Initial scrolling of the Steam Summer Sale seems pretty lackluster, but digging through the comments sections in other threads, a few gems have stood out, and it doesn’t appear we have a thread dedicated to this yet, so post what you think are the best deals here!

Not mandatory ofc, but it’d be helpful if…

  • One game per top level post, so comments stemming from it are focused on on just it.

  • Hyperlink the game title to its Store Page

  • Include both the normal and sale price / %off

  • Include a short blurb about the game - if it’s one you’ve played before, what did you like about it? If you’re diving in blind, what grabbed your attention?

Good hunt’n!

  • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    64·
    5 months ago

    Subnautica $29.99 $9.89 (67% off)

    Sci-fi survival builder: you’re on a massive spacecraft that ends up crash landing on an ocean planet; your goal is to figure out wtf happened and find a way off the planet. This game is 80% feel-good tropical diving simulator; and 20% thalasaphobic deepsea horror. This has become one of my go-to “idk what to play” games that I keep returning to for a nice digital tropical vacation… with a dash of fleeing in terror from, uh… spoilers. No really though, if you don’t already know this game’s story, DO NOT start looking up videos and posts etc about it - just buy it and dive in.

    • AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      5 months ago

      The audio in this game really seals the deal. You’re just swimming along collecting resources and hear a terrifying roar. But you look around and can’t see where it came from… Do you keep going or nope the fuck outta there and go take a breather in your life pod for 20 mins while your heart rate comes back down?

    • jazzup@lemm.eeEnglish
      9·
      5 months ago

      This is one of my personal favorites and the one that introduced me to the crafting/survival genre. I highly recommend it.

      • SidewaysHighways@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        Same here!

        Do you have another recommendation? Preferably something with multiplayer and would be even cooler if it has a server I can host!

        • jazzup@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          I really liked Grounded.

          I haven’t tried it yet, but Abiotic Factor looks pretty fun and has great reviews. It’s early access though.

        • brenticus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          Just to throw a few other options on the pile:

          • Valheim is more combat oriented, but is probably my favourite survival crafting game after Subnautica. You’re playing vikings trying to earn their way into Valhalla. I die a lot. Very fun.
          • Planet Crafter is more chill, more jank, and more linear, but it’s a survival crafting game that is clearly heavily inspired by Subnautica. You are sent to a mars-like planet to terraform it as part of your prison sentence. It’s a great podcast game, just build and explore and watch numbers go up.
          • Less on the survival crafting side of things, the environmental storytelling is also really good in Outer Wilds and Return of the Obra Dinn. Very different games, but they were actually what I went to after Subnautica to scratch that itch and it worked weirdly well.
        • Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          The Forest is a good multiplayer survival crafting game, with a pretty cool story. The sequel is also already out I think.

      • GoodEye8@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        5 months ago

        Depends on what you want. If you want more of Subnautica story then get it. If you want more Subnautica style going into the depths, Below Zero doesn’t go that deep and about half the game is actually above water. While I loved Subnautica I felt pretty disappointed by Below Zero.

    • Arbic@feddit.deEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      It’s such a great game. The entire mood of the game and the sound effects and music is so good