This turned into a much better week for PC deals than I initially expected. There are quite a few top-tier games here at seriously tempting prices, along with some indie gems you definitely won’t want to miss.
Just think: this bundle includes XCOM 2 for around $3, or King’s Bounty for $1, much less than the price of a coffee for a legendary PC title, and that’s just the beginning. So take a few minutes and see what this late-August list has to offer. I have included both Steam and GOG deals.
Persona 3 Reload
Deal: 65% off – $20.99 on Steam. Ends August 24, 2026.
Let’s begin with the most expensive game on the list. That might not sound like the most enthusiastic introduction to a sale, but dropping Persona 3 Reload from $59.99 to $20.99 is still a considerable reduction, especially for anyone who has been waiting for Atlus’ remake to move out of premium-price territory.
The story follows a student who discovers the Dark Hour, a hidden period existing between one day and the next. While most people remain trapped inside coffins, dangerous creatures called Shadows roam the city, and an enormous tower known as Tartarus appears in place of the local school.
The familiar Persona rhythm is all here. Days are divided among school, social relationships, activities, and nighttime expeditions, while turn-based battles revolve around elemental weaknesses, Persona management, and building a party capable of surviving the upper levels of Tartarus.
I have always considered Persona 3 one of the strongest stories in the series. Its atmosphere is heavier than the one found in Persona 4 or Persona 5, and its themes become increasingly powerful as the journey progresses.
At $20.99, this is still a larger purchase than most games below, but it is also one of the week’s main attractions.
In Stars and Time
Deal: 40% off – $11.99 on Steam. Ends August 22, 2026.
Not every worthwhile discount needs an 80% or 90% badge next to it. In Stars and Time, a smaller RPG, it is also the sort of game that benefits from knowing as little as possible before starting. The basic premise is simple enough: Siffrin and their companions are approaching the end of their adventure, ready to confront the ruler who has frozen the country in time.
Then everything goes wrong. Siffrin dies and wakes up at the beginning of the same period, trapped inside a cycle that forces them to relive the party’s final days. Information learned during one attempt can open new possibilities in the next, but the emotional weight of repeating conversations and watching the same events unfold gradually begins to affect the protagonist.
Combat uses a turn-based rock-paper-scissors structure, although the real strength of the game lies in its characters, dialogue, and handling of the time-loop premise.
I would not describe $11.99 as an impulse-buy price compared with some of the absurd bargains elsewhere in this sale. Still, this is one of the most distinctive narrative RPGs on the list, and probably the game whose story is easiest to spoil by reading too much about it.
Empire of Sin
Deal: 75% off – $9.99 on Steam. Ends August 24, 2026.
Empire of Sin is messy. I do not mean that entirely as criticism. Running a criminal organization in Prohibition-era Chicago probably should involve a certain amount of chaos, poor decisions, sudden betrayals, and carefully negotiated relationships collapsing because somebody started shooting.
You begin by selecting a mob boss, each carrying different skills and bonuses, before establishing rackets across the city. Speakeasies, casinos, brothels, and breweries generate income, but rival organizations are attempting to control the same neighborhoods.
Diplomacy plays an important role. Alliances can be negotiated, enemies temporarily tolerated, and business arrangements established before the inevitable conflict begins. When negotiations fail, disputes move into turn-based tactical battles built around cover, weapon ranges, character abilities, and gang composition.
The game has always felt as though several ambitious systems are competing for attention at the same time. Some work better than others, but that unpredictability is also responsible for many of its best stories.
At $9.99, experimenting with Romero Games’ gangster strategy RPG becomes a much easier proposition than it was at the original $39.99 price.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon & Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Yakuza: Like a Dragon – 60% off, $7.99 on Steam. Ends August 27, 2026.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – 75% off, $17.49 on Steam. Ends August 27, 2026.
Two enormous Ichiban Kasuga adventures for a combined $25.48. That is probably the strongest two-game proposition in the entire sale, especially for someone who has not yet experienced the series’ transformation into a turn-based RPG.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon introduces Ichiban as a low-ranking yakuza who accepts responsibility for a crime he did not commit. After spending 18 years in prison, he returns to discover that the organization he once served has changed and that his former patriarch apparently wants him dead.
