Here’s 14 Awesome Games that are in Steam’s Spring Sale Right Now

If you’re a fan of Steam (like me), you’ll know that it’s one of the best ways to get PC games cheap. There are often fantastic discounts on even relatively new games, and you can often get older games for just a few bucks.

The premier hub for all things PC gaming, Steam launches massive sales throughout the year: but none are bigger than its Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer sales, where hundreds of titles are dropped to fantastic new lows.

Add to that just how many games are on the platform, and you’re almost guaranteed to find something you like for less. Here, we’re going to break down some of the best deals you can get from the currently-running Spring Sale.

Major AAA Games

Red Dead Redemption 2

• Price: AU$22.48, was AU$89.95 – 75 per cent off
• Genre: Open-World Action Adventure
• Metacritic: 97

Rockstar’s Western take on the chaotic open-world formula it’s so well known for, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an absolutely amazing game that, if you haven’t already played it, will easy tide you over until Grand Theft Auto VI comes out later this year.

Death Stranding: Director’s Cut

• Price: AU$27.47, was AU$54.95 – 50 per cent off
• Genre: Open-World Adventure
• Metacritic: 85

From the mind that brought you Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, comes a twisted take on post-apocalyptic America. You play as Sam, played by Norman Reedus, as you deliver packages and goods across the wilderness in a world utterly destroyed by a very confusing catastrophe. Keep an eye out for Death Stranding 2, coming later this year.

Cyberpunk 2077

• Price: AU$35.98, was AU$89.95 – 60 per cent off
• Genre: Open-World Shooter
• Metacritic: 86

CD Projekt Red’s take on the famous roleplaying game hit some snags along the way, but the game has absolutely come good. Explore the neon hellscape of Night City as you try to figure out why Keanu Reeves is a ghost in your head – what could be more exciting than that?

Baldur’s Gate III

• Price: AU$71.97, was AU$89.95 – 20 per cent off
• Genre: RPG
• Metacritic: 96

Probably the best thing to come out of Dungeons & Dragons in the past decade, Baldur’s Gate III completely blew the gaming industry away when it dropped – taking an aging and largely irrelevant franchise and turning it into one of the biggest games on the planet. Larion Studios did something special here, and this is your sign to finally dive in.

Elden Ring

• Price: AU$53.97, was AU$89.95 – 40 per cent off
• Genre: Open-World Souls Action
• Metacritic: 96

If you like games that don’t hold your hand, this one is for you. The story is borderline incoherent unless you’re willing to dive into YouTube, but doing so will become your second full-time job. Defeating the DLC’s final boss was one of the most frustrating experiences of my life, and now you can experience it too! 10/10, do recommend.

Games Under $20

Balatro

• Price: AU$18.65, was AU$21.95 – 15 per cent off
• Genre: Roguelike Puzzle
• Metacritic: 90

Imagine if poker was a roguelike, and you’re about 60 per cent of the way there. Balatro is an incredibly addictive game, but it’s also really, really fun, and for under $20 it’s an absolute steal. Perfect to fit a few games in when you only have limited time to play something.

Hades

• Price: AU$14.60, was AU$36.50 – 60 per cent off
• Genre: Roguelike Action
• Metacritic: 93

From the storied developer of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre comes Hades – probably the most well-loved indie game on the planet right now. You play as Zagreus, Hades’ son, as he attempts to escape the underworld, fighting gods and mythical creatures on the way. Dying resets your progress, so get used to it!

Disco Elysium

• Price: AU$14.23, was AU$56.95 – 75 per cent off
• Genre: CRPG
• Metacritic: 89

That game everyone talks about but you probably haven’t played. You play as an amnesiac cop who realises he has to solve a murder, and shit goes downhill from there. It’s honestly some of the best writing in the industry, and it’s a damn shame the team behind it essentially fell apart – but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it for cheap!

Dredge

• Price: AU$18.25, was AU$36.25 – 50 per cent off
• Genre: Lovecraftian Fishing
• Metacritic: 80

Made in New Zealand, Dredge is an awesome little game that sees you captaining a fishing boat across an odd series of islands with a lot of secrets. The locals expect you to fish for them, but there’s some really weird shit in the water, so you’d best be done before night falls.

Valheim

• Price: AU$14.47, was AU$28.95 – 50 per cent off
• Genre: Survival Crafting
• Metacritic: n/a

Still my pick for best survival crafting game, though Enshrouded is close. Valheim sees your created Norse warrior dropped into the afterlife, and bid by Odin to cleanse the realm of powerful creatures that roam the biomes surrounding you. From there, you’ll mine, fish, craft, survive, and eventually prevail.

