Humble Bundle has been around for a while now, and they’ve served up millions of dollars to charities over the years. Now they’re getting into the subscription game, because people love monthly bills apparently. Aptly names the Humble Monthly, the twist is that you can subscribe—or cancel your subscription—any time you want, but all games you receive under the subscription are yours to keep, forever. And as usual, money is being donated to charities: 5 percent of the Humble Monthly proceeds (less taxes and other fees) will go to the PayPal Giving Fund, which is then given direction to pass those funds on to the charity chosen by Humble for that month.
The monthly subscription rate is $12, and if you subscribe now, you immediately unlock Legend of Grimrock 2. The first batch of games won’t arrive until the first Friday of each month, starting on November 6. That means you have time to decide, but ultimately you will be taking whatever hides behind door number one with no knowledge of the games beforehand, and potentially no option to buy them through Humble after the fact. It’s part of the fun, or suspense if you prefer.
Looking at the initial freebie, Legend of Grimrock II currently sits at a Metacritic score of 85, which coincidentally matches up nicely with PC Gamer’s score of 85. Launched one year ago, the second installment in this dungeon crawling series has a current online price of $24 via Steam, which means at the very least you’re getting one good game at half price.
We’ve seen many bundles over the years, some good, some not so good. If you’re the type who likes to collect and try out new and upcoming indie games, the Humble Monthly could be just what the doctor ordered. There’s also the potential to get recent releases as well, along with some “classics” and everything in between. The games will all run on Windows via Steam—sometimes they’ll run on other platforms as well, but Steam on Windows is the only guarantee. So if you’re a Linux or OS X user, this probably isn’t for you.
Just remember: it’s for the charities. Or at least five percent of it is.
From maximumpc
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