The Steam Deckbuilding Festival focuses on games in which you put together a powerful deck of cards step by step and use it to defeat opponents, solve puzzles or conquer dungeons. At the festival you’ll find discounts, free demos and lots of new titles to try out.
Current Steam discounts and promotions 2026
- 4.5. until May 11, 2026 Steam Festival of Deck Building Games
- Next event: May 18th until May 25, 2026 Steam Festival of Marine Games
Steam sales and promotions 2026
Put reminder dates for the upcoming big Steam sales in your calendars:
- 8.6. until 15.6. 2026 Danmaku Games Festival
- 13.7. until July 16, 2026 Festival of social deduction games
- 20.7. until July 27, 2026 Train Games Festival
- 3.8. until August 10, 2026 Cyberpunk Games Festival
- 17.8. until August 20, 2026 Festival of Pins and Peg Games
- 31.8. until September 7, 2026 Festival of PvE survival crafting games
- 10.9. until September 14, 2026 Programming Games Festival
- 14.9. until September 21, 2026 Festival of group-based role-playing games
- 12.10. until October 19, 2026 Cooking Games Festival
- 10/26 until November 2nd, 2026 Steam Scream V Festival
- November 16th until November 23, 2026 Festival of Auto Battler Role Playing Games
Steam games preview 2026
The Steam game preview takes place three times a year. This event lasts several days. Above all, there are Demos of upcoming or not yet released games in the center.
As a player, you can try out new demos that have not yet been released, watch live streams from the developers and put your favorites on your wish list.
For developers, game previews are an opportunity to get early feedback and gain attention for their games before the official release.
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Past Steam sales 2017-2026
Based on previous Steam sale dates, you can roughly predict when a new Steam sale will come. Here is the history so far as of 2017:
Date | Steam sale |
2026 | |
9.3. until April 13, 2026 | |
30.3. until April 6, 2026 | |
19.3. until 3/26/26 | Steam Spring Sale 2026 |
9.3. until March 16, 2026 | Steam Festival of Tower Defense Games |
23.2. until March 2, 2026 | |
19.2. until February 23, 2026 | Steam Horse Games Festival |
9.2. until February 16, 2026 | |
February 5, 2026 to February 9, 2026 | Steam Keyboard Picture Games Festival |
26.1. until February 2, 2026 | Steam Board Games Festival |
12.01. until 01/19/26 | Steam Festival of Detective Games |
18.12. until 5.1.26 | Steam Winter Sale |
2025 | |
8.12. until 12/15/25 | Steam Festival of Sports Games |
10.11. until 11/17/25 | Steam Festival of Animal Games |
10/27 until 03.11.25 | Steam Scream Festival 4 |
10/13 until 10/20/25 | Steam games preview in October |
09/29 until 10/6/25 | Steam Fall Sale |
08.09. until 09/15/25 | Steam Festival of Political Simulations |
08/25 until 09/01/25 | Steam Festival of Third-Person Shooters |
11.08. until 08/18/25 | 4X Feast |
07/28 until 08/04/25 | Racing Fest |
14.07. until 07/21/25 | Automation Fest |
June 26th until 10.07.25 | Summer sale |
16.06. until 06/23/25 | Fishing festival |
09.06. until June 16, 2025 | Next Fest – June 2025 |
26.05. until 06/02/25 | Zombies vs. Vampires Fest |
12.05. until 05/19/25 | Creature Collector Fest |
April 28th until 05.05.25 | Wargames Festival |
April 21st until 04/28/25 | Sokoban festival |
03/24 until 03/31/25 | City Builder & Colony Sim Fest |
13.03. until 03/20/25 | Spring Sale |
03.03. until 03/10/25 | Visual Novel Fest |
02/24 until 03.03.25 | Next Fest |
10.02. until 02/17/25 | Couch Co-Op Fest |
02/03 until 02/10/25 | Idler Festival |
01/20 until 01/27/25 | Real-Time Strategy Fest |
2024 | |
12/19/24 to 01/02/25 | Winter Sale |
11/28/24 to 12/4/24 | Autumn promotion (autumn sale) |
11/11/24 to 11/18/24 | Cooking Fest (Festival of Cooking Games) |
10/28/24 to 11/4/24 | Halloween Sale (Steam Scream Festival) |
09/30/24 to 10/07/24 | Turn-Based Strategy Fest |
09/16/24 to 09/23/24 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles Fest |
09/02/24 to 09/09/24 | Space Exploration Fest |
07/29/24 to 08/05/24 | Tower Defense Fest |
06/27/24 to 07/11/24 | Summer sale 2024 |
05/27/24 to 06/03/24 | Open World Survival Crafting Fest |
05/13/24 to 05/20/24 | Endless Replayability Fest |
04/29/24 to 05/06/24 | Farming festival |
04/15/24 to 04/22/24 | FPS Fest |
03/25/24 to 04/01/24 | Deckbuilders Fest |
03/14/24 to 03/21/24 | Spring Sale 2024 |
02/26/24 to 03/04/24 | Dinosaurs vs. Robots Festival |
01/22/24 to 01/29/24 | Pirates vs. Ninja Fest |
01/08/24 to 01/15/24 | Capitalism and Economic Festival |
2023 | |
12/21/23 to 01/04/24 | Winter Sale 2023 |
11/21/23 to 11/28/23 | Fall Sale 2023 |
06/29/23 to 07/13/23 | Summer sale 2023 |
03/16/23 to 03/23/23 | Spring Sale 2023 |
2022 | |
11/22/22 to 11/29/22 | Fall Sale 2022 |
10/25/22 to 11/01/22 | Halloween Sale 2022 |
08/01/22. until 8/8/22 | Steam survival games |
07/18/22. until 07/25/22 | Steam VR Fest 2022 |
06/23/22. until 07/07/22 | Summer sale |
03/14/22. until 03/21/22 | JRPG sale |
01/27/22. until 02/03/22 | Lunar New Year Sale 2022 |
2021 | |
12/22/21. until 05.01.22 | Winter Sale 2021 |
11/24/21. until 12/01/21 | Autumn Sale |
10/28/21. until 01.11.21 | Halloween sale 2021 |
06/24/21. until 07/08/21 | Summer Sale 2021 |
02/11/21. until 02/15/21 | Lunar New Year Sale 2021 |
2020 | |
12/22/20 to 01/05/21 | Winter Sale 2020 |
11/22/20 to 12/01/20 | Fall Sale 2020 |
10/30/20 to 11/2/20 | Halloween sale 2020 |
07/11/20 to 07/22/20 | Summer Getaway Sale 2020 |
2019 | |
12/19/19 to 01/02/20 | Winter Sale 2019 |
11/26/19 to 12/3/19 | Fall Sale 2019 |
10/28/19 to 11/01/19 | Halloween sale 2019 |
06/25/19 to 07/09/19 | Grand Prix summer promotion 2019 |
2018 | |
12/20/18 to 01/03/19 | Winter Sale 2018 |
11/22/18 to 11/27/18 | Autumn Sale 2018 |
10/29/18 to 11/01/18 | Halloween sale 2018 |
06/21/18 to 07/05/18 | Summer Sale 2018 |
2017 | |
12/21/17 to 01/04/18 | Winter Sale 2017 |
11/22/17 to 11/28/17 | Autumn Sale 2017 |
10/26/17 to 11/01/17 | Halloween sale 2017 |
06/22/17 to 07/05/17 | Summer Sale 2017 |
No matter whether it’s a big Steam sale or a special event: If you check in regularly, you’ll almost always find a good deal. Have your wish list ready and get the deal when your favorites are reduced.