Increase your spatial awareness as you odyssey across the universe. Updated on 6 January 2021
For those who like to cross the final frontier, Humble Bundle s most recent sale is all about games that let you explore the cosmos, with a range of titles like FTL: Faster Than Light, Journey to the Savage Planet, No Man s Sky (with all the updates, don t worry), Surviving Mars and a lot more.
Or you can get the entire franchise for £35. Updated on 29 December 2020
From Tolstoy to Tolkien, sometimes it s good to go back and sample the classics. You know, for educational purposes. And when it comes to gaming, it doesn t get much more classic then Doom. Though it spawned in the early days of home console history, the series has proved enduring, with the most recent instalment coming out just this year.
Right now, Steam and Microsoft are both offering the original 1993 title for just £1.19. The port comes with the spooky
Thy Flesh Consumed expansion pack, plus 4-player deathmatch and co-op. The multiplayer options are all local, which is a shame in these locked down times, but you can at least rope your flatmate / spouse / offspring in for some demon killing fun.
Winter is (no longer) coming. Updated on 29 December 2020
Can you hear it? The eerie descending slide whistle sound effect as your bank balance drains back down to zero? That can mean only one thing: it s the Steam Winter Sale!
That s right. On the crest of a great tidal wave of green rectangles, Valve has returned to save Christmas, Hanukkah, and December 2020 is general. But unlike years past, they re not the only digital bargain bin in town. The competition this year is stiff: GOG have been offering discounts since the start of the month, while Epic are literally giving away games (today it s Metro 2033).
Digital downloads are up to 75% off. Updated on 21 December 2020
As January inches ever closer, Microsoft have launched their Countdown sale - appropriately titled, as I think we re all counting down the days until 2020 is finally finished. The sale runs until January 3rd (right about the time the hangover should wear off) and covers several hundred games, including some of this year s biggest titles.
If you re looking to test out a new Series X or Series S console, there s plenty of options, including 40% off Immortals Fenyx Rising - not bad for a game that s hardly two weeks old. You can also get Assassin s Creed Valhalla for 30% off. The entire East Anglian coastline, yours for little more than £40. Who could say no to that?
Lite work. Updated on 21 December 2020
It s been a stressful year, hasn t it? Frazzled and burnt out, you might find yourself - oh, let s say four days away from Christmas - and still with no gift for your favorite child / sibling / spouse. If that s the case, and if you ve got a couple hundred quid to spare, Currys may well come to your aid.
Right now you can get a Nintendo Switch Lite and a copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars for £220, £17 off the regular price. A similar bundle with Animal Crossing: New Horizons is £15 off. Bump up the spending a little more, and you can get Minecraft and Animal Crossing along with a Switch Lite for £240. There s even a choice of snazzy colours, including blue and pink. Sorry, turquoise and coral.