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Steam sale calendar

When is the next Steam sale?

The next store-wide sale is the Steam Winter Sale 2026: 17 December 2026 to 4 January 2027, 19 days, starting in 43 days. Before that, the Auto-Battler RPG Fest runs 16 to 23 November 2026.

Steam sale dates

Upcoming Steam sales and fests
SaleDatesWhen
Auto-Battler RPG Fest16 to 23 November 2026In 12 days
Steam Winter Sale 202617 December 2026 to 4 January 2027In 43 days
Desktop Companion Fest14 to 18 January 2027In 71 days
Shop Keeper Fest25 January to 1 February 2027In 82 days
Sheep Fest4 to 8 February 2027In 92 days
Couch Co-Op Fest8 to 15 February 2027In 96 days
Rhythm Fest8 to 15 March 2027In 124 days
Steam Spring Sale 202718 to 25 March 2027In 134 days
Dinos vs. Robots Fest29 March to 5 April 2027In 145 days
Racing Fest12 to 19 April 2027In 159 days
Witch Fest22 to 26 April 2027In 169 days
Fighting Fest26 April to 3 May 2027In 173 days
Real-Time Strategy Fest10 to 17 May 2027In 187 days
Mountaineering Fest31 May to 3 June 2027In 208 days
Steam Summer Sale 202724 June to 8 July 2027In 232 days

Dates are Valve's own, from the Steamworks sale calendar and, for older sales, Valve's announcement of each (linked). Seasonal sales (in bold) discount across the store; a fest discounts games on its theme.

Past Steam sales

Steam sales and fests that have ended
SaleDatesWhen
Steam Scream V26 October to 2 November 2026Ended
Steam Cooking Fest 202612 to 19 October 2026Ended
Steam Autumn Sale 20261 to 8 October 2026Ended
Steam Party-Based RPG Fest14 to 21 September 2026Ended
Steam Programming Fest10 to 14 September 2026Ended
Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest31 August to 7 September 2026Ended
Steam Pins and Pegs Fest17 to 20 August 2026Ended
Steam Cyberpunk Fest3 to 10 August 2026Ended
Steam Train Fest20 to 27 July 2026Ended
Steam Social Deduction Fest13 to 16 July 2026Ended
Steam Summer Sale 202625 June to 9 July 2026Ended
Steam Bullet Fest8 to 15 June 2026Ended
Steam Ocean Fest18 to 25 May 2026Ended
Steam Deckbuilders Fest 20264 to 11 May 2026Ended
Steam Medieval Fest20 to 27 April 2026Ended
Steam Hidden Object Fest9 to 13 April 2026Ended
Steam House & Home Fest30 March to 6 April 2026Ended
Steam Spring Sale 202619 to 26 March 2026Ended
Steam Tower Defense Fest 20269 to 16 March 2026Ended
Steam Horse Fest19 to 23 February 2026Ended
Steam PvP Fest9 to 16 February 2026Ended
Steam Typing Fest5 to 9 February 2026Ended
Steam Board Game Fest26 January to 2 February 2026Ended
Steam Detective Fest12 to 19 January 2026Ended
Steam Winter Sale 202518 December 2025 to 5 January 2026Ended
Steam Sports Fest8 to 15 December 2025Ended
Steam Animal Fest10 to 17 November 2025Ended
Steam Scream 427 October to 3 November 2025Ended
Steam Autumn Sale 202529 September to 6 October 2025Ended
Steam Automation Fest16 to 21 July 2025Ended
Steam Summer Sale 202526 June to 10 July 2025Ended
Steam Fishing Fest16 to 23 June 2025Ended
Steam Zombies vs Vampires Fest26 May to 2 June 2025Ended
Steam Creature Collector Fest12 to 19 May 2025Ended
Steam Wargames Fest28 April to 5 May 2025Ended
Steam Box-Pushing Fest21 to 28 April 2025Ended
Steam City Builder & Colony Sim Fest24 to 31 March 2025Ended
Steam Spring Sale 202513 to 20 March 2025Ended
Steam Visual Novel Fest3 to 10 March 2025Ended
Steam Idler Fest3 to 10 February 2025Ended
Steam Real-Time Strategy Fest20 to 27 January 2025Ended
Steam Winter Sale 202419 December 2024 to 2 January 2025Ended
Steam Autumn Sale 202427 November to 4 December 2024Ended
Steam Cooking Fest 202411 to 18 November 2024Ended
Steam Scream 328 October to 4 November 2024Ended
Steam Turn-Based RPG Fest30 September to 7 October 2024Ended
Steam Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest16 to 23 September 2024Ended
Steam Space Exploration Fest2 to 9 September 2024Ended
Steam Rhythm Fest19 to 26 August 2024Ended
Steam Tower Defense Fest 202429 July to 5 August 2024Ended
Steam Fighting Games Fest15 to 22 July 2024Ended
Steam Summer Sale 202427 June to 11 July 2024Ended
Steam Open World Survival Crafting Fest27 May to 3 June 2024Ended
Steam Endless Replayability Fest13 to 20 May 2024Ended
Steam Farming Fest29 April to 6 May 2024Ended
Steam FPS Fest15 to 22 April 2024Ended
Steam Deckbuilders Fest 202425 March to 1 April 2024Ended
Steam Spring Sale 202414 to 21 March 2024Ended
Steam Dinos vs. Robots Fest26 February to 4 March 2024Ended
Steam Remote Play Together Fest 202412 to 19 February 2024Ended
Steam Capitalism and Economy Fest8 to 15 January 2024Ended
Steam Winter Sale 202321 December 2023 to 4 January 2024Ended
Steam VR Fest 20234 to 11 December 2023Ended
Steam Autumn Sale 202321 to 28 November 2023Ended

Every Steam sale and fest since November 2023, latest first. Each one from before Valve's current calendar links to Valve's announcement of it. Our own record of what Steam cut starts in September 2026, so older sales have their dates only; what each month since cut is in the table below.

Steam discounts, month by month

How many games we saw Steam cut the price of each month in GBP, the average cut and the deepest. A sale counts in the month it started. Each month links to its biggest discounts and what gained players.

Steam price cuts we recorded each month, in GBP
MonthGames cutAverage cutDeepest
November 2026401−64%−93%
October 20265,070−69%−95%
September 2026564−75%−95%

Every game's own record, sale by sale: Steam price history →

How Steam sales work

  • Four seasonal sales a year: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. They discount across the whole store, and the Summer and Winter sales run about two weeks.
  • Fests sit between them: a week or so of discounts on one theme, such as racing games or strategy.
  • A publisher can run its own sale at any time. That is why some games are cut in months with no Steam sale at all, as the table above shows.
  • Steam is not always cheapest, even in a sale. Each game's page lists the other stores we read beside it.