Games for Cheapskates

Alien: Isolation & Hand of Fate 2 free on Epic.

Anyone who has a switch, games published by qubic go on sale for dirt cheap regularly, and there are plenty of gems on there. I especially recommend Akane, Mana Spark, Blazing Beaks

I really like this Kemco rogue-like called Yodanji, & it‘s $2.49 on Switch right now. They call it a “coffee break rogue-like,” which is a pretty accurate description – it’s very old school and very, uh, Rogue…like. But it‘s got a cool yokai theme & I found it pretty charming & addictive if you’re into this sort of thing

@dylanfills#27776 I paid for it on Switch, Mobile, and PC! If it was on GBA or better yet: Wonderswan, I'd buy that too!

Just wanted to shout out dekudeals.com for switch owners. Not only does it let you flag games to be notified via email when they go on sale, it also allows you to browse by a range of different factors, something the actual eshop is very lacking in

@Syzygy#28163 You know what, I‘ve never played a doujin game & am on a big shmup kick here lately, so don’t mind if I do – thank you.

I did one last night: #[Breakforcist Battle](https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/breakforcist-battle-switch/) for $1.99 on the Switch eShop. I just have a real weakness for Breakout-likes, & this is a Breakout-like with good art (the color palette is divine) & EDM music (I like this song called [Quiche Quiche Quiche)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe7mqkqx7pQ) paired with a breakfast/exorcism theme. What's nice is that it's just a good game of Breakout combined with a falling-block puzzle format. There's multiplayer & endless high-score mode, & that's it, man

Also, this might be weird but I was a little worried it would have lame millennial humor (I say this as an older millennial), but it doesn't.

Pathologic 2 is 50% off($17.49) on PSN. I know people here like this a lot so I think I'm gonna jump on it…

[428 Shibuya Scramble](https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP4774-CUSA12263_00-428SHIBUYASCRAUS?smcid=my-playstation%3Aen-us%3Awishlist%3Aproduct%20tile%3A428%3A%20Shibuya%20Scramble) also is only $9.99.

[Golden Week Sale](https://store.playstation.com/en-us/category/1bc527f9-27eb-442c-9d8f-3406ec02fb76/1) has a lot of stuff. [Gravity Rush 2](https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP9000-CUSA03694_00-GRAVITYRUSH20000), [Sakura Wars](https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA16404_00-SAKURAWARS000000), bunch of FF games, [Odin Sphere](https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA05083_00-ODINSPHERELE0000), [Zero Escape series](https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1024-CUSA06861_00-ZEROESCAPE999ZEN), [Ys Origin](https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1482-CUSA06976_00-DOTEMUYSORIGIN01), [SaGa Scarlet Grace](https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0082-CUSA09653_00-SAGASCARLETHD001).

@sabertoothalex#28549 And also Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours and Bullet Witch in Steam (between others). Btw, I saw once about the Zero Escape series. Which kind of games are those, exactly?

Other games:
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Hellsinker
Yakuza 0
Killer7

@xhekros#28678 They‘re part sci-fi visual novel and part escape room puzzle boxes. Majority of your time is spent in VN sections but then at certain points you’re put into these locked room scenarios where you have to solve the puzzles to exit and continue the story. They have big branching narratives, and are endlessly charming and bizarre. Highly recommend, 999 and VLR(#1 and #2 in the series) are two of my favorite games!

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@sabertoothalex#28549 Pathologic 2 is 50% off($17.49) on PSN. I know people here like this a lot so I think I’m gonna jump on it…

same. it's 50% here Down Under, too.

as it Nier: Automata in both the PS and Xbox stores, for anyone needing that!

Million Onion Hotel is currently 99p, or your local equivalent, on the iOS and Google Play stores. That's some good mobile gaming.

@LeFish#29222 thanks! I've been saving up my Google Bux using that Opinion Rewards.

So it‘s probably well known around these parts how cheap Sega’s games get on Steam sometimes, but juuuuuuuust in case, Nights Into Dreams is on there for $1.19. You can also get a bundle with Crazy Taxi, Space Channel 5: Part 2, Sega Bass Fishing, Sonic Adventure & Sonic Adventure 2 & Jet Set Radio for $6.34, or get any of those for a buck & change

And [Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236450/PACMAN_Championship_Edition_DX/) is $2.49. Oh & Phantom Brave PC for $2.99 & Guilty Gear for $1.99.

What I'm saying is, the Golden Week sales are a real rabbit hole.

@tokucowboy#29306 yeah the remastered yakuza games are on sale & if i had a pc that could play them in 4k it'd be very tempting

The Kuukiyomi games are $2.49 on Steam during Golden Week. They‘re pretty fun if you like Warioware type games with a kind of monochrome Rhythm Heaven aesthetic. I dunno, they’re fun and they're cute.


The MGS V definitive experience is $7.50 on steam during Golden Week, which strikes me as certifiably ridiculous for the amount of content.

Actually, I've never played a metal gear game seriously before, and dived straight into ground zeroes last night...it's fun! I have no idea what's happening!

@altdrifter#29365 If you are enjoying Ground Zeroes then strap in because you will love MGSV…still mechanically one of my favorite games I ever played. I even enjoyed the bonkers mess of a story, though it was clearly in shambles.

Valve stuff is routinely very cheap during Steam sales but this time it's just Left 4 Dead ($)2.

@Syzygy#29931 Perhaps worth noting that the end of the game is an extra $7.

Wow, I didn‘t know any DLC which used to cost something was free now–that’s awesome! Sucks about Asura's Wrath, but still.