{"rewrite":{"id":"r_73634adfa91a238ad32ba432","clusterId":"c_b9cabf3de8cdcf1572171d06","slug":"dinkum-steam-sale-makes-soundtrack-bundle-cheaper-than-game-alone","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Dinkum Steam Sale Makes Soundtrack Bundle Cheaper Than Game Alone","summary":"KRAFTON launched a 20% off sale for Dinkum on Steam and Nintendo eShop on June 18. On Steam, the bundle including the soundtrack is 30% off at 1,813 yen, slightly cheaper than the game alone at 1,840 yen. The Switch 2 and Switch versions are at their lowest price ever.","whyItMatters":"A pricing glitch where a bundle costs less than its base product is rare and notable for buyers, and the sale also marks the lowest price yet for the Switch versions of the popular life sim.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKRAFTON started a sale for the survival life sim Dinkum on June 18 across Steam and the Nintendo eShop. Both the PC version and the Nintendo Switch 2/Nintendo Switch version are 20% off, priced at 1,840 yen. But on Steam, a quirk emerged: the Dinkum: Official Soundtrack Edition bundle, normally 30% off at 1,813 yen, is actually cheaper than buying the base game alone, despite including the 580-yen soundtrack DLC. The Switch 2 and Switch versions are at their lowest price ever. The Steam sale runs until 1:59 AM JST on June 26; the eShop sale lasts until 11:59 PM JST on July 9.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dinkum's soundtrack bundle undercuts the base game during a Steam sale. The pricing error or intentional loss leader makes the bundle the rational buy, which is rare for game DLC.","twitterPost":"Dinkum's soundtrack bundle is cheaper than the game alone during the Steam sale. The bundle is the better deal.","threadsPost":"Dinkum's Steam sale has a pricing quirk: the soundtrack bundle is 30% off at 1,813 yen, while the game alone is 20% off at 1,840 yen. The bundle is cheaper. Buyers should grab the bundle.","newsletterBlurb":"KRAFTON put Dinkum on sale across Steam and Nintendo eShop on June 18, with both versions at 20% off. On Steam, the soundtrack bundle is actually cheaper than the base game, a rare pricing oddity. The Switch 2 and Switch versions are at their lowest price ever. Sales end June 26 on Steam and July 9 on eShop.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260618-450552/\",\"title\":\"Multi-Platform Popular Life Sim 'Dinkum' Sale Causes Rare Phenomenon: 'Soundtrack Bundle Somehow Cheaper' - Buy This One\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4039,"outputTokens":598,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781799681,"createdAt":"2026-06-18T16:14:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-18T16:18:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T16:18:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b9cabf3de8cdcf1572171d06","canonicalTitle":"マルチ対応人気ライフシム『Dinkum（ディンカム）』セールにより、「なぜかサントラ同梱版の方が安い」珍現象発生中。買うならこっち","representativeArticleId":"a_39a65f4c9d9668066bc6bee3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dinkum\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-18T09:50:43.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-18T09:50:43.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T16:18:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260618-450552/","title":"マルチ対応人気ライフシム『Dinkum（ディンカム）』セールにより、「なぜかサントラ同梱版の方が安い」珍現象発生中。買うならこっち"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dinkum"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["KRAFTON launched a 20% off sale for Dinkum on Steam and Nintendo eShop on June 18.","On Steam, the Dinkum: Official Soundtrack Edition bundle is 30% off at 1,813 yen, cheaper than the base game alone at 1,840 yen.","The Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch versions of Dinkum are at their lowest price ever during the sale.","The Steam sale ends at 1:59 AM JST on June 26; the eShop sale ends at 11:59 PM JST on July 9."]}