Steam Autumn sale is live: Orcs Must Die, Portal 2, Mass Effect, Renegade Ops super cheap

Do you hear that faint wailing in the background?

Do you hear that faint wailing in the background? That's the sound of a thousand bank accounts going "noooo!" at the appearance of the Autumn Steam Sale. Thankfully for our wallets, it only lasts until Sunday, with dozens of new deals every day. Consider it a warm up for the monolithic Steam Christmas sale next month.

The sale kicked off yesterday, but you've still got six hours to grab some of the fantastic day one deals. The marvellous Orcs Must Dieis just £2.99 / $3.74 (we gave it a score of 90 in our Orcs Must Die review). Portal 2is selling for just £6.79 / $10.19. If you haven't played Mass Effectyet, the first game is £2.49 / $4.99, and Mass Effect 2is 75% off at £4.99 / $12.49.

If you're more partial to an arcade explodathon starring Gordon Freeman, Renegade Opsis £4.99 / $7.49 (or you can grab a four pack for £9.99 / $14.99). All of Dejobaan's gamesare also on sale as well, including AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome.

These games are also on sale for the next few hours:

These deals will switch out in 5 hours and 42 minutes from the time of writing. Keep an eye on the Steam front pagefor the next set of deals then.