Steam Winter Sale 2024: Your Guide to the Year’s Biggest Gaming Deals

Steam Winter Sale Returns with Massive Savings

The Steam Winter Sale 2025 began on December 18 at 10 a.m. PT and runs through January 5, 2026, offering deep discounts on thousands of titles across genres and platforms. This annual event represents one of the most anticipated sales in the PC gaming calendar, providing gamers with an opportunity to expand their libraries at significantly reduced prices during the holiday season.

What Makes This Sale Special

Unlike older Steam sales with daily flash deals, Valve’s current format keeps discounts live for the entire duration of the sale, making it easier to avoid fluctuating prices and plan purchases in advance. The Steam Winter Sale 2025 includes discounts on Dispatch, Hades II, Elden Ring Nightreign, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Borderlands 4, and more. Major AAA titles like Elden Ring are seeing their lowest prices ever, with a 40% cut on Elden Ring (the lowest it’s ever been), Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield, and Pacific Drive all featured prominently.

Competition Heats Up This Holiday Season

With both Valve and Epic vying for your attention this holiday season, PC gamers are in for one of the most compelling sales windows in years. The timing of Steam’s sale coincides with Epic Games’ holiday giveaway events, creating an exceptionally competitive environment that ultimately benefits consumers. Despite some high-profile AAA missteps, 2024 was an absurdly packed year for games.

Why This Matters for Gamers

While Steam has regular sales throughout the year, its seasonal sales are the biggest and most exciting as they often feature the largest number of games with sizable price cuts. After the Winter sale ends, we won’t see another large sale until March and the Steam Spring sale. This makes the Winter Sale the final major opportunity for gamers to secure deals before the new year, whether purchasing gifts or treating themselves to long-wishlisted titles. The 2024 Steam Winter Sale is live now and runs until 10 am PT/1 pm ET on January 2, 2025.