PC Gaming News Today: Steam Sales & Patches (Nov 5, 2026)

Top story: Adventure fans get a dedicated Steam sale

The Point-and-Click Showcase, co-hosted by Amanita Design and Rusty Lake, took place on November 4, and Steam is running a themed sale through November 9. PC Gamer lists discounts on dozens of adventure games, including "The Excavation of Hob's Barrow", "Heaven's Vault", "Dropsy" and the horror title "Stories Untold".

November deals roundup

Games.gg's November roundup (November 3) lists "Car Mechanic Simulator 2018" at $1.39 instead of $19.99 (a 93% discount), rated 91% positive across more than 48,000 Steam reviews, with the deal ending November 14. "Car Mechanic Simulator 2015" is also $1.39 (from $19.99), rated 92% positive across more than 12,000 reviews. "Outward: Definitive Edition" is down 95%, from $39.99 to $1.99, with a 72% positive rating across almost 25,000 reviews. A high rating is not a quality guarantee for every buyer.

Pre-orders at Instant Gaming

PCGuide (updated November 5) reports that Instant Gaming, a third-party key store, lists pre-orders such as "Metro 2039" and "Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV", advertised as up to 30% cheaper than Steam. The source's own Fable example works out to only about 22% below Steam's price, and that Fable pre-order is for the Microsoft Store version. For Metro 2039 and Dawn of War IV the keys give access to the Steam versions.

Why gamers wait for sales

A Newzoo and G2A report found that 73% of surveyed "premium gamers" (6,166 respondents aged 18-55 in the UK, US, Germany, Poland, Brazil and Saudi Arabia) say they are more likely to wait for a sale than in the past. On average, a game started to feel reasonably priced at a 29% discount, and a 45% discount was seen as a good deal. According to the press release, around 70% is where doubts about a game's quality or relevance begin. G2A co-produced the report.

Patch watch: WoW, PUBG and TFT

PC Gamer reports that "WoW: Forever" received a large pre-launch balance patch that moves away from Classic-era power scaling and increases the health of higher-level creatures to compensate.

"PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS" Update 44.1 (patch notes dated November 3) brought controller changes for console. The notes say they are scheduled to reach PC in the December 44.2 update.

"Teamfight Tactics" patch 18.6, the Tactician's Crown Patch (November 3), launches a standalone TFT client, and the rollout will take longer than usual on both PC and mobile. It also fixes projectiles moving inconsistently when two units move at the same time.

The bottom line

This week's PC gaming news is dominated by sales and patches rather than blockbuster releases: a genre-specific Steam sale, deep simulator discounts, pre-order prices that look lower than they are, and survey data showing that players are happy to wait for the right price.