Steam’s Winter Sale to start in hours as gamers are hoping for hefty discounts on big-name games like Baldur’s Gate 3

STEAM’s Winter Sale 2024 is about to kick off in just a few hours, and PC gamers have already prepared their wishlist for the big discounts.

Many players took to Reddit to voice their hopes for the last sale of the year, sharing their wishlists and plans.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 still ranks high on players’ wishlists for the Steam Winter Sale among PC gamers on Reddit[/caption]

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Big-name titles like God of War Ragnarok (pictured) and Elder Ring are also among the most wishlisted[/caption]

Steam Winter Sale 2024 starts at 6pm UK Time / 1pm ET / 10am PT today, December 19, 2024, and here’s what’s on PC gamers’ wishlist for the sale.

Players who have already finished Baldur’s Gate 3 once (or twice), are already looking for similar titles to scratch that CRPG itch.

Larian Studios’ previous games, like Divinity: Original Sin and its sequel, are perfect replacements for BG3, and fans are hoping to get them for cheap.

Baldur’s Gate 3 itself is still high on many people’s wishlists, as players are waiting for deeper discounts than the 20% off we’ve seen during previous sales.

Redditor “MrNigel117” is looking for games giving off indie vibes, like boss rush bullet-hell Void Rains Upon Her Heart, and branching narrative gem Slay the Princess.

He would also appreciate challenging metroidvania Nine Sols and action RPG Atlyss.

Apart from smaller games, other big-name titles from the last few years, like Hogwarts Legacy, God of War Ragnarök, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, and Elden Ring, rank high on people’s wishlists.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is also mentioned frequently, as players are keen on playing the first part of the remake trilogy ahead of FF7 Rebirth’s PC release in January.

A lot of gamers would be happy to pick up any good game, if it is discounted by more than 75% or even 90% of its regular price.

The last big Steam campaign, the Autumn Sale, ended just a few weeks ago, on December 4, and brought quite a few deals.

While many players are excited about the Steam Winter Sale, some were not sure if they’d be buying anything at all.

Reddit user “24OuncesofFaygoGrape” pointed out that Steam might be running sales too often. 

“I’m still recovering from the sale that ended last week, probably won’t get anything,” they wrote.

Other players also shared they are likely getting nothing from the upcoming sale, as their personal backlogs of purchased games they never finished are only getting longer.

Nevertheless, Steam’s Winter Sale usually offers more discounted games than the Autumn campaign.

Valve already teased a very short list of games that will be included in the sale.

In a trailer posted on Steam’s official Twitter/X account, we could spot the following games:

• Metal Slug Tactics
• Assassin’s Creed: Mirage
• Core Keeper
• Carx Street
• Helldivers 2
• Manor Lords
• The Last of Us Part 1
• Castle Crashers
• Planet Coaster 2
• TCG Card Shop Simulator
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Final Fantasy 16
• Sonic x Shadow Generations

This is just a small selection of the games that will be featured during the Steam Winter Sale, but many of them are very recent and highly rated titles.

The trailer ends with a massive collage of other game covers, among which we noticed games like Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Shadow of War, Frostpunk 2, Dredge, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and many more.

How big discounts these will get, we will have to wait until the sale kicks off in a few hours.

The Steam Winter Sale 2024 will run until January 2 at  6pm UK Time / 1pm ET / 10am PT, so players will have plenty of time to pick the best deals.