With the Winter Sale upon us, we have so many games on sale that are worth being added to our Steam Deck libraries. While we did create a general recommendations list, which you can view by checking out Part 1 and Part 2, there are still a lot of generally expensive games there. So, if you are on a budget and trying to save as much money as possible, this list is for you!

We have found and filtered games on sale that are either under $5, under $10, or under $15, with an emphasis on bundle deals for the $15 section. With over 100 titles to recommend, here are some great options if you are trying to get the most from your wallet:

Under $5

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20XX Winter Sale Budget Recommendations for the Steam Deck

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

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Brotato

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Brutal Legend

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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

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Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut (Part of the Deus Ex Collection SEE BELOW)

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Dishonored: Definitive Edition

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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

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Dust: An Elysian Tail

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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Premium Edition

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Garry's Mod

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Golf With Your Friends

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Half-Life Complete Bundle

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Halls of Torment

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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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Heroes of Hammerwatch

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INSIDE+LIMBO Bundle

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Left 4 Dead 1+2 Bundle

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Little Inferno

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Lunistice

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Mirror's Edge (The Sequel is also $1.99)

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Moonlighter

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Portal 1+2 Bundle

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Prey + Dishonored 2 Bundle

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Project Warlock

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Prototype

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Psychonauts

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ROUNDS

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Slasher's Keep

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Sonic Mania

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Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 1 / 2: The Sith Lords

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Star Wars: Squadrons

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Streets of Rogue

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Sunset Overdrive

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Superliminal

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Tails of Iron

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Tales of Symphonia / Zesteria / Berseria

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The Talos Principle

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This is the Police 1 / 2

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This War of Mine: Complete Edition

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Tomb Raider

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Vampire Survivors

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Under $10

Alan Wake Franchise

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Batman: Arkham Collection

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Cat Quest 1+2 Bundle (Under $5 each separately)

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Control Ultimate Edition

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Death Must Die

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Deponia Full Scrap Collection

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Dinkum

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Disgaea 5 Complete

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DUSK

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Fallout 3 GOTY / New Vegas Complete Edition / 4 GOTY

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Ghostrunner

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Grim Dawn

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition

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Metro Saga Bundle

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Middle-earth: The Shadow Bundle ($10.49)

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Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch Remastered

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Outlast Trinity (Separately, both games are under $5. The bundle saves around $2 total)

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Prince of Persia Franchise Bundle

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Rayman Origins / Rayman Legends

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Resident Evil Deluxe Origins Bundle

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Rise of the Tomb Raider / Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

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Skybreakers

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Steamworld Dig 1+2 Bundle

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Super Dragon Ball Heroes World Mission

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Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

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The Deus Ex Collection

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The Witness + Braid Bundle

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Vanquish

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Zombie Army Trilogy

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Under $15

Cult of the Lamb

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Days Gone

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Dead Cells

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Dead Rising Triple Pack

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Deathloop

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Gloomwood

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God Eater Trilogy

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Lunacid

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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

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No More Heroes 1 / 2: Desperate Struggle

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Pentiment

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Persona 3 Portable / 4 Golden

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Psychonauts 2

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Resident Evil 2+3 Remake Bundle (Under $10 separately)

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Resident Evil 4, 5, 6 Bundle (RE4 is the 2005 Version)

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Signalis

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Songs of Conquest

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Spark the Electric Jester 3

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The Banner Saga 1 + 2 + 3 (Purchase Individually, $5 each, $15 total)

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The Walking Dead: Telltale Starter Pack

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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

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Valve Complete Pack

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Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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Special Mentions:

Backpack Hero - $15.99

Wolfenstein Alt History Collection - $15.80

And that's it for this list! We have one or two more articles planned to cover the sale, including one focused on hidden gems, so look out for those! In the mean time, you can check out Part 1 and Part 2 of our general recommendations for games to get during the sale. These have no price restriction and just focus on if a game is worth playing on the Steam Deck.

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Noah Kupetsky
A lover of gaming since 4, Noah has grown up with a love and passion for the industry. From there, he started to travel a lot and develop a joy for handheld and PC gaming. When the Steam Deck released, it just all clicked.
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