The Complete Steam Sale Calendar: When Is It Actually Cheapest to Buy?

Use Steam long enough and you run into the same dilemma everyone does: "Should I buy this now, or hold out until the next sale?" Pay full price only to watch it drop to half off a few days later and it stings. Wait too long, though, and you end up unable to grab it the moment you actually want to play. In this guide we'll lay out Steam's yearly sale rhythm and the different kinds of discounts, and work out a simple rule for deciding whether something is worth waiting for.