The Steam Deal Thread V6. We're all pumped for CAG 3.0!

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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='CheapLikeAFox']Oooh, that's cool. Gonna put my primo pdf to good use. I assume PDF would be a format they would take.[/QUOTE]

This is what you're redirected to when you click on "Click For Details".

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I'm sure Pimia Guides is really loving this new feature.
 
[quote name='The End']I'm sure Pimia Guides is really loving this new feature.[/QUOTE]
I assume most of Prima's customers are either console players or people too dumb to care. PC players with an ounce of sense just type "[Game] [puzzle]" into Google and are off to the races.
 
[quote name='Syntax Error']I assume most of Prima's customers are either console players or people too dumb to care. PC players with an ounce of sense just type "[Game] [puzzle]" into Google and are off to the races.[/QUOTE]

But, but, but I buy the guides for the production value, and the great artwork, and and and having it all in one place is convenient! I don't care if a lot of the info is out of date by the time it is printed, or the same (and better) info is free online, I want my strategy guide!


Actually, it is funny that I got the Nintendo Power Final Fantasy strategy guide as part of my subscription, and flipping through convinced me I had to have the game. After GameFAQs existed, I never bought a strategy guide again, not that I bought many in the first place.
 
[quote name='vince_carter']sonic all stars racing: unleashed is getting 3 PC exclusive characters

- the heavy from tf2
- football manager guy
- samurai from shogun 2

sega has been great in supporting steam and the pc market, i'm really impressed with them the last few years


http://youtu.be/YVjKx0rS1OE[/QUOTE]
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[quote name='travathian']But, but, but I buy the guides for the production value, and the great artwork, and and and having it all in one place is convenient! I don't care if a lot of the info is out of date by the time it is printed, or the same (and better) info is free online, I want my strategy guide!


Actually, it is funny that I got the Nintendo Power Final Fantasy strategy guide as part of my subscription, and flipping through convinced me I had to have the game. After GameFAQs existed, I never bought a strategy guide again, not that I bought many in the first place.[/QUOTE]
I knew everything about A Link to the Past before I had the game. I studied that book so closely. I even remember reading it while riding my bike and hitting a parked car.
 
Heh, I mentioned once before that my cousin's husband wrote the Prima guide for SRTT. He gave me a free copy and it's "ok" for what it is and the various charts for cars (speed, handling, etc) held my attention for a few moments but overall it's nothing anyone would need. The only information in there you might not find just in the course of playing the game would be the location of all the cash/sex doll goodie packets.

Aside from that, there's only so many ways you can say "Enter the room and guys will try and shoot you. So shoot them."
 
I wish Magicka got more bug fixes than sales - I still can't play online co-op without the game freezing between rooms.

I'd play it on single-player, but I bought it for myself and a pal simply for the co-op experience. I'm quite sad.
 
I dont get those guides...never had any impulse to get them. Only guides I would need are item/stat builds for some games and in that case they are player made and online

Plus games can change with patches and they become outdated..
 
Certain guides are very nice to have, especially if you've already played through the game once and want to dig up all the secrets. For example, the Fallout 3 GOTY guide is excellent. It's incredible the amount of effort that went into that guide.

And sure, you can just Google it as well, but it's just a different thing. Especially when you can refer to maps, exact details on each container and what can be inside it, etc.
 
[quote name='Idiotekque']Certain guides are very nice to have, especially if you've already played through the game once and want to dig up all the secrets. For example, the Fallout 3 GOTY guide is excellent. It's incredible the amount of effort that went into that guide.

And sure, you can just Google it as well, but it's just a different thing. Especially when you can refer to maps, exact details on each container and what can be inside it, etc.[/QUOTE]

Ditto on New Vegas.
 
[quote name='Larce80']I dont get those guides...never had any impulse to get them. Only guides I would need are item/stat builds for some games and in that case they are player made and online

Plus games can change with patches and they become outdated..[/QUOTE]

These aren't strategy guides you're buying. They're just user made stuff. Sort of like Gamefaqs.
 
[quote name='Idiotekque']Certain guides are very nice to have, especially if you've already played through the game once and want to dig up all the secrets. For example, the Fallout 3 GOTY guide is excellent. It's incredible the amount of effort that went into that guide.

And sure, you can just Google it as well, but it's just a different thing. Especially when you can refer to maps, exact details on each container and what can be inside it, etc.[/QUOTE]

When I was a kid I had the Prima guides for the Pokemon games.

I think that was a nice thing to have, simply to have all those stats laid out in front of you in a nicely presented way.
 
