Valve has successfully lodged the Steam Winter Sale into the same part of my brain that stores a fondness for shortbread and hot cider. Even if I don’t buy anything, it’s a holiday tradition to at least look.
Many of the Steam Winter Sale discounts are the same as or similar to those found in the last few seasonal Steam sales, but we’ve got lots of new and updated discounts on this list, including 40% off Elden Ring (not seen since the last Winter Sale), and the first ever discount on Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
For even more recommendations, we recently compiled a list of great games that always get Steam sale discounts, and you can check out guides to the best RPGs, best FPS games, best strategy games, and best survival games for even more inspiration.
I also suggest having a look at what’s free on the Epic Games Store right now, and checking out GOG’s Winter Sale.
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🔺— It costs more than it did in the previous Steam sale
💸— It costs less than it did in the previous Steam sale
🎅 — Santa Claus
No-brainer deals
So cheap it doesn’t matter if you chuck them 20 spots down on your backlog.
Steam Winter Sale: 2024 games
Below is a non-comprehensive (but quite long) list of discounts on games we like that released on PC this year. Highlights in this section include 40% off great immersive sim Shadows of Doubt, 50% off dungeon tourism adventure Dungeons of Hinterberg, and 35% off Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
The Best of 2023
Here’s a selection of deals on last year’s cream of the crop, including some of our 2023 GOTY Award winners.
Games under $25
Games under $10
Games under $5
Steam Winter Sale: 10 years of GOTY winners
10 fantastic games for under $200 in total (a big portion of which comes from the two most recent among them). Read about why these games are so special in our Game of the Year awards archive.