Steam Sale 2017 Games: Keep Updated on the Latest Steam Sales
PC gaming doesn't have to be expensive, and for the most part, the digital distribution platform, Steam, offers discount deals for games every day. Some limited-time events, however, can score a prepared PC gamer some of the most popular titles for big discounts. Find out how to keep updated with Steam discount and promo announcements.
Many PC players turn to Steam hoping for great discounts on some of the most popular games in its distribution store. However, most of the top titles get discounted during Steam's special events, such as the Summer Steam sale, as noted by the International Business Times. This year, the start of the Summer Steam sale will be on June 23, according to sources. The games that will go on sale during the summer event will only be revealed as the day of the event approaches, but buyers can be confident that some of the top-selling games will get discounted.
In the previous year, Steam offered sizable discounts for some of the biggest titles in gaming in 2016 — "Payday 2," "Call of Duty" and "Assassin's Creed" all got heavy discounts in last year's event that went on until July 4.
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To keep tabs on current and upcoming Steam sales, PC gamers can visit the newsfeed on the official Steam site. An alternative that will help one organize the games on sale into easy-to-find categories is the sales page of SteamDB, in which games are categorized according to the sales event such as "Midweek Madness," "Weekend Deal" or "Play for Free!" The site also offers real-time updates to those that connect to Steam via its website.
The Reddit subsection Steamdeals also offer mostly up-to-date Steam sales information for those who are also interested in what the community thinks of a particular game that is being put on sale. For those on the go, a feed of the Steamdeals' sub-Reddit can be configured to work with Feedly, Flipboard or any feed management apps available for mobile devices.
