DriveThruRPG’s big Christmas in July sale has been on for a few days, with about two weeks left. That’s enough time to see which games are contenders for the best sellers.
DriveThru’s system has “Hottest, ” a bar across the top, and “Popularity” as a dropdown in the search. The two make similar but different lists, and this write-up uses Hottest.
- The One Ring™ Core Rules by Free League Publishing, reduced to $21.24.
- The One Ring™ Strider™ Mode (solo rules) by Free League Publishing, reduced to $4.24.
- Worlds Without Number by Sine Nomine Publishing, reduced to $14.99.
- Cyberpunk RED by R. Talsorian Games, reduced to $22.50.
- Traveller Core Rulebook Update 2022 by Mongoose, reduced to $25.50.
- Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition by White Wolf, reduced to $22.49.
- Shadowrun: Sixth World Companion (Core Character Rulebook) by Catalyst Game Labs, reduced to $16.99.
- M20 The Operative’s Dossier by Onyx Path Publishing, reduced to $12.74.
- The Dare by Sentinel Hill Press, reduced to $8.99.
- Kids on Bikes: Core Rulebook by Hunters Entertainment, reduced to $7.49.
There are many familiar titles in there and Free League in first and second place with the core rules for the new One Ring / Lord of the Rings game and the solo rules supplement.
The Dare by Sentinel Hill Press is a one-shot scenario for Call of Cthulhu, making it one of the new non-core rules in the list and perhaps the most indie title to make the top ten. It comes with a “Call of Kid-thulhu” rules variant of Call of Cthulhu, and that’s not described as for kids but for new players.
Biggest Discounts
If you’re looking for a bargain, you can’t quite sort by price as that includes some alpha edition, lots of map packs and art licenses. Here, though are some suggestions.
- A Lifetime Subscription to the Thought Police’s RPG output, reduced from $299 to $224.
- Conan PDF Master Collection from Modiphius reduced from $170 to $127.
- Star Trek Borg Cube collection also from Modiphius, reduced from $125 to $94.
- The Halls of Arden Vul Complete from Expeditious Retreat Press, reduced from $109 to $82.
- The Northlands Saga Complete for Pathfinder from Frog God Games, reduced from $63 to $47.
- Dark Lord from Chamomile Has Adventures, reduced from $60 to $45.
- Ptolus: Monte Cooke’s City By the Spire (D&D OGL edition) by Monte Cook Games, reduced from $60 to $45.
In total, there are 76,648 titles in the sale, and if the average saving is around $1.50 a download, that’s $114,972 worth of discounts.
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