Full 2025 Steam Sales Schedule Revealed

Great news for gamers! Valve just dropped the full list of Steam sales and festivals for 2025. So, get your wallets ready. Loads of deals and game bundles are coming all year long. You might remember, they gave us a sneak peek at the first half of sales way back in July 2024. Now, the whole year is revealed!

What’s Coming Up? Sales Galore!

This schedule is packed! Expect the big seasonal Steam Sales you know and love. Plus, they’re bringing back genre-specific Fests. These celebrate different types of games. Also, Next Fests are returning. These events showcase exciting games coming soon. Interestingly, Valve mentioned one change. This year, the Autumn Sale will happen at a different time compared to previous years. Keep an eye out!

Mark Your Calendars! All Steam Sales & Festivals in 2025

Here’s the full breakdown of what you can expect in 2025:

• Couch Co-Op Fest: February 10 – 17
• Steam Next Fest (February Edition): February 24 – March 3
• Visual Novel Fest: March 3 – 10
• Steam Spring Sale: March 13 – 20
• City Builder & Colony Sim Fest: March 24 – 31
• Sokoban Fest: April 21 – 28
• Wargames Fest: April 28 – May 5
• Creature Collector Fest: May 12 – 19
• Zombies vs. Vampires Fest: May 26 – June 2
• Steam Next Fest (June Edition): June 9 – 16
• Fishing Fest: June 16 – 23
• Steam Summer Sale: June 26 – July 10
• Automation Fest: July 14 – 21
• Racing Fest: July 28 – August 4
• 4X Fest: August 11 – 18
• Third Person Shooter (TPS) Fest: August 25 – September 1
• Political Sim Fest: September 8 – 15
• Steam Autumn Sale: September 29 – October 6
• Steam Next Fest (October Edition): October 13 – 20
• Steam Scream 4: October 27 – November 3
• Animal Fest: November 10 – 17
• Sports Fest: December 8 – December 15
• Steam Winter Sale: December 18 – January 5

Why all these Sales? It’s Good for Games!

Valve shared some details about their plans. These Fests focus on different game categories. They give developers plenty of notice to get involved. Way back in 2021, Valve noted something cool. Wishlist adds jumped way up during the Next Fest in 2020. Sales also increased a lot afterward. Game sales were up everywhere due to COVID that year. Even so, it shows how important Steam Sales and Fests are for game sales.

Which Sale Are You Excited For?

So, tell us! Which Steam Sale or Fest are you most looking forward to? Join the chat in the Insider Gaming forums. We want to hear from you!

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