Because We May - Desura Deals Thread - Bundeals

Did you know that some games on Desura would be on offer as part of the Because We May sale?

"For the last week of May (May 24 through June 1) our games will be deeply discounted to celebrate online stores that give us control over pricing: The App Store, Google Play, Steam, and a few others."

It came as a complete surprise to me, even after almost a full week of Because We May hype.

I wish Because We May were celebrating online stores like Desura (and Indievania) by actually naming them, and giving them a bit of well-deserved publicity. (It's not like Apple, Google, or Valve are exactly starved of that)

* edit - I contacted Ron Carmel of 2dBoy (who is organising Because We May) about this, and it looks like they may change it - yippee

* edit #2 - yay! They changed it:

"For the last week of May (May 24 through June 1) our games will be deeply discounted to celebrate online stores that give us control over pricing: The App Store, Google Play, Steam, Desura, IndieVania, and a few others."

Anyways, here's the current list of Desura games that are on offer (prices in GBP/USD, *new* = added today):

1. Bean's Quest Linux/Mac/Windows, 60% off - £1.19 / $1.99
2. Children of Liberty Mac/Windows, 50% off - £3.49 / $4.99
3. Pallino d'Oro 2012 Windows, 40% off - £9.59 / $14.99
4. Pitman Mac/Windows, 78% off - £0.64 / $0.98
5. Helena The 3rd Linux/Mac/Windows, 25% off - £2.24 / $2.99
6. Retention Windows, 66% off - £0.68 / $1.99
7. Explodemon Windows, 60% off -£2.49 / $3.99
8. Fotonica Mac/Windows, 80% off - £0.64 / $0.99
9. Frayed Knights: The Skull of S'makh-Daon Windows, 56% off - £6.38 / $10.11
10. Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory Windows, 70% off - £0.89 / $1.49
11. Three Dead Zed Linux/Mac/Windows, 50% off - £1.59 / $2.50
12. Conquest of Elysium Linux/Mac/Windows, 35% off - £12.99 / $19.49
13. POP: Methodology Experiment One Mac/Windows, 80% off - £0.79 / $0.99
14. Numen: Contest of Heroes Windows, 75% off -£1.49 / $?
15. Smiles HD Windows, 70% off - £1.32 / $?
16. Metagolf Linux/Mac/Windows, 63% off - £2.22 / $2.95
17. Silverquest Windows, 75% off - £2.25 / $2.25
18. Ballin Windows, 33% off - £1.33 / $1.99
19. Dreamscape Windows, 50% off - £3.49 / $4.99
20. Level Up! Windows, 20% off - £2.39 / $3.99
21. Mos Speedrun Windows, 75% off - £0.49 / $0.79
22. Antipole Windows, 50% off - £2.25 / $2.49 *new*
23. Ensign-1 Linux/Mac/Windows, 25% off - £2.62 / $3.49 *new*

And here's the Indievania ones as well (prices in USD):

1. SWIFT*STITCH Mac/Windows, 50% off - $3.50
2. Invasion Breaker Mac/Windows, 50% off - $0.99
3. Three Dead Zed Linux/Mac/Windows, 50% off - $2.49
4. Inner Dream: Night One Windows, Pay What You Want
5. Honor in Vengeance II Windows, Pay What You Want
6. Enola (Alpha) Windows, 15% off - $8.49
7. Save My Telly Mac/Windows, 50% off - $1.99
8. Dark Scavenger Windows, 20% off - $3.99
9. The Court Jester Mac/Windows, 50% off - $1.49
10. Hubert's Island Adventure Windows, 70% off - $2.99 *new*

The Sun Is Deadly (Windows, 60% off, £0.49) is also on offer via IndieCity (not heard of this store before - probably all the more reason for Because We May to mention them!)

And Monster RPG 2 (Linux/Android, 50% off, $0.99) is available from Gameolith.

As well as the large amount of Windows & Mac Steam games, there is a ton of games that will be on offer straight from the developers (including a fair few Linux games).

