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The holidays are for getting together with family and friends, exchanging gifts, and, most importantly, spending some of your precious time away from work to catch up on the games you’ve been meaning to play all year. The only question is: Where should you begin?
To make it a little easier for you, we’ve assembled a comprehensive holiday deals guide, broken up by genre. That way, you can browse through the numerous titles our partners at Green Man Gaming have to offer, each at a significant discount. But that’s not all! Since Green Man Gaming is feeling extra-generous this holiday season, you can also use the code “GMG12” during checkout and receive an additional12% off of your purchase.
Whether you’re looking for a digital stocking-stuffer or a personal reward for a year of hard work, this holiday deals guide has got you covered.
Our action-adventure offerings include some of the biggest blockbusters in PC gaming over the past year. Bring explosive chaos and mayhem to a fictional South American country in Just Cause 4, spelunk for ancient artifacts in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and face off with fantastical behemoths in Monster Hunter: World.
CAPCOM’s Monster Hunter series made its PC debut this past year, and the event did not go unnoticed; CAPCOM shipped millions of units of the game shortly after its PC release, breaking the whopping 10 million mark for units sold across all platforms. Fortunately, for you, it’s not too late to get in on the action.
Monster Hunter: World is on sale for 41% off.
This installment of Far Cry is set in the United States, following the story of a cult of gun-toting religious fanatics called “The Project at Eden’s Gate.” Pick it up now and you’ll have just enough time to finish it ahead of the release of Ubisoft Montreal’s follow-up, Far Cry New Dawn, which—no spoilers!—takes place 17 years after the events at the end of Far Cry 5. You have until February of 2019, so get cracking!
Far Cry 5 is on sale for 60% off.
Playing as an assassin has never felt so exhilarating and rewarding. IO Interactive designs Hitman 2’s levels like enormous, gorgeous dioramas that are full of lifelike NPCs, providing you with a myriad of options for taking down your target. Even after you get your first kill, you’ll find yourself replaying levels over and over again just to execute every method of assassination, whether it be drowning the target in a kitchen sink or sneaking an explosive cellphone into their pocket.
Hitman 2 is on sale for 37% off.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the last of the Tomb Raider reboot trilogy and features a mature, hardened Lara Croft who must learn to reckon with a grave mistake. Pick it up today and play one of the most cinematic and engrossing adventures of the past year.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be on sale for 55% off (deal starts December 19, 2018).
Just Cause 4 brings grappling hook mods and massive, extreme weather patterns to the series’ notorious mix of massive-scale destruction and open-world exploration. The team at Avalanche Studios went all-out in this release to give players every imaginable option for blowing things up.
Just Cause 4 will be on sale for 28% off (deal starts December 19, 2018)
This past year was an amazing year for RPGs. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey saw the franchise find a comfortable new home in the genre, while venerated JRPG series Ni No Kuni and Dragon Quest also released exciting, all-new installments that capitalized on current-gen technology.
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is the franchise’s first bold excursion into RPG territory, and it’d be an understatement to say that it was a successful experiment in mixing up genres. From skill trees to the ability to romance NPCs, this is the first in the series to go full RPG by giving players more and more control over how they develop their characters. It’s one of the most ambitious Assassin’s Creed games yet, and the new direction does not disappoint.
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is on sale for 50% off
Ni No Kuni II sports an excellent, finely tuned combat system, an engaging, fantastical story, and overwhelmingly adorable little elemental creatures called “Higgledies.” Throw in an entire kingdom management system that lets you govern over citizens and buildings, and you’ve got the makings of a classic, can’t-miss JRPG that exemplifies the best of the genre.
Ni No Kuni™ II: Revenant Kingdom is on sale for 50% off.
Shadows: Awakening is an isometric action-RPG in which players control a demon that inhabits different characters on the battlefield at will, each with their own unique gameplay styles. It’s a thoughtful mechanic that not only spices up combat but also leads to intriguing puzzles.
Shadows: Awakening is on sale for 32% off.
Final Fantasy XV is the series’ homage to road trip narratives, a game that has its players traverse its open world in a sleek convertible called the “Regalia” while stopping along the way to camp and make food. It’s a touching celebration of freedom, friendship, and the open road.
Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition will be on sale for 50% off (deal starts December 19, 2018).
Dragon Quest XI was a critical success, a triumphant return for the series that hearkens back to its roots. It forgoes the MMO structure of Dragon Quest X in favor of a familiar, single-player RPG campaign. Full of colorful characters and a gorgeously depicted open world, this is a great title for both longtime fans of the series and newcomers.
Dragon Quest® XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Digital Edition of Light will be on sale for 30% off (deal starts December 19, 2018).
Humans vs. aliens, cyborgs vs. robots, and the American railroad industry vs. the American country. Choose your battle and test your tactical acumen with these deals on strategy games.
BattleTech is an adaptation of a tabletop miniatures wargame that originated in the ‘80s, and its gameplay does not disappoint: It accurately captures the feeling of playing God with a set of figurines, placing you in control of a fleet of detailed ‘Mech units.
