Get Games expands range with sale offers

By Oli Welsh Published 25 January, 2010

Tropico, King's Bounty, indie titles for cheap.

Get Games, the fledgling download service from the Eurogamer Network, has expanded its catalogue and is offering promotional deals on a selection of PC games to celebrate.

The Indie Special bundle offers Trine, Eufloria and Machinarium for £29.95, a total saving of nearly £17. "Effortlessly lovely" side-scrolling platformer Trine picked up an 8/10 from Dan W. at review, as did gorgeous point-and-click puzzle adventure Machinarium from Dan P., while abstract strategy game Eufloria didn't do so well but it's really pretty.

You can also save £10 on the salsa-licious city-builder Tropico 3 (8/10), picking it up for £19.99, or take advantage of a half-price deal on cult strategy-RPG sequel King's Bounty: Armored Princess (oh, look - another 8/10). That's "a mighty, beautiful and highly-polished game, and a welcome presence on any PC," according to Alec, for £12.49.

Get Games launched late last year with a Serious Sam HD offer, and promises to offer a selection of independent and publisher, niche and mainstream titles at low prices and via a direct download from the simple website. The range will expand to over 150 games in "the coming weeks", and watch out for more promotional offers every week.

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Comments (7) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • the_mtfr #1 2 years ago

    I still didn't get it, is Get Games DRM-free like GOG?

  • CARL05 #2 2 years ago

    Adjective overload!!!

  • sneetch #3 2 years ago

    @the_mtfr

    From their FAQ [link url=http://www.getgamesgo.com/support/help/problem-unlocking-game
    ]http://www.getgamesgo.com/support/help/p...[/link]

    "I'm having problems unlocking the game"

    When you buy a game from GetGames, you will have to go through one of two or three possible unlock procedures, depending on the Digital Rights Management the publisher of the game insists we use.

    Where possible we use ActiveMark, which simply prompts you for your Get Games email address and password during installation.

    For Steam based games, you will be required to supply an unlock code once you've installed it. This will have been email to you when you bought the game. It will also appear on your Downloads page (see the link over on the right, by your name?).

    We will update this page from time to time, as we sell a wider variety of games!

    How many times can I re-install my game?

    Once you have unlocked the game you can install it as often as you like on the same computer system. If you change your computer system or your licence files are erased (perhaps due to a re-installation of Windows or a hard drive malfunction), you will need to unlock the software again.

    Simply re-download the files following the link in your original e-mail. Then, run the program and follow the onscreen instructions, entering your GetGames e-mail address and password when prompted. The game will then unlock and you can start playing again straight away.

  • sarcasmoidosis #4 2 years ago

    I got Serious Sam from GG and, apart from the awful download rate, was pleased. Cheaper than Steam.

    Of course, they've got the same problems as Impulse. Not many people know about them, there aren't many games on display and you get instant pop-ups from Steam when buying their games.

  • i_saw_dasein #5 2 years ago

    Pretty cheeky framing advertisements for a paid service as "News".

  • sneetch #6 2 years ago

    @i_saw_dasein
    Pretty cheeky framing advertisements for a paid service as "News".

    Almost every article on this site could be seen as an advertisement for a paid service or product.

    Star Trek Online preview? Advertisement for a paid service.
    Mass Effect 2 review? Advertisement for a paid product.
    World of Warcraft Cataclysm preview? Advertisement for a paid service.

    And so on and so forth.

  • the_mtfr #7 2 years ago

    Thanks sneetch. It seems as a pretty relaxed DRM. I hope they keep it that way and never get to include draconian ones.