This month, I bought 226 PC games for C$185.82 ($134.58)

Now are those a lot of games? Yes, it’s a silly amount of games. Perhaps I’m addicted to good deals that deliver fun.

We all have a vice, and this is mine. I don’t drink, or smoke, or gamble – but I buy lots and lots of video games.

Though back when I was a console gamer, I’d might get eight games for that price – if I were lucky.

  • MudMan@fedia.io
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    1 month ago

    How did you get a sub-dollar average on 200 games?

    I’m not shocked by the count, we hang in the same leagues, I’m impressed by the penny-pinching. Even with bundles that’s a very consistently low average.

    • atomicpoet@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Bundles and sales.

      Fanatical had a lot of killer sales this month.

      Also, SteamDB helps you target games based on discount and price.

      • MudMan@fedia.io
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        1 month ago

        Sure, but… a dollar on average? Man, that’s some filter-feeding purchase pattern, hardcore. Even setting the bar on 90% discount keeps the full price fare at five bucks apiece, and that low in the stack it’s really hard to get enough games for fifty cents that you offset that spend. Unless you really don’t mind getting shovelware for that much, and I get the impulse… it’s a lot. Especially since Humble started putting a minimum spend on getting full packages it’s really hard to get there. Their twelve dollar subscription bundle works out at 1.50 per game or so these days.

        I’d be curious to see that game list, becuase I’m guessing it’s quite obscure and unexpected.

        • atomicpoet@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          1 month ago

          Well, let’s take a look at the games I bought today:

          • Ground Control Collection was $0.51. This includes Ground Control Anthology (Ground Control and Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy) as well as Ground Control II. That’s three games – which ends up being $0.17 each.
          • Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death was $0.60.
          • Anuchard was $0.67
          • Men of War: Red Tide was $0.59
          • Moonbase Commander was $0.44

          Based on today’s hauls, that’s $0.40 per game.

          I wouldn’t call these games shovelware. But they’re either old or they’re indie.

          Occasionally, though, I do end up with a somewhat recent AAA title. Back in March, I got Far Cry 5 for 95% off – which ended up being $4.

          • MudMan@fedia.io
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            1 month ago

            I was fomoing a bit on the Ground Control series that cheap, but it turns out I do own those on GOG already :D

            I remember being astounded when that came out at a 3D RTS where you could see the empty casings pouring out of the units’ guns. Good times.

            Still, that shows up for five bucks, so no discount at all. Those key resellers are doing a lot of work in that process.