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    BeachThunder

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    Poll How much did you spend during the Steam Sale? (481 votes)

    0 14%
    1-10 10%
    11-20 10%
    21-30 12%
    31-40 7%
    41-50 11%
    51-60 7%
    61-70 5%
    71-80 4%
    81-90 2%
    91-100 3%
    100+ 15%

    Steam Wallet money from market transactions do not count towards your total. We're just talking about real world money that you spent - not store credit. Personally, I spent just under $27 of my own money (almost twice that including money from selling stuff on the market).

    Also, for comparison, here's people's estimates from before the sale started.

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    Animasta

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    #1  Edited By Animasta

    oh, if steam wallet stuff doesn't count then... 49 cents; I had 20 bucks from selling cards and TF2 shit before the sale, I got a 20 dollar card of steam credit for a birthday, I sold roughly 12-15 dollars worth of stuff during the sale, and then @artelinarose got me some stuff because she's awesome <3

    so yeah, only 49 cents because I only had 9.50 left and I really wanted trials.

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    wwfundertaker

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    I think i spent over £50, got most of the games i wanted.

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    I didn't buy anything this year. I already have plenty of games to play, and this leaves some games for me to actually pick up during the winter sale.

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    @animasta said:

    oh, if steam wallet stuff doesn't count then... 49 cents; I had 20 bucks from selling cards and TF2 shit before the sale, I got a 20 dollar card of steam credit for a birthday, I sold roughly 12-15 dollars worth of stuff during the sale, and then @artelinarose got me some stuff because she's awesome <3

    so yeah, only 49 cents because I only had 9.50 left and I really wanted trials.

    Yeah, I thought it would be a bit weird including wallet money since it's not exactly money. As far as I understand, there's no way to withdraw it, right?

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    TheManWithNoPlan

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    Around $60 dollars.

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    I spent around 70 dollars.

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    #7  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

    My total according to the Steam badge progress counter is $214.41.

    I'm going to assume that the exchange rate is really great at the moment and that means I spent about £15. Because that makes me feel better about myself and my money.

    Anyone who suggests $214 isn't £15 is lying. That's the current exchange rate.

    Man, if that's the exchange rate then my Wal-mart shares are worth a freaking fortune!!!

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    FunkasaurasRex

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    First steam sale with a proper PC and I spent roughly 62 bucks; about twice what I had originally planned.

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    I think the final tally is around $60.

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    #11  Edited By onarum

    way too fucking much... steam is gonna be my downfall one day..

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    I bought the Hotline Miami soundtrack for myself and that was around $2 or so, I think?

    Then I bought 10 copies of Bad Rats and sent them to people which cost me about $4.50 because I'm the best friend ever.

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    ~$5.00. Bought CS:GO on the first day, and nothing else. Was hoping SSFIV:AE would go 75% (had a chance during a community vote, and it didn't win), so I ended up getting that on the XBLA Capcom sale. Also was hoping I could get a 75% off PC version of Rocksmith, so I wouldn't have to hog the TV while playing, but no dice.

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    I got DMC, Dishonored, Call of Jaurez, Runner 2 and Rogue Legacy. However much that costs.

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    Around 40ish i think,

    FTL: 2.50

    Arkham City: 7.50

    Metro Last Light: 29.99

    So yeah, 40

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    MildMolasses

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    Oops, I voted before reading the part about not counting store credit. I got Witcher, To The Moon, Fuel and Hotline Miami. I don't think I spent more than $2.50 on any of them, and some of that was with credit

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    I spent about £40 I think.

    X-com + dlc, Dishonored + dlc, SoaSE: Rebellion + dlc, OF: dragon rising + red river, TWD, new vegas: the lonesome road, Sang-Froid, TBoI: WotL.

    Pretty sure that's all of it.

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    Came out relatively unscathed this time around. Just Cart Life, Scribblenauts, Dishonoured, and The Void (because apparently I'm an idiot).

    £12.41 (less than $20).

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    Picked up 400 Days the Walking Dead DLC, not that it went on sale or anything but my backlog is already huge and I don't need to add more to it before the next Generation consoles launch.

    Was considering DIshonored for a bit, but due to mixed reviews I decided against it. I feel I am going to stick with AAA titles and games I am very interested in in playing until my backlog shrinks a bit.

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    #20  Edited By TAFAE

    I spent a little bit less than $30 and got Super House of Dead Ninjas, CS:GO, Surgeon Simulator, Dust: An Elysian Tale, System Shock 2, and FEZ (with soundtrack). Self control prevails! - though I think I should have also bought The Swapper.

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    SexyToad

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    I spent about $30 even. Bought a few small games and Kerbal Space Program for $15.

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    Somewhere around 30 Euro, pretty happy with the things I got too.

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    #23  Edited By CollegeGuyMike

    $0. I had everything I would've wanted that was on sale already...

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    I spent $40, but about 11 of that consisted of me buying games for a friend without a credit card who paid me back.

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    71-80 I'd say. I spent more than I was originally going to but I bought a lot of great games that I will eventually play all of instead of a bunch of games I don't care about.

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    Hamst3r

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    None. I have way too many Steam games already.

