The Steam Summer Sale is upon us, and this year it's racing themed! Here's the race info.
Here's some advice, one racer to another, for surviving the sales with your pink slips and wallets intact:
- Use your wishlist. If nothing else, having a list of games that you're interested in that you've built up over the past few months might help stop you impulse buying games not on your list.
- Keep an eye out for bundles. Publisher bundles, series bundles, DLC bundles, they can all cut the price of a purchase considerably, and can throw up some interesting pricing errors at times!
- Ask yourself if you're going to play it. Sure, getting Sekiro for 25% off now is really tempting, but if you're not going to play it until the winter, why buy now when it'll be available in the winter sale at 50% off.
- Use Augmented Steam , GG.deals and IsThereAnyDeal to keep an eye out for any cheaper discounts. They're out there, even during the sales.
- Look out for hidden indie gems. The big AAA titles might have great discounts, but you can probably pick up a lot of really quite excellent indie titles for the same cost as one recent AAA game. Here's the Hidden Gems thread.
- Flash sales are gone, so the price you'll pay at the start of the sale is the price you'll pay at the end of the sale. You don't need to hit the purchase button straight away! Think about your purchases.
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