Another year, another roster of Steam Sales to look forward to. While 2024 had its own mix, the upcoming 2025 Steam Sales are another thing to be excited about. With tons of discounts across thousands of games, there’s something for everyone. Excited, but don’t know when it begins? Well, it already has. Keep reading as we dive into all the dates and tell you when the next Steam Sale in 2025 is here.
Next Steam Sale Date and Time
The next Steam sale is the Steam Idler Fest, focusing on titles played for leisure.
The Idler Fest is confirmed to start on February 3, 2025, and end on February 10, 2025. Furthermore, we have added a handy countdown timer to help you track your days to prepare for the Steam Real Time Strategy Fest.
For those planning ahead, the next major seasonal event will be the Steam Spring Sale, scheduled for March 13, 2025 to March 20, 2025. The Spring Sale is one of Steam’s four major seasonal sales, so you can expect massive discounts across most game categories.
So, if you plan on buying your wishlist games for cheap, consider waiting for this event. We expect significant titles to go on lucrative prices, allowing you to enjoy them.
Upcoming Steam Sale Dates in 2025
Steam’s sales calendar mixes focused genre events with larger seasonal sales throughout the year. Each type of sale has its own advantages. So, while Steam seasonal sales offer the widest selection and often the deepest discounts, genre festivals help you discover new games in specific categories you enjoy. That said, here are all the upcoming Steam Sales in 2025:
Steam Winter Sale: December 19, 2024 – January 2, 2025- Real Time Strategy Fest: January 20 – January 27, 2025 (ONGOING)
- Idler Fest: February 3 – February 10, 2025
- Couch Co-Op Fest: February 10 – February 17, 2025
- Steam Next Fest: February 24 – March 3, 2025
- Visual Novel Fest: March 3 – March 10, 2025
- Steam Spring Sale: March 13 – March 20, 2025
- City Builder & Colony Sim Fest: March 24 – March 31, 2025
- Sokoban Fest: April 21 – April 28, 2025
- Wargames Fest: April 28 – May 5, 2025
- Creature Collector Fest: May 12 – May 19, 2025
- Zombies vs. Vampires Fest: May 26 – June 2, 2025
- Steam Next Fest: June Edition: June 9 – June 16, 2025
- Fishing Fest: June 16 – June 23, 2025
- Steam Summer Sale: June 26 – July 10, 2025
Now you know what exactly to wait for with our upcoming Steam Sales guide. Are you looking forward to any of the sales above besides the big five? Let us know in the comments below.
It usually lasts a week, while significant ones, like a Summer sale, last two weeks.
Steam Next Fest is actually coming up quite soon. The next edition will run from February 24 to March 3, 2025, followed by another event from June 9 to June 16, 2025.
Yes. Steam’s refund policy is always in place. If you haven’t played the game for over two hours, and it isn’t 14 days old, you can refund it.
