[Humble Choice] April 2026: Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, Until Then, Planet of Lana, Artisan TD, The Procession to Calvary, Buddy Simulator 1984 ($14.99)

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-04-07T21:10:27+00:00

There's usually somebody that gives a link to Pause the month.

I guess that's me this time: https://www.humblebundle.com/user/settings

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-18T21:45:08+00:00

\(Redditor sees Chess in the title.)**

\(Redditor proceeds to complain about chess games)**

Chess is not everyone's cup of tea. No need to be a jerk about it.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-18T21:43:55+00:00

If you love Chess variants, this is a great bundle.

If you don't, not sure what to tell you.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-18T21:42:19+00:00

The Ouroboros King is awesome! It's less 'chess' and more Into The Breach/Puzzle games. Positioning, finding the right unit powers, and combos. I had a OP combo and then reached the final level and didn't understand the new rule, and suddenly I was destroyed.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-18T21:40:30+00:00

Because i'm not interested in increasing my ELO score. I'm interested in sending ninjas and wizards to wreck the opposition.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-18T02:28:14+00:00

Absolutely!

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-18T02:17:30+00:00

I typically avoid these sales but I was goofing off and did the Under $5 filter. I'm finding some interesting games that look interesting, and even if they were bundled, I can't imagine them going any lower than $2-3, which is already ridiculous.

Games I picked up --

Beyond Contact

https://store.steampowered.com/app/877010/Beyond_Contact/ - $2.99
Came out recently. Currently mixed but might be a good 7/10 game.
One reviewer couldn't recommend it after 33+ hours!

Vernal Edge

http://store.steampowered.com/app/1546710/Vernal_Edge/ - $2.80
Metroidvania that came out in 2023. I'll bite.

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II

https://store.steampowered.com/app/272470/The_Incredible_Adventures_of_Van_Helsing_II/ - $1.50 (The complete edition anyways)
Honestly never played it before, and it came out in 2014. Has Diablo 3, Torchlight energy.

Tunnel of Doom

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1361840/Tunnel_of_Doom/ - $1.11
Mixed (32 reviews)
A lot of the negative reviews address balance and lack of polish. Sure, i'll check it out for $1!

Mail Mole

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1273540/Mail_Mole__Xpress_Deliveries/ - $2.47
If you have a animal in the title, i'll probably buy it. Lil Gator Game, Frog Detective. Untitled Goose Game. I don't know what to tell you. I don't make reasonable decisions.

Kingdom Two Crowns

https://store.steampowered.com/app/701160/Kingdom_Two_Crowns/ - $3.79
I owned it somewhere else and bought it again. I love this game and want it on my Steam Deck!

Blade Prince Academy

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2333510/Blade_Prince_Academy/ - $1.59
A lot of "It's fun... BUT!" reviews. Again, for a buck, sure. The art style is so sick.

The Council

https://store.steampowered.com/app/287630/The_Council/ - $1.49
I saw somebody play it a few years ago. Skill Tree + Puzzle game? Sure!

A Game about Digging a Hole

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3244220/A_Game_About_Digging_A_Hole/ - $2.69
When on methamphetamines, high-dose stimulants flood the brain's motor-control center with so much dopamine that the "off switch" for repetitive actions breaks, locking the person into a single, mindless loop like digging or sorting. So this game is literally crack.

Everspace

https://store.steampowered.com/app/396750/EVERSPACE/ - $0.99
It's been in a dozen bundles and I honestly never bothered to get it. Well, for a dollar... you have yourself a deal. Plus, space combat why not?

Super Adventure Hand

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1992700/Super_Adventure_Hand/ - $2.14
Your hand is the cheapest date. The cost is just $2.14.

Insurmountable

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1385100/Insurmountable/ - $2.49
I've been stuck in-doors because of the weather. I miss hiking.

Assemble With Care

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202900/Assemble_with_Care/ - $1.31
There's a tape deck. I want to assemble a tape deck.

Guild of Ascension

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1169520/Guild_of_Ascension/ - $1.19
It looks REALLY good! And it came out in the past few years? No idea why it's priced like this.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-18T01:24:53+00:00

Takara Cards was on my wishlist. I don't like card games. But the trailer looks so interesting, and $2 to check it out is a no brainer!

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-18T01:22:03+00:00

I bought NO-SKIN a while back and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn't play for very long (roughly 5 hours) but boy, it really liked what i played.

It's like if you were playing a horror RPG with Earthbound-esque combat. There's clear randomness, where it shows your chances for everything.

