The Deal Verdict: Premium Games at Impulse-Buy Prices
This deal roundup covers current video game flash sales on Steam and the Nintendo eShop, where standout action and open-world titles have dropped to record or near-record lows that make them compelling budget games under USD 10 (approx. RM46) and firmly in impulse-buy territory for most PC and Nintendo Switch players. In plain terms: Watch Dogs 2 Gold Edition on Steam at USD 2.49 (approx. RM11.50), BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites at USD 7.99 (approx. RM37) on the Nintendo eShop, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed returning to a historic floor of USD 15.99 (approx. RM74) are all strong prices if you have even a passing interest in their genres. These are not throwaway indie curios; they are full-featured releases at clearance-level pricing, and for most players they are worth it.
In deal terms, Watch Dogs 2 Gold is the standout, delivering one of Ubisoft’s most praised open-world sandboxes for less than a café drink, while the Nintendo eShop deals create a neat mini-lineup for fans of retro horror and co-op brawlers. If you are hunting Steam game discounts or Nintendo eShop deals and want maximum value per dollar, this is an excellent moment to grab a few backlog fillers without straining your budget.
Watch Dogs 2 Gold on Steam: Complete Open World for USD 2.49
Watch Dogs 2 Gold Edition is now USD 2.49 (approx. RM11.50) on Steam, with the same bundle at USD 4.00 (approx. RM18.50) on Ubisoft’s own storefront, and the price is hard to dispute as anything other than excellent value. The Gold Edition includes the base game, the Deluxe Pack with two personalization packs, and the full Season Pass, adding hours of extra missions, new co-op difficulty modes, outfits, vehicles, and a wide set of customization items. As a modern open-world title, Watch Dogs 2 drops you into a lively version of the San Francisco Bay Area built around a hacker fantasy, with Marcus Holloway as a more upbeat protagonist than his predecessor and a world that feels brighter and more inviting than the original’s Chicago.
The core play style rewards stealth and creative hacking, using drones, remote vehicles, environmental hacks, social engineering, and chain reactions that can dismantle entire security systems before you step inside a building. According to one analysis, “for less than your morning coffee, you can spend a weekend in one of the more genuinely alive open worlds Ubisoft has ever built.” Combat is the weakest link, since the game sometimes lets you ignore the nonlethal hacker identity in favor of firepower, and some DedSec character writing can feel uneven or awkward. Still, at this price, you are getting a polished, big-budget sandbox for the cost of a single snack, which makes it one of the best Steam game discounts in the current wave.
BloodRayne Betrayal & BloodRayne 2: Retro Horror Under USD 10
A major Nintendo eShop sale has pushed two BloodRayne remasters to eye-catching prices, with BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites leading the charge. BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites has dropped to USD 7.99 (approx. RM37), down from its usual USD 19.99 (approx. RM92), marking its cheapest price since launch according to Deku Deals, and the sale is flagged as its lowest price ever, running through July 31. This side-scrolling 2D platformer is a remaster of the 2011 original, featuring high-resolution visuals, modern enhancements, and a refreshed voice cast that reunites Laura Bailey as Rayne and Troy Baker as Kagan. You control the dhampir agent across fifteen stages of hack-and-slash combat in an underground castle as she confronts her vampire father, offering a tight, stylish campaign ideal for players who enjoy classic difficulty and gothic action.
Alongside it, BloodRayne 2: ReVamped is discounted to USD 8.99 (approx. RM41) from USD 19.99 (approx. RM92), a 55% cut that matches its previous best price, with the same July 31 end date. Both games form a strong pair of budget games under USD 10 (approx. RM46) for anyone wanting a retro-horror fix on Switch. The timing aligns with the upcoming BloodRayne: Definitive Collection release for PlayStation 5 and Switch, which will bundle BloodRayne: Revamped, BloodRayne 2: Revamped, and BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites in physical and digital editions including a collector’s set. That makes these standalone Nintendo eShop deals a low-cost way to test the series before deciding whether you want the full collection later.
TMNT: Mutants Unleashed and the Wider eShop Sale
The same Nintendo eShop promotion that discounted the BloodRayne remasters also brought back a major price drop on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed. Price-history data shows the best time to grab the Switch download code was when the Nintendo eShop sold it for USD 15.99 (approx. RM74) against its regular USD 39.99 (approx. RM184), a discount that has resurfaced in the current deals wave. This co-op brawler, tied to the recent movie continuity, targets players who want straightforward beat-’em-up action with friends rather than single-player introspection, and the renewed discount puts it near its franchise-low territory. With dozens of other titles also marked down in the same sales event, this looks like one of the more substantial third-party clearance pushes of the northern summer, ideal for stacking a backlog of retro-horror, platformers, and family-friendly action before the next first-party promotion.
One important caveat: these specific price points apply to the North American storefront, while the ANZ Nintendo eShop uses its own currency, pricing, and sale calendar, so local shoppers need to check their regional store for the exact offers and dates before assuming identical discounts. Still, the headline here is simple: between Watch Dogs 2 Gold on Steam and the Nintendo eShop deals on BloodRayne Betrayal, BloodRayne 2: ReVamped, and TMNT: Mutants Unleashed, PC and Switch players can pick up professional-quality games for what amounts to a handful of café stops.
Buy if / Skip if
- Buy the Watch Dogs 2 Gold Edition deal if you want a lively open-world sandbox with a complete DLC bundle at a steep Steam game discount.
- Skip the Watch Dogs 2 Gold Edition deal if you dislike stealth and hacking-focused gameplay or find Ubisoft-style open worlds exhausting.
- Buy the BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites deal if you enjoy challenging 2D platformers with gothic hack-and-slash combat and appreciate getting it at its lowest price ever on the Nintendo eShop.
- Skip the BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites deal if you prefer long, open-world RPGs over shorter, stage-based action games and are not drawn to retro horror.
- Buy the BloodRayne 2: ReVamped deal if you want another budget game under USD 10 (approx. RM46) to build a vampire-hunter backlog ahead of the Definitive Collection release.
- Skip the BloodRayne 2: ReVamped deal if you plan to buy the full BloodRayne: Definitive Collection and do not need standalone copies right now.
- Buy the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed deal if you want a family-friendly co-op brawler at a near-franchise-low Nintendo eShop price.
- Skip the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed deal if you mainly play solo and do not care about the TMNT license or straightforward beat-’em-up combat.
