Share experiences and tips for hunting discounted games on Steam

At the present time, spending from a few hundred to a few million out of pocket to buy your favorite game to play is no longer something too luxurious and “crazy”.

Just like the items in the market, in the shop… game markets often have big discounts during the year to give us the opportunity to “pickpocket” our fellow gamers, for example the game market Steam by Valve.

Although the sale price may be more expensive than the original price (rarely happens with games :3), who doesn’t like anything that can be bought at a sale price, right?

I’m also a young man who often watches sales to buy my favorite games. Even though I know I’ll never play them, if they’re on sale, I just “Add to cart” first ◔◡◔

Occasion Lunar New Year sale 2021 Steam’s sale is almost here, so this article will summarize my experiences of hunting for discounted games on Steam, guys 😀

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I. Tips for hunting discounted games to get your favorite games on Steam

As you know, Steam has a tradition of launching very deep sales on special occasions of the year.

But we can name some names like Black Friday, Summer Sale, Autumn Sale, Winter Sale or occasion Halloween And this will be a huge sale of the year – Lunar New Year Sale 2021.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, Tan Suu 2021, one of the typical cultural features of not only the Vietnamese people, but also Southeast Asian and East Asian countries.

A Sale will last from 5 days to 1 week, not long but enough for you to choose your favorite games.

Besides, almost every product on Steam will have a discount, small is 10-20% and large can be up to 99%. This is also the reason for the attraction of these sales, with deep discounts like this, it’s not a waste to buy!

Specifically, the occasion Lunar New Year Sale will officially take place on the day 11/2/2021 (December 30, 2020 Lunar Calendar) until 15/2/2021 (6th day of Tan Suu Lunar New Year – January 6, 2021), that is about 5 days, guys.

In addition, you can also take a look at the timing of major sales in 2021:

• Steam Spring Sale 2021: It usually takes place around the end of May and early June. However, in the past 2 years of 2019 and 2020, there has been no Spring Sale event, it is unclear whether Steam intends to remove it or not.
• Steam Summer Sale 2021: The event is expected to take place at the end of June 2021
• Steam Halloween Sale 2021: The event is expected to take place around November 2021
• Steam Black Friday/Autumn Sale 2021: These 2 events will take place in November 2021 respectively.
• Steam Winter Sale 2021: This final sale event will take place in the final months of 2021.

In the list above, Summer Sale and Winter Sale are the two events that will have the best discounts, in the past there have been a few memorable discounts like games Portal 2 belong to Valve from $50 reduced to $5 after 1 year of launch in batch Summer Sale .

And below are some tips you should refer to to be able to hunt for your favorite games during these Sales!

#1. Use the Steam Store’s Wishlist to hunt for discounted games

Every time you see a game and like it quite a bit but because the conditions don’t allow it (maybe the game hasn’t been released yet or you don’t have enough money to buy it), click Thêm vào Wishlist (Add to your wishlist) to add Wishlist your.

And when the game you have added to Wishlist has any updates, especially discounts, you will receive notifications immediately, without missing anything.

Text example Wishlist has number 9 next to => this represents the number of games and DLCS you have added to the list Wishlist => click on the text Wishlist here to see details.

So from now on, I no longer have to search for each game I like to see if it has a discount or not. Just log in to Steam and I can receive information about that game, as long as it’s on sale. in section Wishlist .

I don’t know how many products you can add here, but rest assured you can never add them all 😀

In addition, if you accidentally add too much, you can also use the search box or filters (Sort by, Filers) above to make searching easier.

#2. Use a list of typical discounted games, games by genre

Every sale will have good games, popular games with deep discounts, and Steam has a list of games like this for your easy reference.

You just need to scroll down to the middle of the home page to see this list of typical discounted games. All you need to do is browse to see which games suit your preferences and budget.

If you can’t buy it right away, you can add it to Wishlist and wait until the next sale to buy. In addition, when you hover over any game, Steam will display all versions and prices so you can quickly view it without having to click to view anymore.

And what if the typical game list doesn’t meet your needs because it’s quite messy and you only like certain genres?

Now, please use the list of games by theme or genre. Scroll down a little and you will see this list.

It will help you find games in the genre you like, not mixed with other game genres. For people who only like to play racing games, games that can be played with a PS4 controller, this list is extremely useful 😀

#3. Use the list of discounted games on SteamDB.Info

A familiar name, isn’t it? We have used it to value our Steam account before, you can find and review it.

SteamDB provides us with a lot of information related to Steam, including a list of games that are on sale at the time you access SteamDB.

Perform: First, visit the page Current Steam Sales (https://steamdb.info/sales/), SteamDB will automatically identify our country and convert the currency to VND, and you will see the number of games on sale on Steam and the specific list below.

You can use SteamDB’s built-in filters to easily search for good games with deep discounts or your favorite games, most importantly, there are 2 options. Show blue discounts only and Show green discounts only .

• Blue discounts This is a deep price reduction for a game that has never been recorded at that price before.
• Still Green discounts are games whose prices are reduced equal to the deepest reduction.

=> Please check one or both of these options to filter out games that are deeply discounted.

#4. Pay attention to Game + DLCs packages instead of buying them individually

In addition to retail games, many game publishers also release game packages that include games and DLCs at a much cheaper price when you buy them individually.

Especially on big sales, you can buy the game with all its DLCs at a very good price, believe me. Do you need examples?

Take a look at the package Racing Pack belong to EA Below are famous racing games of the past, the initial price or if you buy retail can be up to 4,000,000 VND but during the sale it is only over 1,000,000, which is too good.

II. Conclusion

Yes, above are some experiences in hunting discounted games on Steam that I have gained after the past 2 Sale seasons.

Of course, this is just my personal opinion and small experience, so if you know any other good tips, don’t forget to comment below for everyone to know.

Hopefully this article will be useful to you. Wish you success!

Collaborator: Nguyen Thanh Tung – Blogchiasekienthuc.com