BattleTech is on sale for 46% off.
For fans of Sid Meier’s Civilization series, Civ VI vastly ups the game with a host of new systems, including the addition of city “Districts,” a “Civic” tech tree, and a highly improved UI. This is the series’ richest and most complex to date, and if you’ve been a fan of any other Civ game, you won’t want to miss out. What’s more is that the Gold Edition comes with a total of six DLC packs and the Rise and Fall expansion. Happy conquering!
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Gold Edition is on sale for 64% off. Standard edition is on sale for 77% off.
This collection includes XCOM 2’s base game, four DLC packs, and an expansion called XCOM 2: War of the Chosen. If you like turn-based tactical combat games, then you like XCOM, no question; it’s a genre-defining franchise that paved the way for many of the cover-based, permadeath, build-a-squad releases that followed.
XCOM 2 Collection is on sale for 64% off.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus follows a conflict between Adeptus Mechanicus, a religious order of cyborgs, and the Necrons, an alien race of robotic warriors. It’s a strategy game that involves dungeon-crawling elements, including a mechanic that makes your enemies tougher the longer you take to explore an area.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is on sale for 28% off.
Railway Empire flits between different periods of time in America’s history, tasking the player with building — you guessed it — railroads across the country. It pays thoughtful attention to all the intricacies of building railways, placing the players in various scenarios tied to different historical railroad-related challenges.
Railway Empire is on sale for 46% off.
Year to year, multiplayer FPS experiences have been getting more and more impressive in their scope and size, and this year is no exception. Fallout 76, OVERKILL’s The Walking Dead, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, all point to the current state of the multiplayer FPS experience, letting us both fight cooperatively and competitively in stunning virtual environments.
Fallout 76 gives players the chance to explore the series’ desolate, nuclear Wasteland together. Erect C.A.M.P.s, fend off the Wasteland’s wealth of dangerous fauna, and even duel other players in PVP combat.
Fallout 76 is on sale for 40% off.
In OVERKILL’s The Walking Dead, players team up in squads of four to take down zombie hordes and upgrade their base camp. It’s class-based, with numerous opportunities to work with one another to complete objectives and capitalize on your role’s strengths as you explore an undead-infested Washington, D.C.
OVERKILL’s The Walking Dead is on sale for 20% off.
This game is a celebration of the CoD series, featuring plenty of homages to previous entries into the franchise. Most importantly, it includes Blackout, CoD’s first foray into the battle royale mode and a glorious representation of the current state of competitive online shooters.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be on sale for 35% off (deal starts December 21, 2018).
The beauty of being an independent studio is in the creative control you’re allowed to exercise over your work. Each of these games were developed with a specific creative vision in mind, unafraid to pursue the ambitious or wonderfully weird.
Worlds Adrift promises to be a new kind of game — one that asks its players to explore a shared virtual universe while building it, simultaneously. Players traverse its many floating islands via grappling hook, exploring vast forests and dark dungeons. The true magic of the game, however, is in the opportunity to create and contribute islands to the game’s world for other players to discover. If you’re curious, now’s a perfect time to purchase the game and see it for yourself.
Worlds Adrift is on sale for 32% off.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 arranges players in teams of four and lets them loose to dismember hordes of rat-men and claim loot. Its arcade-style repetition — and the promise of more loot — will keep you coming back for more.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is on sale for 50% off.
If you’re looking for a more tranquil and exploratory experience, you should check out FAR: Lone Sails. The player side-scrolls across a desolate yet picturesque landscape in a curiously complex mechanical vessel, the skies windy and draped with muted grey hues.
FAR: Lone Sails is on sale for 28% off.
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based RTS in which the player commands one of four factions: The Vikings, the Germans, the English, and the Slavs, each with unique abilities and playstyles. In addition to the game’s thirty campaign missions, the game’s robust multiplayer mode gives players a number of ways to compete with friends.
Ancestors Legacy is on sale for 55% off.
Mars or Die! is an interstellar tower defense-meets-roguelite, asking players to establish bases on the Red Planet and eradicate the native Martians. Players build defensive towers, mine nearby resources, and upgrade their structures to succeed.
Mars or Die! is on sale for 56% off.
For the King is a turn-based roguelike RPG that can be as brutal as it is charming. Assemble a squad comprised of different classes (like Scholar, Minstrel, Hunter, to name a few) and take them on the road — only to be crushed unceremoniously by a pack of goblins. Even still, don’t be surprised if you find yourself jumping right back into Fahrul with a brand new party, hoping to achieve glory this time around.
For the King is on sale for 50% off.
Farm Together is a delightful farming simulator that allows you to do just what its name implies — cultivate a farm together with friends or strangers over online multiplayer. Together, you can build farm structures, harvest crops, tend to your animals, and operate farming machinery. This game is perfect for relaxing and unwinding during the holidays.
Farm Together is on sale for 28% off.