludicrous base price of the older Dungeon Siege games renders the sales pretty awful. Tony explained that it is the price Squeenix insisted on so... go figure.[/QUOTE]


And yet the DS1/2/3 bundle was $7.50 previously.

[quote name='Fatalis Fafnir']Ok, so, I purchased Half-Life 1 Anthology, which did not specify it came with Half Life: Source. This was on a separate purchase. I then attempted to make a second purchase with Half-Life: Source individually but Steam says I already own Half-Life Source and that I would not be given an extra. I checked my games library and no Half-Life: Source, only the original. Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]


Quit and restart Steam, check library.
 
[quote name='Outinthedark']The game is short regardless of you going stealth or run and gun. I completed it ~95% entirely in stealth in a little under a dozen hours. The skill upgrades are more geared towards typical FPS style gameplay. Game is still a hell of a lot of fun.[/QUOTE]

I finished in 17 hours or so. It looks like the length varies, but everyone agrees on it being fun.
 
[quote name='Jaysonguy']Basing any game on length alone is an awful way to pick games[/QUOTE]

While I would normally agree, a recent play through has reminded me there are some exceptions.

*cough...Homefront...cough*
 
It seems one of the new Daily's is the Sonic Franchise.

How is the Sonic Adventure 2 port, in terms of quality? Is it as good as Jet Set Radio, or is it more along the lines of Sonic Adventure DX?

EDIT: I'm also curious about the SEGA Classics entry, but it just directs me to the main page. I think I'll wait on any purchases until everything's up and running.
 
another day of shitty sales on steam. only thing ive picked up was scribblenauts but that was over on amazon. im gonna pick up hitman once it goes on sale again on amazon. steam sure is slipping
 
[quote name='Neuro5i5']While I would normally agree, a recent play through has reminded me there are some exceptions.

*cough...Homefront...cough*[/QUOTE]
It also has to be good or worth playing

40 hours of a good game isn't better than 5 hours of a great game

And no matter how many hours are in a so so game it's not worth the time you take to play it
 
[quote name='Neuro5i5']While I would normally agree, a recent play through has reminded me there are some exceptions.

*cough...Homefront...cough*[/QUOTE]


I'm going to argue that Homefront sucks on top of being short. The first five minutes are aces, but after that... "Follow guy with dot above his head." If it had been an awesome balls to the wall experience that only lasted four hours, I'd have still taken it. I can beat CoD4 in a little over five hours, and I love that game like chocolate before supper.
 
[quote name='Jaysonguy']It also has to be good or worth playing

40 hours of a good game isn't better than 5 hours of a great game

And no matter how many hours are in a so so game it's not worth the time you take to play it[/QUOTE]


I'm going to second this. I can't tell you how many games I loved for the first ten hours before suddenly finding myself on GameFaqs checking how many chapters there are to see how much longer I had to go.
 
I hate to be a complainer, but these Sonic deals are absolutely underwhelming.

Sonic Generations is $14.99 when it's typically $7.49 somewhere, and Sonic 4: Episode I has been as low as $3.74 elsewhere. (Not to mention when it was a Daily Deal on Steam, which was discounted to $3.74, as well.) I'm hoping that it's simply a consequence of everything not being fully updated. (For example, SEGA Classics still brings me to the main page.)
 
[quote name='Motoki']IIRC you don't even get the notice about it until level 10. Then a guard will come up and say 'I hear the Dawnguard started back up' etc. I think it should be fine to start around that point or if you are already a higher level than that.

Skyrim isn't really much of a game where you have to worry about areas being too high level for you. That hasn't been a thing in the ES series since Morrowind, though truthfully I kind of miss that aspect.[/QUOTE]


Well...quest rewards are scaled to player lvl. Which is why if you want the Thief's Guild or Dark Brotherhood bonus's....you dont do them til after lvl 40 (which is the cap quest reward cap? I cant remember....). So...is there any Quest reward gear in Dawngaurd that would I would want at a higher lvl vice a low lvl?
 
Eh, I'd rather purchase "Good 100 hour game" over "Good 10 hour game" all things being equal. Duration isn't the be all of gaming but it's definitely a component for me to balance against price. Why drop $20 on a game just to be done in six hours with nothing else to do when I could have spent it on a 30+ hour game?

