Free is free, I always say. For video games, that goes double. Everyone has felt the sting of buying a full-price game only to find it disappointing, but any game of any size is worth checking out when it comes to free. Steam This philosophy seems to have been accepted recently. While its competition in the Epic Game Store offers free games every Thursday (and sometimes more often), Steam has been a little less reliable. However, this year it seems to have increased the number of games it makes free for a limited time, while several always-free or free-to-play games have also hit the store.
Right now, Steam's new offerings are only free games. Players can claim them now, completely free of charge, and they'll be able to do so as long as they're available on the storefront. While they all have the advantage of being free, there's also a good variety here, should one feel the need to window-shop them all.
Includes Steam's newest free games Galactic conflictA multiplayer brawler described as “absurd”; Witch You WantA game about running a witch's apothecary; Empathic AlgorithmA visual novel about communicating with androids; CellchemistA physics-based sandbox game where players combine cells; Became a DJA 2D adventure game where players create songs for a celebration; another day with youAn adventure game with multiple mini-games as players explore the city on a date; and plantAn interactive story game about an explorer and their experimental bot.
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List of free Steam games this week
In more detail, Galactic conflict Like a multiplayer brawler game Party animals Where players compete in free-for-all games, as well as mini-games, to claim victory. It's a fun time with friends, complete with any whimsical mascot you can imagine and an array of weapons from giant slippery fish to fly sweaters. Meanwhile, Witch You Want Light Management combines a visual novel with gameplay, with plenty of dialogue options and character interactions to shape Dial's shop, her confidence, and potential romance.
Empathic Algorithm It's less a magical visual novel and more a sci-fi visual novel, where conversations with androids explore human emotions, consciousness, identity, morality and what it all means. In the world of generative AI, there is plenty to say and discuss. It means joining CellchemistA physics-based sandbox puzzle game where players use 100 cell types (with unique properties and reactions) to solve open-ended science-oriented challenges.
Sci-fi games aren't for everyone, and Became a DJ That's not it. It's a rhythm-focused 2D music-puzzle adventure game, where players will remix beats and piece together tracks for a major music festival. Just a lot of a comfortable game another day with youA narrative game focused on mini-games and interactive moments on a date (with multiple endings). finally, plant Another story game explores relationships—this time between a researcher and an intelligent bot. Players must decide how to interact with its intelligence, which in turn can lead to multiple endings.
Epic Games Store users have until February 19 to claim 2 free games, plus more on that day
Check it out via the Epic Games Store
While Steam's ever-rotating list of freebies is a great source of new games, it's also always worth keeping an eye on the Epic Games Store for new free games. Until February 19 at 10 a.m. CT, Epic Game Store users can claim No one wants to die and Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark Absolutely free too. At that time, they will rotate and be replaced Back to Ash and a starter version for Stalcraft: X.
For fans of cyberpunk games, No one wants to die A story-first, first-person noir adventure set in a dystopian New York. Players take on the role of detective James Cara as he investigates a serial killer, exploring themes of immortality and technological decay – classics in the genre. In the second title, players take on another detective role but for extraordinary mysteries. in Darkside DetectiveA pixel-art point-and-click adventure game, players as Detective McQueen (and his partner) explore the cursed city of Twin Lakes.
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Nobody Wants to Die (Free until Feb 19 at 10am)
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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark (Free until February 19 at 10am CT)
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Return to Hope (Free from February 19 to February 26)
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STALCRAFT: X Starter Edition (Free from February 19 to February 26)
Then there will be 2 games Back to Ash and a starter version for Return to Stalcraft X. Ash A visual novel game about choices and relationships and how they ultimately affect one's afterlife. Finally, the Starter Pack includes weapons, gear, and other premium boosts for the open-world MMOFPS set in post-apocalyptic Chernobyl. Reviews for it are mixed, but its offerings can be tempting: a STALKER.-inspired environments, emphasis on PvPvE gameplay, artifact hunting, and faction warfare.
