Not sure if this goes here but i have a steam giftcard, but i also like free stuff for example piracy even if i barley do so and dont know much about it.

Its only 20 bucks but im not sure what its worth putting into.

Should i just get like a steam deck or something with a mix of my money and the gift card?

What would you advise?

  • BlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Wait for an indie game you like to go on sale, then buy it. Once you have the base game, you can add DLCs unofficially and steam will add recognize them.

  • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Here’s my rule of piracy if you’re buying something

    • You’re really passionate about the product and you really want to support the developer or publisher

    • The game gets frequent updates which you see value in which causes issues whenever you have to download updates separately from another site

    • there is some type of online or connect feature that you cannot get offline that you see value in… This can be mods or multiplayer etc

    Or if you want to play a game on a steam deck and it’s really cheap. After all, you and I both know it’s incredibly easy to play something on steam deck straight from Steam rather than having to shortcut to a pirated exe

  • Freakazoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Steam as soms sales so…

    I understand your point and there are many reasons why people pirate stuff.

    If possible I would spend it on a game or software if you like.

    May I suggest games that can be played offline like indie titles if your into them.

    Not an indie but still great: Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition it’s 20 euros and when at a discount drops till 3 euros.

    I play on Linux myself work great and if your not into those online games with anti-cheats you can consider buying a steam deck.

  • TachyonTele@piefed.socialEnglish
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    13 days ago

    If you want a steam deck, get a steam deck.
    It’s harder to run non steam games on it though.

    But it’s taken over my pc in terms of usage.

    • HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      13 days ago

      I wouldn’t say harder just different. There’s alot of tutorials on how to install them. Plus you got launchers that will add your non steam stuff to steam.

  • TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    13 days ago

    I really like the game Necesse. It’s 17 euros I think. Schedule 1 is also nice. Also other small indie games are nice. They deserve our money. AAA games are fucked, they deserve to be pirated. Getting a steam deck with a 20 euro gift card is weird, as it’s much more than that. Is go for a nice indie game with very or overwhelmingly positive review. And check YouTube reviews/gameplay to check if it’s something you’d like.

    • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      12 days ago

      The tutorial there’s for Necesse could be a little better. Based on how it currently is…it already expects you to have played another sandbox survival game like Minecraft. If you haven’t played any other type of survival crafting game before, you’re going to be lost

  • Rozz@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Sometimes it’s more convenient to have games on steam if you like their workshop content or they are still receiving significant updates. 

    • Hylactor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      13 days ago

      Possibly unpopular opinion, but the black deck basically ruins this game. I was obsessed before black deck, and to be sure continued playing for a while afterwards. But the black deck was so miserable that I realized it wasn’t even fun. It made me feel like if I had any self respect I’d call LocalThunk’s bluff and quit playing. But I didn’t. Loss after loss I continued to debase myself and continue grinding, waiting for essentially pure luck to release me and allow me to have fun again. But I never regained my enthusiasm.