Steam Spring Sale sparks big spikes
Steam’s Spring Sale pushed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) to a 90% discount and a surprise player-count spike above Black Ops 7, while Fallout: New Vegas is down to $0.99 — bargain-driven resurgence across the catalog. Valve also focused on Steam Deck compatibility this year, and Steam Deck HQ released a Part 2 recommendations guide highlighting Deck-friendly sale picks (pcgamesn.com) (comicbook.com) (steamdeckhq.com).
The Steam Spring Sale runs from March 19–26, 2026, with Valve historically launching sales at 10:00 a.m. Pacific each event day. (polygon.com) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) hit an all-time Steam concurrent peak of 61,667 players on March 22, 2026, according to SteamDB charts. (steamdb.info) Multiple outlets noted that the post-sale surge put Modern Warfare ahead of concurrent figures for newer Call of Duty entries and Warzone, with some reports saying it exceeded those titles combined. (dexerto.com) Infinity Ward publicly posted a double‑XP weekend for Modern Warfare on March 20, 2026, a timed incentive publishers commonly use to lock in returning players during spikes. (gamerant.com) Fallout: New Vegas — originally released in 2010 — still carries an “Overwhelmingly Popular” rating on Steam and has amassed well over 165,000 user reviews, underpinning why deep discounts rekindle long‑running community interest. (cashwalklabs.io) Valve used recent developer briefings at GDC 2026 to outline minimum verification targets for new Steam hardware and compatibility programs, signaling continued emphasis on handheld/Deck playability across the platform. (80.lv) Steam’s Deck Verified hub continues to advertise dynamic filtering for compatibility in users’ libraries, while third‑party curators such as Deck HQ maintain Steam curator pages and have previously published multipart Spring Sale Steam Deck recommendation lists. (steamdeck.com) (store.steampowered.com)
