NVIDIA GeForce NOW Summer Sale Brings Big Membership Discounts and 6 New Games to the Cloud
- Snehal Pandey
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NVIDIA’s latest GeForce NOW update brings double the value for cloud gaming fans with Summer Sale membership discounts and six new games joining the platform this week. From Dark Scrolls to The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, here’s everything announced in this week’s GFN Thursday update.
The GeForce NOW fans have something to get enthusiastic about this week because the company launched a new update for their product, which is full of discounts, new game releases and reasons to think that cloud gaming is becoming increasingly feasible technology. In parallel with the Steam Summer Sale, NVIDIA offers new GeForce NOW membership discounts and adds six more games to the cloud gaming library, among which there are Dark Scrolls and The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.
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This GeForce NOW Thursday update is of particular importance for gamers, who try to make use of budget but at the same time do not want to sacrifice the quality of game experience. Firstly, on the one hand, Steam offers deep discounts on many thousands of PC games and, on the other hand, NVIDIA makes GeForce NOW cloud gaming membership less expensive, allowing using powerful hardware for gaming. Thus, this is the best opportunity to purchase the whole library of games and play them in cloud gaming environment without need for downloads, additional storage space and purchasing powerful hardware.
Steam Summer Sale Meets GeForce NOW
The Steam Summer Sale has always been one of the most popular sale events among PC gamers, and this year is not an exception. It offers significant discounts on all kinds of games, allowing people to buy major titles, indie games, and even those which have already been out for quite some time. However, what makes the event special this year is how seamlessly it goes with GeForce NOW.
Those who do not know about it should be informed that GeForce NOW is NVIDIA's cloud gaming service that allows users to stream their supported PC games through Steam from any device without having to worry about purchasing them twice. In other words, as long as there is a game supported by GeForce NOW and it can be bought through Steam, it would be enough to purchase it only once, synchronize the progress and continue the game on any device the user wants – whether it is a gaming PC, Mac, handheld, mobile device or a TV set.
This is where things start getting valuable. Normally, adding games to one’s PC game collection involves large files, long download times, and even the risk that your computer may lack the power to support the game’s requirements. The marketing message from NVIDIA seems to be that GeForce NOW addresses all those problems. Rather than relying on the local computer to do all the work, the games are run on the powerful GeForce RTX server, which is available in the cloud, while the streaming of the video is performed directly to the consumer’s computer. Put simply, Steam Summer Sale offers cheap games, while GeForce NOW provides a comfortable way to play them.
GeForce NOW Summer Membership Discounts
It is not only game offers that NVIDIA will present in July. Indeed, the company has organized its own summer promotion of GeForce NOW subscriptions, which makes the current month quite interesting even for those who have not subscribed yet or want to upgrade their subscription plans.
During the promotion, NVIDIA reduces the price of the Ultimate 12-month subscription by $70 and that of the Performance 12-month subscription by $35. Such prices make the service even more affordable for the customers interested in long-term usage of GeForce NOW service and even more attractive together with discounted Steam game purchase offer.
The Ultimate tier continues to be the highest GeForce NOW subscription plan and it is aimed mainly at gamers who prefer excellent performance but do not want to spend too much money on buying and assembling gaming machines. According to NVIDIA, the Ultimate subscription gives users the access to GeForce RTX 4080- and 5080-class performance in the cloud with such characteristics as up to 4K resolution, up to 120 frames per second, and technologies such as DLSS, ray tracing, and NVIDIA Reflex.
In many cases, the value proposition has never been more easily understood by an increasing number of gamers. Rather than having to invest money in additional storage, a graphics card upgrade, or an entire new gaming setup, there is another option: retain the games and the hardware, and leave the hard work to the cloud.
Dark Scrolls Brings Fast-Paced Devolver Chaos to GeForce NOW
As far as content goes, one of the biggest highlights for this week comes in the form of Dark Scrolls, which is a fast-paced action roguelite being released under Devolver Digital’s publishing label. It is exactly the type of game that Devolver Digital has become well-known for.
In a weird fantasy world that takes on a rather light-hearted attitude, Dark Scrolls features fast-paced combat, building up of characters that evolve based on the skills and power-ups found on the way. According to NVIDIA, the game revolves around fighting in constantly changing arenas full of enemies, environmental dangers and the possibility of creating overpowered combos.
