Steam Winter Sale 2016 discounts a bunch of franchises and major games

After the Steam Winter Sale start date was confirmed to begin today, the sale is officially underway, competing against the Xbox Countdown to 2017 sale! There are plenty of games on sale, but you can check out a couple highlights of the sale below.

In addition to the sale going live today, the Steam Awards have also launched bringing the ability to vote on games along with it. The Awards and the sales will be accessible until January 2nd, so you have time to grab the games that you want or cast your vote.

Daily deals and Flash Deals are no longer part of the sale.

Head to the store to catch the full deals:

Under $10:

• Resident Evil 4
• Resident Evil 5
• Resident Evil
• Starbound
• Civilization 5
• Terraria

Some of the highlights:

• The Division 50% off
• Baldur's Gate 2 Enhanced Edition 60% off
• Civilization Franchise 10 – 92% off
• Doom Franchise 67% off
• Total War Franchise 25 – 75% off
• Farming Simulator 17 15% off
• Cities. Skylines 75% off
• Project Cars 67% off
• The Banner Saga 2 25% off
• GRID Franchise 75 – 83% off
• Dark Souls 3 50% off
• Deus Ex Mankind Divided 67% off
• The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt 40% off
• Dishonored 2 33% off
• Fallout 4 67% off
• Rocket League 40% off
• Rainbow Six Siege 50% off
• Stardew Valley 33% off
• Total War Warhammer 25% off
• GTAV 50% off