Best free games on Steam

Best for open-world survival

Starry Studio's survival game, published by NetEase, has run on PC since July 2024 and reached PS5 and Xbox in August 2026, with cross-platform play. Its paid crates hold cosmetics and currency with published odds, so it rates as not pay to win, and 81% of its 94,937 English Steam reviews are positive. The PC minimum asks for 8 GB of RAM but 100 GB of storage.

Best for a huge martial-arts open world

A wuxia open-world action RPG from NetEase, free on PC, consoles and mobile with cross-progression. Its publisher says paid items are cosmetic only, so it rates as not pay to win, and 86% of its 64,903 English Steam reviews are positive. The catch is the PC it needs: 16 GB of RAM and 130 GB of storage at minimum.

Best for gacha fans who want published odds

A real-time 3D RPG with factory building from Hypergryph, on Steam since October 2026. Its official odds are 0.8% for a 6-star operator, with one guaranteed by pull 80, and 89% of its Steam reviews are positive. Operators and weapons still come from paid random pulls.

Best for a modern-city open world

A supernatural open-world RPG from Hotta Studio and Perfect World, launched in April 2026 on PC, Mac, PS5 and mobile with shared progress. Limited characters come from paid dice-roll boards whose odds are shown only in the game. Like Where Winds Meet, it asks for 16 GB of RAM, plus 110 GB of storage.

Best for a gacha RPG on every platform

Kuro Games' open-world action RPG is free on PC, Mac, mobile, PS5 and Xbox with shared progress. Its official rates give a 0.8% base chance for a 5-star, guaranteed within 80 pulls, and 87% of its 30,827 English Steam reviews are positive. It is one of the heaviest games here: 16 GB of RAM and 150 GB of storage.

Best for team hero shooters

NetEase's 6v6 Marvel hero shooter has been free since December 2024, and NetEase says all heroes are free. Money buys cosmetics, Battle Passes and Pop & Win costume draws without published odds, so it rates as not pay to win. It has 306,712 English Steam reviews, 75% of them positive, and needs 16 GB of RAM.

Best for extraction raids and large-scale battles

Team Jade's tactical shooter has two modes: Operations, an extraction shooter, and Warfare, large combined-arms battles. Money buys Delta Coins for cosmetics, random appearance draws with no official odds page, and a Season Pass. Steam reviews are mixed, 65% positive of 69,943, and Steam play needs a LEVEL INFINITE PASS account and the kernel-level ACE anti-cheat.

Best for naval battles

Wargaming's naval game has run since 2015 and has more than 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century. Wargaming publishes drop chances for its Premium containers. Premium ships earn more XP and Credits than tech-tree ships, which makes it mildly pay to win.

Best for melee battle royale

A battle royale for up to 60 players built around melee combat, free since July 2023. Its paid chests hold cosmetics, not gear, but the $14.99 season pack unlocks Ranked and removes the weekly Hero Coin limit. On Steam it asks you to turn off Windows Memory Integrity.

Best classic tank MMO

Wargaming's team tank game has run since 2010 with more than 800 vehicles, and it needs only 8 GB of RAM. Gold, Premium vehicles, a Premium Account and the WoT Plus subscription all shorten the grind. Wargaming lists odds on its random-box offers.

Best for tank fights with hero abilities

A separate Wargaming game from May 2026 in which each player picks an Agent with special abilities and a customizable tank. It sells no random items, according to the ESRB, and its Premium Battle Pass changes claim order only. Its Steam reviews are split: 50% positive of 2,406.

Best for open-world creature catching

Pawprint Studio's creature-catching open-world RPG launched in September 2026 on PC, consoles and mobile, and 71% of its 13,907 English Steam reviews are positive. Paid Companion Handbook tiers include a Perfect Potential Aniimo and stores flag paid random items without an official odds page, but its announced PvP modes use balanced stats, so it rates as mildly pay to win.

Best for zombie base-building strategy

FunPlus's zombie strategy MMO has been on Steam since 2023: you build a settlement, recruit heroes and fight zombies and other players with an alliance. It needs only 4 GB of RAM and 8 GB of storage. It rates as strongly pay to win because Biocaps heal troops and buy march boosts used in PvP; FunPlus publishes its odds only in Korean.

Best for an urban-fantasy action RPG

HoYoverse's action RPG has been on Steam since June 2026 and is also free on PS5, Xbox and mobile. Its official odds give a 0.6% base chance for an S-Rank Agent, guaranteed within 90 pulls, and 88% of its English Steam reviews are positive. Agents and W-Engines still come from paid pulls.

Best for a storybook hero-collection RPG

Lilith Games' card RPG, published by Farlight Games, is free on Windows, Mac and mobile with cross-platform accounts, and hero levels are shared across the whole roster. Diamonds buy recruitment pulls for heroes that also fight in Arena PvP, so it rates as strongly pay to win. Its odds and pity rules are posted only in Korean.

Best for building your own war machine

You assemble buggies, tracked rovers and hovering platforms from parts and fight other players, and shots knock individual parts off. Its PC minimum is low: 4 GB of RAM and 24 GB of storage. It rates as strongly pay to win because paid packs give early access to new parts and a higher part limit.