But the addition of Dark Scrolls also means that Devolver Digital continues to make itself known in GeForce NOW. It adds to a selection that already has games from Devolver such as Cult of the Lamb, Hotline Miami, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, Inscryption, Enter the Gungeon, and Ball x Pit. To GeForce NOW users, this continued growth in Devolver offerings reminds us that GeForce NOW is not just about big-budget AAA titles; it is also an interesting place to experience some indie titles with attitude.
The Adventures of Elliot
The other notable highlight this week comes in the form of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales and gives a distinctly different vibe to GeForce NOW. While the gameplay of Dark Scrolls thrives on speed and chaos, that of Elliot's adventure appears to be more about exploration and story-telling.
Based on the official statement by NVIDIA, The Adventures of Elliot takes us through the story of Elliot, a traveler with a connection to the Millennium Core, who travels through various timelines while exploring various places, from futuristic neon-infused skylines to ancient ruins and mysterious villages.
What is remarkable about this new addition is how this contrasts with the previous selection for the week at GeForce NOW. Rather than providing one genre of game for users, this adds another type to GeForce NOW with the inclusion of both roguelite action and adventure with characters and an actual cinematic plotline. As the gamers using GeForce NOW for their entertainment platform will find, variety is key here.
When it comes to Ultimate members, however, what NVIDIA offers them in addition to this new title is streaming of Elliot’s adventure on GeForce RTX technology in the cloud, providing them with cinematic quality and responsive gaming experience on all supported devices.
Here Are All 6 New Games Joining GeForce NOW This Week
Alongside the two headline additions, NVIDIA has confirmed that six games are joining the GeForce NOW library this week. These include both new releases and existing titles now becoming available for cloud streaming:
Dark Scrolls (new release on Steam, available June 22)
SAND: Raiders of Sophie (new release on Steam, available June 22)
Deer & Boy (new release on Steam, available June 23)
EMPULSE (new release on Steam, available June 24)
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Steam)
FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves (Steam)
It is a relatively diverse pack. It includes some indie releases, narrative games, and fighting games, showing yet again how NVIDIA is trying to build GeForce NOW into a platform that can support all types of games on PC and not just a few.
GeForce NOW Continues to Sell Convenience, Not Just Performance
What makes NVIDIA’s communication around its products this week quite intriguing is the fact that the company talks not only about power. Sure enough, all the aspects of the product line remain the same: RTX performance, high frames per second, ray tracing, and cloud graphics are being discussed. Still, there is also another thing mentioned: convenience.
This is actually quite important since the convenience factor is, perhaps, the main feature of GeForce NOW. There are quite a lot of users who cannot afford replacing their gaming laptops with some other models and updating their desktops with new GPUs and additional SSD drives whenever several large PC games become available.
The statement was further emphasized by a community response given by one GeForce NOW customer who stated that they were “so impressed” with the service. The company claims that the customer used GeForce NOW due to its cheap price and managed to see how their old PC went from 20-30 frames per second (FPS) on low graphics in World of Warcraft to over 60 FPS on maximum settings. Of course, this is just an anecdotal evidence; however, it perfectly describes the target audience that NVIDIA is aiming at – people who have games but not a machine to play them properly.
It would seem that the Thursday update by NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW would simply consist of discounts and a couple of game announcements. However, the whole thing put together says more about where NVIDIA sees GeForce NOW in the current gaming industry.
In order to provide gamers with cloud-based access to PC games, NVIDIA is seeking to integrate GeForce NOW into the PC gaming experience. Purchase games at sale prices, play them using GeForce NOW without downloading or worrying about the capacity issues, make no upgrades, etc. This is the proposition offered by NVIDIA, and now it seems that the company has decided to enhance the pitch with its members and new content.
For GeForce NOW users, it will be a great week full of benefits. For the ones who hesitated to try out GeForce NOW previously, it seems that the time to give GeForce NOW a try comes when Steam is encouraging gamers to buy games anyway.
NVIDIA GeForce NOW’s latest release comes in at just the right time. With Steam being involved with the summer sale already and GeForce Now’s membership discount, it makes cloud gaming seem all the more tempting. Combine that with the inclusion of Dark Scrolls and The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, and this GFN Thursday update becomes a reminder to gamers to consider the platform.
For those who have added their wishlist on Steam and are waiting for the perfect opportunity to join, this may just be it. With reduced game prices, discounted GeForce NOW memberships, and the convenience of playing games through streaming, NVIDIA certainly has a good case for summer being one of the best times for cloud gaming in 2026.