Steam Summer Sale 2022 clues not working

A new interactive game is available right now on Steam for players to take part in. It is a yearly tradition for Valve to release an interactive game for the Steam Summer Sale. 2022's Steam Summer Sale includes a set of riddles, with each answer being a game title that is fake but exists within the Steam store. Taking part in the game will lead players throughout the Steam library, helping them discover new great discounts on certain titles.

All Clue answers for Steam Summer Sale 2022

After accepting the riddle quest for Steam Summer Sale 2022, a mysterious character called Clorthax will appear and send players on the Clorthax Summer Sale quest. The quest is a series of riddles, with all the answers being fake games that Clorthax has planted all across Steam. Participants need to find the fake game in the store to solve the riddle.

Categories change for the game for individual users searching. So adding them to this guide won't be helpful at all.

Related: How to fix the “There was an error communicating with the Steam servers” issue

Clue one

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Riddle: You’ll find riches in rhythm, and fame in six strings / But beware the tax burden ax mastery brings

Game: Guitar Billionaire

Clue two

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

Game: Custard Castle Small Claims Court

Clue three

Riddle: Sport is the angle / The bait the allure / Success the disease / And you are the cure

Game: Bass Ain’t Bitin’ 2022

Clue four

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

Game: Dead Seagull Zoo Magnate

Clue five

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

Game: Actually…Frankenstein’s Monster Edition

Clue six

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

Game: It’s Probably Fine

Clue seven

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

Game: Help The King Get To The Toilet

Clue eight

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

Game: The Consecration Of Esthme

Clue nine

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

Game: Pro Poker Amateur

Clue ten

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Riddle: 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.

Game: Hold In Your Farts

Clorthax’s Quest Rewards - Steam Summer Sale 2022

By completing Clorthax's Steam 2022 summer sale quest, you will get some sweet rewards for your steam profile. This includes a limited trading card, profile experience points, animated avatars, and most importantly a fancy badge that gets upgraded with your progression through the Clorthax riddles.

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As has become custom by now, Valve released a fun interactive game within Steam to go along with the platform’s major summer sale this year. Alongside finding ridiculously deep discounts on games, players can complete a quest line that involves solving riddles and finding fake games along the way for laughs.

After beginning the quest, a mysterious character known as Clorthax will give players hints and clues as to the fake games he’s planted across Steam. Players must solve the riddle to find out the name of the game in question and find it on the store.

Unfortunately, however, due to server issues and a huge amount of traffic on Steam right now, players are having trouble getting past the first clue. We’ll update this article when the clues and their respective games are available again.

Clue one

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

Game: Guitar Billionaire

Clue two

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

Game: Custard Castle Small Claims Court

Clue three

Riddle: Sport is the angle / The bait the allure / Success the disease / And you are the cure

Game: Bass Ain’t Bitin’ 2022

Clue four

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

Game: Dead Seagull Zoo Magnate

Clue five

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

Game: Actually…Frankenstein’s Monster Edition

Clue six

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

Game: It’s Probably Fine

Clue seven

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

Game: Help The King Get To The Toilet

Clue eight

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

Game: The Consecration Of Esthme

Clue nine

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

Game: Pro Poker Amateur

Clue 10

Riddle: 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.

How long will Steam Summer sale 2022 last?

Here are all the other upcoming Steam sale dates we know so far: June 23 - July 7, 2022: Steam Summer Sale. August 1 - August 8, 2022: Steam Survival Fest. September 19 - September 26, 2022: Steam Bash Bash.