EFFORTPOST [Super Longpost] Video game deals during the Lunar New Year on Humble Bundle and Fanatical

I'm cheap, and so I'm always on the lookout for games on the cheap. I thought I might as well make a post cataloging all the games that peaked my interest and if they are worth buying atm or not. If people find this useful I might make this a semi-regular occurrence.

Humble Bundle:

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/mindbending-masterpieces

The $10 selection ain't bad, Talos Principle, and The Pedestrian are both great, and The Witness and Superliminal are worth playing even if they have problems. If you like 1st person spatial puzzle games, this bundle is a pretty nice selection of some good ones for a cheap price. Manifold Garden is nice to look at, but pretty forgettable and easy af, it doesn't add any value to this bundle.

The $15 selection is not nearly as compelling, of the 2 games added (Patrick's Parabox and Taiji), only Patrick's Parabox adds value, and I'm not sure it's enough of a deal at $5 extra.

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/mega-man-franchise-pack

Full disclosure, some of these games have the r-slurred DRM Capcom decided to add that broke the games on the Steam Deck, I'm not sure this was fixed so if DRM bothers you, skip this bundle I suppose. That being said, if you have any interest in Mega Man, this is a pretty good bundle.

The $2 bundle is only worth considering if you plan to buy Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection immediately, as the 50% coupon expires March 6th and 50% isn't some amazing deal for the collection. It includes Mega Man Legacy Collection but the other levels of the bundle are better if you have any interest in this. This level also includes a 34% off coupon for MEGA MAN X DiVE, I don't know if that is a good deal, doesn't seem like it.

The $10 level is much better, it adds Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 and Mega Man X Legacy Collection which are absolutely worth the extra $8.

The $20 level is worth it if you are a hardcore fan of Mega Man, I've heard Mega Man 11 is good, that alongside Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 and Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection means you get a lot of extra games for only $10 more.

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/controllerd-chaos

This bundle is less of a deal, the $10 bundle is only worth getting if you want both Sunset Overdrive and Destroy All Humans! as both combined only get as cheap as $12.75 on Steam. Both games are good, but have a love it or hate it type of writing that can be annoying. This level of the bundle also has Rain on Your Parade and Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered, but neither add value to this bundle imo.

The $14 level adds Maneater and Orcs Must Die! 3 - Complete Edition both games that took exclusivity deals and got memory-holed because of it. It also adds No More Heroes but the port sucks and the game didn't age well. This level of the bundle is an easy skip.

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/exceptional-indie-allies

This $10 bundle is only worth looking at if you want to buy APICO as the game costs $10 on sale anyway and you might as well get these other games even if they are mid at best. The other games (Endling - Extinction is Forever, Norco, Wytchwood, Mutazione, Not For Broadcast, and One Step From Eden) are not worth discussing.

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/with-soulslike-these-you-need-enemies

In such a packed genre as Soulslikes, these games are all forgettable and mid regardless if you buy the $7 or $15 level of the bundle. Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, Stray Blade, Remnant: From The Ashes, Strayed Lights, Tails Of Iron, Arboria, Hellpoint, Remnant: From the Ashes - Subject 2923 DLC - 70% off Coupon, and Remnant: From the Ashes - Swamps of Corsus DLC - 70% off Coupon are what's included.

Humble Bundle also has a discount on it's store (not bundles) if you are a Humble Choice subscriber ($12 a month), that may or may not be worth it for you. This month's choice is pretty poor though, so I'm not factoring those prices in when comparing to other store fronts.

Fanatical:

DO NOT BUY: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/mystery-star-bundle Fanatical always has these mystery key deals, they are always a waste of money and time. Fanatical is great, but these are a complete rip-off, avoid.

Fanatical often has 5% off coupons when you make a purchase during a sale (including this one!), a valid approach is to buy something cheap and use that coupon on everything else you want to maximize savings. They also have something they are calling this time Lunar Sale Red Envelopes, you get one for every purchase you make that's $12 or more. Thus the smart play is to make as many purchases just over $12 as possible to get as many of these as you want, and using each purchases' 5% off coupon on the next order. These things often contain games that are meh, but sometimes you can get something nice so it's worth doing this strat to see if you get anything good.

