$5 games you NEED to buy on the Steam Summer Sale

Steam's Summer Sale is here to bulk up your backlog.

If you're gaming on a budget, you can get some serious deals on Steam's annual summer sale event. The sales are legendary for their massive savings, and you can make out like a bandit on some amazing yesteryear classics. Sure there's a bunch of newer AAA games on sale, but the real savings are in the $5 or less bargain bin.

Make no mistake, though. There's some real bangers in the clearance aisle, especially if you have yet to play older games. You can grab just a handful of titles and be set for a month or two--especially if you get Castlevania Collection, Grim Dawn, or even the mega-moddable Fallout New Vegas. All of Valve's PC games are also $1.99 a piece. Below we've collected a list of noteworthy favorites that you should pick up in the $5 section.

The following is by no means the entire list of great games offered in the $5 and below section.

• Castlevania Anniversary Collection - $3.99
• The Sims 4 - $4.99
• Terraria - $4.99
• Grim Dawn - $4.99
• Batman Arkham Knight - $3.99
• Fallout New Vegas - $2.99
• Titanfall 2 - $4.79
• Left 4 Dead 2 - $1.99
• Dragon's Dogma - $4.79
• Borderlands 2 - $4.99
• Street Fighter V - $4.99
• Friday the 13th: The Game - $3.74
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - $4.99
• Portal 2 - $1.99
• Yakuza 0 - $4.99
• Getting Over It - $2.39
• Assassin's Creed Unity - $4.49
• Dead Space 3 - $4.99
• Resident Evil 4 - $4.99
• Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY - $4.49
• Sonic Mania - $4.99
• Resident Evil 5 - $4.99
• Dead Space - $4.99
• Knights of the Old Republic - $3.49
• Left 4 Dead - $1.99
• Battlefront II Classic - $3.49
• Counter-Strike: Source - $1.99
• Dishonored - $1.99
• Outlast - $2.99
• KOTOR II - $3.49
• Half-Life 2 - $1.99
• Half-Life - $1.99
• Fallout Tactics - $2.99
• Outlast 2 - $4.49
• Saints Row IV - $3.74
• Sleeping Dogs - $2.99
• Tomb Raider (2013 reboot) - $2.24