[quote name='Larce80']Plus games can change with patches and [guides] become outdated..[/QUOTE]

This. I was so excited when American fighting game guides started carrying actual worthwhile framedata in them. For years that was the sole domain of the Japanese Gamest Mooks. The few of those I saw back then were treasures both exotic and valuable with arcane learnings. Recently, the American guides finally started approaching the Gamest quality... and then UMvC 3 gets patched or DLC comes out or SSFIVAEver2012 happens and none of it is remotely relevant anymore. My own personal Gift of the Magi, "I gave you frame data for Christmas." "Well I gave you balancing patches for Christmas..." Noooooo!

They're still kind of neat, but sadly of very little actual utility at this point.
 
I started writing a guide/checklist for one collecting-achievement in All Zombies Must Die!—while in-game—and even though I was hitting Save Changes, the guide evaporated when I quit the game. I guess you need to complete/publish it, no draft or clipboard function. Oh well.
 
I would say patches and updates making a guide useless are the exception and not the rule. I could pick up the initial Skyrim guide and still do fine by it today. To me, guides are good for quest progression, maps, sidequest info, and collectibles. Much of that stuff is unaffected by a patch.
 
The real use of the guides to me will be troubleshooting/modding stuff. Stuff like how there's already one up for getting Dark Souls running well. That's pretty easy info to find right now but it might not be as easy in a few years.
 
Sorry for the off topic but, did any of you upgrade to Windows 8 already? Have you experienced compatibility issues regarding Steam Games? I have a promo code to buy the OS for 15$ and I've been considering it.
 
[quote name='boredasfook']Purchased Anno 2070 despite all the hate on DRM.[/QUOTE]

Nothing wrong with that, it's a really good game. I just have avoided it because I've had securom and tages games just 'not work' before, so I don't want to have to deal with all that headache and multiple rounds with support to no avail again.

If I buy a game, I just want it to work and to be able to play it.
 
[quote name='Larce80']Plus games can change with patches and they become outdated..[/QUOTE]
I still own the Prima guide for Everquest back when Ruins of Kunark was the new expansion. Even at launch, the guide was hilariously wrong on nearly every page. I think I only kept it for unintentional entertainment value.
 
[quote name='soulkyo']Sorry for the off topic but, did any of you upgrade to Windows 8 already? Have you experienced compatibility issues regarding Steam Games? I have a promo code to buy the OS for 15$ and I've been considering it.[/QUOTE]I have experienced zero issues on Win 8 for any steam games (versus win 7). All I had to do was copy over my steam folder after the update and reinstall things from within steam (which did not require a redownload, just a redo of the initial install process that steam always does).
 
If anyone's on the Dejobaan Games newsletter, they sent out alpha access Steam keys for their new game, Drunken Robot Pornography. Promising title...? :lol:
 
[quote name='Das_Regal']I have experienced zero issues on Win 8 for any steam games (versus win 7). All I had to do was copy over my steam folder after the update and reinstall things from within steam (which did not require a redownload, just a redo of the initial install process that steam always does).[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the answer. I might update then ;)
 
[quote name='soulkyo']Sorry for the off topic but, did any of you upgrade to Windows 8 already? Have you experienced compatibility issues regarding Steam Games? I have a promo code to buy the OS for 15$ and I've been considering it.[/QUOTE]
been using it for about 2 days now
it seems a vast improvement over Vista performance wise
buy it now anyway
you can sell it later for a slight profit if you decide not to install
but it also wouldn't hurt to keep it especially if you run Vista.
 
[quote name='soulkyo']Sorry for the off topic but, did any of you upgrade to Windows 8 already? Have you experienced compatibility issues regarding Steam Games? I have a promo code to buy the OS for 15$ and I've been considering it.[/QUOTE]

I've been running it for a few months now. Installation is pretty easy. I had some issues with transferring saves over from Steam games, but that was my fault for not knowing where to find them and move them over.

As for running games period, there are a few that just plain don't run yet. Doom Rails is one. Risen 1 I could not get to run. Outside of that, most everything has run fine.

Compared to Windows 7, it's just a minor difference to me. Different interface is all. Compared to something like Windows Vista I would say you will notice a vast improvement.
 
[quote name='sunasun']been using it for about 2 days now
it seems a vast improvement over Vista performance wise
buy it now anyway
you can sell it later for a slight profit if you decide not to install
but it also wouldn't hurt to keep it especially if you run Vista.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='CheapLikeAFox']I've been running it for a few months now. Installation is pretty easy. I had some issues with transferring saves over from Steam games, but that was my fault for not knowing where to find them and move them over.

