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Three games on Steam have switched to a free-to-play model. You can now add them to your library and play without paying. The lineup includes a grim card RPG set on a cursed island, a chaotic party game about a drunk dad, and a quirky chess variant featuring a giant exploding pawn. -
An AMD Gainsborough engineering sample has turned up in OpenBenchmarking results, giving the clearest look yet at a chip that could be tied to Steam Deck 2. The sample, linked in a report on AMD's Gainsborough APU leak claims, was tested on August 7, 2026, and its six CPU cores would be 50% more than the four in the current Steam Deck. -
A Reddit post from October 20 has turned into a broader discussion about how Steam surfaces demos during Next Fest. The user asked Valve to add a filter that hides games made with generative AI from recommendations, search results, and Steam Next Fest listings. The October 2026 edition of the festival began on October 19 and runs through October 26, with its Steam page available now. -
The autumn edition of Steam Next Fest kicked off on October 19 and runs through October 26, giving players the chance to try more than 7,000 demos for free. To help you navigate the massive selection, we've picked out 20 games worth checking out, from concurrent-player chart-topper ArcheAge Chronicles to smaller indie gems. -
The Autumn edition of the Steam Next Fest has officially launched, giving players a full week to dive into upcoming titles until October 26. -
Tall Orders, a free-to-play cooperative third-person 3D platformer, has officially launched on Steam. The game is completely free to download for anyone interested. -
How much Valve makes from Steam's 30% cut, and why the company is facing antitrust lawsuits and claims in the US, the UK, and the Netherlands. -
Scarecrow: 90s Crime Story has a free demo on Steam, giving players a first look at Robert, a fox hitman who does other people's dirty work and takes criminal jobs without asking questions. The pixel-art action game is inspired by Hotline Miami.
The game is set in 1990s Severodvishchensk, a small, poor town where humans and anthropomorphic animals live side by side. Robert's past begins to catch up with him one winter, bringing back memories he wanted to forget. -
Japanese studio Alliance Arts canceled the public demo of Drunken Goddess Reflux, which had been scheduled to launch on October 19. Instead, the team said it will host closed play sessions for a limited number of participants, with applications available through the game's official Discord server. -
Atari and Digital Eclipse released Toy Story: Retro Roundup! on October 15, 2026. The compilation arrives for the 30th anniversary of the first Toy Story film and is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2, with a Steam page. -
A free-to-play first-person psychological horror game titled Silent Wounds — The Doll has launched on Steam. -
According to a former Valve employee, profiles, cards and account levels aren't decorations but what the entire platform is built on. -
5 Steam Games Have Gone Free Forever, Including a Project With a 92% Rating About a Demonic Apocalypse
Five games on Steam have switched to a free-to-play model. You can now add them to your library and launch them without buying anything. The lineup includes a horror escape room set in an abandoned asylum, a hardcore platformer about a bouncing cube, a short narrative game about the end of the world, an arcade action game about hacking a server, and a co-op game of tag. -
A completed Steam Achievement Set now adds its own trophy to a player's profile in Valve's beta, while developers can sort achievements into base-game, DLC, mode, character-class, and other collections. Valve has launched the test for the system, which also tracks progress separately for each set. -
A ResetEra user reported that Steam booted in 5.23 seconds on their PC after Valve's October 13 client update, a result that undercut Epic Games' launcher in the same discussion, though the two tests were run under different conditions and are not directly comparable. -
A new Free Weekend event has kicked off on Steam, giving players a chance to try out two games for free—the open-world survival game Stranded Deep and the first-person shooter Battlefield 6. -
You Can Now Get the Fast-Paced Shooter Cyberfrags '69 for Free on Steam. It Has 98% Positive Reviews
The shooter Cyberfrags '69 has gone free-to-play on Steam. The game was previously available in Early Access. Developer D.A.S. Games explained that they can no longer devote enough time to the project, so they decided to stop making promises about its future and leave the game in its current state. However, the developer emphasized that they still love their creation and will continue playing alongside the community. -
Valor Mortis, a Soulslike action game from the developers of Ghostrunner, has launched on Steam and received mostly positive reviews. At the time of writing, 81% of user reviews were positive, and the game had peaked at 4,776 concurrent players over the past 24 hours. However, some of the biggest complaints concern technical issues, questionable combat design decisions, and the difficulty of certain encounters. -
Valve has released the Steam Frame's CAD files, giving makers official dimensions for designing accessories for the unreleased VR headset. The repository includes models and reference materials for the core module, head strap, controllers, and expansion port, so creators can work from the headset's specifications instead of measuring it by hand. -
The Steam Cooking Fest has officially launched, bringing a wave of thematic discounts to the digital storefront. The event will run for exactly one week, wrapping up on October 19.
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