Steam kicks off Autumn Sale

It's that time of the year again. Steam has kicked off its new sale, dubbed the Autumn Sale. The sale drastically lowers the price of some of the biggest games of the year, including Darksiders II and XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

The sale will continue till November 26, and will feature new deals each day. Today's sale has XCOM: Enemy unknown costing $33.49 instead of $44.99, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 costing $4.99 instead of $9.99, The Walking Dead costing $12.49 instead of $24.99, Darksiders II costing $16.99 instead of $49.99, Age of Empires III: Complete costing $9.99 instead of $39.99 and Terraria costing $3.39 instead of $9.99.

Steam has kicked off its Autumn Sale

The Autumn Sale also has flash deals, which are small deals that last for shorter times than full blown day-deals. At the time of writing, the flash sales include Intrusion 2 costing $3.39 instead of $9.99, The Amazing Spider-Man costing $24.99 instead of $49.99, Dear Esther costing $2.49 instead of $9.99, Two Worlds II costing $7.49 instead of $29.99, and Dungeon Defenders costing $3.74 instead of $14.99.

There are also a large number of indie games on sale, with the featured list including Sanctum, World of Goo, Waves, Audiosurf, Cave Story, and EYE Divine Cybermancy, each costing $2.49 instead of $9.99. Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone costs $9.99 instead of $19.99, Qube costs $3.74 instead of $14.99, and Krater costs $5.09 instead of $14.99.

Back in October, Steam had kicked off its Halloween sale. The Halloween sale mostly included games in the horror genre, or games with some or the other morbid elements. Some of the biggest games that were up for sale included The Darkness II for $12.49 instead of $49.99, Dead Rising 2 for $7.49 instead of $29.99, and The Walking Dead for $14.99 instead of $24.99. Other games in the sale include Alan Wake, Lone Survivor, and BioShock 2.

Before the Halloween sale, the last major sale held by Steam was the annual Steam Summer Sale. The games on the last day of the Steam Summer Sale were Serious Sam 3: BFE, selling for $9.99 instead of $39.99; Saint’s Row The Third, selling for $12.49 instead of $49.99; Trine 2, selling for $3.74 instead of $14.99; The Walking Dead Series, selling for $14.99 instead of $24.99; The Darkness II, selling for $12.49 instead of $49.99; Hitman: Blood Money, selling for $2.49 instead of $9.99; and the Indie Bundle IV.

The Indie Bundle IV was comprised of the games games A Valley Without Wind, Atom Zombie Smasher, Blocks That Matter, Sanctum, Superbrothers: Sword & Sorcery EP. This bundle’s price is $9.99, instead of the usual $39.99. Buying all these games individually during the sale would cost $27.81.