Steam's Lunar New Year Sale hides great deals – here are 8 games as cheap as $1
Steam's latest sale focuses on games made in China
Steam is ringing in 2023 with a Lunar New Year sale, putting a spotlight on games developed and/or published in China while also serving up a more typical suite of discounts from big publishers like Bandai Namco, Sega, Xbox, EA, and more.
There are a ton of great games available on the cheap, but on the back of the big holiday blowout, it makes more sense to me to focus on the spirit of this sale and get away from the AAA bigguns a bit. This has the added benefit of serving up some criminally good deals. So, in the spirit of the lunar calendar, here are eight games you can't go wrong with.
- Muse Dash ($0.89 at 70% off) is one of the best and most-loved rhythm games of all time and it's less than a buck.
- Lost Castle ($3.99 at 60% off) packs inimitable style into a familiar but fun rogue-like package with great co-op support.
- ICEY ($5.49 at 50% off) hides one of the best 2D action games you'll ever play behind some occasionally drab, but also occasionally stellar art.
- Sands of Salzaar ($6 at 60% off) is a meaty strategy game that can go toe-to-toe with some of the genre's greats.
- Oneshot ($6.99 at 30% off) has become something of a modern legend in the seven years since its release, and its surreal story still hits just as hard.
- Dorfromantik ($9.79 at 30% off) is one of the prettiest, most relaxing city builders you'll ever play.
- Carto ($9.99 at 50% off) is a chill and charming adventure that gives your brain a hug even while making you scratch your head solving puzzles.
- ANNO: Mutationem ($14.99 at 40% off) feels like a 2D Cyberpunk 2077 spliced with VA-11 Hall-A and its own unique charm.
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Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with 12DOVE since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.