Difference between revisions of "Steam game buying algorithm"
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# Never buy a game that isn't on sale. | # Never buy a game that isn't on sale. | ||
# When a game goes on sale, check https://steamdb.info/ to see if the current sale is good relative to previous sales. | # When a game goes on sale, check https://steamdb.info/ to see if the current sale is good relative to previous sales. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:07, 25 March 2021
Here's the algorithm I currently use for buying games on Steam. I am not a gamer and didn't even know about any of this until very recently.
- Keep games you are interested in in your wishlist.
- Don't buy a game that came out less than two years ago. (This is to generate enough historical pricing data in step 4.)
- Never buy a game that isn't on sale.
- When a game goes on sale, check https://steamdb.info/ to see if the current sale is good relative to previous sales.
- If the game is on a good sale and is sufficiently interesting, buy it.
- If I don't like the game or it doesn't work, return it (I think Steam allows returning any game for any reason if it has been played for fewer than 2 or so hours).
