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Fanatical are celebrating their birthday and so they have a new bundle up, which gives you a chance to win some pretty big prizes.

There's a catch though, a big one, it's part of their Birthday Mystery Bundle. With it you can buy 1-20 random Steam keys, so you don't know what you'll be getting. Which to be blunt — means you're pretty much gambling away money on it.

I decided, for science, to give it a go and ended up with: Dread X Collection, 10 Second Ninja X, Lost Castle, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood and Hue which is actually not a bad key drop at all. I didn't own a single one and the Dread X Collection especially looks fun.

Fanatical say "Every bundle purchased includes a chance to win incredible birthday gifts like a Steam Deck, Meta Quest 3 VR Headset, Lexip Bundle, Twitch Vouchers, or a Fanatical Spending Spree to enjoy on our store. Plus, a few lucky customers will uncover AAA game packs, featuring some of the hottest new releases in gaming!". You also get 5% off your next order if you pick up the bundle.

So at a minimum cost of £1 for 1 Steam key, and a chance to win, perhaps you might want to give it a go. I've seen comments from GamingOnLinux readers when I covered such bundles in the past rather happy with the games they got.

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blindcoder about 10 hours ago
Will NOT activate in Germany :-(
Pyrate about 9 hours ago
Wish there was another way to enter the giveaway other than gambling... I'll pass.
Klaas about 9 hours ago
Quoting: blindcoderWill NOT activate in Germany :-(
Was about to write the same thing.

This is the first time I see that on Fanatical, but people from other countries have reported that they were excluded from free games several times before.
buckysrevenge about 8 hours ago
I threw in to get 10 keys, most were games I would never play, I got one that I'll definitely try. Definitely ruins any desire to try their mystery bundles again
aukondk about 7 hours ago
I usually avoid their mystery bundles but I take the risk when there is a prize draw. Surprisingly 4 of the 5 I pulled are games I've never heard of but would have for sure gone on my wishlist.
dpanter about 7 hours ago
Is it worth it? Is it gambling? Is it buying a lottery ticket with bonus guaranteed games?
My results below.
Spoiler, click me
W = Windoze, M = Fruit company, L = Soviet Hacker Operating System

Fanatical 4 Mystery Game Bundle + 20 Birthday Mystery Bundle
W   Arx Fatalis                                  4,99
W   PAGO FOREST: DRAGON'S REVENGE                4,99
W   Sclash                                       7,99
W   Radical Relocation                           9,75
W   Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood               9,99
W   Blood And Zombies                           14,99
W   Pumped BMX Pro                              14,99
W   Secret Neighbor: Hello Neighbor Multiplayer 19,50
W   I Am Fish                                   19,99
W   One More Island                             19,99
W   The Serpent Rogue                           19,99
W   The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf                 19,99
W   Stars in Shadow                             24,50

WM  The Innsmouth Case                          12,49
WM  Garfield Lasagna Party                      29,99

WL  Mythargia                                    5,99

WML Penarium                                     8,99
WML Not The Robots                               9,75
WML Cook Serve Delicious                         9,99
WML Guts And Glory                              14,79
WML Siralim 3                                   14,79
WML The Final Station                           14,79
WML Pharaonic                                   14,99
WML The Long Reach                              14,99

24 mystery games, cost: 19,79 €
Steam full price total: 343,20 €

A couple of really good games in the mix, your call if the 300+ € savings was worth 20 bucks.
kokoko3k about 6 hours ago
It is like gambling and collecting as a hobby for me, so thanks, but no thanks.

Too many games already and no time to even try them all.

Better focusing on the one I know I like and spending the time just playing it.
Purple Library Guy about 3 hours ago
I'm too picky about games, my strike zone too small. So my chances of getting something I'd play are worse than a lot of people's. I won't be doing this.
tuubi about 3 hours ago
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Quoting: dpanterA couple of really good games in the mix, your call if the 300+ € savings was worth 20 bucks.
Your math is faulty. You only saved money on the games you'd have bought anyway, and only if you'd have spent more than that 20 bucks on them. But I suppose it doesn't matter if you're happy with the purchase.

Personally I don't see why I'd ever buy one of these "mystery" bundles.
whizse about 2 hours ago
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Bought one game for €1.10. Got Degrees of Separation, which retails for €1.99.

€0.89 saved!
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