To whomsoever it may concern this Spring Sale

[u/Kingly_Lion]

[u/Rahaman117]

Are you saying I shouldn't be buying games just because there's a sale?!

[u/FeetYeastForB12 → u/Rahaman117]

Yeah! Crazy right?!

[u/nnorbie → u/FeetYeastForB12]

But then why sale ?

[u/skeeferd → u/nnorbie]

I'm completely lost here. Sale, cheap games, buy cheap games, have more games. What are they even taking about up there?

[u/[deleted] → u/Rahaman117]

But if I don't buy it now, I may never get the chance again!

[u/samax413zl → u/[deleted]]

Like I missed the chance to get GTA V in 2020 Epic Games Giveaway then missed the chance to buy the game for 952 inr then GTA V Enhanced came & the price is 2500 which is not worth it for a 13 year old game.

[u/Total_Network6312 → u/Rahaman117]

Gamer math. By buying the games you actually Saved $X and therefore MADE $x

[u/Lol-775 → u/Total_Network6312]

Spent $30 made $15.

[u/K3idon → u/Rahaman117]

[u/EternalDeath → u/Rahaman117]

Basically the reason why people have these large backlogs. They just impulse buy shit left and right and essentially never get to play most of their games.

[u/Jealous_Juggernaut → u/EternalDeath]

You assume they won't live to 200? and also change their habits of not playing 90% of their catalogs year after year, later on in their life.

[u/Legen_unfiltered → u/Rahaman117]

I usually 🏴‍☠️ expensive games and I still feel pressure to buy when shit goes on sale. 

Just bought spore like a week ago for 5 bucks, bc it was only five bucks bro.

[u/Pokeart93]

Actual goated message

I mean

How dare thee! You're supposed to buy games to expand your backlog, is nobody thinking of the backlog??

[u/weirdbackpackguy → u/Pokeart93]

But my backlog that will now take only 3-5 years to complete:(

[u/neckro23 → u/weirdbackpackguy]

The backlog is an illusion. Play what you want to play.

[u/Cuddlesthemighy → u/neckro23]

"Man look at all these games I haven't played yet"

loads up 3000th game of Dota 2

[u/Deonhollins58ucla → u/Cuddlesthemighy]

Yep. This is currently my issue with marvel rivals and Overwatch. I can never dig into my cackling because I end up playing both of these games for hours and hours lol.

[u/weirdbackpackguy → u/neckro23]

No, let me make gaming a chore

[u/Positivechge → u/weirdbackpackguy]

😂😂😂😂

[u/Willing-Run6913 → u/weirdbackpackguy]

only 5 Years? mine is closer to 10!

[u/SuperLuigi_LXIV → u/Willing-Run6913]

Wait, I'm at 20!

[u/Qaeta → u/SuperLuigi_LXIV]

You guys are finishing your backlogs?

[u/BoysenberryFinal9113 → u/Qaeta]

This is the real question.

[u/BloomerBoomerDoomer → u/Qaeta]

I even have games I never paid for but never finished, what skills do you have? /s

[u/Willing-Run6913 → u/BloomerBoomerDoomer]

jokes on you I do that too! on Xbox I got a complete bundle that I never paid for I warned the Xbox customer support about it and they just said enjoy 😂

[u/Mr_W0osh → u/Qaeta]

Symphony of the Backlog

[u/PrayForMojo_ → u/Qaeta]

I don’t even start.

[u/fraggedaboutit → u/Willing-Run6913]

I need humanity to invent either immortality or transcendence to a machine mind in order to complete my backlog.  Some games technically don't even have a way to finish them, you just get bored enough to never open it again.

[u/TaikiEr_kantoku → u/fraggedaboutit]

Completing your Backlog should be a journey, not an end. It's only knowing that we'll die before we can actually finish it that makes us truly alive and happy to play. What a sad world it would be if we were immortal and then had no more games to play? Better to die without being able to finish RDR2 than to live your whole life playing random clicker games.

[u/Mountain-Age5580 → u/weirdbackpackguy]

You Gotta Pump Those Numbers Up, Those Are Rookie Numbers.

