Continuing our list of games to grab during the Steam Summer Sale, we’re going to be looking at hidden gems.  You know, games with smaller budgets, and are just less known than the big bad GOTY contenders.  Here’s 10 that are bound to tickle your fancy!  Don’t forget, if you need some Steam Wallet funds Amazon is your best bet.

Hyper Light Drifter – $9.99 (50% off)

Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG, somewhat similar to the 2D Legend of Zelda games but with the difficulty ramped up to 11.  The game also has a very unique pixel art style, lending to a beautiful and dangerous world.

Stardew Valley – $8.99 (40% off)

Stardew Valley is essentially Harvest Moon, for the PC.  While Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons have grown in different directions, Stardew Valley takes the simple route and focuses on the core of those games–farming, farming, and a bit of romance.  There is also a proposed multiplayer in the works.

Long Live The Queen – $5.49 (45% off)

Long Live the Queen is a bit hard to describe.  If you’ve heard of Princess Maker, it’s a bit like that… you’re raising/taking care of a young girl over a year’s period as she comes of age and becomes queen of the land.  However, there are many nefarious forces out there trying to end her life before that happens.  You have to focus on raising the princess’s stats and skills (as well as make level headed decisions) to ensure that she survives, and hopefully is a competent ruler to boot.

VA11-HallA: Cyberpunk Bartender Action – $10.04 (33% off)

The world of Va11-HallA is dark.  Everyone is controlled by evil corporations, and attempting to revolt against Big Brother will end your life.  None of that matters, though… you’re just a bartender.  Instead of trying to save the world or any of that jazz, you’re just working and trying to pay rent, while keeping your colorful patrons happy.

Transistor – $2.99 (85% off)

From the makers of Bastion comes this beautiful action RPG.  When Red is suddenly attacked by the robotic Process, she loses her voice and must wield the Transitor, a huge mysterious slab of a weapon, in order to survive and save the city of Cloudbank.

Darkest Dungeon – $9.99 (60% off)

Taking many influences from gothic art and lore, Darkest Dungeon is a hard as nails turn based RPG, with some rogue-like elements through in for good measure.  Build your team of imperfect dungeoneers and try your damnedest to keep them alive as they attempt to stem the horrors being unleashed on the world.

Enter the Gungeon – $7.49 (50% off)

If you’re a fun of rogue-likes and shoot-em-ups, then Enter The Gungeon is practically made for you.  Featuring clean pixel graphics and a harsh difficulty level with randomized dungeons for every playthrough, this game is meant to last for hours upon hours of playability.

Skullgirls – $2.99 (70% off)

Steam has gotten quite a few fighting games in recent years, and Skullgirls is one of the better ones on the service.  The mechanics are easy to learn but hard to master, and there’s a sizable story mode and active online community to play against.  It’s a very good value for the price!

Evoland Collector Pack – $13.85 (63% off)

The Evoland Collector Pack contains both Evoland 1 and 2.  The Evoland series likes taking genre conventions and histories and flips them on their heads in a tongue in cheek manner.  As players progress through the games, the world ‘evolves’ and uses new mechanics and even graphics as the heroes try and save the world.  It’s almost like a gaming history lesson!

Hollow Knight – $9.89 (24% off)

Released this year, Hollow Knight is something of an indie darling right now.  Hollow Knight takes the Metroidvania formula and crafts a challenging game that many say is one of the best of the exploration and action based genre.  It has a great art style, too.

What games did you pick up during this sale?  Let us know in the comments!

10 Hidden Gems to grab this Steam Sale

While the world was watching soccer (aka football), we continued to dig up great deals at Ben’s Bargains, including the PlayStation 4 for $350 and six dress shirts at Jos. A. Bank for $60.

In other news:

Steam brought back its awesome bi-annual sale, which will run through June 30th.

Amazon followed up last week’s Prime Music announcement with a liitle ol’ phone announcement… the Fire Phone. You might’ve heard of it by now.

T-Mobile is now offering unlimited music streaming with no charges on your data plan.

Now let’s hit the pitch with the rest of this week’s best deals—time is running out!

Top 20 hottest deals of the week on Ben’s Bargains
(prices include shipping):

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,Store,Deal,Price

1,Best Buy,Apple Macbook Air 11.6″ 4th Gen Core i5 Notebook,$650 (students)

2,Steam,Summer Sale,

3,iTunes,OfficeSuite Professional iPhone/iPad App,Free

4,Jos. A. Bank,6 x Men’s Dress Shirts,$60

5,eBay,PlayStation 4 Console,$350

6,Amazon,6 Piece Interlocking Outdoor Floor Tile Set,$15

7,ShutterFly,16″ x 20″ Photo Poster Print,$4.99

8,Cubavera,Men’s Plain Front Twill Shorts,$9.99

9,Lowe’s,100-Piece Dewalt Impact Driver Bit Set,$22

10,Best Buy,Apple iPad mini w/ Retina Display 16GB Wi-Fi Tablet,$350

11,Staples,48-Count Select Keurig K-Cups,$18

12,6pm,Columbia Polarized Men’s Sunglasses,$17

13,Amazon,Real Clever Ideas and Solutions,Free

14,GeekBuying,MK809III QC802 Google Android 4.2 Quad-Core Mini PC,$48

15,eBay,30-pack BlockTile Interlocking Garage Floor Tiles,$60

16,Cole Haan,Up to 60% off in Sale + Extra 30% off,

17,Newegg,QNAP TS-269L Diskless 2-Bay NAS Server + 2TB HDD,$315

18,Amazon,HP Omni 10.1″ 32GB Intel Atom Tablet,$250

19,WinXDVD,WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe,Free

20,Amazon,Transformers Movie Blu-ray,$9.96 + $8 Ticket

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* Holdover from previous week.

