Steam Cooking Fest 2026 (Oct 12–19): dates and cooking game deals
Short answer: Steam Cooking Fest 2026 is live now (October 12 – 19, 2026). It runs through October 19, 2026. Updated .
Dates from Valve's Steamworks calendar (Steamworks; calendar also on upcoming events). Official hub: store.steampowered.com/category/cooking. We never invent facts about specific demos or unlisted discounts.
What is Steam Cooking Fest?
Steam Cooking Fest is Valve's cooking- and food-themed fest. Per Steamworks, it spotlights games about cooking, feeding people, and everything in between, with discounted games prioritized; free games, Coming Soon pages, and demos may also appear. It is a themed fest on Steam, not a Steam-wide seasonal sale like Autumn or Winter.
Dates
| Edition | Dates | Start time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | October 12 – 19, 2026 | — | Live now |
Tips
Browse the Cooking Fest hub while it is live
Valve promotes the fest on the Steam homepage and organizes participating games into sub-categories once the event starts.
Compare fest prices to all-time lows
A fest discount is not always a record low. Use our buy-or-wait pages before you buy.
Wishlist what you skip
If a cooking or food game is still too expensive during the fest, wishlist it so Steam notifies you on the next cut — and our daily email catches authorized-store drops too.
Try demos where offered
Themed fests welcome games with demos, so check a game's Steam page for a free demo before you pay.
Best PC deals right now
None of today's tracked deals is clearly a cooking or food game by title (our data has no genre field), so here are today's best-reviewed authorized-store discounts instead. For the full fest lineup, use Steam's Cooking Fest hub linked above:
| Game | Price | Regular | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disco Elysium - The Final Cut | $9.47 | Gamesplanet | Get deal | |
| Persona 5 Royal | $53.99 | Gamesplanet | Get deal | |
| BioShock Infinite | $26.99 | Gamesplanet | Get deal | |
| ELDEN RING | $53.88 | Fanatical | Get deal | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | $14.99 | Gamesplanet | Get deal | |
| God of War | $46.79 | WinGameStore | Get deal | |
| Street Fighter 6 | $16.00 | GamersGate | Get deal | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered | $24.99 | GOG | Get deal | |
| Blue Prince | $17.99 | Humble Store | Get deal | |
| Resident Evil Requiem | $57.39 | GreenManGaming | Get deal | |
| Metaphor: ReFantazio | $60.89 | Fanatical | Get deal | |
| ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree | $35.17 | GameBillet | Get deal |
FAQ
When is Steam Cooking Fest 2026?
Steam Cooking Fest 2026 runs October 12 – 19, 2026. Source: Valve Steamworks.
What is Steam Cooking Fest?
Steam Cooking Fest is Valve's themed fest for games about cooking, feeding people, and everything in between. Discounted games are prioritized; free games, demos and Coming Soon pages may also appear.
Is Steam Cooking Fest a Steam-wide seasonal sale?
No. It is a themed fest (like Steam Scream), not a seasonal sale such as Autumn or Winter. Only eligible cooking and food games participate, and each developer sets its own discount.
Is Steam Cooking Fest live right now?
Yes — Steam Cooking Fest 2026 is live now (October 12 – 19, 2026).
Should I wait for Cooking Fest to buy cooking games?
Not always. Check each game's all-time low on our buy-or-wait pages — a fest discount is not automatically a record low.
See also: all Steam sale dates · Steam Next Fest · Steam Scream Fest · Black Friday 2026 · bundles · free games · buy-or-wait verdicts.