I’ve played more games than I’ve had hot dinners, and let me tell you, some titles just hit different when they’re dirt cheap. There’s a fine line between backlog and hoarding, but this week’s sale lineup makes a compelling case for ignoring both. Whether you’re keen to pilot a mech, solve murders with a finger point, or just make a town of peasants mildly unhappy, there’s something here worth carting.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, I’m lighting an 8-candle cake baked for Persona 5 using a fiery All-Out Attack. Back in 2017, this stylish slice of turn-based rebellion turned every battle into a graphic design masterclass, and every dungeon crawl into a psychological jailbreak. It wasn’t just an RPG. It was a velvet-lined call to arms for misfits, masked avengers, and anyone who’s ever wanted to punch society in the face.
I lived through this game twice over. First on PS3, then again on PS4. I was totally entranced by its acid-jazz soundtrack, day-night time management, and those irresistible confidant arcs. Persona 5 didn’t just redefine a franchise that used to live in niche shadows. It kicked in the door, stole your heart, and rewrote the rulebook on what a JRPG could be. An utter must-play.
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Zoo Keeper (GBA) 2003. eBay
– Plants vs. Zombies (DS) 2011. eBay
– Persona 5 (PS3/4) 2017. Get
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
On Switch, Monster Hunter Rise is the gateway drug for Capcom’s famously dense series. It’s faster, slicker, and far more solo-friendly than its predecessors. Meanwhile, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is full of hilarious localisation gags and one of the best soundtracks to ever grace a courtroom. Objection sustained.
Persona 5 Tactica (-45%) – A$52.10Monster Hunter Rise (-75%) – A$14.90Monster Hunter Generations Ult. (-80%) – A$15.90Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (-67%) – A$13.10Super Mario Party Jamboree NS2 (-11%) – A$98Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley (-18%) – A$49
Expiring Recent Deals
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (-50%) – A$39.90Sonic Frontiers (-53%) – A$47Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (-83%) – A$13.20Doom Eternal (-75%) – A$13.70Pikmin 4 (-15%) – A$68
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Today, you need to target acquire RoboCop: Rogue City, which nails the plodding power fantasy and gets bonus points for reusing Peter Weller’s iconic voice. Also worth snapping up is Psychonauts 2, a joyously inventive sequel that somehow manages to out-weird the original while delivering razor-sharp platforming.
Mafia: The Old Country (-12%) – A$79Gotham Knights (-83%) – A$19Psychonauts 2 (-85%) – A$14.90RoboCop: Rogue City (-90%) – A$8.90Assassin’s Creed Origins (-85%) – A$14.90
Xbox One
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (-65%) – A$34.50Katamari Damacy Reroll (-50%) – A$29.30Forza Horizon 5 (-50%) – A$49.90
Expiring Recent Deals
FC 26 (-19%) – A$89Suicide Squad: KTJL Del. (-83%) – A$28Doom: The Dark Ages (-25%) – A$89.90The Ascent (-75%) – A$14.90Oblivion Rem. (-20%) – A$67.90Wolfenstein II: TNC (-85%) – A$8.20Fallout 3 (-75%) – A$3.70Fallout: New Vegas (-50%) – A$7.40
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
Over on PS5, Hogwarts Legacy Del. is going for a spellbinding price. Whether you’re a Hufflepuff or a menace with Crucio, the castle is packed with secrets. And Resident Evil 4 is textbook Capcom brilliance, offering tension, polish, and that charming cheeseball Leon energy.
Battlefield 6 (-19%) – A$89Hogwarts Legacy Del. (-75%) – A$19.90Dragon’s Dogma 2 (physical) (-21%) – A$85.80Crisis Core FF7 Reunion (-43%) – A$48.50Resident Evil 4 (-35%) – A$64.90Sword Art Online L.R. (-49%) – A$42.90Shin Megami Tensei III HD Rem. (-54%) – A$32.30
Expiring Recent Deals
Battlefield 6 (-27%) – A$109Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (-25%) – A$74.90Resident Evil 2 (-18%) – A$44.90RoadCraft (-22%) – A$49Persona 5 Royal (-65%) – A$33.20Dragon’s Dogma 2 (-60%) – A$43.10Like a Dragon: Ishin! (-80%) – A$19.90Jedi Outcast (-65%) – A$5.20Jedi Academy (-65%) – A$12.50
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Aug 1 with this subscription
Lies of P | PS5, PS4DayZ | PS4My Hero One’s Justice 2 | PS4
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
PC-wise, Manor Lords is proof that one-person studios can still swing big. It’s one part city builder, one part medieval war sim, and all parts impressive. Also, Skyrim Special Ed. under 14 bucks is madness. Mod it until it breaks. You won’t regret it.
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (-10%) – A$32.80Far Cry Primal (-85%) – A$11.20Skyrim Special Ed. (-75%) – A$13.70Dragon Age: Origins Ult. (-50%) – A$15.10Batman: Arkham Origins (-80%) – A$5.70Styx: Shards of Darkness (-90%) – A$2.70Manor Lords (-35%) – A$38.90
Expiring Recent Deals
Rise of the Ronin (-25%) – A$54.70Sifu (-75%) – A$14.90Dishonored 2 (-91%) – A$3.50Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (-50%) – A$29.40Triangle Strategy (-60%) – A$31.90Street Fighter 30th Ann. Col. (-67%) – A$13.10
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Legit LEGO Deals
Minecraft The Creeper (-16%) – A$59Sonic: Super Shadow vs. Biolizard (-30%) – A$49Mario Kart: Shy Guy (-27%) – A$22Moana’s Adventure Canoe (-46%) – A$49Harry Potter Hagrid’s Hut (-39%) – A$79
Expiring Recent Deals
Jango Fett Helmet (-32%) – A$87Pixar ‘Up’ House (-27%) – A$65Harry Potter Aragog (-50%) – A$15City No Limits: Race Car Ramp (-39%) – A$49Star Wars Millenium Falcon (-33%) – A$99.90
Adam Mathew is a lifelong gaming critic, a passionate connoisseur, 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.
