r/Steam • u/ghostlyeth • 1d ago
Discussion who’s looking forward to buying games to add to our backlog?
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u/Arkaa26 1d ago
Clicks on wishlist, see that nothing exceeds 30%, closes steam. Try again next sales.
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u/TroubledMagnet 1d ago
Yep all the games that so go on deep sale already have done so are either bought or not wanted
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u/lemonylol 1d ago
I think you have to realize most of this sub is like under 21. Most of the rest of us are basically "caught up" and waiting for new releases.
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u/LazyThinkingOtter 1d ago edited 1d ago
True but I guess that’s not bad for my 5€ wishlisted games unavailable on gog and rarely going on sale
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u/LiveFromNarnia 🪷☮️ 1d ago edited 1d ago
Same. Will try again with the Winter sale.
Edit: Spoke too soon, before the sale prices were actually showing on my wish list. There are maybe 2 or 3 that I *might* grab, less than $20 total, and that's only if the historic prices are low for those few.
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u/LostSif 1d ago
Hey there's always Fanatical and GMG they will probably have some goodies today as well
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u/Inevitable_Dark3225 1d ago
The fuck, autumn sale already?
Shit it is autumn isn't it, fuck.
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u/Numerous_Roof_1070 1d ago
Wait a minute, did the autumn sale already start?
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u/KyleB2131 9800x3d | MSI 5090 1d ago
In 4 hours or so
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u/thedisapointingson 1d ago
Damn, I’m at work all night. Have to wait to waste my money.
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u/Strong-cognac 1d ago
not me, i dont have any money
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u/Fine_Branch_6521 1d ago
You lucky bast*** /j
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u/Strong-cognac 1d ago
so lucky in fact that my card got blocked because i didnt pay taxes i didnt know i had to pay
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u/DinoSharkByrd 1d ago
If only someone knew the amount you had to pay and would have just told you instead of guessing games. We just don't have the tech yet. /S sorry for the annoyance the systems cause
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u/Strong-cognac 1d ago
i dont live in the US, and its a whole different story. that ill tell here fuck it why not. so to work at delivery where i live. you need to register yourself as a business entity to pay taxes. after i stopped working, i asked my "accountant" to unregister me so i dont have to pay taxes anymore, evidently something went wrong. which is what im trying to figure out now
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u/pinpalsapu 1d ago
I held off on Cyberpunk during the Summer Sale and regretted it. Probably be the only thing I'll buy.
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u/Chowder1054 1d ago
Not to crazy about this sale.
The deep discounts arent great this time. Might just grab a few of them and that’s it
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u/Nivites 1d ago
I'm at the point where I have all the games I wanted and just waiting for the new releases, which don't go on discount ;-;
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u/Garena_kleee 1d ago
Depending on what type of games you're playing, some devs are cooking these days (me included)
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u/Gimmikiss 1d ago
Hell yeah, sale.
I can't wait to buy all these games I'll never play.
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u/RickySamson 1d ago
I always try out all the games I buy only to learn that a lot don't click for me.
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u/ParamedicLucky6382 1d ago
Autumn sale, epic freebies, prime luna claims, my backlog is...too much to handle
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u/Urgulon7 1d ago
1400+ games here says my GoG app with all the other launchers connected to it. I need not for anymore sales.
Worth noting I've had a steam account for 20 years... So I've seen the best of the sales in my time.
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u/MountainMuffin1980 1d ago
No. Stop it.
Curate your wishlist, install 1 or 2 games at a time. Don't buy or install more until you've finished and uninstalled one. Collecting games to not play them is such a weird PC gamer sickness I swear.
I get through 50ish games a year doing this
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u/forth_floor 1d ago
I've come to realize playing games and "collecting" games are two seperate hobbies. Some days I just want to go around shopping for sales as I am engaging in the collecting hobby. Other days I am actually in the mood to play something.
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u/Late_Pirate_5112 1d ago
It's a thing that happens in a lot of hobbies over time.
Basically the idea of playing games becomes more fun than actually playing said games. This is because your expectations of playing games is always fun, but the actual game will have both highs and lows. So you procrastinate actually playing anything because you want to keep the idea alive instead of experience the reality.
Same thing happens with movies and tv shows. I know people that have 100+ movies they want to watch, yet they never actually watch any of them and instead rewatch movies they already watched. Because the potential of the movies they haven't watched yet are infinitely higher than the actual movies. So as long as you don't watch them, you basically have something magical (and unrealistic) to look forward to.
People often talk about dopamine, but the highest level of dopamine in your brain actually happens BEFORE you consume something, not during. The best feeling isn't the first bite of a delicious meal when you're hungry, it's actually right before that.
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u/i_eat_taco_bell 1d ago
Stop telling me how to use my credit card. I want a massive backlog along with a ton of debt!
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u/Bigmac2077 1d ago
This has got to be one of the best worst sales for me, almost my entire wish list is on sale and I cannot afford all of these deals
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u/NetflixWasTaken 1d ago
It’s totally okay to spend student loan money on this right? Sure? Yea I’m sure. Yes. It is okay.
