The Steam Autumn Sale 2026 started on Thursday, October 1, and runs through October 8 at 10 a.m. Pacific. Steamworks documentation for developers is the source that locks the window: eight days of discounts in every store category.
What Valve confirmed
Valve did not publish an official highlights list or a minimum discount. The studio kit asks participants to use the sale art on social channels, with Open Sans Extra Bold.
PC Gamer reported the same day that more than 44,000 games were listed at $5 or less during the sale. That figure is the outlet's count of the storefront, not a number published by Valve.
Why it matters
The Autumn Sale is one of Steam's large seasonal events, between the Summer Sale and the Winter Sale. It lands at the start of a crowded October release calendar, which often mixes catalog discounts with the first price cut on recent games. The store is at store.steampowered.com.
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