Voting for the 2022 Steam Awards is now live too.
2022 is winding down and the bomb cyclone is spinning up, and that means the most wonderful time of the year is finally here: The Steam Winter Sale is live!
The 2022 Steam Winter Sale features deep discounts on all kinds of games, the best of which we’ll be rounding up in a recommendation post that should be up soon. (The sale just started, you know. These things take time.)
But that’s not the only thing going on. There will also be deals on various bits of digital goodies in the Steam Points Shop, and the traditional free festive stickers—also digital, for the record—that will be up for grabs throughout the sale.
The end of the year on Steam also signals the start of voting in the annual Steam Awards. Voting is live now and will remain open until 9 am PT/12 pm ET on January 3.
Here are the 2022 nominees, spread across 11 mostly-familiar categories:
Game of the Year
Dying Light 2: Stay HumanElden RingStrayGod of WarCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
VR Game of the Year
BonelabHitman 3Green Hell VRAmong Us VRInside the Backrooms
Labor of Love
Dota 2Project ZomboidNo Man’s SkyDeep Rock GalcticCyberpunk 2077
Better With Friends
RaftReady or NotMonster Hunter RiseMultiversusCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
Outstanding Visual Style
ScornBendy and the Dark RevivalCult of the LambSpider-Man: Miles MoralesKena: Bridge of Spirits
Most Innovative Gameplay
Mount and Blade 2: BannerlordTeardownStrayNeon WhiteDome Keeper
Best Game You Suck At
GTFOVictoria 3Total War: Warhammer 3Elden RingFIFA 23
Best Soundtrack
Metal HellsingerSonic FrontiersFinal Fantasy 7 Remake IntergradePersona 5 RoyalHatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+
Outstanding Story-Rich Game
A Plague Tale: RequiemGod of WarUncharted: Legacy of Thieves CollectionThe Stanley Parable Ultra DeluxeSpider-Man Remastered
Sit Back and Relax
Star Wars: The Skywalker SagaPower Wash SimulatorDisney Dreamlight ValleyDorf RomantikSlime Rancher 2
Best Game on the Go
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master DuelVampire SurvivorsDeath Stranding Director’s CutBrotatoMarvel Snap
The 2022 Steam Winter Sale is live now and runs until 10 am PT/1 pm ET on January 5, 2023. It’s the big one, but as always, we strongly recommend that you shop around before you push the button: GOG, Epic, and Humble are having very nice holiday sales of their own, so you might as well be sure you’re getting the best deal you can.
And if you saw something in the Winter Sale trailer up above that looks cool and want to know what it’s all about, here’s the full lowdown on every game that appeared, in order of appearance:
Fallout 76SD Gundam Battle AllianceReady or NotTwo Point CampusPersona 5 RoyalSonic FrontiersNaraka: BladepointRaftNew WorldConstruction SimulatorAcross the ObeliskF1 Manager 2022DinkumThe Wandering Village
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