Top 15 Games You NEED to Buy in the Steam Summer Sale 2026!

The Steam Summer Sale is here, and I’m breaking down 15 of the best strategy, city-building, colony sim, management, automation, factory and tycoon game deals worth grabbing before the sale ends. From huge discounts on modern classics to newer builder and sim games that are finally worth picking up, these are my top PC strategy picks for the sale. Help make videos like this possible(and get your name in the video!):   / orbitalpotato   Deals below: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Alchemy Factory - https://store.steampowered.com/app/36... 02:14 - The Alters - https://store.steampowered.com/app/16... 03:37 - Jurassic World Evolution 3 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/29... 04:53 - Plague Inc: Evolved - https://store.steampowered.com/app/24... 06:17 - Don't Starve Together - https://store.steampowered.com/app/32... 08:03 - Two Point Museum - https://store.steampowered.com/app/21... 09:00 - The Riftbreaker - https://store.steampowered.com/app/78... 10:33 - Settlement Survival - https://store.steampowered.com/app/15... 11:28 - Feastopia - https://store.steampowered.com/app/30... 12:49 - Two Point Hospital - https://store.steampowered.com/app/53... 13:42 - MoteMancer - https://store.steampowered.com/app/33... 15:10 - Before We Leave - https://store.steampowered.com/app/10... 16:29 - Planet Zoo - https://store.steampowered.com/app/70... 17:48 - Sid Meier's Civilization VII - https://store.steampowered.com/app/12... 19:21 - Other Great Games 20:24 - Outro ► Check my other videos and playlists of 2026 Strategy Games here: ► 2026 City Builders:    • City Builders & Colony Sims   ► 2026 Automation Games:    • Automation Games / Factory Builders   ► 2026 Base Builders:    • Base Builders   ► 2026 Management Games:    • Management Games   ► 2026 Tycoon Games:    • Tycoon Games   ► 2026 Upgrade Games:    • Incremental Upgrade Games   ► Check all my videos on Strategy Games here:    • Strategy Showcase   Buy a bunch of great games and support the channel: https://www.nexus.gg/orbitalpotato ► Merch - http://bit.ly/OrbitalAttire ► Streaming -   / orbitalpotato   ► Twitter -   / orbitalpotato   ► YouTube -    / orbitalpotato   ► Discord -   / discord   #SteamSummerSale #StrategyGames #CityBuilder DISCLAIMER: You should assume that all games played on this channel are free preview/review copies OTHER DISCLAIMER: I'm partnered with Humble, and will receive a percentage of game sales. Enjoyed the video? If you give it a like it helps out the channel! Welcome to channel if you're new here, I'm Orbital Potato and play a bunch of strategy, simulation and sci-fi games here on YouTube. I usually cover these games in the Lets Play format, but also make videos analysing specific game mechanics and looking at new releases. If you feel so inclined, consider subscribing, I would love to have you along for the ride!