Fanatical also has "Pick and Mix" which are basically pick what you want bundles, these are often really good and I'll mark them with this:

https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/batman-arkham-collection this collection is almost always available and always the best way to buy all these games. If you have any interest in Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY, Batman: Arkham City GOTY, and Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition this is how I suggest you buy them.

[EXPIRED, don't worry, this sale pops up pretty often] https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/rimworld-with-all-expansions this deal is almost always available, it's Rimworld with all the DLC in one $79.96 bundle. This is the cheapest way to get these games legit, so if you want to buy Rimworld this is how I suggest you do so. Make sure to use the 5% off coupon for even more savings. You can also buy the DLC or the base game a la carte for the cheapest price I'm aware of. This deal might not sound great, but the game basically never goes on sale elsewhere, so this is actually pretty good.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/safe-in-our-world-charity-bundle-2024 this bundle has a bunch of random games that are not worth talking about, it also has Vampire Survivors but that game is $5 normally and this bundle is $15 so... This bundle is only worth getting if you just want to pad out your Steam library, otherwise skip. The games are (at time of this post, keys can run out): OlliOlli World, Vampire Survivors, Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, GYLT, Mask of the Rose, Zool Redimensioned, Kao the Kangaroo (2000 re-release), My Friend Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol: On A Roll!, Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart, Arcade Paradise, Say No! More, qomp, Akka Arrh, Caverns of Mars: Recharged, Centipede: Recharged, Breakout: Recharged, Mr. Run and Jump, Stick Fight: The Game, Filthy Animals | Heist Simulator, Kitaria Fables, Stirring Abyss, Homestead Arcana, Calico, Minute of Islands, and Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/star-wars-collection this collection is almost always available, it's a bunch of old Star Wars games for $20.99. If you don't have these games from some earlier bundle or deal, this is a good way to buy them. These games can have trouble running on newer PCs, so check reviews first for any games you are interested in. The games included are: Stars Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Stars Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Stars Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, Stars Wars Republic Commando, Stars Wars Starfighter, Stars Wars The Clone Wars : Republic Heroes, Stars Wars The Force Unleashed : Ultimate Sith Edition, Stars Wars The Force Unleashed II, Stars Wars : Dark Forces, Stars Wars : Knights of the Old Republic, Stars Wars Empire at War: Gold Pack, Stars Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, and Star Wars Battlefront II (Classic) (the good one lol).

https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-relentless-bundle This bundle has Graveyard Keeper, Human Fall Flat, and The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, these games are worth looking at for a total of $5. The other games are worth skipping, but are For The King, Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered, Bosorka (low stock!), Neighbours back From Heck, Black Book, WizardChess, Void Scrappers, Fates of Ort, Neverinth, Jetstream, Chicken Police - Paint it RED!, Blind Fate: Edo no Yami, SEARCH PARTY: Director's Cut, and The Horror Of Salazar House.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/capcom-collection-build-your-own-bundle Skip this bundle, the only game worth mentioning is Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen and that often goes for $4.79 and this bundle has a minimum of $10.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle each month Fanatical has a new Platinum bundle and this one is pretty poor. The only game worth mentioning is Luck be a Landlord but that game often shows up in these bundles and you need to get at least 3 games for this bundle. Skip.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-shooter-bundle This bundle on the other hand is great if you like older boomer shooters. Chop Goblins, DUSK, QUAKE, Ziggurat, Doom 64, Wolfenstein 3D, and Return to Castle Wolfenstein are the standouts, but this bundle also has AMID EVIL, Zombie Army Trilogy, RAGE, Anomalous, Hard Reset Redux & Pathologic Classic HD Double Pack (Pathologic is a real love or hate kinda game, worth looking at either way), The Citadel, Viscerafest, Super Buff HD, Golden Light, Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now, The Hong Kong Massacre, and Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-retro-bundle this bundle shows up every sale. It's a bunch of really old niche games for dirt cheap. If you know you want these, go for it, otherwise skip.

https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-exodus-bundle a grab bag of various games for cheap with a minimum of 2 games. Metro Exodus Gold Edition is the price of the base game at it's lowest but also includes the DLC, Iron Harvest - Deluxe Edition is a neat game premise that fell flat on it's face and is in no way worth it's normal price but might be worth $6 if you like RTSs. Pathfinder: Kingmaker Imperial Edition is a great buy, costing only $2 more than what the base game often goes for but also has all the DLC. The other games; Afterimage, Tails of Iron, Martha is Dead, Heaven Dust 2, Crossfire: Legion, Kraken Academy!!, Tin Hearts, Call of the Sea, The Last Oricru (low stock!), and Gungrave G.O.R.E (Out of stock, may restock) are safe to skip.

