Valve has posted its annual Steam Yr in Overview for 2024, which boasts that “2024 was our largest yr ever for the seasonal gross sales, with a ten% improve in income in comparison with 2023.” The 4 seasonal gross sales are all the time noteworthy occasions, with the present Spring Sale having its personal trailer, free stickers to earn by going by way of your discovery queue, and, oh yeah, deep reductions on numerous video games. (Like Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous for 90% off.)
2024 was additionally the corporate’s largest yr for its smaller themed gross sales, which give attention to a person style or area of interest. These have been operating since 2019, when there have been simply six of them. This yr there are going to be 18 themed gross sales, and you may want Steam’s 2025 upcoming occasions calendar to maintain monitor of them.
Subsequent up is the Metropolis Builder & Colony Sim Fest, which can run from March 24 to March 31. That’ll be adopted by the considerably smaller pigeonhole of the Sokoban Fest, which focuses on puzzle video games impressed by the traditional Japanese warehouse-keeping block-pusher. Later within the yr Steam will host the Zombies vs. Vampires Fest, in addition to the Fishing Fest, the Political Sim Fest, and Steam Scream 4 Fest in time for Halloween.
So yeah, 2024 definitely was a giant yr for Steam, which crossed the 39-million-concurrent-players line in December. This yr it broke 40 million, so count on to see subsequent yr’s Yr in Overview put up as soon as once more stuffed with excellent news for Gabe and co.
