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PayPalYou have money left from all the previous sales right? Well, prepare your wallet (again) for even more sales from two of the biggest stores around. Both Steam and GOG have their Halloween sales live, and of course there's almost no-end to the discounts.
Over on Steam, the new sale page actually highlights at the top various in-game events going on which is incredibly useful for those who want to dive into them and as you scroll down there's game after game to choose from. The special page also has various easy category links.
GOG meanwhile setup a few staff-picked lists including the Tricks collection, the Treats collection, the Scariest Discounts collection (best deals) and the Bestsellers collection featuring GOG's all-time hits. Every 48 hours GOG will also have special Flash Deals.
Personally, I'm getting seriously tempted by DEATH STRANDING on Steam as it's 60% off and seems to work well with Steam Play Proton nowadays and it seems it hasn't seen a higher discount yet. If you find a truly good discount, be sure to let your fellow readers know in the comments. As always, we're curious to know what you're picking up.
The Steam sale lasts until Sunday November 1 at 5PM UTC and the GOG sale goes on until November 3 at 2PM UTC.
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None of the Windows-only games that I'm currently interested in are discounted enough for me for a purchase with zero support, and Linux-native games I'd prefer to pay full price for anyway.
Looking through the list, Two Point Hospital, Slime Rancher, Northgard, and The Talos Principle are all good games with bigger discounts. You can also get all the Metro games for £16.42, which seems like a pretty good deal.
Looking through the list, Two Point Hospital, Slime Rancher, Northgard, and The Talos Principle are all good games with bigger discounts. You can also get all the Metro games for £16.42, which seems like a pretty good deal.
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Mohandevir Oct 28, 2021
Personally, I'm getting seriously tempted by DEATH STRANDING on Steam as it's 60% off and seems to work well with Steam Play Proton nowadays and it seems it hasn't seen a higher discount yet.
I bought it, couple of minutes ago, before reading this article...
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Interesting that Left 4 dead franchise is out of this sale...
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@Liam is there a reason the GoG links are all pointing to some ad-tracking redirect?
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@Liam is there a reason the GoG links are all pointing to some ad-tracking redirect?This was answered before. GOG changed their affiliate program, this is who they use now.
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@Liam is there a reason the GoG links are all pointing to some ad-tracking redirect?"We do often include affiliate links to earn us some pennies. We are currently affiliated with GOG and Humble Store. See more here."
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@Liam is there a reason the GoG links are all pointing to some ad-tracking redirect?This was answered before. GOG changed their affiliate program, this is who they use now.
Well it gets fully blocked by uBlock Origin, which certainly is a bit annoying.
So I don't think those affiliate links are going to work for most people.
Last edited by Julius on 28 October 2021 at 8:51 pm UTC
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@Liam is there a reason the GoG links are all pointing to some ad-tracking redirect?This was answered before. GOG changed their affiliate program, this is who they use now.
Well it gets fully blocked by uBlock Origin, which certainly is a bit annoying.
So I don't think those affiliate links are going to work for most people.
They're pi-holed too, but it's easy to whitelist them, and you probably should since all of GOGs affiliates will use them, not just GOL. As for uBlock, just turn it off for gamingonlinux.com, since there are no ads on this site anyway. Or indeed any tracking cookies (other than GOG's affiliate links, the cookies required to log you in, and one to remember if you allow YouTube to load a thumbnail).
This entire site is like how a lesson on how to respect your visitors.
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So I don't think those affiliate links are going to work for most people.Nothing I can do I'm afraid apart from drop GOG as an affiliate, something I'm not going to do as it does generate revenue for us and we've seen very few (less than 10) complaints on it and it's been live quite some time now. As Scaine said, it will affect any site going forward who are also a GOG partner as their old system is about to shut.
Last edited by Liam Dawe on 28 October 2021 at 10:26 pm UTC
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Trying to resist buying Ziggurat 2 which officially released today, at 10% off.
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Thank you dpanter for making me buy dying light platinum edition.
