The Greatest Hits Game Bundle

Blurb:

Every new generation of gaming hardware brings a new crop of remastered, remade, and reimagined classics from yesteryear. In that spirit, the Greatest Hits Game Bundle celebrates the history of video game development and culture by collecting 95 of our best books from game bundles of the past in one massive, final boss-sized compilation—and your last chance to get these DRM-free tomes at unbeatable prices.

$5

Stay Awhile and Listen Book 1 - Legendary Edition by David L. Craddock
HG101 Presents: Sega Arcade Classics Vol. 1 by Kurt Kalata
Somebody Set Up Us the ROM, Part One by John Harris
An Introduction To Video Games You Will Never Play by Unseen64
Game Boy Works Vol. I by Jeremy Parish

$30

Stay Awhile and Listen (2): Lords of Terror Edition by David L. Craddock
Dungeon Hacks: Expanded Edition by David L. Craddock
Arcade Perfect by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories: Interviews About Game Development and Culture by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories: Volume 2 by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories - Volume 3 by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories: Volume 4 by David L. Craddock
GameDev Stories: Volume 6 - How Games Are Made by David L. Craddock
Red to Black - The Making of Rogue Legacy by David L. Craddock
Bottomless Pit - Volume 1 by David L. Craddock
Rocket Jump: Quake and the Golden Age of First-Person Shooters by David L. Craddock
Anything But Sports - The Making of FTL by David L. Craddock
Once Upon a Point & Click by David L. Craddock
Everybody Shake! - The Making of Spaceteam by David L. Craddock
Beneath a Starless Sky by David L. Craddock
Stairway to Badass by David L. Craddock
So You Want to Play Go? by Jonathan Hop
Put This In Your Brain: The Best of Unwinnable Weekly by Stu Horvath & the Unwinnable Writers
Designers & Dragons - 1970s, 1980s, 1990s & 2000s by Shannon Appelcline
A Psychogeography of Games by Hannah Nicklin
The Game Beat by Kyle Orland
The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures by Kurt Kalata
HG 101 Presents: An Unofficial Guide to Castlevania by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: Sega Arcade Classics Vol. 2 by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: Unofficial Guide to Konami Shooters by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: The Guide to Shoot-em-ups Vol. 1 by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: The Guide to Retro Indie Games Vol. 1 by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: Contra and Other Konami Classics by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents - The 200 Best Video Games of All Time by Kurt Kalata
Retro Game Super Translation Selection by Kurt Kalata and Hanenashi Error
HG 101 Digest Vol 1 - Strider and Bionic Commando by Kurt Kalata
HG 101 Digest Vol 2 - Taito Arcade Classics by Kurt Kalata
HG101 Presents: Épopée - Tales from French Game Developers by Thomas Ribault
Braving Britannia by Wes Locher
The Black Book of Animal Crossing New Horizons by John Harris
21 Unexpected Games to Love on the Atari VCS by John Harris
8-Bit Obituaries by John Harris
Memories of Arcadia by John Harris
Somebody Set Up Us the ROM, Part Two by John Harris
Fallen Down - Heartache & Compassion in Undertale by Joel Couture
P.T. - A Video Game Ghost Story by Joel Couture
You and Your Friends Are Dead by Joel Couture
Figure Fight by John Harris
Level Up! A JRPG Creator's Handbook by John Harris
Bug Voyage! by John Harris
Pleasant Dreams: The Welcoming Play of Kirby's Dream Land by Joel Couture
Faster Than Light by Jamie Lendino
The Walkthrough: Insider Tales from a Life in Strategy Guides by Doug Walsh
Honoring the Code by Matt Barton
Dungeons & Desktops by Matt Barton
History of Digital Games: Developments in Art, Design and Interaction by Andrew Williams
Videogames for Humans by Merritt Kopas
Exp. Negatives by Mathew Kumar
Video War by Stephen Manes
GameCube Video Games You Will Never Play by Unseen64
Nintendo 64 Games You Will Never Play by Unseen64
PC Games You Will Never Play by Unseen64
PS2 and Xbox Video Games You Will Never Play by Unseen64
Sega Saturn Games You Will Never Play by Unseen64
Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 Video Games You Will Never Play by Unseen64
Verb/ose by Duncan R. Piasecki
Dreamcast Video Games You Will Never Play by Unseen64
Handheld Video Games You Will Never Play by Unseen64
PlayStation Games You Will Never Play by Unseen64
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Vol. 1 by John Szczepaniak
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Vol. 2 by John Szczepaniak
Souls of Darkness by Gary Butterfield
Commodork - Sordid Tales from a BBS Junkie by Rob O'Hara
Commodorkier - New Tales from an Old Dork by Rob O'Hara
Candid Conversations in Code by Ethan Johnson
NES Works Volume 1: 1985 by Jeremy Parish
The Anatomy of Super Mario by Jeremy Parish
Game Boy Works Vol. 2 by Jeremy Parish
NES Works Volume 2: 1986 by Jeremy Parish
Critical Hits by Zoe Jellicoe
Heterotopias 001 by Gareth Damian Martin
Clipping Through - One Mad Week in Video Games by Leigh Alexander
Boss Fight Books: EarthBound by Ken Baumann
Boss Fight Books: Jagged Alliance 2 by Darius Kazemi
Boss Fight Books: Super Mario Bros. 2 by Jon Irwin
Boss Fight Books: Chrono Trigger by Michael P. Williams
Boss Fight Books: ZZT by Anna Anthropy
Boss Fight Books: Galaga by Michael Kimball
Continue? The Boss Fight Books Anthology by Gabe Durham
You Died: The Unofficial Dark Souls Companion by Keza MacDonald and Jason Killingsworth
Generation Decks: The Unofficial History of Magic the Gathering by Titus Chalk
Trigger Happy 2.0 by Steven Poole
Dungeons & Dreamers by Brad King and John Borland
Game of X - Vol 1.: The Untold History of Xbox by Rusel DeMaria
Game of X - Vol. 2 by Rusel DeMaria

