Now that the Steam holiday sale is finally over, what's the final tally on games you bought? Here's mine...
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What's the final tally on games you bought?
Game/Packs/DLC | Price (estimate) | Total Price (estimate) |
---|---|---|
Indie 2D Pack (Super Laser Racer, Geometry Wars, VVVVVV, Bullet Candy, Galcon Fusion) | $5 | $5 |
Indie Flight Pack (DogFighter, Everyday Shooter, Flotilla, Gratuitous Space Battles, Guns of Icarus) | $5 | $10 |
Indie Mix Pack (Cogs, Darwinia, DEFCON, Eufloria, Plain Sight) | $5 | $15 |
GTA IV Complete Bundle (GTA IV + Episodes from Liberty City) | $10 | $25 |
Greed Corp | $2.50 | $27.50 |
Swords and Soldiers HD | $2.50 | $30 |
Civ V DLC Double Civ Pack | $8 | $38 |
Indie Smarts Pack (Droplitz, LUMINES™, Puzzle Agent, Puzzle Dimension, Quantz) | $5 | $42 |
Indie Adventure Pack (And Yet It Moves, Gish, Jolly Rover, Mr. Robot, Samorost2) | $5 | $47 |
Gifted Games (17 Various games) | $35 | $83 |
47 games for $83, so approximately $1.77/game. Not too shabby.
And yet it moves
Beat hazard
Bit trip beat
Braid
Burnout paradise
doc clock
eufloria
gish
iron grip:warlord
jolly rover
machinarium
osmos
polynomial
puzzle agent
recettear
rhythm zone
stalker pack
super meat boy
vvvvvv
world of goo
...................
I hate myself... I'm not going to play most of these. ESPECIALLY when i just bought mass effect 2, vanquish and enslaved... goddammit
Bob Came in Pieces
Deus Ex: GOTY
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Mafia II
STALKER - Shadow of Chernobyl
STALKER - Call of Pripyat
Spore
AC Brotherhood & Fallout New Vegas were REAL tempting... but I resisted the urge to buy, because I was expecting them for Xmas (and I got them)
Battlefield 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Dawn of Discovery
Dawn of Discovery - Venice
Far Cry 2
Global Agenda
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Overlord
Overlord: Raising Hell
Overlord 2
The Polynomial
Railroad Tycoon 2: Platinum
RUSH
Civilization 5
Sid Meier's Railroads
Super Meat Boy
Supreme Commander 2
Swarm Arena
Tropico 3: Absolute Power
VVVVVV
Mass Effect 2
Assassin's Creed 2
STALKER bundle
Monkey Island Bundle
Bad Company 2
Amnesia
Super Meat Boy
already posted on the sale thread but meh
Dead Rising 2
Super Meat Boy
Winterbottom
Broken Sword: Director's Cut
Swords and Soldiers HD
Starwars Republic Commando
FEAR Complete Pack (Fear, Fear Extraction Point, Fear Perseus Mandate, Fear 2)
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within
Prince of Persia: Two Thrones
Freedom Force
Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich
The Deus Ex Collection (Deux Ex GOTY, Deus Ex 2)
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Indie Fright Pack (The Path, The Void, Burn Zombie Burn, Zombie Driver and Scourge Project 1&2)
Indie Fantasy Pack (NyX Quest, Fairie Solitaire, Spectromancer, Fortix and Bob Came In Pieces)
Alien Vs Predator
Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising
Overlord Complete Pack (Overlord, Overlord Raising Hell, Overlord 2)
King Arthur Pack
Torchlight
Jack Keane
Time Gentlemen, Please!
Ben There Dan That
Tropico 3 Gold
Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY
Shank
Indie Brain Pack (Zen Bound 2, Diamond Dan, Puzzle Bots, Windosill, Big Brain Wolf)
Neverwinter Nights 2 Platinum
Crysis
Crysis Warband
Section 8
King's Bounty: Collection (The Legendm Armored Princess, Crossworlds)
Culpa Innata
Brothers in Arms Pack (Road To Hill 30, Earned In Blood, Hell's Highway)
Amnesa: The Dark Descent
The Ball
Greed Corp
Kane and Lynch 2 - Dog Days
Frozenbyte Collection (Trine, Shadowgrounds, Shadowgrounds Survivor)
GTA4 Complete (GTA4, Episodes From Liberty City)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bundle (Shadow Of Chernobyl, Call of Pripyat)
Hitman Collection (Agent 47, Silent Assassin, Blood Money)
Guardians of Graxia Game and Map Pack
Lucasarts Jedi Knight Bundle (Dark Forces, Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2, Jedi Knight: Mysteries Of The Sith, Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy)
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life Source
Mafia II
Zeno Clash
Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes
Lost Horizon
Command & Conquer 4 (gifted)
Cryostasis (gifted)
Grand total: 218,14euros
I own the following on Steam:
Steam Game | Developer | Cost (What I Originally Payed) |
---|---|---|
Team Fortress 2 + Garry's Mod | Steam /Valve | $29.95 |
Beat Hazard! | Cold Beam Games | $9.95 |
AudioSurf | --- | $14.95 |
Alien Swarm | --- | $9.95 |
Left 4 Dead | Valve | $9.95 |
Left 4 Dead 2 + The Sacrifice | Valve | $19.95 |
Plants vs Zombies: GOTY | PopCap | $9.95 |
I think all in all, I ended up almost doubling my Steam account. Here they are, in chronological order no less!