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Also there's a couple of new bundles on Fanatical's Halloween Sale with a decent proportion of Linux games in them:
https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/guardian-bundle-4
https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/cryptic-bundle-11
https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/guardian-bundle-4
https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/cryptic-bundle-11
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Budget cuts 2 is 45% off for those with vr.
Also if you have been longing for the alien isolation mod mothervr to work on Linux - which it sadly doesn't. Then you can console yourself with Adam Isolation, a new game mode in budget cuts 2.
He does seem to randomly spawn behind you though, be prepared! :)
Also if you have been longing for the alien isolation mod mothervr to work on Linux - which it sadly doesn't. Then you can console yourself with Adam Isolation, a new game mode in budget cuts 2.
He does seem to randomly spawn behind you though, be prepared! :)
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slaapliedje Oct 31, 2021
The Walking Simulator. I bought this on the PS4 back when Sony didn't release PC games. 😜Personally, I'm getting seriously tempted by DEATH STRANDING on Steam as it's 60% off and seems to work well with Steam Play Proton nowadays and it seems it hasn't seen a higher discount yet.
I bought it, couple of minutes ago, before reading this article...
Every time I think of it, I think of the conversation in Clerks II about Lord of the Rings vs Star Wars...
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The Walking Simulator. I bought this on the PS4 back when Sony didn't release PC games. 😜Personally, I'm getting seriously tempted by DEATH STRANDING on Steam as it's 60% off and seems to work well with Steam Play Proton nowadays and it seems it hasn't seen a higher discount yet.
I bought it, couple of minutes ago, before reading this article...
Every time I think of it, I think of the conversation in Clerks II about Lord of the Rings vs Star Wars...
I heard Death Stranding called a walking simulator so many times, it actually put me off buying/playing it. Then I saw Corben streaming it, and realised that the whole thing was just a joke. Bought it and sank some hours in. Great game.
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slaapliedje Oct 31, 2021
Ha, it's a sort of joke. I mean you have to balance out your steps and such as you're walking or you fall over... Not sure how it works on the PC, but that's how it was on the PS4.The Walking Simulator. I bought this on the PS4 back when Sony didn't release PC games. 😜Personally, I'm getting seriously tempted by DEATH STRANDING on Steam as it's 60% off and seems to work well with Steam Play Proton nowadays and it seems it hasn't seen a higher discount yet.
I bought it, couple of minutes ago, before reading this article...
Every time I think of it, I think of the conversation in Clerks II about Lord of the Rings vs Star Wars...
I heard Death Stranding called a walking simulator so many times, it actually put me off buying/playing it. Then I saw Corben streaming it, and realised that the whole thing was just a joke. Bought it and sank some hours in. Great game.
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Ha, it's a sort of joke. I mean you have to balance out your steps and such as you're walking or you fall over... Not sure how it works on the PC, but that's how it was on the PS4.The Walking Simulator. I bought this on the PS4 back when Sony didn't release PC games. 😜Personally, I'm getting seriously tempted by DEATH STRANDING on Steam as it's 60% off and seems to work well with Steam Play Proton nowadays and it seems it hasn't seen a higher discount yet.
I bought it, couple of minutes ago, before reading this article...
Every time I think of it, I think of the conversation in Clerks II about Lord of the Rings vs Star Wars...
I heard Death Stranding called a walking simulator so many times, it actually put me off buying/playing it. Then I saw Corben streaming it, and realised that the whole thing was just a joke. Bought it and sank some hours in. Great game.
Well, yeah, sure the act of walking/balancing is an early gameplay mechanic. But "walking simulator" as a game genre means something entirely different. Indeed, it's usually used as an insult for a game with no engaging mechanics at all, no danger (no health bars, no death), little to no interaction... all you do is walk around. That couldn't really be any further from Death Stranding, where death is remarkably easy, the walking mechanic, strapping luggage to different parts of your body, crafting, RPG elements, open world exploration, vehicles... and later in the game, guns/grenades and full on fire-fights.
But I thought it was literally a walking sim genre game and was put off buying it!!
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