The Best of the Steam Summer Sale, 80+ Goldies & Oldies
- Lil (Darlinganddeath)
- Jul 11, 2023
- 9 min read
With the Steam Summer Sale quickly coming to a close, we wanted to make sure you got one last chance to check out some of the best deals on games! Though, we normally sort our lists by genre, this time, we're sorting them by price. That way you can respect your budget and get exposed to some new titles you might not normally see.
We've taken extra care to ensure that all the games on this list are rated Very Positive or higher, so everything here has been deemed quality by their respective communities and players. We included quite a few Indies as they're usually the titles that get lost among the Sales, but don't worry, there are links to all the big publisher sales as well for your convenience.
Make sure you drop a comment below and tell us what you picked up over the course of the Sale, and if any of your favorite games are discounted!
Prior to your journey through the deals, we're throwing up our personal Top 10 games from the Sale. These include a mix of personal favorites and the deepest discounts!
Top 10
1. Red Dead Redemption
We wanted to avoid featuring nothing but Triple A titles, as we all know about them, and we all usually know when they're on sale, but we wanted to feature a few of our favorites in this Top 10 as there are still plenty of individuals who've never tried them. This is us saying if you haven't tried Red Dead Redemption 2 and have it on your wishlist, now's the time to grab it. It's truly one of the best Open-World RPG games with immense creative freedom and as non-linear of a story as it gets. We're not usually into shoot-em-up types, but Red Dead is a step above.
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $19.79 (-67%)
🏷️Genre: Open World, Story Rich, Western, Adventure
2. It Takes Two
If you have a best friend, partner, annoying little sibling, or cat that's great with a controller, then you should check out It Takes Two. It's a blast of a Co-Op game that we enjoyed with SirDucky (Derek) and recommend it anytime someone mentions the name, or we see it flash across our Sale screen. It's just wholesome good fun with engaging puzzles, funny gameplay, and comedic characters. Highly recommended by us.
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $15.99 (-60%)
🏷️Genre: Co-op, Multiplayer, Split Screen, Local Co-Op
3. Divinity Original Sin II
There's a title we always recommend when it comes to RPG's and it's Divinity. With everyone on their Diablo 4 kick, we always come back to this game when we think about incredible Isometric RPGs, so if you're looking for something to scratch that itch without breaking your bank, this one's offering a deep discount with hundreds of hours of gameplay to be had.
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $17.99 (-60%)
🏷️Genre: Tactical RPG, RPG, Turn-Based, Strategy, Fantasy
4. Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Now, you've either heard of Kena or not, and if you haven't, I'm sorry, because it's a beautiful story with incredible graphics, heart-wrenching cutscenes, and gorgeous special effects. Stuff some puzzles in it and call it good. On a more serious note though, it is the title that we think of when we're recommending 3rd Person, Puzzle Soulslikes to people. We enjoyed every moment of the game and its beautiful, yet challenging.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $15.99 (-60%)
🏷️Genre: Action, Adventure, Action-Adventure, Souls-like
5. Portal 2
For the price of this deal, we can't not add it to the Top 10. Portal 2 is a staple when we're thinking of fun, co-op games that'll twist your mind and challenge your friendships. It's comedic and fun, and I'd be absolutely shocked if we need to go more into it due to how old and well-known the title is. It deserves this spot, you know it.
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $0.99 (-90%)
🏷️Genre: Platformer, Puzzle, Dark Humor, First-Person
6. Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Now, we know how many Hollow Knight fans there are, but when we think of top Metroidvania's to recommend, Ori is always the first thing out of our mouths. If you want a heart-wrenching, challenging, beautiful adventure, then definitely pick up this title.
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $7.49 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Beautiful, Metroidvania, Great Soundtrack, Action
7. Planet Zoo
Sandbox games are our Guilty Pleasure, and while Planet Coaster is also on Sale, we're huge fans of Planet Zoo considering we were masters of the OG Zoo Tycoon and adore that this title has kept the memory alive. We also can ONLY recommend it when it's on Sale due to the impressive amount of DLCs. If you're like us the first time we picked up this title and have been waiting until it's a huge amount off in order to justify buying a few of the DLCs, well, now is definitely the time as the entire bundle is 75% off.
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $13.74 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Management, Simulation, Building, Sandbox
8. Jurassic World Evolution 2
This one is much like Planet Zoo, tons of DLCs to pay for, and only worth doing so when they're on sale, so consider this your chance to pick it up if you've been waiting patiently. It's an awesome addition to the Dino genre and we've enjoyed what we've played of it. If you aren't planning on purchasing any DLC though, the game is currently on Xbox / PC Game Pass so take that into consideration before you purchase just the base addition on Steam.
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $17.49 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Dinosaurs, Building, Simulation, Management
9. Monster Hunter Rise
As someone who knows that all of our community members have either heard of Monster Hunter or already play it, we're telling you that if you're the one friend that's being left out of the hunting parties because you haven't wanted to add another game to your already impossibly long list of games, well... then you're in luck because it's finally on sale so you can justify adding just ONE more to that list... right?
