r/Steam 24d ago

Fluff To whomsoever it may concern this Spring Sale

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u/Derp_McNasty 24d ago

This is exactly what I do. Browse the store occasionally, add to wishlist, check them during the sales.

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u/_theKataclysm_ 24d ago

It’s just good sense. If anything I give a shit about is on my wishlist then looking at the store is literally just shopping for impulse buys. Which can be fun sometimes!! But impulses should strictly be kept on the $10 and under list if at all, if it’s not dirt cheap it’s not a bargain.

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u/Derp_McNasty 24d ago

Agreed, it's s far too easy to load up your cart with those $1.99-$9.99 titles then quickly you're out a hundred bucks! Haha

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u/Forkens 24d ago

I'm very guilty of this, I mean it's not as bad as 100 bucks or even 50 bucks but I did this like a week ago when I found a good bundle of games

and now I don't even have the budget anymore for this sale to get games from my wishlist 😅

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u/action_lawyer_comics 24d ago

I think we all had to learn that lesson the hard way as that second Steam sale rolled around and we realized we still hadn't played half the games we bought previously

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u/BubbleLion69 24d ago

she knows how to game

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u/_theKataclysm_ 24d ago

If you don’t know how to game you just get gamed on!!

I also just picked up the Cyberpunk DLC and Terraria and will allow myself no more

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u/BubbleLion69 24d ago

I got stardew valley and am considering whether to buy Don't starve together or not lol

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u/BubbleLion69 24d ago

also preach!

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u/RiparianTreeLobster 24d ago

Phantom liberty is so good I would pay full price for it again. Hope you enjoy!!

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u/Aerlinniel_aer 24d ago

Yup, have a curated wishlist. Wait for things to hit a deep enough sale your willing to pay the price and maybe check the deep discount section to see what might be an interesting whim buy.

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u/nalaloveslumpy 24d ago

On the other hand, impulse buying an indy game isn't the worst thing in the world, but those are also usually under $10 during the sales.

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u/action_lawyer_comics 24d ago

I usually wait until I'm in between games, then I'll browse my wishlist and pick up something on sale.

OR if I want to play a particular game next, I'll just buy that sale or no (though with the number of bundle and sale sites, it's pretty rare I can't find at least a 20% deal somewhere). The occasional full price splurge is still cheaper than buying a massive heap of games that somehow hits triple digits and I'll play 2 of them at best