Valve reveal dates for first half of 2025 Steam Sales and Fests

While we're only about half way through 2024, we of course knew to expect plenty of sales and events on Steam next year so here's a look at what's to come from Valve.

Posted in the Steamworks Developer group this is what's coming in the first part of 2025:

• Real-Time Strategy Fest: January 20 – 27
• Idler Fest: February 3 –10
• Couch Co-Op Fest: February 10 –17
• Steam Next Fest: February Edition: February 24 – March 3
• Visual Novel Fest: March 3 – 10
• Steam Spring Sale: March 13 – 20
• City Builder & Colony Sim Fest: March 24 – 31
• Sokoban Fest: April 21 – 28
• Wargames Fest: April 28 – May 5
• Creature Collector Fest: May 12 – May 19
• Zombies vs. Vampires Fest: May 26 – June 2
• Steam Next Fest: June Edition: June 9 – 16
• Fishing Fest: June 16 – 23
• Steam Summer Sale: June 26 – July 10

Valve are really ramping up the amount of events going on. There seems to be almost always some kind of event and sale happening. It's non-stop. The gaming industry just never sleeps. It's not surprising though, these events are quite good for developers to build up wishlists and sales.

As a reminder, there's still plenty of events to come this year including:

• Tower Defense Fest: July 29 - August 5
• Fighting Games Fest: August 5 - 12
• Rhythm Fest: August 19 - 26
• Space Exploration Fest: September 2 - 9
• Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest: September 16 - 23
• Turn-based RPG Fest: September 30 - October 7
• Next Fest: October Edition: October 14 - 21
• Steam Scream Fest 3 (cheekier name pending): October 28 - November 4
• Cooking Fest: November 11 - 18
• Steam Autumn Sale (major seasonal sale): November 27 - December 4
• Steam Winter Sale (major seasonal sale): December 19 - January 2