GAMERPOINT
PRICING REPORT Β· AUGUST 2026

Steam Is the Cheapest Store for Only 23% of Discounted PC Games

We compared the prices of 2,027 PC games across 15 authorized storefronts. The store most people buy from by default is rarely the one with the lowest price.

Key findings
  • β–ΈAmong the 1,442 discounted games in our catalog, Steam offers the lowest price in 22.7% of cases. GameBillet leads the field at 35.6%.
  • β–ΈDiscounts run deep: 63% of discounted games are at 75% off or more, and the median discount is 80%.
  • β–ΈComparison pays: 85% of discounted games (1,220 of 1,442) are sold by at least two authorized stores at different prices.
  • β–ΈEpic Games Store and GOG β€” despite headline sales β€” are each the cheapest option for only about 1% of the games we track.

The store league: who is actually cheapest

For every discounted game in our catalog, we recorded which authorized store offered the lowest USD price at the time of the snapshot. The table counts how often each store wins.

StoreCheapest forShare
GameBillet513%35.6
Steam327%22.7
Humble Store187%13
WinGameStore143%9.9
Fanatical67%4.7
IndieGala Store62%4.3
GamesPlanet US45%3.1
GreenManGaming33%2.3
GOG14%1
Epic Games Store14%1
GamesPlanet DE12%0.8
GamersGate11%0.8
GamesPlanet FR10%0.7
GamesPlanet UK3%0.2
Microsoft Store1%0.1

A pattern worth noticing: WinGameStore wins almost exclusively with very deep cuts (87% average), while Fanatical wins on fresher titles with shallower discounts (44% average). Different stores are cheap in different ways.

How deep do the discounts go?

Distribution of discount depth across the 1,442 games currently on sale:

75%+910 Β· %63.1
50–74%327 Β· %22.7
25–49%115 Β· %8
1–24%90 Β· %6.2

The median discounted game in our catalog is 80% off. This is a deal-focused catalog β€” it tracks games with active or recent offers, so these figures describe the discount market, not the entire Steam library.

Discounts by genre

Average discount for genres with at least 20 games on sale:

Casual
%79
118
Indie
%79
316
RPG
%78
194
Strategy
%76
122
Adventure
%75
327
Action
%75
313
Simulation
%73
113

The spread is remarkably narrow β€” from 73% (Simulation) to 79% (Casual, Indie). Discount depth in today's PC market is nearly genre-blind.

At their lowest recorded price right now

1,239 games are currently at the lowest price we have recorded since our price tracking began on 22 August 2026. A few notable AAA examples:

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League-%96$3.04Sid Meier's Civilization VI-%93$3.99Borderlands 3-%91$5.68SOULCALIBUR VI-%91$5.37Mortal Kombat 11-%90$4.30Control Ultimate Edition-%90$3.99The Quarry-%90$5.76Injustice 2-%90$4.46

Notable price moves since tracking began

The sharpest drops we recorded between 22 and 24 August 2026:

Vampyr$35.99 $6.00 -%83
Ghostrunner$23.93 $7.09 -%70
Kerbal Space Program$33.14 $10.59 -%68
ASTRONEER$26.88 $6.29 -%77
Green Hell$19.88 $4.30 -%78
SILENT HILL 2$52.49 $26.95 -%49

Methodology

Data was collected by GamerPoint's price engine, which scans prices roughly every 15 minutes (up to 96 scans per day) across four regional storefronts (US, EU, TΓΌrkiye, Poland). This report uses US-dollar prices as of 24 August 2026, 17:57 UTC. Only authorized retailers are included β€” stores whose keys are sourced directly from publishers; grey-market key resellers are excluded by design. Price-history statistics cover the period since tracking began on 22 August 2026 and will deepen with every future report.

Cite this report

All figures are free to use in articles, videos and forums with a link to this page. For raw data, questions or press inquiries: info@gamerpoint.app.

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