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $15.99 (-60%)
🏷️Genre: Action, RPG, Online Co-Op, Multiplayer, Co-op
10. 7 Days to Die
Now, we're not really into horror games and this one does cause jump scares with its grotesque zombies and hell hounds, but if you're into Survival games with friends and want to have an absolute blast in an open-world, post-apocalypse game and do everything from driving your car downtown to digging to the pits of the earth because you can, then this is one you should consider.
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $5.99 (-76%)
🏷️Genre: Survival, Zombies, Open World, Multiplayer
With those top 10 out of the way, let's get into the rest of them!
Tales for $20
Hades
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $12.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Action Roguelike, Roguelite, Hack and Slash
ASTRONEER
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $11.99 (-60%)
🏷️Genre: Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Multiplayer
Eastshade
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $12.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Exploration, Open World, Relaxing, Beautiful
Nobody Saves the World
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $12.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: RPG, Action RPG, Hack and Slash, Action, 2D
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $19.99 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Casual, Farming Sim, RPG, Simulation, Anime
Ruined King
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $12.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: RPG, Turn-Based Combat, Singleplayer, Fantasy
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of Knights
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $12.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Metroidvania, Female Protagonist, Souls-like, 2D
Grim Dawn
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $12.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Action RPG, Hack and Slash, Dark Fantasy, RPG
Grow: Song of the Evertree
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $12.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Singleplayer, Adventure, Casual, Simulation
Treasures Under $10
Tribes of Midgard
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $6.79 (-66%)
🏷️Genre: Open World Survival Craft, PvE, Action RPG, Indie
Noita
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.99 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Physics, Difficult, Roguelike, Pixel Graphics, 2D
Slay the Spire
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $8.49 (-66%)
🏷️Genre: Roguelike Deckbuilder, Card Game, Card Battler
Overcooked 2
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $6.24 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op, Cooking
Don't Starve Together
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $5.09 (-66%)
🏷️Genre: Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Multiplayer
Deep Rock Galactic
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.89 (-67%)
🏷️Genre: Co-op, PvE, FPS, Exploration, Shooter, Loot
Roguebook
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $8.74 (-65%)
🏷️Genre: RPG, Indie, Card Game, Deckbuilding, Strategy
Subnautica
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.89 (-67%)
🏷️Genre: Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Open World
Space Engineers
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.99 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Space, Sandbox, Building, Multiplayer, Survival
Spiritfarer
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $5.99 (-80%)
🏷️Genre: Emotional, Story Rich, Indie, Management
Stranded Deep
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.99 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Multiplayer
Stellaris
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.99 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Space, Grand Strategy, Strategy, Sci-fi, 4X
House Flipper
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $7.49 (-70%)
🏷️Genre: Simulation, Design & Illustration, Building, Casual
Cooking Simulator
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $7.39 (-63%)
🏷️Genre: Simulation, Cooking, Singleplayer, Realistic
Rain World
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.99 (-60%)
🏷️Genre: Difficult, Atmospheric, Survival, Platformer, 2D
Hollow Knight
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $7.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Metroidvania, Souls-like, Platformer, 2D, Indie
Hokko Life
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $6.79 (-66%)
🏷️Genre: Farming Sim, Life Sim, Simulation, Casual
Tavern Master
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $7.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Management, Simulation, Building, Medieval
Oxygen Not Included
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $8.49 (-66%)
🏷️Genre: Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival, Building
Fabled Lands
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: CRPG, Choose Your Own Adventure, RPG, 2D
Barista Simulator
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $7.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Sandbox, Simulation, Cooking, Crafting, Casual
Cook-Out
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.99 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Cooking, VR, Time Management, Arcade, 3D
Curse of the Dead Gods
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $6.99 (-65%)
🏷️Genre: Action Roguelike, Dark Fantasy, Isometric, Difficult
Farmers Dynasty
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $7.49 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Simulation, Farming Sim, Life Sim, RPG
Littlewood
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $7.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Pixel Graphics, Life Sim, City Builder, Simulation
The Witness
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.99 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Puzzle, Exploration, First-Person, Open World
Recipe for Disaster
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $5.60 (-67%)
🏷️Genre: Cooking, Management, Casual, Simulation, 3D
Superhot VR
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.99 (-60%)
🏷️Genre: VR, Shooter, Bullet Time, FPS, Puzzle, Sci-fi
Children of Morta
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $5.49 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Multiplayer, Roguelike, Hack and Slash, Roguelite
Luna's Fishing Garden
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $5.35 (-33%)
