The 10 Best Video Game Deals This Weekend (Nov. 16 to Nov. 18)

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Awesomenauts (50% Off)

Retailer: Steam

Price: $4.99 (50% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/MR3kIy 

If you like cool things, like MOBA games with fantastic 2D art, Awesomenauts is certainly worth a try. The game's running a Free Weekend on Steam, meaning you can give it a try before buying. If it tickles your fancy, you can grab it half-price. Unfortunately none of the DLC is on sale, but give this one a swing if you're curious about how a side-scrolling MOBA might work.

Quantum Conundrum (66% Off)

Retailer: Greenman Gaming

Price: $5.09 (66% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/TImm27 

If you've been waiting for another Portal game, we've got the next best thing for you on sale this week. Quantum Conundrum was made by Kim Swift, one of Portal's creators, and is every bit as clever as its predecessor. You'll switch between multiple realities to solve puzzles and rescue your mad scientist of an uncle.

Don't forget, you can use the code GMG20-1FYLZ-EDG8R on checkout to save an additional 20% off your purchase.

Hero Academy (50% Off)

Retailer: Steam

Price: $2.49 (50% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/QMs20g 

There aren't enough play-by-mail style turn-based strategy games on the PC these days. Hero Academy is exactly what the doctor ordered. To celebrate the release of the newest team in the game, the Shaolin, Robot Entertainment has cut costs across the board in half. If you pick up the core game, you'll get the base two teams, plus the PC-exclusive Team Fortress 2 gang.

In addition to the core game going on sale, all three of the add-on teams are also discounted. You can pick up  the Dwarves, Dark Elves, and Tribe teams at half-price individually, or you can grab everything all in one go for $8.49 with the Gold Pack.

Torchlight (75% Off)

Retailer: Gamefly

Price: $3.75 (75% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/Msxku9 

If Diablo III wasn't exactly what you were looking for, Torchlight will likely fill that empty hole in your heart. Developed by some of the folks who worked on the original Diablo, it's a callback to the roots of the genre and a fabulous dungeon crawler. You'll click on things to kill them, then click on their loot, and click on more stuff to kill more! It may sound like a simple formula, but it's so satisfying.

Nuclear Dawn (50% Off)

Retailer: Gamefly

Price: $8.99 (50% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/PZfTE8 

Mixing the RTS and FPS genres, Nuclear Dawn attempts a balance between tactics and action that few have dared to try. Set in a war-torn world on the edge of breakdown, you'll face off against other players on the field and from above with a strategic placement of stationary armaments that help you shape the battlefield.

The Prototype Pack (90% Off)

Retailer: Amazon

Price: $9.99 (90% Off)

Link: http://amzn.to/XhLXax 

Open world games sure are a lot of fun, but you know what would make them all a heck of a lot better? Crazy super powers that turn you into an unstoppable death machine! Prototype and Prototype 2 are both on sale over at Amazon and they'll let you tear apart NYC as a near-unstoppable force of destruction. If you've been craving some serious empowerment fantasy, this could be your ticket. Name one other game that let's you karate-kick a helicopter if you can. Can't? Didn't think so...

Dead Island: GOTY Edition (50% Off)

Retailer: Origin

Price: $9.99 (50% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/Tz0CWK 

An island paradise has gone to hell and all you've got to do is survive it. The GOTY Edition of Dead Island is available half-off over at Origin and it includes all of the DLC that's already been released for the game. Consider it EA and Deep Silver's gift to you before the Dead Island: Riptide makes its appearance in April next year.

Tropico 4: (75% Off)

Retailer: Steam

Price: $7.49 (75% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/jqCXds 

Indulge in your megalomaniacal fantasies with Tropico 4 this week. Strap on your dictator hat and start ordering your people around! The core game and all the DLC for it are discounted over on Steam. It's a strategy game unlike most, letting you play El Presidente to your own personal island nation.

Osmos (75% Off)

Retailer: Gamefly

Price: $2.49 (75% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/T0E7Lw 

There's a lot of violence on this list, so why don't we take a second to chill out with some primordial mellowness? Osmos is a pretty unique indie game that lets you play with the physics of propulsion and mass as you consume smaller organisms and eventually grow to your peak size. You know, on second thought, that doesn't sound that peaceful at all... At least the soundtrack's really relaxing!

Star Wars: The Old Republic (Free)

Retailer: None

Price: Free

Link: http://bit.ly/2HKEES  

Despite promises of being a World of Warcraft killer, Star Wars: The Old Republic has gone free-to-play starting this week, letting everyone enjoy the fun of being a jedi in an open-world MMO for no money down. Considering the amazing amount of content available in the game, its incredible level of polish, and the fact it lets you make your own version of Han Solo, it's totally worth checking out.