Steam's big holiday sale is live

As predicted, Steam's big holiday sale — just in time for Black Friday spending madness — is now live, offering deals on hundreds of PC games. There are substantial savings on a bunch of new and recently released titles, including The Evil Within, Goat MMO Simulator, Civilization: Beyond Earth, Lords of the Fallen and more.

Here are some of the featured deals currently available as part of Valve's Steam Exploration Sale:

• Counter-Strike Global Offensive - $7.49 (50 percent off)
• The Evil Within - $20.39 (66 percent off)
• Watch Dogs - $29.99 (50 percent off)
• The Long Dark - $9.99 (50 percent off)
• Lords of the Fallen - $29.99 (40 percent off)
• Goat MMO Simulator - $4.99 (50 percent off)
• Company of Heroes 2 - $9.99 (75 percent off)
• Civilization: Beyond Earth - $34.99 (30 percent off)
• Don't Starve - $3.74 (75 percent off)

Other titles on sale for the next day include The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, The Wolf Among Us, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, BattleBlock Theater, The Stanley Parable, Dead Island and FTL: Faster Than Light. In total, Steam lists more than 1,800 games on sale.

The Steam Exploration Sale runs from today until Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. PT.