Steam Summer Sale 2026 is scheduled to run from June 25 to July 9, 2026. This is Valve’s biggest discount event of the year. The sale begins on June 25 at 10 a.m. Pacific time and ends at the same time on July 9, giving users two weeks to purchase the discounted games.
Start times by region and what to expect
The sale will begin on June 25 at 10am Pacific Time. Here are the similar start times in other areas:-
- UTC: June 25 at 5:00 pm
- UK (BST): June 25 at 6pm-
- Central Europe (CEST): June 25 at 7pm-
- India (IST): June 25 at 10:30 pm-
- Japan (JST): June 26 at 2 am-
- Sydney (AEST): June 26 at 3am-
- New Zealand (NZST): June 26 at 5am
The sale will end at the same time on July 9, 2026.
The Steam Summer Sale typically offers discounts on a wide variety of games, from indie titles to major AAA releases. This is a time when many wish-listed games are discounted at once, making it easy to compare prices and clear the backlog of saved titles.
For those planning a big purchase, seasonal sales like the Summer Sale offer the biggest discounts of the year. Adding games to your Steam Wishlist before the sale begins will result in notifications being sent when those titles go on sale.
Valve has not yet announced whether the 2026 Summer Sale will include the same elements as previous years, such as sale-period trading cards or community events. More details are usually announced closer to the event date.
