Are This Week’s Game Sales Worth Your Money?
This week’s major game sales across the Epic Games Store, the Nintendo Switch eShop and Steam are limited-time promotions that cut prices by as much as 95% on thousands of titles, bundle in free DLC and even throw in full games you can permanently claim for zero cost, giving bargain hunters a rare chance to expand their libraries cheaply across PC and console platforms.
In plain terms, yes, there are real deals here. Epic’s headline Epic Games Store sale hits more than 3,000 PC game discounts up to 95% off and adds two free titles to keep. Nintendo Switch eShop deals quietly push several games close to historic lows, while one Steam RPG has reached its biggest discount yet. However, the best value depends on what you play. Co-op fans and open-world RPG lovers get strong offers; story-focused players on Switch should watch specific titles rather than the whole sale. Below, we break down the standout PC game sales, console bargains and whether each is worth locking in before timers run out.
Epic Games Store Summer Sale: 3,000+ Games Up to 95% Off
The Epic Games Store sale is the broadest of the bunch, with more than 3,000 PC games discounted by as much as 95% until 3 p.m. UTC on July 30. That sheer volume makes it one of the most aggressive PC game sales running right now. Mid-range deals include Hazelight’s co-op adventure Split Fiction, which has dropped to USD 32.49 (approx. RM151) with a 35% discount, giving duo players a cheaper route into its sci-fi and fantasy mash-up campaign. Screamer, a story-driven anime racer, is 50% off for fans who want high-speed solo or versus play.
The real standout, though, is the free games. Luto and Echo Generation: Midnight Edition can be claimed for zero cost from now until Thursday, July 23, at 11 a.m. EDT, and once added they stay in your library permanently. Luto is a psychological horror game about being trapped in a haunted home, built around themes of grief and isolation, while Echo Generation is a cute turn-based RPG that casts kids investigating a supernatural suburban mystery and leans heavily into Stranger Things-style vibes. “From now until Thursday, July 23, at 11 a.m. EDT, players can add Echo Generation and Luto to their Epic Games library at no cost.”
Nintendo Switch eShop Deals: Fantasy Life i, Venba and Worms Armageddon
Nintendo Switch eShop deals work differently to a single banner sale. Publishers rotate discounts in and out, so games can quietly hit their lowest prices without a flashy front-page promotion. The latest wave focuses on Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, Venba and Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition, delivering some of the store’s deeper cuts on indie and niche titles. LEVEL-5’s slow-life RPG Fantasy Life i, which lets you juggle 14 different in-game Lives across jobs like cooking, fishing and combat, carries a recommended price of USD 59.99 (approx. RM278) but is currently at USD 41.99 (approx. RM195), a 30% discount.
For classic artillery chaos, Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition normally retails for USD 24.99 (approx. RM116) on the Switch eShop. A price-tracking site recorded its best ever price at USD 12.49 (approx. RM58), effectively half of its list price, in a previous sale window, and the current cycle is described as close to that historic floor. The Anniversary Edition bundles the original PC release, its Game Boy counterpart and a documentary on the series’ 25-year history, so you get more than a bare-bones port. Venba, a narrative cooking game about an Indian immigrant mother rebuilding her family cookbook in 1980s Canada, has also repeated sizeable discounts in past rotations, dropping as low as USD 4.94 (approx. RM23) from its USD 14.99 (approx. RM69) list price. That pattern of returning low prices makes Venba one of the safer bets if you can catch it again.
Steam’s Big Cut: Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon at 50% Off
On Steam, the headline deal is Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, an indie open-world RPG that has been repeatedly compared to Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls series. The base game and its Sanctuary of Sarras expansion are both 50% off, and the developers label this as the biggest sale the game has run since launch. That discount also applies to the Supporters Pack and bundle editions like the Excalibur Edition and Adventurer Pack, which combine the core RPG with its first full expansion, giving newcomers a way to grab the whole package at half price.
Tainted Grail is pitched as a mature, first-person open-world RPG set in a dark Arthurian fantasy realm, letting you shape the legacy of King Arthur’s reign 600 years after his fall. Sanctuary of Sarras adds around 15 hours of new adventures, and the sale is timed with a fresh free DLC drop that introduces new weapons and armor for archer and sorcerer builds, plus patch 1.25 with various fixes and improvements. “The base game and the Sanctuary of Sarras expansion are both 50% off, alongside a new free DLC drop and patch 1.25.” If you have been waiting for a Bethesda-style RPG without paying full price, this is the moment to consider buying.
Buy if / Skip if
- Buy the Epic Games Store sale if you want to stock up on PC game sales with discounts up to 95% and grab Luto and Echo Generation free before July 23.
- Skip the Epic Games Store sale if none of the 3,000 discounted games or the two free titles match your taste in genres and you prefer curated picks over browsing huge lists.
- Buy the Nintendo Switch eShop deals if you have been eyeing Fantasy Life i or Worms Armageddon and are waiting for discounts close to their historic low prices.
- Skip the Nintendo Switch eShop deals if you do not care about slow-life RPGs, narrative cooking games or classic artillery remasters and prefer bigger first-party releases instead.
- Buy the Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon deals if you want a Bethesda-style open-world RPG on Steam at its steepest discount ever with a free DLC drop and patch 1.25.
- Skip the Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon deals if technical rough edges in ambitious indie RPGs put you off and you would rather wait for further patches or deeper price cuts.
