Looking for cheap games to fill your backlog this fall?

Valve's Steam Autumn Sale kicked off on October 1, 2026, and will run until October 8, putting thousands of games on discount. According to Kotaku, more than 25,000 games and DLC packages are included in the event, and plenty of well-known AAA and indie titles can be picked up for under $10, with a number of them going for less than $5. PCGuide reports that the sale lasts one week and wraps up on October 8 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.

To help narrow things down, here are 40 games from a range of genres that are currently priced at $15 or less:

• American Truck Simulator: $5 (was $20, 75% off)
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey: $12 (was $60, 80% off)
• Assassin's Creed Origins: $9 (was $60, 85% off)
• Balatro: $12 (was $15, 20% off)
• Borderlands 2: $5 (was $20, 75% off)
• Borderlands 3: $6 (was $60, 90% off)
• Control: $6 (was $40, 85% off)
• Crusader Kings III: $15 (was $50, 70% off)
• Deep Rock Galactic: $9 (was $30, 70% off)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: $4 (was $40, 90% off)
• Far Cry 5: $9 (was $60, 85% off)
• GTA IV Complete Edition: $5 (was $20, 75% off)
• GTA V Enhanced: $15 (was $30, 50% off)
• Grim Dawn: $4 (was $25, 84% off)
• Half-Life: Alyx (VR only): $15 (was $60, 75% off)
• Hearts of Iron IV: $15 (was $50, 70% off)
• Hitman World of Assassination: $3 (was $30, 90% off)
• Left 4 Dead: $2 (was $10, 80% off)
• MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries: $8 (was $30, 73% off)
• Metro Exodus: $3 (was $30, 90% off)
• Minecraft Dungeons: $10 (was $20, 50% off)
• Portal 2: $2 (was $10, 80% off)
• Quantum Break: $10 (was $40, 75% off)
• Raft: $14 (was $20, 30% off)
• Red Dead Redemption II: $15 (was $60, 75% off)
• Remnant 2: $10 (was $50, 80% off)
• Resident Evil 2: $8 (was $40, 80% off)
• Resident Evil 4: $10 (was $40, 75% off)
• Resident Evil 7: $8 (was $20, 60% off)
• Resident Evil Village: $10 (was $40, 75% off)
• Retro Rewind: $14 (was $20, 30% off)
• Subnautica: $8 (was $30, 73% off)
• Subnautica Below Zero: $8 (was $30, 73% off)
• The Talos Principle 2: $3 (was $30, 90% off)
• Thronefall: $8 (was $13, 38% off)
• Titanfall II: $5 (was $30, 83% off)
• Total War: Warhammer III: $9 (was $60, 85% off)
• Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2: $15 (was $60, 75% off)
• Watch Dogs 2: $3 (was $50, 94% off)
• XCOM 2: $3 (was $20, 85% off)

Since the sale ends on October 8, anyone eyeing one of these titles has about a week to grab it at the discounted price.