I don't think the games are bad, but I think the bundle impact is pretty bad because of the relative age/availability of these games or because of the specific appeal not really doing much for anyone.

Age of Wonders: Planetfall (Standard edition) and Void Bastards are/were both on Game Pass. The rest of the games seem a bit niche to me- there aren't any games that I would say a majority of subscribers are probably interested in. I feel like if you're only snagging this bundle for yourself, you probably only "want" three or fewer of the games. Maybe I'm just assuming people have pretty narrow tastes when it comes to games, but I don't think there's anything particularly meaty here. I do think a couple of these games are interesting- I enjoyed Void Bastards and I don't own it on Steam. Railway Empires could be fun for me. Metal Unit and Sigma Theory are two other games that I would probably have liked to see had I not owned both of them already, but I think Metal Unit is still probably a bit early access for a Choice bundle, though it has come a long way. I just kind of wonder where the substance of this bundle is- I think it's probably supposed to be Age of Wonders: Planetfall, but if you're not into 4X games there's no one game that makes me think "Oh, cool, this is great!" That said, the deluxe edition is nice given that the standard edition would probably "count" for a core game to build a bundle around and I personally think it's a great game (although I already own it).

I say this, but despite being personally disappointed, I actually think this bundle is probably pretty good- if I didn't own most of the games that interested me, I would probably say this is a great bundle. The problem is that Humble Choice has largely been games that are either so niche they don't appeal to (what I imagine to be) most people or so visible that they're not unique or surprising.

That said, I think I'm going to stay subscribed. I have a hunch that in the next half a year there's going to be Desperados 3, which I'm down for, and as I'm tightening my budget a bit I think they might hit a bunch of games that I would buy now, given that they've been lining up with many of the games I've been buying this last year or so. I'm also excited about a bunch of the Humble Bundle published games, and while they usually just do demos of new releases, I hope they toss in something like Fey Tactics somewhere down the line.

omg i want to stop pausing but its so bad

2 wishlisted games (albeit without DLC) and 3 others I'm mildly interested in. I'll probably get this one.

This is not the worst bundle ever but people are being a bit extreme i think. People seem to have short memories as https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/DUXSi/humble-bundle-may-2019-monthly-bundle-incl-assassins-creed-origins-uplay-no-steam was pretty bad. This one looks half decent compared to it.

This'll be the third month in a row i've paused.

Honestly, this has to be the worst monthly ever.

who keeps telling them to make bundles fit to burst with grand strategy games ):

I already own everything I want from this one (ah, except Railway Empire ... bonus!), but since I'm on a giveaway site and I'm not sure where else I'd get $250+ worth of games to give away for $12, I'm getting it.

Thank you for the thread.

Is this the first time an Early Access game has been in a monthly/choice bundle?

Oh wow. I don't think that they ever had a selection with 6 (!) wishlisted games. If that isn't worth $12, I don't know what is. ❤

Being interested in only 1 game a month seems to be the trend for me. This time it was Void Bastards (which isn't really a genre I play either, but the artstyle looks too good).

For me great monthly :). Many games i will play:). One of the best. No brainer for me:).

Last time I bought Xcom 2 on steam, Xcom 2 showed up in May bundle. This time bought Battlestar Galactica Deadlock from Steam and Sigma Theory from Fanatical. Both games showed up in July bundle...

Kinda dissapointed

Again shitty games

Definite get after a 3 month pause run.
Interested in the first 4 games, will pick\try to win out of the remaining 8.

Only interested in Void Bastards and Verlet Swing so that's a skip for this month.

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This is a great bundle!

I was going to pause because I already bought Earthlock, and have Void Bastards from a previous bundle.

They've recently released Planetfall on Mac though. That changes things, so might get it. XD

meh only 1-3 decent indie games, one of the weaker months again...

classic member here.. i very reluctantly bought it. didn't feel too good, but i did get a couple games i wanted, and i enjoy giving away games. 🤷‍♂️
already had void bastards from the australia fire bundle, and yuppie psycho was on my wishlist. grabbed a few of the lower tier games that looked good, but the other higher tier games will be given away.

Wait, where is AAA game? At least one?

You know it's bad when there's not even one game on this list I own, and not one on my wishlist either. And looking through the games, not even one I'd be interested enough to consider splitting a bundle over. I'm sure fans of strategy will enjoy some of these picks though. Just not for me. This year has marked the first time I've ever paused a monthly, and now this is the second time in a row. Maybe the people who are finding the games just really don't match up with my tastes any more.

Please excuse me for mentioning that something is wrong with "June 31th". I meant that might be July.