Ok that's all the bundles, here are the a la carte games:

Persona 5 Royal for $26.99 is a great price, the all time low on Steam is $30 and the game is absolutely worth $27. This game is one of the few Atlus titles that doesn't have DLC as it is pretty much a standalone base-game+expansion of OG Persona 5 and even includes the OGs DLC.

Persona 5 Strikers is a sequel of Persona 5 (not Royal, this makes sense once you play Persona 5 Royal) even though it's a different genre, so be aware of that if you care about story. $16.49 for the Standard edition and $19.24 for the Deluxe edition is a great buy if you want more Persona 5. The Deluxe edition has an in-game legacy BGM, the OST, a digital art book, and a behind the scenes video, whether that's worth $2.75 is up to you. Personally I always buy the upgraded version when these games are so discounted because I like to put the soundtrack onto my phone and enjoy the uncompressed versions, but that's your call.

Persona 5 Tactica Avoid! For $34.79 standard and $46.39 deluxe, you want to wait for this game to get way cheaper. You can safely skip this game if you don't like Persona, and even if you are a fan this is one of the worst values Atlus has released. I suggest waiting for this game to hit $25.

Many Yakuza and Like a Dragon Gaiden games are on sale. The older games are a great price and worth picking up if you don't have them already. Specifically I suggest buying Yakuza 0 for $6.29 to see if you like the series. Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2 are not on sale and dated, so you might want to skip them, , or wait for a different sale for those two. After you have experienced the first 3 games (or skipped 1 & 2), you can buy Yakuza 3 Remastered, Yakuza 4 Remastered, Yakuza 5 Remastered, and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life for $6.29 each. If you want even more or want to start with newer titles you can buy Yakuza: Like a Dragon ($10.29 standard, $12.59 hero, and $16.19 legendary hero) or Like a Dragon: Ishin! ($29.39 standard, $31.49 deluxe). Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Judgment, and Lost Judgment are not cheap enough yet for me to recommend them, wait to buy those.

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster is available for $13.79 which is the price such an old game should be imo. The Steam version is a bit more than a dollar more, and I mention that because you might want to refund this game as it's pretty frustrating for many players. You either love it or hate it, and being able to refund might be worth the $1.25. You can also get the deluxe version for $19.24 and pretty much just adds Dante, which memes aside isn't worth the extra $5.50.

Persona 3 Portable for $11.59 is worth considering. Persona 3 Reload just released but it doesn't let you play as the Portable exclusive female main character and costs $70. So if you want the complete story and gameplay and graphics don't matter, this is worth looking at. Just be aware this game did not age well and there is a good reason people bought Reload.

Persona 4 Golden is considered by many to be the best Persona game, and for $11.59 that's an insane deal. If you are interested in Atlus games in general, this is a great cheap entry point. If you have only played 5, this is also worth playing even though it doesn't have all the QoL features 5 and 3 Reload have. The deluxe version is $14.49 which includes the digital artbook and soundtrack, your call if that's worth $2.90.

Soul Hackers 2 is a deeply flawed game, but some people like it for being different from most modern Atlus games, so ymmv. The base game is $16.49, deluxe is $19.24, and premium is $24.74. Deluxe adds some story stuff, and premium adds a maid outfit , an exclusive Jack Frost variant, some costumes, and some demons. The deluxe version is probably worth the extra $2.25, but the premium version doesn't seem worth it for another $5.50.

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the Total War game that turned basically the entire country of China against Creative Assembly. However if you have an interest in the Three Kingdoms mythos, this game is worth checking out for only $18.59. The DLC is also on sale and not included, so if you want to add more stuff, check out The Furious Wild, A World Betrayed, Mandate of Heaven, Yellow Turban Rebellion, Eight Princes, and Fates Divided. Don't buy Reign of Blood the DLC is a joke, it's not on sale and it just adds blood for $3, that's it.

Two Point Hospital is a fantastic deal at $5.39, a wonderful successor to Theme Hospital. This game has a sharp difficulty curve in the 3rd zone and is underrated as a result, if you don't suck at these types of games it's really fun. The DLC are all on sale for $4.04 each, they all add 3 levels each and are meant to be played after the base game or at least after 9 levels, so if you aren't that far yet you probably want to hold off on the DLC.

