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Steam @steampowered.com · 8h

As we creep further into the spookiest of months, we have new Points Shop items for you!

Get into the spirit of things with our new Steam Scream items before the sale begins later in the month: store.steampowered.com/points/shop/...

Steam Points Shop

Get points for shopping on Steam or by contributing to the Steam Community. Use your points to customize your Steam presence or award fellow members of the community.

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Steam @steampowered.com · 9d

For the first time ever... the Steam Autumn Sale arrives during the early days of Autumn! In the Northern Hemisphere, at least.

As always, we've got discounts, stickers, Points Shop items, and new art for your perusal -- get it all done before the event ends on October 6th!

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The Steam Autumn Sale is on now — find great deals on thousands of games! Plus earn up to 9 stickers by going through your Discovery Queue.

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Steam @steampowered.com · Sep 8

Ever wanted to try your hand at being royalty? That - and many other types of governance - are available in Steam Political Sim Fest, featuring games where you have to guide your kingdom/castle/country/faction to success. Now until Sep 15.

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Steam Political Sim Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · Aug 25

Steam Third Person Shooter Fest is here, featuring games that are both in third person, and are about shooting things.

Aliens? Check. Zombies? Check. Bio-mechanical monsters? Check. Crabs? Also check, believe it or not.

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Steam TPS Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · Aug 11

Steam 4X Fest is now live! If you've ever wondered what 4X games are, they include four core gameplay loops: explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate. Check out hundreds of 4X games while the event is live until August 18.

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Steam 4X Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · Jul 28

Vroom vroom - Steam Racing Fest, the 2025 edition, is here! Regardless of what you like to race - cars, bikes, horses - there's something that goes fast for everyone. Catch it before it zooms away on Aug. 4.

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Steam Racing Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · Jul 14

Steam Automation Fest is now live! Watch your head - this Fest is full of conveyor belts, factories, crafting, and all sorts of games that scratch the optimization itch. On now until July 21st!

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Steam Automation Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · Jul 8

Just two more days left - if you were holding off on anything, now's the time to make your choice.

Be sure to admire the rad art from Tim Peacock before it goes away on Thursday at 10am!

Steam @steampowered.com · Jun 26

Steam's Summer Sale is here! And we've got perhaps one of our best trailers yet - check it (and thousands of deals) out. Get some shopping in, grab your Discovery Queue stickers, maybe craft a few badges - just do it before the sale ends on July 10th!

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Welcome to Steam

The Steam Summer Sale is on now — find great deals on thousands of games! Plus earn up to 9 stickers by going through your Discovery Queue.

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Steam @steampowered.com · Jun 26

Steam's Summer Sale is here! And we've got perhaps one of our best trailers yet - check it (and thousands of deals) out. Get some shopping in, grab your Discovery Queue stickers, maybe craft a few badges - just do it before the sale ends on July 10th!

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Welcome to Steam

The Steam Summer Sale is on now — find great deals on thousands of games! Plus earn up to 9 stickers by going through your Discovery Queue.

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Steam @steampowered.com · Jun 16

Big fish, little fish, pixel fish, Lovecraftian fish, there are fish a-plenty in Steam Fishing Fest! Celebrating folks who love bait, casting lines, and waiting - this Fest has all sorts from cute idle games to action-packed spearfishing titles.

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Steam Fishing Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · Jun 9

Next Fest (the June 2025 Edition) and its thousands of demos have arrived! For the next week, try out demos for upcoming games of all kinds, from gritty FPS titles to cozy farming titles. Be sure to wishlist your favorites!

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Next Fest June 2025 - LIVE NOW

Steam Next Fest is a week-long celebration featuring hundreds of FREE playable demos as well as developer livestreams and chats. Players try out upcoming games on Steam pre-release, developers gather ...