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    I spent $90, but $40 of that was me buying a 4-pack of Chivalry ($18) + a 4-pack of Monaco ($22), for some friends who will be paying me back shortly.

    So assuming my friends don't cheap out on me, I spent about $60 net.

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    Poll option isn't included for me. I bought 2 copies of Just Cause for a total of $0.54.

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    deactivated-61356eb4a76c8

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    $35 I got from selling trading cards.

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    Not as much as I thought. Probably around 20-25 bucks. I already got every game I wanted in previous sales (albeit at higher prices). I don't think anyone's steam sale will ever equal that first sale with your fresh gaming PC. So many possibilities.

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    I got Far Cry 3, Dark Souls, and the Rage DLC using credit I got from selling those stupid trading cards(seriously, why are people spending money on that stuff?), but never spent any actual money. I feel that after the first or second sale you go through, you kinda just stop giving a fuck about them. Or maybe that's just me.

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    A big fat zero.

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    #33  Edited By Rhaknar

    of my own money? around 190. I spent a bit more since I sold a load of cards. Doesnt help (well it helps others lol) that most games that have a 4pack I just buy that instead of the single and gift the extras...u know, makes me feel less shitty about wasting so much money on games :P

    hey man, it was that or buying a 3ds XL when I already have a regular one and never play it >_>

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    #34  Edited By gaminghooligan

    Arkham City for 7.50

    CK2 DLC for 2.50

    $10

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    Probably something like $100, but I got probably $300's worth of games out of the deal so I'm cool with it. And now I'm set in terms of new games to play for the next several months.

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    $5.73 on Torchlight 2 and Wizorb.

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    More than I expected to spend actually, considering I went in wanting exactly 0 games.

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    Around $22, I actually wanted to spend more, but I held back.

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    Nothing. Learnt my lesson from previous Steam sales where I'll buy a game just because it's on sale and then never actually play it.

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    $30

    All the stuff I bought was at least 75% off.

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    According to the counter, I spent about $115 dollars, which is a little more than I would have expected.

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    I set a limit of $50 for this sale and I barely went over by like $7 or something close to that. I picked up pretty much everything I wanted except Driver: San Francisco which didn't seem to go on sale.

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    $141 spent with an average of 65% off. I only expected to spend $50

    Game: Steam SaleSalePrice
    No Time to Explain2.509.99
    Super Puzzle Platformer Delux3.997.99
    The Witcher4.999.99
    The Withcer 29.9919.99
    Metro Last Light.0149.99
    Fez4.999.99
    Just Cause 2 + All DLC4.7224.90
    Surgeon Simulator 20133.399.99
    Far Cry 22.499.99
    Dyad3.7414.99
    Retro/Grade2.499.99
    Universe Sandbox1.999.99
    FAllout 3: goty4.9919.99
    Fallout New Vegas: UE4.9919.99
    Portal 24.9919.99
    Kerbal Space Program13.7922.99
    Dishonored + All DLC16.6241.36
    Sleeping Dogs Story DLC4.7218.97
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater + Revert pack11.2314.98
    Rage4.9919.99
    Grid3.7414.99
    Rayman Origins6.7919.99
    Prison Architect19.7929.99
    Totals141.93411.05

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    $0

    But $35 of Steam Wallet money made from cards :P

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    Around 30$ and only made around 2$ :P Happy with my purchases though, especially can't wait to play FTL! Just gotta finish Fire Emblem first... and Borderlands... and Ni no Kuni... and... and...

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    I didn't have any budget planned and I ended up spending 153$ which was a bit more than I would have liked. No regrets though.

    • Alan Wake: American Nightmare
    • Broken Sword - Trilogy pack
    • Gemini Rue
    • Governor of Poker 2 - Premium Edition
    • Legend of Grimrock
    • Lone Survivor
    • Machinarium
    • Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
    • Orcs Must Die 2
    • Portal + Portal 2 Bundle
    • Primordia
    • Prison Architect
    • Puzzle Agent
    • Puzzle Quest 2
    • Resonance
    • StarForge
    • Star Wars: Kotor 2
    • Syberia Collection
    • The Longest Journey
    • The Walking Dead: 400 Days
    • Trials Evolution Gold
    • Ys I and II Chronicles
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    I was dead on with my estimation, which was $61-70.

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    Was considering DIshonored for a bit, but due to mixed reviews I decided against it. I feel I am going to stick with AAA titles and games I am very interested in in playing until my backlog shrinks a bit.

    Dishonored was like 10 Euros around here. I think the game is worth it- aaand it kinda is "AAA" (at least in my humble opinion).

    Anyway- I went about 4 dollars over my budget of 100 bucks, but there were some amazing deals- and stupid stuff like the Dungeon Siege collection.

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    $39: Gunpoint $6, Dungeons of Dredmor $1.25, Fez $5, Blood Dragon $6.75, To the Moon $3, Cities XL Platinum $7.50, Starseed Pilgrim $2.70, Antichamber $6.80.

    I'm definitely getting to the point of diminishing returns. There are many games on my wishlist, but few I would actually consider playing. I'm passed the point of obsessively collecting games without any intention to installing/playing them.

    I also preorder Payday 2 from Gamefly for $24. I was hoping to see a Steam discount but it didn't happen.

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