Happy Holidays!

I'm being indecisive on the Steam Sale on which game to enjoyably waste hours of my life with. I'm not even sure I listed the right genre but I'm looking for something like Game Dev Story, and Game Dev Tycoon on Steam. Inventory/Resource management for survival works too like This War of Mine. Units that get better through time is a nice plus. My price range is around the choices on the poll but feel free to give suggestions! :D

Off-topic question: Not sure I understand how the value of giveaways work towards your level. But for example, I buy Alien: Isolation on Steam to gift right now. Since it isn't on the bundles list, will it net me the full price on steamgifts? Or will the discounted price work towards my level instead?

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My wallet's telling me no...But my body! My body's telling me yes!~

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Prison Architect
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
Sheltered

Full price :)

I will edit it with a survival game that is less known, just gotta check it's name :)

EDIT: The game is called Dyscourse and is in bundle right now on HB. It has very interesting concept for me but may look disappointing at first sight as you can finish the game in 20 minutes. Read more about it to get the concept and know why 20 minutes playthrough isn't really a bad thing for this game :D Additionally I can recommend Novus Inceptio which is survival too but more like Ark: Survival Evolved than This War Of Mine :) The best managment game I've ever played was Football Mannager 11 - if you are into the sports you will have a lot of fun cos there are so many things that you have think about that it's just crazy :D

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Thanks for clearing that up! I might do a giveaway soon, looks like the best way to level up. I think it's gonna be SEA locked though :/

And thanks for the recommendations! Yeah, I actually picked Dyscourse up from the bundle but haven't played it yet. Seems like doing multiple playthroughs is the way to go. Novus Inceptio looks interesting and now it is wishlisted. I'm afraid I don't know much about football but I was going to check it out. Can't find it on Steam xD

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There is only Football Manager 16 avalaible on Steam I guess, though FM11 was my favourite :) Glad you liked Novus Inceptio, yay! :D

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I played PA and I enjoyed it, brings some nostalgia mixed with today's technology and style. I'd recommend it if you enjoy the general genre of "building city" found e.g. in simcity or cities: skylines.

You won't get disappointed for sure, but you shouldn't mix simulator genre with city building/management one. I mean game dev tycoon includes rather minimal of the actual simulation, it's more like pushing buttons and trying to find out a good combination. In PA/Simcity/CS, you actually need to invest your time and knowledge into building something while still keeping in mind how it will operate in future.

In general, PA recommended. If you ask me to recommend something else, I'd recommend mentioned cities skylines, if it's in your price range. Those are two really good strategy/management games, and modern ones too.

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After reviewing my choices, I think I'm gonna get PA before the sale ends or one of the games lol. Just wishlisted Cities: Skylines :)) Both games are right what I'm looking for to cure the craving. Super thanks for the recommendations! :)

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Banished! Having lots of fun trying to keep my people alive right now

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Didn't realize this was already in my wishlist! Pretty good price too. Darn it, I just might go with this along with PA instead of Cities: Skylines. So I can still do a giveaway xD

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If you can wait a bit then RimWorld is coming to Steam early next year. In January if I remember correctly. It's absolutely outstanding.

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Holy space cows this looks awesome!

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Prison Architect is THE BOMB. Highly recommended!

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Dang, thanks for the heads up. Looked interesting from the trailer.

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Gnomoria is great if you're looking for a DF-lite. I absolutely love it. $3.99 usd during the sale. 90% rating
Rimworld: saw a post above mention it, I agree it's pretty solid. Pricey compared to these steam sales of course. $30 no steam rating (yet)
Rebuild 3: This game was fun at first but I found that I lost any desire to play it after multiple playthroughs. At the current price I just can't recommend it. Still fun though. $9.74 91% rating
Banished: I can't give this a personal recommendation because I've never played it but I know a few people who have and they've had a great time. $4.99 91% rating

If you end up purchasing Prison Architect let me know what you think. I don't know anyone who personally owns it but I've had my eye on it for awhile :)

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Thanks for the info! I'll let you know how my experience goes when I get it. Probably a few days before the sale ends :)

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If you don't mind older games SimCity4,Civility Rome,Anno games,The guild games,Dungeon Keeper,Evil genius,Startropia on top of my head.There are also few new ones that are on my radar Offworld trading company,Planetbase,Cities Skylines,The spatiats,Rimworld,Banished,Gnormia,Dwarf fortres.I can suggest you even more games but they are more combat oriented.You can use my wishlist and library since I am overally interested in strategy games

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Some unusual ones:

Grass Simulator: http://store.steampowered.com/app/331200/

Fireworks Simulator: http://store.steampowered.com/app/323780/

Toilet Tycoon: http://store.steampowered.com/app/390220/

Also, here's one that looks great:

Empire TV Tycoon: http://store.steampowered.com/app/377900/

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I like experimental and unusual games, but the only interesting thing about Grass Simulator is ... its title.

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3 of your choices, PA is the best.
I have been played it 1k+ hours and the new update you can build women's prison now.
cities skyline and simcity4 are also great. :3

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