Steam Sale Guide: May 27th

 Welcome to the weekly Steam Sales Guide. As a staple of this article, I'll be including my Steam Sales rules for how to buy games that pop up on sale, and then put in my two cents for games that I think you should check out.

Guidelines for purchasing on the new Steam Weekly Sales: These are some general guides to help you with the multitude of games on sale that are outside my recommendations. We may have different taste in games, and so a game I don't think is worth it may be to you. Following these guidelines though will help you to make good Steam mini-sales decisions.

1. Only buy at 50% off or greater: Many of the games going on sale are priced with 10-40% discounts. While this may be just enough savings for a game high on your wishlist, it certainly isn't for just a really cool looking game that WILL be cheaper on a regular sale.

2. Only buy at less than 5$: This applies exactly like the above rule. Many games are still in the 10-20 dollar range even on sale. This may be enough for a game on your wishlist, but never gamble more on a complete shot in the dark.

3. Only buy games on your wish list: This is if the first two rules don't apply. Say you really want a game that is on sale, but the discount is only 25% or it still costs 15$. If it's been on your wishlist for awhile and your itching for a new game, then buy it and enjoy it. It probably won't be on sale again until Steams next big sale.

Steam put up there best weekly sale so far. There were originally over a dozen games on my list, but I had to cut it down at least a bit. I don't know if it has to do with Monday being Memorial day, but whatever the case we get to reap the benefits. Please, this week more than any other so far, go check out the whole list of sales.

Top Picks:
Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina: This is my most oddball choice of the week, but it is super fun. This Russian translated game has some poor voice acting, but otherwise it is an amazingly fun open world vehicle combat game. You get to build your trucks and take to wastelands of a post apocolyptic world, and it is sweet! It plays great, looks pretty good to be 10 years old, and won't be a waste of your money. For 75% off and $1.99 
(Note: if you have windows 7 or 8 you have to manually download and install the patch from here)


Two Worlds 2: The sequel to Two Worlds is better in every way. Graphics, voice acting, less bugs, and controls are just some of the areas where this game improves on the original. For 75% off and $4.99 you can enjoy a great RPG.





Runners Up:
Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition: Sim City is one of the best management games that has ever existed. If we skip over the fact that EA's version sucked hardcore, and look back to when they were great games. Sim City 4 is regarded by many as the best. It is a bit expensive at 50% off and $9.99, but sometimes games are worth it.



Mirrors Edge: Mirror's Edge is one of the best original concepts to come out of the 7th Gen consoles. First person parkour and realistic combat mechanics made this a super fun game. On top of that it was absolutely gorgeous to look at, still holds up well today. Sadly the game was a flop with a lot of consumers. On the bright side though you can pick it up for 75% off and $4.99, and you absolutely should. It's worth 60$.

Honorable Mentions:
Dead Space Pack: Deadspace, particularly the first one, is a very scary franchise. They've been around for awhile now, and EA rarely discounts them anywhere else outside of Origin. So, if you want the game but no Origin, now is your chance. At 75% off and $8.74 you can have both Dead Space 1 and 2. Alternatively both games are individually discounted if you only need one of them, or only want one.

Primal Carnage: Have you ever wanted a multiplayer game where you fight as/with/against dinosaurs with kick ass weapons or other dinosaurs? Well look no farther. at 75% off and $3.74 you can kick dino ass.





Knights of Pen and Paper: This RPG is a throwback to when more people played RPG's on a tabletop than a PC. You play as a group of people playing a tabletop RPG, in a classic 8bit graphics style. It's fun, original gameplay will keep you entertained for quite some time, and possibly make you feel a bit old. 66% off and $5.09