With the chill of winter settling in, there’s no better excuse to bunker down and get stuck into some stellar titles at not-so-stellar prices. This latest round of discounts features genre greats, cult favourites, and a few under-the-radar gems, all primed for your backlog. Get scrolling to get saving!
This Day in Gaming 
In retro news, I'm celebrating the 27th birthday of Gran Turismo, a game whose realistic handling and 150-car garage boggled my mind at launch. This was clearly no Ridge Racer. It basically taught pre-L-plater-me how to corner correctly with its 100-page instruction booklet. Driving lines, weight shifting, drifting—it filled my empty petrolhead up and made sure I'd learned by placing driving tests between me and its championships.
The impact the arrival of GT had on the evolution of racing games as we currently play them cannot be overstated. Polyphony's "real driving simulator" triggered a seismic shift in an entire genre and is one of the most influential games ever made. To this day, I can't enter my garage at home without hearing smooth jazz in my head.
Aussie bdays for notable games
- Gran Turismo (PS) 1998. Sequel
- Pac-Pix (DS) 2005. eBay
- Boom Blox (Wii) 2008. eBay
- Wii Fit (Wii) 2008. eBay
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Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch
On Nintendo Switch, Life Is Strange: True Colors is down to just A$25, a steal for a title whose lead character, Alex Chen, was originally pitched as mute, until the team at Deck Nine reworked her into one of the series’ most expressive and resonant leads. Also worth snapping up is The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (A$23), which finally localised two previously Japan-only entries, complete with a character named Herlock Sholmes (!!).
- Civilization VII (-23%) - A$69
- Dragon Ball FighterZ (-44%) - A$50
- Life Is Strange: True Colors (-70%) - A$25
- The Sinking City (-90%) - A$7
- Little Nightmares Comp. Ed. (-75%) - A$13
- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (-60%) - A$23
Expiring Recent Deals
- Minecraft Dungeons Ult. Ed. (-25%) - A$45
- Monster Hunter Generations Ult. (-80%) - A$15
- Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory (-44%) - A$49
- Tales of Vesperia: Def. Ed. (-80%) - A$15
- Star Wars: Dark Forces Rem. (-45%) - A$24
- Streets of Rogue (-75%) - A$7
Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.
Switch Console Prices
How much to Switch it up?
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Exciting Bargains for Xbox
On Xbox Series X, The Witcher 3: Complete Edition (A$36) delivers a fantasy RPG masterclass. Fun fact: CD Projekt Red designed Geralt’s beard to dynamically grow in real-time. Meanwhile, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2: Deluxe Edition (A$33) is seriously cheap nostalgia.
- Seagate Expansion Card 1TB (-32%) - A$208
- The Witcher 3 Comp. (-54%) - A$36
- Suicide Squad: KTJL (-83%) - A$19
- NBA 2K25 (-68%) - A$38
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 - Del. Ed. (-60%) - A$33
- Overcooked! 2 (-75%) - A$8
Xbox One
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy (-65%) - A$24
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (-60%) - A$27
- Dying Light: The Following Enhanced (-70%) - A$14
Expiring Recent Deals
- Monster Hunter Wilds (-23%) - A$89
- Avatar: FoP Gold (-40%) - A$94
- TopSpin 2K25 (-77%) - A$23
- Epic Mickey: Rebrushed (-45%) - A$54
- PGA Tour 2K25 (-34%) - A$79
- Diablo III: Eternal Col. (-67%) - A$32
- Dark Souls: Rem. (-50%) - A$29
- Mafia: Def. Ed. (-85%) - A$10
- Mafia III: Def. Ed. (-80%) - A$9
Or just invest in an Xbox Card.
Xbox Console Prices
How many bucks for a 'Box?
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Pure Scores for PlayStation
On PS5, Tales of Arise (A$32) shook up the franchise with its first major engine overhaul in years, while Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (A$41) turned heads with its chaotic tone, an intentional choice by creative director Tetsuya Nomura to “go full meme.”
