Best Free Games released lately.

A developer has compiled a list of the best free games released recently, featuring titles like 'Control, I'm Not Coming Back,' a philosophical space narrative, and 'Tellyport,' a first-person puzzler. The list includes a variety of genres such as FMV satire, action-adventure, puzzle, and simulation games, all available on Steam.

Help these devs by adding honest, constructive reviews so the good stuff rises and the slop AI & Human sinks. — A short, emotional space narrative about a lost astronaut searching for meaning and connection in the void — Story‑Rich / Walking Sim — Control, I'm Not Coming Back https://store.steampowered.com/app/4515660/Control Im Not Coming Back/ Philosophical, Space, 3D — Solve inventive 70s lab hopping between TV screens that alter "dimensions" — First‑Person Puzzler — Tellyport https://store.steampowered.com/app/4656760/Tellyport/ Puzzle, First‑Person, Science NOTE: Games within each month are ordered by how strongly they stand out compared to everything else released the month, not by release date. - — An FMV choose‑your‑own‑adventure dripping with satire and creator‑chaos energy — FMV / Satire Adventure — Apology Video https://store.steampowered.com/app/4720690/Apology Video/ FMV, Satire, CYOA - — A post‑apocalyptic dieselpunk action adventure where you fight through a ruined world with heavy, gritty combat — Action / Adventure — eXSert https://store.steampowered.com/app/4663520/eXSert/ Beat ’em Up, 3D, Dieselpunk - — A cheeky third‑person soulslike boss fight where you try to save your village by romancing the dragon attacking it — Action‑Adventure / Soulslike — Dragon Kisser https://store.steampowered.com/app/4681880/Dragon Kisser/ Dating Sim, 3D, Comedy - — A surreal couch‑co‑op puzzle adventure where two players align objects across splitscreen to navigate an impossible shifting house — Puzzle / Co‑op Adventure — The Unrealtor https://store.steampowered.com/app/4420050/The Unrealtor/ Split‑Screen, 3D, Perspective‑Based - — A narrative puzzle adventure where you uncover a forgotten tragedy using names as your only weapon — Puzzle / Adventure — The Name I Wear https://store.steampowered.com/app/4196120/The Name I Wear/ Logic, Exploration, Stylized - — A precision rocket‑platformer where you dive toward a planet’s core through increasingly brutal 2D gauntlets — Precision Platformer / Adventure — HeartCore Descent https://store.steampowered.com/app/2599230/HeartCore Descent/ Atmospheric, Singleplayer, 2D - — A frantic rising‑board word puzzler where you spell fast, trigger orb powers, and chase leaderboard runs — Puzzle / Arcade — Tumble Type https://store.steampowered.com/app/4654770/Tumble Type/ Word Game, Spelling, Strategy - — A logic‑driven block‑rolling puzzler with bridges, switches, and teleporters across 30 escalating stages — Puzzle / Logic — Bloxzer https://store.steampowered.com/app/4720600/Bloxzer/ Sokoban, Physics, 3D - — A card‑driven fantasy adventure where you build decks, explore story paths, and shape your fate one draw at a time — Card Game / Adventure — Once Upon A Card https://store.steampowered.com/app/4148600/Once Upon A Card/ Fantasy, Strategy, Singleplayer - — A first‑person tragedy played entirely through bunker terminals as you guide a doomed rover toward a personal truth — Simulation / Interactive Fiction — Through Ash https://store.steampowered.com/app/4742780/Through Ash/ Exploration, 3D, Adventure - — Explore a newly inherited mansion to uncover what happened to Uncle Otto, his butler, and the eerie halls they left behind — Adventure / Mystery — Uncle Otto's Mansion https://store.steampowered.com/app/4766420/Uncle Ottos Mansion/ Exploration, Investigation, Narrative - — A modular light‑logic sandbox where you route beams, build circuits, and package complex systems into reusable chips — Simulation / Sandbox — RAX https://store.steampowered.com/app/2391770/RAX/ Programming, Indie, 2D - — A spooky‑fun 2D adventure focused on exploration and light puzzling as you hunt 10 rare skulls to save your father — Exploration / Adventure — GraveBoy CrowFeet – A Quest for Skulls https://store.steampowered.com/app/4564990/GraveBoy CrowFeet A Quest for Skulls/ 2D, Cute, Story‑Rich - — A stylized homemade‑engine sandbox where you experiment freely with odd tools, items, and characters — Indie / Simulation — Autotelic https://store.steampowered.com/app/4677950/Autotelic/ Sandbox, Stylized, Casual - — A polished, globally‑played pool sim focused on smooth physics and competitive multiplayer — Sports / Simulation — 8 Ball by Pokerist™ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3760100/8 Ball by Pokerist/ Billiards, Multiplayer, Casual - — A micro twin‑stick shooter where a slipspace jump goes wrong and you fight through escalating waves — Action / Twin‑Stick — Slipspace Panic https://store.steampowered.com/app/4725830/Slipspace Panic/ Bullet Hell, 2D, Perma‑Death - — A mythology‑driven idle RPG where you command legendary heroes and catalog creatures across ancient realms — Strategy RPG / Idle — Myth Requiem https://store.steampowered.com/app/3873780/Myth Requiem/ Mythology, Collectathon, Auto‑Battler - — A timing‑focused roguelite where your only move is the perfect parry as you chain upgrades and survive waves — Action Roguelike / Strategy — Sir Parry https://store.steampowered.com/app/3083810/Sir Parry/ Roguelite, 2D, Parry‑Based - — Arcade drifting where you chase records solo or with friends across fast, lightweight tracks — Racing / Arcade — Drift86 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1070580/Drift86/ Racing, Multiplayer, Casual - — A quiet desert puzzle tale about helping a tiny bottled fish by collecting the items it desires — Point & Click / Puzzle — For the Fish in the Bottle https://store.steampowered.com/app/4034190/For the Fish in the Bottle/ Puzzle, Escape Room, Hand‑drawn - — Survive a children’s wellness center overrun by hunting mascots using only a magnet‑watch and stealth — Adventure / Horror — Hearty Haven https://store.steampowered.com/app/4678520/Hearty Haven/ Horror, 3D, Puzzle - — Three intertwined robot‑romance stories about mechanical hearts longing for connection long after humanity is gone — Interactive Fiction / Visual Novel — RETURN Machine.Love https://store.steampowered.com/app/4761170/RETURN MachineLove/ Casual, 2D, Anime - — A toxic Yuri VN about a mad scientist trying to resurrect her spectral lover at any cost — Visual Novel / Psychological Horror — We Belong Dead https://store.steampowered.com/app/4744390/We Belong Dead/ Psychological Horror, Sci‑Fi, Dark - — Build efficient highway interchanges without blowing the budget or causing jams across simple, satisfying levels — Casual / Simulation — All Lanes Must Exit https://store.steampowered.com/app/4692060/All Lanes Must Exit/ Transportation, Puzzle, Top‑Down — A time‑bending sokoban‑like where you collaborate with past selves to solve impossible puzzles and save humanity — Puzzle / Logic — Chronigma https://store.steampowered.com/app/4051150/Chronigma/ Time Manipulation, Sokoban, Sci‑Fi — A clinical training sim following TGD patients through hormone therapy, surgical counseling, and inclusive care — Simulation / Educational — Teaching Gender-Affirming Care https://store.steampowered.com/app/4555050/Teaching GenderAffirming Care/ LGBTQ+, 2D, Singleplayer — Guide tiny kobolds through hazardous caves using simulated materials to dig, melt, freeze, and build safe paths — Puzzle / Simulation — Kobold Delvers https://store.steampowered.com/app/4701700/Kobold Delvers/ 2D, Physics, Strategy — A story‑driven turn‑based RPG with bullet‑hell combat and branching routes shaped by your relationships — RPG / Tactical — Between Stops https://store.steampowered.com/app/4480890/Between Stops/ Strategy, Bullet Hell, Exploration — A surreal 3D physics adventure through absurd levels as you pursue the path to Billiards Nirvana — Simulation / Action‑Adventure — Silliards https://store.steampowered.com/app/4326790/Silliards/ 3D Platformer, Casual, 3D — A co‑op or solo abyssal shooter RPG where you pilot a SHRIMP mech to battle sea monsters and master elemental classes — Third‑Person Shooter / RPG — SHRIMP GAME: KRILL CONFIRMED https://store.steampowered.com/app/4597330/SHRIMP GAME KRILL CONFIRMED/ Online Co‑Op, Bullet Hell, Mechs — A dark friendship visual novel about a childhood wish gone wrong and the haunting consequences that follow — Visual Novel / Narrative — Our Bad Ending https://store.steampowered.com/app/4585000/Our Bad Ending/ Story‑Rich, Drama, Psychological — A claustrophobic short horror mission where sound is your lifeline in a sinking metal coffin — Horror / Short Experience — Flash Diving https://store.steampowered.com/app/2823720/Flash Diving/ Atmospheric, 3D, Survival — A magical‑girl Wonderland descent where you navigate identity, factions, and looping narrative choices — Visual Novel / Adventure — duplicity loop https://store.steampowered.com/app/2708580/duplicity loop/ Fantasy, Story‑Rich, Anime — A casino‑themed death‑game VN where criminals gamble their lives in a spectacle of luck, crime, and survival — Visual Novel / Thriller — Jackpot Crash Course https://store.steampowered.com/app/3639010/Jackpot Crash Course/ Crime, Psychological, Choices Matter — A high‑school social RPG where you befriend classmates, ace exams, and outmaneuver Richard on your path to Prom King — RPG / Dating Sim — Richard https://store.steampowered.com/app/3635830/Richard/ Anime, Cartoon, Casual — A fast‑paced movement‑shooter roguelite where a gun‑toting spider speedruns its way up the waterspout — Action / Roguelite — Itsy Bitsy Spider: Vengeance https://store.steampowered.com/app/4596740/Itsy Bitsy Spider Vengeance/ Runner, Shooter, PvE — Command the Witch Queen against endless undead hordes in a dark‑fantasy strategy loop with unit stories and upgrades — Strategy / RPG — Eldritch Lands: The Witch Queen's Eternal War https://store.steampowered.com/app/1790380/Eldritch Lands The Witch Queens Eternal War/ Visual Novel, Pixel Graphics, Retro — A puzzle‑platformer where the goal isn’t to win but to figure out how to die in each level — Puzzle / Platformer — False Flag https://store.steampowered.com/app/4530790/False Flag/ 2D, Cute, Casual — Three chaotic frogs pass around a cursed sword to survive waves of enemies in a tactical roguelike twist — Action Roguelike / Tactics — Excroaalibur https://store.steampowered.com/app/4392470/Excroaalibur/ Turn‑Based, Strategy, PvE Chyma and the Toll of Time https://store.steampowered.com/app/4555180/Chyma and the Toll of Time/ The Solitary Existence of a Little Universe https://store.steampowered.com/app/3719550/The Solitary Existence of a Little Universe/ Stay With Me https://store.steampowered.com/app/4588170/Stay With Me/ Nugatory https://store.steampowered.com/app/3715920/Nugatory/ Set Yourself on Fire https://store.steampowered.com/app/3048420/Set Yourself on Fire/ AI Stories: Machine Angel https://store.steampowered.com/app/2801290/AI Stories Machine Angel/ — A relaxing exploration game set in painterly Western Isles where you fly, help locals, and race — Exploration / Adventure — SKYE https://store.steampowered.com/app/1214360/SKYE/ Relaxing, Flight, Atmospheric Candellum https://store.steampowered.com/app/4514790/Candellum/ Green Light https://store.steampowered.com/app/4081050/Green Light/ Many games are also sold for free to promote their student's work/effort. - U.S., Singapore, Spain DigiPen Institute of Technology https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/DigiPen/ - Austin, Houston, Orlando nonPareil Institute https://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=nonPareil%20Institute - Nonprofit training adults on the autism spectrum in technical and digital‑creation skills. ISART Digital https://store.steampowered.com/search/?sort by= ASC&supportedlang=english&publisher=ISART+DIGITAL - Breda, Netherlands Breda University of Applied Sciences BUAS https://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Breda%20University%20of%20Applied%20Sciences - Valenciennes, France Rubika https://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Rubika%20Supinfogame - València, Spain ESAT – Escuela Superior de Arte y Tecnología