I also got both Humble Indie Bundles (10 steam games) and Just Cause 2 on sale for like $7.50 right before the holiday sales officially started.
Games/Packs | Price |
---|---|
VVVVVV | $2.50 |
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale | $6.80 |
Batman: Arkham Asylum | $7.50 |
Secret of Monkey Island SE + Monkey Island 2 SE Pack | $3.75 |
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom | $0.50 |
Blueberry Garden | $0.99 |
Ben There, Dan That! + Time Gentlemen, Please! Pack | $2.50 |
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | $2.50 |
King's Bounty Platinum Edition (KB: The Legend, KB: Armored Princess, KB: Crossworlds) | $8.75 |
Greed Corp | $2.50 |
Amnesia: The Dark Descent | $10.00 |
Left 4 Dead 2 | $6.80 |
Indie Mix Pack (Darwinia, DEFCON, Cogs, Eufloria, Plain Sight) | $5.00 |
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat + S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Pack | $5.00 |
Zeno Clash | $3.75 |
Indie Fright Pack (The Path, The Void, The Scourge Project, Burn Zombie Burn!, Zombie Driver) | $5.00 |
TOTAL | $74.85 / 29 games |
Average price per game | $2.58 / game |
I highly recommend Recettear, Greed Corp, Amnesia, and Darwinia (though it's better on XBLA). Most of the other stuff I haven't gotten around to playing yet :P
Game | Price Paid |
---|---|
Battlefield 2: Complete collection | $4.99 |
Gridrunner Revolution | $2.49 |
VVVVVV | $2.49 |
Shatter | $2.49 |
Red Faction | $2.49 |
Red Faction II | $2.49 |
Star Wars: Republic Commando | $4.99 |
Total Cost | $22.33 |
I didn't spend nearly as much compared to last year, but in the end I'm very satisfied with all my purchases and at such a low price too! ^_^
Not bad for 30 games
Game / Pack | Price |
---|---|
Super Meat Boy | £3.00 |
Bully: Scholarship Edition | £2.50 |
Alpha Protocol | £5.00 |
Indie Flight Pack | £3.99 |
Monkey Island: Special Edition Bundle | £2.62 |
Dragon Age: Ultimate Edition | £14.99 |
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition | £3.24 |
Neverwinter Nights 2: Platinum | £7.49 |
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition | £2.80 |
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!: A Reckless Disregard for Gravity | £1.75 |
Greed Corp | £3.99 |
Total: £51.37 |
I got:
PB Winterbottom
Monkey Island Special Edition Pack
Machinarium
Didn't buy very much, but I'm trying to be realistic as to what I will actually play. Overall, I wasn't too tempted by anything. I probably should have bought Mass Effect 2 for $10, but I don't mind waiting for the price to drop again. I thought about Bad Company 2 at $7, but I figure for multiplayer I'm probably just gonna reach for Counter Strike when it's time to shoot people, and I hear the SP isn't all that.
Managed to restrict myself to:
Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Star Wars KOTOR
The Witcher
And I think that was it. I almost got VVVVVV but changed my mind. The Witcher and KOTOR should keep me busy for a while hopefully!
Oh and of course big shoutout to infamousBig for being awesome and giving so many people the Humble Indie Bundle #2! True Christmas spirit there!
Steam X-Mas sale 2010
Why I love Steam:
Torchlight and Plants Vs. Zombies for a total of $9 in what was the most intense level of self control I've ever put myself though.
46 games during the holidays, 55 total last year. The only game I bought right when it came out was Civ V, so setting that aside and looking at the other 54 games, I spent around US$103 this year. That's US$1.90 a game, which kinda makes me feel better about buying that many games.
Game | Price |
---|---|
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom | 0,39€ |
Torchlight | 3,99€ |
Hitman: Blood Money | 2,49€ |
TOTAL: 6,87€ |
Not bad, I guess, considering the amount of playtime I'll get from some of those (especially knowing I'm always after every last achievement).
Batman : AA - a steal for a GOTY @ £3.75
BIT.TRIP.BEAT - £3.49
Crysis, Crysis Warhead , Crysis Wars - £6.24
Graviton 2 - £0.74
Greed Corp - £2.00
IL-2 Sturmovick : 1946 - £4.99
Magnetis - £0.37
Winterbottom - £0.39
Serious Sam 1 & 2 pack - £2.99
Shattered Union - £0.29
Super Meat Boy - Gifted, yay!
Supreme Commander 2 - a bit dumbed down after the first one I'm told, but it wasn't expensive @ £2.49
Supreme Commander 2 IW Battle pack - £1.74
Swarm Arena - £1.87
Toki Tori - £0.87
Tropico 3 + Expansion Absolute Power - £6.00
Turba - £1.75
VVVVVV - £1.99
X: Beyond The Frontier and X: Tension pack - £2.38
Zen Bound 2 - £1.74
For a grand total of £46.08. I don't know whether we're including expansion packs as separate things so the
average price is uncertain, but I think I did ok.
A different spin on the question could be "how much is it costing in terms of bandwidth?". I think I'd use up ours for the month
if I downloaded that lot during the day - it's free overnight, but if I did it during the day that would use over 50GB. Just 10GB
short of our monthly limit. I would not be a popular person :( To be honest I think some of the expansion packs re-use the
same files, so it's probably a bit less.
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