2025 Steam Sale Dates Announced
Valve has announced its sales and festivals for the first half of next year for the 2025 Steam sale dates. This comprehensive calendar of events includes major seasonal sales like the Spring and Summer sales, as well as Steam Next Fest, Fishing Fest, and more.
2025 Steam Sale Dates and Festival Calendar
Below are the details of the sales and festivals Valve has announced:
Major Seasonal Sales and Themed Events
- Real Time Strategy Festival – January 20 – 27
- Idler Fest – February 3 – 10
- Couch Co-Op Festival – February 10 – 17
- Steam Next Fest: February Edition – February 24 – March 3
- Visual Novel Festival – March 3 – 10
- Steam Spring Sale – March 13 – 20
- City Builder & Colony Sim Fest – March 24 – 31
- Sokoban Festival – April 21 – 28
- War Games Festival – April 28 – May 5
- Creature Collector Festival – May 12 – 19
- Zombies vs Vampires Festival – May 26 – June 2
- Steam Next Fest: June Edition – June 9 – 16
- Fishing Festival – June 16 – 23
- Steam Summer Sale – June 26 – July 10
Events for the Rest of 2024
- Tower Defense Festival – July 29 – August 5
- Fighting Games Festival – August 5 – 12
- Rhythm Fest – August 19 – 26
- Space Exploration Festival – September 2 – 9
- Airplanes, Trains and Automobiles Festival – September 16 – 23
- Turn-based RPG Festival – September 30 – October 7
- Steam Next Fest: October Edition – October 14 – 21
- Steam Scream Fest 3 – October 28 – November 4
- Food Festival – November 11 – 18
- Steam Fall Sale – November 27 – December 4
- Steam Winter Sale – December 19 – January 2
Valve emphasizes the importance of big seasonal sales, stating that “Steam celebrates the changing of the seasons with Steam-wide seasonal sale events four times a year and is open to all released games at a discount.” Also, regarding themed sale events, “Several times a year, Steam hosts a wide variety of celebrations around themed categories that are different each time and often change from year to year.”
Steam Next Fest is an event held three times a year that offers free demos for players. These events are a great opportunity for developers to promote their games and add them to their wish lists.
