Steam drops 7 new free games you can download and keep forever

Steam has dropped seven new free games from a range of smaller creators that you can download and keep forever.

I'm certain you've probably already got fat stacks of games to get through, whether you're working through Assassin's Creed Shadows, preparing to drop into the excellent Blue Prince, or playing one of the many, many other games released so far this year.

But if you're out here trying to game on a budget, Steam has recently added no less than seven games from indie creators you can download and keep without any kind of subscription. Shall we take a look at these free games?

Here are the seven free games you can grab via Steam right now

• Cardian - "A fast-paced micro dungeon crawler, set in a colourful tabletop world of adventuring animals."
• Peekaboo - A grim first-person horror in which you have to escape a house before you're killed.
• Scarecrow Tactics - A really interesting looking card-based strategy game with added scarecrows.
• Skilander - A retro-style skiing game that looks like it could've launched on the OG PlayStation, and I do not mean that as an insult.
• Pandemic: Ground Zero - I have no idea why a Micro Machines-style racing game is called Pandemic: Ground Zero. Weird name aside, it looks pretty fun!
• Night is Coming — Wrath of the Woods - A strategy game inspired by Slavic mythology. Lots of very strong reviews so far.
• Arctic Isolation - If you did what I did the first time and immediately misread this game's name as Alien Isolation, I'm sorry for getting your hopes up. This still looks like a neat lil' game in its own right, though.

And there you have it. It's worth noting these games are free now and will likely remain free to download and keep forever - or until they're removed from Steam. Unlikely, but not impossible! At any rate, enjoy 'em while you can.