随着Steam 夏季特卖(Steam Summer Sale)的结束，互联网上最大的数字视频游戏特卖(video game sale)已经过去。然而，这并不意味着今年剩下的时间里不会有精明的游戏玩家可以利用的折扣。
电子游戏的数字发行已成为消费者购买游戏的一种越来越流行的方式，也导致了一些游戏的定价和销售标准不同。运输和制造墨盒、光盘和盒子的成本是数字游戏发行商永远不必担心的事情。
因此，现在可以将数字分发游戏的成本简化为与之相关的开发时间和费用。这对你和我意味着什么？这可能是近年来大量销售的原因，尤其是对于那些已经过时且不再积极开发的游戏。
话虽如此，耐心的游戏玩家现在有机会等待游戏发布，等待最佳时机突袭历史低价以获得最大收益。他们怎么能这样做？在本文中，我将分享一些网站，以帮助您找到购买打折数字分发视频游戏的最佳时机。
如何以最低的
售价找到(Lowest Sale Price)数字游戏(Digital Games)
拥有如此多的在线店面，数字游戏的比较购物可能会成为一个令人头疼的问题。但是，有一些重要的网站聚集了分销商，并会为您完成所有艰苦的工作。
GG.交易
GG.deals是我一目了然地寻找数字游戏的最佳整体解决方案。它的用户界面优雅且易于浏览，并且在所有类似的网站中拥有最强大的功能集。
直接在该网站的主页上，您会看到新交易、最佳交易和历史低点的表格。GG.deals 是独一无二的，因为它使用自己的算法来确定任何给定时间的最佳可用交易，并以 0-10 的等级对它们进行评分。这个分数称为他们的交易评级(Rating)，它基于历史定价数据、有多少用户在他们的愿望清单上拥有该游戏以及当前价格是多少。
如果您创建自己的帐户，GG.deals还允许您创建和保存自己的交易过滤集。
上面显示的(Shown above)是我创建并保存的过滤器。您可以在游戏行上方看到过滤选项。(filtering option)GG.deals 将让您根据折扣百分比(discount percentage)、商店可用性(store availability)、交易评级(Deal Rating)、
Metascore、DRM、流派等进行过滤。
GG.deals具有特殊的过滤器选项，可以显示历史低点并隐藏您已经拥有的游戏。后者可以通过注册一个帐户并将您的Steam 帐户(Steam account)链接到
GG.deals来实现。虽然目前已实现对Steam、GOG和Humble Bundle的愿望清单支持，但收藏同步仅适用于Steam。
GG.deals 还支持交易提醒，允许您为游戏价格设置自定义触发器，以便您可以在您感兴趣的游戏价格低于价格阈值时收到电子邮件和/或浏览器通知。
总体而言，GG.deals是最完整、功能最丰富的第三方网站，可用于在 20 多家在线游戏商店中查找折扣和促销信息。
IsThereAnyDeal
IsThereAnyDeal已经存在多年，尽管它的许多用户最近都喜欢GG.deals，但 IsThereAnyDeal(IsThereAnyDeal)仍然提供一些重要的独家功能。
与GG.deals一样，IsThereAnyDeal支持
收藏和愿望清单同步(collection and wishlist syncing)。IsThereAnyDeal的同步比GG.deals的优势之一是它支持GOG的集合同步。
许多其他 GG.deals 功能也可以在IsThereAnyDeal中找到，例如交易通知和过滤器预设。但是，如果您对浏览器附加组件和增强功能感兴趣，则IsThereAnyDeal(IsThereAnyDeal)是明确选择的一个领域。
借助Augmented Steam和 IsThereAnyDeal Everywhere 浏览器扩展，用户可以完全改变他们体验Steam 网站(Steam website)的方式。Augmented Steam直接为其添加了一系列功能，例如更多定价信息(pricing information)、突出显示的拥有和愿望清单游戏以及性能调查，而IsThereAnyDeal Everywhere是一个更轻量级的扩展，允许用户在悬停
Steam链接时一目了然的历史定价信息。(pricing information)
如果GG.deals是您选择的游戏交易网站，您仍应强烈考虑IsThereAnyDeal提供的浏览器扩展。增强型 Steam(Augmented Steam)和IsThereAnyDeal Everywhere可用于Chrome 和 Firefox(Chrome and Firefox)。
/r/GameDeals
不能对所有事情都依赖自动化，在比较购物方面也是如此。有时，一点手动洞察力可以大有帮助。
如果您正在寻找精心挑选的交易，Reddit 的/r/GameDeals是一个不错的选择。/r/GameDeals 是一个拥有近 650,000 名订阅者的子版块，每天都会更新最新的数字（和实体）游戏交易。
Reddit 的 upvote 系统依靠其社区来帮助自我审核提交，因此您在此处看到的交易不仅是由像您这样的游戏玩家选择的，而且您在顶部看到的应该是那些获得最高支持率(approval rating)的交易。
/r/GameDeals 是一个有价值的社区，它有助于人性化选择相关和历史游戏销售的过程。
有了这三个网站，跟踪价格下降和游戏销售应该是轻而易举的事。但请记住，在销售期间购买游戏并不是在玩游戏时节省现金的唯一方法。请务必查看我们的最佳 Windows 视频游戏订阅(game subscription)服务列表！
Find the Perfect Time to Buy Digital Games on Sale
With the Steam Summer Sale just recently
coming to a close, the internet’s largest digital vidеo game sale is behind us.
