Steam PC: Steam Heats Up Summer with Major Sales, Performance Tools, and Exciting New Games

NDS Desk July 5, 2025

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Steam PC: Lucknow, India – July 5, 2025 – PC gamers rejoice! Steam is delivering a scorching summer for its community with significant client updates, the highly anticipated Summer Sale, and a slew of new and upcoming game releases. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your gaming experience, snag incredible deals, or dive into fresh adventures, Steam has something for everyone this season.

Boost Your Gameplay: Introducing Steam’s New Performance Monitor

In a game-changing update rolled out around July 1, 2025, Steam has introduced a powerful In-Game Overlay Performance Monitor. This isn’t just an FPS counter; it’s a comprehensive tool designed to empower PC gamers with deeper insights into their system’s performance.

The new overlay provides:

Detailed Frame Rate Metrics: See actual game frame rates alongside values generated by upscaling technologies like DLSS or FSR, with min/max values and a historical graph.

CPU & GPU Insights: Monitor your CPU and GPU performance, as well as system memory usage, to identify potential bottlenecks.

Customizable Display: Tailor the overlay to your preferences with adjustable text size, color saturation, and background opacity.

This innovative feature aims to help players optimize their settings for the smoothest gameplay, with future enhancements planned to detect common hardware issues.

Enhanced Accessibility for All Gamers

Valve continues its commitment to inclusivity with recent Steam Client Beta updates introducing new accessibility settings for Big Picture Mode and SteamOS devices (including Steam Deck and Lenovo Legion Go S). These additions include:

UI scaling
High contrast mode
Reduced motion features
Screen reader and color filter settings (SteamOS only)

Finding accessible games is also becoming easier, thanks to new search filters and prominent tags on store pages.

The Steam Summer Sale 2025: Your Last Chance for Epic Deals!

The colossal Steam Summer Sale 2025 is in full swing, offering massive discounts on thousands of PC games. But time is running out! The sale concludes on July 10, 2025, so seize the opportunity to expand your game library with titles up to 95% off.

Don’t miss out on incredible savings for popular games like:

Battlefield 1 (95% off)
Borderlands 3 (95% off)
DOOM (2016 reboot) (80% off)
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Death Stranding Director’s Cut
RoboCop: Rogue City (90% off)
Cyberpunk 2077

And indie darlings like Terraria and Undertale for just a few dollars!

Beyond Summer: A Look at Upcoming Steam Fests

Even after the Summer Sale ends, Steam’s calendar is packed with exciting themed sales and events:

Automation Fest: July 14-21, 2025
Racing Fest: July 28 – August 4, 2025
4X Fest: August 11-18, 2025
Third Person Shooter (TPS) Fest: August 25 – September 1, 2025
Political Sim Fest: September 8-15, 2025
Steam Autumn Sale 2025: September 29 – October 6, 2025
Next Fest: October 2025: October 13-20, 2025 (featuring demos of upcoming games)
Steam Scream Fest 2025: October 27 – November 3, 2025 (perfect for horror fans!)

Hot New Releases and Game Updates

June 2025 saw some impressive new titles hit Steam, with Stellar Blade leading the pack in gross revenue, particularly in the Chinese market. Other top performers included Dune: Awakening, REMATCH, and DELTARUNE, demonstrating a diverse range of genres resonating with players. The strategic wargame Broken Arrow also made a significant impact.

Looking ahead, July brings exciting releases like the Steam Deck Verified multiplayer mech shooter Mecha Break (July 2), the co-op FPS Mycopunk (July 10), and the highly anticipated Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 remaster (July 11).

Additionally, keep an eye out for potential free game giveaways, as Steam occasionally offers popular titles like Black Desert Online, which was recently available at no cost. Developers are also consistently updating existing games, with a major “rework” patch announced for Manor Lords and a significant update for Splitgate 2 introducing Ranked Arena and Weapon Mastery Skins.

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