As for running games period, there are a few that just plain don't run yet. Doom Rails is one. Risen 1 I could not get to run. Outside of that, most everything has run fine.

Compared to Windows 7, it's just a minor difference to me. Different interface is all. Compared to something like Windows Vista I would say you will notice a vast improvement.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the opinions guys. I'm currently running Windows 7 so as you say I'll not find such an improvement but I'd rather update to the new OS nonetheless. ;)
 
[quote name='darkling23']No problems with Risen in Windows 8 here. I've seen complaints about Risen 2 and Win8 too, but I have no problems with it either.[/QUOTE]

Where do you have it? I was trying to get the Gamersgate Void version to run and it wouldn't for me. Was wondering if maybe it was just their version.
 
[quote name='boredasfook']Purchased Anno 2070 despite all the hate on DRM.[/QUOTE]

Let me know what you think. I want it but waiting for it to get a bit lower in price.
 
[quote name='CheapLikeAFox']Where do you have it? I was trying to get the Gamersgate Void version to run and it wouldn't for me. Was wondering if maybe it was just their version.[/QUOTE]
Was that before they pulled the void service?
 
[quote name='travathian'][WinME] Hi there, remember me? [/WinMe][/QUOTE]

Oh god windows ME.... It's bad... REALLY BAD... It sucks ass from a straw.
 
I've not bought many strategy guides in my years.

A few come to mind though.

I bought a Mortal Kombat 2 one cause I wanted to know all the moves and secrets.

Also, I think I might have had one for Final Fantasy III aka VI for SNES.

Once the internet came along they stopped being useful. Currently, though I have three guides still.

1. Star Wars KOTOR 2 - I never bought it and it was given to me by a friend after he beat the game.
2. Mass Effect (sealed) - It was a buck at a Circuit City liquidation.
3. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - Bought the game off someone on Craigslist and they gave me the guide for free.

I wouldn't mind having one of the collector's edition guides they have made for: Skyrim, FO3, New Vegas, Zelda, etc.

I'll probably use this feature at some point on Steam though.
 
[quote name='soulkyo']Lol, Windows 2000. Made me love Windows 98 2nd Edition.[/QUOTE]

Windows 2000 is not Windows ME and is in fact a very solid operating system, just saying.
 
Glad I spent all that money on updating my Sims 3. Runs like dog crap. Freezing, stuttering, WAY too long of load times for a what 4 year old game? Who programmed this thing? Monkeys? F! Its not my pc. For a game THIS old, most anything should run it and well. What a clusterfuck.

I've booted it three times now, just to have it freeze unfreeze freeze unfreeze stuff. Thats of course AFTER the 5 minute initial load time. Lots of reported instances. Just a reminder as to why I forked over quite a bit of money to EA for expansion packs. This could all also just be my very own fault.

I'd buy Sacred 2 Gold NOW if I could get it for 10$. Would if they hadn't yanked it off steam.
 
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[quote name='sleeping_lights_on']Glad I spent all that money on updating my Sims 3. Runs like dog crap. Freezing, stuttering, WAY too long of load times for a what 4 year old game? Who programmed this thing? Monkeys? F! Its not my pc. For a game THIS old, most anything should run it and well. What a clusterfuck.

I've booted it three times now, just to have it freeze unfreeze freeze unfreeze stuff. Thats of course AFTER the 5 minute initial load time. Lots of reported instances. Just a reminder as to why I forked over quite a bit of money to EA for expansion packs. This could all also just be my very own fault.

I'd buy Sacred 2 Gold NOW if I could get it for 10$. Would if they hadn't yanked it off steam.[/QUOTE]

I know you say it's not your PC's problem, but FWIW, the game runs perfect on both mine and my girlfriend's laptops that are nowhere near spec-heavy, so yeah.
 
[quote name='Tsel']I know you say it's not your PC's problem, but FWIW, the game runs perfect on both mine and my girlfriend's laptops that are nowhere near spec-heavy, so yeah.[/QUOTE]

Uhg.
 
I like strategy guides in print form. I occasionally pick up used ones for games I don't have the time to play or for systems I don't intend to buy to get a feel for what the game is like. I also pick up old ones at garage sales when I encounter them.

Never saw the appeal of buying a digital guide, though. If I'm going to read it on a screen, I may as well be grabbing the info off of GameFAQs.

[quote name='pantsattack']I knew everything about A Link to the Past before I had the game. I studied that book so closely. I even remember reading it while riding my bike and hitting a parked car.[/QUOTE]

That's dedication. Imagine if the GBA version existed back then, you could have crashed your bike while PLAYING ALttP.
 
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