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Steam Scream Fest (Halloween): October 26 to November 2, 2023Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek.

Next Fest: October 9 to October 16, 2023.

SCHMUP Fest: September 25 to October 2, 2023.

Strategy Fest: August 28 to September 4, 2023.

Visual Novel Fest: August 7 to August 14, 2023.

Mystery Fest: February 20 to February 27, 2023.

Base Builder Fest: January 23 to January 30, 2023.

Here's a full list of those smaller Steam sale events and fests for 2023:

For example, many puzzle games will be on sale during the 'Puzzle Fest.' Valve also has a two big Steam 'Next Fests' a year, which feature playable demos of upcoming games. Steam also offers a smaller number of sales throughout the year when games of a certain genre are on sale. Keep in mind that most Steam sales run parallel to standard shopping holidays-such as Black Friday-so if you see other retailers discounting products, it might be worth loading up Steam to see if there are any notable deals.

Steam Winter Sale: Decemto January 4, 2024.Steam Autumn Sale: November 21 to November 28, 2023.Steam Summer Sale: June 29 to July 13, 2023.Steam Spring Sale: March 16 to March 23, 2023.

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