https://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=ESAT Digital Arts & Entertainment DAE https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/dae - Howest University, Belgium- Quebec, Canada Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue UQAT Création et nouveaux médias https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/uqatcnm/ - Nanterre, France IIM – Institut de l’Internet et du Multimédia https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/iim - Florida, US Ringling College of Art and Design https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/RinglingCollege — Brigham Young University, Utah, US BYU Center for Animation https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/BYU Rankings based on 2026 Edurank https://edurank.org/cs/game-design/ Stanford University — California — 1 United States, 1 North America Stanford University – Virtual Human Interaction Lab https://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Virtual%20Human%20Interaction%20Lab Research lab in Stanford’s Communication Department focusing on virtual human interaction. — California — 2 United States, 2 North America University of Southern California https://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=USC%20Games University of Washington – Seattle — Washington — 3 United States, 3 North America University College London — England — 1 United Kingdom, 1 Europe— Florida — 4 United States, 4 North America University of Central Florida UCF https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41549922-UCF-Games/ Iowa State University — Iowa — 5 United States, 5 North America Georgia Institute of Technology — Georgia — 6 United States, 6 North America University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — North Carolina — 7 United States, 7 North America Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Massachusetts — 8 United States, 8 North America Carnegie Mellon University — Pennsylvania — 9 United States, 9 North America University of Toronto — Ontario — 1 Canada, 10 North America Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University — Virginia — 10 United States, 11 North America Nanyang Technological University — Singapore — 1 Singapore, 1 Asia University of Tokyo — Tokyo — 1 Japan, 2 Asia National University of Singapore — Singapore — 2 Singapore, 3 Asia Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne EPFL — Lausanne — 1 Switzerland, 2 Europe University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign — Illinois — 11 United States, 12 North America University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong — 1 China, 4 Asia Delft University of Technology — Netherlands — 1 Netherlands, 3 Europe Purdue University — Indiana — 12 United States, 13 North America University of Tampere — Finland — 1 Finland, 4 Europe University of Nottingham — England — 2 United Kingdom, 5 Europe University of Barcelona — Spain — 1 Spain, 6 Europe University of Illinois at Chicago — Illinois — 13 United States, 14 North America University of Michigan – Ann Arbor — Michigan — 14 United States, 15 North America- IT University of Copenhagen — Copenhagen — 1 Denmark, 7 Europe Rutgers University – New Brunswick — New Jersey — 15 United States, 16 North America University of Hamburg — Hamburg — 1 Germany, 8 Europe University of Wisconsin – Madison — Wisconsin — 16 United States, 17 North America Pennsylvania State University — Pennsylvania — 17 United States, 18 North America McGill University — Quebec — 2 Canada, 19 North America Simon Fraser University — British Columbia — 3 Canada, 20 North America Imperial College London — England — 3 United Kingdom, 9 Europe Aalborg University — Aalborg — 2 Denmark, 10 Europe University of British Columbia — British Columbia — 4 Canada, 21 North America University of South Australia — Adelaide — 1 Australia, 1 Oceania RWTH Aachen University — North Rhine‑Westphalia — 2 Germany, 11 Europe Columbia University — New York — 18 United States, 22 North America Harvard University — Massachusetts — 19 United States, 23 North America