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Several staff members are big fans of the GOG Games Marketplace for two main reasons. The games are his DRM-free and there are plenty of classic DOS games from the 80’s and his 90’s.
GOG has been holding its annual Spring Sale for the past few days. We’ve teamed up with GOG to create a list of Ars Technica recommendations. These are discounted games that Ars readers will enjoy (if you haven’t played them yet), handpicked by Ars staff members Samuel Axon and Lee Hutchinson.
If you don’t have it yet, discounts during this sale range from 20% to 75% or 80%. Most of them are classics, so in general, they weren’t that expensive to begin with.
Of course, they are all DRM-free. As you know, we are big fans of that approach. It helps make your game portable across machines. There are no online requirements and no limit on the number of instances you can run at once. Of course, it is useful for long-term software preservation work.
If you’d like to support Ars, you can purchase these games directly from the links for each game below. Ars gets a cut with every purchase of these games here.
Worms: Armageddon
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worm armageddon No introduction really needed.Remember gorilla bus? how is it scorched earthThe Worms franchise turned its early gameplay into something polished, professional, and full of character. Between its trademark Team 17 British humor, its arsenal of wacky weapons, and its extensive customization options, Armageddon It was arguably the peak of the Worms franchise.
This Windows title has an 80% discount, dropping from $14.99 to just $2.99.
Might and Magic 6-Pack Limited Edition
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For over a decade, tile-based first-person dungeon crawlers have been synonymous with RPGs on PC. There are so many classics in that vein that the genre cannot be talked about without mentioning it. Wizard— but at this point it could probably be argued that the most iconic series of them all is Might and Magic. Book 1, Gate to another world, Terra Island, World of Gene, Jean’s sword (and a huge combination of two infamous Xeen games), and heavenly missionAn early game of this sextet requires you to get out your graph paper, but for many of us it’s like crawling under a cozy nostalgic blanket.
Originally priced at $9.99 for a pack of 6, it’s now $2.49, saving you 75%.
Frostpunk: Game of the Year Edition
Frostpunk: Game of the Year Edition
Launched in 2019, this urban survival strategy game challenges gamers to turn on the lights and heaters using their resources judiciously in another version of the 19th century. They maintain their cities amid post-apocalyptic global cooling by enacting morally questionable laws and making tough decisions that aren’t universally popular with their starving, freezing citizens. It may be a recent title, but it’s also indie, but it takes the classics of late-’90s urban simulations and combines them with a compelling steampunk, alternative history aesthetic.Furthermore, it difficult—Another core tenet of the good old game.
Originally priced at $48.99, it’s now 72% off and is currently on sale for $14 on GOG.com for Mac and PC gamers.
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
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After the release of PlayStation 4 in 2017, it will launch on PC in 2020, Horizon Zero Dawn It’s a graphical showcase that still runs on many older systems. Its core gameplay is standard open-world fare, but you go here, watch cutscenes, go there, kill bad guys, and do a variety of different tasks around a vast map. I will do it. Most gamers on the team regularly rate it highly on his Slack) has to do with its compelling science his fictional setting and concept. If you like open world games, you should definitely play it.
This Windows title is available now on GOG.com for $16.49. That’s a 67% discount off the regular price of $49.99.
rim world
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Three survivors of a crashed space plane start colonizing the edge of space in this sandbox simulation game. fire Fly and sand dunesSci-fi angles aside, the game is known for its surprisingly deep systems, interactions, and simulations. Like the game that inspired it (Dwarven Fortress), it’s scary to go in, but it takes a few hours to settle in your brain.
The spring GOG.com sale for Mac, PC and Linux gamers has reduced the price to $27.99, down from $34.99 originally.
Riven: The Myst Sequel
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OK, almost everyone has played mistThe pre-rendered graphics adventure game became one of the CD-ROM’s most compelling arguments, spawning an entire genre that continues to this day. It may have been the first PC game to cross over to mainstream popularity.
but few people played Rivenand here’s a controversial statement for you: it’s better mistThe music is excellent, the rendered environments feel like an alien world that is both surreal and completely real, and the puzzles are beautifully designed and compelling. Other adventure games. These make sense in a world of little abstraction.
Riven has been reduced from the list price of $5.99 to $2.39 for Mac and PC.
Star Trek: Bridge Commander
Starship simulation games are as old as PC games themselves. Although there have been quite a few commercial attempts in the genre in the Star Trek universe, (Starfleet school and Klingon Academyfor example), bridge commander One of the best and most immersive.And it is one of the latest games based on next generation Believe it or not, this is as cutting edge as a fully licensed Star Trek space sim.
Star Trek: Bridge Commander The PC is priced at $7.49, a 25% discount from the original price of $9.99.
tyranny – Standard version
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Baldur’s Gate. icewind dale. planescape torment. tyranny Rated among the greats in the tradition of isometric CRPGs.made Pillar of Eternity and Fallout: New Vegas According to developer Obsidian Entertainment, this one has a twist. you are a villain This is a complex morality tale with interesting characters and even more interesting choices. Do you have the best turn-based combat system ever? No, but that hardly matters.get ready to read many However, of well-written dialogue.
tyranny is currently 75% off, from $29.99 to $7.49.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodline
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodline
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part of the same lineage and lineage as tyrannythis much earlier title adapted the popular pen-and-paper role-playing franchise about vampires, a classic, kind of gritty 3D RPG full of great dialogue and an immersive system that draws inspiration from the likes of adapted to. system shock and ultima underworldIf you played PC games in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, you know this game and its influences. But with the franchise making a comeback in his PC gaming universe after a long absence, this is a good time to revisit.
vampire For Mac, Windows, and Linux it’s currently 50% off the $19.99 list price, just $9.99 in the spring sale.
Wing Commander 1+2
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Look, this isn’t really part of the sale.but it is Wing Commander— and it’s not need We are having a sale because it is already cheap. Many of the Ars staff are big fans of multi-team space simulations. Elite Dangerous Multiplayer night has begun, and Lee Hutchinson’s VR cockpit setup is the stuff of legends told in quiet, reverent tones. no, Wing Commander I didn’t start the genre, I also love old classics.But its focus on storytelling, presentation, and tight dogfight gameplay makes early Wing Commander The game is a true classic.The combo pack also includes expansions such as Wing Commander: Secret Mission, Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2: Crusade, Wing Commander II: Special Ops 1and Wing Commander II: Special Ops 2.
Wing Commander Retail price for Mac and PC is $5.99.
Ars Technica’s GOG Selection
In case you want to refer to this listing after the sale ends, GOG has a landing page for this Ars Technica collection on their website that you can access at any time.
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