If your pile of shame isn’t already toppling over, this Monday’s digital sales are about to give it a cheeky nudge. Some cracking deals have landed across all the major platforms, and I’ve taken the liberty of digging through the rubble to highlight the stuff I’d personally vouch for. From genre juggernauts to indie oddballs, there’s a bit of everything on offer.
This Day in Gaming 🎂
In retro news, I’m using a wizard’s fireball to light 25 candles on a cake baked for Gauntlet Legends on Dreamcast, a four-player dungeon crawler where button-mash and food theft reigned supreme. Released in 2000, this home version of the arcade classic turned my lounge room into a battleground, complete with booming voiceovers and enemies that respawned faster than you could shout, “Red Warrior is about to die!”
I cut my teeth on the OG Amiga original, so I relished the crap out of clocking this remake with mates in 4P co-op. We crowded around a chunky CRT, hogged health pickups, and sprinted for keys like seagulls chasing chips. It wasn’t the flashiest-looking game going, but it delivered what mattered: fast action, chunky spells, and the kind of chaotic fun that wasn’t really surpassed until Diablo III arrived 12 years later on PS3.
Aussie birthdays for notable games.
– Gauntlet Legends (DC) 2000. eBay
– Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed (PC) 2000. eBay
– Icewind Dale (PC) 2000. Redux
– Wii Sports Resort (Wii) 2009. Sequel
– Journey (PS4) 2015. Get
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
On Nintendo Switch, Kirby and the Forgotten Land is one of the most joyful platformers I’ve played in yonks. It also happens to be the pink puffball’s first crack at full 3D adventuring. And if you’ve got a mate handy, It Takes Two is co-op brilliance with genre-hopping puzzles and the world’s most annoying love guru. Trust me, it’s unforgettable.
Switch Pro Controller (-21%) – A$79No Man’s Sky (-60%) – A$31.90Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (-42%) – A$49Kirby and the Forgotten Land (-14%) – A$69It Takes Two (-50%) – A$29.90Pokémon Violet (-14%) – A$69
Expiring Recent Deals
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (-20%) – A$64Street Fighter 6 Switch 2 (-26%) – A$69Pokémon Legends: Arceus (-20%) – A$64God Eater 3 (-35%) – A$55.30Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (-33%) – A$47.10Sonic Colors: Ult. (-35%) – A$39
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
Exciting Bargains for Xbox
Xbox Series X owners should snap up RoboCop: Rogue City, which somehow nails the feel of a slow-moving tank with a badge. The fact that Peter Weller came back to voice the role just seals the deal. Red Dead Redemption 2 also hits the sweet spot at under 25 bucks. I still stumble across stuff I’ve never seen in that game, years later.
RoboCop: Rogue City (-38%) – A$55.40Red Dead Redemption 2 (-74%) – A$23TopSpin 2K25 (-88%) – A$14.90Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (-80%) – A$21.90Death Stranding Dir. Cut (-60%) – A$21.90
Xbox One
Mass Effect Leg. Ed. (-90%) – A$9.90Ni no Kuni: WotWW (-60%) – A$27.90Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (-85%) – A$14.90
Expiring Recent Deals
Resident Evil 4 (-49%) – A$30.40Metaphor: ReFantazio (-40%) – A$68.90Lords of the Fallen (-71%) – A$29.90MotoGP 23 (-39%) – A$33.30Lego Harry Potter Col. (-75%) – A$14.90Witcher 3 Comp. (-80%) – A$15.90Sonic Frontiers (-70%) – A$29.90Gris (-80%) – A$5
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a ‘Box?
Pure Scores for PlayStation
On PS5, Elden Ring remains a masterclass in world-building. George R. R. Martin helped write the backstory, and you can absolutely feel the lore oozing from every ruin. Tales of Arise is a sleeper hit with slick combat and one of the better anime plots that doesn’t spiral into nonsense.
Ghost of Yōtei (-21%) – A$99Elden Ring (-33%) – A$57Dragon Age: The Veilguard (-64%) – A$39.60Tales of Arise (-68%) – A$32.10TopSpin 2K25 (-77%) – A$23
PS4
Red Dead Redemption 2 (-74%) – A$23Sea of Stars (-32%) – A$36Lego Skywalker Saga (-80%) – A$17.90Blasphemous (-80%) – A$7.50
Expiring Recent Deals
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (-17%) – A$99Tekken 8 (-33%) – A$57Monopoly 2024 (-47%) – A$26.30WWE 2K25 (-47%) – A$64Dead Space (-80%) – A$21.90Silent Hill 2 (-50%) – A$49.90Sleeping Dogs Def. Ed. (-37%) – A$25.20Gris (-80%) – A$3.50Stardew Valley (-50%) – A$10.40
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Jul 1 with this subscription
Diablo 4 (PS5/PS4)The King of Fighers XV (PS5/PS4)Jusant (PS5)
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you’ll pay to ‘Station.
Purchase Cheap for PC
What’s worth purchasing on PC? Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora runs like a dream on my ultra-wide and has surprisingly chill gliding mechanics. But Alba: A Wildlife Adventure quietly stole my heart. You take photos, clean beaches, and campaign to save a nature reserve. Perfect for winding down between boss fights.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (-70%) – A$29.90Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (-75%) – A$22.40Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (-80%) – A$17.90Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (-80%) – A$4.90The Last Campfire (-90%) – A$2.10Tales of Vesperia: Def. Ed. (-80%) – A$11.30
Expiring Recent Deals
Persona 5 Royal (-60%) – A$37.90Persona 3 Reload (-55%) – A$48.50RoboCop: Rogue City (-90%) – A$7.30Scott Pilgrim Comp. Ed. (-67%) – A$7.50Dead Cells (-60%) – A$14.30
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Legit LEGO Deals
Minecraft Turtle Beach House (-40%) – A$30Botanicals Sunny Bouquet (-40%) – A$29.90City Double-Decker Bus (-30%) – A$35Architecture Himeji Castle (-29%) – A$185
Expiring Recent Deals
Batman and Bat-Pod (-42%) – A$69City Fire Station (-36%) – A$96Fortnite Battle Bus (-31%) – A$117.90Hagrid & Harry’s Motorcycle Ride (-31%) – A$55
Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
