Steamusers may notice the home page has been taken over by another big publisher sale, this time showcasing Ubisoft’s impressive roster of open-world staples along with a few other interesting titles. Frugal gamers can find plenty of steep discounts during theSteamsale, with price cuts of up to 85% on many well-received games.
Over the decades since Valve’s digital storefront took off, one of the main ways the service has risen to the top of the PC gaming industry is through a seemingly nonstop procession of particularly generous sales. Gamers look forward to some of these sales year-round, such as the Steam Summer Sale andSteam Winter Salewhich are highly eventful, offering minigames and extra prizes for participants. On a weekly basis, there’re the Midweek Madness sales that pop up briefly with great savings. Other sales focus on entire genres like city-builders or roguelikes, or on specific publishers and franchises.
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The current big publisher sale is all about Ubisoft, and virtually every major Ubisoft release in recent years is available at temptingly low prices. Gamers have until March 9 to get their hands on some solid games at a low price. The most prominent offerings are Ubisoft’s recent releases, with a 67% discount onAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla, 75% off the excellent strategy gameAnno 1800, and 80% offWatch Dogs: Legion. Although not truly a recent game,The Division 2’s 2023 Steam releaseis listed under this category and is available at a cool $8.99, 70% off the usual price. Similarly,Ghost Recon: Breakpointfalls under the “recent releases” category due to its delayed arrival on Steam at the beginning of this year.
The various games that have madeUbisoft’s open-world formulafamous are all on display, with discounts on mostWatch Dogs,Assassin’s Creed, andFar Cryreleases, thoughFar Cry 6remains notably absent from Steam. Besides open-world games, theRainbow Sixseries of tactical shooters including the massively popularRainbow Six Siegeare heavily discounted. In fact, many games underTom Clancy’slabel are featured, such asSplinter Cell: Chaos Theory, the olderGhost Recontitles, and the classic real-time strategy gameEndWar.
The surprisingly goodSouth ParkRPGs are both available for 75% off, along with a discounted selection of Ubisoft’s racing and sports games likeThe Crew, theTrialsseries, and open-world snowboarding hitSteep. It’s worth noting that most of these games will require players to install theUbisoft Connect launcherformerly known as Uplay, even if the game is purchased on Steam. This has been a pain point for many Steam users who prefer to use the launcher they purchased the game with.
