What's a good time to shop for games?

[0kayJoeK]

I consider myself a fairly casual gamer and I don't buy a lot of games, but there are some I wanted to try out. They're relatively cheap to begin with, but I don't want to buy some games when there are scheduled sale times right around the corner. Some I wanted to try out were Shovel Knight, Rocket league, Stardew Valley and there's some others I havn't fully decided on yet in my growing wish list. Again they're really cheap games, but if they're very likely to get a sale with the coming of the summer school break I can wait to save a quick buck. Is this likely to happen though?

[eram]

Very likely to happen. Summer sale could be in June or early July.

[Cathulhu]

There are two big sales on Steam, the Summer sale and the Winter Sale.
The Summer sale usually starts about a week or two before July 4th. So, somewhere next month.

You can also use websites like http://www.isthereanydeal.com to find good offers on games.

[ReBoot]

Yes. There are tons of sales on Steam and those indie titles often go on sales. Also, follow Humblebundle, Indiegala and similar.

[Def-Warrior]

Well FALL is usually the best time. Summer will have a few games but most of the sales will happen when summer starts. So be ready for a massive sale. Steam does this every year.

[LostNova]

Steam summer sales and Winter sales