AU Deals: Killer Drops on S-Tier AC Editions and Discounts on Games Too Good To Leave Wishlisted

I have a dangerous relationship with digital storefronts, and this week did nothing to improve it. I went in to check one price, came out with a mental shopping list and a lighter conscience. These are the deals that genuinely stopped me scrolling.

Contents

• Retro
• Nintendo
• Xbox
• PlayStation
• PC
• PC Gear
• LEGO

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This Day in Gaming 🎂

In retro news, I’m using a lit deku stick to light a 27-candle cake baked for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I don’t unabashedly gush about too many games, but this one warms my very soul. On launch day I happened to find myself in a place of loss and uncertainty in my life; all I wanted to do was retreat from the world. Fortunately, I found solace and, frankly, absolute wonder in the theretofore unimaginably boundless and bountiful 3D land of Hyrule. Truly, OOT is a masterpiece of gaming — the grandpappy that sired many more masterpieces in a ridiculously storied franchise. GOAT of GOATs.

Aussie birthdays for notable games.

– Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) 1998. Get

– Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (N64) 1998. Get

– NES Remix (Wii U) 2013.

Nice Savings for Nintendo Switch

On Switch, this batch mixes family friendly chaos with serious time sinks. Whether you want couch co op stress or polished football, there is real value here.

• EA Sports FC 26 (-50%) A$44 Still basically football spreadsheets with shin pads, but the on pitch flow finally feels less like players running through wet cement.
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (-20%) A$64 One part joyful chaos, one part giant angry cat Bowser, and somehow still one of Nintendo’s best value carts.
• Sonic X Shadow Generations (-23%) A$69 Sonic nostalgia plus Shadow sulking dramatically, which is exactly the tone Sega was aiming for.
• Mario + Rabbids Double Pack (-32%) A$34 Rabbids yelling over turn based tactics should not work, yet here we are, twice.
• Overcooked! All You Can Eat (-75%) A$14.20 A cooking game that tests friendships harder than Monopoly and usually ends the same way.

Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card.

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Exciting Bargains for Xbox

This is a strong showing for long form RPGs and smart action games, with prices that finally match the time investment.

• Borderlands 4 (-59%) A$49 Billions of guns, questionable jokes, and enough explosions to keep your brain permanently switched off.
• Suicide Squad: KTJL Del. (-85%) A$25.30 Deeply uneven, occasionally dumb, but at this price it feels more like a chaotic rental than a regret.
• Persona 5 Royal (-70%) A$29.90 A hundred hour anime soap opera where the real villain is your sleep schedule.
• Slay the Spire (-75%) A$9.30 Just one more run quickly becomes three hours and mild existential dread.
• Metaphor: ReFantazio (-50%) A$57.40 Atlus doing fantasy politics with style, confidence, and zero concern for your backlog.

Xbox One

• Celeste (-75%) A$7.40 Precision platforming so tight it somehow makes repeated failure feel emotionally healing.
• Ni No Kuni: WotWW (-80%) A$13.90 A Saturday morning cartoon that politely asks you to grind for twenty hours.
• Disco Elysium The Final Cut (-70%) A$17.90 A detective RPG where your biggest enemy is your own internal monologue.

Or just invest in an Xbox Card.

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Pure Scores for PlayStation

Big budget spectacle meets pure joy platforming in this PS5 lineup.

• Death Stranding 2 (-54%) A$57 More walking, more weirdness, more proof Kojima will never be normal.
• Borderlands 4 (-59%) A$49 Loud, shiny, endlessly generous, and allergic to subtlety.
• Astro Bot (-38%) A$68 Weaponised joy in platformer form, with controller tricks that feel like black magic.
• Kingdom Come Deliverance II (-57%) A$49 Historically accurate misery that absolutely refuses to go easy on you.
• No Man’s Sky (-30%) A$49.10 The redemption arc that simply refuses to end, now stuffed with content.

PlayStation 4

• Call of Duty Black Ops 7 (-30%) A$76.90 Slick shooting, loud explosions, and multiplayer chaos that eats weekends.
• Trials of Mana (-46%) A$41.80 Colourful, earnest, and just janky enough to feel charming.
• Far Cry 5 (-66%) A$34.10 America but with cults, chaos, and a suspicious amount of fishing.

Or purchase a PS Store Card.

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Purchase Cheap for PC

If you want sheer volume of content per dollar, PC wins this week easily.

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows Prem. (-45%) A$87.90 Sneaking, stabbing, and sightseeing, now with a fresh coat of historical tourism.
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Comp. (-90%) A$20.90 A Viking saga so big it could qualify as light cardio.
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage Mast. Ed. (-70%) A$38.90 Smaller, sneakier, and refreshingly uninterested in wasting your time.
• Assassin’s Creed Origins Gold Ed. (-90%) A$13.40 Ancient Egypt remains Ubisoft’s greatest accidental open world flex.
• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Ult. (-85%) A$25.40 Enormous, indulgent, and still allergic to knowing when to end.

Or just get a Steam Wallet Card

Legit LEGO Deals

Just like I did last holiday season, I’m getting festive with the LEGO section. In Mathew Manor, my sons and I are again racing this year’s batch of LEGO Advent Calendars. Basically, we open the City, Harry Potter, Minecraft, and Star Wars on the daily and compare the mini-prizes for “Awesomeness” and “Actual Xmas-ness”. 2024’s winner was the Lego Marvel one, but, weirdly, there’s no 2025 equivalent. So it’s anybody’s race this year.

Here are the cheapest prices for the four calendars we’re using. Score them yourself or just live vicariously through our unboxings.

• LEGO CIty Advent 2025 – A$59.95 $45
• LEGO Harry Potter Advent 2025 – A$59.95 $45
• LEGO Minecraft Advent 2025 – A$59.95 $45
• LEGO Star Wars Advent 2025 – A$59.95 $45

Adam Mathew is a passionate connoisseur, a lifelong game critic, and an Aussie deals wrangler who genuinely wants to hook you up with stuff that’s worth playing (but also cheap). He plays practically everything, sometimes on YouTube.