The holiday season is coming and several game sites are starting to prepare their offers to drain our credit cards. Below, we've prepared a list of the best sites to buy games in “bundles” so you can take advantage of good, cheap game deals.
Humble Bundle: The site that started it all. Since 2010, Humble Bundle has been offering bundles of games at a price determined by the buyer. At first, most of these bundles were made up of indie games, mostly multiplatform (Windows, Mac and Linux) and without digital rights management (DRM). Over time, visits and downloads increased, expanding the game catalog to include AAA titles, Android-based mobile games, and even digital copies of music, books, and comics. The money collected goes to the site's creators, game developers, and charitable organizations; this is important because the buyer decides how to distribute the money among the recipients. Every week a new bundle of six games is offered. The interesting thing is that the site encourages users to pay a little more than expected to get additional games or soundtracks. You can subscribe to Humble Bundle to receive all the weekly news in your inbox.
IndieGala: A couple of months after the launch of Humble Bundle, IndieGala went online also offering bundles of indie games but with some slight differences. To start, the games are generally for Windows, with DRM and Steam keys instead of direct downloads. There are exceptions, of course, but very few. As with Humble Bundle, buyers can set the distribution of revenue among the site's creators, game developers, and charitable organizations. IndieGala also launched an initiative called Gala Fund that aims to support indie game development. Every Monday a new bundle of games and soundtracks is offered.
Bundle Stars: Launched in 2012, Bundle Stars quickly became one of the world's leading digital providers with more than 20 million Steam games sold to date. The bundles the site offers include all kinds of AAA games and indie titles. You can even take advantage of offers to get individual games separately or DLC. Like IndieGala, the site distributes Steam keys instead of direct downloads. The most notable thing about Bundle Stars is the high-caliber games that make up each of the bundles, which are renewed weekly. This site also supports indie game development.
The Free Bundle: Another site dedicated to indie titles but with a very interesting detail: the game bundles are completely free. Most of the bundles are made up of impressive titles that you might have missed at the time because they were overshadowed by bigger games. And that's exactly what makes The Free Bundle special: discovering new games you missed during their release but totally free. These titles are multiplatform (Windows, Mac, Linux and Android) and DRM-free. You can find all the bundles released so far on the site's search engine to start downloading.
Daily Indie Game: Continuing with indie titles, the Daily Indie Game store offers different types of bundles, such as Steam Bundles or GreenLight. The site offers great discounts every three days, offering game bundles at a price determined by the buyer but with a minimum spend of $0.99. When you enter, you can see the daily deals and the recommended game of the moment. Distribution is via Steam keys and the catalog covers multiplatform titles (Windows, Mac and Linux in this case). You can subscribe to Daily Indie Game to receive all the news in your inbox.
Coinplay.io: Without a doubt, indie titles are the luckiest with Bundles. And Coinplay.io offers you the best game bundles for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best part is that every now and then the catalog is renewed, adding AAA titles to the surprise of users. The site accepts payments via credit cards, Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin. In addition to weekly offers, you can participate in giveaways to win games or redeem Steam keys. Coinplay.io also supports indie game development by giving developers the opportunity to make their projects known.
One More Bundle: This Polish site is the most recent, launched last September to offer quality games on both PC and mobile. The goal of One More Bundle is to provide players with bundles of games with true indie gems for a relatively low price. This way, you can get six games for just $1 or donate more to support indie developers. Each game in this bundle can be redeemed on Steam and they are multiplatform (Windows, Mac and Linux). The site accepts payments via credit cards or PayPal.
