Welcome to the Steam Deal Thread V6! You can find link to past threads at the bottom of this post. Read post #2 of this thread for Steam FAQs and more.
With the V6 Thread, we're trying a slight formatting change. We used to list every possible Steam deal in the OP, but they change too frequently for anyone to keep up with (even in the Wiki format). So now, we'll leave regular minor sales out of the OP. This post will keep track of major sales (Winter sale, etc.), Steam deals available through other sellers (like Amazon), Preorder deals, and Group Buys.
I would still greatly appreciate help from you folks at home in keeping this smaller-scale OP up-to-date. This is a Wiki post so anyone can contribute. Wiki instructions:
Thanks for your help! If you notice a sale has ended, feel free to delete its line from the sale list. Of course, if you see something does need to be added, then kindly add it to the list.
Make sure your changes match the thread's format! For example, every game that's on sale is part of an unordered list. When adding a game to the list, copy an existing line and update the link, title, and prices. That way, the format stays correct. Do not list percentages off! We list the original price and the sale price here. If you have any suggestions for major changes to the post/thread, PM me (EastX) about them.
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Current Steam Holiday Sale Flash/Cimmunity Deals (as of 11:00 EST)
New Flash Deals:
Day of Defeat: Source $2.49
Crusader Kings II $9.99.....................note: 3 newest DLC's not discounted.
Dawn of War II: Collection $9.99
Community Vote Winner:
Borderlands 2 $29.99
New Community Vote Nominees:
Skyrim potentially $29.99
Sleeping Dogs potentially $16.49
XCOM: Enemy Unkown potentially $32.99
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Major Steam Sales - Updated 12/20
- Holiday Sale (may be called Winter Sale) runs from December 20-January 4th. Now live! If you're new, check out BigSpoonyBard's Steam Sale Tips.
Steam Games on Sale Elsewhere - Updated 9/23
Amazon
- Amazon - Preorders
- Tomb Raider (March 5, 2013) -
$49.99$44.99
- Tomb Raider (March 5, 2013) -
- Amazon - Current Deals
GamersGate
Greenman Gaming
Preorder Deals - Updated 12/17
- Don't Starve
$14.99- $11.99 - Preorder includes second copy free! - Tomb Raider
$49.99- $44.99
Several multiplayer Steam games are available in 2-packs or 4-packs. These packs offer a discount over buying multiple copies of a game separately. We also maintain group buy trade threads for several games, so please use those threads if you're interested in setting up a group buy.
- General Steam group buy & gift request thread
- A Valley Without Wind
- BioShock 2 - Group buy thread
- Booster Trooper - Group buy thread
- Borderlands - Group buy thread
- The Darkness II
- Dead Horde
- Dead Island
- DogFighter
- Dungeon Defenders
- HOARD
- Iron Brigade
- Iron Grip: Warlord
- Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West - Group buy thread
- Left 4 Dead - Group buy thread
- Left 4 Dead 2 - Group buy thread
- Madballs in Babo Invasion - Group buy thread
- Monday Night Combat
- Nation Red - Group buy thread
- PAYDAY The Heist
- Plain Sight
- Portal 2
- Post Apocalyptic Mayhem
- ProtoGalaxy
- Renegade Ops
- Revelations 2012
- Sanctum
- Scourge Project: Episodes 1 & 2
- Section 8: Prejudice
- Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter - Group buy thread
- Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter - Group buy thread
- Serious Sam 3: BFE
- Sol Survivor - Group buy thread
- Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
- Terraria
- Torchlight 2
- Trapped Dead
- Worms Reloaded
- Worms Ultimate Mayhem
- Zero Gear
Free Stuff - List needs updating with F2P games!
There are several free games and mods on Steam. These are a few choice ones; you can find a full list here. Note that free games are not permanently attached to your Steam account like actual purchases would be. You'll need to manually download a game again from the website if you uninstall it.
- Age of Empires Online
- Alien Swarm - Steam Group
- APB Reloaded
- Left 4 Dead: I Hate Mountains Campaign (New campaign that requires Left 4 Dead 1 or 2)
- Microsoft Flight
- Mightier
- Moonbase Alpha
- Peggle Extreme
- Portal: The Flash Version (Add-on that requires the original Portal; these levels are also found in the XBLA version.)
- Portal Prelude (Another add-on that requires the original Portal)
- Realm of the Mad God
- Sam & Max: Episode 4
- Stronghold Kingdoms
- Team Fortress 2
- Trackmania Nations Forever
Steam around CAG
If you are interested in joining the Steam CAG Community or participating in a trade or group buy with fellow Cheap Ass Gamers, please do so in the dedicated threads and not in the deal discussion thread. In the dedicated threads you will find CAGers with the same specialized interest who will be much quicker (and happier) to respond than in the Deals thread.