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Fastest post from email, I just had to check whether these books were like a web article in 10 mini parts, but no i recognise a lot of these from previous game bundles. Still not my thing though.

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But wait there's more (2020-12-12, 12 days to go)

If you thought our Greatest Hits Game Bundle was a fantastic deal before, we've added three new books by Ian Bogost to the package! That's almost 100 books in one place!

Already grabbed the bundle? You can just grab the three new books from your download link.

A Slow Year by Ian Bogost
How to Do Things With Videogames by Ian Bogost
How to Talk About Videogames by Ian Bogost

It's not too late to get in on our largest bundle EVER!

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Not sure how much these 3 books add, but hey it's up to 98 books now.

The Our Heroes Sci-Fi Bundle

Blurb:

The hero is at the core of every great story—facing fierce foes, defying death, fighting for the greater good... The Our Heroes Sci-Fi StoryBundle celebrates the men and women who undertake an epic journey, sacrificing so that others may be spared pain and suffering.

Our collection features a robust range of science fiction books from subgenres ranging from space opera to time travel to galactic exploration. These novels have been handpicked based on their excellent reviews, professional editing and covers, and, of course, superior storytelling—all curated especially for you, our loyal readers.

$5

For the Greater Good by Greta van der Rol (Dryden Universe)
Pets in Space 5 edited by Pauline Baird Jones (short stories)
Command Decision by S.E. Smith (Project Gliese 581g-1)
Star Cruise: Outbreak by Veronica Scott (The Sectors SF Romance)

$15

The Caledonian Gambit by Dan Moren
Central Galactic Concordance Boxed Set by Carol Van Natta (book 1 of series and a novella)
Archangel Project by C. Gockel (Archangel Project Books 1-3)
Apocalypse How? by Galen Surlak-Ramsey (Dakota Adams-1)
Abendau's Heir by Jo Zebedee (Inheritance 1 of 3)
The Auriga Project by M.G. Herron (Translocater 1 of 3)
One Two Punch by Pauline Baird Jones (2 novels big uneasy

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First bundle of the year and it more science fiction, although the cover of Pets in Space 5 looks more like bestiality.
Hmmm amazon mention science fiction romance in a lot of these.

The Epic Crime Thriller Bundle

Blurb:

Since we're all stuck at home, why not start the new year with an awesome thriller StoryBundle! There's something for everyone – from the creepy subtlety of a psychological suspense, to the high speed of an action thriller, to the race against the clock of a police procedural. Come and explore your darkest fears within the safety of the pages of all these brilliant books. Celebrate as the good guys—the police officers, detectives, and private investigators—make sure the perpetrators are brought to justice.

$5

All Those Lies by Emmy Ellis (DI Tracy Collier-1)
The Place That Never Existed by Jim Ody
Dead North by Joel Hames (Sam Williams-1)
Unlawful Harvest by PD Workman (Zachary Goldman)

$15

All the Lost Girls by Bilinda P. Sheehan
Underneath by Andrea M. Long
In the Woods by M K Farrar
The Trusted by Michelle Medhat (Trusted Thriller-1)
Double Trouble by Mike Clayton (Geeks Inc-1)
Death Dolls by Simon Farrant
The Tiger Temple by Steven Moore (Hiram Kane-1)
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Another Genre that generally has lots of series books.

