Steam Summer Sale 2026: Weekend Deals Roundup as Discounts Wind Down
Valve’s annual Steam Summer Sale is entering its final stretch, with the storewide discount event set to close on July 9 at 10 AM Pacific Time after a full two-week run that began June 25. More than 4,000 titles have carried reductions during the event, according to PC Guide and PC Gamer, giving PC players one last weekend to clear out their wishlists before prices snap back to normal.
Two-Week Static Discount Window Closes July 9 at 10 AM PT
Steam Summer Sale 2026 went live on June 25, bringing discounts on thousands of games, and after two successful weeks the event will finally expire on July 9 at 10 AM Pacific Time. Unlike the flash-sale format Valve used before 2015, this year’s discounts have stayed locked for the full fortnight rather than rotating daily, meaning shoppers haven’t needed to rush on day one to catch the best price on any given title.
Average discounts sat at around 45 percent across the catalogue, with the most common tiers landing at 50, 57, and 75 percent off, and deeper cuts of up to 90 percent available on older catalogue titles. For Kiwi and Aussie shoppers, the same regional storefront pricing in NZD and AUD applies right up until the July 9 cutoff, so anyone still eyeing a wishlist item locally has a similarly narrow window before prices revert.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 Hit Record-Low Prices
Among the standout discounts flagged by outlets tracking the sale, Warhorse Studios’ open-world RPG has been a headline pick. GamesRadar+ highlighted Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 as going for its lowest ever price during the event, giving newcomers a cheap entry point into Henry’s Bohemian saga.
CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 has also been singled out as one of the sale’s best bargains. GamingBible called Cyberpunk 2077 probably the best deal on its list, noting it’s being offered at the record-low price of $17.99/£14.99. Elsewhere, indie hit Mewgenics — the tactical cat-breeding game from Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen — was also flagged as sitting at its lowest Steam price to date.
Gothic 1 Remake, Resident Evil Requiem and Crimson Desert Get First-Ever Cuts
A notable feature of this year’s sale has been how many 2026 releases appeared in a Steam discount for the very first time. Notable 2026 releases including Gothic 1 Remake, Resident Evil Requiem, and Crimson Desert made their first significant sale appearances this summer. Normally, Valve’s Steamworks cooldown rules cap discounts on titles released within the past year to just 10-20 percent, so these first-time appearances offered a rare early markdown for players who held off at launch.
Bigger 2025 titles, including Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, saw reductions in the 40 percent-plus range, and Dead Space was available for under $10 this cycle. That breadth of discounting — spanning brand-new releases through to five-year-old back catalogue — is part of what has kept the sale’s total title count above 4,000 across the full two weeks.
Palworld’s 30% Cut Arrives Ahead of Full 1.0 Launch
One of the more time-sensitive deals of the closing weekend involves Pocketpair’s creature-collecting survival game. Palworld was still 30% off ahead of its big version 1.0 release marking the end of its early access period, with Pocketpair confirming that the full retail price is not changing once the sale ends. That means the discount is a genuine limited-time saving rather than a preview of a coming price hike, making it one of the last true bargains before the sale’s final hours.
Read also: Palworld Exits Steam Early Access, Leads July 10 Weekend PC Deals
Steam Deck Sits Out This Sale as Social Deduction Fest, Autumn Sale Loom
Unlike previous seasonal events, Valve’s own hardware hasn’t been part of the promotion this time around. Due to high demand for its hardware devices and continued CPU shortages, Steam Deck was not on sale this time round, an unfortunate development given how much handheld gaming PC prices have risen. Software discounts, by contrast, have applied uniformly across every supported platform, including Steam Deck, Mac and Linux builds via Proton.
Once the Summer Sale closes, Valve’s promotional calendar keeps moving rather than going quiet. July has Social Deduction Fest and Train Fest to look forward to, August is all about cyberpunk games, and October shines a light on horror games, with the confirmed dates for the Autumn and Winter sales available via Steam’s sales hub. For the next major seasonal event, players will need to wait until October 1 for the Autumn Sale.
For anyone in New Zealand or Australia who’s been putting off a purchase, the message from every outlet tracking the sale is consistent: once the July 9 cutoff passes, the vast majority of these prices disappear until the next themed event, so this weekend is effectively last call.
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