The Lunar New Year sale is going on over at Steam, and in fine tradition, they have many fantastic deals that paradoxically leave your wallet even lighter than if there weren't a sale.
Instead of buying in bulk and getting many games you probably wont even play, here's a few standouts in the bunch:
Undertale - $7.99 (-20%) - Yes, it's only two dollars off, but it was a fairly cheap game that you should have bought a long time ago, anyway! This ode to old-school JRPGs brilliantly turns the genres tropes on its head with the ability to not kill anyone. Its short playtime belies a heavy game, you can play it between AAA titles and its replayability means that its well worth the original cost, nevermind the discount.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - $29.99 (-50%) - Chances are, you've already bought this, but if not, now's the time to buy it. This critically acclaimed title puts you in the shoes of Geralt, a monster slayer in an open-world action-RPG. If you're willing to shell out a little more, you can get the game and the Expansion Pack, which features two adventures with over 30 hours of extra adventuring for $55.23 (-35%). There's also a mod that turns the whole thing into Yu-Gi-Oh.
The Walking Dead / Season 2 - $6.24 (-75%) - At $6.24 a pop, it's quite the deal to get both seasons of The Walking Dead. A brilliant point-and-click adventure that's somehow more intense than most AAA shooters and yet still playable by almost anyone (who can stomach the grief, anyways), you can really beat 75% off for such a series. The Walking Dead is episodic in nature, with your decisions carrying over to later episodes and later, Season 2. You can also grab The Walking Dead: 400 days for the low, low price of $1.24 (-75%), which essentially functions as DLC for Season 1 and a bridge between seasons.
Left 4 Dead 2 - $3.99 (-80%) - Ah, Left 4 Dead 2, the figurative soundtrack of my teenage years. The co-op zombie-slaying survival race shooter formula never gets old. While the game is getting on in years, robust modding support adding maps, campaigns, weapons, skins and all other sorts of goodies means that there's still a lot to see and do. Just make sure to bring some friends along, or you're going to have a bad time.
Life is Strange (Complete Season) - $11.99 (-40%) - One of my favorite games of 2015, I really can't recommend this enough. That it's almost half off is just the icing on the cake. It's a a point-and-click game, in a similar vein to The Walking Dead, but with teenagers, hipsters and time travel instead of zombies. About the same amount of despair, though. It lacks The Walking Dead's polish, but it has a lot of heart with a well-thought out cast that explores the various bits of high-school melodrama we may have all experienced at some point.
These are just a few gems that are on sale right now. Anything else at a particularly good value right now? In any case, better grab the sales while you can, 'cause it ends at 2/12 at 10 AM.
Good suggestions you got here.
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