Past Special Sales
Visit www.steamgamesales.com to check previous sale prices on Steam games. We do keep track of some older sales here though:
- Steam Give & Get Sale: 11/24-11/29/2010
- Steam Treasure Hunt Sale: 12/06-12/19/2010
- Steam Holiday Sale 2010: 12/20/2010-1/02/2011
What is a CD key and where can I find it?
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...7480-WUSF-3601
The CD Key is a serial number with a combination of 13, 18, or 25 letters and numbers - it can be found on a sticker inside your game's case or printed on the game's quick reference card.
The CD Key acts as your proof of purchase for the game - Steam Support may ask for it if you need to establish your ownership of an account. It is recommended that you keep your CD Key in a safe place to ensure the security of your account.
Which retail CD Keys are accepted on Steam?
All retail Valve games and a number of third-party games can be registered to your Steam account. All of the following games can be registered through Steam:
- Valve CD Keys in this format: ####-#####-####
- Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
- AI War CD Keys in various formats
- Aliens vs. Predator (2010 Release) CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Alpha Prime CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Audiosurf CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- BRINK CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Call of Duty: Black Ops CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is not accepted on Steam
- Cities in Motion CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Civilization V CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Commander: Conquest of the Americas CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Cricket Revolution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Dark Messiah CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Dark Messiah CD Keys may also have been printed incorrectly, please see the Dark Messiah article
- Darksiders CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Note: The number 2 and letter Z may look very similar.
- Dawn of War II CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Dawn of War II - Retribution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
- Defense Grid CD Keys in this format (Direct2Drive only): 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Duke Nukem Forever CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
- Empire: Total War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-DDEFGH3-IJK4L-MNOPQ-RST56
- F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- F.E.A.R. 3 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
- Fallout: New Vegas CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Football Manager 2009 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2CD3FGH456I7JK8LMNOP9Q
- Football Manager 2010 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2CD3FGH456I7JK8LMNOP9Q
- Football Manager 2011 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Front Mission Evolved CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Global Agenda CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Note: Keys purchased directly from the Global Agenda website cannot be registered on Steam.
- GTI Racing CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- GTR Evolution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Homefront CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
- Humble Indie Bundle in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Humble Indie Bundle 2 in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Humble Indie Bundle 3 in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Just Cause 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Note: Please input all O's and 0's as Q's for Just Cause 2
- Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Killing Floor CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Lara Croft Guardian of Light CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- The Last Remnant CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Lionheart: Kings' Crusade CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Lost Planet: Colonies Edition CD Keys are not accepted on Steam
- Mafia 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Magicka CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Metro 2033 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- MLB Front Office Manager CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Mount & Blade CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Mount & Blade: Warband CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
- NBA 2K9 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Napoleon: Total War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Order of War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Prey CD Keys in this format: AAB1BB2C345CDD6E E7
- R.U.S.E. CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Note: R.U.S.E. keys from Ubisoft's Digital River service are not accepted on Steam
- RACE - the WTCC Game CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- RACE 07 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Ragdoll Kung Fu CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Railworks CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Red Orchestra CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Rogue Warrior CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- SiN Episodes: Emergence CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Saint's Row 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Serious Sam HD CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Shattered Horizon CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- The Ship CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Ship Simulator Extremes CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Silent Hill Homecoming CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Space Trader CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Speedball 2 - Tournament in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Star Trek: D-A-C CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- STCC - The Game CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Super Meat Boy CD keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Supreme Commander 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Torchlight CD Keys in this format: 1ABC-D3FG-4567-JK8L
- Note: Only keys purchased directly from Runic Games or Perfect World prior to May 19th, 2010 can be registered on Steam.
- Total War: SHOGUN 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- Unreal Tournament 3 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2-3FGH-456I-K8LM
- Velvet Assassin CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings in this format: AB-1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM- Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
- X3: Terran Conflict CD Keys in this format: 1ABC-D3FG-4567-JK8L
- Zeno Clash CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Note: Only the retail games listed above can be registered through Steam. No other retail games can be registered and downloaded using Steam.
Other Keys that can be redeemed on Steam (CAG tested & verified)
The Ball (bought @D2D and tested by voken)
Supreme Commander Forged Alliance (gives both FA and original, bought @amazon and tested by vism)
Indie Bundles thread on Steam forums (link)
Past CAG Steam Deal Threads
- V1 thread (Nov 2010-July 2011)
- V2 thread (July 2011 - Feb 2012)
- V3 thread (Feb-July 2012)
- V4 thread (July-August 2012)
- V5 thread (August-December 2012)