Best for air, land and sea in one game

Gaijin's military game has aircraft, helicopters, tanks and ships from before World War II to modern units, on Windows, Mac and Linux. It has the most Steam reviews on this list, 329,901, and 72% are positive. Premium time and Golden Eagles shorten the grind; Gaijin says you cannot win simply by paying.

Best for sci-fi alliance strategy

FunPlus's seasonal strategy game has you lead heroes, tanks, aircraft and mechs against the alien Grod and rival alliances on a shared region map, on Steam, mobile and an official Windows launcher. A paid pass unlocks a Legendary Hero in a game built on alliance PvP, and no official odds page is available. Its Steam reviews are Mixed, 51% of 271.

Best for monster-collecting RPG fans

Com2uS's turn-based RPG has run since 2014 with more than 1,000 Monsters, and its Steam version keeps your mobile progress. It needs only 4 GB of RAM. Paid summons and Rune packs feed PvP rosters and the official website publishes no summon odds, so it rates as strongly pay to win.

Best for a light kingdom-war game

IGG's kingdom-building war strategy game has been on Steam since 2019, and its PC minimum is 2 GB of RAM. IGG publishes drop rates for its chests. Paid Jewels, Hero chests, boosts and auto-renewing subscriptions up to $9.99 a month feed PvP armies, so it rates as strongly pay to win.

Best for collecting Champions for PvE and PvP

Plarium's turn-based RPG counts more than 900 Champions and runs on Windows, Mac and mobile with one Plarium ID. Its PC minimum is light: 8 GB of RAM and 5 GB of storage. It rates as strongly pay to win because Champions from paid Shards also fight in Arena and Siege, and its Steam reviews are Mixed, 58% positive of 1,459.

Best for dragon sieges

Puzala's online strategy MMO has you build a stronghold, raise dragons and join alliances for 100v100 real-time sieges, free on Steam and mobile. Mobile players rate it 4.4 to 4.58 stars, while its 20 Steam reviews are Mostly Negative. It sells Gold, packs and a $29.99 monthly subscription, with no official odds page.

Best for a small install

A last-man-standing shooter from Gaijin and Darkflow Software that needs only 12 GB of storage. Its official FAQ says money goes on a battle pass and customization, so it rates as not pay to win. Updates have slowed: the last numbered patch came out on February 10, 2026.

Best for Game of Thrones fans who like strategy

YOOZOO Games' HBO-licensed strategy game has you build a castle, recruit commanders from the show and fight other lords for Westeros, on GTarcade Desktop, Steam and Epic. VIP levels raise army attack, defense and health, and VIP Points are sold, so it rates as strongly pay to win. Facebook web play ended on September 30, 2026.

Best for turn-based card battles

KingsIsle's card-battle MMORPG has run since 2008 and joined Steam in 2018; 83% of its 8,772 English Steam reviews are positive. The opening areas are free, but later zones need a $9.95-a-month membership or Crowns. It rates as strongly pay to win because Crowns also buy gear and random packs, and the game has ranked PvP.

Best for long PvP strategy in a browser

InnoGames' medieval strategy MMO has run in browsers since 2003 and also has a Steam client and mobile apps. Each world is a persistent PvP map. Premium Points turn into resources, faster builds and automation with no permanent cap, so it rates as strongly pay to win.

Best for World War II squad battles

A squad shooter in which each player commands AI soldiers alongside tanks and aircraft, with 78% positive Steam reviews. It rates as strongly pay to win: a Premium account adds an extra infantry squad and vehicle squad to every battle.

Best for an action MMORPG with raids

Smilegate's isometric action MMORPG publishes odds for its random shop items, and its PvP mode uses standard stats, so paid upgrades count only against raids and bosses. Amazon hands the Western service to Smilegate in early 2027, with characters and purchases carried over. It is one of the heaviest games here: 16 GB of RAM and 110 GB of storage.

Best for a persistent extraction shooter

EXBO's PvPvE extraction shooter, renamed from STALCRAFT: X, is set in a persistent online Chernobyl Exclusion Zone with a story campaign of more than 50 hours. Shop packs sell Season Pass levels whose rewards include weapons and exoarmor, and no mode turns PvP off, so it rates as strongly pay to win. It needs only 4 GB of RAM.

Best for a light anime MMORPG

Entwell's anime MMORPG, published by Gameforge since 2007, has more than 30 specialist classes, pets, raids and PvP arenas, and needs only 512 MB of RAM. NosMall chests and NosWheel spins can give attack-boosting titles and partners, and the official posts list their contents but not drop rates.

Best for a classic action MMORPG

Bigpoint's action MMORPG has run since 2011 and has been on Steam since May 2023, with four classes in the world of Dracania, PvP duels and group battles. Shop bundles have included stat-raising pets and jewels, such as a pet with +25% damage, and only some chests list odds. It needs 4 GB of RAM.

Best for a classic space MMO

Bigpoint's space MMO, on Steam as DarkOrbit Reloaded since December 2025, has pilots join one of three companies and fight aliens and each other. Money buys ships, lasers, modules, a paid Extra Gold Pass and keys for random boxes; Bigpoint publishes odds for some of them. Its all-time Steam rating is Mostly Negative, 32% of 536.