PSN Slashes Prices on Indie Games for PAX Prime

With PAX Prime set to take place later this week, Sony is celebrating by offering discounted prices on a number of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita indie games.

Beginning tomorrow, a dozen downloadable indie games will be discounted by up to 65% off, or as much as 75% off for PlayStation Plus members. Each of the games included in the sale was chosen because it was shown off at past PAX Prime shows.

Four of the included games -- Retro City Rampage, Dragon Fantasy Book I, Limbo, and Zombie Tycoon II -- are available on PS3 and Vita, and include cross-buy support, allowing players to buy the game once and have access to it on both platforms.

The list of games and their sale prices follows below. The deals will be available from tomorrow through September 2.

PSN PAX Prime Indie Game Sale (August 27 to September 2)

• Penny-Arcade: Adventures On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness Episodes 1 & 2 (Sale: $7.49, PS Plus: $3.75, Regular: $14.99)
• Closure (Sale: $7.49, PS Plus: $3.75, Regular: $14.99)
• Retro City Rampage (Sale: $4.99, PS Plus: $3.74, Regular: $14.99)
• Dragon Fantasy Book I (Sale: $4.99, PS Plus: $2.50, Regular: $9.99)
• Limbo (Sale: $7.49, PS Plus: $5.99, Regular: $14.99)
• Tokyo Jungle (Sale: $7.49, PS Plus: $3.75, Regular: $14.99)
• Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge (Sale: $4.99, PS Plus: $2.50, Regular: $9.99)
• Journey (Sale: $7.49, PS Plus: $3.75, Regular: $14.99)
• Skullgirls (Sale: $7.49, PS Plus: $3.75, Regular: $14.99)
• Retro/Grade (Sale: $4.99, PS Plus: $2.50, Regular: $9.99)
• Dyad (Sale: $7.49, PS Plus: $3.75, Regular: $14.99)

Do you plan on picking any of these games up? Let us know in the comments and be sure to stay tuned to IGN for coverage of this year's PAX Prime, which runs from August 30 to September 2.

Chris Pereira is a freelance writer who enjoys a good sale. Too bad he already bought most of these games at full price. Check out what he's saying on Twitter and follow him on IGN.

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