🏷️Genre: 2D Platformer, Collectathon, Idler, Sandbox, 2D
Journey
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $7.49 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Beautiful, Adventure, Atmospheric, Indie, Co-op
Neverwinter Nights
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $6.99 (-65%)
🏷️Genre: RPG, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, CRPG
Spelunky 2
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.99 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Platformer, 2D Platformer, Perma Death, Difficult
A Short Hike
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $5.19 (-35%)
🏷️Genre: Adventure, Exploration, Cute, Relaxing, Indie
Middle Earth: Shadow of War
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $7.49 (-85%)
🏷️Genre: Open World, Action, RPG, Fantasy, Adventure
Untitled Goose Game
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.99 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Funny, Villain Protagonist, Multiplayer, Co-op
Wingspan
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $9.99 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Building, Board Game, Card Game, Strategy
Strange Horticulture
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $8.99 (-40%)
🏷️Genre: Mystery, Puzzle, Exploration, Nature, Relaxing
Cozy Grove
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $5.99 (-60%)
🏷️Genre: Relaxing, Cute, Story Rich, Collectathon, Cozy
Pillars of Eternity
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $7.49 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: RPG, Fantasy, Isometric, Story Rich, CRPG
Fantastic $5's
Terraria
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $4.99 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox, Survival, 2D
Ark Survival Evolved
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $4.99 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Multiplayer
Sea of Thieves
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $4.99 (-50%)
🏷️Genre: Adventure, Multiplayer, Open World, Pirates
Undermine
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $4.99 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Action Roguelike, Roguelite, Pixel Graphics, RPG
Ultimate Fishing Simulator
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $2.99 (-85%)
🏷️Genre: Fishing, Sports, Simulation, Casual, Multiplayer
Celeste
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $4.99 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Precision Platformer, Pixel Graphics, Difficult, 2D
Slime Rancher
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $4.99 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Cute, Exploration, Adventure, Singleplayer, FPS
Sheltered
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $2.99 (-80%)
🏷️Genre: Survival, Base Building, Post-apocalyptic, Strategy
Zodiacats
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $1.59 (-20%)
🏷️Genre: Cats, Puzzle, Relaxing, Casual, Cute, Cozy
Stronghold Crusader 2
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $3.99 (-90%)
🏷️Genre: Strategy, Medieval, City Builder, RTS, Historical
Katy & Bob: Cake Cafe
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $1.49 (-90%)
🏷️Genre: Casual, Strategy, Cooking, Time Management
Kittens and Yarn
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $1.29 (-35%)
🏷️Genre: Cats, Cute, Minimalist, Puzzle, Point & Click
Turbo Golf Racing
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $4.49 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Racing, Golf, Sports, Multiplayer
Mount & Blade Warband
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $4.99 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Medieval, RPG, Open World, Strategy, Action
Cattails | Become a Cat
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $3.74 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Cats, Life Sim, RPG, Pixel Graphics, 2D
Ice Lakes
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $3.74 (-75%)
🏷️Genre: Fishing, Sports, Simulation, Indie, Multiplayer
Ultimate Fishing Simulator VR
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $4.49 (-85%)
🏷️Genre: Fishing, Simulation, Multiplayer, Sports, Co-op
Epic Chef
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $4.99 (-80%)
🏷️Genre: Story Rich, Comedy, Funny, Cooking, Crafting
Deals for $1
The Purring Quest
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $0.99 (-90%)
🏷️Genre: Cats, Indie, Cute, Platformer, Singleplayer
Romeow: to the cracked Mars
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $0.59 (-40%)
🏷️Genre: Cats, Casual, Cute, Puzzle, Relaxing, Mars
Fishing Adventure
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $0.49 (-90%)
🏷️Genre: Fishing, Simulation, Multiplayer, Singleplayer
MagiCat
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $0.99 (-80%)
🏷️Genre: Indie, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Cats
Publisher Sales:
Bethesda Sale
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: 10-80% Off
🏷️Titles: Fallout, Skyrim, DOOM, Dishonored, Quake, + More
BANDAI Namco Sale
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: 10-80% Off
🏷️Titles: Sekiro, Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Tales Series, Little Nightmares, Code Vein + More
Playstation Studios Sale
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: 10-80% Off
🏷️Titles: Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, Spiderman, Uncharted, Hell Divers, + More
Ubisoft Sale
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: 10-80% Off
🏷️Titles: Anno, Far Cry, Assasin's Creed, Rainbow Six, Watch Dogs, Rayman's, + More
Square Enix Sale
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: 10-80% Off
🏷️Titles: Final Fantasy, Life is Strange, Harvestella, Chrono Trigger, + More
2K Sale
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: 10-80% Off
🏷️Titles: Borderlands, Tiny Tina's Wonderland, Civilization, Bioshock, 2K Sports, XCOM, + More
MEGA BUNDLES
City Skylines Collection
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $245.23 (-41%)
🏷️Titles: 59 Items
Crytivo Bundle
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $100.09 (-48%)
🏷️Titles: 9 Items
Frontier 25th Anniversary Bundle
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $52.94 (-73%)
🏷️Titles: 16 Items
Sims 3 Collection
🔗 Steam Link 🔗 💰Price: $91.20 (-76%)
🏷️Titles: 19 Items
Well, that's the end! We know there are hundreds of games on sale, but we attempted to cultivate a list of only the deepest discounts for some of the highest-rated games. We know how long our backlog is, so we attempt to only add to yours for games that are truly loved and worth it.
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