Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

They raised the price of the game before the winter sale by 10$. Launched at 29.99. Is now 39.99 without a sale. What a scam bro.

Scummy publisher raising price before sale. Gross

Decent game hard carried by nostalgia. Doesn't really hold up for a first playthrough today. But thumbs down for launching the game at $30 USD in 2021 and then later raising the price to $40. Remember when they told us digital would make games cheaper?

A lazy PC port of a decent PS2 DND hack and slash. Barely scratched the surface, but saw that the publisher tries to fool people with its pricing strategy. Publisher: stop being greedy, just put this at $15 and move on.

Like the game but they are doing some shady stuff with prices for a game that came out a very long time ago.

Used to be $30 while not on sale. Do not buy.

Nostalgia Trip, (price even with the discount is ludicrous)

They don't make games like this anymore. Sometimes I go back to Dark Alliance just to remember the magic that surrounded every gaming experience in the 2000s. Still plays great, super fun stuff for your steam deck.

I grew up playing this game on PS2 with my older brother back in the early 2000s. I’m 30 years old now and he’s pushing 40, so booting this game back up again was honestly a huge nostalgia trip for both of us. The gameplay is still fun, the atmosphere still hits, and surprisingly split-screen even worked with my buddy over Steam as long as we both had controllers connected. So yes - the GAME itself still holds up. In 2026, this game still feels like I was playing it for the first time as a kid - the gameplay was refreshing in today's world. A full game and story to complete with no stupid cosmetic store. Graphics still hold up surprisingly well for 2026 standards, we are talking a game made in 2001 I think. But there is absolutely NO reason this should cost $40 in 2026. Seriously. What exactly are we paying for here? This is a 25+ year old game with: No major graphical overhaul No rebuilt mechanics No modern multiplayer integration No expanded content No major quality-of-life improvements Barely anything added at all It honestly feels like they grabbed an old PS2 game, uploaded it to Steam, slapped a nostalgia tax on it, and called it a day. And before someone says “well don’t buy it then” - THAT is exactly why this is frustrating. I AM the target audience for this game. I’m literally someone who grew up loving it. Longtime fans should be the people defending this release, not the ones feeling ripped off by it. That’s the part that bothers me the most: This doesn’t feel like a celebration of a classic game. It feels like publishers testing how much nostalgia alone can squeeze out of people financially. If this was $15-$20? Easy recommendation. If this had actual remastered graphics, online functionality, restored content, or meaningful improvements? Easy recommendation. But $40 for what is basically the same game from over two decades ago is honestly borderline insulting to fans. I’m still giving it a thumbs up because underneath all the corporate greed, the game itself is legitimately fun and brought back a ton of good memories for me, but just know that I am deeply disappointed in the fact you guy's charged me 40 dollars for this - and that I probably wont be buying any future titles from you just due to this experience. Just know before buying: You are paying almost entirely for nostalgia.

Scumbag publisher (Or whomever has this and the first game on steam) jacking up the price for the steam sale and leaving the price rised. Something that is ILLEGAL and is called Deceptive Pricing! Something that is ILLEGAL and violates antitrust statues in the US. REPORT this game and the Publisher. REPORT THEM!