I did not plan to fall in love with my backlog again, but here we are. This batch of deals sent me digging through games I already adore, ones I bounced off years ago, and a few I absolutely paid too much for at launch. There is something deeply satisfying about seeing time, patches, and good discounts finally align.
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This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, we’re celebrating the big 25 for cult classics Armored Core 2 and Tokyo Highway Challenge 2. The former was largely unappreciated outside of Japan in its day, though the series is now bona fide AAA with its seventh iteration. The latter—which copped the suckiest EU market renaming since ‘Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles’—garnered an IGN 9.3/10.
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Armored Core 2 (PS2) 2001. Sequel
– Tokyo Highway Challenge 2 (DC) 2001. eBay
Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
Donkey Kong Bananza (-19%) A$89 Big monkey, bigger jumps. Classic Donkey Kong energy with modern gloss, plenty of secrets, and barrels flying everywhere like Nintendo never left the 90s.Mario Kart World (-21%) A$95 Kart racing perfection. You will dominate one race, get blue shelled into oblivion the next, and keep coming back every single time.BioShock: Col. (-61%) A$35 Three all timers in one neat bundle. Twisted philosophy, unforgettable worlds, and still the best argument for games as art.Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (-60%) A$40.30 Mean, moody, and proud of it. Deep combat, demon negotiation stress, and a game that absolutely enjoys watching you suffer.It Takes Two (-35%) A$39 Co-op brilliance that never stops throwing new ideas at you. Equal parts heart, chaos, and yelling at your partner on the couch.
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Battlefield 6 (-22%) A$85 Explosions everywhere, jets screaming overhead, and matches that go gloriously off the rails within minutes. Battlefield feels like Battlefield again.Borderlands 4 (-51%) A$59 More guns than sense. Fast shooting, endless loot, and jokes that mostly land, especially when everything is exploding.Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (-61%) A$23.50 Left 4 Dead energy with grimdark flavour. Smash heretics, shout about the Emperor, and accept that things will get messy fast.NBA 2K26 (-59%) A$49 Slick presentation, rock solid hoops, and a career mode that will absolutely eat your spare time if you let it.Grand Theft Auto V (-13%) A$52.30 Still absurdly playable. Three protagonists, endless side nonsense, and a world that somehow refuses to age.
Xbox One
Team Sonic Racing (-18%) A$49 Bright, breezy karting with a teamwork twist. Not Mario Kart, but still a solid time with the right crew.Halo Wars 2 (-40%) A$29.70 Console RTS done right. Punchy missions, great cutscenes, and Halo lore served with explosions on top.Red Dead Redemption 2 (-68%) A$29 A slow burn masterpiece. Ride horses, ruin lives, and get emotionally attached to a cowboy you did not expect to love.
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (-32%) A$84.90 Swinging never gets old. Two Spider-Men, smoother combat, and set pieces that feel ripped straight from a blockbuster.Hogwarts Legacy (-65%) A$39 A love letter to the Wizarding World. Even if you are burnt out on Hogwarts, flying around the castle still hits.Elden Ring (-45%) A$54.90 Beautiful, brutal, and completely uninterested in holding your hand. Every victory feels earned and every death feels personal.Final Fantasy XVI (-42%) A$49.40 Full action mode Final Fantasy. Big bosses, bigger drama, and a soundtrack that goes hard at all times.Ghost of Yotei (-13%) A$109 A moody, atmospheric adventure that leans into myth and mystery. Gorgeous scenery doing a lot of heavy lifting.
PS4
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (-70%) A$29.50 Borderlands energy with fantasy chaos. Dice rolls, spell spam, and Tina doing Tina things constantly.Theatrhythm Final Bar Line (-48%) A$44.20 Final Fantasy nostalgia distilled into rhythm form. Ridiculous song list and dangerously addictive taps.Kingdom Hearts III (-75%) A$25.30 Utterly unhinged story, fantastic combat, and Disney worlds that still look incredible years later.
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (-50%) A$44.90 Hardcore medieval RPG energy. No power fantasy, just mud, swords, and learning the hard way.Undertale (-75%) A$3.60 Short, strange, and emotionally sneaky. You will laugh, then feel bad about it.Slay the Spire (-75%) A$9.20 The ultimate time thief. Just one more run turns into three hours, every single time.Dead Cells (-55%) A$16.10 Fast, brutal, and endlessly replayable. Muscle memory required, patience optional.Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (-95%) A$4 Possibly the best value in gaming history. You will say one more turn and mean it.
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Legit LEGO Deals
Jango Fett Helmet (-39%) A$79 Looks fantastic on a shelf and instantly outs anyone who walks past as a Star Wars fan.Police Prisoner Transport (-37%) A$19 Cheap, cheerful, and surprisingly fun to build. Easy win for younger builders.AT-ST Walker (-34%) A$199 Big, imposing, and extremely satisfying once complete. A proper centrepiece build.Ducati Panigale V4 (-33%) A$199 Technic goodness with serious shelf appeal. Even non bike people get it once it is built.
Adam Mathew is a passionate connoisseur, a lifelong game critic, and an Aussie deals wrangler who genuinely wants to hook you up with stuff that’s worth playing (but also cheap). He plays practically everything, sometimes on YouTube.
