We’re headed toward the end of 2026, and right on cue, it’s time for the third big Steam sale of the year. The Steam Autumn Sale runs October 1-7, and as you’d expect in a month with tempting pumpkin-spice lattes, this is a dangerous time for your wallet. We’re expecting the usual selection of discounts across games, bundle deals, and a chance to stock up on cheap downloadable content, plus a few hidden gems to help grow our backlogs.
As a reminder, the Steam Summer Sale will be followed by several more events throughout the rest of 2026. This month, you can look forward to Cooking Fest (October 12-19), Next Fest (October 19-26), and Steam Scream V Fest (October 26 – November 2). November has a single event with Auto-Battler RPG Fest and the Steam Winter Sale will land in December. After the 2026 season is done, you’ll have to wait until March 2027 for the Steam Spring Sale. You can check out the list of upcoming events and dates through our Steam Sales hub.
Best Steam Autumn Sale Deals
Rez Infinite
- Sale price: $7.49 (normally $25)
One of the few games I’ve consistently played for years and will likely play as long as I live, Rez Infinite is a euphoric experience with an all-time great soundtrack and fun on-rails shooter gameplay that can be as chill or intense as you want. — Chris Pereira
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Sale price: $56 (normally $70)
Hideo Kojima’s post-apocalyptic courier game is a gorgeous trek across an Australian wasteland and undoubtedly one of the weirdest entries in his eclectic catalogue. — Darryn Bonthuys
Tactical Breach Wizards
- Sale price: $11 (normally $20)
Drop the roguelite nature of Into the Breach and substitute a compelling story, hilarious dialogue, and the ability to routinely launch enemies out of windows to their doom, and you’ve got Tactical Breach Wizards. — Chris Pereira
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- Sale price: $49 (normally $70)
Easily the best Batman game in over 10 years, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is a goofy Caped Crusader adventure that’s also a sincere tribute to the legendary Gotham vigilante. — Darryn Bonthuys
Far Cry 6
- Sale price: $6 (normally $60)
It’s not the best Far Cry game ever made, but Far Cry 6 at a 90% discount is a pretty great deal for open-world shooting, exploration, and trying to survive being in the crosshairs of a dictator played by Giancarlo Esposito. — Darryn Bonthuys
Street Fighter 6
- Sale price: $16 (normally $40)
With a feature-film adaptation out next month, now is a great time to check out the best fighting game of the current PC and console generation, Street Fighter 6. — Darryn Bonthuys
Meccha Chameleon
- Sale price: $ (normally $)
One of the best friendslop experiences of 2026, Meccha Chameleon is the ultimate multiplayer hide-and-seek game and an absolute steal at its current price. — Darryn Bonthuys
Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator
- Sale price: $ (was $)
Believe it or not, a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you have to pull every lever and twist every dial to fire off devastating cannons is surprisingly fun! — Darryn Bonthuys
Tempest Rising
- Sale price: $ (was $)
Command & Conquer’s current hiatus from PC gaming remains excruciating, but for fans looking for a nostalgic reminder of the real-time strategy glory days, Tempest Rising is a fine substitute. — Darryn Bonthuys
Watch Dogs 2
Sale price: $2.49 (was $50)
The first Watch Dogs was, mechanically, a very cool twist on the GTA formula with its grid-hacking gameplay and stealth. The story, however, was insultingly bad, and protagonist Aiden Pearce was barely even a character. Watch Dogs 2 fixes everything that made the first one disappointing, with a cast of relatable and entertaining characters, including new protagonist Marcus. — Gabe Gurwin
Gunpoint
- Sale price: $2.49 (normally $10)
Thanks to its blend of on-point humor and extremely clever gameplay (revolving around stealthily hacking areas of a building to accomplish your goals), Gunpoint is without question the game I most often recommend for someone looking for a cheap game on Steam. — Chris Pereira
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
- Sale price: $49 (normally $70)
My clear Game of the Year for 2025, The Hundred Line is a blend of visual novels and tactics gameplay, melded with a truly audacious concept for the overall structure of the game that will keep you playing for a long time. — Chris Pereira
Absolum
- Sale price: $19 (normally $25)
Absolum is a stellar beat-’em-up that fuses the classic arcade genre with roguelike progression in an eerie original fantasy setting. — Steve Watts
Big Hops
- Sale price: $13 (normally $20)
This cute platformer about an adventurous frog has surprisingly great traversal mechanics, and now it’s added eight-player co-op so you can hop together. — Steve Watts
Blade Chimera
- Sale price: $12 (normally $15)
A masterful metroidvania from one of the best developers in the genre, Blade Chimera takes the strong exploration foundation of classics like Symphony of the Night and infuses them with a sci-fi future. — Steve Watts
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Sale price: $30 (normally $50)
Highly regarded as a fantastic Final Fantasy game and tactics game alike, The Ivalice Chronicles made this classic shine with new quality-of-life features and a retouched translation. — Steve Watts
Level Devil
- Sale price: $5 (normally $7)
This game is best described as a series of pranks, perpetrated on you, the player, as it constantly subverts your expectations in hilarious ways. — Steve Watts
Blue Prince
- Sale price: $18 (normally $30)
This roguelike puzzle game has you unlocking the mysteries of a shapeshifting mansion as you slowly find your way to the mysterious room 46, and beyond. — Steve Watts
Solasta: Crown of the Magister
- Sale price: $3 (normally $30)
A great alternative to Baldur’s Gate 3 (especially if you’ve already put hundreds of hours into it), Solasta is a faithful translation of Dungeons & Dragons 5E to video games, complete with a deep combat system, a well-written (if basic) story, and the customization options you expect from D&D. — Gabe Gurwin
Mad Max
- Sale price: $3 (normally $20)
Built in the vein of Batman Arkham and Shadow of Mordor, Mad Max is the underappreciated third tip of WB Games’ licensed trident from yesteryear, with exhilarating car combat gameplay set in a dieselpunk world that still looks fantastic today. — Mark Delaney
Retro Rewind
- Sale price: $14 (normally $20)
There are so many job sims out there right now, but if you’re like me, none of them will hit the same as Retro Rewind, in which you operate a video rental store in the 1990s. Get in on it soon and you’ll be well-acquainted before video game rentals are added to the game this fall. — Mark Delaney
Observation
Sale price: $6 (normally $25)
Before the team put out Silent Hill: Downfall, Screen Burn created Observation (not to be confused with Bloober Team’s Observer), a slow-burn sci-fi thriller in which players control an on-board AI, assisting the lone human investigating the disappearance of her fellow astronauts. — Mark Delaney
