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The Humble Store! - puggsoy - 11-11-2013
(Felt this deserves its own thread, feel free to merge if that seems more appropriate.)
The Humble Store
So the Humble Bundle group have put together a whole store. Basically, it's like most game stores, but you get the games like you would in a bundle; DRM-free, on all available platforms, with a Steam key (although the availability of each can differ per game). Plus, 10% of all purchases get split evenly among the American Red Cross, Child's Play Charity, Electronic Frontier Foundation, World Land Trust, and charity: water. There's also a 15% Humble Tip, but the rest (75%) goes to the devs.
There's currently a debut sale, each day they'll be adding new games and giving them huge discounts. Right now there's a 50-75% off sale for the first batch, which includes Don't Starve, Prison Architect, and Gunpoint, among others.
I think eventually it'll have more or less the same games as places like Steam, although it'll most likely be predominantly indie games. As far as I can tell, the prices are mostly the same, but personally I'd buy from this instead of Steam due to charity proceeds and DRM-free non-Steam downloads. The only reason I'd buy from Steam is if the game is on sale and/or cheaper there.
RE: The Humble Store! - Keychain - 11-13-2013
Legend of Grimrock is more than worth that price, I recommend it to anyone.
RE: The Humble Store! - puggsoy - 11-13-2013
Dungeon Defenders is available with a bucketload of DLC for a measly $12.49, as opposed to the usual 50 bucks. There's also no rational reason not to get Super Hexagon for 99 cents.