Bundles, Bundles everywhere!

[Solitude]

Is the Humble Monthly really worth it?

I looked at it and most months I will give away everything, so $12 to waste. This month (or is it Feb) at least there is XCom2 which is a big AAA title, but most titles in the past few months I am not interested in.

If there was a AAA title every month (that would interest me), I would perhaps feel differently about it.

I've been very happy with it. My taste in games differ from the mainstream however. There hasn't been a month that didn't have a couple of games from my wishlist... Or actually there was one month that was quite bad in my opinion. Overall I've been so happy that in November I paid for a whole year, basically getting a month free.

[Blazzok]

Is the Humble Monthly really worth it?

I looked at it and most months I will give away everything, so $12 to waste. This month (or is it Feb) at least there is XCom2 which is a big AAA title, but most titles in the past few months I am not interested in.

If there was a AAA title every month (that would interest me), I would perhaps feel differently about it.

I subbed just for this (next?) month to get XCOM2, since the price was really good.

After the payment went through I cancelled my sub again so I don't pay for the following month. I'll only sub again if there is a game I really want and the price is good

[GregRedd]

Is the Humble Monthly really worth it?

I've been very happy with it.

I've been a Humble Monthly subscriber since December 2015. Of the 15 months I think I've been disappointed by 2. Sure, a fair number of the games included either don't interest me, or are already in my library (some of which allow me to PayItForward by putting them on SteamGifts for the MyG community), but on the whole I'm pretty sure I've got more than fair value from the $12 monthly sub price.

The February bundle is a good case in point, with at least 4 titles that are, imho, probably worth the $12/R160 sub by themselves:

• XCOM2, was in my wishlist since its announcement, at R600 was waiting for it to go on a Steam Sale or something. Now I don't have to anymore.
• ABZU, been in my wishlist for ages, was actually going to pick it up for the XBox at the end of this month.
• Ryse Son of Rome, bit old now, bit still a terrific game. Is in my library, so this one is going to SteamGifts shortly.
• Project Highrise, a bit niche in its appeal sure, but if you like strategy and management sims it's a solid game. Also in my library, so another one to gift.

I guess it comes down to whether you feel its a value buy or not. You could do what many others do and just sub for the next months lead game if it's something that interests you, and then hopefully get a few additional surprises when they release the full list. Next month has Total War: Warhammer on offer, another R600 game - if it's a title that you'd like, sub now for March, and then cancel once you have the key.

(Or you could just wait for me to put it up on SteamGifts maybe )

[czc]

Hell yeah, I wanted Project Highrise. Ryse is also a bonus.

[FarligOpptreden]

Another bundle I'm disappointed I didn't get. Been meaning to get ABZU and Project Highrise for a while now. I already have Ryse and don't care much for XCOM 2, shocking as that may sound. I would've gifted both of those... Guess I'm not much of a gambler.

[GregRedd]

Humble have just launched a new $30+ bundle... called the Freedom Bundle because 100% of the proceeds are going to The American Civil Liberties Union, Doctors Without Borders, and the International Rescue Committee. (You choose how you'd like to spread your payment.) And while $30 is a fair bit of change for a Humble Bundle, it's chockablock with goodies:

Games:

• Stardew Valley
• Subnautica
• Day of the Tentacle
• Overgrowth Steam key
• Nuclear Throne
• Invisible, Inc.
• Super Meat Boy
• Octodad Dadliest Catch
• World of Goo
• Mushroom 11
• No Time to Explain
• Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
• Super Hexagon
• VVVVVV
• Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition
• The Stanley Parable
• The Swapper
• Thirty Flights of Loving
• Spirits
• Human Resource Machine
• ROCKETSROCKETSROCKETS
• 2064: Read Only Memories
• A Virus Named Tom
• 7 Grand Steps
• Mini Metro
• Retro Game Crunch
• Tower of Guns
• Waking Mars
• Song of the Deep
• Monster Loves You
• AI War: Fleet Command
• Sproggiwood
• Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore A Fedora Deluxe
• Secrets of Raetikon
• Girls Like Robots
• Ellipsis
• Streamline Early Access
• Ninja Pizza Girl
• Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball

Audio Books:

• Information Doesn't Want To Be Free - Audiobook (Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, read by Wil Wheaton)
• Walkaway: Chapter One Preview - Audiobook (Cory Doctorow, read by Wil Wheaton)

eBooks:

• R in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition (O'Reilly)
• The Boys Vol. 1: The Name of the Game (Writer Garth Ennis, Artist Darick Robertson, Dynamite Entertainment)
• A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff (Neil Gaiman's out of print collectible book of short fiction, essays, and poems)
• The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy: Practical Tips for Staying Safe Online (No Starch Press)
• Any Empire (Nate Powell, IDW)

Worth a buy? Yes.
https://www.humblebundle.com/freedom

[MetalSoup]

Humble have just launched a new $30+ bundle... called the Freedom Bundle because 100% of the proceeds are going to The American Civil Liberties Union, Doctors Without Borders, and the International Rescue Committee. (You choose how you'd like to spread your payment.) And while $30 is a fair bit of change for a Humble Bundle, it's chockablock with goodies

That's very very tempting, if only I didn't own so many of them already. I'll have to think about it. I might get it just for the Witness and Subnautica.

If I do get it, expect a crapload of giveaways

[GregRedd]

That's very very tempting, if only I didn't own so many of them already. I'll have to think about it. I might get it just for the Witness and Subnautica.

If I do get it, expect a crapload of giveaways

Those are the exact 2 that grabbed my attention. My Library is not nearly as comprehensive as yours, but I'll still have a few to add to the GA list as well. I'll also be able to knock a few off my wishlist.

[Shrike]

Those are the exact 2 that grabbed my attention. My Library is not nearly as comprehensive as yours, but I'll still have a few to add to the GA list as well. I'll also be able to knock a few off my wishlist.

Subnautica is a really good solo survival game. I love it

[Blazzok]

I bought the bundle, so I will also be doing some GA's once I get home.

There are (at least) about 5 or 6 games in that bundle that I've been wanting to get, so a good purchase for me.