Steam Sales (2025)

Valve has announced 5 major seasonal sales and 21 minor sales for 2025. Explore all planned sale events for the year.

Major Seasonal Sales

Valve runs four major sale events each year aligned with the seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter sales). These are major sale events where every game on the Steam Store is eligible for a discount depending on what the developers and publishers decide to do. Typically, these sales will last 1-2 weeks.

Minor Steam Sale Events

Valve runs several minor sale events between large seasonal sales throughout the year. These sales are usually focused around a specific theme (like a genre or game type) and last 1 week. In 2025, Valve has announced 21 of these sales.

Sports Fest

Minor Sale
Sports Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 12/8/2025
  • Ends: 12/15/2025

Animal Fest

Minor Sale
Animal Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 11/10/2025
  • Ends: 11/17/2025

Steam Scream Fest 2025

Minor Sale
Steam Scream Fest 2025 Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 10/27/2025
  • Ends: 11/3/2025

Next Fest: October 2025

Minor Sale
Next Fest: October 2025 Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 10/13/2025
  • Ends: 10/20/2025

Political Sim Fest

Minor Sale
Political Sim Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 9/8/2025
  • Ends: 9/15/2025

Third Person Shooter (TPS) Fest

Minor Sale
Third Person Shooter (TPS) Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 8/25/2025
  • Ends: 9/1/2025

4X Fest

Minor Sale
4X Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 8/11/2025
  • Ends: 8/18/2025

Racing Fest

Minor Sale
Racing Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 7/28/2025
  • Ends: 8/4/2025

Automation Fest

Minor Sale
Automation Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 7/14/2025
  • Ends: 7/21/2025

Fishing Fest

Minor Sale
Fishing Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 6/16/2025
  • Ends: 6/23/2025

Next Fest: June 2025

Minor Sale
Next Fest: June 2025 Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 6/9/2025
  • Ends: 6/16/2025

Zombies vs. Vampires Fest

Minor Sale
Zombies vs. Vampires Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 5/26/2025
  • Ends: 6/2/2025

Creature Collector Fest

Minor Sale
Creature Collector Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 5/12/2025
  • Ends: 5/19/2025

Wargames Fest

Minor Sale
Wargames Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 4/28/2025
  • Ends: 5/5/2025

Sokoban Fest

Minor Sale
Sokoban Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Starts: 4/21/2025
  • Ends: 4/28/2025

City Builder & Colony Sim Fest

Minor Sale
City Builder & Colony Sim Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Started: 3/24/2025
  • Ended: 3/31/2025

Visual Novel Fest

Minor Sale
Visual Novel Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Started: 3/3/2025
  • Ended: 3/10/2025

Next Fest: February 2025

Minor Sale
Next Fest: February 2025 Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Started: 2/24/2025
  • Ended: 3/3/2025

Couch Co-Op Fest

Minor Sale
Couch Co-Op Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Started: 2/10/2025
  • Ended: 2/17/2025

Idler Fest

Minor Sale
Idler Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Started: 2/3/2025
  • Ended: 2/10/2025

Real-Time Strategy Fest

Minor Sale
Real-Time Strategy Fest Steam Sale Banner (2025)
  • Started: 1/20/2025
  • Ended: 1/27/2025

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