Steam Lunar New Year Sale 2022: When it ends and what to buy first

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The Steam Lunar New Year Sale 2ꦆ022 is now live, with one week of savings (and free stickers) for sa♛vvy shoppers.

The sale at 10 am PST / 1 pm EST / 6 pm GMT today, January 27, and is set to run until the same time on Thursday, February 3. Until then, you'll be able to find discꦑounts on hundreds of games across all number of genres, from just-released games to classics perfect for filling holes in your Steam library.

While Valve hasn't made any kooky minigames for this year's event (or if it has, we haven't spotted them yet), you can head over to the to cla𓃲im a daily free chat sticker. Each one features a cute cartoon tiger doing cute cartoon tiger things, and if they're anything like the Lunar2020Surprise💧dRat sticker, they're sure to get a lot of play in our chats for years to come.

Ultimately, of course, it's all about those game discounts. Here's an even dozen of the bes🌠t ones we found to get you started.

Steam Lunar New Year Sale 2022 best deals

It's going to be a busy month for Valve, as the company has also confirmed Steam Deck shipments will start on February 28. 

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