When is the Steam Winter Sale 2024?

Steam, the largest digital storefront for PC games, has announced the dates for their always-epic Winter Sale.

So, when is the Steam Winter Sale 2024? In a new trailer, Steam has revealed its winter sale will be happening between December 19 and January 2, starting and ending at 10 AM Pacific.

The Steam Winter Sale starts next week, December 19th! Join us for discounts galore, voting in the Steam Awards, and the last set of art and Points Shop items from this year's seasonal sale artist @nemupanart

Make a list, check it twice – and buckle in for the sale next week! pic.twitter.com/gi9fVMLux9

— Steam (@Steam) December 12, 2024

This timing is brilliant because it allows you to grab a few reduced-price gifts for people, get the most out of any gift cards you get for Christmas, and grab anything you hoped Santa might bring you but didn’t. Plus, coming after The Game Awards 2024, it’s a great opportunity to see if you can get a certified Good Game for less.

What games will be in the Steam Winter Sale 2024?

Steam’s winter sales are pretty well known for having a huge spread of reduced-price games to choose from, and this one looks to be much the same. Featured in the trailer are the following games:

• Metal Slug Tactics – full price $24.99 – this game only came out in November so hasn’t had much opportunity for sales yet, its lowest recorded Steam price is -10%, $22.49, but maybe the winter sale will bring a deeper discount
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage – full price $49.99 – despite only releasing on Steam in October, this game has already seen -60% discounts down to $19.99 (in fact, it’s on sale right now for this rate), and it’s unlikely it will go lower than this just a few months post-release
• Core Keeper – full price $19.99 – another game from this year, Core Keeper’s lowest recorded price was $9.59, a whopping -40% off, but it’s currently on sale for $14.99, -25%. Whether this discount will persist through the sale or we’ll get a bigger discount remains to be seen
• CarX Street – full price $19.99 – this game also released this year and hasn’t seen a ton of discounts so far, with its historically low price being just $17.83, -18%. Hopefully being featured prominently in the trailer means we’ll get a juicy discount on this modern racer
• Helldivers 2 – full price $39.99 – Helldivers 2 was the winner of Best Ongoing Game at The Game Awards 2024, and its historically lowest price is just -20% at $31.99. Whether the winter sale will see this drop further we will have to see, but it might be a great chance to snag this award-winning title for less
• Manor Lords – full price $39.99 – despite being in Early Access, Manor Lords has been well received this year. Its lowest price is -30%, $27.99, which it is currently on sale for, but this could be an even deeper discount during the winter sale
• The Last of Us Part 1 – full price $59.99 – an all-time classic game, The Last of Us Part 1 has been out on Steam for a while now and its deepest discount is -50%, $29.99. This is already quite a big discount for a triple-A title so we’d be surprised but pleased to see it reduced further during the sale
• Castle Crashers – full price $14.99 – this is an indie classic that has been on Steam since 2012 and as a result, has been part of many sales over the years. Its biggest discount is an almost unbelievable -90%, $1.49, which it hit during this year’s summer and autumn sales, so it’s quite possible we will see that again in the winter sale
• Planet Coaster 2 – full price $49.99 – launched in November to mixed reviews, Planet Coaster 2 has already seen discounts of -20% to $39.99. We might see this drop further during the winter sale
• TCG Card Shop Simulator – full price $12.99 – another late 2024 release, TCG Card Shop Simulator has only been slightly discounted until now, -10% to $11.69, so we could see its biggest ever drop in price during the winter sale
• Baldur’s Gate 3 – full price $59.99 – this multi-game-of-the-year-award-winning title has only ever seen small discounts, peaking at -20%, $47.99, during the recent summer sale, so we could see a little money off this fantastic game, but don’t expect a huge drop in price
• Final Fantasy XVI – full price $49.99 – another fairly recent game that hasn’t had a lot of chance for a big discount, FFXVI’s historical low is -25%, $37.49, during the autumn sale. Expect a similar discount for the winter sale
• Sonic X Shadow Generations – full price $49.99 – another game that saw a modest -25% discount to $37.49 during the autumn sale, we’re likely to see a similar price drop for the winter sale

There is also a card at the end featuring many many more games – Pacific Drive, Little Kitty Big City, Disco Elysium, Elden Ring, and many more, which will all likely be discounted during the Steam Winter Sale 2024.

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