Ever wanted to try your hand at being royalty? That - and many other types of governance - are available in Steam Political Sim Fest, featuring games where you have to guide your kingdom/castle/country/faction to success. Now until Sep 15. store.steampowered.com/category/pol...

Steam Third Person Shooter Fest is here, featuring games that are both in third person, and are about shooting things. Aliens? Check. Zombies? Check. Bio-mechanical monsters? Check. Crabs? Also check, believe it or not. Check out the full list here: store.steampowered.com/category/act...

Steam 4X Fest is now live! If you've ever wondered what 4X games are, they include four core gameplay loops: explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate. Check out hundreds of 4X games while the event is live until August 18. store.steampowered.com/category/4x_...

Vroom vroom - Steam Racing Fest, the 2025 edition, is here! Regardless of what you like to race - cars, bikes, horses - there's something that goes fast for everyone. Catch it before it zooms away on Aug. 4. store.steampowered.com/category/rac...

Steam Automation Fest is now live! Watch your head - this Fest is full of conveyor belts, factories, crafting, and all sorts of games that scratch the optimization itch. On now until July 21st! store.steampowered.com/category/aut...

Just two more days left - if you were holding off on anything, now's the time to make your choice. Be sure to admire the rad art from Tim Peacock before it goes away on Thursday at 10am!

Steam's Summer Sale is here! And we've got perhaps one of our best trailers yet - check it (and thousands of deals) out. Get some shopping in, grab your Discovery Queue stickers, maybe craft a few badges - just do it before the sale ends on July 10th! store.steampowered.com

Big fish, little fish, pixel fish, Lovecraftian fish, there are fish a-plenty in Steam Fishing Fest! Celebrating folks who love bait, casting lines, and waiting - this Fest has all sorts from cute idle games to action-packed spearfishing titles. store.steampowered.com/category/fis...

Next Fest (the June 2025 Edition) and its thousands of demos have arrived! For the next week, try out demos for upcoming games of all kinds, from gritty FPS titles to cozy farming titles. Be sure to wishlist your favorites! store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest

The undead rise for a week in Steam Zombies vs. Vampires Fest! From post-apocalyptic action titles to suspense-filled horror games, there's a different flavor of undead for everyone here. Discounts, free Points Shop items, and more from now until June 2. store.steampowered.com/category/zom...

Get your collecting cap on, because Steam Creature Collector Fest is here! We've got games galore about catching (and documenting) critters and creatures - and, as always, some neat Points Shop items for you to redeem. Now until May 19th! store.steampowered.com/category/cre...

Steam Wargames Fest is now live from now until Monday, May 5th! Whether you're seeking games set in medieval times, a historic battlegrounds, or a fantastical space war, there are games aplenty exploring combat through the ages. store.steampowered.com/category/war...

Push, don't pull - that's the mantra of Steam Box-Pushing Fest that's live now until next Monday, April 28. Check out hundreds of nifty puzzling games and get your brain game on - from space to cats to peaceful monster islands, there's plenty to push around! store.steampowered.com/category/box...

Grab your city planning schematics and your colony roster - Steam City Builder and Colony Sim Fest is live! Celebrating games of all kinds about building up a community of people (or... beavers, dwarves, etc.) while keeping everyone happy. Or at least alive. store.steampowered.com/category/str...

As the days start to get longer, it's once again time for the Steam Spring Sale! From now until March 20th, fill up your library with a bounty of discounted games, including a new set of Featured Deep Discounts. store.steampowered.com

If you're in the habit of looking at what's popular with other people, our Next Fest Most-played demos recap is available! Check out what everyone else was playing, and maybe try out some of the demos that are still up. store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfes...

After Next Fest, ready to sit down and read? Steam Visual Novel Fest has something from every genre and every style; discounts galore on everything from steampunk mysteries to beach-side romances. Now until March 10! store.steampowered.com/category/vis...

Next Fest is back! For the next week, try out thousands of demos for upcoming games of all kinds - from hardcore survival shooters to cute sims, there's something for everyone in Next Fest. Wishlist your favorites and get to the demos while they last! store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest

It's now Monday, so that means we're live! Celebrate Valentine's Day (or not) with discounts on thousands of multiplayer games, both local, online, and through Remote Play Together. Not sure what that is? We have a little explainer video just for you. store.steampowered.com/category/mul...

Hot on the heels of Idler Fest (still ongoing!) comes Couch Co-op Fest, featuring games that can be played together-- including on a virtual couch, with friends far away. Coming on Monday, February 10th!

If you like watching numbers go up, then here's the Fest for you! Live from now until next Monday, browse all sorts of games about BIG NUMBERS and making that number go up while you play the game... or even when you're offline! store.steampowered.com/category/idle

Steam Idler Fest is on its way - starting Monday, February 3rd, celebrate all sorts of games about progressing without putting in work. Featuring games where you press a few buttons, upgrade your production rate, and leave the game running to watch the numbers go up!

Our Top Releases of December 2024 are now available! Check out the list of games here: store.steampowered.com/sale/top_dec...

Steam Real-Time Strategy Fest is moving in, with discounts and demos galore from now until next Monday, January 27th. Get your thinking caps on - strategically consider the catalog of options available, but move fast to grab the discounts before they're gone! store.steampowered.com/category/str...

Get ready with your macro and micro skills, because Steam Real-Time Strategy Fest marches in next Monday. This Fest features all types of RTS games from medieval settings to space wars, in addition to some fresh takes on the intersection between real-time and strategy!

Happy New Year from all of us at Steam! We hope everyone's having a great start to the year, and that it heralds many more good days (and games!) to come. 🎉

The Steam Awards voting has come to a close. Congratulations to all of the winners, including Black Myth: Wukong, Farming Simulator 25, Helldivers II, SILENT HILL 2, and more! Check out the full list of winners - selected by you! store.steampowered.com/steamawards/...

The Winter Sale is in full swing - if you're looking for some ideas on what to get, you might be interested in the Best of Steam 2024 list. Outsource your search and look at what everyone else was playing! store.steampowered.com/sale/bestof2...

Do you hear what I hear? Yes, that's the sound of the Winter Sale! You know the drill: discounts, new Points Shop items, a seasonal badge, Steam Awards voting, a clickable cat. Check out your wishlist, vote for your favorites, and don't worry about rushing because this won't be over until 2025!

It's finally here! Your Steam Replay 2024 is now available - check out how many games you played this year, when you played them, and a whole host of Fun and Cool Facts about your playtime this year. See yours here: store.steampowered.com/yearinreview/ Be sure to log in! #SteamReplay

The Steam Awards 2024 finalists are now available for your viewing pleasure! Thank you to all for voting during the Autumn Sale - check out what everyone else voted for, and get ready to vote when the Winter Sale starts on Thursday @ 10am! store.steampowered.com/steamawards/...

The Steam Winter Sale starts next week, December 19th! Join us for discounts galore, voting in the Steam Awards, and the last set of art and Points Shop items from this year's seasonal sale artist @nemupan.bsky.social Make a list, check it twice - and buckle in for the sale next week!

Hello to the Bluesky community! We're trundling on in with an announcement; the Steam Autumn Sale starts next Wednesday, November 27th with deals on games of all types - from games that are blue, to games that are about skies, and everything in between.