The Expansive Futures Sci-Fi Bundle

Blurb:

Since the early days of science fiction, authors have explored the future of humanity and what other life might be out there among the stars. From cybernetics to spaceships to alien contact, future-focused sci-fi lets us explore complex issues while escaping from everyday life. Eighteen diverse visions of Expansive Futures have been gathered in a special collection curated by SFWA members, now available in a limited-time bundle.

SFWA is an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting science fiction and fantasy writers in the United States and worldwide. Featuring award-winning authors and fresh new voices, the Expansive Futures StoryBundle is sure to please fans of futuristic sci-fi and space opera.


$5

Ganymede by Jason Taylor
The Stark Divide by J. Scott Coatsworth (Liminal Sky-1)
Raptor by John G. Hartness (Star Rigger-5)
The Chiral Conspiracy by L.L. Richman (Biogenesis War)
Exodus by T.S. Valmond (Starship Hope-1)

$15

The Cost of Survival by J.L. Stowers (Genesis Rising-1)
Two Suns at Sunset by Gene Doucette (Tandem Star The Outcast Cycle-1)
Claiming T-Mo by Eugen Bacon
The Solar Sea by David Lee Summers
Eternity's End by Jeffrey A. Carver
A Fall in Autumn by Michael G. Williams
Knight Errant by Paul Barrett and Steve Murphy (Knights of the Flaming Star-1)
Warrior Wench by Marie Andreas (Asarlai Wars-1)
Annihilation Aria by Michael R. Underwood (Space Operas-1)
Glitch Mitchell and the Unseen Planet by Philip Harris
Iron Truth by S.A. Tholin (Primaterre-1)
When You Had Power by Susan Kaye Quinn (Nothing is Promised-1)
The Hammer Falls by Travis Heermann

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Big higher price selection and not as many series books as I expected.

The Pulse Pounders Thriller Bundle

Blurb:

Take a breath and hold on. I've curated a new "Pulse Pounders" StoryBundle, 13 action-packed books, plus a bonus, guaranteed to put you on the edge of your reading chair. Thrillers, suspense, action, dark fantasy, adventure—the common denominator is that they are all page turners—all for as little as $15. Name your own price, and the proceeds go to support indie authors and publishers, and a portion goes to support the Challenger Learning Centers.

$5

Convergent Lines by Michelle Cori (The King Mosaic-1)
Into Darkness by Richard Fox
Freezeout by Dean Wesley Smith (A Cold Poker Gang Mystery)
Pulse Pounders: Countdown by Fiction River (short stories)
Ignition by Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason

$15

People Raged and the Sky Was on Fire by Craig Martelle (Rick Banik Thriller-1)
Wardenclyffe by F. Paul Wilson
Shelter for the Damned by Mike Thorn (StoryBundle Exclusive)
Still of Night by Jonathan Maberry and Rachael Lavin (Short Stories)
Squishy's Teams by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Diving-10)
Boneyards by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Diving-3)
Animal by Munish K. Batra M.D., FACS and Keith R.A. DeCandido
River Runs Red by Jeffrey J. Mariotte (Morhudrim Cycle-1)
Rock Band Fights Evil 1-6 Boxed Set by D.J. Butler

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Mmmm, another new diving universe novel but I just can't find enough interest in the other books.

The Rock Bands books aren't as big a deal as they seem, amazing have books 1-3 as 364 pages in total, and the 4-6 as 371 pages in total, so each is a very short novels or long novella (depending on how you count).

Great bundle, I missed this one because Humble so rarely have fiction bundles I ignore their emails pretty much.

Lots of authors I have multiple books from but amazingly enough I can only see 2 I already have and one of those is from another bundle and lucky for me I recently discovered Humble no longer make you get a pat down from google before buying bundles.

I am quick to ignore their emails too and this one *really* surprised me! =0 So much so, I just had to post it here. ;) Like you said, rarely does Humble publish fiction bundles. By the way, I consult your posts in this thread from time to time and I guess now is a good time to say thank you. :D

I can see why I missed this one the mail which is titled Lose yourself in $441 worth of fantastic & frightening adventures from Tachyon! which absolutely sounds like another RPG book bundle. After I bought this one I remembered the effort download was, then I got excited by the bulk downloader option only for it to open 47! save file dialogues....

Thanks for the thanks, I used to do post the Humble ones until they need you to do the captcha to buy and since I was buying story bundle I thought I would continue here, it's nice to know there are people reading.

