It says a lot about a game that only takes about 4 hours to beat, that I have now played for over 40 hours. Magicka is the best $9.99. I have spent since gas was $1.09 for regular unleaded. An infamously buggy worldwide launch, has been patched into a great game. A sense of humor just for gamers and unique gameplay mechanics combine into one of the best times you can have with friends in a game.
It is hard to describe what exactly makes Magicka such a great game. This is just one you are going to have to trust me about. If you have a few friends with PC’s and $10, multiplayer mode is a dangerous and rewarding time. Just connect via Steam’s voice chat and prepare to laugh and abuse “Revive”.
Ultimate Bang for your Buck
If you get the previous 3 titles and the Potato Sack, you will have 18 games for under $100. They are not the newest games or games you will see TV commercials for now, but I promise anyone can find months, possible years of fun in them. While this alone seems great, let me show you some PC gaming offers that you can’t find on a console: FREE GAMES!
As you can see, some game titles will have a listen on their Steam store page with a link to a free game. Often they will be famous mods Steam just makes it easy for you to find. Others are just plain free because they were made by gamers for gamers. MyDigitalLife has a list of free games you can get from Steam.
Lets start with a free Mod I play right now. If you buy the Orange Box and play Half-Life 2, you may wonder, “What do the other people in City 17 do when I am not around to help fight?” Well the answer is do their best to survive in this war. Welcome to Modular Combat.
It takes what I know and love about Half-Life 2 and turns it into an all out war. You and/or other humans (actual players) will fight waves of baddies using any means necessary to win. All the guns from HL2, level up improve your stats, and use modules to give yourself temporary super powers like flight, throwing energy balls, or spawning minions. It is fast paced shootout that further expands the Half-Life universe.
Finally, to round out your new collection, I recommend you get a copy of Alien Swarm. This was suppose to be sold in Steam and is based on the Source engine. But Valve liked the work so much, they gave the guys who made the game jobs. Now we gamers get Alien Swarm for free. You probably noticed in the first screenshot this is not installed on my rig anymore. It’s a long story about a friend of a friend and team killing. But that’s a tale for another day.
Alien Swarm is a 4 player co-op, top view shooter about a marine squad sent to investigate a space station where communication has been out for days. You will find this completely free game fun on normal and more than you can handle alone on hard. I went in expecting a decent game for free, and found a game I would have gladly have dished out at least $10 to buy.
Mix and Match
If you are not interested in the whole Potato Sack or already own some of the titles, you can buy the games in it for 50% off. With Steam you can always just gift the extra copies to a friends as well. I know the Potato Sack will not be on sale forever, but Steam offers dozens of great titles for $15 or less daily worth every dime like Shank and Monday Night Combat.
There you have it people, a quick list of ideas on how to spend $100 on games for your new rig. I just wanted to show what normally amounts to 2 games can be turned into an entire library of titles. For our newbie PC players and veterans alike, I hope you find something here to help you get more game for your buck.
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