Steam Summer Sales Sizzles 2023 Starting Next Week

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Valve has released a trailer for the Steam Summer Sale, launching next week.

 The sale period will go from June 29th, 2023, at 10 AM PT to July 13th, 2023, at 10 AM PT. Aside from the deluge of game sales that we can expect to sweep over our wishlists, the trailer also mentions these fresh items that will have a summer theme:

Of course, these will all serve to help personalize your Steam client, but we wonder if Valve will eventually offer these enticements for customizing your Steam Deck.

Now, let’s take a quick look at the games that Valve featured in their trailer. Note that these titles aren’t under the summer sale yet until next week, of course:

Anno 1800 – the classic citybuilder franchise takes on the industrial revolution, specifically in 19th century Europe, as these countries eventually set sail for South America. And you can be the conqu- er, explorer yourself.

Smalland: Survive the Wilds – an odd survival fantasy game that might make you think of either The Borrowers or Sectaurs, Smalland positions you as a bug sized humanoid looking to explore a sylvan glen, filled with pint sized terrors, but also a lot of friendly bugs you can ride. This one both offers multiplayer and is on Early Access.

The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story – A brand new top-down action RPG set in the League of Legends universe. Developed by Digital Sun, it evokes and promises some sprite-based classic gameplay.

Pharaoh: A New Era – remake of Sierra’s Egyptian themed city builder, now developed by Triskell Interactive and published by DotEmu.

Rust – the now classic open world survival multiplayer game, renowned as one of the hardest games on Steam.

Vertigo 2 – no relation to the Alfred Hitchcock movie, this VR-only FPS makes you face