Steam’s first Black Friday sale runs through December 1, 2025 and it is enormous, even by Steam’s usual standards. Thousands of games are discounted, but only a slice of them combine deep cuts with strong reputations and a lot of playtime for the price.
The deals below focus on big percentage drops, complete editions where possible, and games that still hold up in 2025. Prices and percentages come from the current sale; once it ends, these offers disappear.
Steam Black Friday 2025 standout deals (quick view)
| Game / Edition | Type | Discount | Approx. sale price (USD) | Why it stands out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogwarts Legacy | Single game | 85% off | $8.99 | Large open world, big budget production, deep cut on a 2023 release |
| Mass Effect Legendary Edition | Trilogy collection | 90% off | $5.99 | Three RPGs plus DLC, modernized, extremely low price per game |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Single game | 75% off | $14.99 | Huge open‑world western, rarely discounted this hard |
| Resident Evil Village Gold Edition | Complete edition | 70% off | $14.99 | Includes base game and major DLC, one of the series’ strongest entries |
| Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Single game | 85% off | ~$9–10 | Flagship 2023 action‑adventure, performance now in good shape on PC |
| Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition | Complete edition | 85% off | $4.49 | Short but legendary FPS campaign, all extras included |
| Dead Space (2023) Deluxe | Remake | 85% off | $8.99 | Modern remake of a classic horror game at a deep discount |
| Batman: Arkham Collection | Collection | 85% off | Low double‑digits | Three staple action games bundled together |
| Middle‑earth: The Shadow Bundle | Collection | 90% off | Low single‑digits per game | Both Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War plus extras |
| Halo: The Master Chief Collection | Collection | 75% off | Sub‑$10–15 range | Multiple Halo campaigns and multiplayer in one launcher |
| It Takes Two | Co‑op game | 75% off | Under $10 | Co‑op only, but one of the best modern two‑player games |
| Mortal Kombat 1 | Fighting game | 80% off | $9.99 | Recent entry in a long‑running series, substantial story mode |
| Detroit: Become Human | Single game | 80% off | Well under $10 | Cinematic narrative, high replayability for story‑driven players |
| Star Wars Battlefront 2: Celebration Edition | Complete edition | 90% off | Low single‑digits | Includes vast cosmetic pack plus the full multiplayer shooter |
| Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Deluxe Edition | Single game | 90% off | $3.99 | Well‑regarded souls‑lite campaign at an impulse price |
Why these Black Friday Steam discounts stand out
Almost everything on Steam is on sale right now, but not every reduced price is equal. The games above share a few traits that make them easy recommendations:
- High percentage discounts: Most sit at 70–90% off, which is well beyond the typical 30–50% seen through the year.
- Strong reputations: These are either critical darlings, long‑running fan favorites, or both.
- Content density: Collections and “complete” editions bundle multiple games or large DLC packs into one purchase.
- PC maturity: Anything that launched rough on PC has had time to patch, so you are not just buying a discount—you are buying a stable version.
Best value single‑player epics
For single‑player fans who want something substantial to sink into over the holiday window, a few games are hard to beat on a value‑per‑dollar basis.
Red Dead Redemption 2 drops 75% from its standard $59.99 price to $14.99. That pays for one of the most detailed open‑world simulations, with a long main story, a dense map, and a lot of ambient systems that still put pressure on modern hardware. Any discount on it is notable; this one is especially aggressive.
Hogwarts Legacy is down 85% from $59.99 to $8.99. Whatever you think of the surrounding discourse, the game itself is a large, fully voiced, big‑budget open world with a long campaign and a lot of side content. For anyone who specifically wants to roam a version of the Wizarding World, this is the first time the price really lines up with impulse‑buy territory.
Resident Evil Village Gold Edition sits at 70% off, going from $49.99 to $14.99. The Gold Edition is important here: it folds in the Winters’ Expansion and the Trauma Pack DLC on top of the base game. Resident Evil Village is one of the strongest modern entries in the series, and the expansion adds both story content and additional modes, so you are getting essentially the full package in a single purchase.
RPG and story collections that justify growing your backlog
If you are comfortable buying games to play later, the multi‑game bundles in the sale are where the math really starts to break.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition is the clearest example. It brings together Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3, plus most of their single‑player DLC, in one launcher with unified settings and modernized visuals. The collection falls from $59.99 to $5.99, a 90% cut. Even if you only play one of the three, the cost per hour is extremely low, and the trilogy still anchors a lot of modern discussion about branching narrative design.
Batman: Arkham Collection pulls together the core Arkham trilogy at 85% off. These games remain templates for third‑person melee combat and over‑the‑shoulder stealth design. Individually they go on sale often, but the collection discount makes more sense if you are missing more than one of them.
