Steam Summer Sale Clorthax games guide

The Steam Summer Sale is back again for 2022, but this time with an odd twist. Clorthax, a time-travelling prankster, has taken over the Steam store with a new mini-game. In Clorthax’s Paradox, Shoppers need to follow Clorthax’s clues to find the ten hidden games in the Steam store pages, but where are the Steam Summer Sale Clorthax games?

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Steam Summer Sale Clorthax games guide

How do I start the Clorthax game?

By clicking on the ‘Free fun this way’ banner on the Steam store homepage, players should then select the ‘Jump to the current clue’. This will give players their first hint.

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See below for each hint alongside its answer and reward:

Hint One: You’ll find riches in rhythm, and fame in six strings / But beware the tax burden axe mastery brings.

Answer: Guitar Billionaire, found in the Arcade & Rhythm category.

Reward: Guitar Billionaire Steam 3000 animated avatar

Hint Two: You’ve settled a city and put down your roots / But how can you settle small legal disputes?


Answer: Custard Castle Small Claims Court, found in the City & Settlement Builders category.

Reward: Custard Castle Small Claims Court animated sticker.

Hint Three: Sport is the angle / The bait the allure / Success the disease / And you are the cure.

Answer: Bass Ain’t Bitin’ 2022, found in the Sports Games category.

Reward: Bass Ain’t Bitin’ 2022 avatar frame.

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Hint Four: Maybe you managed to shut down your rivals / Your lucrative theme park’s still dead on arrival.

Answer: Dead Seagull Zoo Magnate, found in the Simulation category.

Reward: Dead Seagull Zoo Magnate animated sticker

Hint Five: A know-it-all’s monstrous need to correct you / Will give you and your friends a lot to object to.

Answer: Actually…Frankenstein’s Monster Edition, found in the Co-operative Games category

Reward: Actually… Frankenstein’s Monster Edition animated sticker

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Hint Six: No actions to take or choices to make / This passive adventure prefers that you wait.

Answer: It’s Probably Fine, found in the Casual category.

Reward: It’s Probably Fine animated avatar

Hint Seven: Your role in this realm / Is to guide your king true / To sit on his throne / Or mayhap on two.

Answer: Help Get The King to the Toilet, found in the Role-Playing Games category.

Reward: Help Get The King To The Toilet animated sticker.

Hint Eight: The horror the horror, pretentious explorers / This one’s the father of all arty snorers.

Answer: The Consecration of Esthme, found in the Horror Games category.

Reward: The Consecration Of Esthme avatar frame.

Hint Nine: This virtual river has a full boat conveyed / Two princes that paddle with three little spades.

Answer: Pro Poker Amateur, found in the Virtual Reality Titles category.

Reward: Pro Poker Amateur avatar frame.

Hint Ten: If your strategy is to keep me close, I’ll make you think. If your strategy is to let me go, I’ll make a stink.

Answer: Hold In Your Farts, found in the Strategy Games category.

Reward: Hold In Your Farts animated avatar.

Are there any bonus rewards?

Once players have found all ten Steam Summer Sale Clorthax games, they can click the button found at the bottom of the games page for the following rewards:

– Steam 3000 animated avatar

– Steam 3000 Mini profile background

– Steam 3000 profile background

– Steam 3000 profile frame

– Steam 3000 profile modifier

Successful players will also have the Clorthax’s Paradox party badge already at level 10 for 250XP.