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Steam Bash Bash Sale To Discount Multiple Hack-And-Slash Games

Steam Bash Bash sale precedes Next Fest 2022, offering week-long discounts on many hack-and-slash games.
By Chadley Kemp | 
First Published September 19, 2022, 13:40
Steam Bash Bash Sale To Discount Multiple Hack-And-Slash Games

Steam Bash Bash 2022 is the next major sale by Valve, sandwiched perfectly between the recent Survival Fest and Next Fest: October 2022. The event will celebrate classic hack-and-slashers, and spectacle fighters, allowing gamers to look forward to discounts and demos of unreleased titles over the event period. Here's what to know about Steam Bash Bash, including the dates, participating games, and more.

Everything To Know About Steam Bash Bash Sale 2022

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Steam Bash Bash will run for one week and precedes Next Fest 2022. (Picture: Valve)

Steam Bash Bash will run from 19th September 2022 at 10:00 AM PDT (GMT-7) to 26th September 2022 at the same time. The sale will include discounts and demos on current and unreleased games of all kinds.

Participating games

Among the many genres in the Steam Bash Bash sale are character action games, spectacle fighters, hack-and-slash, and Musou games. The sale will also feature games emphasizing combat with melee weapons as the primary mechanic.

These may include games with RPG elements, third-person gameplay, fast-paced combat, swordplay or shooting, tracked combat combos or a visual representation of damage being dealt, character moveset, and score or ranking system.

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Steam Bash Bash will feature several discounted hack-and-slash game titles. (Picture: Sony / Capcom)

Ineligible games

Notably, Valve outlined some games that might not be eligible for the Steam Bash Bash sale:

  • Action RPG
  • Action-Adventure
  • Looter Shooters
  • Souls-like
  • Beat 'em ups, specifically, sidescrollers with limited environmental movement during combat and a heavy focus on platforming
  • Arena fighters
  • Pure twin-stick shooters
  • More adventure/platform/puzzle-oriented games (e.g., Prince of Persia)

Like many other Steam sales, Bash Bash is an official themed sale and will be promoted significantly on the Steam homepage and via the platform's official social media channels. So all you need to do is navigate to the Steam store to see which discounted titles are available.

And that concludes everything you need to know about the Steam Bash Bash sale. Feel free to check out our article on all the upcoming Steam sales in 2022 for more awesome deals.

For more gaming content, check out our section dedicated to the latest video game news, updates, guides, features, and more.

 

Featured image courtesy of Valve / Steam.

Chadley Kemp

Written by Chadley Kemp

Chadley is an Editor at GINX. He is a diverse writer and essentially the Swiss Army knife of the team. With expertise in MOBA games like Dota 2 and League of Legends, survival titles including V Rising and Dead Island 2, and sandbox games like GTA Online and Roblox, there's no topic Chadley can't tackle. In addition to his love for all things esports- and crypto-related, he is also passionate about streaming entertainment, covering the hottest trending news and drama surrounding TikTok, Twitch, and YouTube personalities. Outside of gaming, Chadley has a Ph.D. in Physiology, with his work spanning medical and high-impact scientific journals like Frontiers in Neuroscience and even content marketing. Sounds cool? That's because he is.