Valve runs a sale or a fest most weeks and four seasonal sales a year. We record every one as it happens, so the dates below are either announced or projected from where that event fell last time.
| Sale | Kind | Window | Opens | Dates | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gothic Franchise Weekend Sale | Franchise sale | 29 Oct 2026 – 5 Nov 2026 | running | dated | Announced by Valve |
| Most-played demos of Steam Next Fest: October 2026 Edition | Next Fest | 26 Oct 2026 – 2 Nov 2026 | running | dated | Announced by Valve |
| 30 YEARS of TOMB RAIDER! | Franchise sale | 23 Oct 2026 – 6 Nov 2026 | running | dated | Announced by Valve |
| Telltale Walking Dead Franchise Sale 2026 | Franchise sale | 22 Oct 2026 – 5 Nov 2026 | running | dated | Announced by Valve |
| Don't Starve Franchise Sale 2026 | Franchise sale | 22 Oct 2026 – 5 Nov 2026 | running | dated | Announced by Valve |
| Welcome to the Headup Publisher Sale 2026! | Publisher sale | 19 Oct 2026 – 2 Nov 2026 | running | dated |
| Game | Price now | Deepest seen | Last discount | Discounts seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Desert Enhanced | $69.99 | −20% | 1 | |
| 東西線の幽霊 | $2.99 | −10% | 1 | |
| Deliria | $9.99 | −10% | 1 | |
| Claws of Soria | $12.99 | −10% | 1 | |
| Red Chaos - The Strict Order | $17.99 | −35% | 1 | |
| Announced by Valve |
| IndieArk Publisher Sale 2026 | Publisher sale | 19 Oct 2026 – 2 Nov 2026 | running | dated | Announced by Valve |
| Winter Sale | Seasonal sale | 18 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 | in 48 days | projected | Valve's usual place in the year |
| Spring Sale | Seasonal sale | 13 Mar 2027 – 20 Mar 2027 | in 133 days | projected | Valve's usual place in the year |
| Summer Sale | Seasonal sale | 25 Jun 2027 – 9 Jul 2027 | in 237 days | projected | Projected from 2026 |
| Autumn Sale | Seasonal sale | 1 Oct 2027 – 7 Oct 2027 | in 335 days | projected | Projected from 2026 |
| $4.99 |
| −30% |
| 1 |
| Lady Death Demonicron | $39.99 | −10% | 1 |
| PAYDAY 3 | $29.99 | −50% | 1 |
| DEMO IT! | $9.99 | −10% | 1 |
| LIT Creature Forge | $4.99 | −50% | 1 |
| Train Sim World® 7 | $49.99 | −10% | 1 |
| NodeFantasy～管理型RPG～ | $3.17 | −10% | 1 |
| BreakEven - Idle | $4.99 | −10% | 1 |
| Soulforge | $1.79 | −15% | 1 |
| Jackie Snape Clicker | $4.99 | −70% | 1 |
| Wet beach adventure | $3.99 | −40% | 1 |
| Lushfoil Photography Sim | $14.99 | −50% | 1 |
| Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time | $5.99 | −85% | 1 |
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | $39.99 | −25% | 1 |
| NTR Sneaky Girlfriend Episode 1 | $2.99 | −30% | 1 |
| Gathera | $13.99 | −10% | 1 |
| Tidying Simulator | $2.99 | −20% | 1 |
| 月影學園 | $6.00 | −20% | 1 |
| Black Hole Farmageddon | $4.99 | −37% | 1 |
| 1 HP DUNGEON | $4.99 | −30% | 1 |
| Fantasy Miner: Idle Depths | $4.99 | −20% | 1 |
| ShipShaper | $11.99 | −10% | 1 |
| Idle Dimension Breaker | $4.99 | −10% | 1 |
| Powers Downtown | $7.99 | −15% | 1 |
| POP Float a-way | $5.99 | −10% | 1 |
A game’s own rhythm needs several recorded discounts before it can be read, and SteamPeaks began recording prices on 3 September 2026. Until a game has a run of them, the sale calendar above is the better guide: the great majority of Steam discounts land inside one of those windows.