And speaking of story bundle, I saw this one on the website before the email.

The 2021 World SF Bundle

Blurb:

You may have less time to read now, without a commute. You may have more, sitting at home during yet another lockdown. It is hard to concentrate, I'm sure. My own desk is piled with books, yet I have little time to open them. But we all need fiction right now: to make us think, to make us laugh, to escape or face reality – or both. Here you'll find the fevered dream of Dracula's journey to England as conjured by a Mexican author; tales of Singapore imagined and re-imagined as a city endlessly inventing itself; space operas and steampunk and murderous gods, hardboiled detectives and cosmic awe. They are each of them different, but all of them fun, and I hope you love them as much as I do. – Lavie Tidhar

$5

Simantov by Asaf Ashery, Translated by Marganit Weinberger-Rotman
Ivory's Story by Eugen Bacon (short stories)
Lion City by Ng Yi-Sheng
Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed

$15

The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette de Bodard (Xuya Universe Novella)
Food of the Gods by Cassandra Khaw
The Route of Ice and Salt by José Luis Zárate translated by David Bowles
Insects Are Just Like You and Me except Some of Them Have Wings by Kuzhali Manickavel (short stories)
The Lunacy Commission by Lavie Tidhar (StoryBundle Exclusive) (short stories)
The House of Discarded Dreams by Ekaterina Sedia

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Beneath the Rising was in the debut novels selection of Locus Recommended Reading list for Books of 2020.
The Lunacy Commission is 5 stories featuring Adolf Hitler PI from A Man Lies Dreaming which was in a Story Bundle in April 2020.

The Secrets and Lies Bundle

Blurb:
Nothing makes for a better foundation for a crime novel than a secret. The best way to keep a secret? Tell a lie. That’s why secrets and lies go so well together. Every book in this bundle contains a secret, which means lies fill all of them as well. In this bundle, bestselling, award-winning authors from around the world bring crimes from around the world, sometimes adding a supernatural element.

$5

Spies - Special Edition by Fiction River (Short Stories)
Nothing Personal by Lauryn Christopher (Hit Lady for Hire-2)
Delirium by J.F. Penn (Brooke and Daniel-2)
Souls Lost by Bonnie Elizabeth (Appalchian Souls-1)

$15

A City of Broken Glass by Rebecca Cantrell (Hannah Vogel-4)
Dead Hand by Dean Wesley Smith (Cold Poker Gang Mystery)
Secrets & Lies by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Call to Arms by Rachel Amphlett (Kay Hunter-5)
Fear and Longing in Los Angeles by Mark Leslie (Canadian Werewolf-3)
Pacific Blue Tattoo by Lisa Silverthorne (StoryBundle Exclusive)

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Mysteries, so load up on series books.

The From Beyond Bundle

Blurb:

Weird fiction spent much of the twentieth century as an acquired taste for people with peculiar taste. Not quite horror, only a quasi-science fiction, fantasies without consolation—it was a hard sell. But as the world got weirder, the weird made its move to reclaim its territory from the genres it inspired.

This bundle goes far beyond the classic modes of Weird Fiction. Sure, there's Lovecraftian and Cthulhoid stuff, but it's remixed and detourned, injected into the modes of thriller, of slice-of-life realism, of New Journalism and the avant-garde. Other aspects of the weird, from European decadence to punk rock outsider art, are also well represented, and expanded upon until every genre boundary gives way and every brain cell bursts.


$5

Thrall by Mary SanGiovanni
The Damned Highway by Brian Keene and Nick Mamatas
The Primal Screamer by Nick Blinko
Tomorrow's Cthulhu edited by Scott Gable & C. Dombrowski (short stories)

$15


Strange Angels by Kathe Koja
A House of Hollow Wounds by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. (StoryBundle Exclusive)
Weird Tales of a Bangalorean by Jayaprakash Satyamurthy (StoryBundle Exclusive) (short stories)
The Natural Dissolution of Fleeting-Improvised-Men by Gabriel Blackwell (StoryBundle Exclusive)
Spiritus Ex Machina by LC von Hessen (StoryBundle Exclusive) (short stories)
The Philosopher's Stone by Colin Wilson

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The Spring Getaway Game Bundle

Blurb:

Boss Fight Books author Matt Margini's Red Dead Redemption spirits you to the Old West to find out how Rockstar Games built, marketed, and sold its gunslinger game to gamers. Raheem "Mega Ran" Jarbo's Dream Master takes you on a real-life journey through hip hop, the education field, video games, and courage. Veteran games journalist Kyle Orland returns with Save Point, his latest collection of articles and essays that examine gaming's growing pains as the industry matured.

