The summer sale is over? Never mind, because even in the week after, many good games are heavily discounted in the Midweek Madness
The Steam Summer Sale has just closed its doors, but we all know that the next sale is just around the corner anyway – both big (the Steam Fall Sale is sure to come soon) and small, because like every week, you can get tons of good games for little money in the current Midweek Madness.
So that you don’t have to rummage around aimlessly, we’ll help you a little with your selection with 14 recommendations that we can endorse with a clear conscience. Admittedly, we included Final Fantasy 9 because we wanted to persuade our colleague Mary to make us a nice teaser image for the article. But Final Fantasy 9 is also a fantastic role-playing game, okay!
So, let’s get started
Highlight of the week: Aliens: Dark Descent
- Genre: Real-time tactics
- Release: June 19, 2023
- Price & Discount:20 Euro (50 percent)
- Offer valid until: July 25, 2024
80s icons are currently having a really strong run. Terminator is constantly getting great games– and the Alien franchise has proven since Alien: Isolation at the latest that the scenario works perfectly as a gaming foundation. Isolation was followed by the cool shooterFireteam Eliteand most recentlyAliens: Dark Descent
Dark Descent shares many similarities with Fireteam Elite: You control Marines through an abandoned station that is overrun by hordes of Xenomorphs. However, you don’t slip into the soldiers’ shoes yourself, but operate them from a strategic top-down view. Dark Descent works a bit like XCOM in real time, but you never select a single unit, but always the entire squad.
Dark Descent unfolds an incredibly nerve-wracking risk-reward loop. You can drive your squad into increasingly dangerous environments for more and more loot – or you can make a break for it and start again the next day alive. Because: Dark Descent remains true to the horror roots of the original. At some point your marines will be overwhelmed by the hordes, at some point you will run out of time – there is no way around it. This makes every decision I have to make as a strategist all the more exciting
More exciting offers
If the aliens are too scary for you, we have a few other cool games here that are currently heavily discounted.
- Red Dead Redemption 2not only remains one of the best open-world games of all time, but is also currently reduced to just under20 eurosreduced. Red Dead Online included.
- Broforceis the best way to sprout chest hair quickly (applies to all genders). Solo or in co-op, you can shoot your way through adrenaline-filled levels as one of countless 80s icons. Currently costs a measly 3 Eurowith an 80 percent discount.
- Enter the Gungeonis one of the best roguelikes of the last ten years. You shoot your way through tough dungeons in top view. Simple, good and currently reduced by 70 percent to around 4 Euro
We already recommended - Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotduring the Steam Summer Sale: If you want to replay the story of good old DBZ as an open-world brawler, there’s no better place to go. Currently costs 15 euros (75 percent discount).
- TheHomeworld Remastered Collectionoffers you the perfect opportunity to catch up on Homeworld 1 and 2 before plunging into the space strategy of Homeworld 3. And for just 3 euros (90 percent discount).
- Fury Unleashedis an absolutely iconic sidescrolling shooter with a unique comic twist. Also reduced by 90 percent to 2 euros.
- Outlastis oneof thegames that made survival horror big again in the 2010s. For 3 euros you can get the classic game reduced by 85 percent. But beware: this game is intense.
- Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogunsingle-handedly brought Commandos-style real-time tactics back to the big stage – only here you’re sneaking through Japan in the Edo era. Great game! A must-buy for 4 euros (90 percent discount).
- Final Fantasy 9was released as the last installment in the series for the old PlayStation, but despite its dusty look, it deserves its reputation as one of the best classic role-playing games of all time! Costs 8 euros (60 percent discount).
- OTXObridges a painful gap, as we haven’t seen a new Hotline Miami in around 10 years. OTXO offers the same strengths: an obscure story, brisk top-down battles, but here in a roguelike loop with bullet time. Worth a look for 6 euros (50 percent).
For 9 euros (85 percent), - Assassin’s Creed Originstakes you to what is still the most beautiful Egypt ever created by an open-world developer. As the proto-Assassin Bayek, you smash an ancient conspiracy and experience the founding of the Assassin Brotherhood. If you haven’t played AC yet, this is the perfect introduction.
- Garou: Mark of the Wolveswas long regarded as one of the most beautiful 2D fighting games ever. And now, after more than 25 years, it’s actually getting a successor with City of the Wolves! Reason enough to catch up on the original for 3 euros (70 percent)!
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Do you fancy playing a Sith after The Acolyte? That’s possible in the DLCs for The Force Unleashed. In general, you still get one of the coolest Jedi games ever. Quite a bargain for 7 euros (65 percent).
More reduced games!
If you can’t find anything on Steam, be sure to check out the competitor stores. GOG is currently running a weekly salewhere you can get the excellent Blasphemous for under 8 euros, for example. And on Epic you still have the chance to pick up the current free game of the week for a short time before it is rotated through on Thursday evening and replaced by Maid of Sker.
Amazon’s Prime Day is also currently running, which means you can also get hundreds of products significantly cheaper – including games such as Horizon Zero Dawn here and there. Just take a look at GlobalESportNews we regularly have interesting new editorial recommendations from the tech team.