Games Under $10

Undertale

• Price: AU$1.45, was AU$14.50 – 90 per cent off
• Genre: JRPG
• Metacritic: 92

One man’s take on Earthbound, Undertale is a very non-traditional JRPG. Rather than kill monsters to get stronger, you have the ability to befriend them, and boss fights are often much more involved than just choosing options from a menu. It’s not for everyone, but for the people it resonates with, it’s amazing.

Buckshot Roulette

• Price: AU$3.60, was AU$4.50 – 20 per cent off
• Genre: Horror
• Metacritic: 85

You play Russian Roulette with a pump-action shotgun. Die, and you start again. Survive, and you get the chance to figure out why you’re in a raving nightclub at the same time.

Hollow Knight

• Price: AU$10.97, was AU$21.95 – 50 per cent off
• Genre: Metroidvania
• Metacritic: 90

One of the best games to come out of Australia, Hollow Knight is a borderline masterpiece. Take on the role of the Knight, a mysterious little bug exploring the part-empty, part-mad kingdom of Hallownest. You’ll uncover the truth of a mysterious illness that has driven everyone in the kingdom insane, as well as explore one of the most well-realised worlds in gaming. Also, I know it’s more than $10 but just play the game it’s so good.

Borderlands 3

• Price: AU$8.99, was AU$89.95 – 90 per cent off
• Genre: Looter shooter
• Metacritic: 81

If you’re excited about the upcoming Borderlands 4, the most recent game in the series is quite good. Take control of one of four explorers as they kill, loot, explore, and repeat, while investigating the mystery of the vaults. Just don’t watch the movie, yeah?

When Do the Major Steam Sales Happen?

It may feel like there is always a Steam Sale going on, and to be fair there are a lot of them, but there are four major sales periods on the platform. They’re broken down by seasons: Steam’s Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring Sales. A note to my fellow Aussies, Steam follows the northern hemisphere’s timeline on seasons, so big Winter sale is their end of year sale, while Summer is in the middle of the year.

The Summer and Winter sales are typically the big ones, and will last for a few weeks. This is usually when you’ll see big drops on the big games from the past year, but newly released games are still likely to only hit 10 per cent off.

The Autumn and Spring sales, on the other hand, are shorter (usually only a few days to a week), and focus more on indies and older games. These games are usually already cheaper than new releases, and with big discounts (sometimes up to 90 per cent), you can pick up some awesome games for just a few bucks.

There’s also Steam’s Next Fest celebrations, where the platform showcases games with demos you can try for free ahead of release and/or bigger sale events. It’s a good way to try before you buy.

Here’s a rundown of the major Steam Sale events happening for the next year:

• Steam Winter Sale 2024: 19 Dec, 2024 to 2 Jan, 2025
• Steam Lunar New Year Sale 2025: 26 Jan, 2025 to 9 Feb, 2025
• Steam Next Fest (Feb): 24 Feb, 2025 to 3 Mar, 2025
• Steam Spring Sale 2025: 13 Mar, 2025 to 20 Mar, 2025
• Steam Next Fest (June): 9 Jun, 2025 to 16 Jun, 2025
• Steam Summer Sale: 26 Jun, 2025 to 10 July, 2025

How To Get the Most out of a Steam Sale

Now that you know when the major sales events will be happening, how do you get the most out of each event? There are a few ways to squeeze even more out of your hard earned money on Steam, and we’ve collected a few recommendations here:

• Wishlist Games You’re Interested In: This one is self explanatory, but if a game catches your eye throughout the year, but you’re not ready to pull the trigger on a purchase, just wishlist it. Steam is very good at telling you when something on your wishlist is on sale, and if you know the games you want to buy, on sale day you can simply open your wishlist and see what’s dropped in price. You can even filter your wishlist by discount, so the higher the discount, the higher they are on your list.
• Bundles Pull Games Together for Cheap: A practice that is becoming pretty common on Steam is for publishers and developers to bundle their games together for a cheaper price, usually around 10 per cent off the total price. But, during Steam Sales, all of those discounts start stacking up and you can get a bunch of games from one series for less than the price of a single game. You can’t wishlist bundles, unfortunately, but before you just buy a game through your wishlist make sure you click into the page and check if its part of a bigger bundle.
• Indie games, older games give the best bang for your buck: This one feels pretty obvious, but new release AAA games are rarely going to see a massive drop in price in the first six months on the market. However, if you’re into smaller indie games, or games from an older generation, you’ll be able to pick them up for literal dollars during these sales. Not only do they tend to be cheaper, and see bigger discounts, they’re also often as good as any new release AAA game.