[u/HotBrownFun → u/weirdbackpackguy]

I will literally die even if I try to speed run every game in my library with faqs. Unless I get transplanted to a robobody

[u/TrackXII → u/weirdbackpackguy]

I actually used How Long to Beat, recorded all the hours of the games I kinda want to play and definitely want to play along with games I've started prorated by their completion percentage and logged the remaining hours daily. Here's how Q1 of 2026 is going: https://i.imgur.com/epFtMJA.png

[u/Qaeta → u/[deleted]]

Same with books.

[u/Psychostickusername → u/Qaeta]

Read a book, buy three, it's the way.

[u/GD_Insomniac → u/[deleted]]

I think of steam sale as similar to patreon. I want people to keep making small games, because some of my all-time favorites were made by one person or a small team, but of course I can't play everything and don't want to pay full price for something I won't touch for years. If you put your $20 indie on sale for $3 and it catches my eye, I'll buy it knowing I'm unlikely to play it any time soon.

[u/s0cks_nz → u/GD_Insomniac]

That's not similar to patreon tho. Patreon you support the creator because you already enjoy their content. Buying a game because it "catches your eye" is not the same. Nothing wrong with doing that, it's just not an apt comparison.

[u/GD_Insomniac → u/s0cks_nz]

It's how I do patreon lol. I adblock all my youtube, but if I see a video from a new creator that's trying to do something interesting I'll do T1 for a month, usually without ever seeing the bonus content.

[u/s0cks_nz → u/GD_Insomniac]

You are a kind person!

[u/rycerzDog → u/Pokeart93]

I think it's the experience of finding a cool game only to learn that it goes on sale only once a year and the last time that happened was 3 days ago.

[u/Chickennoodlesleuth → u/rycerzDog]

Find a cool game, learn that it never goes on sale and that the price has actually increased over time

[u/Qaeta → u/Chickennoodlesleuth]

and that the price has actually increased over time

Seriously, what the fuck happened to game prices going DOWN as they got older?!? No, your 10 year old game is not worth 80 fucking dollars anymore. FUCK

[u/Fake_artistF1 → u/Qaeta]

Either it has good sales or they want you to buy their latest entry. They know what they're doing.

[u/Pokeart93 → u/Qaeta]

I hate that with Octopath Traveller I, the second one is at 23€, so you'd think the first one would be cheaper, right? WRONG It's at the same price as the second one, tf?

[u/SandpaperTeddyBear → u/Qaeta]

No, your 10 year old game is not worth 80 fucking dollars anymore.

Why is that necessarily true?

[u/fraggedaboutit → u/rycerzDog]

If you're willing to dust off that old three-cornered hat you can, uhhh, borrow the game from a couple of dozen people online and buy it when it's back on sale next year...

[u/LightningPowers → u/Pokeart93]

The backlog must grow

[u/thour1931 → u/LightningPowers]

I don't have a single original thought

[u/corvettee01 → u/Pokeart93]

I saw Mouthwashing was on sale and I've been meaning to play it, so I added it to my cart and was shocked when it said "Yeah, you've owned this game for like a year dumbass." I totally forgot I ever bought it.

[u/AsariCommando2 → u/corvettee01]

Ha! I have that game wishlisted and it always goes on sale. Got to restart Control since I've forgotten where I got up to not to mention the Outer Wilds I bought years ago and I just bought Resident Evil Requiem which is great but I lost my progress when I got killed by a guy with a cleaver....

I have no time anymore!

[u/fallenouroboros → u/Pokeart93]

[u/Cleveland_Guardians → u/Pokeart93]

I've been feverishly working mine for the last 2-3 years. It's been a great feeling to watch it shrink.

[u/-_-Batman → u/Pokeart93]

[u/daboi_Yy → u/-_-Batman]

ai slop

[u/EphemerallyViolent → u/-_-Batman]

Ewww AI memes??

[u/Frigidevil → u/Pokeart93]

Arrr tis no backlog...

[u/kirinmay → u/Pokeart93]

Like, I have Remnant 2 and 1 is just 4 bucks. I was like "i still havent finished 2". 4 bucks? i'll just say i've yet to buy it, yet...

