The Steam Summer Sale 2026 has three days left. It started June 25 and closes July 9 at 10am PT, meaning your window is closing fast. We covered the deep classic discounts — Witcher 3, Watch Dogs 2, RDR2 — earlier this week. Today's focus is different: 2025–2026 releases that have entered their first-ever Steam discount, including last year's GOTY contenders and this year's standout releases. If you've been waiting for these to go on sale, this is the moment.
Sale at a Glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Sale started | June 25, 2026 |
| Sale ends | July 9, 2026 — 10am PT |
| Time left | 3 days |
| Coverage | All Steam catalog |
Full Discount Table: 2025–2026 Games
| Game | Release | Discount | Original | Sale Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Apr 2025 | -20% | $49.99 | $39.99 | First-ever discount |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 | Feb 2025 | -60% | $59.99 | $23.99 | ✅ All-time low |
| Elden Ring Nightreign | 2025 | -25% | $39.99 | $29.99 | First-ever discount |
| Mio: Memories in Orbit | Jan 2026 | -25% | $19.99 | $14.99 | First-ever discount |
| Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined | Feb 2026 | -25% | $59.99 | $44.99 | First-ever discount |
| Mewgenics | 2026 | -25% | $29.99 | $22.49 | First-ever discount |
| Marathon | 2026 | -30% | $39.99 | $27.99 | ✅ Highest new-release discount |
| Resident Evil Requiem | 2026 | -20% | $69.99 | $55.99 | First-ever discount |
"All prices in USD. Regional pricing varies.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — 2025's Most-Acclaimed RPG, Now $39.99
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a turn-based RPG from French indie studio Sandfall Interactive that landed in April 2025 and immediately became one of the year's most-discussed games. Metacritic score of 89, with OpenCritic showing 89% of critics recommending it. The consensus: best JRPG since Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and arguably better paced than that game.
The premise is striking — a Paintress awakens each year and marks a number on her monolith; everyone of that age vanishes. The number has been shrinking. This year it's 33. You lead the last expedition to stop her. Combat blends traditional turn-based structure with real-time dodge inputs, keeping it accessible without being shallow.
| Detail | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Sandfall Interactive | |
| Genre | Turn-based RPG | |
| Released | April 25, 2025 | |
| Platforms | PS5, Xbox Series X\ | S, PC (Steam/Epic) |
| Metacritic | 89 | |
| Original price | $49.99 | |
| Sale price | $39.99 (-20%) |
""The immediate all-time great is now at 20 percent off, meaning you can get it at a more than very fair $39.99." — Destructoid
Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined — Beloved Classic Rebuilt, First Discount
Square Enix's February 2026 release takes the sprawling original Dragon Quest 7 and reimagines it with diorama-style 3D visuals. The pacing and battle systems have been significantly streamlined — the notorious mid-game drag of the original has been addressed without removing what made it special. A free demo is available on Steam and carries save data forward into the full game.
Polygon called it "a faithful, gorgeously polished remake that serves longtime fans and offers a perfect entry point into the franchise for newcomers." It's on Steam at $44.99 (-25%) — its first discount since launch in February.
| Detail | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Square Enix | |
| Genre | Turn-based RPG | |
| Released | February 5, 2026 | |
| Platforms | PS5, Xbox Series X\ | S, NS2, NS, PC |
| Original price | $59.99 | |
| Sale price | $44.99 (-25%) |
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 — All-Time Low at $23.99
Warhorse Studios' medieval first-person RPG from early 2025 has hit its lowest Steam price ever at $23.99 (60% off). Games.gg confirmed this is an all-time low for the title. Henry of Skalitz's story is one of the most grounded protagonist arcs in modern RPGs, set in a historically detailed Bohemia where the side quests alone justify the purchase. Combat, crafting, and social systems are all layered enough to hold up for 80+ hours.
| Original price | Discount | Sale price | All-time low? |
|---|---|---|---|
| $59.99 | -60% | $23.99 | ✅ Yes |
Marathon — Bungie's New IP, Best Discount Among 2026 Releases
Bungie's Marathon launched in 2026 and is already at 30% off ($27.99), the steepest first-sale discount of any major 2026 release in this event. Destructoid notes it's "definitely worth experiencing" and describes it as a game that will determine Bungie's trajectory. At 30% off from a game that came out this year, it's worth picking up if you've been on the fence.
Mewgenics — Edmund McMillen's Cat Army Roguelike, $22.49
The creator of The Binding of Isaac is back with Mewgenics, a roguelike where you breed the ultimate cat army and send them into turn-based battles. Each cat can equip class-defining collars — Fighter, Mage, and more — with 75 abilities per class to experiment with.
Polygon reviewed it as "a true feat for a game to walk the line between juvenile and complex." The kicker: Mewgenics promises a 200-hour main campaign. At $22.49 (-25%), the price-per-hour math is exceptional.
Mio: Memories in Orbit — 2026's Best Metroidvania, $14.99
Mio: Memories in Orbit is a Metroidvania set aboard a mysterious derelict spaceship. You control an android using grappling, wall-jumping, and combat to navigate an intricate environment. Polygon called it "committed to the act of exploration to a surgical degree," and praised how the tight systems reward mastery without punishing entry-level players.
At $14.99 (-25%), it's the best value-per-dollar pickup of the entire sale for fans of the genre.
Ranked Buying Guide
| Priority | Game | Price | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥 Buy now | Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 | $23.99 | All-time low, massive content |
| 🔥 Buy now | Expedition 33 | $39.99 | GOTY-tier RPG, first discount |
| ✅ Highly recommended | Mio: Memories in Orbit | $14.99 | Best Metroidvania of 2026 |
| ✅ Highly recommended | Mewgenics | $22.49 | 200-hour roguelike |
| ✅ Highly recommended | Marathon | $27.99 | Highest % off of any 2026 title |
| 📌 JRPG fans | Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined | $44.99 | Best DQ remake ever made |
| 📌 Horror fans | Resident Evil Requiem | $55.99 | Latest RE entry |
GamePeak's Verdict
The defining value of this sale is that last year's and this year's best games are on discount for the first time. KCD2 and Expedition 33 alone at $23.99 + $39.99 = $63.98 — less than a single full-price AAA title — represent an unbeatable combination of volume, quality, and value.
Mewgenics and Mio together cost $37.48 and offer hundreds of hours of content between them. For indie fans, both are easy recommendations.
Hold off on: Resident Evil Requiem (-20%) and Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (-25%). These are brand-new titles with modest first-sale cuts. Better discounts — 40–50%+ — are likely by end of year or the next major Steam event.
Beyond the new releases, this sale also has Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition (-60%, $33.10), Crusader Kings 3 (-70%, $14.99), and Elden Ring Nightreign (-25%, $29.99) worth noting.
"Sale ends: July 9, 2026 — 10am PT