Michigan State University — Michigan — 20 United States, 24 North America University of California – Santa Barbara — California — 21 United States, 25 North America New York University — New York — 22 United States, 26 North America Clemson University — South Carolina — 23 United States, 27 North America University of Florida — Florida — 24 United States, 28 North America Tsinghua University — Beijing — 2 China, 5 Asia University of Ottawa — Ontario — 5 Canada, 29 North America University of Alberta — Alberta — 6 Canada, 30 North America Polytechnic University of Valencia — Valencia — 2 Spain, 12 Europe University of Copenhagen — Copenhagen — 3 Denmark, 13 Europe University of Sydney — Sydney — 2 Australia, 2 Oceania University of Waterloo — Ontario — 7 Canada, 31 North America University of Rochester — New York — 25 United States, 32 North America University of Amsterdam — Amsterdam — 2 Netherlands, 14 Europe Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ETH Zurich — Zurich — 2 Switzerland, 15 Europe Hong Kong Polytechnic University — Hong Kong — 3 China, 6 Asia University of California – Irvine — California — 26 United States, 33 North America North Carolina State University at Raleigh — North Carolina — 27 United States, 34 North America University of Melbourne — Melbourne — 3 Australia, 3 Oceania University of Queensland — St Lucia — 4 Australia, 4 Oceania Polytechnic University of Milan — Lombardy — 1 Italy, 16 Europe University of California – Berkeley — California — 28 United States, 35 North America Beihang University — Beijing — 4 China, 7 Asia Shanghai Jiao Tong University — Shanghai — 5 China, 8 Asia Johns Hopkins University — Maryland — 29 United States, 36 North America Texas A&M University – College Station — Texas — 30 United States, 37 North America University of Patras — Patras — 1 Greece, 17 Europe University of Texas at Austin — Texas — 31 United States, 38 North America Technical University of Munich — Bavaria — 3 Germany, 18 Europe Graz University of Technology — Graz — 1 Austria, 19 Europe Nottingham Trent University — England — 4 United Kingdom, 20 Europe KAIST — Daejeon — 1 South Korea, 9 Asia University of Würzburg — Bavaria — 4 Germany, 21 Europe Utrecht University — Utrecht — 3 Netherlands, 22 Europe University of Glasgow — Scotland — 5 United Kingdom, 23 Europe University of Minnesota – Twin Cities — Minnesota — 32 United States, 39 North America University of Auckland — Auckland — 1 New Zealand, 5 Oceania University of Munich LMU Munich — Bavaria — 5 Germany, 24 Europe Zhejiang University — Hangzhou — 6 China, 10 Asia Korea University — Seoul — 2 South Korea, 11 Asia Arizona State University – Tempe — Arizona — 33 United States, 40 North America University of Canterbury — Christchurch — 2 New Zealand, 6 Oceania Eindhoven University of Technology — Eindhoven — 4 Netherlands, 25 Europe University of Twente — Enschede — 5 Netherlands, 26 Europe Yonsei University — Seoul — 3 South Korea, 12 Asia Norwegian University of Science and Technology — Trondheim — 1 Norway, 27 Europe City University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong — 7 China, 13 Asia Osaka University — Suita — 2 Japan, 14 Asia University of Manchester — England — 6 United Kingdom, 28 Europe Ontario Tech University — Ontario — 8 Canada, 41 North America Cornell University — New York — 34 United States, 42 North America Aarhus University — Aarhus — 4 Denmark, 29 Europe University of Oxford — England — 7 United Kingdom, 30 Europe National Taiwan University — Taipei — 1 Taiwan, 15 Asia University of Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania — 35 United States, 43 North America Chinese University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong — 8 China, 16 Asia Monash University — Clayton — 5 Australia, 7 Oceania University of California – San Diego — California — 36 United States, 44 North America Queensland University of Technology — Brisbane — 6 Australia, 8 Oceania Darmstadt University of Technology — Hesse — 6 Germany, 31 Europe King’s College London — England — 8 United Kingdom, 32 Europe