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 Fishing Fest. This cozy fest will focus on games that fit the fishing simulators and such genres. As such, expect games like Cast n Chill and Nice Day for Fishing to go on a good discount.
The Steam Fishing Fest is confirmed to start on June 16, 2025, and end on June 23, 2025. Furthermore, we have added a handy countdown timer to help you track your days to prepare for the Steam Fishing Fest.
The Sale has begun!
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, 2025Real Time Strategy Fest: January 20 – January 27, 2025Idler Fest: February 3 – February 10, 2025Couch Co-Op Fest: February 10 – February 17, 2025Steam Next Fest: February 24 – March 3, 2025Visual Novel Fest: March 3 – March 10, 2025Steam Spring Sale: March 13 – March 20, 2025City Builder & Colony Sim Fest: March 24 – March 31, 2025Steam Box-Pushing Fest: April 21 – April 28, 2025Wargames Fest: April 28 – May 5, 2025Creature Collector Fest: May 12 – May 19, 2025Zombies vs. Vampires Fest: May 26 – June 2, 2025- Steam Next Fest: June Edition: June 9 – June 16, 2025 (ONGOING)
- Fishing Fest: June 16 – June 23, 2025
- Steam Summer Sale: June 26 – July 10, 2025
- Automation Fest: July 14 – July 21, 2025
- Racing Fest: July 28 – August 4, 2025
- 4X Fest: August 11 – August 18, 2025
- Third Person Shooter (TPS) Fest: August 25 – September 1, 2025
- Political Sim Fest: September 8 – September 15, 2025
- Steam Autumn Sale: September 29 – October 6, 2025
- Steam Next Fest: October 13 – October 20, 2025
- Steam Scream 4: October 27 – November 3, 2025
- Animal Fest: November 10 – November 17, 2025
- Sports Fest: December 8 – December 15, 2025
- Steam Winter Sale: December 18, 2025 – January 5, 2026
Now you know exactly what 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 October 13 to October 20, 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.
