Brace yourselves, the Steam Winter Sale begins December 22nd

Valve have announced that the Steam Winter Sale will begin next week on December 22nd.

Valve have given us a peek at what’s going to be on sale, so click through to see what you should avoid buying until it starts.

So, based on what’s shown in that trailer, games you should absolutely definitely not buy before they’re discounted on December 22nd include: Fallout 76, SD Gundam Battle Alliance, Ready or Not, Two Point Campus, Persona 5 Royal, Sonic Frontiers, Naraka Bladepoint, Raft, New World, Construction Simulator, Across the Obelisk, F1 Manager 2022, Dinkum and The Wandering Village.

December 22nd is also when voting will open for the Steam Awards, which has a new Steam Deck-inspired category this year for “Best Game On The Go”. Spoilers: it’s Marvel Snap. No, wait, it’s Vampire Survivors. No, Snap. Hmmm.