So, before Groupees launches another bundle to tempt me, I thought I would do a quick analysis on what my haul actually is over there. I may jump on the "no more bundles" bandwagon, but first wanted to tally up what I've actually received in order to value it.

Since August 12th of last year (my first bundle, "Remute's Retro Rampage"), I've spent $37.50 on 28 bundles, or about the cost of one AAA title here on GOG.

I have received:

Five codes for GOG games, list price at $28

Eight Direct Downloads for games that are on GOG that I don't have, GOG list price at $78

I also traded Steam codes for Two more titles on GOG, list price $16.

So far, we're up to $122 in list price games.

I also got direct downloads for Ten titles I already own on GOG. Oh well.

For the random games:

Five that I have played and enjoyed to various degrees. Probably about ten hours of entertainment total.

...and exactly 125 other direct-download games! Many of them look wretched and I'll never touch, some of them I've already played and rejected as horrible, but there are quite a few on my "interesting list" that I do want to try.

So, if I conservatively value the GOG games at "max normal discount" of list - 80%, that's:

$8.80 for the games on my GOG shelf
$15.60 for the direct downloads of games available on GOG

Let's arbitrarily (and conservatively) value the random games at 50 cents/hour of actual enjoyment, and add another $5 for the games I've already played and liked.

That's $29.40, with over a hundred games to hack through to add more value... and dozens upon dozens of Steam and Desura codes I may be able to trade.

By that metric, I'm short on value, with the real possibility to catch up with enough time (and some good luck) to find some gems in that huge backlog.

Of course, if you value anything a little differently (say, list -75% for the good titles), it would be easy to come out ahead.

I dunno... I think it's pretty close. If it weren't for the couple of bundles I got totally burned on and got zero, I'd still be feeling great...

I don't know if I can stop. :)

Let's not forget that choosing to continue a behaviour using a long time analysis is a fallacy that we humans tend to fall into.
Particularly if, as the general perception indicates, recent bundles have decreased in quality.

Apparently the Homeworld Remastered Collection is releasing next week and the pre-order is 15% off.
It also includes Homeworld 1 and 2 'Classic' by the way.

ReignMaker is a DailyRoyale with -70%

Win, Mac, Linux / DRM-Free, Desura, Steam

481 keys left at this moment

= = = = = = = = = = = = = =

The Debut 24 Bundle on IndieRoyale

$1.12 (at the moment) for 9 DRM-Free, Desura, Greenlight games

- Shutter
- Atonement: Scourge of Time
- 500 Years Act 1
- Alarameth TD
- PING 1.5+
- Pixel Star
- Hare In The Hat
- Red Goblin: Cursed Forest
- Witches, Heroes and Magic

New Indie Royale bundle:

The Debut 24 Bundle:

Shutter (DRM-free and Desura for Win, Linux and Mac)
Atonement: Scourge of Time (DRM-free and Desura for Win)
500 Years Act 1 (DRM-free and Desura for Win)
Alarameth TD (DRM-free and Desura for Win, Linux and Mac)
Ping 1.5+ (DRM-free and Desura for Win, Linux and Mac)
Pixel Star (DRM-free and Desura for Win)
Hare in the Hat (DRM-free and Desura for Win, Linux and Mac)
Red Goblin: Cursed Forest (DRM-free and Desura for Win)
Witches Heroes and Magic (DRM-free and Desura for Win)

Anyone remembers the good, old times when Indie Royale still had decent bundles???

Edit: Ninja'd

Postal 1 for 1 €, Postal 2 for 2 € and the Postal pack (Postal 1 & 2) for 3 € on Dotemu this week-end ! http://www.dotemu.com/en

New stuff added to the Square Enix Humble Bundle

https://www.humblebundle.com/


Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kane & Lynch 2: The Doggie Bag
Kane & Lynch 2: Alliance Weapons Pack
Kane & Lynch 2: Multiplayer Masks Pack

It comes as a single Steam key for the Kane & Lynch Collection

Steam Bandits Bundle 2

$2.00 for

- Space Legends: At the Edge of the Universe
- Brink of Consciousness: Lonely Hearts Murders
- Yury
- Oniken

Think I'm gonna wait that one out until it shows up on GOG.com or comes along for the ride in a Bundlestars/Humble bundle for $3 or whatnot. I've got the still-working CD/DVD of all the Homeworld games on a shelf a few feet away so the incentive for me to buy will come either from DRM-free status or from extreme cheaplitude. :)

Desura and Steam keys available.

not on my bundle... as with many others it seems.

Is this a good or bad one?

Just checked. Same. Soon to be sorted I'd have to assume.

There seems to be a glitch.
Go to your Library and search under "Games", there you'll find the keys for Desura and Steam and the download link.