STEAM is the world’s biggest online storefront for all your PC gaming needs.
Every season Steam holds a sale, where prices are slashed on big-name PC games.
Steam is PC gaming’s biggest store front
These are highlights for many PC gamers, as you can get many games for a fraction of their usual price.
Gamers will usually wait for one of these seasonal sales in order to scoop up all the games on their wishlist.
Steam will also hold a number of Fests in 2023.
These are review weeks where you can play hundreds of free demos of games.
Each week is centred around a certain genre, so be sure to make a note of the weeks for the genre’s you love.
Here’s everything you need to know about Steam Sales and Fests in 2023.
Steam Sales: All the important dates for 2023
Steam has just released its full calendar for 2023, including the dates of all Steam Sales and Fests.
There will be four big seasonal sales throughout the year, and ten Fests to enjoy
Here are all the dates that have been announced and what the events will entail:
- February 20 – 27: Mystery Fest
- Mystery, Detective, and Social Deduction games
- March 16 – 23: Spring Sale
- First major seasonal sale
- April 24 – May 1: Puzzle Fest
- Puzzle games
- May 15 – 22: Sports Fest
- Sports games
- June 19 – 26: Next Fest
- Upcoming games of different genres
- June 29 – July 13: Summer Sale
- Second major seasonal sale
- July 24 – 31: Stealth Fest
- Stealth games
- August 7 – 14: Visual Novel Fest
- Visual Novels, and Text-Based Games
- August 28 – September 4: Strategy Fest
- Real-Time Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, 4X, Hex-Based Games, Tower Defense, City Builders, Social, Card, and Board Games
- September 25 – October 2: SHUMP Fest
- Shoot ‘em ups, Twin-Stick Shooters, Danmaku games
- October 9 – 16: Next Fest
- Upcoming games of different genres
- October 26 – November 2: Steam Scream Fest
- Additional details to come, but expect lots of horror games
- November 21 – 28: Autumn Sale
- Third major seasonal sale
- December 21 – January 4, 2024: Winter Sale
- Final major seasonal sale
Written by Marco Wutz and Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
