Budget-Friendly Holiday Gaming: Uncovering This Season’s Best Deals!

This is, as is well-known, a season for generosity. The complication with this season, naturally, is that it coincides with a living cost crisis, turning even the purchase of a fresh tub of butter into a disheartening endeavor. In summary: we all require exceptional bargains more than ever. 

Here, then, are the gaming discounts that piqued our interest during the holiday season. Utilize these offers and rejoice. 

You will discover both new releases and classics, for both current-generation consoles and previous-generation hardware, and we haven’t restricted ourselves to only racing games. 

These deals are valid at the time of this writing, but please verify the prices in your locale at the moment you are checking the store, as each offer is available for a limited duration. 

PlayStation Store: Winter Sale

Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (PS5) – £17.50

All the mysterious exploration and expertly crafted melee combat typical of a Soulslike, set in the realm of George Lucas’ creativity. Actually, perhaps that description doesn’t do Jedi Survivor justice. Trust us, it’s outstanding. Instead of striving and failing to mimic an interactive Star Wars film, as many other titles do with this franchise, Respawn’s rendition concentrates on being enjoyable to play above all else, utilizing the universe to continuously draw you into the adventure. 

EA WRC (PS5) – £11.25

The finest game to bear the official WRC license in several years is extraordinarily inexpensive this Christmas, and it has been enhanced with numerous free updates since its release, making this the perfect time to play it. Just over a tenner for all those WRC automobiles and courses, plus a range of classic vehicles, feels like a steal. 

Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) – £41.99

It was just launched! And now you can grab BioWare’s monumental action-RPG at a substantial reduction. It’s not as intricate or enamored with dice rolls as its illustrious series predecessor, but overall, that is a positive aspect. Imagine Mass Effect with elf ears.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage (PS5 & PS4) – £17.99

AssCreed is such a holiday-themed game, isn’t it? The ideal way to spend those lovely days off, just you, a conspicuously large box of sweets, a Sports Direct mug filled with a liter of tea, and a historical RPG stealth open-world game to immerse yourself in. Mirage revisits the series’ origins in 9th-century Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age – picture stunning rooftop vistas, flowing sands, and a remarkably inconspicuous game protagonist ‘concealing’ himself atop a spire.

UFC 5 (PS5) – £27.99

Family squabbles are an unavoidable aspect of the holiday festivities. Purchase this, load it up, and then take on your teenage cousin who boasts about their aspirations for TikTok fame and constantly brags about their Dogecoin wallet.

F1 24 (PS5 & PS4) – £20.99

Not merely a racing game with the license to simulate motorsport’s premier series, but an RPG set in that glittering universe. Codemaster’s career mode in F1 24 is so rich and engaging that you start to genuinely care about the results of practice sessions and lie awake at night contemplating how to resolve your fierce rivalry with someone as nice and ordinary as Alexander Albon. As long as you never take it to the public multiplayer lobbies, your dream of F1 glory remains secure. 

Xbox Store: Xbox Series X/S

No Man’s Sky – £15.99

18 quintillion planets await exploration, and after numerous years of updates, there’s genuinely activities to engage in once you arrive. NMS is a remarkable comeback story following a poorly received launch, and it can now be regarded as the leading space exploration survival sandbox available. As for value for money, 18 quintillion planets for £15.99 equates to – carry the one – 8.88 times 10^{-18} pounds per planet. What a deal. 

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged – £8.99

Evoking classic Micro Machines games from the 16-bit period, Milestone’s Hot Wheels Unleashed series eliminates all the unnecessary details and delivers straightforward, exhilarating arcade racing with meticulous attention given to the venerable toy cars. Ideal for playing with younger racers, as well.

Resident Evil 2 Remake – £7.99

This exemplifies how a classic game should be remade. Mechanically, Capcom were unsentimental in updating the survival horror classic, discarding the old camera, controls, dialogue, and visuals in favor of modernized alternatives. However, Resi 2’s essence feels intact. More terrifying than Max Verstappen’s passenger seat, dripping with atmosphere, and available for well under a tenner.

Descenders – £15.99

A skillfully designed downhill mountain biking racer, featuring roguelike and procedural elements that impart a genuine sense of risk to crashing off a table. You complete challenges across three distinct world maps, aiming for the ‘boss jump’: a notoriously steep stunt with a technical landing that tenses every muscle in your body until your tires hit the ground again.

Lies of P – £29.99

Pinocchio doesn’t exactly scream at us as the concept for a Soulslike game, but that’s precisely why we’re not game developers. Neowiz games discovered potential in the tale of the little wooden boy whose nose lengthens when he lies and decided it was an ideal canvas for a brutally challenging action RPG filled with boss battles, and we can only commend their vision. It’ll be a colorful Christmas if you choose to download it, but a fulfilling New Year awaits.

Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 – £19.99

Let’s be honest, while nobody would tire of driving cars, it’s occasionally refreshing to have an excuse to step out of them and start tinkering with their insides. This game provides precisely that opportunity, along with a surprisingly comprehensive business management aspect. Accept tasks via email and execute brake pad changes and engine swaps to your heart’s desire, spanning a range of vehicles from mundane to performance models.