Steam sales are a highlight for PC gamers, offering a chance to snag top games at unbeatable prices. The sales get people excited as each one comes and knowing when they are can be very useful to gamers. Here’s a detailed guide to the upcoming Steam sales, ensuring you never miss out on the best deals.
Upcoming Steam Sale Dates and What to Expect
Steam Scream Fest 2024: Starting the Halloween season, an independent Steam Scream Fest will hold from October 28th to November 4th. As one would expect, this event caters for the lovers of horror games will offer some discounted titles among the best in the market. If you are a fan of psychological thrillers or traditional horror this sale will have something for you.
Steam Next Fest October 2024: From 14-21 October, you can play demos of several hundred games within the framework of the Steam Next Fest. I’ve never seen any such sale, however, this is always good time to play previews of the new games. It also helps developers to get feedback for new games which make this festival good for both, the gamers and the creators.
Steam Autumn Sale 2024: Make sure to remember, a vacation will be held on November 27 to December 4. The Autumn Sale is one of the biggest sale events for steam because it is a chance to cut the price on a lot of games significantly. Now is high time to buy those large-size books you have wished to buy because price slashes to their lowest.
Types of Steam Sales
Steam hosts various types of sales and events throughout the year, each with its unique focus:
Major Steam Sales: These are held once per season and include sales on a majority of games featured on the platform. For one, they’re notorious for offering extremely large discounts on already heavily discounted games and second, they sometimes come bundled with mini-games or bonus events.
Steam Fests: These are the event category specific events for instance the Simulator Fest or the Fighter Fest. Discounts are often genre specific during such occasions, and therefore is a perfect time to try new games in the favourite genres.
Next Fests: Unlike other sales Next Fests do not commonly involve bargain prices. Nevertheless, they offer brief videos of the games that are not released yet, which means that people can play the game before they purchase it. At some time, some may be on sale if the game is an early access game or a previous instalment in a series.
Steam Sale Calendar
Here’s a comprehensive look at the upcoming Steam sales and events for the rest of 2024 and into 2025:
- Next Fest October 2024: October 14 – October 21
- Steam Scream Fest: October 28 – November 4
- Cooking Fest: November 11 – November 18
- Autumn Sale 2024: November 27 – December 4
- Winter Sale 2024: December 19 – January 2, 2025
- 2025 Sales and Events:
- Real Time Strategy Fest: January 20 – January 27
- Idler Fest: February 3 – February 10
- Couch Co-op Fest: February 10 – February 17
- Next Fest February 2025: February 24 – March 3
- Visual Novel Fest: March 3 – March 10
- Spring Sale 2025: March 13 – March 20
- City Builder & Colony Sim Fest: March 24 – March 31
- Sokoban Fest: April 21 – April 28
- Wargames Fest: April 28 – May 5
- Creature Collector Fest: May 12 – May 19
If you set these dates into alerts, then you can be confident that your library for games consists of the best titles at the best prices. Happy gaming!
