Valve has officially unveiled its schedule of promotional events on Steam for the rest of the year. In a blog post, Valve indicated when its main sales and themed promotional “festivals” are scheduled for 2023. Although aimed at companies that use Steamworks to sell their games on the platform, the Steam Sale and Fest information is also useful for people. plan their future game purchases.
Additionally, the post also gives some insight into how Valve ranks its various sales promotions. For example, Steam’s well-known seasonal sales events take place four times a year (one for each season) and are open to all games that are discounted for the period.
Meanwhile, Valve will occasionally highlight a particular category of games with the Steam Fest promotion, a themed event that usually has entry criteria.
Finally, three times a year, Valve hosts Steam Next Fest, a multi-day celebration of upcoming titles that features live streams from developers and playable demos.
As for the full Steam Sale and Fest event schedule for 2023, check it out below.
- Mystery Fest: February 20-27
- Spring Sale: March 16-23 (Big Seasonal Sale)
- Puzzle Fest: April 24 to May 1
- Sports festival: May 15 to 22
- Next festival: June 19-26
- Summer offer: from June 29 to July 13 (great seasonal offer)
- Stealth Fest: July 24-31
- Visual Novel Festival: August 7-14
- Strategy Festival: August 28 to September 4
- SHMUP Festival: September 25 to October 2
- Next Festival: October 9 to 16
- Return of the Steam Scream Fest (Halloween): October 26 to November 2 (more details to come)
- Fall Sale: November 21-28 (Big Seasonal Sale)
- Winter sales: from December 21 to January 4, 2024 (Big seasonal sale)
The last Steam Next Fest was held in early February 2023. Check out our list of recommended demos.