Ichiban interprets the world through his love of classic JRPGs, which helps explain why street fights unfold like exaggerated turn-based battles. The job system allows party members to become musicians, chefs, bodyguards, dealers, hosts, and several other professions, each carrying its own skills and combat role.
Infinite Wealth reunites Ichiban with Kazuma Kiryu and takes the series to Hawaii. Its combat system gives positioning a larger role, allowing characters to move within a limited area, line up attacks, knock enemies into one another, and coordinate with nearby allies.
It is bigger, mechanically richer, and somehow even more excessive than its predecessor. There are management activities, side stories, arcade games, social systems, optional dungeons, and enough distractions to make the main objective disappear from your thoughts for hours.
I would still play them in order. Infinite Wealth works on its own at a mechanical level, but much of its emotional weight depends on understanding Ichiban, Kiryu, and the people surrounding them.
XCOM 2
Deal: 85% off – $2.99 on Steam. Ends August 27, 2026.
Three dollars. There is not much more I need to say about the price. XCOM 2 imagines a future in which humanity lost the war against the alien invasion. Earth is now controlled by ADVENT, a seemingly benevolent administration hiding a much darker purpose, while the remnants of XCOM operate as a mobile resistance force.
The strategic layer revolves around managing the Avenger, researching alien technology, contacting resistance cells, recruiting soldiers, and responding to an increasing number of threats. Tactical missions place small squads against superior enemy forces, where cover, positioning, ability combinations, destructible environments, and an occasionally infuriating percentage system decide who returns home.
Soldiers develop personalities simply by surviving. A rookie who barely contributes during the opening missions might eventually become the most valuable member of the squad, which makes losing them several hours later genuinely painful.
The War of the Chosen expansion is also discounted by 80%, bringing it down to $3.99 during the same promotion. It significantly expands the campaign through new factions, soldier classes, enemies, relationships, and the recurring Chosen adversaries.
Even without the expansion, $2.99 for XCOM 2 is one of those deals that feels almost impossible to argue against.
Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
Deal: 90% off – $2.99 on Steam. Ends August 24, 2026.
This might be the purest bargain on the list. Encased is an isometric CRPG set inside an enormous structure known as the Dome. The world beneath it contains advanced technology, dangerous anomalies, forgotten ruins, and artifacts capable of changing human civilization.
Naturally, the expedition sent to investigate does not go according to plan. Character creation begins with one of five divisions, each representing a different role within the organization operating under the Dome. From there, the game opens into a familiar CRPG mixture of exploration, dialogue, skill checks, faction relationships, turn-based battles, and quests that can often be approached through several methods.
You can talk your way through a problem, hack equipment, steal what you need, rely on scientific knowledge, or solve the situation with weapons. Your statistics and background influence more than combat, which is exactly what I want to see from this kind of RPG.
Encased has rough edges, and its pacing can occasionally lose momentum. I would not place it beside the very best games in the genre, but at $2.99, it does not need to compete with them. There is a substantial post-apocalyptic campaign here for less than the price of a coffee in many cities.
Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark
Deal: 85% off – $4.49 on GOG. Ends August 22, 2026.
Anyone who has followed TurnBasedLovers for a while has probably seen Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark mentioned more than once. There is a good reason for that.
This is one of the clearest modern successors to Final Fantasy Tactics, carrying forward the grid-based battles, extensive job system, character customization, and carefully constructed encounters associated with that particular branch of tactical RPGs.
The story follows Kyrie, an Arbiter responsible for maintaining order throughout a land governed by the powerful Immortal Council. After witnessing a disturbing act of violence, she becomes involved in a much larger conflict concerning corruption, political power, and the future of the organization she serves.
Its greatest strength is the freedom provided by the class system. Characters can change professions, retain abilities learned elsewhere, equip passive skills, and gradually develop into very specific tactical roles. Building the squad is often as enjoyable as using it.
