This is for all of you who are just starting to use steam and are completely overwhelmed by their magnificent holiday sale. If you either short on money or just want to buy for lowest price possible I guess I can help you a little. Take a deep breath and read these few advices:
Daily Deals
That's the filet mignon of any steam sale. This is how it works: most titles will have a discount for the whole sale (let's say 50%) but in a couple of days it might show up as a daily deal much cheaper (let's say 80%). So, check steam everyday during the holiday sale. If you missed out on a daily deal don't lose heart because it's possible they show up again later, specially the last day of the sale. They did this before, they might just do it again.
There's no Hurry
Resist the temptation of buying everything as soon as you see. Even if it looks terribly cheap now, It might be cheaper or part of a bundle later on a daily deal. There is always the last day of the sale, save it for everything it wasn't a daily deal.
Keep a Wishlist
It will help you keep control of all those deals you've saved for the last day. Also, a friend might just gift you something.
Browse THE WHOLE STORE
Some of the best deals will be on the main page but if you really want to go through this with no regrets: browse the entire store. Save 30 minutes and just do it. Open the steam store on your favorite browser (don't use the client browser for that) and hit the magnifying glass icon on the search field and then choose the filters you like. The way I do this is listing them by lower to higher price. right click on the games and open them on separate tabs. If you have any interest in it, then add it to your wishlist. Avoid the genre filter, some games will be listed under multiple genres and is gonna take more time to check them all.
I hope those tips help some of you.
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My Steam Sale Guide for Beginners
That pretty much how I run the Steam sale too. I would like to add though:
Pro-Tip #1:Set your self a budget AND stick to it. Well, at least try to.
Pro- Tip #2: Keep a list of what you buy on a piece of paper by your computer or open note pad and keep it saved on your desktop. $5 here and $20 there start to add up quickly and before you know it you have spent over $100.
I personally keep a .txt document on my desktop called Steam sale, and this is what it looks like so far. Every time I buy something I add it to the list and add it to the total so I know how much exactly I have spent and how much I have left in the budget.
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