Best Games on Steam
Steam is the largest gaming platform for PC, where you can find both cult classics and the latest releases. From the narrative adventures of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 to the insane action of Doom Eternal and popular indie hits like Hollow Knight — there is a game for everyone on Steam.
Annual sales, convenient features, and a vast community make Steam the top choice for millions of gamers. Our top list features the best games worth adding to your library right now.
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Open world, Survival, Online
January 19, 2024
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
79/100
An arcade action-survival game from a third-person perspective in a vast open world with the key mechanic of taming unusual creatures called Pal. They resemble...
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Adult game, Free game, Construction, Simulation
September 2, 2014
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
67/100
A simulator of social and public life, a continuation of the popular game series The Sims. The character creator will open new facets of creativity thanks to an...
Action, Horror, Online, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Survival
July 9, 2024
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Post-apocalyptic sandbox with survival elements and an open world. Players set out to conquer a world torn apart by a war with demons. The opening of the mysterious...
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Side view, Indie
April 14, 2026
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The game transports you to a dark cyberpunk metropolis, where neon reflects in puddles and human organs have become currency. The world is controlled by the...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Hack and slash, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, MOBA
July 9, 2013
Players:
6.2/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Dota 2 is a continuation of the legendary team tactical and strategic game with role-playing game elements, in which each player controls one hero, and, if the hero...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world, Space, Exploration
August 9, 2016
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
75/100
No Man's Sky is an adventure simulator with a first-person view set in a futuristic environment. You will embark on a journey to explore space and planets, some of...
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
December 13, 2013
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
41/100
Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike, Survival, Sandbox
October 17, 2018
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
87/100
RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group of people who...
Action, Online, MMO, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Tanks, Free game, Simulation
August 15, 2013
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Players:
4.3/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
79/100
War Thunder combines aviation, tanks, and ships in one combat space, offering historically accurate models of equipment and realistic damage physics. It is the...
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game, Tactics, Survival, Battle Royale
December 12, 2017
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
81/100
PUBG: Battlegrounds is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical shooter in third-person perspective, where only the last surviving participant wins. In this survival...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability
November 4, 2014
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top-down indie RPG. You will play as the boy Isaac, hiding in the basement from his mother, whom God ordered to sacrifice him. To...
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game
March 25, 2013
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
76/100
A dynamic online third-person action game where the warrior's journey takes place through an expansive interplanetary system torn by faction conflicts. Under the...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Online, Zombies
December 13, 2018
Players:
7/10
Steam:
74/100
DayZ is a multiplayer survival horror game with an open world. Before us is the post-Soviet country of Chernarus, which was struck by an unknown virus. Most of the...
Board / Group Game, Online, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Free game, Strategy
January 18, 2022
Players:
1.1/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a free-to-play card game in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series, in which you need to wisely build a deck, calculate every step in advance and confront...
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