It would be interesting to know which (if any) of these games bought directly from the developers come with Desura and/or Steam keys...?

Edited by: ifss

We'll also be for sale here on Desura

(Three Dead Zed)

Thanks!

Thanks for the head's up - I've added it to the list

Btw, it looks like there's a pricing error on Three Dead Zed at Indievania - it's still $4.99, and says "Sale! Work on SiteError!"

Vertex Dispenser shows in special at 15.01$ while it's in regular price at 9.99$...

Gardakan wrote: Vertex Dispenser shows in special at 15.01$ while it's in regular price at 9.99$...

That might be intentional - Super Office Stress has been priced at $99.99, and Cortex Command at $0.09, "because we may".

* edit - it is, see Indiedb.com

Edited by: ifss

Interresting... Thanks

Conquest of Elysium III and Frayed Knights look really fun.

Woo Children of Liberty! Thanks for all the support so far. This is an awesome sale!

doctor_roxo wrote: Conquest of Elysium III and Frayed Knights look really fun.

Frayed Knights looks really humorous ("The Ducky of Doom!").

So far, I've bought: Bean's Quest, Retention (Windows-only, but it looks very unique/interesting), Three Dead Zed, Scoregasm (I very kindly received a Desura copy after asking nicely), and the Binding of Isaac (on Steam). There's a couple of others I'm wanting to get, but I'm also considering the services of CASH 4 GAEMS this week.

Just a note: I'm constantly updating the first post, as games are still joining Because We May, so be sure to re-check it if you're lurking this thread.

Oh, and Desura posted a BWM news item here: Indiedb.com

dsilvers wrote: Woo Children of Liberty! Thanks for all the support so far. This is an awesome sale!

Welcome! We're a little group, but we've got big mouths.

I hope the sale picks up even more momentum!

Just been conversing on twitter with @qubegame, and the reason it's on offer on Steam but not here is because they... don't have time?

Hi, I'm afraid it's just far easier to sort a discount on steam when we're quite stretched for time. Apologies!

Is Desura really that awkward to deal with? That might be something they'll want to work on...

Edited by: SirPrimalform

SirPrimalform wrote: Is Desura really that awkward to deal with?

I've not heard that before, but it may be worth sending a message to The Management™ to ask/let them know.

I was wondering why games like Braid etc weren't on offer here, but they are on Steam. Especially since doing Steam-only sales is excluding any potential Linux customers for games that have ports, like Braid.

SirPrimalform wrote: Just been conversing on twitter with @qubegame, and the reason it's on offer on Steam but not here is because they... don't have time?

Hi, I'm afraid it's just far easier to sort a discount on steam when we're quite stretched for time. Apologies!

Is Desura really that awkward to deal with? That might be something they'll want to work on...

i've heard that from someone else. don't remember where/who...idk.

Looks like some of the deals are already over. I wanted to buy POP for a friend but it's back to normal price now.

Foxhack wrote: Looks like some of the deals are already over. I wanted to buy POP for a friend but it's back to normal price now.

damn. i hope some of the games i want are still on sale. welll i guess it is June now technically...

Some of the Desura games still have a day left - guess they all used different timings.

POP is still pay what you want (minimum $1) at its website: Popme1.com - you could try contacting the dev (Rob Lach) at Twitter.com (or see his website Roblach.com for an email address), to ask nicely if he would give you a Desura key if you bought it direct.

Edited by: ifss

looks like all the steam games are still on sale. just got Zombie Driver. been wanting this for a while. a steal at $2

ifss wrote: Some of the Desura games still have a day left - guess they all used different timings.

POP is still pay what you want (minimum $1) at its website: Popme1.com - you could try contacting the dev (Rob Lach) at Twitter.com (or see his website Roblach.com for an email address), to ask nicely if he would give you a Desura key if you bought it direct.

I sent him an email. Here's hoping he can help.

Also the minimum is $2, which isn't bad for the game and the soundtrack.

did y'all see this comment on the POP page LOL

Hahaha.