Middle‑earth: The Shadow Bundle sits at 90% off and includes both Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War with their expansions. These games are worth a look as “what if open‑world action, but with a systemic enemy hierarchy” via the Nemesis system, and the bundle price makes it easier to experiment even if you are not sure you will commit to both.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is discounted by 75%. On PC it has matured into a flexible launcher of multiple campaigns and competitive modes, with support for higher resolutions and modern displays. Taken together, the single‑player campaigns alone are enough to justify the reduced price; the multiplayer is a bonus if you want it.
Standout Star Wars deals
Several Star Wars games form a mini‑sale inside the sale, and together they cover different play styles.
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Deluxe Edition is 90% off, landing at $3.99. This is a self‑contained action‑adventure that mixes light souls‑like combat with climbing and puzzle‑solving, and the Deluxe Edition layers in cosmetic extras.
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is cut by 85%, to under the $10 mark. At launch it struggled on PC, but its current state is significantly improved. If you bounced off because of performance reports, the patch work since then plus the steep discount make it easier to reconsider.
- Star Wars Battlefront 2: Celebration Edition is 90% off. The Celebration Edition is important because it unlocks a very large set of cosmetic items that would otherwise require substantial grind, alongside the full multiplayer and co‑op suite. For players who want a Star Wars sandbox to drop into between bigger games, this is effectively the “complete” version.
Co‑op and multiplayer highlights
Not every good deal is a solitary experience. Two games in particular are designed to be played with someone else from the start.
It Takes Two is 75% off. It is a fully co‑operative platformer where every puzzle and mechanic is built around two players. There is no single‑player mode; you either play local co‑op or online. The upside is that it continuously introduces new mechanics and set‑pieces that assume you are working together, which keeps it fresh over its entire runtime. At its sale price, it is a solid choice if you are specifically hunting for something to play with one partner over a weekend or two.
Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition is nominally a multiplayer shooter, but it earns its place here on the strength of its single‑player campaign and the completeness of the Ultimate Edition. The discount brings it down to $4.49, an 85% reduction from $29.99. The campaign is compact but inventive, with level ideas that still get referenced when people talk about FPS design. The Ultimate Edition also bundles in extra cosmetic and unlock content, so if you do decide to sample the multiplayer, you start from a well‑equipped position.
Horror deals for players who like tension with their discounts
Horror tends to age more gracefully than other genres, and several of the strongest horror releases of the last decade are marked down heavily.
Dead Space (2023) Deluxe cuts 85% from its launch price, dropping to $8.99. This is a ground‑up remake of the original Dead Space with modern visuals, expanded areas, and some structural tweaks. If you never played the original, this is the version to buy; if you did, the price makes it easier to justify revisiting it to see the changes.
Resident Evil Village Gold Edition, already mentioned above, also fits neatly into this category. Between Village and Dead Space, you get both the slower, dread‑heavy tension of a first‑person haunted village and the more sci‑fi‑leaning horror of a derelict ship, for less than the launch price of a single modern title.
Narrative adventures and cinematic choices
Not everyone wants mechanical difficulty; some players want to drive story outcomes.
Detroit: Become Human is discounted by 80%, dropping it safely into “try it and see” pricing. It is a heavily cinematic adventure where most of your input consists of choosing dialogue options, making binary decisions under time pressure, and engaging with light quick‑time events. The core appeal is in seeing how characters and plot lines change across replays as you choose differently. If you are curious about high‑fidelity narrative games but rarely pay full price for them, this is a low‑risk entry point.
How to choose what to buy without overloading your backlog
With discounts this deep, it is easy to treat the sale as a checklist and emerge with a dozen unplayed games. A more deliberate approach is to decide what you want from your next few months of PC time, then line that up against what is on offer.
- If you want one long game to live in, Red Dead Redemption 2, Hogwarts Legacy, or Resident Evil Village Gold Edition will each carry you for dozens of hours.
- If you want a full series to work through, prioritize Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Batman: Arkham Collection, Middle‑earth: The Shadow Bundle, or Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
- If you want co‑op evenings, It Takes Two and Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition are strong co‑op‑friendly options, even if only one of them is explicitly built around two‑player play.
- If you want single‑player campaigns you can finish in a week, look at Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Deluxe Edition, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Dead Space, or Detroit: Become Human.
Steam’s first Black Friday event runs through December 1, 2025. The Winter Sale will follow later in December, but the specific percentage cuts here—especially the 80–90% tier on recent or complete editions—are not guaranteed to repeat. If any of these games have been sitting on a wishlist for a while, this is an unusually efficient time to clear them.
