Top 33 Best Deals on Steam Summer Sale (Rare Deals)

One of the biggest sales of the year for Valve has launched, as the Steam Summer Sale has kicked off with thousands of deals to enjoy. These seasonal sales last a bit longer, giving players more time to check out the titles and pick up their most-anticipated games at amazing discounts.

For the Steam sales, we write an article on the best deals, titled "Rare Deals". This bit of information is attained by SteamDB, an incredible website that keeps track of all things Steam. This gives us an idea about some of the best deals that have been released, making shopping for deal hunters a much easier endeavour when there are, frankly, too many discounts to track alone.

Here's the official description based on what SteamDB says:

Previous low was 1.5+ years ago OR 50%+ price drop.

We use this information to create an all-you-need-to-know digest of games, though it's worth noting that for this seasonal sale, there are too many titles to tackle all of the Rare Deals. Instead, we're focusing on the ones that have over 5,000 reviews, to make it a bit more manageable and not cross the triple-digit territory.

That said, we are not removing any titles based on their performance on Steam. We are not cherry picking the releases nor what makes it into this article: we're merely highlighting the best deals, and we'll let the readers decide what they want to purchase. Some titles in this list have negative reviews, with some of them being mixed, but we're including them anyway.

Here are the 33 rare deals for the Steam Summer Sale, for titles that have over 5,000 reviews.

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

• Developer: TaleWorlds Entertainment
• Publisher: TaleWorlds Entertainment
• Genre: Action, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Medieval, Strategy, Open World
• Release Date: 25 Oct, 2022
• Steam Link
• 60% off, priced at £17.19

Far Cry 4

• Developer: Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Shanghai, Toronto, Kiev
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Open World, Action, FPS
• Release Date: 18 Nov, 2014
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £2.59

Barony

• Developer: Turning Wheel LLC
• Publisher: Turning Wheel LLC
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Multiplayer, Dungeon Crawler, Roguelike
• Release Date: 23 Jun, 2015
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £1.67

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

• Developer: Nicalis, Inc., Edmund McMillen
• Publisher: Nicalis, Inc.
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Action Roguelike, Roguelike, Indie
• Release Date: 4 Nov, 2014
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £1.09

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

• Developer: Treyarch
• Publisher: Activision
• Genre: Action
• Tags: Multiplayer, Action, FPS
• Release Date: 12 Nov, 2012
• Steam Link
• 67% off, priced at £11.54

Rain World

• Developer: Videocult
• Publisher: Akupara Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Difficult, Atmospheric, Survival
• Release Date: 28 Mar, 2017
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £1.99

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

• Developer: ZA/UM
• Publisher: ZA/UM
• Genre: RPG
• Tags: RPG, Story Rich, Choices Matter
• Release Date: 15 Oct, 2019
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced af £3.19

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

• Developer: Piranha Games Inc.
• Publisher: Piranha Games Inc.
• Genre: Action, Simulation
• Tags: Mechs, Simulation, FPS
• Release Date: 26 May, 2021
• Steam Link
• 75% off, priced at £6.24

Watch_Dogs 2

• Developer: Ubisoft
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Open World, Hacking, Multiplayer
• Release Date: 28 Nov, 2016
• Steam Link
• 95% off, priced at £2.49

Hotline Miami

• Developer: Dennaton Games
• Publisher: Devolver Digital
• Genre: Action, Indie
• Tags: Great Soundtrack, Violent, Action
• Release Date: 23 Oct, 2012
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £0.85

A Plague Tale: Innocence

• Developer: Asobo Studio
• Publisher: Focus Entertainment
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Story Rich, Adventure, Stealth
• Release Date: 14 May, 2019
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £3.49

Bendy and the Dark Revival

• Developer: Joey Drew Studios
• Publisher: Joey Drew Studios
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Horror, Singleplayer, Action
• Release Date: 15 Nov, 2022
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £1.59

Assetto Corsa Competizione

• Developer: Kunos Simulazioni
• Publisher: 505 Games
• Genre: Racing, Simulation, Sports
• Tags: Racing, Automobile Sim, Simulation
• Release Date: 29 May, 2019
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £3.49

Watch_Dogs

• Developer: Ubisoft
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Genre: Action, Adventure
• Tags: Open World, Hacking, Action
• Release Date: 26 May, 2014
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £1.79

Xenonauts 2

• Developer: Goldhawk Interactive
• Publisher: Hooded Horse
• Genre: RPG, Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: RPG, Strategy, Turn-Based Combat
• Release Date: 2 Apr, 2026
• Steam Link
• 50% off, priced at £17.49

