As is always the case with Christmas approaching, Valve has kicked off the latest winter sale on Steam. 2020's edition features the usual array of discounts on thousands of games and DLC packs, making for an overwhelming selection to choose from. The Steam winter sale is live right now and runs until January 5 at 10 AM PT.

• Got the holiday cash to spend? Or maybe a big paycheck came in? Today, we focus on titles around or below the $20 range so you can get the most bang for your.
• Steam sales take place right across the year and generally speaking it's not too hard to work out 'roughly' when a Steam sale will take place, judging by past events. For instance, we normally see the below steam sales taking place at roughly the same time each year, usually beginning on a Thursday.

Make it through the standard server errors that are accompanying the sale's launch and you'll see it doesn't have a corresponding minigame or anything terribly in-depth to it, as some past Steam sales have. That said, you'll notice birds adorning the various hubs on the Steam store, and you can get 'festive bird' stickers for use on Steam that celebrate various games. You can grab these from the Steam points shop.

But the real highlight of a Steam sale are the deals, and there is no shortage of them, including great new games released in 2020. Our Game of the Year, Half-Life: Alyx, is discounted to $45, although bear in mind you'll need a VR headset in order to play it. Other GameSpot Game of the Year nominees are on sale, including Hades for $20, Yakuza: Like a Dragon for $45, and Spiritfarer for $22.49.

Christmas Sale 2020 Steam

Browse discounted products on Steam! New and Trending Top Sellers What's Being Played Pre-Purchase Results exclude some products based on your preferences-10%. Sutekina kanojo no tsukurikata. Adventure, Casual, Visual Novel, Indie-40%. Shots fired in the Dark Forest. Just like the sales of Chirstmas past, this year's Steam Winter Sale will give you Steam Points when you buy games, which you can then use to buy cute cosmetics to customise your account. In a press release, Valve says the Steam Points Program has been updated this year, and there are new seasonal items like animated stickers and avatars to grab.

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With Halo's Master Chief Collection now complete on PC, you can pick it up for just $24, which works to about $4 per game--a real steal. Alternatively, you can buy its individual games for $6 a pop. Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete edition, the formerly PS4-exclusive open-world action game, is down to $40. Another ex-PS4 exclusive, Death Stranding, drops to $30.

Fall Guys may have fallen out of the zeitgeist compared to its launch, but it still makes for goofy fun and is down to $16. Another massively successful indie game from this year, Among Us, is $1 off, bringing its price to $4. Phasmophobia sees a small discount that takes it to $12.59, and Stardew Valley, fresh off update 1.5, is $10.

Doom Eternal was one of the year's best shooters and can be had for just $19.79. No Man's Sky, which has improved dramatically since its launch and continues to get substantial free updates, is down to $30. Monster Hunter World drops to $19.79, while its Iceborne expansion is down to $24.79. If The Mandalorian has put you in the mood for Star Wars, Jedi: Fallen Order is $24 and Star Wars: Squadrons is $24. Or if Cyberpunk 2077's brand of cyberpunk isn't doing it for you, Ghostrunner is down to $22.49.

Coinciding with this sale, voting is now live for the Steam Awards. You can vote for your picks in 10 different categories, including Game of the Year, from now until January 3 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET. Winners to be announced on January 4 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.

Read on for a look at more of the highlights from this year's sale.

Steam Winter Sale Best Deals

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Winter Steam Sale

• Half-Life: Alyx -- $45
• Hades -- $20
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon -- $45
• Spiritfarer -- $22.49
• Halo: The Master Chief Collection -- $24
• Death Stranding -- $30
• Divinity Original Sin 2 -- $18
• Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete edition -- $40
• Fall Guys -- $16
• Jazzpunk -- $3.74
• Ghostrunner -- $22.49
• Monster Train -- $17.49
• Slay the Spire -- $12.49
• Golf With Your Friends -- $10
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey -- $18
• Spelunky 2 -- $18
• Hollow Knight -- $7.49
• The Hunter: Call of the Wild -- $6
• Disco Elysium -- $24
• Crusader Kings III -- $40
• Total War: Three Kingdoms -- $30
• Planet Zoo -- $22.49
• Tabletop Simulator -- $10
• Doom Eternal -- $19.79
• No Man's Sky -- $30
• Monster Hunter World -- $19.79
• Monster Hunter World: Iceborne -- $24.79
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order -- $24
• Star Wars: Squadrons -- $24
• Among Us -- $4
• Phasmophobia -- $12.59
• Stardew Valley -- $10