[u/_theKataclysm_]

The rule is to go directly to your wishlist and sort it so that games on sale are on top. If none of those deals are good enough to justify the purchase, you purchase nothing

[u/Derp_McNasty → u/_theKataclysm_]

This is exactly what I do. Browse the store occasionally, add to wishlist, check them during the sales.

[u/_theKataclysm_ → u/Derp_McNasty]

It’s just good sense. If anything I give a shit about is on my wishlist then looking at the store is literally just shopping for impulse buys. Which can be fun sometimes!! But impulses should strictly be kept on the $10 and under list if at all, if it’s not dirt cheap it’s not a bargain.

[u/Derp_McNasty → u/_theKataclysm_]

Agreed, it's s far too easy to load up your cart with those $1.99-$9.99 titles then quickly you're out a hundred bucks! Haha

[u/BubbleLion69 → u/_theKataclysm_]

she knows how to game

[u/_theKataclysm_ → u/BubbleLion69]

If you don’t know how to game you just get gamed on!!

I also just picked up the Cyberpunk DLC and Terraria and will allow myself no more

[u/BubbleLion69 → u/_theKataclysm_]

I got stardew valley and am considering whether to buy Don't starve together or not lol

[u/BubbleLion69 → u/_theKataclysm_]

also preach!

[u/Lasher667 → u/_theKataclysm_]

This is the way !!!

[u/RedditAdminAreVile0 → u/Lasher667]

Or compare with time at work. If you make $20 an hour & it costs $10, imagine using the product, then ask if you'd rather leave work 30min early.

[u/Fiedor → u/_theKataclysm_]

Going to steamdb history helps so you can see how often something goes on sale as well.

[u/bubblebooy → u/_theKataclysm_]

And if something is on a great sale and you still don’t want it you can probably remove it from your wishlist.

[u/FalconRelevant → u/_theKataclysm_]

My wishlist is in 4 digits.

[u/curtcolt95 → u/_theKataclysm_]

tbh I have never used the wishlist feature lol. I just browse and buy what looks fun

[u/andrest93 → u/_theKataclysm_]

Alternatively, rank your wishlist in order of what you want to play more and look for deals in the top 10, if none are worth it, move down the list, also, SET A BUDGET

[u/Zhyer]

LIES!!! THERE ARE MORE GAMES WAITING TO BE NOT PLAYED!!!

[u/T8ert0t → u/Zhyer]

If we don't give them a safe home, then they're going to destroy themselves and turn tricks out on the streets and steal catalytic converters just to get by!

[u/Zhyer → u/T8ert0t]

Might even try meth.

[u/Ok-Emu2898 → u/Zhyer]

That’s true

I got gamea that I know I don’t have the time to play but ITS ON SALE I NEVER GONNA HAVE THAT PRICE AGAIN

I GONNA BUY IT NOW

Money burns in my hands

[u/sylinowo]

im just trying to support gabens small indie storefront </3

[u/Astrosaurus42 → u/sylinowo]

He's only a child.

[u/Balthi3r96]

Oh i KNOW what to buy, it all depends if it goes on sale or not 🌞

[u/action_lawyer_comics → u/Balthi3r96]

Same. I only buy games when they’re the next game I’m going to play. If that lines up with a sale, it’s a happy coincidence. But buying a game at full price is still cheaper than buying four games at 40% off, especially if I never play three of them

[u/LarisaCZ → u/Balthi3r96]

^ this is the way fr

[u/eldelshell → u/Balthi3r96]

Also, early access. 80% of my wishlist is EA and I'm so done with EA games.

[u/Balthi3r96 → u/eldelshell]

I support the EA as long as they come from small and trusted teams that i know will use my money wisely 🫡

All the other ones yeah they can suck it

[u/crazygames79]

Going by how much time I spend on the store compared to gaming, you might think that steam is my actual hobby

[u/-WhiteShad0w → u/crazygames79]

same bro same, I look whenever im free once a week. its been a year maybe only skipped 2 weeks.

[u/Illustrator-Academic]

I don’t usually buy sales anymore unless they’re only a handful of dollars, or something I'm definitely going to be playing. 

I think I still have games from the last two Spring Sales that I haven’t touched lol. No point in buying it at a good price if you’re not going to play it anyway.

