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The Steam Summer Getaway Sale 2013 is now Live. The sale runs from 7/11 – 7/22. Prepare your wallets!
General Info
If you’re new to Steam sales let me give you a quick rundown. There will be a generic discount on almost every game that Steam sells. Around 50% off. However, every day there will be daily deals that carry even deeper discounts. So, what’s recommended is for you to wait and see if the game(s) you’re interested in show up as daily deals. If they don’t then you just pick everything up during the last day of the sale.
There will also be publisher packs and bundles available, which are collections of games on sale for a big discount.
Flash Sales will be available also. New flash deasl will be available every 8 hours. There is also a Community Choice deal. The community chooses a game from a selection of games. That game goes on sale for 8 hours after voting has ended.
They’re also running special badges during the Steam Summer Getaway sale. Read more about that here.
Steam Wallet
I recommend you load up your Steam wallet for an amount you plan on spending. Couple of reasons. 1) You probably won’t overspend (if you stick to your budget). 2) Your credit card won’t flag your Steam spending spree as fraud. When that happens, you have to contact your CC company to unflag your card.
Handy Diagram
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Daily deals for Day One (Thursday, 7/11/13)
BioShock Infinite = $30
Endless Space Gold = $11.89 – includes below:
Endless Space Emperor Edition = $10.19
Endless Space DLC = $9
Hotline Miami = $2.49
Toki Tori = $1
Toki Tori 2+ = $9.89
Mars: War Logs = $13.39
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger = $10
Defiance = $13.59
Defiance Deluxe = $23.79
Left 4 Dead Bundle = $7.49 – includes below:
Left 4 Dead = $5
Left 4 Dead 2 = $5
Scribblenauts Unlimited = $5
Don’t Starve = $12
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Flash Deals
New Deals every 8 hours.
Counter-Strike Complete = $7.49 – includes below:
Counter-Strike Source = $5
Counter-Strike = $2.49
Counter-Strike Condition Zero = $2.49
Counter-Strike Global Offensive = $5.09
Dragon Age Ultimate = $9
Grid 2 = $30
Grid 2 DLC 40% off.
Skyrim Legendary Edition = $36
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Community Choice
First vote is between Dishonored for $10.20, Borderlands 2 for $10.20, and Far Cry 3 for $24.
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Bundles/Publisher Packs
Carpe Fulgar = $12.49
Cyan Worlds = $18
Daedalic Entertainment = $20
Double Fine = $15.29
FrozenByte = $14
MumboJumbo = $27.19
NovaLogic = $17.49
Pendulo = $30
PopCap = $50
Puppy Games = $15
SimBin = $20
Simulation Gaming = $12.49
Spiderweb Software = $20
StarDock = $36
TellTale = $50
Tripwire = $50
Two Tribes = $13.74
Valve = $50
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Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems are deals on games that don’t typically go on sale or really cheap but good games that you might want to pick up.
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Pricematches
Amazon in the past has pricematched deals from the Steam Summer sale. So, you might want to check their site before you buy. One reason is to get around regional pricing. Another reason is sometimes the deal will stick around longer, so you have a second chance to pick it up. Also, currently there’s a one-time use 15% off promotional claim code, which stacks on top of the discounted price.