Some of you might be uncomfortable studying this, however Steam turns 20 as we speak. Launched on September 12, 2003, the sport launcher virtually synonymous with PC gaming shouldn’t be solely celebrating a brand new milestone, but it surely’s inviting us to the social gathering, too—within the type of some steeply discounted video games.

In honor of the anniversary, a retrospective web page has gone stay on Steam’s entrance web page. It chronicles the launcher’s historical past yr by yr, highlighting the developments on the platform and the highest video games. (Has it actually been solely eight years that we might get refunds? Also relaxation in peace, Steam Machine initiative.) While there’s no cake, you do get one thing candy: a lot of these common video games might be had for as little as $1. Some for even much less.

The greatest gross sales are naturally on Valve video games—as typical throughout Steam gross sales, they’ve been discounted essentially the most. But this time some are even cheaper than earlier than, dropping to simply mere pennies. Team Fortress? 50 cents. Half-Life 2: Episode One and Episode 2? 79 cents every. Mega fan-favorites like Half-Life, Left4Dead, and Portal 2 are all simply $1. Nearly the entire Valve catalog might be had for a track. Sure, the most cost effective are the oldest of them, however the low costs soften the blow of catching up on misplaced time—or realizing how previous you actually at the moment are.

Other video games from different publishers are at rock-bottom costs, too. Just Cause 2? Just beneath $4. Assassin’s Creed video games? Most are anyplace from 70 to 90 % off, with Origins going for simply $9 and Odyssey $12. (Some of the DLC is on sale as properly.) The Call of Duty twentieth anniversary sale is operating concurrently proper now, too. You can even snag Mass Effect Legendary Edition for $12, as a part of the EA sale.

If you’ve already purchased each Valve sport a number of occasions over as a result of they maintain being so low-cost, there’s nonetheless just a few items you may partake of which are new—and so they’re free. In the factors store, you may choose up some cute art that features backgrounds and stickers. Personally, I’m all concerning the Nyan Glados animated sticker, however that twentieth anniversary profile background is fairly nice, too.