Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are finally live. Gamers rejoice! This week is the most crucial week for all gamers and their wallets. Instead of paying a whopping $70 for one game, we can finally talk ourselves into buying multiple new games for the same price (even though I may or may not still have to play the games I purchased two years ago).

Gaming sales are underway, and there are scorching deals everywhere. 2022's most significant and arguably best sale is the Steam Autumn Sale. Steam's Black Friday/Cyber Monday equivalent runs from November 22-November 29 this year, but prices may be slightly different. Valve introduced a new pricing policy for 2022, claiming products can now be reduced in price by no more than 90% and no less than 10%. But let’s be honest. If it's not over 50% off, it's probably a soft pass. It’s not a hard pass, though. Catching any big-name games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II even 30% off a month after release (which it’s sadly not) would have been a good deal if my friends decide to play this one longer than a week.

Make sure to catch some of the most anticipated Autumn Sale deals now:

• Cyberpunk 2077

• God of War

• Stray

• Hades

• Disney Dreamlight Valley

• Red Dead Redemption 2

• Hitman 3

Newegg, Gamestop, and HumbleBundle have their Black Friday deals up and running. GOG doesn't have a specific Black Friday sale, but you can find many games up to 90% off via publisher sales. You'll also want to keep your eyes on the Epic Games Store. They may not have Steam's sheer dominance, but we can't deny they give away some great free games around the holidays. You can currently grab Evil Dead: The Game for free, while STAR WARS: Squadrons is set to be available starting November 24.

Of course, here at Haptic, we have our personal preferences of the season:

• Valheim

  • The long-awaited Mistlands update is coming. The most extensive update to Valheim is about to drop with a new biome, items, weapons, and a whole new boss waiting to be conquered. You can catch this game on sale via HumbleBundle and Steam right now.

• Minecraft

  • If you don't know what Minecraft is, it's time to dig your way out from under those rocks and explore Minecraft's vast 3D block worlds. Rule your world in this Microsoft-exclusive sandbox. Play alongside friends or venture alone while you try to survive and battle to The End. You may not find this game on sale, but you can grab Xbox Game Pass for $1 on your first month. After that, you can access hundreds of games - including Minecraft - for only $10/month.

• Terraria

  • This immersive sandbox will give you similar vibes to Minecraft, but don't be fooled. Though it seems wholesome, you soon learn this 2D scroller is no meager feat. Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dig your way through randomly generated worlds as you face monsters and bosses until you reach glory. Buy Terraria on Steam right now for only $5.

Though we are always excited to grab some deals and steals from Steam, we know one thing is true: Killer sales mean more gamers are playing your beloved games. For games that utilize servers like Valheim, Minecraft, and Terraria, this can cause an unexpected strain and diminished quality of gameplay on your homebrew, local server.

Don’t worry. Haptic’s got your back! Skip the hassle of lagging and disconnects. Don't fight for system resources. With Haptic, you can rent your own dedicated server at a killer price and skip the headache of the holiday server overload. Your active servers are our main priority.

Our server setup is pain-free, with easy management through Haptic's Backpack feature. Want to put a game on pause and start up another? No worries! Store your old game in your Backpack and trade it out for your new one. Just sign up, sign in, and play. Bring your own world file and configure custom settings only if you want to. It’s really that easy.

Hop in now for free all weekend long! Continue afterwards during our Autumn sale to save 60% off your server using code TURDUCKEN at checkout!