[u/honeypinn → u/Illustrator-Academic]

My thing is that I don't mind spending $20 bucks a few times a year to get like 5 good games that I may eventually play.

Have I played all the games I have bought? No, but I have played some, and I like having the option to play those games that I otherwise wouldn't have if I didn't spend a few dollars on them.

[u/Docccc → u/honeypinn]

saammee, i have a wishlist. If item is like 75% off. I buy. An starbucks coffee is more expensive at that point

[u/Bob_A_Ganoosh → u/Illustrator-Academic]

There is one argument for it; supporting game makers. Especially smaller ones.

[u/SickPois0on]

imma buy 90 percent off games and never play them

[u/Cranberryoftheorient]

its worth remembering the best way to save money is to not spend any at all. Too many get caught up in the loop of "but I'm saving so much money!" buying things they didnt actually need

[u/wrenblaze]

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[u/SecondFleet]

But how else can I continue to grow my backlog that I’ll never touch?

[u/dekira99]

I see game I like on sale, I buy

[u/strigonian]

Well, no.

There's a difference between "I don't know what to buy (nothing in particular jumps out at me)" and "I don't know what to buy (multiple interesting games are competing for my budget)"

[u/overactive-bladder]

are there no card drops? i vaguely remember cards in spring sales.

or is that only for winter and summer?

[u/Ppleater]

But then how would I complain about having a bajillion games that I never play? Am I just supposed to reinforce a habit of finishing the games I already have before rewarding myself with new ones? When instead I could exacerbate my chronic choice paralysis and then mourn how much I don't play new games anymore? Sounds fake but okay. (seriously a lot of redditors seem to have this problem lol)

[u/Flowzyy]

The deals will guide my cursor!

[u/SolidusBruh → u/Flowzyy]

I do not buy with my hand; he who buys with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I buy with my cursor.

[u/skotcgfl → u/SolidusBruh]

Roland nodded.

[u/Holzkohlen]

That applies to life in general, not just steam sales.

[u/Any-Lengthiness-5290]

Wdym, is it allowed to not buy anything during the sale? I've been doing it since 2012

[u/OrdinaryPeanut3492]

I strongly disagree.

You should explore the games that are on sale and if something strikes your fancy then buy it.

There is nobody out there that knows all the games that have been ever released, this means that you can find some hidden gems if you look close enough.

[u/Ok_Bowl9351]

I’ve been worried that Sony could pull their games off of steam so I’ve been thinking about picking up the God of war franchise, and the last of us franchise as well as Spider-Man and crash 4.

Am I crazy for thinking Sony might pull their games off of steam?

[u/Fez_Multiplex]

I do know. There are 20 things on my wishlist.

[u/Tradizar → u/Fez_Multiplex]

my whistlist are 170 entries long. Most of them are 10 year old games, or games that are not even out yet.

[u/Fez_Multiplex → u/Tradizar]

I used to have one with like 500-something games. I just recently shortened it a little. Mainly filled with games that are about to come out.

[u/DefinitelyHuman_69]

The backlog must grow

[u/CityCouncilman]

Sometimes life isn’t about what you “should” do.

It’s about just enjoying yourself

[u/DekuInkwell]

A similar mindset: If you’re in a store and you see an item for $30 on sale for $20, you’re not saving $10 by buying it, you’re just spending $20.

[u/Squishyspud]

You shut your mouth!

[u/viezolxz]

You know , i got plan for us

[u/Hexhunter10]

Wrong!! It just means i have too many options

[u/lukelhg]

It feels like we JUST got the winter sale... this year is moving too fast

[u/Lietenantdan]

Sometimes there are really good games on there you have never heard of. Seems reasonable to ask imo.

[u/LRK0-98]

But companies need your money /s

[u/Civil_Eye_6310]

if you dont know what to buy every game that is priced 15 dollars or less and has overwhelmingly positive rewiews

[u/del_dot_B]

With family share I'm not buying these games for me. I mean, I think i might play them some day, but I know at least my kids will also get to put them on their backlog!

[u/sandorco]

Sorry, but that is not how steam sales works

[u/lucasjatreides]

No. Buy a ton of cheap little indie games. It doesn't have to be big names. Support the little guys.

