Since it began distributing games back in 2005, Steam has become the preeminent sales platform for PC games thanks to its massive ever-growing selection, community features, achievements system, and its legendary sales events. Throughout the year, Steam hosts a variety of sales that celebrate specific categories like the Steam Survival Fest which brought discounts to survival and crafting games. Meanwhile, the platform’s larger seasonal events like the Steam Summer Sale involve the entire catalog and usually feature some extra goodies like minigames, scavenger hunts, and account unlocks like stickers or badges. Patient gamers looking to save money know it’s good practice to wait for a big Steam sale before purchasing a game they’ve been eying.
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The Steam Winter Sale is the last of the year, though it’s certainly not the least. From December 22 to January 5, thousands of games are on sale with many having discounts of up to 90% off. From franchise bundles to DLC and even some major 2022 releases, there’s likely something for any gamer during this event. Some of the more prominent releases from 2022 on sale include Gotham Knights at 50% off, the God of War PC port at 40% off, and Destiny 2’s Witch Queen DLC at 50% off. Entire franchises are also on sale, with the Halo franchise seeing discounts up to 75% off, the Battlefield franchise with 90% discounts, and 88% off Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order among other Star Wars franchise classics.
Each day, Steam users can also get a free sticker for their account along with the usual daily trading card that can be earned by browsing through the personalized Discovery Queue. A new winter seasonal badge has also arrived at the points shop which can be leveled up by spending points earned from purchases or community awards.
Now is also a good time to participate in the Steam Awards by voting for each of the 11 categories, and each vote will award users with a random sale trading card along with the Steam Awards Nomination Committee 2022 profile badge. Users can vote until January 3 and winners will be announced on that day.
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