10 great Steam Spring Sale games to grab at a discount – Polygon
Our handpicked list of what to buy during this year’s saleIf you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.by Toussaint Egan and Tyler ColpIf you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.Spring may not start until next Thursday, but that’s not stopping Steam from leaping headfirst this week into its annual sale event to celebrate the season! From now through March 20, PC gamers can enjoy a wealth of sales featuring some of the platform’s most popular titles, including the usual daily flash sales for even more tempting purchases.We’ve scoured the storefront to bring you our picks for the must-buy titles to pick up during the sale. With experimental beat-’em-up brawlers, ambitious indie RPGs, frenetic first-person shooters, and more, these are the games you should keep an eye on during this year’s Steam Spring Sale. Just to note: if you’re looking for discounts on Monster Hunter Wilds, Civilization 7, and other new games, you’ll find those on Fanatical, not Steam.Consumer Softproducts is set to release Psycho Patrol R, its highly anticipated follow-up to its 2021 cult hit Cruelty Squad, later this month. If you have yet to fully embrace your inner CEO mindset, now’s the perfect time to dive headfirst into the hardcore gig economy of corporate liquidations! Navigate a nightmarish future as a biologically augmented assassin as you traverse sandbox-style levels and adopt unconventional tactics to neutralize targets in this bizarre, immersive tactical shooter. —Toussaint EganChildren of the Sun is a tactical third-person puzzle shooter where you control a bullet in midair, ricocheting between targets and leaving absolute havoc in your wake. Assume the role of “The Girl,” a vengeful telekinetic armed with a sniper rifle, waging a one-woman war against an insidious cult in her quest for revenge. —TEDread Delusion is a dark fantasy RPG in the style of Skyrim, but it’s been dipped in acid. The world is a surrealist nightmare with skeletons and tentacled gods who are indifferent to your existence. It’s a game that may look like it’s made for old-school sword and sorcery fans, but there’s much, much more going on underneath the surface. —Tyler ColpYou just have to click in this extremely weird and sometimes unsettling game about discreet power dynamics. There’s a man in a chair with a mask, and all he wants you to do is click and keep clicking until he’s satisfied. The stakes get higher and higher with every click until you can’t even remember why you’re there in the first place. —TCIt only takes 15 minutes to experience this first-person thriller that stars block-headed criminals. Each scene crashes right into the next as a story about a heist gone wrong plays out. It’s intense, it’s heartfelt, and it’s bold for a game that can be played on your lunch break. —TCYou feel like a speedrunner playing this first-person shooter with cards instead of guns. Every level is an obstacle course full of monsters to shoot as you slide by. It’s one of the smoothest platformers around and will have you chasing record times before you know it. —TCChicory is the game you’d get if Link’s sword was a paintbrush. The color in the world is gone, and it’s your job to fix it by solving puzzles and exploring dungeons with paint. The charming little story is just as creative as its premise, and it has an excellent soundtrack by Celeste and Minecraft composer Lena Raine. —TCHideo Kojima’s 2019 sci-fi horror adventure game is unlike anything the acclaimed developer has ever made, and with the sequel set to launch this summer, now’s the perfect time to experience it. Assume the role of Sam Porter Bridges, a courier sent on a mission to reunite America in a post-apocalyptic future wracked by supernatural devastation. —TESloclap’s brutal beat-’em-up puts players in the role of a martial artist embarking on a quest to avenge their late father. The twist is that every time the player dies, they’re resurrected by a magical talisman and age up, gaining access to more powerful attacks, but at the cost of their overall health. —TEFrictional Games’ survival horror roguelike is the best entry in the Amnesia franchise to date. Navigate the bowels of an abandoned French bunker in WWI as you attempt to escape from a horrifying creature hell-bent on hunting you to death. —TEThe best of Polygon in your inbox, every Friday.© 2025 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved
