Best games to buy from the Steam Winter Sale 2025

The Steam Winter Sale 2025 is the final major sale of the year on Valve's popular digital games storefront, boasting many new all-time lows and deep discounts on some of the best games on the market. Indies, double-A efforts, and AAA deals, all are accounted for, making for some great Holiday season gifts too.

Here are the best titles on offer for the Steam Winter Sale 2025, sorted by game genre. Read on to know more.

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Best deals at Steam Winter Sale 2025

Battle bigger-than-life threats in Monster Hunter Rise (Image via Capcom)

Best Action Games

A variety of action games are on sale for the Steam Winter Sale 2025, from iconic names like Monster Hunter to smaller offerings like Kena.

• Darksiders 3 (90% off at $3.99)
• Monster Hunter Rise (80% off at $7.99)
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 (75% off at $12.49)
• SD Gundam Battle Alliance (75% off at 14.99)
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits (70% off at $11.99)

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Best Adventure Games

Explore distinct worlds, from the linear narrative focus of Detroit and House of Ashes to the sandbox of Like A Dragon.

• Detroit: Become Human (90% off at $3.99)
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (90% off at $4.00)
• The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (75% off at $7.49)
• Like A Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name (70% off at $14.99)

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Best Open-World Games

Navigate expansive open worlds in some of the biggest games of the past few years on sale for the Steam Winter Sale 2025.

• Assassin's Creed Valhalla (90% off at $5.99)
• Hogwarts Legacy (90% off at $5.99)
• Maneater (90% off at $3.99)
• Star Wars Outlaws (70% off at $20.99)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (90% off at $4.99)

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Best Survival Games

Hunt for resources and try to stay alive against insurmountable odds in these survival games.

• ICARUS (90% off at $3.49)
• Last Oasis (84% off at $4.79)
• Darkwood (80% off at $2.99)
• Sons of the Forest (69% off at $9.29)

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Best Role-Playing Games

From Soulslikes to JRPGs, role-playing fans have much to look forward to this Steam Winter Sale 2025

• Nioh: Complete Edition (90% off at $4.99)
• Steelrising (90% off at $4.99)
• Divinity Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition (75% off at $11.24)
• Persona 5 Royal (70% off at 17.99)
• Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (63% off at $14.79)

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Best Horror Games

Evade terror and face unknown dangers across some of the most critically acclaimed horror games of the past generation.

• Dead Island 2 (90% off at $4.99)
• Bendy and the Ink Machine (90% off at $1.99)
• Dying Light 2: Stay Human - Reloaded Edition (70% at $17.99)
• The Medium (70% off at $14.99)
• Resident Evil 4 (60% off $15.99

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Best First-Person Shooter Games

From old-school indie efforts to big-budget, visually striking experiences, FPS fans are in for a treat during the Steam Winter Sale 2025

• Far Cry 6 (83% off at $10.19)
• Atomic Heart (75% off at $14.99)
• Forgive Me Father (75% off $4.99)
• Trepang2 (66% off at $10.19)

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The MMORPG based on the beloved post-apocalyptic sci-fi series is the cheapest it has been yet (Image via Bethesda Softworks)

Best Indie Games

Take a look at a lineup of indies, including major names and underrated gems.

• SteamWorld Dig 2 (94% off at $1.19)
• Slay The Spire (90% off at $2.49)
• Yoku's Island Express (90% off at $1.99)
• Nobody Saves The World (70% off at $7.49)
• F.I.S.T. Forged In Shadow Torch (70% off at $4.79)

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Best Co-op Games

Team up with friends for some chaotic and laid-back co-op adventure in these Steam Winter Sale 2025 games

• Overcooked (90% off at $1.69)
• Golf With Your Friends (90% off at $1.49)
• We Were Here Forever (56% off at $7.91)
• My Time at Sandrock (55% off at $17.99)

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Best Multiplayer Games

Those who would rather have something more on a grander, more competitive scale should check out these multiplayer titles on sale.

• For Honor (95% off at $1.49)
• Fallout 76 (90% off at $3.99)
• MORDHAU (90% off at $2.99)
• V Rising (55% off at $15.74)

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Best Fighting Games

Return to some well-established fighting game classics discounted for the Steam Winter Sale 2025.

• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (95% off at $2.49)
• Skullgirls 2nd Encore (90% off at $2.49)
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (70% off at $5.99)
• Tekken 8 (60% off at $23.99)

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Best Sports & Racing Games

Sports and racing fans have several reliable options to pick from as well for this sale.

• Need For Speed: Heat (95% off at $3.49)
• WWE 2K25 (67% off at $19.79)
• EA Sports FC 26 (60% off at $27.99)
• NBA 2K26 (60% off at $27.99)

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Best Simulation Games

Fans of simulation games will find a wide variety of simulators on discount for the Steam Winter Sale 2025, from farm and zoo managers to expansive sci-fi and dogfighter entries

• Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (92% off at $2.79)
• Planet Zoo (90% off at $4.49)
• X4: Foundations (90% off $4.99)
• Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm (90% off at $2.49)
• The Escapists 2 Game of the Year Edition (85% off at $4.04)

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The Steam Winter Sale 2025 ends on January 5, 2025.

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Edited by Siddharth Patil