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Best deal you ever got? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/patientgamers

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What's the best game deal you ever got?

For me it was the original Subnautica. Was a free give away before it got popular and I had no expectations when I played it. Really enjoyed the exploration and the pacing.

Second was Axiom Verge - I got it for free before it became popular but I don't remember how. I bought it when it went to Steam because I wanted to support the creator.

Both are fun exploration sorts of games if you haven't played them. Axiom Verge is a metroidvania. Kinda a weird game, but in a good way.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I bought Factorio and Minecraft in Beta/Alpha, and still use the same keys to this day. So something like 15 years of entertainment.

Those definitely weren't patient gaming buys, but they were good buys.

That said, I'm not a patient gamer because of cost, I'm patient because I don't have much time and don't want to waste it on buggy games. So I wait until bugs to be ironed out and the content to be complete before I buy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I bought Minecraft a month before Beta came out and man what a deal that was. Only something like $10. I got thousands of hours out of that over the following 5ish years. I don't play it as often any more, but I still think it was worth it

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yup, I don't play anymore, but my kids do. I ended up buying a second license so my two boys could play at the same time with MS accounts, but that original licence has gotten a ton of use.