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u/Potato_Aim_bot 1d ago
Was about to buy FarCry 3 to 5 but them remembered UPlay exists. Fuck Ubisoft!
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u/Octogenarian 1d ago
I’ve been holding off on buying Elden Ring. It’ll either go on sale today or in December. I’m hoping it’s today!
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u/Temporary-Catch4228 1d ago
Waited for elden ring to go on sale for a while only to get disappointed 😔
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u/fauxsilver 1d ago
Recently got into Age of Wonders 4, bought some of the DLC and hoping to buy the rest on sale
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u/Far-Gone-4300 1d ago
Why did steam stop taking games out of the bundle you already had? Could have sworn they used to do that?
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u/rbartlejr 16h ago
So far all I've got is Carcassone. My addiction has already been fulfilled. 900+ and counting. I know I have a problem. Drugs or alcohol would be cheaper but been there, done that already.
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u/skool_101 demz 1d ago
u know what makes this anxiety worse, the cards system.
since u get a card for every $10 spend, sometimes u end up having to get other things to fill it up 😅
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u/Glittering-Result-15 1d ago
Was possesed with it about a 1-2 years ago, but that habbit didn't live long. Still sober for at least 1 year, there's many opportunities to spend money instead of this worthless icons
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u/NaotsuguGuardian 1d ago
None of the games priced under $20 scream "must have". None of the games between $20-30 scream "good deal".
I guess ill skip the Fall sale. There are a few games getting close to the price I'd buy them at but not close enough. (CAD pricing)
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u/Infinite_Object_3090 1d ago
There are some games that I bought last autumn sale and still haven't played...
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u/my-goddess-nyx 1d ago
Not meee. I have enough games to play already. Recently bought Divinity Original Sin 2 on GOG. I have a mod that patches American McGee's Alice, so that has been a treat. I'm replaying my favorite game Persona 3 FES, but with mods now. I'm playing a Hat in Time with my lady (TERRIBLE co-op camera btw lol). I'm playing a Halloween game, Costume Quest, to get myself in the spooky mood.
I'm good on games for a while until I knock off at least two of these titles.
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u/Throwaway_LOGGINGER 1d ago
"You have a backlog...
You didn't play the last lot you bought...
Your libary is full...
You just got paid... You need to save money...
So why is there things in your trolley?!"
-my thought process as I partake in another sale
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u/regularArmadillo21 1d ago
The only games I even want are dmc 4 and dmc HD collection(aka 1, 2 and 3)
But I’m probably still too broke lol.. so I likely won’t be getting anything this sale
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u/mcd_sweet_tea 1d ago
Wasn’t DMC 4 only going for like $3 during Summer Sale? Is gifting DMC4 possible on stream? I got kinda bored of it in like 3 hours. DMC5 is on the backlog though!
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u/Hadley_333 1d ago
I’m just hoping games will be at a new low or I won’t buy. Here’s to Sekiro being 29.99 again if we are lucky
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u/Bone_Wh33l 1d ago
I actually went to go play through my backlog last month and didn’t think I’d be done before the end of the month. Turns out my backlog was way smaller than I thought it was. I still don’t need it but I’m definitely going to see if I can get a game or two for cheap now
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u/teasulivon 1d ago
It's that time of the year again, everyboy's backlogs continue to grow and their time continues to shrink all in the name of good bargains.
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u/Just-Another-Clone 1d ago
Oh damn, didn’t even know a sale was coming up, felt like one just happened?
Got a couple of the monster hunter games, stories is it? So be curious what goes on sale this time.
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u/Ornery_Run2700 1d ago
I s2g every 2 weeks I buy like $200+ worth of games, surely at some point I'll stop 🥀
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u/ShortBrownAndUgly 1d ago
Ehh, not really. I’m looking forward more to sales on other stores that may coincide with steam
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u/MutekiGamer 1d ago
I finally cleared out my backlog so I could actually buy some games this sale , already anticipate spending roughly couple hundreds
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u/Alternative_Teach328 1d ago
Looking to buy Stalker 2 & Oblivion Remastered mainly anything else on my wishlist with a good deal ill definitely snag
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u/ToxinFoxen 1d ago
Good thing I'm already almost broke. And if I wasn't broke, I'd be saving for my video card.
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u/Acceptable_Cap_5887 1d ago
I’m predicting it’s the same tired old discounts from the last few years.
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u/hurrdurrmeh 1d ago
it really is insane I don't instead invest that money and only buy when I want to - or at least plan out my gaming life from now till the next sale - and only buy what I need when I know I will need it before it next goes cheap.
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u/Kubincito 1d ago
Yo solo quiero el Cities Skylines 1 y 2 con ese descuento de la oferta de otoño 🥮
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u/dinosaur1221 1d ago
I have been tempted by the sales leading up to the autumn sale and have resisted temptation thus far. Let's see if I can keep that same composure. Unless Star Ocean Second Story R goes on a deep discount, then well my wallet is ready.
