Gamertell

If you’re friends or family of a gamer who is big on PC gaming, you’re probably wondering what to get them for Christmas or their next birthday if it’s coming up. For those with the Steam client, there are always different sales, new releases and package deals that would help out your gamer’s repertoire.

Here are some ideas for the last minute shopper who doesn’t want to contend with the crowds in stores.

Strategy

There are a few options for the fans of the strategy genre on Steam. Some of the biggest games in the genre that you can get in ease are Defense Grid: The Awakening. The game costs $19.99 and is a more graphically appeasing of the normal castle defense flash games. Few strategy games actually have much in the way of replayability, but with the various modes and main storyline the replayability for this game is high. Some other things that are worthwhile at Steam are World in Conflict (a $29.99 strategy gaming rendition of Red Dawn), Dawn of War with all the expansions (DoW Platinum Edition $29.99 and Soulstorm for $29.99) and the complete pack for Civilization IV (One game and two expansions for $59.99). There are still other big names but these are just some examples.

Action/Adventure

If your gamer is a fan of action there are many different options. One of the main things they are currently advertising is a Rainbow 6 collection. This includes Rainbow 6 3: Gold Edition, Rainbow 6: Lockdown, Rainbow 6: Las Vegas and Rainbow 6: Las Vegas 2. This pack is going for $49.99 for all four games. It’s definitely something for the people who are a bit behind on the gaming times. For the action/adventure junkie who leans towards the darker side of life (or death) Steam also has Silent Hill Homecoming in its catalog. The game is still offered at its standard price for the other consoles but for the people without either of consoles this Silent Hill take on Jacob’s Ladder. Silent Hill Homecoming costs $49.99. These are just examples though there is a lot that can be done.

RPG

There isn’t much in the way of options. You have the option of games like Hinterland, Mount & Blade, Bioshock and other such games that blend the various lines between genres. Hinterland is part roleplaying game and part strategy game. Mount & Blade is a mostly horseback RPG that has some strategy aspects to it. Bioshock is partially survival horror and RPG while being a FPS game. Each games in the RPG section of the store runs anywhere between $19.99-49.99.

Developer Packages

Steam also offers quite a few different packages for gamers that cover everything that a developer might have realized that’s in the Steam stores. These usually run around $99 even though outside of Steam it would normally cost over $200. To give you some perspective, if you get the Valve complete pack, you get 22 games (including all things solid with Half Life and Half Life 2) that would normally cost you $239.81. On Steam it costs $99.99, not including tax. Another example is the THQ Collector’s Pack, which comes with 12 games (including S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl, Full Spectrum Warrior and others), would normally cost you $229.88 but Steam sells it for $99.99. One of the biggest deals that you would find on Steam is if someone gets the Eidos Collector’s Pack which runs for $99.99 but elsewhere would normally cost about $389.80.

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