Etrian Odyssey I HD, Etrian Odyssey II HD, Etrian Odyssey II HD are on sale for $17.99 each. Honestly a bad deal considering how old these are, but if you really like dungeon crawler games, these are some of the best ones on PC.

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is $6.74 and is a fine version of the 2 games for singleplayer. Multiplayer is dead because the netcode is trash, so skip if that's what you're looking for.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a great entry point to Super Monkey Ball for $8.24, might not be a perfect collection, but way easier to get into than the OG games imo. The deluxe version is $10.99 and adds some characters (SEGA consoles), the OG soundtrack, and skins (for the main cast).

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD meanwhile is an abortive failure, avoid. Especially since it's $5.39 and you can get the actually good game for just a bit more.

Hi-Fi Rush is a pretty good, if short (10-15 hours), rhythm action game for $16.79 or $20.79 (for the deluxe, which just adds skins). I suggest picking it up for this price if you really like rhythm games, otherwise I would wait for an even deeper discount.

SteamWorld Build sucks and is not as good as other games in the series, the fact it costs $22.49 makes this an easy skip.

SteamWorld Dig is a simple, but actually pretty fun game about digging. This game doesn't have the same depth as the other games in the series, but it's worth looking at for $2.49.

SteamWorld Dig 2 is way better and a much better realized game imo, for $6.99 this is pretty easy to recommend.

SteamWorld Heist is not sold by Fanatical and isn't on sale, but the DLC is for $2.24. It adds some new story that's worth buying if you have the base game and played Dig 2.

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech is a singleplayer card battling RPG that has some flaws, but pretty fun regardless. I don't know if it's worth $8.74, but if you really like this series or singleplayer card battlers that aren't roguelites, check it out.

ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON is one of the best mech games ever made. If you like mech games but just couldn't stomach $60, at $37.49 ($43.74 for deluxe) now is the time to buy. Deluxe adds a digital artbook and the soundtrack. If you are new to mech games, you might want to wait for a cheaper price, as this game isn't for everyone and will probably drop further in a few years.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition are $6.99 and $14.49 if you don't own Skyrim yet for some ungodly reason (Todd is displeased , buy one of these before it's too late). Anniversary doesn't add enough to be worth the upgrade, mods that are built for AE should work on SE as well. Though you might want to buy Anniversary just to have everything (assuming we don't get another version of Skyrim).

Hogwarts Legacy is $31.49 if for some reason you didn't buy it to piss off Redditors yet. The digital deluxe is $36.74 and adds some cosmetics and a mount, not worth it unless you really like Harry Potter (but you probably already have the game lol). The game was $30 this last Winter Sale, but is normally on sale for $36.

STARFIELD is $41.99 but you would have to be r-slurred to buy it even for that price. Avoid. If you are lobotomized, the premium version is $64.99.

DARK SOULS REMASTERED is $17.99, worth it if you have never played it before. It might be dated, and have a meh PC port, but there is something to be said about the OG (Demon's Souls doesn't count). This is about as cheap as it's ever going to get I reckon, so no reason to wait.

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin the black sheep in the series is also $17.99. This game is pretty different from all the others, and thus is many peoples least favorite and most favorite.

DARK SOULS™ III - Deluxe Edition is $38.24, which I recommend over the standard edition for $26.99. That's because it includes the DLC which is the highlight of the entire trilogy, don't skip it. The base game was available for $9.99 in 2020 apparently, but with the popularity of FromSoft these days, I don't see that price showing up for some time yet.

Dying Light 2 Stay Human Meh, this game isn't as fun as the first one. It being only 50% off making it $25.19/$39.99/54.99 means I'd wait for this game to be discounted further, I'm sure it will in time.

DOOM (2016) is a great game, and a steal at $3.49. If you like FPS games and don't own this, buy it.

Doom Eternal is not as easy of a recommendation at $6.99/$15.49 (deluxe includes really hard DLC, it's a good value but not for everyone). Unlike Doom (2016) which is perfect, this game has flaws that ruined the game for some. It does have more stuff, but don't be surprised if you end up liking Doom (2016) more.