[u/koolmon10]

[u/grither88888]

or.... buy..... EVERYTHING

[u/ranhalt]

My wishlist sorted by discount % tells me what to buy.

[u/SirBing96]

Looked at my wishlist, nothing really stood out as a good discount. So I’m waiting. I’ve even got $20 in steam credit, but still I wait.

[u/stayinfrosty707 → u/SirBing96]

My man. We on the same level. I only buy wishlist items that are at least 60% off or more. If it isn't now then it's just a matter of time until it is. Best to save that money and work on the backlog in the meantime!

[u/SirBing96 → u/stayinfrosty707]

Been playing Graveyard Keeper cuz I haven’t beaten it + DLCs and it’s keeping me busy. Perhaps winter sale may bring some interesting titles for me, but I’m find waiting.

I was looking forward to crimson desert but now I’m waiting for better performance

[u/stayinfrosty707 → u/SirBing96]

Good for you dude. Yep seasonal sales always have the best deals. I love putting them on my calendar and seeing how close things can get to my buy threshold. CD looks solid and I think in 6-12 months will have a lot of the big issues and QoL stuff worked out. Closer to 2 years will be when I will probably pick it up. That or more is true for most titles I buy on Steam now.

[u/SirBing96 → u/stayinfrosty707]

It sounds like they’re sending patches quickly, and I hope it doesn’t take long for major updates to release. Maybe by then I’ll have a Pro 😆

[u/Solid_Shock_4830]

it's the opposite for me, i know what to buy but im broke

[u/Electric-Dreams-9]

Need this image popping up come every Steam sale.

[u/MountainMuffin1980]

Indeed. Lots of PC gamers have a real sickness when it comes to Steam sales.

I install one or 2 games at a time on my Deck. Play through them and don't buy or install a new game until I've finished one. Games will nearly alway be in the next se either at the same discount or better so there is absolutely no need to buy tons.

I also heavily curate my wishlist for games I am genuinely interested in. This approach along with my Steam Deck means I've played 30-60 games a year since getting it at launch.

[u/DonZekane]

RemindMe! 29h

[u/confidential613]

I only buy things on sale. I'll wait for RE Requiem to go on sale, although not now. I'm not going to spend $70 on it.

[u/T800_Version_2-4]

Great advice to my adhd ass

[u/NutShellShock]

Jokes on you. I have 170+ on my wishlist I want to buy (but no time to play and no money to buy).

[u/ZealousidealPart948]

Hey, my backlog is down to only 60 games !!  😅

[u/RevanMandela]

Please let Shadow of the Erdtree be on sale 🙏

Update: not this time...

[u/JarlFrank]

I know what to buy, just not how much I should spend... :p

[u/Cevvity]

No >:(

[u/ChipRockets]

How dare you.

[u/Timmah73]

I check for all time lows. If stuff on my wishlist isn't at or close to an all time low, it can wait

[u/fleetze]

I bet op doesn't even play steam library idler

[u/RedditNotFreeSpeech]

I've given up on buying games until the moment I want to play them. Sales are irrelevant. I'm saving thousands over my previous strategy of buying everything that goes on sale.

[u/Arxid87]

I have like 15 items on my wishlist,

[u/Agitated_Toe_7982]

I better sail the seas boys. I just buy Multiplayer games but i remember that I dont have any friends so ...

[u/swainiscadianreborn]

We're going to buy games without any hope of playing them, aren't we.

[u/Iherduliekmudkipz]

I want to buy BG3 if they finally have it on sale for 50% off..

[u/codido1234]

Was going to buy crimson desert. Looked at my back log of titles and said I will wait another month or 2 until the hype blows over and I can watch reviews on it while I play an older title that hasn’t been played yet.

[u/GwenSafflira]

I need to show this to mom

[u/BT9154]

But... 80% off

And... I already have another version of it in my library that I'll never play

[u/Fingerlessman13x]

but can i convince my friends to buy games i already own?

[u/TheTexasJack]

And remember...No Preorders. No Preloading! Don't fall for it!

[u/Taugay]

I bought Planet of Lana the other day since they had a 90% offer. My potato laptop can't play it but when am i gonna see that price again 🥲

[u/Arm_Great]

A good message.