- Death Stranding 2 (-21%) - A$99
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ult. Ed. (-27%) - A$77
- Tales of Arise (-68%) - A$32
- Stranger of Paradise FF Origin (-58%) - A$41
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII (-34%) - A$79
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Leg. Ed. (-47%) - A$94
PS4
- Digimon World: Next Order (-56%) - A$37
- Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (-69%) - A$30
- DayZ (-51%) - A$38
Expiring Recent Deals
- Sonic x Shadow Generations (-35%) - A$49
- TopSpin 2K25 (-77%) - A$23
- Ghost of Yōtei (-21%) - A$99
- Stellar Blade (-13%) - A$109
- Monster Hunter Wilds (-23%) - A$89
- GTA Trilogy Def. Ed. (-71%) - A$29
- Overcooked! All You Can Eat (-44%) - A$31
- EA Sports FC 25 (-36%) - A$69
- Ghost of Tsushima Dir. Cut (-58%) - A$46
PS+ Monthly Freebies
Yours to keep from Apr 1 with this subscription
- ARK: Survival Ascended | PS5
- Balatro | PS5, PS4
- Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun | PS5, PS4
Or purchase a PS Store Card.
What you'll pay to 'Station.
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Purchase Cheap for PC
And for PC, Stellaris (A$14) offers intergalactic strategy with depth, while Screencheat (A$4) flips couch multiplayer norms by making screen-peeking not just allowed, but necessary.
- Oblivion Rem. (-17%) - A$70
- Age of Empires II: Def. (-65%) - A$13
- EA FC 25 (-70%) - A$32
- Screencheat (-80%) - A$4
- Stellaris (-75%) - A$14
Expiring Recent Deals
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (-18%) - A$57
- V Rising (-62%) - A$19
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (-80%) - A$19
- Dead Space (-75%) - A$22
- Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Rem. (-85%) - A$11
- Mass Effect Leg. Ed. (-90%) - A$8
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
PC Hardware Prices
Slay your pile of shame.
Laptop Deals
- Apple 2024 MacBook Air 15-inch (-16%) – A$2,094
- Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 (-36%) - A$879
- Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen7 (-27%) - A$1,018
Desktop Deals
- HP OMEN 35L Gaming (-10%) – A$2,799
- Lenovo ThinkCentre neo Ultra (-25%) - A$2,249
- Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50q (-35%) – A$629
Monitor Deals
- LG 24MR400-B, 24" (-30%) - A$97
- Z-Edge 27" 240Hz (-15%) - A$279
- Samsung 57" Odyssey Neo Curved (-22%) – A$2,499
Component Deals
- MSI PRO B650M-A WiFi Motherboard (-41%) – A$229
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (-7%) – A$876
- Corsair Vengeance 32GB (-35%) – A$82
- Kingston FURY Beast 16GB (-30%) – A$48
Storage Deals
- Seagate One Touch Portable HDD (-24%) – A$228
- Kingston 1TB USB 3.2 SSD (-17%) – A$115
- SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO (-63%) – A$29
- SanDisk 32GB Ultra SDHC (-53%) – A$9.90
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Legit LEGO Deals
- City Fire Station (-34%) - A$99
- City Express Passenger (-30%) - A$175
- Minecraft The Baby Pig House (-27%) - A$22
- Technic Kawasaki Ninja (-26%) - A$74
Expiring Recent Deals
- Animal Crossing Isabelle’s House (-43%) - A$40
- Grogu with Hover Pram (-35%) - A$97
- Star Wars Home One Starcruiser (-28%) - A$79
- Mandalorian Moff Gideon Battle (-27%) - A$44
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Hot Headphones Deals
Audiophilia for less
- Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro (-49%) – A$179
- Sony WH-CH520 Wireless (-27%) - A$73
- SoundPEATS Space (-25%) - A$56.99
- Technics Premium (-36%) - A$349
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Terrific TV Deals
Do right by your console, upgrade your telly
- Kogan 65" QLED 4K (-50%) – A$699
- Kogan 55" QLED 4K (-45%) – A$549
- LG 55" UT80 4K (-28%) – A$866
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Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube.
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