Blasphemous is a janky but beautiful metroidvania for $5.29. For the price it's really good, but it does have some slightly annoying platforming. Worth getting if that doesn't bother you as it has an aesthetic that few other games have.

The sequel Blasphemous 2 is $19.49 (deluxe not on sale for some reason), might want to wait for a cheaper price unless you really loved the 1st one.

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Complete is $12.49. This game basically never goes on sale anymore, so buy this if you don't have it. Sid Meier's Civilization V: Complete has two listings; Windows: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sid-meiers-civilization-v-complete-edition which is not on sale, and Mac/Linux: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sid-meiers-civilization-v-complete-edition-aspyr which is. I have no idea if the Mac/Linux key works on Windows, might not want to risk it if you are a Windowscel.

Sid Meier's Civilization® VI Anthology is the complete version of Civ 6, and a steal at $22.49/$24.99. Again there are 2 versions, one for Mac/Linux and one for Windows, both are on sale and the Windows one is also a bit cheaper... . If you buy the Windows one, make sure it's a Steam key and not an Epic key, there is a drop-down menu to choose which you want. They are the same price but why would you willingly use the Epic launcher?

Back 4 Blood is on sale, but the game is shit and dead. Even at $11.09 avoid this PoS.

Crusader Kings III Standard ($22.49) and Royal ($45.74, includes Fashion of the Abbasid Court, Royal Court, Northern Lords, and Fate of Iberia DLC). Is a good price for the best Paradox game in recent years and the only one with a good dev team. What's nice is it's also the only one that doesn't need DLC but considering the base game is normally $49.99, you could see this as just getting that DLC for free (or you can save $20 lol). If you have an interest in grand strategy games, start hereccomendre.

Digimon Survive is a weird title that honestly is hard to explain, it's a VN about Digimon that's also edgy... but it's $11.99 so maybe buy it if you like Digimon or VN's.

PAYDAY 2 - Legacy Collection is $12.53. Considering this game is alive and well playerbase wise and has a ton of content; buying this pack that includes most of the game's content is a no brainer. Buy it if you don't own Payday 2 and like co-op shooters.

CODE VEIN is anime Dark Souls, for $8.09/$12.79 it's worth a look if that sold you on it.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition is $7.49, the base game has been cheaper but this is still a good price especially since they removed all the microtransactions. Also it includes DLC that the base game ($6.24) doesn't so I'd just get the Definitive edition.

Frostpunk is $4.79 for a decent city builder with great atmosphere. It's not that hard, but if you like narrative driven games, this one is great at that. The Game of the Year edition is $7.79 and is basically double the content, so an easy buy if you are interested in the base game.

Prey (the newer one) is $2.69, if you like immersive sims this is an easy buy. It's not perfect but a bad marketing decision (the name) hurt sales unfairly imo. The Deluxe edition for $8.79 includes Mooncrash, which is an amazing Roguelite game all on it's own. It's no Deus Ex, but for so cheap it doesn't have to be.

DREDGE is already $15.49/$21.69, which is a much better price than what it release it. Good if you like fishing games, with a twist...

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is a surprisingly good (if short) singleplayer adventure game. $3.89 and a nice post-launch update that added more content makes this way easier to recommend.

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank on the other hand is already $10.49 and yet another Roguelite... this game has worse writing, worse gameplay, worse style. Avoid.

Age of Wonders 4 is $31.49 which imo isn't cheap enough when Civ 6 has more content and is cheaper. The premium version is $64.79, which lol lmao.

The Elder Scrolls Online might be tempting for $5.19, but this is not the Steam version, but the standalone one. Also this game often is in bundles, so might want to avoid.

Fallout 76 is $6.99, which is cheap, but tbh the game should be free with it having a subscription and so many microtransactions. Avoid unless you really want to try this game.

Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition is $8.79, which is an amazing deal. This game gets a lot of shit, but it's better than Fallout 3, and a good entry into the Fallout series with it's easy to control gunplay. Solid recommend if you don't own the game yet and like action RPGs.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Galactic Edition is one of the best Lego games in recent years, and is only $17.49 for the galactic edition, which includes a bunch of extra characters for $5 more than the base game. You could just get the base version for $12.49 if you don't care about a ton of extra characters though.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is $8.39 for one of the best games of all time, definitely one of the best VNs. It has been cheaper in bundles before, but this is still a great price for how big the game is. If you don't like (how did you get this far?) then you probably won't like it, even if it's fully voiced.

