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Steam deals of the week

Steam is having one great Christmas bargain period with tons of games in it. Here's a small list of games you should definitely look out for:
  • Audiosurf - £1.49. If you like both music and games you should give this game a try. You can pick any song from your music collection and a level will be generated. Then you can go and try to set the all time high score for your favorite songs!
  • Braid - £1.74. Braid is an indie platform game that will have your brains do some overtime. It's a great looking game filled with clever puzzles.
  • Eidos Everything package - £35. For one low price you get every Eidos game on steam including the recent topper Batman: Arkham Asylum. It's worth it for that game alone but you also get the excellent Hitman games, the new Tomb Raider games, the two Deus Ex classics, Thief: Deadly shadows and a bunch of lesser games.
  • Evil Genius - £1.39.  Be the horror of all James Bond wannabes. Dig a lair and fill it with heinous traps.
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - £3.49. It's a game everyone should have played. If you don't like Star Wars yet you will after having played through this classic.
  • Telltale Everything package -£35. Telltale games are the modern day snacks for us adventure lovers. They take episodic gaming seriously and release one game a month, something Valve could learn from. This deal gives you all their games. This includes their excellent Sam & Max games, the new Monkey Island games, the Strongbad series and the somewhat lesser received Wallace & Grommit and the Bones games. A must for every adventure lover.
  • Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Double Pack - £1.49. Great little indy adventures. Haven't played them yet but bought them to play one of these days.
  • Titan Quest and Expansion - £4.99. If you like Diablo and have never played this game then it's about time you give it a try.
  • World of Goo - £4.29. My favorite game of last year and one of the best indie games ever created. Everyone should have played this game.
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