By the time you read this, Steam’s annual Winter Sale would probably already by underway! Expect great deals on your favourite games at least till the end of 2016. These things don’t seem to have a fixed timeline, but last year’s Winter Sale event lasted nearly 2 weeks!
In addition to the regular Steam sale, user polls for the new ‘Steam Awards’ will be open between the 22nd and 29th of December. Vote for your favourite games in these 12 very subjective categories:
| Steam Awards Categories | Nominees |
| Villain Most In Need Of A Hug | Borderlands 2
Dead By Daylight Far Cry 3 Far Cry 2 Portal 2 |
| I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award | Euro Truck Simulator 2
Paladins Starbound Stardew Valley Unturned |
| Test Of Time | Age Of Empires II HD
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Sid Meier’s Civilization V Team Fortress 2 Terraria |
| Just Five More Minutes | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Rocket League Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Fallout 4 Terraria |
| Whoooaaaaaaa, dude! | Bioshock: Infinite
Doom Grand Theft Auto V Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| Game Within A Game | Garry’s Mod
Grand Theft Auto V The Stanley Parable Tabletop Simulator The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| I’m Not Crying, There’s Something In My Eye | Life Is Strange
To The Moon This War Of Mine Undertale The Walking Dead |
| Best Use Of A Farm Animal | ARK: Survival Evolved
Blood And Bacon Farming Simulator 17 Goat Simulator Stardew Valley |
| Boom Boom | BroForce
Doom Just Cause 3 Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes Kerbal Space Program |
| Love/Hate Relationship | Dark Souls III
Darkest Dungeon Dota 2 Geometry Dash Super Meat Boy |
| Sit Back And Relax | Abzu
Cities: Skylines Euro Truck Simulator 2 Mini Metro Viridi |
| Better With Friends | Don’t Starve Together
Gang Beasts Golf With Your Friends Left 4 Dead 2 Magicka |