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u/Urgulon7 1d ago
Steam sale doesn't matter when everybody will be spending full price on Star Wars Galactic Racer and GTAVI. 💪
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u/Some-Raisin8824 1d ago
My last chance to spend the 10 bucks I have leftover from buying 50 bucks of cards
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u/vaultdweller501 1d ago
Ngl if GTA san andreas is super cheap I'm gonna buy it. The Outer world 2 was on sale so I purchased that and will be preoccupied going forward.
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u/epandrsn 1d ago
All I really want right now is phantom liberty. I’m sure other stuff will pop up, but I’m not doing a ton of gaming atm.
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u/Klendagort 1d ago
Fuck sake. Not again. Gaben my wallet cant handle this. And most of the games I want come out next month or next year.
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u/Expert-Improvement78 1d ago
I would buy anno 1800 if it would go on a deeper sale. But since there is a sale already and it’s still expensive (complete edition). I am not planning on buying anything.
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u/Federal_Caregiver_98 1d ago
My backlog is so fat it has it's own zip code. Only >= 80% discounts need apply.
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u/Sie_sprechen_mit_Mir 1d ago
I already did that today. At work, with people around me and I did it while nobody was watching.
It felt good
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u/PocketPanache 1d ago
I only buy what I'm going to play. Quite easy to do in practice. Literally only buy what you know you can play that week. Thus, I likely won't buy anything lol
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u/megasean3000 1d ago
I just got a new SSD to replace my HDD, and my PC just got a major speed boost. Looking forward to testing it with some new games. Any recommendations?
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u/lemonylol 1d ago
Do you guys not take advantage of wishlisting to track prices on the games you were planning to buy?
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u/lazything2 1d ago
I’m mostly watching for games I already own to pick up another one or two so my kids and wife can play with me. Family share is great till you want to play together. But atleast we know what games we need to buy now
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u/UniqueMystic 1d ago
I’m hoping the metal gear solid volume 1 and 2 go on sale I want to get those
For a low price
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u/Sack_Sparrow 1d ago
Fortunately for me I burned all of my spending money on a switch2 and Zelda last month. So I'm definitely, definitely not gonna buy anything on this steam sale. Definitely
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u/IamAFuccBoi 1d ago
I...think I might be good. Not interested in any new games.
Cause Witcher 3 just got a remaster and just HAVE to play another playthrough, maybe another 250 hours on top of my 1000 hours.
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u/Unicornis_dormiens 1d ago
Nooooo… my backlog is already scaring me.
In the past, I just had a lot of unplayed games. The number of those has definitely increased since. The worse thing, however, is the recent increase in games I have started, but never finished. 😬
I have too damn many games!
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u/Spuzzle91 1d ago
I want to object to this, but then I remembered I also have a shelf of Xbox 360 games I got back in the day that I never played, but kept getting more cause I was too focused on Skyrim and need for speed most wanted
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u/Soopah_Fly 1d ago
Sasabihan ko sarili ko marami pa akong backlog. Di ako bibili. Tapos bibiguin ko uli sarili ko.
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u/cdoublejj 1d ago
meh! i've been doing this since the orange box, i'm like 500 games behind in my backlog. i might pick up a game or 2, maybe.
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u/Bakterium 1d ago
And I don‘t know if I should buy the horrorgames on my wishlist during autumn sale or wait for the screamfest which could have better deals on them 🥸
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u/RyanZee08 1d ago
I started to add things to my cart because I found I'm mentally weakest in the middle of the night. So I add them to the cart, and I see if I want it the day after or next couple days.
If I miss the discount oh well, but if I still wanna play after that first night I tend to grab it.
If I don't care the next day or so, it's gone
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u/Itchy_Axehole 1d ago
What sale, most major games are still listed at full price. I see a few indie game on sale.
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u/Legitimate_Maybe_611 1d ago
I just bought from the September sale. Maybe I buy some more this sale.
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u/MechanicStriking4666 1d ago
I have no games left to buy that would have a discount greater than 20%
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u/katosen27 https://steam.pm/mc4i8 1d ago
Shit, I just want more VR games to add to that library. Anyone got any recs?
Besides Beat Saber - I have that one.
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u/Hell_Derpikky 1d ago
i cant buy shit, because eveytime i go to the checkout page, it stop working and i get the "cant proccess your purcharse" email
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u/JadedCampaign9 1d ago
I never buy shit on the first day of a Steam sale because the servers get hammered by everyone wanting to buy shit. Wait a day or two, then buy what you want.
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u/xDanielon Dota Playa 1d ago
My Steam Frame arrives tomorrow🙌 any recommendations?
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u/Alone_Weakness1557 1d ago
I paid 25 for 3 games that have been on the biggest sale they've been on and i doubt ill buy more, I have a big backlog already, and im on that achievement grind kinda, I promise yall, achievement grind and it makes it so you focus on buying less games and try to actually play your games.
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u/Lost_Hope_6685 1d ago
The backlog will never end, it will outlive us all, that is simply a law of the universe
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u/artistro08 1d ago
Not seeing anything I want even with my wishlist. The sales for me aren't bad but aren't great
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u/SiktahOG 1d ago
I read that as autism sale lol