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.
I got Elin. It's not on sale, but hear me out:
It's a prequel to the free roguelike Elona. The big selling point of the game is that it's got the mechanical depth of long-developed roguelike JRPG, but you get to build a base and own land/found settlements. The two ways I'd sell it are "Stardew meets Rimworld" or "Play both modes of Dwarf Fortress at once."
The problems are that it's Early Access, launched Nov. 1st, and the base base building & village mechanics (while functional) are not quite done. Logging and Blacksmithing villagers, for instance, merely generate ingots or logs as raw materials for you to craft with, rather than producing goods. For lumberjacks, they seem lackluster compared to farmers, who tend and improve their crops' quality over time. Not improving tree seedstock is a big hole right now. There needs to be a Forester element to the job for there to be parity.
This is somewhat mitigated by the fact that the solo-developer, who has been at Elona since 2006, is actively developing Elin and pushing nightly builds. I think there's promise here, and even if you don't want to shell out for Elin, Elona is still free and Sseth approved.
If you're interested, have some wiki links to check out what you're getting into:
Elin Wiki
Elona Wiki
And here's a tutorial on how to manipulate the crafting system of Elin to transmute your plastic ore, through nails, into bones, then powder, to finally cook into some delicious microplastic soup: via Youtube.
That looks pretty interesting, I'll add it to the list for when it is out of early access.