My pile of games already stretches past the moon, but some discounts just hit that “add to cart” button for you. This week’s round of wallet tests includes some cinematic adventures, open-world chaos, and nostalgia bombs that deserve a permanent slot on your shelf or SSD. Get amongst them before they’re gone.
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This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, I’ve hired some Nathan Drake spooking clowns for the 16th Bday of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. To say this sequel blew my mind at launch is quite the understatement. U2 began and persisted with gobsmacking action setpieces, brilliantly balanced shootin’ / punchin’ / puzzlin’ gameplay, and an Amy Hennig script that snap, crackled, and popped with a decent pool of Marco Polo jokes. To this day, it’s not just the alpha Uncharted in ND’s kennel of purebred pedigrees, but also one of the finest video games ever made, period. Re-experience or tick it off your bucket list with this.
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Stronghold: Crusader (PC) 2002. Redux
– Jak II: Renegade (PS2) 2003. Redux
– OutRun 2 (XB) 2004. eBay
– GT Legends (PC) 2005. Get
– Brütal Legend (PS3,X360) 2009. Get
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS2) 2009. Redux
Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
On Switch, Super Mario RPG remains one of my all-time favourite reinventions. What started as a 1996 curiosity turned into a cult hit with turn-based combat that feels half JRPG, half slapstick theatre. And if you’re yet to play LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, it’s basically a massive playable meme. Every scene is packed with physical gags and sly nods to nine films’ worth of lore.
LEGO Skywalker Saga (-80%) – A$17.90Assassin’s Creed III: Rem. (-46%) – A$37.90Super Mario RPG (-26%) – A$59Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (-35%) – A$45.30Mortal Kombat 1 (-33%) – A$39.90
Games of the Moment
What’s flying off shelves?
Pokemon Sc arlet – A$49.99Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – A$79EA Sports FC 26 – A$75
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Over on Xbox Series X, Dragon Age: Veilguard Del. isn’t a best-in-franchise but worth a reduced price bet. Meanwhile, The Crew Motorfest is a surprise gem, blending Forza-style open driving with a cheeky island holiday vibe that I didn’t expect to enjoy this much.
WWE 2K25 (-54%) – A$54.90Dragon Age: Veilguard Del. (-80%) – A$28.10Seagate Expansion Card (-31%) – A$214.40The Crew Motorfest (-60%) – A$39.90Jedi Survivor Del. (-55%) – A$66.30
Xbox One
The Quarry (-48%) – A$51.70Assassin’s Creed The Ezio Col. (-35%) – A$44Red Dead Redemption 2 (-75%) – A$24
Games of the Moment
A look at the top sellers
EA Sports FC 26 – A$85Silent Hill f – A$109Borderlands 4 – A$99
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
On PS5, Like a Dragon: Ishin! brings sword-swinging chaos to feudal Japan, and it’s fascinating to see the Yakuza DNA dressed up in samurai robes. And Far Cry 6 may be divisive, but I’ll admit its open-world anarchy, coupled with Giancarlo Esposito’s villainy, still feels worth the asking price.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (-30%) – A$75.90Far Cry 6 (-81%) – A$19Like a Dragon: Ishin! (-52%) – A$47.50Mafia: The Old Country (-33%) – A$59.90Resident Evil Village (-35%) – A$35.70
PS4
Batman: Arkham Col. (-59%) – A$34.90Little Nightmares Comp. Ed. (-34%) – A$29.80Dragon Ball FighterZ (-53%) – A$47.20
Games of the Moment
What’s in high demand?
EA Sports FC 26 – A$79Ghost of Yōtei – A$99Silent Hill f – A$119
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
On PC, Detroit: Become Human is Quantic Dream’s best work by a long shot, thanks to clever branching paths that react beautifully to failure. And Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus remains one of the most ridiculous, fist-pumping shooter campaigns ever made. If you want to dual-wield shotguns while ranting about fascism, this is your catharsis.
Borderlands 4 (-30%) – A$76.90Chained Echoes (-60%) – A$14.30Superliminal (-70%) – A$8.80Detroit: Become Human (-80%) – A$11.90Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (-87%) – A$5.30
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Legit LEGO Deals
F1 Garage & Mercedes-AMG (-39%) – A$79City Fire Rescue Boat (-39%) – A$20Grogu with Hover Pram (-37%) – A$95.20Shy Guy & P-Wing (-37%) – A$19
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.
