Sometimes sales can be overwhelming, making it a little difficult to pick out the best from the rest. Helpfully, GOG has made things a lot easier for you by gathering together the 150 most wishlisted titles on their site and offering them up at discounted prices. Unsurprisingly, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and its subsequent expansions Heart of Stone and Blood and Wine hold the top spot, with Planescape: Torment and Baldur's Gate 2 taking the 2nd and 3rd positions, with other acclaimed RPGs like Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines and Arcanum of Steamworks and Magick Obscura placing highly.
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Of course, with 150 titles to choose from, their are a ton of great games to pick up, here are our top picks:
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is the critically acclaimed sequel to one of the most beloved RPG franchises around today. The game features several playable characters, each with their own rich backstory and history. It's is set in the fantasy world of Rivellon, centuries after the first Divinity. Upon release, the game was hailed as being one of the best RPGs of all time, with critics praising the immense level of detail and player agency on offer. Read our review here. You can pick up the game for $38.19, a 15% saving.
Hyper Light Drifter is a seriously stylish action game in which players explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies. It's an action-adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale. The combat is fast and brutal, tasking the player with dodging attacks in true bullet-hell style. You can grab this excellent pixel-art masterpiece at half off, for $9.99. Be sure to check out our review of the game here.
The Witness is the open-world puzzle game mash-up from game designer Jonathan Blow. In it, players slowly unlock the mysteries of a colorful island setting by solving line puzzles. The game teaches players new ways to solve puzzles and interact with the world as they progress, allowing them to edge closer and closer to uncovering the truth. Some puzzles are simple, others require you take a step back and think outside the box, and it's not uncommon to end the game surrounded by scribbles and puzzle solutions on hundreds of tiny pieces of paper. Grab The Witness at a 60% discount, for $15.99. Read our review here.
SUPERHOT gives players the feeling of being an unstoppable killing machine by using clever slow-motion mechanics and excellent level design. You see in SUPERHOT time is frozen, that is until the player moves. The game is filled with ingenious puzzle rooms where the player, must eliminate enemies without taking a single hit. You'll throw ninja stars, staplers and coffee cups, all the while dodging bullets. It's all very Neo from The Matrix, excelling as both an action game, and a challenging puzzle game. Pick the game up for $12.49, a 50% discount. See what we thought of the game here.
Little Nightmares throws into a gruesome and terrifying world of fairy-tale monsters and dank squalor. You play a child in a yellow raincoat, desperately trying to escape its morbid environment, avoiding disgusting and deformed creatures as well as environmental hazards along the way. It's seriously spooky stuff, especially given the fact that you can't fight back, being so tiny and all. The game oozes atmosphere, feeling both horrifying and enticing at the same time. You can grab the game for $7.99, at a 60% discount.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is quite simply one of the greatest stealth games ever made. Players control a team of assassins, each with their own set of skills and weapons. Each level is a perfectly designed miniature sandbox which can be tackled in multiple ways. There's a gripping story of redemption and political intrigue too, all told using Japanese watercolor-inspired animation. As part of the Most Wanted sale, the game is only $19.99, a 50% discount. Read our review here.
Darkest Dungeon is a brutal 2D RPG adventure game. You'll gather a party of varied warriors, each with their own stats, strengths and weaknesses. The game's horrifying world is there to not only take a toll on the player, but also on each character too. There's the possibility of catching diseases, going insane, and other nasty outcomes which can affect your party. It's all about survival as you guide your ragtag group through cavernous depths, filled with formidable foes and terrifying bosses. Grab the game for $9.99, a 60% discount.
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If you’re ready to get your DRM-free gaming on, swing on by to the sale page and check out the above titles and some of the other games on offer. This particular sale ends on April 23, 10 PM UTC.
There are also some pre-order bonuses currently running over at GOG. Firstly, players that pre-order Pillars of Eternity II: Deadland will get Wasteland 2 for free. Additionally, those who pre-order BATTLETECH will receive Shadowrun Returns completely for free. Finally, there's still time to grab first-person arena shooter Devil Daggers, currently 25% off until April 17, 1 pm UTC
What do you think of the games in the Most Wanted Sale? Are there any particular titles that you’re excited to pick up? Let us know in the comments below!
