Highlights
October gave readers four free-to-keep games on Steam, up from three in September. Our tracker covered 436 games with price data, and 269 of them (about 62%) were discounted at some point during the month. We also logged ten new historical lows and tracked 21 Humble Bundles. Steam prices are Taiwan store prices in NT$; Humble Bundle prices are in US dollars.
Three points stand out:
- Discounts ran deep. All ten of our biggest discounts were at least 90% off, led by Watch_Dogs® 2 at 95%, which dropped to NT$84 from NT$1,699 on 1 October.
- Older games set new lows. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition fell from NT$299 to NT$119, and MONSTER HUNTER RISE from NT$238 to NT$119, both on 2 October.
- The free games were well received. All four carry Very Positive or Overwhelmingly Positive labels on Steam, with positive ratings between 83.25% and 96%.
Free-to-Keep Games
Four titles were free to keep this month. Each is listed below with its regular Steam Taiwan price and its Steam review label.
- Pony Island: regular price NT$118; Very Positive (94.85% of 18,827 reviews). It has the deepest review pool of the four, so its high score is the most reliable signal in this group. We recorded it from 9 to 13 October.
- Fireside Feelings: regular price NT$152; Very Positive (83.25% of 579 reviews). It has the lowest positive share of the group. It is still firmly in Very Positive territory, but a smaller sample means each review moves its score more. We recorded it from 10 to 13 October.
- Hexologic: regular price NT$102; Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 694 reviews). It has the highest rating of the four and the cheapest regular price. Our records show a short window of 30 to 31 October.
- Asleep: Act 1: regular price NT$188; Very Positive (91% of 316 reviews). It has the highest regular price of the group, and it was still listed at our last check on 1 November.
Deals and Historical Lows
Of the 436 games with price data, 269 were discounted at some point during the month. The deepest cuts were:
- Watch_Dogs® 2: 95% off, NT$84 (regular NT$1,699), on 1 October.
- House Flipper: 92% off, NT$32 (regular NT$408), on 27 October.
- Hogwarts Legacy: 90% off, NT$169 (regular NT$1,690), on 2 October.
- Injustice™ 2: 90% off, NT$151 (regular NT$1,513), on 17 October.
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition: 90% off, NT$119 (regular NT$1,199), on 2 October.
Five more titles also reached 90% off: MONSTER HUNTER RISE at NT$119, Riders Republic at NT$112, A Plague Tale: Innocence at NT$109, Detroit: Become Human at NT$99, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition at NT$99.
We recorded ten new historical lows this month. Seven fell on 2 October, which points to a single day of broad price cuts in our data. Each entry shows the previous low and the new low:
- 007 First Light: NT$1,432 to NT$1,074, on 16 October.
- LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight: NT$1,719 to NT$1,504, on 2 October.
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition: NT$299 to NT$119, on 2 October.
- The Outlast Trials: NT$179 to NT$59, on 2 October.
- MONSTER HUNTER RISE: NT$238 to NT$119, on 2 October.
- Street Fighter 6: NT$565 to NT$452, on 2 October.
- Forza Horizon 6: NT$1,691 to NT$1,592, on 2 October.
- Fallout 4: NT$239 to NT$149, on 14 October.
- Construction Simulator: NT$122 to NT$40, on 2 October.
- Outer Wilds: NT$275 to NT$229, on 9 October.
A historical low is only as long as the price history behind it. The lows for The Outlast Trials and Forza Horizon 6 rest on 7 and 9 days of prior data, while the MONSTER HUNTER RISE low rests on 28 days.
Humble Bundle
We tracked 21 Humble Bundles in October. Minimum prices ranged from US$5 to US$13, and six bundles started at US$5. Notable entries include:
- Maximum Entertainment Indie Hits: minimum US$13, ends 12 November. Headline games are Until Then (96% positive from 16,193 reviews) and Bramble: The Mountain King (94% from 6,674).
- The Triple-i Initiative Showcase Bundle: minimum US$8, ended 30 October. Headline games are Cat Quest III (94% from 3,147) and X4: Foundations (79% from 25,510).
- Hamble's Fright or Fight Halloween Bundle: minimum US$6, ends 5 November. Headline games are DEVOUR (90% from 68,962) and The Medium (88% from 7,597).
- The Factory Must Grow: minimum US$6, ends 5 November. Headline games are Oxygen (96% from 136,176) and shapez (96% from 14,079).
- Horror Trifectas: minimum US$5, ends 19 November, with 16 items. Its standout is Bendy and the Ink Machine (90% from 26,595).
- Humble 15th Anniversary - Sci-Fi Exposure Bundle: minimum US$10, ends 12 November. Its standout is Marathon (81% from 45,482).
- Akupara 10th Anniversary Bundle: minimum US$8.8. Its standout is Rain World (94% from 58,063).
What to Watch Next Month
The numbers below point to a few habits worth building. This is general advice, not a forecast of any promotion.
- Wishlist the titles you want. Steam's wishlist alerts can tell you when a saved game goes on sale, which matters when 269 of 436 tracked games were discounted in a single month.
- Set a target price instead of guessing. The new lows give you reference points. Skyrim Special Edition at NT$119 and Construction Simulator at NT$40 show what strong prices looked like in October.
- Read historical lows with their history length in mind. A low backed by 7 days of prior data is less conclusive than one backed by 28 or 33 days.
- Check bundle deadlines before you buy. The bundles in our tracker end between 3 November and 21 November, so confirm the end date on the bundle page first.
- Treat free games as time-limited. Hexologic appeared in our records for only about two days, so if a free title interests you, claim it while it is listed rather than waiting.