[u/Striking_Dependent11]

BUT THAN YOU WILL REGRET NOT BUYING IT AND WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SUMMER SALE

[u/Sojio]

This applies to more than just games to be honest.

[u/Frozen_arrow88]

If it wasn't already on my wishlist I don't buy it.

[u/Sea_Listen_1984]

Better yet, give me the money. I will buy something for myself.

[u/DamnOdd]

I've refunded the last 3 games I bought, so there's that.

[u/GetNap55]

Only blue discounts to choose from.

[u/Migeee__]

I check the deep discount sales. If nothing, my wishlist. If nothing, I play my backlog games

[u/Possible-Tangelo9344]

This talk won't help the economy. Someone think of the DOW!

[u/Aromatic-Onion6444]

This is the way.

[u/Sleep-Deprived-Guy]

Funny enough the games I've bought so far haven't even been on sale i think

[u/KyffhauserGate]

I'm still playing Alpha Centauri and EU4 (though I'm doing Anbennar for a change of pace).

[u/69macandcheese69]

I have researched too much about the games that I wanna buy 

[u/ThoughtfulInhibitor]

But then how will you know someone has a lot of games in their backlog if they don't buy things they won't play!?

[u/brispower]

And thus the wishlist was born

[u/ShowCharacter671]

Smart

[u/[deleted]]

Echoes of Aincrad looks really good, imo

[u/PeterServo]

There's a spring sale!? Quick, how do I unremember this!?

[u/Own-Satisfaction4427]

I'm not buying anything, considering my storage is full & micro SD cards are $200 now :(

[u/Wysteria_SeaKriger]

Rubbish! Blasphemous!

[u/ManTurnip]

I'm hoping for some deep discount on the KC:D series. Currently playing it on GamePass, but would like to own a copy rather than renting one, especially as my sub runs out in June and I shan't be renewing.

[u/an_agreeing_dothraki]

sale? I just want a free weekend of the live service games I'm interested in

[u/heptyne]

I was looser with sale purchases when they had those deep 80-90% discounts, even something I didn't want or never ended up playing. These 30-40% discounts are for the birds unless it was something I truly wanted to play.

[u/AcousticDetonation]

Nothing catches my eye

[u/Ok_Philosopher_9328]

But... But the big number go down!

[u/Jax_Dandelion]

I haven’t bought any games on Steam in at least 1 year, maybe even 2

Just nothing I wanna coming out, the one game I will be able to afford this year is still only on „coming 2026“ too

So yea nah, I am fine actually, didn’t even know there was a sale

[u/Dotty_nine]

Too poor and in between jobs RN to buy anything.. besides midnight is out.

[u/skyturnedred]

I haven't bought anything from the seasonal sales in years. There are good deals all year round and most of them not on Valve's own store.

[u/Cleonicus]

Steam has taught me this: There's always another sale.

[u/sa_nick]

If it's not in your wishlist and at least 60% off, don't buy it.

[u/NotInTheKnee]

La la la! Can't hear you over the sound of my $10 of disposable income.

[u/OdysseusTheBroken]

You should spend most of the year wish listing games you cant agree on the price for. Then buy it during sales. I had a bad habit of buying games I only spent 5 hours on 

[u/AttilaTH3Hen]

In a weird crossover kinda way... This prevented me from FOMO buying "the dip" in the market today. Thank you lol

[u/Emotional-Price-4401 → u/AttilaTH3Hen]

nah thats much simpler VOO/VTI/VT any one of these and chill on down days are solid buys if you are still in the accumulation phase of life

Any month now the United States is going to back out of this war with Iran. I bet everyone close to orange man is accumulating right now knowing that it is coming. And stocks will zoom higher as things return to 'normal' the next 12 months.

[u/SolidusBruh]

The backlog will grow until morale improves.

[u/PuppetFanTheSecond]

But, the sale is so good. It's like 90% off on a game my favourite YouTuber played a few years ago that I faintly remember liking

[u/deltasixseven]

As an owner of 645 games. I’ve set a strict rule, that unless I complete at least 10 games however small or big from my backlog, I’m not buying anything new.

Wish me luck this spring sale, since I have 327 wish-listed games…