The Best of Steam Summer Sale 2018 You Need To Know

During the course of the year, there are a few major holidays, New Year’s, the winter season, the beginning of summer, your birthday.

But few compare to two events that PC gamers wait for all year.

And no we aren’t talking about the Electronic Entertainment Expo, also known as E3, or even the Consumer Electronics Show.

We’re talking about Valve’s Summer Steam Sale and the following sale that winter, two of the biggest dates on the thrifty gamer’s calendar that stand out in red lettering.

You see, many shoppers strategize all year about what they’re going to save and how much they’re going to spend on these two sales.

Part of the battle is knowing when the sale will start, and thankfully we have some idea of that for you.

According to rumors and information gleaned from Internet forums, this year’s Steam Summer Sale 2018 will begin on June 21, 2018, and end on July 5 – giving gamers a little bit of time to start prepping know if they haven’t already done so.

If you haven’t experienced a Steam Summer Sale, let’s just say that everything and the kitchen sink goes up on the block at a fairer price than before and some games are even downright steals.

You’ve never seen titles this cheap, and a gamer could easily find himself walking away with a whole year’s worth of games while only spending a few months’ budget on them.

Valve is known for their canny marketing, and the secrecy surrounding the Steam Summer Sale is part of that.

Even releasing the date it all begins is quite a step for the company, and it tends to rely upon third parties to do that for them.

As you can imagine, a company that is reluctant to tell you when the sale begins is probably also hesitant to outline exactly what is going to be on sale in the first place.

Well, what you can expect is that almost every older title will be on sale at some price point lower than its MSRP. You can’t really expect new titles to have a door-busting sale price, but occasionally this happens.

Often the sale prices on new games amount to only a few dollars off the sticker price while the sale prices on older games often amounts to substantial savings, even up to 90% off of the normal price.

Of course, maintaining your wishlist on Steam will help you navigate this morass when it finally hits, but there are other resources out there you can use.

Often the number of games on sale is so massive it is difficult to put them in one location.

Thankfully, websites like Steam Database do just that. You can search games by title and price – so even if you haven’t maintained your wishlist, you can find the games you want at the price points you desire.

This tool really helps gamers hone in on what they want, and with a few days to decide, you can really strategize on how to save money on this year’s Steam Summer Sale.