Surprise! Steam’s running its first-ever Black Friday sale.
If, like me, that comes as a shock — I presumed, like every other retailer on the planet, Valve had always offered Black Friday treats — turns out that despite the many, many themed sales the company runs each year, Black Friday was never one of them. Until now, of course.
“What a week!” Valve declared. ”Tis the season in many areas of the world for the ‘holiday’ known as Black Friday, a time-honored tradition of deals on all sorts of things. We’re celebrating this ‘holiday’ all week long with a one-stop landing page for all of the games developers are offering on discount throughout the week.”
There is a fantastic range of games getting discounted, too, including 50% off EA Sports FC 26, 15% off Battlefield 6, a whopping 67% (6 7!) off Risk of Rain 2, 20% off Helldivers 2, 34% off the glorious Blue Prince, and 8% Dead by Daylight.
You can also grab Ghost of Tsushima for 40% off the recommended retail price, a huge 75% off the wonderful Red Dead Redemption 2, and an even bigger 95% on Warhammer: Vermintide 2.
That’s not all, either. From now until December 1, 10am PT (1pm ET), you can also save 20% on the Steam Deck LCD 256GV model — that’s the original model, not the fancy OLED one — and nominate your favorite games of 2025 in this year’s Steam Awards.
Sadly, no, there’s no pre-order discounts for Valve’s recently revealed Steam Machine, nor the new controller or Steam Frame, a VR headset that itself runs on SteamOS. We’ve got plenty more on all Valve’s recent hardware announcements, and have a handy roundup so you don’t miss a thing. We went hands-on with Steam Machine and Steam Controller, and if you’re wondering about Steam Deck 2, we asked Valve about that as well.
To see everything up for grabs with a discount head on over to Steam. If you’re hunting for the best offers this week, we’re actively rounding up the strongest Black Friday deals on video games, tech, and more. You can find all our top picks and price drops in our full Black Friday hub, or check out our relevant pages for PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox deals.
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Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
