How long does it take games to be cheap on Steam?

DarthMol

DarthMol

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I spotted this article on PC Gamer, makes interesting reading for us bargain hunters and Steam sale addicts.

How long does it take games to be cheap on Steam?

A TL;DR overview of their findings:
What we learned

Popular big-budget AAA games get a 50% discount after an average of 7 months: expect to wait this long for your Witchers and your Fallouts.

Breakout indie games take a longer 9.2 months to hit 50%, on average: these include your Rocket Leagues and your Undertales, and typically launch at around $20.

The less popular a game is, the faster it will be discounted: for games in the $30+ category, the least commercially-successful dropped in price 60% faster than the bestsellers.
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I wish I could get my hands on proper price history data, I'd love to do some proper analysis of the entire Steam library.
 
Nice guy [MENTION=3505]DarthMol[/MENTION], creating new threads even when the competition has stopped. Great stuff!
 
Solitude said:
Nice guy [MENTION=3505]DarthMol[/MENTION], creating new threads even when the competition has stopped. Great stuff!
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Of course companies are also under pressure to discount their games over the steam summer/winter sales, but the newer games dont discount as much.
 
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