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

• Developer: ArtPlay
• Publisher: 505 Games
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Metroidvania, Female Protagonist, RPG
• Release Date: 18 Jun, 2019
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £3.49

Crosshair X

• Developer: CenterPoint Gaming
• Publisher: CenterPoint Gaming
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Action, Utilities, Indie
• Release Date: 1 Jun, 2020
• Steam Link
• 50% off, priced at £0.74

Avorion

• Developer: Boxelware
• Publisher: Boxelware
• Genre: Action, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Exploration, Sandbox, Space Sim
• Release Date: 9 Mar, 2020
• Steam Link
• 66% off, priced at £6.79

Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition

• Developer: BioWare
• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Genre: Action, RPG
• Tags: Character Customization, Sci-fi, RPG
• Release Date: 20 Mar, 2017
• Steam Link
• 92% off, priced at £2.79

We Were Here Together

• Developer: Total Mayhem Games
• Publisher: Total Mayhem Games
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Puzzle, Online Co-Op, Co-op Campaign
• Release Date: 10 Oct, 2019
• Steam Link
• 70% off, priced at £3.29

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

• Developer: Deconstructeam
• Publisher: Devolver Digital
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Female Protagonist, Interactive Fiction, LGBTQ+
• Release Date: 16 Aug, 2023
• Steam Link
• 60% off, priced at £5.99

Cave Story+

• Developer: Nicalis, Inc., Studio Pixel
• Publisher: Nicalis, Inc.
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Exploration, Metroidvania, Difficult
• Release Date: 22 Nov, 2011
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £1.09

Kindergarten 2

• Developer: Con Man Games, Sean Young
• Publisher: SmashGames
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Gore, Adventure, Pixel Graphics
• Release Date: 29 Jul, 2019
• Steam Link
• 60% off, priced at £5.11

Homeworld 3

• Developer: Blackbird Interactive
• Publisher: Greabox Publishing, 2K
• Genre: Simulation, Strategy
• Tags: Space, RTS, Strategy
• Release Date: 13 May, 2024
• Steam Link
• 67% off, priced at £16.49

OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition

• Developer: SIGONO INC.
• Publisher: SIGONO INC.
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Visual Novel, Emotional, Story Rich
• Release Date: 31 Aug, 2021
• Steam Link
• 60% off, priced at £8.39

My Dream Setup

• Developer: Campfire Studio
• Publisher: Campfire Studio
• Genre: Casual, Indie, Simulation
• Tags: Design & Illustration, Building, Relaxing
• Release Date: 20 Feb, 2023
• Steam Link
• 60% off, priced at £1.99

Impostor Factory

• Developer: Freebird Games
• Publisher: Freebird Games
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Story Rich, Emotional, Pixel Graphics
• Release Date: 30 Sep, 2021
• Steam Link
• 70% off, priced at £2.55

Death Road to Canada

• Developer: Rocketcat Games, Madgarden
• Publisher: Rocketcat Games
• Genre: Action, Indie, RPG
• Tags: Zombies, Pixel Graphics, Action Roguelike
• Release Date: 21 Jul, 2016
• Steam Link
• 85% off, priced at £1.64

Kindergarten

• Developer: Con Man Games, Sean Young
• Publisher: SmashGames
• Genre: Adventure, Indie
• Tags: Funny, Gore, Pixel Graphics
• Release Date: 15 Jun, 2017
• Steam Link
• 80% off, priced at £0.85

Donut County

• Developer: Ben Esposito
• Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
• Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie
• Tags: Casual, Indie, Cute
• Release Date: 28 Aug, 2018
• Steam Link
• 75% off, priced at £2.59

Warhammer: Chaosbane

• Developer: Eko Software
• Publisher: Nacon
• Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG
• Tags: Singleplayer, PvE, RPG
• Release Date: 31 May, 2019
• Steam Link
• 95% off, priced at £1.24

Transport Fever

• Developer: Urban Games
• Publisher: Good Shepherd Entertainment
• Genre: Simulation
• Tags: Flight, City Builder, Sandbox
• Release Date: 8 Nov, 2016
• Steam Link
• 90% off, priced at £2.49

Train Sim World 2020

• Developer: Dovetail Games
• Publisher: Dovetail Games - TSW
• Genre: Simulation
• Tags: Simulation, Trains, Realistic
• Release Date: 24 Jul, 2018
• Steam Link
• 60% off, priced at £3.99