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Steam @steampowered.com · May 27

The undead rise for a week in Steam Zombies vs. Vampires Fest! From post-apocalyptic action titles to suspense-filled horror games, there's a different flavor of undead for everyone here. Discounts, free Points Shop items, and more from now until June 2.
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Steam Zombies vs. Vampires Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · May 12

Get your collecting cap on, because Steam Creature Collector Fest is here! We've got games galore about catching (and documenting) critters and creatures - and, as always, some neat Points Shop items for you to redeem.
Now until May 19th!

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Steam Creature Collector Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · Apr 28

Steam Wargames Fest is now live from now until Monday, May 5th! Whether you're seeking games set in medieval times, a historic battlegrounds, or a fantastical space war, there are games aplenty exploring combat through the ages.

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Steam Wargames Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · Apr 21

Push, don't pull - that's the mantra of Steam Box-Pushing Fest that's live now until next Monday, April 28.

Check out hundreds of nifty puzzling games and get your brain game on - from space to cats to peaceful monster islands, there's plenty to push around!

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Steam Box-Pushing Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · Mar 24

Grab your city planning schematics and your colony roster - Steam City Builder and Colony Sim Fest is live!

Celebrating games of all kinds about building up a community of people (or... beavers, dwarves, etc.) while keeping everyone happy. Or at least alive.

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Steam City Builder & Colony Sim Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · Mar 13

And a big thank you to this year's seasonal sale artist, Tim Peacock (timpeacock.com)!

Tim Peacock

Cargo

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Steam @steampowered.com · Mar 13

As the days start to get longer, it's once again time for the Steam Spring Sale! From now until March 20th, fill up your library with a bounty of discounted games, including a new set of Featured Deep Discounts.

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Welcome to Steam

The Steam Spring Sale is on now — find great deals on thousands of games! Plus earn up to 9 stickers by going through your Discovery Queue.

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Steam @steampowered.com · Mar 4

If you're in the habit of looking at what's popular with other people, our Next Fest Most-played demos recap is available! Check out what everyone else was playing, and maybe try out some of the demos that are still up.

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Most-played demos of Steam Next Fest: February 2025 Edition

These are the 50 games with the most-played demos during the week of Steam Next Fest, by number of unique players

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Steam @steampowered.com · Mar 3

After Next Fest, ready to sit down and read? Steam Visual Novel Fest has something from every genre and every style; discounts galore on everything from steampunk mysteries to beach-side romances.

Now until March 10!

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Steam Visual Novel Fest 2025

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Steam @steampowered.com · Feb 24

Next Fest is back! For the next week, try out thousands of demos for upcoming games of all kinds - from hardcore survival shooters to cute sims, there's something for everyone in Next Fest.

Wishlist your favorites and get to the demos while they last!

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Steam @steampowered.com · Feb 10

It's now Monday, so that means we're live! Celebrate Valentine's Day (or not) with discounts on thousands of multiplayer games, both local, online, and through Remote Play Together.

Not sure what that is? We have a little explainer video just for you.

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Steam @steampowered.com · Feb 7

Hot on the heels of Idler Fest (still ongoing!) comes Couch Co-op Fest, featuring games that can be played together-- including on a virtual couch, with friends far away.

Coming on Monday, February 10th!

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Steam @steampowered.com · Feb 7

Hot on the heels of Idler Fest (still ongoing!) comes Couch Co-op Fest, featuring games that can be played together-- including on a virtual couch, with friends far away.

Coming on Monday, February 10th!

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Steam @steampowered.com · Feb 3

If you like watching numbers go up, then here's the Fest for you!

Live from now until next Monday, browse all sorts of games about BIG NUMBERS and making that number go up while you play the game... or even when you're offline!

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Steam @steampowered.com · Jan 30

Steam Idler Fest is on its way - starting Monday, February 3rd, celebrate all sorts of games about progressing without putting in work.

Featuring games where you press a few buttons, upgrade your production rate, and leave the game running to watch the numbers go up!

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