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The Steam Winter Sale is live, and that means we have a chance to grab a bunch of fantastic games at a discount, while the sale is still going on! For this sale, we have two weeks (until January 2nd), and we have a lot of recommendations to give for the Steam Deck! We will be starting off with our general recommendations, which will be separated into two parts, and then go into our Under $15 and hidden gems!
So, without further ado, here are some awesome titles to check out for your Steam Deck:
Our Winter Sale 2024 Steam Deck Recommendations by Genre:
Action
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown - $5.99 (90% Off)

Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon - $35.99 (40% Off)

Batman: Arkham Collection - $8.99 (85% Off)

Children of the Sun - $8.99 (40% Off)

Contra: Operation Galuga - $23.99 (40% Off)

Control Ultimate Edition - $7.99 (80% Off)

Dead Island 2 - $29.99 (40% Off)

Diablo 4 - $29.99 (40% Off)

Earth Defense Force 6 - $39.59 (34% Off)

Elden Ring - $35.99 (40% Off)

Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT - $47.99 (20% Off)

Ghostrunner 2 - $9.99 (75% Off)

Granblue Fantasy: Relink - $29.99 (50% Off)

HITMAN World of Assassination - $2.99 (90% Off)

Lies of P - $35.99 (40% Off)

Mad Max - $2.99 (85% Off)

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection - $29.99 (50% Off)

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection - $9.89 (67% Off)

Middle-earth: The Shadow Bundle - $6.99 (90% Off)

Monster Hunter World & Monster Hunter Rise - $9.89 (67% Off) & $9.99 (75% Off)

Rollerdrome - $7.49 (75% Off)

Samurai Warriors 4 DX - $34.99 (30% Off)

Sayonara Wild Hearts - $7.79 (40% Off)

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game - $4.94 (67% Off)

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - $29.99 (50% Off)

Sifu - $15.99 (60% Off)

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition - $2.99 (85% Off)

Sniper Elite 4 - $5.99 (90% Off)

Sonic Adventure 2 - $4.99 (50% Off)

Sonic X Shadow Generations - $37.49 (25% Off)

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania - $7.49 (75% Off)

UFO 50 - $21.24 (15% Off)

Vanquish - $5.99 (70% Off)

Adventure/Story Driven
1000xRESIST - $14.99 (25% Off)

Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness and the Secret Hideout - $17.99 (70% Off)

Beyond: Two Souls - $4.99 (75% Off)

Caravan SandWitch - $18.74 (25% Off)

DAVE THE DIVER - $13.39 (33% Off)

Days Gone - $12.49 (75% Off)

Disney Dreamlight Valley - $29.99 (25% Off)

DREDGE - $12.49 (50% Off)

Dungeons of Hinterberg - $14.99 (50% Off)

God of War Ragnarok - $47.99 (20% Off)

Hogwarts Legacy - $14.99 (75% Off)

Journey - $4.94 (67% Off)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - $5.99 (80% Off)

Life is Strange Remastered - $15.99 (60% Off)

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - $9.99 (80% Off)

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - $18.74 (25% Off)

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection - $41.99 (30% Off)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - $11.99 (40% Off)

Myst - $17.99 (40% Off)

No Man's Sky - $23.99 (60% Off)

Okami HD - $4.99 (75% Off)

Psychonauts 2 - $14.99 (75% Off)

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart - $29.99 (50% Off)

Red Dead Redemption - $39.99 (20% Off)

SYSTEM SHOCK - $15.99 (60% Off)

Thank Goodness You're Here! - $13.99 (30% Off)

The Plucky Squire - $22.49 (25% Off)

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series - $12.49 (75% Off)

Tomb Raider Definitive Survivor Trilogy - $11.19 (94% Off)

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection - $19.99 (60% Off)

Horror
Alone in the Dark - $19.99 (50% Off)

Amnesia Re-Collection - $11.87 (88% Off)

Crow Country - $15.59 (22% Off)

