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Valve announces 14 Steam Sales, from the Pirates vs. Ninjas Fest to the Summer Sale 2024

Valve is preparing Steam Sales until summer 2024. (Image: Valve, edited)
Valve is preparing Steam Sales until summer 2024. (Image: Valve, edited)
Valve has now officially confirmed that 14 major discount promotions will be held on Steam between now and summer 2024. While developers can now register for these Steam Sales, Valve is providing gaming enthusiasts with an overview of the dates and themes of the respective promotions.
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In a blog entry, Valve has announced a series of further Steam Sales for total of 14 discount campaigns, from the Winter Sale 2023 to the Summer Sale 2024. On this occasion, Valve explains that the largest store for digital PC games offers a total of four seasonal sales per year in addition to three Next Fests and numerous themed promotions.

  • Steam Winter Sale: December 21, 2023 – January 4, 2024
  • Capitalism and Economy Fest: January 8th – 15th, 2024
  • Pirates vs. Ninjas Fest: January 22nd – 29th, 2024
  • Next Fest: February 5 – 12, 2024
  • Remote Play Together: February 12 – 19, 2024
  • Dinos vs. Robots Fest: February 26th – March 4th, 2024
  • Steam Spring Sale: March 14 – 21, 2024
  • Deckbuilder's Fest: March 25 – April 1, 2024
  • FFS Fest: April 15 – 22, 2024
  • Farming Fest: April 29 – May 6, 2024
  • Endless Replayability Fest: May 13th – 20th, 2024
  • Open World Survival Crafting Fest: May 27 – June 3, 2024
  • Next Fest: June 10 – 17, 2024
  • Steam Summer Sale: June 27 – July 11, 2024

The big, seasonal events traditionally see the most games discounted. During the fall promotion, for example, more than 4000 games were offered at lower prices, ranging from indie classics to current blockbusters. Between the seasonal sales, Valve plans themed promotions, including business simulations as well as pirate and ninja games in January, dinosaur and robot games in February, first-person shooters in April, or open-world survival games in May.

Game previews, also known as Next Fest, offer discounts as well as numerous demos that can be tried out for free, as well as live streams from the developers, who receive direct feedback from the community.

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Hannes Brecher, 2023-12-12 (Update: 2023-12-12)