The Steam Winter Sale is live now with thousands of deals, including plenty of stellar offers on games that feel right at home on Steam Deck. As one of Valve's biggest annual promotions, the Winter Sale presents the perfect opportunity to expand your library with some great games. If you recently became a Steam Deck owner thanks to the new OLED model, you shouldn't miss out on the Steam Winter Sale. With the sale running until January 4 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, those who receive a Steam Deck as a gift over the holidays will have plenty of time to take advantage of the deals.

We've rounded up a list of standout Steam Deck deals in the Winter Sale 2023. Our picks are mostly limited to games that are marked as verified or playable on Steam Deck by Valve. Other games on this list have been tested and confirmed to work well by GameSpot's editors.

More PC game sales

• Fanatical Winter Sale (GameSpot sister site) -- See our roundup
• Green Man Gaming Winter Sale -- See our roundup
• GOG Winter Sale -- See our roundup
• Epic Games Store Holiday Sale

More often than not, in our experience, games with unknown compatibility work on Steam Deck just fine, especially those with controller support. Besides, if you buy a game during the sale that either doesn't work or has general issues on Steam Deck, Valve's generous return policy of 14 days or two hours of playtime (whichever comes first) allows you to take a chance on a game without needing to worry about losing money.

Our list of the best Steam Deck deals in the Steam Winter Sale spans across a wide variety of genres. We've included 2023 indie darlings, must-play titles from previous years, and select AAA games that perform well on Steam Deck. This list is by no means exhaustive--there are a lot more fantastic deals up for grabs. For even more recommendations, take a look at our roundup of the best overall deals in Steam's Winter Sale 2023. We focused our main roundup on games released in 2023. Also, make sure to check out the competing sales listed above, because prices vary by retailer.

Afterimage

$15 ($25)

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Blasphemous II

$22 ($30)

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Cassette Beasts

$15 ($20)

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Celeste

$5 ($20)

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Chained Echoes

$19 ($25)

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Coromon

$10 ($20)

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Crystal Project

$10 ($14)

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Cult of the Lamb

$15 ($25)

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Cuphead

$14 ($20)

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Cursed to Golf

$8 ($20)

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Dave the Diver

$16 (was $20)

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Dead Cells

$12 ($25)

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Diablo 4

$42 ($70)

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Disco Elysium

$10 ($40)

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Dredge

$19 ($25)

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Gravity Circuit

$13 ($17)

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Gunbrella

$12 ($15)

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Hi-Fi Rush

$22 ($30)

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Hollow Knight

$8 ($15)

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Into the Breach

$7 ($15)

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Lone Fungus

$12 ($20)

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Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered

$36 ($60)

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Monster Train

$7 ($25)

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Neon White

$15 ($25)

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Octopath Traveler 2

$42 ($60)

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Ori: The Collection

$13.39 ($50)

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Patch Quest

$7 ($15)

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Persona 4 Golden / Persona 3 Portable

• Persona 4 Golden -- $13 ($20)
• Persona 3 Portable -- $3 ($20)

Pizza Tower

$15 ($20)

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Rogue Legacy 2

$15 ($25)

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Sea of Stars

$28 ($35)

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Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

$32 ($40)

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Slay the Spire

$8 ($25)

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Spelunky 2

$10 ($20)

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Stardew Valley

$10 ($15)

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Unsighted

$10 ($20)

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Vampire Survivors

$4 ($5)

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Wizard with a Gun

$20 ($25)

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Xanthiom Zero

$1 ($5)

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