The hand-drawn presentation may not appeal to everyone immediately, but the systems underneath are excellent. At $4.49, this is one of my easiest recommendations of the week—and one I have already made plenty of times in the past.
King’s Bounty: The Legend
Deal: 85% off – approximately $1.05 on GOG. Ends August 22, 2026.
At roughly one dollar, this barely feels like a purchasing decision. King’s Bounty: The Legend revived the classic strategy RPG formula with a structure built around real-time exploration and turn-based battles. You travel across a colorful fantasy world, complete quests, recruit creatures, collect artifacts, develop your hero, and repeatedly find armies that looked considerably less dangerous from a distance.
Combat moves onto small tactical arenas where units represent stacks of creatures. Positioning, initiative, spells, resistances, unit abilities, and army composition all matter, while losses can become difficult to replace if you are careless during a long expedition.
The world has an almost storybook quality, mixing traditional fantasy with humor, strange characters, hidden locations, and quests that do not always unfold as expected.
Its interface and structure clearly belong to an earlier generation, but the central loop remains dangerously effective. Explore one more location, fight one more army, return to town for one more group of recruits, and suddenly several hours have disappeared.
This would already be a good historical addition to a strategy library. For almost $1, it becomes one of the week’s most ridiculous deals.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns
Deal: Digital+ Edition at 80% off – $15.99 on Steam. Ends August 27, 2026.
Be careful with this one. The discounted product is the Digital+ Edition, not the standard edition. The base game is currently still displayed at its regular price, so make sure you select the correct package before purchasing.
With that warning out of the way, Marvel’s Midnight Suns is absolutely worth discussing.
Firaxis took the studio’s experience with tactical combat and created something very different from XCOM. Battles use ability cards drawn from individual hero decks, while positioning, environmental attacks, knockbacks, resource generation, and team composition create the tactical layer.
It is not a traditional deckbuilder. You are not constantly replacing the entire deck or starting again after every failed run. Cards represent the abilities each hero can bring into battle, and upgrading them is part of the broader RPG progression.
Between missions, the Hunter explores the Abbey, develops friendships with Marvel heroes, investigates mysteries, and participates in conversations that range from genuinely interesting to wonderfully awkward. The social side received a lot of attention before release, but I still think the combat was the part that marketing struggled to communicate properly.
Once everything begins interacting, hero abilities, environmental objects, card draws, positioning, and team synergies, the tactical system becomes far more intelligent than the superhero presentation might initially suggest.
Monster Sanctuary
Deal: Deluxe Edition at 75% off – $7.49 on Steam. Ends August 24, 2026.
Here is another edition-specific discount. The standard version of Monster Sanctuary is not currently reduced. The deal applies to the Deluxe Edition, which contains the base game, the digital Monster Journal, and the soundtrack.
The game itself sits somewhere between a monster-collecting RPG and a Metroidvania. You explore interconnected areas, use creature abilities to reach new locations, find hidden paths, and build a team for three-versus-three turn-based battles.
Its pixel-art presentation can make the systems look simpler than they really are. Every monster has its own skill tree, passive bonuses, equipment choices, and potential role within the party. A creature that appears unimpressive in isolation can become essential when placed beside allies capable of triggering the right buffs, debuffs, shields, or combo effects.
That emphasis on synergy is what separates Monster Sanctuary from many other creature collectors. You are not only hunting for statistically stronger monsters. You are constructing a group whose abilities interact correctly.
I have always thought this was one of the smartest games in its particular corner of the genre. The Deluxe extras are optional, but since the discounted package costs far less than the undiscounted base game, the choice is currently straightforward.
Flint: Treasure of Oblivion
Deal: 70% off – $7.49 on GOG. Ends August 22, 2026.
Pirates, comic-book panels, cards, dice, and tactical battles. Flint: Treasure of Oblivion does not lack ideas.
The adventure follows Captain Flint and his crew as they search for a legendary treasure. Its story is presented through illustrated comic panels, while exploration moves between settlements, wilderness areas, ships, and locations inspired by historical piracy.
