While it’s not the Steam Summer Sale, the Steam Spring Cleaning Event isn’t a terrible substitute. Announced recently and ending on May 28th, the event is centered around playing games that haven’t been touched in one’s Steam Library.
Which is incredibly easy given the number of purchases and sweet deals that Steam has provided over the years (to say nothing of free Humble Store games). Participate in the event and you’ll earn the Spring Cleaning badge which can be leveled.
Of course, the best part is that there are a whopping nine games to enjoy for free as well. These include Borderlands 2, Castle Crashers, Cities: Skylines, Dirt 4, Don’t Starve Together: A New Reign, Dead by Daylight, Left 4 Dead 2, Tyranny and Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. If you seriously have nothing to do this weekend, that’s a ton of games to keep you busy.
All of these games also have discounts going on so if there’s a particular title you enjoyed, it can be purchased for cheap. And thus the vicious cycle of unplayed games continues.