Wednesday Madness, a quick look at some good Linux gaming deals

Bundle Stars is way too on point the last couple of weeks.

The Total War: ATTILA bundle last week. And now the Baldur's Gate bundle.

My bank account weeps.

Quoting: chtkBundle Stars is way too on point the last couple of weeks.

The Total War: ATTILA bundle last week. And now the Baldur's Gate bundle.

My bank account weeps.

In this case I guess both Attila and Baldur's series are considered in-house ports, so you're good to go with Bundle Stars. But AFAIK very often Bundle Stars sells Windows keys, so if Linux port was done by Feral / VP / Aspyr, they do not get a penny from Bundle Stars.

The other issue I have is "madness deal" for Baldur's Gate bundle -> 2 games, both above 15 years old, both "enhanced" in a way they are considered worse than original games. I don't understand why they are being sold for such a big price, while other "good old games" one can buy with much more attractive price.
In general basic price for D&D games seems too high from my perspective.

I would pay 60 euro for each D&D game remake that would look like Pillars of Eternity. I don't see a reason why I should pay so much for D&D games that are only recompiled in order to support bigger resolutions.

Shadow Warrior is free on steam for another couple of hours...grab it while you can

Just picked up The Humble spooky bundle. Definitely a good deal.

If anyone has a spare key of Layers of Fear, I'm here. I already have Alien Isolation so it's the only game that I want.

Quoting: chtkBundle Stars is way too on point the last couple of weeks.

Indie Legends 6 bundle has Goat Simulator, Shadowrun: Dragonfall, Chroma Squad, and more.
https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/indie-legends-6-bundle

Quoting: Phlebiac

Quoting: chtkBundle Stars is way too on point the last couple of weeks.

Indie Legends 6 bundle has Goat Simulator, Shadowrun: Dragonfall, Chroma Squad, and more.
https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/indie-legends-6-bundle

Yes, I've just picked up Bundle Stars Indie Legends 6 Bundle for myself. Noting the game "The Final Station" which they list as Windows only is actually a Linux game too. I grabbed the bundle for "The Final Station" and "Clustertruck" but there are some other good ones on there too (e.g. Chroma Squad, Shadowrun: Dragonfall, Goat Simulator).

EDIT:

Also picked up the "Tiny & Big: Grandpa's Leftovers" - on Steam (It was cheaper there than on Humble).


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Picked up Vikings: Wolves of Midgard. I heard the skill tree wasn't really robust, but it's better than Diablo 3, and they even let you choose which skill set to put them in instead of unlocking them immediately. I played a couple of hours and had some good fun.

Bioshock Infinite looks interesting but I have questions - The trailer shows the character shooting and also using 'powers' - Are the power usage optional? In other words, can I play and end the game using just weapons?

Quoting: RafiLinuxBioshock Infinite looks interesting but I have questions - The trailer shows the character shooting and also using 'powers' - Are the power usage optional? In other words, can I play and end the game using just weapons?

Yes, since powers cost you energy, which is not replenishing by itself, it serves just as another type of ammo.

However, don't expect much from Infinite, it is way worse then previous Bioshocks.