Don't normally play video games? This deal will get you hooked.
Don't think you have time for video games? Haven't picked up a game since the original Super Mario Bros.? This might be the best way to dive in -- even if you think "but I don't play games!"
Telltale Games is known for its story-driven games, and its tie-in titles for major franchises like The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Borderlands, Minecraft and (on the horizon) Batman.
You can set your own price for Telltale Games for the next two weeks, thanks to a deal on Humble Bundle, which lets anyone pay what they want to get groups of games. You can also get the whole set for $12.
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That $12 price gets you two seasons of The Walking Dead game, plus its off-shoot 400 Days; Game of Thrones; A Wolf Among Us (based on the comic series Fables); Back to the Future: The Game; and 2015's should-not-be-missed Tales from the Borderlands. It also features star-studded poker games Poker Night and Poker Night 2, where you play against characters from Portal, The Venture Brothers, Borderlands and 2000s web cartoon celebrity Strong Bad. More titles will undoubtedly be added before the sale ends, and will be given to anyone who already purchased.
Telltale Games lets players change the story based on their actions and decisions, and the dialog-heavy storytelling lowers the barrier to entry for someone who may have never played many video games.
Plus, the games are released with five to six episodes a season, and each episode takes about two hours to play through on average.
Humble Bundle also lets users decide how much of their purchase goes to the games' developers, select charities or to the organization itself. This bundle's charities include Direct Relief and Girls Who Code, though users can select another charity of their choice.
Also, while we sold this pretty hard to non-gamers, it should be noted that these games are loved across the gaming spectrum.
The games need to be redeemed on a PC or Mac through the Steam client, which is a free install. If you haven't played any of these games, or even if you're missing a few from your collection, this is an excellent deal to snatch up.
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Chelsea Stark was the Games Editor for Mashable, where she covered everything from AAA titles, mainstream consoles, indie gems, mobile games and gaming culture. She handled news, feature stories and reviews. Before that, Chelsea was Mashable's Multimedia Producer, where she helped develop visual storytelling aids, whether they were photos of video. She came to New York in 2010 to pursue her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Studio 20 program, which focused on innovation as journalism is changed by new technology. Before coming to New York, Chelsea lived in Austin, where she did online journalism and social media for the local CBS affiliate. She loves good beer, classic Nintendo games, and all things geeky, and spends her time attempting to find anything close to good Tex-Mex in Brooklyn.