The Riftbreaker is $14.99 which is just low enough for me to reccomend it. It's a solid tower defense base building game that I always felt was a bit too pricey. This however is a solid price if you like tower defense or base building games like Creeper World 3, Bloons TD 6, or Factorio, even if it's not as good as those games imo.

The Escapists 2 is a good coop game for $4.19, however it's not that great singleplayer. If you have friends to play with, this is a nice game to mess around in, but I wouldn't get it otherwise.

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a surprisingly good XCOM 2 spin-off that bombed because it was Marvel and $60 at launch. At $13.49/$17.99/$22.49 this game is actually worth getting if you have already played your fill of XCOM 2. I say that because if you haven't you should instead buy...

XCOM 2 Collection which is the complete package for $7.49, the base game is $2.69 but tbh the DLC adds so much to the game. This game is great, it might be hard, but it's one of the best turn based strategy games ever made. Solid recommend if you like harder turn based games.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is on sale but it's the Social Club version, avoid at all costs.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is $25.99, but even at that price it isn't worth it imo. You'd be better served with Vermintide 2, Deep Rock Galactic, or Payday 2 for your coop fix. Speaking of Vermintide...

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Collector's Edition is $7.19 or $4.79 for the base game. If you are looking for a good coop game, just buy this instead. You can buy copies for 4 people and still be out ahead over one copy of Darktide.

Redfall is $15.39, and this game wouldn't be worth even $1... avoid.

The Outer Worlds: Non-Mandatory Corporate-Sponsored Bundle is the version to get for $27. This is because The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition (also $27) is actually worse despite being a supposed ultimate edition. That's cause the game performs like shit and was made by another studio. The game is fine, story is meh, mechanics are meh, you could do better especially for $27. Just make sure to buy the right version if you do want it. Also the standard edition doesn't have the DLC, which imo is the best part of the game, so don't get that version.

Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch Remastered is a surprisingly good kids RPG for $6.74. This was when LEVEL-5 was making hit after hit, and it shows. The game has tons of content and is really fun and aged well. This is a steal for the price if you like RPGs.

Ni no Kuni™ II: Revenant Kingdom is not as good as the 1st game and costs $8.39. If you loved the first game, you''ll probably still want to get this. However if the 1st wasn't your thing, the sequel won't change your mind. The Prince's version might be just a bit more, but apparently the DLC is really lazy and boring, so you should just get the base game.

Furi is not a good deal at $6.59, it often goes for $5.99, wait for that.

Gotham Knights might be better than Suicide Squad, but a root canal is better than getting decapitated, so that doesn't mean much. Also at $11.09 you could get the actually good games in the series for cheaper...

LEGO 2K Drive is a fricking travesty that shits all over the OG Lego Racers and Lego Racers 2. It's packed with terrible microtransactions and a terrible grind loop. This game wouldn't be worth it if it was free, much less $17.39 for the base version. Just acquire the first 2.

Kingdom Rush and it's sequels are on sale for $5.99 and up. They often go on sale for cheaper and also show up in bundles pretty often, avoid at this price.

Borderlands 3 at $8.09 might be tempting. Just know you are going to have voices set to muted for this game, the writing is terrible. If that doesn't bother you, go for it. It's a pretty good looter shooter and a good deal at that price. There are 2 versions that include DLC, but apparently the DLC is kinda weak, so your call if you want to spend the $10 or ~$20 extra for mid DLC.

The Forgotten City at $8.24 is tough to recommend. It's a good story game, but tbh the price is a bit high, also the game has shown up in bundles before... overall I'd wait for one of those bundles if a mystery game about history, mythology, and time loops interests you.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is not bad at $7.99. A really good metroidvania with a nice amount of content. However I have seen it in pick and mix bundles for less, so might want to wait for that to happen again.

Fallout New Vegas Ultimate is $5.79, which is a steal for how good this game is. Yes it's overrated, but it is still really good. The game has been cheaper in bundles, but tbh not by much. Solid recommend if you don't mind dealing with the crashes. Best Fallout game imo, one of the best uses of the video game medium as well.

Ok this was far longer than I was expecting, don't expect me to make ones this long in the future. If people think this type of thing is useful, let me know. Also let me know how this could be improved. I already have a bunch of ideas about how to make future ones more compact lol.