So I was browsing SteamDB.info looking at the various games on sale when I noticed there were a bunch of games (usually from the publisher Hede, but there’s quite a few others) listed as having a discount in the high nineties, yet still costing in the neighborhood of 30-50 dollars. Even odder when I go to the game’s Steam, it’s not listed as being on sale and costs the… “normal” price of $99.99.

I’m just wondering A) What the scam is here, B) How a SteamDB.info is getting $99.99 dollar game as costing 30-ish dollars when it’s 97% off but at the same time it’s apparently not actually on sale?

  • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Who would ever look by discount percentage? Why should I care what the price used to be?

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      1 year ago

      Bro balance out your privilege. I only buy games under 3 dollars if they also have 90% discount.

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      1 year ago

      It’s a psychological trick where people tend to view discounts by how much they’re saving than what they’re actually spending

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        1 year ago

        That kinda breaks down at some point though. At the very least I don’t look at a mixed review hidden object game and think “Sweet! It’s only $2 rather than the hundred dollars it normally sells for. What savings!”

        And that’s ignoring all the weirdness with the third party sale tracker somehow thinking a 98% discount on a $99.99 game is $46.20, when the game is still full price.