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Steam Winter Sale 2025 Countdown
Steam Winter Sale 2025 is now locked in for 18 December 2025 to 5 January 2026, which basically means your wallet is on a timer from mid‑December to just after New Year.
A simple way to treat the countdown:
- Mark 18 December on your calendar and set a reminder a day earlier.
- Clean up your wishlist so you’re not scrolling through 200 random visual novels at the last second.
- Top up your Steam Wallet (or at least decide your hard budget) so the sale doesn’t turn into “rent or roguelikes”.
When Does the Steam Winter Sale Start
The Steam Winter Sale 2025 starts on Thursday, 18 December 2025 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, with discounts running until 5 January 2026. That 10 AM PT launch has become kind of a tradition at this point – Valve usually flips the switch at the same time for all the big seasonal sales. Every year, there’s that moment where the store kind of hiccups for a minute when the sale goes live – pages load slowly, everyone spam‑refreshes, and social feeds fill up with screenshots of absurd 80–90% discounts.
What Time Does the Steam Winter Sale Start in All the Regions
The Steam Winter Sale 2025 starts at the same instant worldwide: 10:00 AM Pacific Time on 18 December 2025, which translates roughly to 18:00 (6 PM) UTC. From there, it just shows up as different local times, depending on where you are. According to a short update shared on X by user @xrinspace, the Steam Winter Sale 2025 is set to run from 18 December 2025 to 5 January 2026.
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United States (West Coast, PT): 10:00 AM, Thu 18 Dec
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United States (Central, CT): 12:00 PM, Thu 18 Dec
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United States (East Coast, ET): 1:00 PM, Thu 18 Dec
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UK (GMT) / Western Europe (UTC): 6:00 PM, Thu 18 Dec
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Central Europe (CET): around 7:00 PM, Thu 18 Dec
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India (IST): about 11:30 PM, Thu 18 Dec
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Southeast Asia (e.g., Malaysia/Singapore, MYT/SGT): around 2:00 AM, Fri 19 Dec
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Japan/Korea (JST/KST): roughly 3:00 AM, Fri 19 Dec
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Australia (AEDT): early hours of Fri 19 Dec (around 5:00 AM, give or take, depending on state)
About Steam Winter Sale
Steam Winter Sale is Valve’s big end‑of‑year event where thousands of PC games, DLCs, and sometimes hardware go on heavy discount from 18 December 2025 to 5 January 2026. It’s the sale where people grab older AAA titles at 70–90% off, finally try that weird indie their friend recommended two years ago, and quietly accept their backlog is now a lifelong project
Disclaimer:
Steam Winter Sale 2025 dates, times, and details are based on the latest publicly available schedules and reputable gaming coverage as of December 2025. Actual start times, discounts, and regional availability may change at Valve’s discretion, so always confirm directly on the official Steam store before buying.
