I’ve played about 8 games total in my life that I think are worth $70, but the funny thing is that none of them were priced higher than $15 when I bought them

meanwhile I’ve played plenty of $60-$70 games that are just… so unfun. like “I can’t get through the first hour of gameplay” levels of unfun

a $70 blockbuster AAA interactive movie PvP battle pass extravaganza will never, ever be able to compete with a $15 indie passion project

#HideousDestructor is one of the deepest and most well-designed shooters I have ever experienced. I’ve been playing it for years and I’m still not tired of it, and it is completely free

meanwhile the new $70 Indiana Jones starts by forcing you to slog through 1-2 hours of forced story and then you get about 45 minutes’ worth of slapstick entertainment from beating up fascists and I had to stop playing after that because there was more forced story

for the price of the latest $70 microtransaction slop, you could buy:

• $10: Terraria
• $15: Hollow Knight
• $15: Stardew Valley
• $10: Star Wars Battlefront 2 (the old one. the good one)
• $15: Bastion
• $5: HOLE

and this is assuming that none of them are on sale, because a lot of these are frequently discounted by 50% or more

@kasdeya I'd also get a demo of an AAA game, one bored me so much with the cutscenes that I won't finish and so I won't get the full game.

Ones I played among the games you list are very fun and I spent a lot of time with them.

@kasdeya don’t forget to also download the Still Alive mappack for Portal for even more puzzles to solve, also a fox can provide hints if needed

@kasdeya Dreams of Another has not yet released but I’ve read that it’s expected to be 20€ or so for something genuinely weird and cool. Demo is out already

@kasdeya I have Terraria, Stardew Valley, and Bastion and I can second your recommendations there. The soundtrack for Bastion is worth the price of admission, never mind the excellent game that comes with it.