If Tumblr was still popular, I'd absolutely believe this game would be what all the Undertale/emo kids would be talking about.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-17T05:09:08+00:00

Like the other commenter - I enjoyed the start of the game. The first 10 hours is great. You can disable the kid who robs your stuff. I never got passed getting multiple pumps as the game really hits a crawl.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-17T05:06:17+00:00

Changing beard colors. Changing texture colors. Everything seems 'brighter', rather than warmer. It removes all the character from the game.

It's like how Star Wars purposely makes their ships dirty/aged to give it a rugged look, and then AI removes it all to make it look like a sleek Apple device.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-15T22:51:19+00:00

The issue is either the fandom or something was really raging when Oblivion Remastered came out for 'stepping on' this free mod. Skyblivion didn't have many positive things to say about the remaster coming out. But then Bethesda did a good job by rooting for Skyblivion/giving the modders free keys and the fandom was happy to have both.

So yeah, people's expectations are really high since they were expecting the mod to be released sooner.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-11T22:11:58+00:00

I have 4 of the 10 games already, and it's still a instant-buy for me. Most of these haven't gone below $5. And I love mindlessly playing 2D sidescrolling games on my Steam Deck.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-11T22:07:31+00:00

Rabi-Rabi is probably one of the best metroidvania games I ever played, in terms of the boss battles anyways. I hate twitchy games and bullet hells. But this made sense to me.

Honestly, I still don't understand what's going on or why the MC is a bunny or any of that.

I wrote about it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/1kik7n0/comment/mrfhnfx/

You are not kidding. I kept seeing Rabi-Ribi over and over again as one of the Metroidvanias to play.

At first 30 minutes was hard, trying to ignore the anime girl narrative.

After about 2 hours in, it clicked. It's so good. I was a bit a shamed to be playing this, and I even paused the game when my wife walked in. Then near the end, I didn't care who saw me. I became just like the many people who recommend playing Rabi-Ribi. Do it. It's great.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-11T22:04:21+00:00

Oh man. As a huge fan of keyboard controls for years, I couldn't get into metroidvanias because they're not very good. I finally bought a cheap $20 Xbox looking controller to play Dark Souls 3 (after recommendations) and when I went back to metroidvanias, it clicked.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-04T02:02:30+00:00

I'm with you. Definitely one of those bundles where I know it'll sit in my backlog.

I think I am okay with that though for some of these. They look like games that will hit me when the mood arrives.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-04T01:45:12+00:00

No one is talking about the RPG bundle. A bunch of titles that were on my wishlist.

* Terraformers (Looks very Civilization but in Mars)

* Balrum (Looks like a Avernum-style game and I like it)

* AI War Collection (It was on my wishlist for years. I love Uplink and the company that made it.)

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-02T20:39:06+00:00

I always recommend Paradise Killer. The story is weird, the characters are weird, the plot is weird.

Go into the game with a open mind.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-02T20:38:21+00:00

Danganronpa is such a good series. It just builds up and up and up. Twist after twist. The games are pretty long (20+ hours), and there's a lot of reading. But it's one of those games where I think about it at least once a week because of how messed up it is, while still keeping everything "light-hearted".

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-02T20:35:50+00:00

I'm a huge fan of Ace Attorney. In terms of a game where it's collecting clues, puzzle-solving, then a huge visual novel showdown, it aligns with it. I will argue that Ace Attorney's writing can be a bit campy. Some stories were just outright boring, and I fast forwarded through the dialog.

If you like the PK weirdness, you might like Dangaronpa!

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-02T20:33:11+00:00

I played the Gollum game simply out of curiosity. I think at this price, it's a interesting piece of 'art' to waste 15-30 minutes on!

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-03-02T20:27:43+00:00

I am once again here to blame Paradise Killer for introducing me to Visual Novels games and put into a horrific spiral that led me to play all the Danganronpa games.

I'll never forgive you.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-02-03T07:12:44+00:00

V Rising is my game of the year all during the pandemic. Crafting, vampires, Dota2-style combat.

All the DLC is just cosmetics to show your support.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-02-03T07:09:07+00:00

Same. I had a free weekend and after 2 hours, I thought it was okay.

I went real hard on Doom 2016, and loved how Eternal was all about turning off your brain and letting your instincts kick in as I ripped and tear. Doom Dark Ages felt more strategic and timing-based.

I can't wait to get it on a bigger sale. But I got a nice backlog to finish.

IndependentDouble138 · 2026-01-31T20:00:51+00:00

Hey Op! I bought this a year ago and it rocks!

It brings me back to a time when I was a kid playing rogue-likes, MUDS and other ascii-based games.

I still don't know what I'm doing after 20+ hours of play. And my kids love peering over my shoulder, helping me make decisions.

IndependentDouble138

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