Case 1
- What is the full price?
- 59.99
- How much is the discount?
- 50%
30.00
Open with these valuesSteam Sale Price Calculator
30.00
Result: 30.00A 59.99 game at 50 % off costs 30.00, so the sale saves you 29.99. Take the percentage of the full price and subtract it — the saving is always the full price minus what you see here. Steam allows discounts between 10 % and 95 %, and the percentage is the same in every region.
The numbers at a glance
Held fixed: What is the full price? 59.99.
| How much is the discount? (%) | Result |
|---|---|
| 30 | 41.99 |
| 40 | 35.99 |
| 50Your value | 30.00 |
| 60 | 24.00 |
| 70 | 18.00 |
Worked examples
Case 2
- What is the full price?
- 59.99
- How much is the discount?
- 75%
15.00
Open with these valuesCase 3
- What is the full price?
- 29.99
- How much is the discount?
- 33%
20.09
Open with these valuesHow it's calculated
Sale price = price − price × discount ÷ 100
- StepEnter the price the store page shows before the discount.
- StepEnter the discount percentage from the sale banner.
- ResultRead the sale price; the full price minus it is what you save.
What this number means
The saving is the price minus the result
The percentage always comes off the full shelf price, so the saving is the price you entered minus the sale price shown. At 59.99 and 50 % off the sale price is 30.00 and the saving is 29.99.
Waiting for the last day gains nothing
Steam dropped flash sales and daily deals in 2015, so a game keeps the same discount for the whole event (rules as checked 2026-08-25). The figure on day one is the figure on the last day.
Same percentage, different amount per region
Steam sets its own base price per region, so the discount percentage is worldwide while the money saved is not. Enter the full price your own store shows and the result stays in your currency.
Discount limits as the cited source had them
Valve allows discounts between 10 % and 95 %, and a launch discount of no more than 40 %, per the Steamworks page linked below and checked on 2026-08-25. Store rules change, so read those bounds as the state of that page rather than a permanent fact.
Commonly misread
Half off a 59.99 game means I save 30.00.
The sale price is 30.00, so the saving is 29.99. Prices are rounded to whole cents, and 29.995 becomes 30.00.
I will wait for the final day of the sale, when the price drops again.
The discount holds for the whole event; there have been no flash sales since 2015.
A brand-new release can turn up at 90 % off.
Launch discounts go no higher than 40 %, and the overall store ceiling is 95 %.
Reference table
| Price, discount % | What the tier means | Sale price |
|---|---|---|
| 29.99, 0 | no discount, the plain shelf price | 29.99 |
| 10.00, 10 | the smallest discount Steam allows | 9.00 |
| 59.99, 50 | the classic half-price tier | 30.00 |
| 59.99, 75 | a deep back-catalogue cut | 15.00 |
| 59.99, 90 | close to the ninety-five percent ceiling | 6.00 |
Questions
How much am I actually saving?
The saving is the full price minus the sale price, so 59.99 at half off saves 29.99. In percentage terms the saving is exactly the discount you entered. Buying two copies of the same deal doubles both figures.
What are the usual Steam discount tiers?
Sales cluster around 10, 25, 33, 50, 66, 75, 80 and 90 percent. New releases usually start at 10 to 25 percent, while older games reach 75 to 90. Valve's own rules allow anything from 10 up to 95 percent, and launch discounts no more than 40.
Do prices drop further later in the sale?
No. Steam dropped flash sales and daily deals in 2015, so a game's discount stays the same for the whole event. There is nothing to gain by waiting until the last day.
How do I know a discount is the historical low?
Price trackers such as SteamDB or IsThereAnyDeal keep the full discount history of every game. They show each previous sale price, so you can see at a glance whether the current one matches or beats it.
Is the discount the same in every country?
The percentage is, the amount is not. Steam sets a separate base price per region, so the same 50 % cut removes half of whatever the local price happens to be. Enter your own store's full price and the result is in your own currency.
Sources and last check
Information, not professional advice.