This Weekend’s Verdict: Yes, These Game Deals Are Worth It
This weekend’s Nintendo eShop sale and Steam game deals form a cross-platform flash event where several notable titles drop to historic lows or launch with steep discounts, giving budget-conscious players rare chances to grab franchise entries and new releases at prices that significantly undercut their usual store listings. In short: if you have a backlog wish list, this is a weekend worth spending on games. BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites falls to USD 7.99 (approx. RM37) from USD 19.99 (approx. RM93), its cheapest price since launch, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed returns to a near-record floor at USD 15.99 (approx. RM74), both on the Nintendo eShop. On PC, Palworld hits version 1.0 and celebrates with a 30% launch discount at USD 20.99 (approx. RM97), rather than a price hike, across multiple storefronts. For most players, those price points qualify as strong value.
Nintendo eShop Sale: Record-Low Vampire Hunts and Turtle Brawls
On the Nintendo eShop sale, the standout deal is BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites at USD 7.99 (approx. RM37), down from its usual USD 19.99 (approx. RM93) and flagged as its lowest price ever since launch, according to price-tracking data. This remaster of the 2011 side-scrolling action game adds high-resolution visuals, modern tweaks, and a refreshed voice cast with Laura Bailey and Troy Baker reprising their original roles. You guide dhampir agent Rayne through fifteen stages of hack-and-slash combat in an underground castle while confronting her vampire father, making the current discount a strong entry point for anyone curious about the cult series. BloodRayne 2: ReVamped sits alongside it at USD 8.99 (approx. RM42), matching its previous best price from a USD 19.99 (approx. RM93) list, and TMNT: Mutants Unleashed returns to about USD 15.99 (approx. RM74) from USD 39.99 (approx. RM186), matching its franchise-low territory.
According to Deku Deals, “BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites is currently listed at USD 7.99, down 60% from its USD 19.99 list price, with the sale flagged as the lowest price ever.”
Palworld’s 1.0 Launch Discount Leads Steam Game Deals
On PC, the headline offer is the Palworld launch discount. The creature-collecting survival game has left Steam Early Access and entered version 1.0, and instead of raising the price, the developer is selling it at USD 20.99 (approx. RM97), a 30% reduction from its standard price across Steam and key retailers like Fanatical, GamesPlanet, and Green Man Gaming as part of the weekend download deals. That timing is ideal for players who waited for a feature-complete build; you get the finished core game and pay less than the usual tag. Green Man Gaming customers can push the effective price lower on eligible titles via an extra 15% code, further boosting value for deal hunters. Surrounding promotions deepen the PC savings: Steam lists Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced with a Great White Shark Card at USD 19.79 (approx. RM91), a 67% discount, alongside Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Definitive Edition at the same price.
With the Steam Summer Sale now over, these are standalone offers rather than a unified event, so deal windows and discounted key stock can vary by retailer.
Stacked Weekend Savings Across Consoles and PC
What makes this weekend especially strong is how savings stack across platforms. On consoles, dozens of third-party Switch titles join the Nintendo eShop sale wave that has driven BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed to historic floors, forming one of the more substantial clearance-style promotions of the northern summer for budget game prices. On PC, Palworld’s launch discount coincides with significant cuts on big-name RPGs, horror games, and shooters: Persona 5 Royal and Metaphor: ReFantazio see steep reductions at one retailer, while Silent Hill f, Resident Evil Requiem, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and Marathon are marked down across others, with some offers tied to publisher integrations. Taken together, the result is a rare weekend when filling out a multi-platform library costs far less than usual, provided you move before these standalone store deals expire or key stock dries up.
Buy if / Skip if
- Buy the BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites deal if you want a stylish 2D hack-and-slash at its lowest-ever Nintendo eShop price and enjoy cult action franchises.
- Skip the BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites deal if you dislike challenging side-scrollers or have no interest in retro-styled vampire action games.
- Buy the Palworld deal if you were waiting for version 1.0 and want to lock in a 30% Steam launch discount before standalone promotions end.
- Skip the Palworld deal if creature-collecting survival games are not your genre or you prefer to wait for future content updates and deeper discounts.
- Buy the TMNT: Mutants Unleashed deal if you want a family-friendly co-op brawler at a franchise-low Nintendo eShop price for couch multiplayer sessions.
- Skip the TMNT: Mutants Unleashed deal if you only play single-player or feel indifferent toward licensed beat-’em-ups tied to movie continuities.
