Valve ønskede at skabe lidt omtale om Steams Winter Sale sidste år, og kom så på en ikke så original idé for at skabe denne: The Steam Awards 2016. Her ville Steam Community'et stemme om, hvem de nominerede skulle være. Man kunne dog kun sætte sin stemme på spil, som man havde spillet.
Nu har Valve så fundet frem til vinderne af de ikke så almindelige priser:
• "Villain Most In Need Of A Hug": Portal 2
• "I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award": Euro Truck Simulator 2
• "Test of Time": The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
• "Just 5 More Minutes": Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• "Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!": Grand Theft Auto V
• "Game Within A Game": Grand Theft Auto V
• "I'm Not Crying, There's Something In My Eye": The Walking Dead
• "Best Use Of A Farm Animal": Goat Simulator
• "Boom Boom": Doom
• "Love/Hate Relationship": Dark Souls 3
• "Sit Back and Relax": Euro Truck Simulator 2
• "Better With Friends": Left 4 Dead 2