However, that doesn’t mean that the rest оf the year won’t be filled with
discounts that savvy gamers can take adνantage of.
The digital distribution of video games has
become an increasingly popular way for consumers to purchase games, and it has
also resulted in different standards for how some games are priced and sold.
The cost of shipping and manufacturing cartridges, discs, and cases is
something that digital game publishers never have to worry about.
As a result, the cost of a digitally
distributed game can now be simplified to just the development time and
expenses associated with it. What does that mean for you and me? It could be
the reason behind so many generous sales in recent years, especially for titles
that have aged and are no longer actively developed.
That being said, patient gamers now have the
opportunity to wait out game releases for the perfect moment to pounce on
historical low prices to get the most bang for their buck. How can they do
that? In this article, I’m going to share a few websites to help you find the
perfect time to buy digitally distributed video games on sale.
How to Find Digital Games at the
Lowest Sale Price
With so many online storefronts, comparison
shopping for digital games can become a major headache. However, there are a
few key websites that aggregate distributors and will do all the hard work for
you.
GG.deals
GG.deals is my pick for the best overall solution to finding digital games on sale at a glance. Its user interface is elegant and easy to navigate, and it has the most robust set of features out of all sites like it.
Directly on the site’s homepage, you’ll see
tables for new deals, best deals, and historical lows. GG.deals is unique
because it uses its own algorithm to determine the best available deals at any
given time, scoring them on a 0–10 scale. The score, called their Deal Rating,
is based on historical pricing data, how many users have the game on their
wishlist, and what the current price is.
If you make your own account, GG.deals also
allows you to create and save your own deal filtering sets.
Shown above is a filter I’ve created and
saved. You can see the filtering option above the rows of games. GG.deals will
let you filter based on discount percentage, store availability, Deal Rating,
Metascore, DRM, genre, and more.
GG.deals has special filter options to display
historical lows and hide games that you already own, too. The latter can be
achieved by signing up for an account and linking your Steam account to
GG.deals. While wishlist support for Steam, GOG, and Humble Bundle is currently
implemented, collection syncing only works for Steam.
GG.deals also supports deal alerts, allowing
you to set custom triggers for game prices so that you can receive an email
and/or browser notification when games you’re interested in dip below a price
threshold.
Overall, GG.deals is the most complete and
feature-rich third-party site for finding discounts and sales at over 20 online
game stores.
IsThereAnyDeal
IsThereAnyDeal has been around for years, and while many of its users have taken a liking to GG.deals as of late, IsThereAnyDeal still offers some important, exclusive features.
Like GG.deals, IsThereAnyDeal supports
collection and wishlist syncing. One advantage that IsThereAnyDeal’s syncing
has over GG.deals’ is that it supports collection syncing for GOG.
Many other GG.deals features can also be found
over at IsThereAnyDeal, such as deal notifications and filter presets. However,
one area where IsThereAnyDeal is the clear-cut choice is if you’re interested
in browser add-ons and enhancements.
With the Augmented Steam and IsThereAnyDeal
Everywhere browser extensions, users can completely change the way they
experience the Steam website. Augmented Steam adds a slew of features directly
to it, like more pricing information, highlighted owned and wishlisted games,
and performance surveys, while IsThereAnyDeal Everywhere is a lighter extension
that allows users at-a-glance historical pricing information when hovering
Steam links.
If GG.deals is your game deals website of choice, you should still strongly consider the browser extensions that IsThereAnyDeal offers. Augmented Steam and IsThereAnyDeal Everywhere are available for Chrome and Firefox.
/r/GameDeals
Automation can’t be relied on for everything,
and this holds true for when it comes to comparison shopping. Sometimes, a
little manual insight can go a long way.
If you’re looking for hand-picked deals, Reddit’s /r/GameDeals is a great option. /r/GameDeals is a subreddit with nearly 650,000 subscribers that updates daily with the latest digital (and physical) game deals.
Reddit’s upvote system relies on its community
to help self-moderate submissions, so the deals you see posted here are not
only selected by gamers like you, but the ones you see at the top should be
those with the highest approval rating.
/r/GameDeals is a valuable community that
helps humanize the process of selecting relevant and historical game sales.
With these three websites, tracking price drops and game sales should be a breeze. Keep in mind, though, that purchasing games during sales isn’t the only way to save cash while gaming. Be sure to check out our list of the best Windows video game subscription services, too!
