Steam Brings in the Season with Annual Summer Sale
It’s that time of year again folks, the Steam Summer Sale! Be prepared to turn out your pockets in the name of a good deal because this sale is filled with them. Many gamers wait all year for the summer sale, knowing they will get a good deal on quality games. Sales change frequently within their category, which will include: daily deals, flash sales, and community choice games.
The current daily deals include some of top games out right now and the sales change daily. Currently the deals are:
- DayZ for $25.49 (regularly $29.99)
- Dead Rising 3 for $37.49 (regularly $49.99)
- Democracy 3 for $8.49 (regularly $24.99)
- Divinity Original Sin for $31.99 (regularly $39.99)
- Don’t Starve for $3.74 (regularly $14.99)
- Far Cry 3 for $7.49 (regularly $29.99)
- Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion for $7.99 (regularly $39.99)
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition for $3.99 (regularly $19.99)
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown for $8.49 (regularly $29.99
Flash sales change every eight hours, so be sure to check back constantly. Some games appearing on the flash sale include:
- Dead Island Riptide for $4.99 (regularly $19.99)
- DmC: Devil May Cry for $12.49 (regularly $49.99)
- Hotline Miami for $1.49 (regularly $9.99)
- Mirror’s Edge for $4.99 (regularly $19.99
Community choice games offer Steam users the chance to vote for the next batch of sales. The first batch includes:
- Action – RPG with 7 Days to Die, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Torchlight 2 andThe Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2
- Indie – Great Soundtrack with Dust: An Elysian Tail, Fez, Trine 2 and Valdis Story: Abyssal City
Voting on the bundles is important because for every three votes you earn a Summer Adventure Trading Card. Other ways to earn these cards are by spending $10 on games, crafting badges, and by trading or buying games in the community market. When all 10 cards are collected the user can then craft the Summer Adventure Badge which will commemorate your achievement of awesomeness.
Steam’s annual summer sale is a great way to play the games you may have held out on, expand your horizons a little bit. A personal favorite on the list is Don’t Starve, and for a mere $3.74 it’s almost impossible to pass up. With deals like that where could you go wrong? You can’t, so go play long and play well, but most importantly enjoy.
Written by Guest Contributor: ShaunaOH