Top 5 Expired or Sold Out Deals

Don’t forget to set up deal alerts on Ben’s Bargains so you don’t miss out on any more of these great savings!

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,Store,Deal, Price

1,Timbuk2,50% off Custom Bags,

2,Motorola,Motorola Moto Stream Bluetooth Streaming Device,$29

3,Microsoft Store,ASUS X102BA AMD Dual-Core 10.1″ Touch Laptop,$199

4,Jos. A. Bank,Stays Cool Men’s Pique Polo Shirts,$12

5,Home Depot,20% off Select Items,

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Deals of the Week (June 20): Deeeaaaallllllllllll

The last full shopping week before Christmas saw at long last an increasing supply of the popular Xbox One and PlayStation 4 next-gen gaming consoles. You should now be able to find one or both of these in stock at Amazon, Walmart, Target or Best Buy online or in stores.

In addition to the National Free Shipping Day that came and went on Wednesday, December 18th, other deals aimed at procrastinators have appeared this week, like Amazon offering free one-day shipping on select items through Monday, December 23rd and PayPal bringing back their 20% off iTunes gift cards offer. (Here are the 2013 holiday shipping deadlines for the top online stores.)

Before we take a look at the current hot deals, let us reflect on those awesome deals this week that expired or sold out. Don’t forget to set up deal alerts on Ben’s Bargains so you don’t miss out on deals like these!

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Store,Deal, Price

Express,3 x Express 1MX Men’s Dress Shirts,$60

Home Depot,Up to 60% off Holiday Decor + Extra 25% off,

Banana Republic,50% off Sitewide,

Backcountry,The North Face RDT Men’s Softshell Jacket + $25 Credit,$78

Aeropostale,A87 Men’s Full-Zip Fleece Jacket,$15

Amazon,Calvin Klein Men’s Single-Breasted Walker Coat,$48

6pm,15% off Sitewide + Free Shipping,

Amazon,Lionel Trains Polar Express O-Gauge Train Set,$145

Amazon,Dell Inspiron 11 3000 4th Gen Dual Core 11.6″ Touch Laptop,$280

Lenovo,Lenovo JBL 2.1-Ch Speaker System,$20

Best Buy,HP Pavilion 17 4th Gen Core i3 17.3″ Laptop,$380

Zagerz,The Last of Us PlayStation 3 Game,$25

Best Buy,T-Mobile Prism II No-Contract Android Smartphone,$30

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Here are the current hottest deals of the week on Ben’s Bargains, organized by category (prices include shipping):

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Store,Deal, Price
Steam & Amazon,Winter PC Game Sale (up to 75% off),
Google Play,Elf streaming movie (Standard),Free
Amazon,A Charlie Brown Christmas eBook (Kindle),Free

iTunes,The Elements: A Visual Exploration App,Free

Skype,12-Months Skype Group Video Calling Service,Free

Amazon Local,One Ride with Uber Ride Service,Free

Amazon,BlasterPro E5000 Auto Fire Blaster,$9.98

Walgreens,One 8×10 Photo Print,Free

Google Play,100s of MP3 Singles,Free

Best Buy,Man of Steel 2-Disc Blu-ray/DVD/UltraViolet,$10

Amazon,Buy Two Get One Free Select Blu-rays/DVDs,

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Store,Deal, Price

Motorola,$150 off No-Contract or 50% off Contract Moto X (Moto Maker),

Lenovo,Lenovo W870 Wireless Headset,$24

Best Buy,Pebble 301 Smart Watch for Apple and Android,$120

Office Depot,Google Nexus 7 2nd Gen 16GB Android FHD 7″ Tablet,$180

Best Buy,Logitech K400 Wireless Touch Keyboard w/ Touchpad,$20

Walmart,LG 60LN5600 60″ Smart Wi-Fi LED LCD HDTV,$799

Microcenter,LG 55LN5400 55″ 1080p 120Hz LED-LCD HDTV,$500 (in-store)

Monster on eBay,Monster Clarity HD Model One Powered Monitors,$250

Lenovo,Lenovo WD100-SL Wireless Display Adapter,$28

Dell,Sony Pulse Wireless Headphones,$100

Microcenter,Apple Macbook Air 13.3″ 4th Gen Core i5 Notebook (Mid-2013),$900

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[table caption=”Apparel” width=”620″ colwidth=”25|65|10″ colalign=”center|center|center”]
Store,Deal, Price
Kenneth Cole,Up to 60% off Outlet Items + Extra 30% off,

Columbia,Columbia Basalt Men’s 3-in-1 Jacket,$81
Express,50% off Sitewide,

Amazon,Kenneth Cole NY Men’s Herringbone Walker Coat,$59

Jos A Bank,50% to 70% off Sitewide + Extra 20% off $99 or More + Free Shipping,

H&M,Up to 70% off in Sale + Extra 20% off One Item,

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Store,Deal, Price
Lowe’s,125-Piece Kobalt Standard and Metric Mechanic’s Tool Set,$25

Amazon,Hoover Sprint QuickVac Bagless Upright,$45
Coffee-Mate,BOGO Free Coffee-Mates Creamers,

Amazon,Over 45% off Select DEWALT Tools & Accessories,

Amazon,3M Headlight Lens Restoration System,$2.74

Best Buy,20% off Select Home Items,

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Deals of the Week: Yuletide Edition