I have told myself I am absolutely not buying more games at least five times this week, and yet here we are. This batch is dangerous in that very specific way where titles you already love suddenly feel like sensible purchases. I have played most of these, I can vouch for them, and yes, my backlog is a crime scene.
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This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, it’s time to hold onto yer butts and celebrate the 32nd birthday of (arguably) the best Jurassic Park game of the ’90s. My “friend of SNES-owning convenience” who lived over the road from me had this. We spent hours marvelling at a movie tie-in title that was way better than it had any right to be (the Wolfenstein 3D sections were particularly ambitious for the hardware).
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Jurassic Park (SNES) 1993. Get
– DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi (PS2) 2005. eBay
Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
- Red Dead Redemption (-59%) A$29 Still hits like a sad country song. Ride horses, make bad choices, watch sunsets, accidentally start fistfights you cannot win.
- Cyberpunk 2077 Ult. Ed. (-34%) A$79 The redemption arc worked. Great writing, brilliant side quests, and finally runs how it always should have.
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (-52%) A$24 Tight combat, clever puzzles, zero filler. Ubisoft remembered how good this series can be.
- Donkey Kong Bananza (-19%) A$89 Loud, colourful platforming nonsense that feels built to make you smile despite yourself.
- Immortals Fenyx Rising Gold Ed. (-85%) A$13.40 Breath of the Wild energy with dad jokes, Greek gods, and surprisingly solid combat.
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
- Monster Hunter Wilds (-64%) A$41.90 Capcom doing what Capcom does best. Learn attack patterns, eat dirt, eventually feel unstoppable.
- Need for Speed Unbound (-65%) A$37.90 Looks like a graffiti sketchbook exploded, but the driving absolutely rips once it clicks.
- Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (-42%) A$57.50 A weird Disney deep cut that still feels daring, messy, and oddly charming.
- The Callisto Protocol (-69%) A$31.20 Gorgeous space horror with some rough edges, but the vibes are immaculate and very unfriendly.
- Watch Dogs: Legion (-90%) A$8.90 Recruit anyone. Yes, literally anyone. It is dumb, ambitious, and weirdly fascinating.
Xbox One
- LEGO 2K Drive (-60%) A$15.90 Arcade racing with bricks, boosts, and way more depth than expected.
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (-39%) A$44.10 Still unmatched stealth sandbox design. Kojima letting you break everything in the best way.
- LEGO The Incredibles (-34%) A$59.60 Easygoing co op fun that understands Pixar humour better than it probably should.
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Pure Scores for PlayStation
- The Outer Worlds 2 (-50%) A$59.90 Obsidian back on its satire grind. Funny, sharp, and allergic to corporate nonsense.
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows (-55%) A$49 Stealth feels good again, combat feels mean, and the setting absolutely carries.
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (-57%) A$49 Slow, stubborn, historically obsessed RPG that rewards patience and punishes button mashing.
- The Witcher 3 Comp. (-55%) A$35.20 Side quests so good they ruin other RPGs forever. Still the gold standard.
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (-52%) A$48.10 Stunning, miserable, emotionally exhausting in the way great games sometimes are.
- Returnal (-43%) A$70.70 Hard, fast, punishing. You will die a lot, then suddenly feel incredible.
PS4
- Neo: The World Ends With You (-57%) A$36.90 Stylish chaos with combat that rewards confidence and a soundtrack that refuses to chill.
- Gran Turismo 7 (-39%) A$66.50 Incredibly serious about cars. Even if you are not, it wins you over.
- Persona 5 Royal (-48%) A$51.90 Long, stylish, emotional, and absolutely worth every minute you give it.
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
Purchase Cheap for PC
- Persona 5 Royal (-70%) A$28.40 Same masterpiece, now portable, moddable, and dangerously replayable.
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (-90%) A$6.90 Huge, silly, and packed with fan service. Ridiculous value at this price.
- GTA Trilogy Def. (-67%) A$29.60 Launch was rough, but patches did the work. Three classics, warts included.
- God of War Ragnarok (-38%) A$58.80 Big emotions, bigger fights, and a sequel that justifies its existence.
- Dead Space (-85%) A$13.40 Still one of the best horror remakes ever made. Headphones recommended, courage not included.
- Subnautica (-75%) A$11.20 Beautiful, quiet, and deeply upsetting once you go too deep.
- Transistor (-80%) A$4.70 Short, stylish, emotionally sharp. Supergiant rarely misses.
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
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Adam Mathew is a passionate connoisseur, a lifelong game critic, and an Aussie deals wrangler who genuinely wants to hook you up with stuff that’s worth playing (but also cheap). He plays practically everything, sometimes on YouTube.