During combat, crew members occupy a grid and act through a system involving skills, cards, and dice. Party composition matters because different pirates bring their own weapons and specialties, while combining crew members can unlock additional abilities.
The dice introduce uncertainty, so even a sensible plan can occasionally take an unpleasant turn. That is appropriate for a pirate adventure, although it also means anyone who dislikes random elements in tactical combat may find parts of the system frustrating.
This is one of the more difficult games on the list to recommend without qualifications. Its ideas are interesting, but its structure requires more patience than the best tactical RPGs usually demand.
The 70% discount changes the conversation. At $7.49, curiosity becomes a much more reasonable reason to climb aboard.
Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia
Deal: 50% off – $19.99 on Steam. Ends August 25, 2026.
The percentage is smaller here, and the final price is still close to $20. Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia earns its place because it is a fairly uncommon type of strategy RPG: one that treats an entire continent as the battlefield.
You choose one of six powers and attempt to conquer Runersia through a cycle divided between organization and attack phases. Knights must be assigned to bases, monsters recruited, troops arranged, equipment managed, and neighboring territories evaluated before the armies begin moving.
When two forces collide, the action shifts to turn-based battles fought across hexagonal maps. Knights command groups of monsters, and their effectiveness depends on class, level, elemental affinity, positioning, and the composition of the surrounding army.
There are more than 100 knights and over 50 types of monsters, meaning each faction develops differently depending on who you recruit and which creatures survive long enough to evolve.
This is not a strategy RPG built around a single linear campaign. It is closer to a fantasy war simulation in which every playthrough develops its own sequence of invasions, defeats, unlikely victories, and territorial disasters.
The $19.99 price is less dramatic than the other bargains here, but Brigandine can easily justify the difference for anyone who enjoys long-form conquest games.
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains
Deal: 50% off – $6.99 on Steam. Ends August 31, 2026.
One of the oldest games on the list also takes us on its most unusual journey. Originally released in 1999, Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains follows a Frankish knight named Septem, whose search for an invincible method of warfare leads him away from Venice and across a world shaped by European, Middle Eastern, Indian, and Chinese history.
The result is a role-playing adventure in which different cultures, religions, legends, and historical events gradually intersect.
Its structure belongs firmly to the classic JRPG tradition. You explore towns and dungeons, speak with characters, gather a party, and enter turn-based battles against human opponents and mythological creatures.
The game’s age is impossible to hide, particularly in its interface and presentation. At the same time, that is part of the attraction. This is a chance to experience an influential Chinese RPG that many Western players never encountered when it was originally released.
At $6.99, it is not the cheapest classic in this week’s sales—that honor comfortably belongs to King’s Bounty—but it may be the most historically interesting.
Ash of Gods: The Way
Deal: 80% off – $4.99 on GOG. Ends August 22, 2026.
Let’s close with another game built around cards, although Ash of Gods: The Way approaches them differently from Marvel’s Midnight Suns.
You follow Finn, a young man sent into enemy territory to master a series of tactical tournaments known as the Way. His real objective is to prevent a war, but doing so requires learning the rules of each competition and surviving opponents who have been preparing for far longer.
Decks contain warriors, equipment, spells, and support abilities drawn from several factions. Battles take place on compact boards, but objectives and rules change regularly. Some encounters ask you to defeat the opposing commander, while others revolve around survival, defense, movement, or controlling parts of the battlefield.
That variety prevents a single powerful deck from solving every problem. Cards can be upgraded, new combinations tested, and the lineup adjusted after seeing what the next opponent brings.
Story decisions also matter, and losing a battle does not always result in a traditional game-over screen. Failure can redirect events and force Finn to live with the consequences.
At $4.99, The Way is an excellent option for someone who wants tactical deckbuilding but has already exhausted the usual roguelites.
These are the games that stood out to me this week thanks to their seriously aggressive pricing. Either way, let me know what you think by reaching out on my social channels linked below. Have a great rest of your day. Ciao
