I picked up Phoenix Point because I was feeling that XCOM itch and knew if it wasn't this I would start a Long War game of XCOM2 which would probably take 2 years to finish if I did at all.
Far Cry 5 is $6 and though I'm not particularly tempted I've heard good things.
Mad Max is $2 and if you haven't played it I would say it most certainly a bargain at that price. It is fairly boilerplate open world where you take towers and bases to gather resources for upgrades and eventually unlock tougher and tougher zones. The vehicle combat is really the standout and your car is the star of the show. Just tearing around the desert is fun in itself. Taking caravans is particularly cinematic and satisfying to eventually bag one that you just weren't quite able to before your latest upgrade. Unfortunately the base assault and dismounted fighting is pretty forgettable with batman arkham-style auto-target with quicktime blocking that doesn't change very much as you unlock new abilities. My 2nd favorite open world game after shadow of mordor/war.
Reminder to everyone that basically any and all games on sale on Steam are usually on a better sale on Greenmangaming, which gives you a Steam key anyway. Heck if you are certain of buying a new game at full price on release its usually 10-20% off there to begin with.
The "deep discount" games Steam has right now is one of the rare times I've seen games cheaper on Steam itself and is a good sign to have alternating and competing discounts again across multiple fronts.
But me personally, I've not bought anything this go around. I'm still wrapping up the Romancing Saga 2 Remake (for an example of my point, Steam has no discount on it as its brand new, but GMG has 20% off) which I highly recommend as an all around good JRPG experience with minimal woke anything I noticed.
I would suggest using GG Deals which shows multiple storefronts. Not all of them are trustworthy though.
And for me I bought Guild Wars 1 which is actually cheapest on Steam at a historical low. I also picked up Deadly Premonition 2 and Alice Madness Returns which are also on historical lows.
I usually go with Isthereanydeal to comb for discounts across multiple storefronts. Its shown me some that look like they'd be iffy, but all of them have checked out fine with no risk factors or nonsense.
GMG is just my solid choice for consistently discounted newer stuff. Because anything cheaper than what they are offering is usually a scam. And since I've had an account for so long I already qualify for all their "Gold XP" deals, which is usually an additional discount on everything.
The downside of using key sites like GMG is that if you don't like the game for whatever reason, you can't refund it on Steam. I learned that the hard way by preordering Guilty Gear Strive, and when the game fucking sucked balls and they started censoring the word Taiwan from the game... I couldn't do anything about it.
That is a very true risk. I usually only buy from there when I'm certain I'm going to enjoy it (which is the only way I'll buy a brand new game anywhere near full price) or its on such a deep discount I can consider it a lost gamble if it sucks.
Though GMG is pretty good on refunds themselves if something else comes up. More than once I've had a game where they legit ran out of keys and couldn't give a lot of people their game, and they just refunded us no question on it.