The Steam Winter Sale is always a great time to grab some of the year’s top titles at some tantalizing discounts. 2025 is no exception, and there are some particularly standout bargains to be had for Steam Deck owners looking to grab some of the finest games you can play on a handheld, with discounts of up to 90%.
Our best Steam Deck games list keeps a regular roster of top titles for your handheld, and it’s a great place to search for inspiration for your next Steam Deck download. However, if you’re looking for the best deals right now, read on below to see which games should bypass your wishlist and go straight into your basket.
Hollow Knight / Hollow Knight: Silksong
Both the original Hollow Knight and this year’s chart-topping smash hit, Hollow Knight: Silksong are available for a discounted price right now in the Steam Winter Sale. The original game has a massive 50% discount, bringing it down to just $7.49 / £6.39, while the sequel has a more modest 20% drop, taking its price to $15.99 / £13.40. With fast-paced platforming combat, they’re pretty challenging games, but also lend themselves perfectly to the Steam Deck’s control system, and the relatively simple graphics aren’t a challenge for the Deck’s hardware.
Blue Prince
It may have missed out on the Best Independent Game title at The Game Awards, but Blue Prince is still one of our favorite titles this year, and it’s mostly ideal for playing on the Steam Deck. I say mostly, as some of the text can be a little hard to read on the Deck’s small screen, but you can get by, and plugging the Deck into a larger screen and playing with a controller gets around these issues, too. The puzzle adventure can be yours for $19.79 / £16.49, down from its usual price of $29.99 / £24.99.
Baldur’s Gate 3
Storming to top spot on our best games of 2023 list, Larian Studios’ epic RPG adventure has long been one of our best Steam Deck game choices, and right now you can get it for $44.99, down 25% from its usual price of $59.99. Yes, it’s still a surprisingly pricey game for a two-year-old release, but it’s also one of the best games ever made and runs brilliantly on the Steam Deck, so we’ll give it a pass.
Stardew Valley
Another absolute classic, Stardew Valley is quite simply one of the best cozy games out there. It’s the perfect way to unwind as you tend to your crops, check out your new neighbors in the valley, and fight monsters in the dungeons. There’s a good reason it’s regularly in the most-played Steam Deck games list on Steam, and during this Winter Sale, you can grab it for just $8.99 / £6.59, down 40% from its usual $14.99 / £10.99 price.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition
Another stone-cold classic of an RPG, Divinity: Original Sin 2 might be getting on a bit compared to the more modern Baldur’s Gate 3, but it’s still a game that looks fantastic and offers an utterly engrossing campaign. Its older graphics tech is also well-suited to the Steam Deck’s modest GPU. Crucially, this title has one of the biggest discounts of the whole sale, with a massive 75% wiped off its price. Forget paying $44.99 / £29.99. Today you’ll pay just $11.24 / £7.49.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Ok, this one’s a bit of a stretch, as there are a few aspects of this game that don’t run amazingly on Steam Deck. There can be times that the game wants text input or needs you to tap the touchscreen, rather than relying on the main controls, plus some of the writing can be a bit small. But the core gameplay is fantastic on Steam Deck. The third-person Xeno-stomping 40K action is easy to get grips with on the Steam Deck, and the game’s performance scales well. With a 60% discount, it’s down from $59.99 / £54.99 to just $23.99 / £21.99.
Slay the Spire
This card-based roguelike is one of the best single-player deckbuilders we’ve ever played, and is ideal for times when you want a longer gaming session that won’t hammer your Steam Deck’s battery. Its simple graphics and gameplay loop are utterly addictive and can be yours for just $2.49 / £1.99 thanks to a massive 90% discount in the Steam Winter Sale – a bargain ahead of its mysterious sequel.
Dave the Diver
With its gorgeous pixel art and chilled gameplay, this adventure management hybrid RPG is one of the best cozy gaming experiences you can find for the Steam Deck. Its main gameplay loop might be simple, but there is plenty to discover as you dive deeper into the ocean. With a solid 45% discount, it’s a great time to buy this modern indie classic, down from $19.99 / £16.99 to $10.99 / £9.34.
Hades 2
Another game that really lends itself to the compact and modest-resolution screen of the Steam Deck is the cartoon-style roguelike, Hades 2. Not only can you get over six hours of play from a fully charged battery with this title, but you also get one of the best roguelikes out there. With a 25% saving, it doesn’t have the biggest discount right now, but it’s still well worth picking up at its current $22.49 / £18.74 price.
Subnautica
The final Steam Winter Sale title we’ve picked out that’s perfect for the Steam Deck is Subnautica. Part peaceful aquatic exploration, part survival thriller, the calming blue waters of this underwater adventure are ideal to explore on your Steam Deck, and with a huge 75% discount today, you can get the game for just $7.49 / £6.49 rather than its usual $29.99 / £25.99.
Bonus round… Dispatch
Yikes! We almost forgot this one. The just-concluded, episodic superhero management adventure is one of the best-written, funniest, most heartfelt games of the year, with extended, beautifully-crafted animation sequences, and some incredible voice action in part by the cast of the D&D group Critical Role, who also were involved in the production of this Game of the Year contender. Its discount is only 10%, dropping its price from $29.99 to $26.99, but it is only weeks old and a must-play for any superhero comic fan.