Dead by Daylight - $6.99 (65% Off)

Dead Space (Remake) - $14.99 (75% Off)

Fear the Spotlight - $14.99 (25% Off)

Hollowbody - $13.59 (20% Off)

Little Nightmares 1+2 Bundle - $13.51 (79% Off)

Mouthwashing - $11.69 (10% Off)

OMORI - $9.99 (50% Off)

Outlast Trinity Bundle - $7.05 (88% Off)

Resident Evil 4 - $19.99 (50% Off)

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard - $7.99 (60% Off)

Scorn - $9.99 (75% Off)

Signalis - $13.99 (30% Off)

Slay the Princess The Pristine Cut - $13.49 (25% Off)

Slitterhead - $34.99 (30% Off)

SOMA - $4.49 (85% Off)

Still Wakes the Deep - $22.74 (35% Off)

The Outlast Trials - $19.99 (50% Off)

Visage - $17.49 (50% Off)

World of Horror - $17.39 (13% Off)

RPG
Arco - $13.99 (30% Off)

Baldur's Gate 3 - $47.99 (20% Off)

Cyberpunk 2077 - $26.99 (55% Off)

Disco Elysium The Final Cut - $9.99 (75% Off)

Divinity: Original Sin 2 - $13.49 (70% Off)

Dragon Age: The Veilguard - $38.99 (35% Off)

Dread Delusion - $14.99 (25% Off)

Drova - Forsaken Kin - $19.99 (20% Off)

Fallout 4 - $7.99 (60% Off)

Fallout: New Vegas - $4.99 (50% Off)

Grim Dawn - $2.49 (90% Off)

Lunacid - $11.19 (20% Off)

Marvel's Midnight Suns - $8.99 (85% Off)

Mass Effect Legendary Edition - $4.79 (92% Off)

The Outer Worlds - $14.99 (50% Off)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - $7.99 (80% Off)

Undertale - $2.49 (75% Off)

Wandering Sword - $21.24 (15% Off)

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - $27.49 (45% Off)

Wildermyth - $16.24 (35% Off)

XCOM 2 - $2.99 (95% Off)

JRPG
ASTLIBRA Revision - $18.74 (25% Off)

Chef RPG - $16.99 (15% Off)

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy 7- Reunion - $24.99 (50% Off)

Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless - $44.99 (25% Off)

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - $14.99 (75% Off)

DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition - $19.99 (50% Off)

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes - $24.99 (50% Off)

Judgment - $11.99 (70% Off)

Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece - $64.99 (35% Off)

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - $34.99 (50% Off)

LIVE A LIVE - $19.99 (60% Off)

Metaphor: ReFantazio - $52.49 (25% Off)

NieR Automata - $15.99 (60% Off)

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 - $23.99 (60% Off)

One Piece Odyssey - $29.99 (50% Off)

Persona 3 Reload - $41.99 (40% Off)

Persona 5 Royal

Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven - $37.49 (25% Off)

Sea of Stars - $24.49 (30% Off)

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - $41.99 (30% Off)

Star Ocean The Second Story R - $32.49 (35% Off)

Tactics Ogre: Reborn - $24.99 (50% Off)

Tales of Arise - $14.79 (63% Off)

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - $9.99 (50% Off)

Visions of Mana - $41.99 (30% Off)

That's it for Part 1!
This is just part 1 of our Winter Sale recommendations, keep an eye out for Part 2 which will be going up shortly. Then of course we'll be showcasing games that are available for under $15 as well as hidden gems in the sale that you may have missed! I hope you all enjoy some rest over the holiday season and get a chance to check out some of the games on offer here!
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A great selection of games this year!
So far I've picked up... too many games.
Doom (2016), Doom Eternal, Neon White, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Titanfall 2, In Stars And Time, Slay The Princess, and Vampire Survivors with all the DLCs.
With all the games I bought from this sale and the autumn sale, I'll be gaming good for a while. Or more likely my backlog will just increase exponentially. My poor wallet...fromfrom