[STEAM] AU Deals: Big RPGs, Smart Indies, And Discounts Worth Paying Attention To

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I spend an unhealthy amount of time playing games so you do not have to gamble your weekend on something mid. This week’s deals list is stacked with games I have finished, bounced off, and in a few cases lost entire evenings to by accident. If you are short on time or money, these are the cuts worth making.

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This Day in Gaming

In retro news, I'm celebrating the 15th birthday of LittleBigPlanet 2, a sacktacular PS3 classic that elevated 2.5D platforming and user-generated content to new heights. At the shallow end of this pool you had a wonderful, co-optional story campaign for up to four floaty sackpersons. Waiting beyond that, however, was a ****** hole Create mode whose enhanced logic and Move support delivered mind-boggling community-built gems.

My mates and I sunk way too many hours into the hilaribad physics of

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and the professional indie level

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. Truly, LBP2 was a golden age of UGC where innovators (and not shameless copiers and half-arsed memers) were king. It pains me to think that those creations died with server shutdown.

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

- NHL 2K6 (PS2,XB) 2006.

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- LittleBigPlanet 2 (PS3) 2011.

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- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (DS) 2011.

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- Back to the Future: The Game (PS3) 2011.

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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

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  (-68%) - A$44 Ubisoft keeps these annual refreshes tight, and this one is still the easiest way to turn your lounge room into chaos without learning a control scheme.
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  (-45%) - A$55.10 ***** finally let Sonic stretch his legs. Open zones feel odd at first, then click hard once the speed tech sinks in.
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  (-38%) - A$49.20 Platinum at full throttle. Messy, maximalist, and completely committed to the bit in a way few studios still are.
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  (-39%) - A$49 Smart tactics with jokes that mostly land. The Rabbids calm down, the systems deepen, and the soundtrack goes harder than expected.
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  (-60%) - A$15.10 Fishing, but haunted. The slow reveal of its story is the hook, and the expansions round it out nicely.

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Switch Console Prices

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Exciting Bargains for Xbox

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  (-57%) - A$47.70 A remake that understands restraint. Familiar scares hit differently thanks to new audio tricks and smarter enemy pacing.
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  (-41%) - A$70.60 This is the version CD Projekt meant to ship. Dense quests, sharp writing, and Night City finally feels alive.
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  (-62%) - A$41.80 ******* and bolder than Fallen Order, with custom stances that reward experimentation if you stick with it.
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  (-76%) - A$24.40 At this price, its rough edges are easy to forgive. There is a genuinely good Sonic game buried in here.
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  (-55%) - A$31.60 Still immaculate. Muscle memory comes back instantly, and the soundtrack does half the emotional lifting.

Xbox One

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  (-67%) - A$32.90 Three all time RPGs, cleaned up just enough. If you missed Shepard the first time, this is the definitive run.
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  (-43%) - A$39.70 Goofy, gory, and more confident than expected. It knows exactly what kind of dumb fun it wants to be.
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  (-77%) - A$9.10 One of the best immersive sims ever made. Every level is a puzzle box if you are patient.

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Xbox Console Prices

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Pure Scores for PlayStation

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  (-49%) - A$43.50 A Soulslike with personality. Weapon mixing encourages creativity instead of punishing curiosity.
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  (-44%) - A$43.60 Still an absurd amount of content. The PS5 upgrade makes an old favourite feel fresh again.
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  (-48%) - A$65 Tough, stylish, and hypnotic. The haptics do real work here, not just novelty buzz.
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  (-41%) - A$64.40 Blizzard found its footing post launch. Seasonal updates make this much more compelling now.
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  (-50%) - A$57.40 Lavish, weird, and unapologetically Atlus. It trusts players to keep up, which I appreciate.

PS4

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  (-51%) - A$48.50 Stylish, long, and still one of the best turn based RPGs of the last decade.
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  (-42%) - A$31.90 Three games of melodrama, street fights, and surprisingly heartfelt side stories.
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  (-34%) - A$46.20 An odd spin off, but charming if you want something lighter than survival mode.
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  (-75%) - A$13.70 Still the fastest way to stress test friendships. Utter chaos in the best way.

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Purchase Cheap for PC

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  (-64%) - A$38.60 Systems driven RPG nonsense in the best sense. It refuses to explain itself and I love it for that.
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  (-78%) - A$16.40 Smooth combat and great gore tech. Perfect podcast game.
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  (-81%) - A$14.20 Studio Ghibli vibes with old school JRPG grind. Comfort food gaming.
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  (-86%) - A$12.50 Setting hard carries this, but exploring Hogwarts never stops being fun.
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  (-83%) - A$10.40 Fast hunts, great mobility, and a friendly on ramp for newcomers.

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PC Hardware Prices

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Legit LEGO Deals

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  (-34%) - A$199 Huge build, loads of interior detail, and a display piece that actually looks impressive.
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  (-33%) - A$199.90 One of LEGO Technic’s best bikes. The engineering here is genuinely clever.
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  (-33%) - A$10 Cheap, cheerful, and a good desk fidget build.
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  (-28%) - A$79 Big, silly, and instantly recognisable. Kids love it, adults secretly do too.

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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

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