Beyond Valve’s own storefront, Shacknews also tracked simultaneous promotions running on the Epic Games Store, Amazon Luna, Fanatical, Gamebillet, GamesPlanet and GOG.com, meaning bargain hunters have several places to compare prices on the same titles before checking out.

What’s actually discounted

On Steam itself, Shacknews highlighted headline cuts including Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 at $34.99 (50% off), DOOM: The Dark Ages at $23.09 (67% off), and Sea of Thieves’ 2026 Edition at $19.99 (50% off). Blizzard’s own storefront sale layered in extra savings for Xbox Game Pass subscribers on titles like Diablo 2: Resurrected Infernal Edition and the StarCraft remasters.

Fanatical’s list, as compiled by Shacknews, leaned heavily on recent big releases going cheap, with Borderlands 4 at $36.04 (49% off), Elden Ring Nightreign at $27.59 (31% off) and Escape from Tarkov at $34.99 (30% off) among the standouts. PlayStation ports also featured heavily, including The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarok and Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, all discounted between 28% and 55%.

GamesPlanet’s slate, according to the same Shacknews roundup, included Death Stranding 2: On The Beach at $51.99 (26% off), Silent Hill f at $28.99 (59% off) and a steep 86% cut on For Honor. Meanwhile GOG.com is running its own discounts on DRM-free classics and recent hits, with Hollow Knight Silksong at $14.99 (25% off) and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition down to $10.00 (80% off).

Free games worth grabbing before they vanish

Shacknews also flagged several no-cost claims with hard expiry dates. On the Epic Games Store, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream and River City Girls 2 are both free until July 9, while Amazon Luna is giving away a rotating batch that includes Tomb Raader IV–VI Remastered (claim before July 17), Paradise Killer (before July 15), Between Time: Escape Room (before July 18), CyClones (before August 1) and XCOM: Chimera Squad (before August 31).

These Luna freebies are a reminder that “free” doesn’t always mean permanent; players typically need to claim the game to their account within the listed window even if they don’t plan to play it immediately, locking in ownership before the offer rotates out.

Why the Steam Summer Sale still matters

Valve’s summer event remains one of the two or three biggest discount periods on PC each year, and it tends to set the pricing floor that other storefronts scramble to match. With Steam, Epic, Fanatical, GamesPlanet and GOG all running parallel promotions this week, players who cross-reference prices across platforms can often shave a few extra dollars off an already-discounted game, particularly on Steam keys resold through third-party retailers like Fanatical and Gamebillet.

It’s also worth noting that all the prices reported by Shacknews are listed in US dollars. Shoppers in New Zealand and Australia browsing Steam, GOG or the Epic Games Store directly will see region-specific NZD or AUD pricing that can differ from a straight currency conversion, so it pays to check the actual regional storefront total before buying rather than assuming the US figure applies.

What it means for players

For anyone who’s been sitting on a wishlist, this is close to the last call for 2026’s biggest PC sale window. Recent releases like The Outer Worlds 2, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are all sitting at meaningful discounts across at least two storefronts, which is unusually generous this soon after launch.

Players eyeing Escape from Tarkov’s discounted price should also keep an eye on the game’s ongoing server situation, since Battlestate Games has been rolling out major patches that have affected uptime recently.

Read also: Escape from Tarkov Down Today for Patch 1.0.6.0: When Servers Return

With Valve giving no exact end date beyond “a few more days,” the safest move for bargain hunters is to lock in wishlist items sooner rather than later, since summer sale pricing typically reverts without much warning once the event closes out.

Source: Shacknews (Ozzie Mejia).

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Blizzard Entertainment and GOG.COM have teamed up to re-release select classic Blizzard games, beginning with Diablo, Blizzard’s legendary 1996 action role-playing game that introduced players to the harsh—and deeply rewarding—world of Sanctuary.

The original Diablo is available now via digital distribution for the first time ever on GOG.COM. Players looking for the authentic Diablo experience can play the game as it was in 1996, with period-appropriate 20 FPS SVGA graphics, and the ability to matchmake through the classic version of Blizzard’s Battle.net online-gaming service. Blizzard and GOG.COM have collaborated on an updated version of the game, which includes out-of-the-box Windows 10 compatibility, and a host of bug fixes. Players can choose either version of the game from a launcher.

“We were bummed that these iconic games weren’t available to our players, so we‘re very happy to work with the crew at GOG.com to rectify that,” said Rob Bridenbecker, Vice President and Executive Producer, Blizzard Entertainment. “This has been a long time coming and we hope our players will be excited to jump back into these classic titles. “

In addition to bringing back the first Diablo, Blizzard is planning other GOG.COM re-releases of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II.

“Crawling through the original Diablo’s dungeons, together with Blizzard, is a feeling of pure excitement,” said Oleg Klapovsky, SVP at GOG. “It’s a personal thing for many of us, and the most wished-for game in our community. Taking the first few steps beneath the Tristram Cathedral, listening to the guidance of Cain the Elder—it’s all coming back, for old souls and newcomers alike. “

Diablo is available now via GOG.COM for Windows PC only.

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