$5

We Love Mystery Dungeon by John Harris
Angels, Devils and Boomsticks by David L. Craddock
HG101 Presents: Wrestling with Pixels by Audun Sorlie
Braving Britannia: Volume 2 by Wes Locher

$15

The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Vol. 3 by John Szczepaniak
Driving in the Dark by David L. Craddock
Boss Fight Books: Red Dead Redemption by Matt Margini
Through the Moongate by Andrea Contato
Save Point by Kyle Orland
Dream Master by Raheem Jarbo
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The 2021 Write Stuff Bundle

Blurb:
In 2021, there are hundreds of ways to get your books to an audience, but most writers just go through bookstores, online and brick-and-mortar. The Write Stuff Bundle 2021 will help writers in their relationship with bookstores, but also includes books that will help writers get their stories in front of new readers. If the writers follow the advice they’ll find in this bundle, they’ll make a great living.

$5

The 30-Day Novel and Beyond! by Stefon Mears
Cash Flow for Creators by Michael W Lucas
Write a Conference Proposal by Johanna Rothman
Your Author Business Plan by Joanna Penn

$15

WMG Publishing Presents: Dealing With Toxic People by Dean Wesley Smith
Tips About the Film/TV Industry for Novelists by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (StoryBundle Exclusive)
How to Write a Novel in Half a Month by Dean Wesley Smith (StoryBundle Exclusive)
A Writer's Introduction to Social Media Marketing by Tonya D. Price, MBA (StoryBundle Exclusive)
Working with Libraries and Bookstores by Mark Leslie Lefebvre
Crowdfunding Your Fiction by Loren L. Coleman (StoryBundle Exclusive)

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It's a non-Story Bundle.

The Danger Zone Military SF Bundle

Blurb:

Suit up, grab your blaster and your environment suit, and respond to a galactic call to arms—or at least a call to reading. Fire up your e-reader for this fast-paced Storybundle of Military SF adventures, 19 titles curated by New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson. Name your own price and get them all for as little as $15, with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit the Challenger Learning Centers.


$5

Shadow Warriors Boxed Set by Nathan B. Dodge (5 novels)
Til Valhalla by Richard Fox (An Ember War Novel)
Legacy Marines by Jonathan P. Brazee (The United Federation Marine Corps' Lysander Twins Book 1)
Trouble in the Wind by Chris Kennedy & James Young (short stories)

$15

Five By Five Boxed Set by Aaron Allston, Kevin J. Anderson, and more (3 books of 5 novellas)
Standing the Final Watch by William Alan Webb (Last Bridge-1)
Cold War: Alien Storm by Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle (Cold War Series)
Breach Team by J. R. Handley and Chris Winder
Operation Grendel by Daniel Schwabauer
Scorpion's Fury by C.H. Gideon (Metal Legion-1)
Cartwright's Cavaliers by Mark Wandrey (Revelations Cycle-1)
Invasive Species by Ben Stevens (Book-1)
Runs in the Family by Kevin Ikenberry

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War is heck and can take quite a long time too, which is probably why so many of these are series books.

The 2021 Pride Bundle

Blurb:

We're back again with another queer-themed bundle for Pride — five books in the main bundle and a generous eleven in the bonus, for a total of sixteen if you spring for the bonus. As has become usual, we were spoiled for choice: there are just so many writers out there for whom intelligent, nuanced queer writing is their default mode. There is never an easy way to winnow things down to a manageable number.

$5

No Man's Land by A.J. Fitzwater
Silver Moon by Catherine Lundoff (A Wolves of Wolf Point Novel)
Dropnauts by J. Scott Coatsworth (Redemption Cycle-1)
Burning Bright by Melissa Scott
Highfeil Grimoires by Langley Hyde

$15

The Four Profound Weaves by R. B. Lemberg
Succulents and Spells by Andi C. Buchanan (Windflower-1)
City of a Thousand Feelings by Anya Johanna DeNiro
Mother of Souls by Heather Rose Jones (A Novel of Alpennia)
Blood Moon by Catherine Lundoff (A Wolves of Wolf Point Novel)
Spellbinding by Cecilia Tan (Short Stories)
Glitter + Ashes edited by Dave Ring (Short Stories)
Queens of Noise by Leigh Harlen (novella)
Stone and Steel by Eboni Dunbar (novella)
Skythane by J. Scott Coatsworth (Liminal Sky: Oberon Cycle-1)
Stories to Sing in the Dark by Matthew Bright (Short Stories)
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Damn at first glance, this looked like it had lots of singletons, but closer examination shows a more normal story bundle mix.