For a limited time, PC gamers on Steam can claim the game Scheming Through the Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning for free. Steam users have already received multiple free games from the platform this year, with Scheming Through the Zombie Apocalypse preceded by point-and-click adventure game Stellar Mess and "Prop Hunt roguelike" game Golden Light.
Steam users are treated to free games on a semi-regular basis, though it's always hard to predict exactly when the free games will be available. That's because Steam free game giveaways are typically the result of developers or publishers deciding to give away the games for free, not Steam itself. This is in contrast to something like the Epic Games Store, which gives away free games every Thursday at 10am CT fairly consistently. In any case, as long as one is willing to use multiple storefronts, it's easy for PC gamers to build up a large library of free games.
FragPunk, a free-to-play first-person shooter from Bad Guitar Studio, has made an impressive debut on Steam, reaching over 110,000 concurrent players in early March 2025. Following closed testing in 2024, it officially launched on PC on March 6. Within 72 hours, the...