Wishing Dawnguard went cheaper. I have zero interest in vampires but the DLC is needed for the full "Deadly Dragons" mod.
 
[quote name='EliotAndrews']I hate to be a complainer, but these Sonic deals are absolutely underwhelming.

Sonic Generations is $14.99 when it's typically $7.49 somewhere, and Sonic 4: Episode I has been as low as $3.74 elsewhere. (Not to mention when it was a Daily Deal on Steam, which was discounted to $3.74, as well.) I'm hoping that it's simply a consequence of everything not being fully updated. (For example, SEGA Classics still brings me to the main page.)[/QUOTE]

Sega Classics is the emulator wrapper for the Genesis games, iirc and shouldn't be listed in the bundle. I assume the prices were never flipped since SA2 has been $5 since the start of the sale.
 
[quote name='Jaysonguy']Basing any game on length alone is an awful way to pick games[/QUOTE]


It's a perfectly sensible way to decide how much to pay for something/how I feel about it.
I loved Bulletstorm, it's quite short but for $5 totally worth it -- At $30 I'd be grumpy. I loved Borderlands 1 GOTY (128 Steam hours), I only paid $7.50 (I didn't even think I'd like it when I bought it) but would be just as happy had I paid $50.

If a game is known to be particularly short, I'll wait for it to be real cheap.

There are a lot of people (CAGs even) who bought Skyrim at release on the justification that they'll like it and spend many hours on it. Same with Borderlands 2 pre-orders. I can agree with both stances even though I just picked up Skyrim and am still waiting on BL2.
 
[quote name='Syntax Error']Eh, I'd rather purchase "Good 100 hour game" over "Good 10 hour game" all things being equal. Duration isn't the be all of gaming but it's definitely a component for me to balance against price. Why drop $20 on a game just to be done in six hours with nothing else to do when I could have spent it on a 30+ hour game?

Wishing Dawnguard went cheaper. I have zero interest in vampires but the DLC is needed for the full "Deadly Dragons" mod.[/QUOTE]


I guess that really depends on your gaming habits. I'm the type that can play a good game more than once. I've beaten Bully five times, and own it on the PS2 and the Xbox 360. I've played through Half-Life countless times. Generally a 100 hour game I'll finish once, if that, and then never play it again because the investment is too great.


Regardless, Dishonored is a great game, regardless of its length. Homefront would have still been crap if they'd made it a thousand hours long. (Yes, this is personal opinion, but it's still right.)
 
People should remember that Valve doesn't set the prices on Steam; they can nudge and offer-up suggestions but it's ultimately up to the developers/publishers.

Places like Amazon and GMG simply eat-it on their end and often take losses in order to match/beat the Steam prices.
 
[quote name='Genocidal']Sega Classics is the emulator wrapper for the Genesis games, iirc and shouldn't be listed in the bundle. I assume the prices were never flipped since SA2 has been $5 since the start of the sale.[/QUOTE]
Dude, then that means my Complain Train totally jumped the gun. Admittedly, I wasn't following the prices for those games prior to today's Daily.

Shoite, if the SEGA Classics entry includes all five packs, then I'm totally grabbing it when it becomes functional. (If it was meant to be in the menu, that is.)
 
Gotta love how they can take Mass Effect 1 and 2; just two games of a three game series with a ton of DLC, and call it a franchise pack.

Oh, and then charge an extra $2.50 for the bundle vs. buying each separately.
 
[quote name='Fell Open Ian']People should remember that Valve doesn't set the prices on Steam; they can nudge and offer-up suggestions but it's ultimately up to the developers/publishers.

Places like Amazon and GMG simply eat-it on their end and often take losses in order to match/beat the Steam prices.[/QUOTE]


Following the Amazon thread for the better part of a year, that doesn't seem to be true (or at least the usual case).
 
[quote name='dbolt']Sonic Generations was already 14.99 when the winter sale started. Guess they'll fix it soon[/QUOTE]


My store says 0-50% off. Is it possible they just won't reduce the price any further?
 
[quote name='anarchyoblivion']Call of Duty Battlechest is 50% at $14.99. Seems like it's probably the lowest it's gone or will go in the future.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I just want COD 1 and UO, I do not want COD 2 at all.
 
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