The Featured Deals will rotate every 24 hours

Dec 18, 2014 19:52 GMT  ·  By

As expected, Valve has taken the wraps off its Holiday Sale, which will run from today and through January 2, 10AM PST. Just like in the previous years, there will be some daily deals which will rotate every 24 hours, but there are also Community's Choice deals which have a deeper discount and last for only 12 hours.

Everyone purchasing a game during the 2014 Steam Holiday Sale will also earn Holiday Sale Trading Cards. If you manage to collect all 10, you can then craft a badge and earn the Holiday Sale 2014 Badge, backgrounds and emoticons.

According to Valve, more than 100 games and apps with be Featured Deals throughout the sale, which rotate every 24 hours.

Those who have the experience of Valve's Winter Sales from previous years probably know by now not to purchase anything that's listed as Featured Deal until the last day.

There's a high chance that many games that are discounted and rotated every 24 hours will be available as Flash Deals with an even deeper discount. The problem is no one knows which title, part of the Featured Deals, will be voted in the Community's Choice as well.

So, unless a game you want is discounted due to being voted in the Community's Choice, don't buy it until the last day when Valve usually lists all the previous deals.

Don't forget to vote in the Community's Choice to get even deeper discounts

That being said, let's see what games have been discounted in the first day of Steam Holiday Sale. Well, Steam users are in for quite a treat as From Software's Dark Souls has been discounted by 63%, while the newly released Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is available for 33% off.

The cheaper title in the Featured Deals is Euro Truck Simulator 2, which has its price slashed by 85%. Next in line are Total War: Rome II – Emperor Edition, State of Decay and Rocksmith 2014, which are all 75% off.

Sniper Elite 3 and Space Engineers have been discounted by 50%, while Sid Meyer's Civilization: Beyond Earth doesn't look to be such a good deal at 40% off.

Don't forget to vote for the Community's Choice, as the winner will be discounted by 66%. You can choose from the following titles: Hack n Slash, Everending Nightmares and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Also, remember that each time you vote for the Community's Choice, you will receive a Holiday Trading Card, which will get you one step closer to crafting this year's Holiday Sale badge.

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