For Steam users, sales and deals are basically a way of life. Every other day, it feels like there’s a Steam sale. Yet, PC gamers will still be rubbing their mitts for this Black Friday’s Steam sale. This is because our good friends at Valve tend to take their price cuts to another level on Black Friday. So to get you prepared and ready, we decided to compile this guide for you.
Tip: If you believe your gaming rig isn’t ready for whatever you’re planning to play, now is the best time to get a Black Friday deal on a gaming PC or a purchase a discounted BF laptop.
Black Friday Steam Store Deals
Steam has an average of 90 million monthly active users. However, this is no reason to be worried. One of the advantages of selling digital or abstract stock is it never really runs out. Steam has over 35,000 games to choose from. They also sell hardware in the form of the Steam Controller and their VR systems and accessories.
Hopefully, all your favorites will be on sale. With this guide, we’ll show you what you can look forward to by going over some of the best Black Friday Steam deals of yesteryear. We also cover any and all current deals. We end the guide with a list of alternatives to shop from for video games during Black Friday.
Steam Black Friday Deals From 2018
To estimate what we can expect from this year’s Black Friday Steam deals, we will need to look at last year’s. In this section, we’ll go over the most impressive Black Friday Steam deals from 2018.
Grand Theft Auto V
While we speculate about GTA 6, RockStar games still have plans for more GTA V updates. It is almost hard to believe that the game is nearly seven years old. Steam had it on sale for $19.99 last year, reduced from $29.99. You can expect it to be even cheaper this year.
Age of Empires II HD Edition
Age of Empires II will forever be remembered as one of the most influential strategy games on PC. In 2013, Ensemble Studios gave players the chance to relive their old memories. In 2018, Steam had the game on sale for $4.39, reduced from $21.99.
Assassins Creed Odyssey
Ubisoft is often criticized for churning out the same game repeatedly every year. With Assassins Creed Odyssey, they infused the franchise with new energy. It was considered one of the best games of 2018 and you could get it for $53.59, price-dropped from $79.99.
Monster Hunter World
Monster Hunter is the eighth-most bestselling-game on the PS4. It’s not hard to see why. It’s one of the best modern action RPGs of the last decade.
In 2018, PC gamers could get the game from Steam for $49.49, price slashed from $74.99.
Project Cars 2
Project Cars 2 is one of the best racing games you can get from Steam’s store. It usually sells for $79.99 but during 2018’s Steam Black Friday deals, gamers could get it for $26.39.
Current Steam Black Friday Deals
The Autumn Steam Black Friday sale will officially start on Tuesday the 26th of November. Here are some of the best deals you can invest in right now.
Far Cry New Dawn – Deluxe Edition
- Regular Price: $49.99
- Reduced Price: $24.99 (50% off)
Far Cry 5 Gold Edition
- Regular Price: $89.99
- Reduced Price: $29.99 (67% off)
Red Faction Complete Edition
- Regular Price: $59.99
- Reduced Price: $11.99 (80% off)
Half-Life: Alyx
- Regular Price: $59.99
- Reduced Price: $53.99 (10% off)
Rise of the Tomb Raider – 20 Year Celebration
- Regular Price: $59.99
- Reduced Price: $8.99 (85% off)
Overcooked! 1 & 2 Bundle
- Regular Price: $41.98
- Reduced Price: $17.31 (59% off)
Age of Wonders: Planet Fall Deluxe Edition
- Regular Price: $59.99
- Reduced Price: $40.19 (33% off)
The Elder Scrolls Online
- Regular Price: $19.99
- Reduced Price: $9.99 (50% off)
Hunt Showdown Legendary Edition
- Regular Price: $49.98
- Reduced Price: $32.38 (35% off)
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr Complete Collection
- Regular Price: $121.80
- Reduced Price: $79.99 (You save $41)
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
- Regular Price: $29.99
- Reduced Price: $26.99
Alternatives to Steam’s Black Friday Deals
You may not be satisfied with what Steam has for its autumn sale. That’s why Steam should not be your only option this Black Friday. In this section, we’ll cover a few alternative retailers to Steam, who also happen to be hosting their own Black Friday game deals.
Green Man Gaming
Green Man Gaming is one of the most trustworthy alternatives to Steam. Their Black Friday and Cyber Weekend deals have already started. They will be running their deals from the 22nd of November to the 3rd of December. With each purchase, they’re giving away five free games. Visit their Black Friday page to see all their deals.
GamersGate
If you don’t trust the British (Green Man Gaming) or the Americans (Steam), maybe you should give the Swedes a chance. They will be running Black Friday deals on all Rockstar games in their catalog. They’ll also be slashing 50% off of games such as Ancestors, Ghost Recon: Wildlands and Megaman 11.
GameStop
While GameStop is known more for its physical stores than it is for its online store, it has a pretty impressive catalog of digital games on its web store. If you like collecting physical copies of games, you can always visit an old-fashioned brick-and-mortar store too. A good example of a PC game that’s currently on sale is Red Dead Redemption 2: Special Edition.
It is normally priced at $79.99 but you can get for $59.99 from GameStop.
Final Thoughts
Hopefully, Thanksgiving will end with your belly stuffed to the gills with turkey and Black Friday will leave your PC stuffed to the gills with games. In this guide, we showed you how to use Steams Black Friday and autumn deals to achieve the latter. I hope you’ve found it to be helpful. Thank you for reading and happy gaming.
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