Mercenary disasters, questionable kingdoms, and several excellent reasons to ignore the games you already own.
Here we are with the column I’ll now call “The Weekly RPG Wallet Killer”. The name already gives you a pretty good idea of the intentions and the kind of damage it might cause, but for anyone who needs the simple version, here it is.
This is where I collect my weekly recommendations for RPGs, strategy games, and everything else connected to the TBL world: turn-based games with discounts so deep that it’s hard to look away.
I’m sorry for your backlog, I’m sorry for your free time, and most of all, I’m sorry for your wallet. Although, technically, these are heavily discounted games, so maybe I’m actually helping your wallet. Or maybe not?
That probably deserves a much deeper philosophical discussion, but for now, it’s better to get straight into my recommendations and leave the talking aside.
Let’s start with Darkest Dungeon at 85% off, because managing stressed employees apparently counts as escapism now. Choosing the right party and knowing when to retreat can stop another expedition from becoming a memorial service.
One of my favorite strategy RPGs, and one that has left me with plenty of scars. Battle Brothers, discounted by 70%, takes that questionable hiring model on the road: recruit mercenaries, choose contracts, and fight hex-based battles where accepting the wrong job can be your first fatal mistake. I prefer Battle Brothers for the stories that emerge as your company grows, and occasionally falls apart.
A smaller group doesn’t necessarily mean fewer problems. Dead in Vinland is 90% off, tasking you with keeping a stranded Viking family alive by dividing work between exhausted survivors while balancing food, health, and morale. Subterrain: Mines of Titan, at 45% off, relocates those survival concerns to a mining colony on Saturn’s moon. Every step advances time, supplies need watching, and the settlement still needs attention while you’re underground. Apparently, moving farther away doesn’t solve anything.
The staffing situation remains questionable in The Last Spell, discounted by 75%, where a handful of heroes defend a settlement against nightly monster hordes.
Strong character builds and attacks that hit several enemies help compensate for being outnumbered by several hundred. 9 Kings, meanwhile, is 50% off in Early Access and lets its armies fight automatically. Your job is arranging cards, troops, and buildings into increasingly ridiculous combinations. It’s our autobattler detour for anyone who enjoys experimenting until the numbers get silly.
Prefer giving the orders yourself? Shields of Loyalty is 45% off, with formations, commander abilities, and supporting units rewarding coordinated attacks. Or replace the cavalry with enormous robots in Super Robot Wars 30’s Digital Deluxe Edition, now 70% off. This mecha anime crossover lets you develop pilots and upgrade their machines between tactical battles. Deciding who receives the next upgrade is easier when you’re being rational. Unfortunately, your favorite robot is standing right there.
Keeping the science fiction but focusing on attack order, Star Renegades is 83% off. Interrupting enemies and delaying dangerous moves makes its party battles appealing to anyone who enjoys dismantling an opponent’s plans. Roguebook, at 93% off, scratches a similar itch through deckbuilding: pair two heroes, switch who stands at the front, and use ink to reveal a hex-based map. Both invite the dangerous sentence, “One more run, then I’m done.”
The cards stay, but the atmosphere softens in Moonstone Island, discounted by 75%. Grow crops, meet villagers, explore floating islands, and collect Spirits for card-based battles. Anyone incapable of leaving a cute creature unoptimized can move straight into Monster Sanctuary, also 75% off.
Its monsters have skill trees to develop, team synergies to explore, and abilities that open routes through a side-scrolling world. Friendship is valuable, but have you considered your new companion’s contribution to the party?
For a more traditional creature-catching journey, Coromon matches that 75% discount, sending a rookie researcher across varied regions to investigate powerful Titans. A considerably less conventional hero awaits in Born of Bread at 85% off: Loaf, an actual flour golem. His adventure pairs turn-based battles with timed button inputs, companions, and environmental puzzles. I’m glad somebody finally looked at an RPG protagonist and decided he needed more carbohydrates.
Those timed inputs lead us toward Worldless, discounted by 70%, though its abstract environments are a long way from Loaf’s cheerful surroundings. Platforming exploration connects battles where attacks and defenses require active execution during alternating turns.
Arco, at 60% off, tests your planning differently: actions resolve simultaneously, so you need to anticipate enemy movement and incoming danger. Its intertwined stories and Mesoamerican-inspired setting also make it worth considering when another familiar fantasy kingdom doesn’t quite do it for you.
For a gentler-looking journey, Terra Memoria is 75% off, following six companions investigating a crystal shortage and aggressive ancient machines. Crafting, construction, and evenings around the campfire provide breathing room between battles. Edge of Eternity, discounted by 90%, turns the drama back up as Daryon and Selene search for a cure to the Corrosion.
I’d consider it for a sweeping JRPG adventure, provided you’re shopping for something to play and haven’t simply developed a hobby of collecting large discount percentages. That fantasy detour also brings us to Dark Deity at 80% off. Developing its army means choosing classes, assigning battlefield roles, and deciding which characters earn a place in your lineup.
For a very different approach to career development, Yakuza: Like a Dragon is 60% off, while Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is discounted by 75%. I’d start with the former to meet Ichiban Kasuga and his unlikely friends before following the sequel to Hawaii. Both mix turn-based job systems with crime drama, absurd substories, and enough distractions to make the main quest wonder whether you’ve moved away.
These two offers run through October 15. Buying both settles what you’ll play next; finding the time remains entirely your problem.
My advice? Choose something you’re genuinely excited to start. One bargain you actually play beats five gathering digital dust, although I appreciate that this is a suspiciously responsible conclusion to an article that just encouraged you to buy more RPGs. Now let me know if I managed to scratch an itch. See you at the next one. Ciao
The Wallet Damage Report: This Week’s Deals
- Darkest Dungeon — 85% off — $3.74
- Battle Brothers — 70% off — $8.99
- Dead in Vinland — 90% off — $1.99
- Subterrain: Mines of Titan — 45% off — $10.99
- The Last Spell — 75% off — $6.24
- 9 Kings — 50% off — $9.99
- Shields of Loyalty — 45% off — $10.99
- Super Robot Wars 30 — Digital Deluxe Edition — 70% off — $25.49
- Star Renegades — 83% off — $4.24
- Roguebook — 93% off — $1.74
- Moonstone Island — 75% off — $4.99
- Monster Sanctuary — Deluxe Edition — 75% off — $7.49
- Coromon — 75% off — $4.99
- Born of Bread — 85% off — $3.74
- Worldless — 70% off — $5.99
- Arco — 60% off — $7.99
- Terra Memoria — 75% off — $4.99
- Edge of Eternity — 90% off — $2.99
- Dark Deity — 80% off — $4.99
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon — 60% off — $7.99
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth — 75% off — $17.49
Prices are in USD and may vary by region. Discounts are subject to change.
