The Steam Holiday Sale for 2010 has started today and lasts until Sunday, January 2nd, 2011. Gamers can get discounts of up to 80% on select videogames, with daily and week-long savings on featured titles, publisher game packs, and compilations.
In addition to the usual savings specials, each day of the sale will feature a special Holiday Bonus on one select title. The twist: Players must qualify for the Holiday Bonus by owning another Steam game. For example, the first Holiday Bonus is Portal – save an extra 10% if you own Half-Life 2. If you already own the title, Steam will automatically detect this and offer you the 10% savings during check out.
Here are the heavily discounted games on Steam Holiday Sale Day 1:
I recommend you hold out for the game series packs or daily deal for the games you want most, as more of those usually appear later on during the sale. So don’t get that cheap copy of Super Meat Boy just yet today! Instead wait a few days until it appears as part of an expected “Indie Potato Pack” that includes: Amnesia, Bit Trip, Toki Tori, Red Orchestra, Killing Floor, Darkest Hour, Audio Surf, Wonderful End of the World, Defense Grid, AAAAA, Ball, Cogs, Braid, and Super Meat Boy.
Publisher Packs that are discounted for the duration of the sale:
PS: In case you’re not familiar, Steam is a leading platform for PC and Mac games with over 30 million accounts worldwide and over 1,400 games.
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