Nowadays, there are hundreds of video game stores that offer all sorts of offers and promotions so that gamers can get their favorite titles at the best price. However, there are few that do a job like Humble Bundle.
Beyond the classic physical or online stores, Humble Bundle is one of the best options when it comes to buying video games. And we do not say this because of the great prices it manages in many occasions (which also), but for its good work with many charitable causes.
What is Humble Bundle?
Humble Bundle is an online store that sells video games, e-books, software and other products. The store was founded in 2010, when indie video games began to become popular, as it launched several packs of these titles at very competitive prices, which placed it as a reference store in the sector.
However, over the years it has started to become better known for its curious way of selling many of its titles. Although Humble Bundle usually sells games for Epic or Steam, it is famous for selling packs of digital products that can be purchased for a limited time. And the price of these packs is not set by them, but by the buyer himself, who through a series of conditions decides what he wants to pay.
The reason for this idea is that the benefits of these packs are contributed directly to charities of all kinds, in addition to the developers and the maintenance of the website itself. This makes it much more ethical to buy something on Humble Bundle than on any other platform.
The packs that Humble Bundle offers for sale are usually divided into tranches, as if it were a crowfunding. You must pay the minimum to access the base content, but you can pay as much as you want to help different NGOs.
There are all kinds of packs in Humble Bundle, and not only of games but also of many other software products. In addition, when any new social problem arises, such as the fires in Australia, they take the opportunity to release new packs and collaborate with these causes. In these cases, the public’s participation is usually immediate, both ethically and because the packs end up being much juicier.
Beyond these packs, Humble Bundle offers fans a form of monthly subscription. If you subscribe, every month you will have video games and other software available from a selection of the website, plus discounts in the store and other benefits. The store even has a gift option for whoever you want when you make a specific purchase.
The most interesting pack that is available at the time of writing this article is the following:
Pack for earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria
This pack includes all the video games listed below:
- Gotham Knights: Warner’s 2022 video game bringing back Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and Robin.
- Ghostrunners: the 2020 first-person action video game set in a cyberpunk-style future.
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker in its Enhaced Plus Edition version.
- XCOM 2: the famous sci-fi strategy title.
- PayDay 2: the classic first-person shooter.
- Euro Truck Simulator 2: the game in which you will become the best truck driver.
But not only that. The pack also includes volumes 1 to 10 of the comic book Saga (a spectacular title that I highly recommend) and other offers.
Many other packs
But, if you go into the corresponding Humble Bundle section, you will see that there are many other packs available to help different charitable causes. Among them are all the games from Winged Cloud’s Sakura franchise and another one that adds awesome indie titles like Baba is You and Creaks.
Undoubtedly, this is a formidable alternative when it comes to buying video games and other products online.
