Hey there, I hope you are all enjoying your summer so far and all the games you may or may not have bought yet. I am here to make your wallet cry even more with my top suggestions of what you should buy this sale on Steam (not really they're mostly cheap):
1) Bloons TD 6 (-90% / £1.16 / Tower Defense):
Bloons TD 6 (Bloons Tower Defense 6 or BTD6) is the sixth main installment and current flagship title of the Bloons Tower Defense series. Developed and published by Ninja Kiwi, the game was released on June 13, 2018 for Android and iOS, and later brought to Steam, Windows, and Macintosh, and to consoles. Like the other tower defense games in the BTD series, the objective of Bloons TD 6 is to prevent enemy balloons, referred to as "Bloons", from traversing a track and taking lives, which is fulfilled by the player placing a combination of monkey-based towers to pop the Bloons before they can escape.
2) Gemcraft – Chasing Shadows (-75% / £2.12 / Tower Defense):
The cult classic tower defense game beloved by millions comes to Steam with GemCraft – Chasing Shadows. Against swarms of vicious, demonic avatars, your only defenses are the gems you conjure that, when placed atop towers or into traps and amplifiers, become conduits for powerful magical and elemental attacks. GemCraft combines fast-paced real-time strategy as you deal with waves of incoming monsters, and cunning tactics that allow you to craft and combine magical gems.
Create traps that poison or slow, discover powerful artifacts and unlock new abilities, and stand alone against The Forgotten, a seemingly unkillable archdemon whose endless armies threaten to swallow the world. GemCraft is packed with multiple levels of difficulty, hundreds of achievements, nearly two hundred levels, and much, much more, making it a rewarding, deep strategy game you'll come back to over and over again.
3) Crosscode (-70% / £4.49 / JRPG):
This retro-inspired 2D Action RPG might outright surprise you. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
CrossCode is all about how it plays! That's why there is a free Steam demo! Go give it a try! Take the best out of two popular genres, find a good balance between them and make a great game. That’s what CrossCode does. You get the puzzles of Zelda-esque dungeons and are rewarded with the great variety of equipment you know and love from RPGs. During the fast-paced battles you will use the tools you find on your journey to reveal and exploit the enemies' weaknesses and at the same time will be able to choose equipment and skills for a more in-depth approach in fighting your enemies.
4) Disco Elysium (-90% / £3.49 / RPG):
Disco Elysium – The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
5) Acid Fantasy Bundle [Dread Delusion + Lunacid] (-29% / £19.47 / RPG):
Dread Delusion
Dread Delusion is a first person open-world roleplaying game inspired by classic’s of the 2000’s such as Morrowind and King’s Field. All that remains of the world are an archipelago of floating islands in the sky known as the Oneric Isles. Humanity clings to these flying continents in the sky- will you find a way to heal this world – or seek power and profit for yourself? A keen mind or charming wit can prove just as useful as a sharp sword and mighty spells–your decisions shape how the story unfolds, your choices and skills determine the path you take.
Lunacid
Lunacid is a first person dungeon crawler inspired by old FROMSOFT games like Shadow Tower and King’s Field. After being deemed undesirable for crimes unknown, you are cast into the pit of chaos known as the Great Well. You must explore the depths of this moonlit subterranean world, traveling ever deeper to confront the sleeping one below. Many secrets to discover, and many threats along the way, Lunacid is a new high-water mark in the genre of classic exploration-focused dungeon crawlers.
6) Othercide (-80% / £4.99 / Strategy Roguelite [like XCOM]:
Descend into Humanity’s last hope. The Daughters, echoes of the greatest warrior to ever live, are all who stand before Suffering and death.
Lead your army of Daughters to battle with all the skill you can muster. Your prowess in combat will decide their fate, shape their abilities and personality. Make the toughest decision and sacrifice one to heal another – survivors will get stronger, ready to fight the next battle.
Combat is an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters: plan ahead of time and set up impressive chains of abilities to outsmart the enemy. Fight in epic boss battles against the sources of Suffering – dread creatures pulled from the worst of Humanity’s crimes against itself.
7) Celeste (-90% / £1.67 / Action Platformer):
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
8) The Void Rains Upon Her Heart (-25% / £8.24 / Bullet Hell Roguelite):
Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!
9) Nova Drift (-60% / £5.99 / Bullet Hell Roguelite):
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
10) Picayune Dreams (-20% / £3.43 / Survivors-like):
Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED…]
Note: the main goal of this list is to suggest games you may not have played yet that are also a pretty good deal (with some more well known exceptions like Celeste & Bloons TD 6), not to suggest the best games ever made or the whole list would be stuff like Baldur's Gate 3, Persona 5, Elden Ring etc.
