When is the next Steam sale? It feels like one Steam sale has just ended when the next one begins, but with some events offering better discounts than others and genre-specific sales to look out for, it's a good idea to keep these dates to hand.
Fortunately, we've got a complete list of all the official Steam sale dates for 2025 and beyond, so you can make a dent in your Steam sales can last for weeks, with more games, DLC, and bundles available at chunkier discounts.
When is the next Steam sale?
The next Steam Sale is Creature Collector Fest, which takes place between Monday, May 12 to Monday, May 19.
The Steam seasonal sales are the biggest and best sales to keep an eye out for, as any genre can be included, from the biggest names to the coolest of indies. We'll be back nearer the time with some of our best recommendations to pick up.
Steam sales 2025
Here are the Steam sales scheduled for this year:
- Zombies vs. Vampires Fest: Monday, May 26 to Monday, June 2
- Steam Next Fest: Monday, June 9 to Monday, June 16
- Fishing Fest: Monday, June 16 to Monday, June 23
- Summer Sale 2025: Thursday, June 26 to Thursday, July 10
- Automation Fest: Monday, July 14 to Monday, July 21
- Racing Fest: Monday, July 28 to Monday, August 4
- 4X Fest: Monday, August 11 to Monday, August 18
- Third Person Shooter (TPS) Fest: Monday, August 25 to Monday, September 1
- Political Sim Fest: Monday, September 8 to Monday, September 15
- 2025 Steam Autumn Sale: Monday, September 29 to Monday, October 6
- Steam Next Fest – October 2025 Edition: Monday, October 13 to Monday, October 20
- Steam Scream 4: Monday, October 27 to Monday, November 3
- Animal Fest: Monday, November 10 to Monday, November 17
- Sports Fest: Monday, December 8 to Monday, December 15
- 2025 Steam Winter Sale: Thursday, December 18 to Monday, January 5, 2026
Previous Steam sale dates
Take a look at these historic Steam sale dates in case these great sales come back around again:
- Steam Spring Sale: Thursday, March 13 to Thursday, March 20
- Visual Novel Fest: Monday, March 3 to Monday, March 10
- Steam Next Fest: Monday, February 24 to Monday, March 3
- Couch Co-Op Fest: Monday, February 10 to Monday, February 17, 2025
- Idler Fest: Monday, February 3 to Monday, February 10, 2025
- Real-Time Strategy Fest: Monday, January 20, to Monday, January 27, 2025
- Winter Sale 2024: Thursday, December 19, 2024 to Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Autumn Sale 2024: Wednesday, November 27 to Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- Cooking Fest: Monday, November 11 to Monday, November 18, 2024
- Scream Fest 2024: Monday, October 28 to Monday, November 4, 2024
- Turn-Based Strategy Fest: September 30 – October 7, 2024
- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest: September 16 – September 23, 2024
- Space Exploration Fest: September 2 – September 9, 2024
- Steam Rhythm Fest 2024: August 19 – August 26, 2024
- Fighting Games Fest: August 5 – August 12, 2024
- Steam Simfest: July 22 – 29, 2024
- Steam Summer Sale: June 28 – July 11, 2024
- EA Publisher Sale: April 29 – May 13, 2024
- Farming Fest: April 29 – May 6, 2024
- Activision Blizzard Publisher Sale: April 25 – May 2, 2024
- FPS Fest: April 16 – April 22, 2024
- Frontier Publisher Sale: April 1 – April 15, 2024
- Deckbuilders Fest: March 25 – April 1, 2024
- Steam Spring Sale: March 14 – March 21, 2024
- Dinos vs. Robots Fest: February 26 – March 4, 2024
- Remote Play Together Fest: February 12 – February 19, 2024
- Lunar New Year Sale 2024: February 6 – February 15, 2024
- Next Fest: February 5 – February 12, 2024
- Pirates vs. Ninjas Fest: January 22 – January 29, 2024
- Capitalism and Economy Fest: January 8 – January 15, 2024
- Steam Winter Sale: December 21, 2023 – January 4, 2024
- Steam VR Fest: December 4 – December 11, 2023
- Steam Autumn Sale: November 21 – November 28, 2023
- Scream Fest: October 26 – November 2, 2023
- Steam Next Fest: October 9 – October 16, 2023
- SCHMUP Fest: September 25 – October 2, 2023
- Steam 20th Anniversary: September 12, 2023
- Strategy Fest: August 28 – September 4, 2023
- Visual Novel Fest: August 7 – August 14, 2023
- Stealth Fest: July 24 – July 31, 2023
- Steam Summer Fest: June 29 – July 13, 2023
- Sports Fest: May 15 – May 22, 2023
- Puzzle Fest: April 24 – May 1, 2023
- Steam Spring Sale: March 16 – March 23, 2023
- Mystery Fest: February 20 – February 27, 2023
- Steam Next Fest: February 6 – February 13, 2023
- Base Builder Fest: January 23 – January 30, 2023
Steam sale wishlist
The best Steam feature for keeping track of sales is your wishlist. Browsing sales can often introduce you to surprise hits, but if there are games you know you want, be sure to add them to your Steam wishlist to be notified when they go on sale.
There's almost always a sale taking place on Steam, and if you're unsure, check the Steam front page to find out. Even when there's no event on, there are always special offers, so check out the Steam specials page, and be sure to wishlist your most wanted games so you're notified when they go on sale.
If you plan to take advantage of the genre-specific Steam sales, ensure you're checking in frequently; we'll update this guide regularly. If you want to share some of these deals with your buddies, we have the best co-op games here so that you can play together.