Steam Quietly Adds 8 Completely Free Games, Yours For All Time

Steam has the biggest catalogue of games on the planet, from the biggest AAAs to tiny projects from solo developers. Amongst those is a raft of free titles that developers have released to give players the maximum amount of enjoyment with the smallest possible financial outlay.

This collection is increasing all the time and there are some real gems out there if you know where to look. On just 9 and 10 September, Steam added a further eight free games to their platform in various stages of development and, with several genres on show, there should be a bit of something for everyone.

Up to bat first is What The Hack! a puzzle game where you play as a computer programme who is trying to escape a facility without being destroyed by the machines who roam freely. You do this by hacking and hijacking your surroundings to turn the odds in your favour, and it looks like a pretty original offering from a small development team.

Next is T.B.M ~The Blueppers Mayhem~, a 1v1 battler where winning matches allows you to earn resources to progress and unlock new abilities.

Shards of the Library is a story-driven simulation game set on a farm and in a small village, with 90 quests, 40+ unique NPCs, cooking, potion crafting, and toolmaking, all of which combine into a neat little package that doesn't feel similar to too much else.

Tower of Ba*bel couldn't really be any simpler, with the only goal being to roll your big ball up a tower. This can be done either solo or with friends and it could be just what you need to waste an hour or two this evening.

Drag racing fans can jump into Club del Fierro, which features 1/4 and 1/8 mile tracks, with full car customisation and both single and multiplayer modes. It also has events and global leaderboards, so it could be a great pick if you're looking for a niche, but competitive multiplayer.

Up next is Hekaba, a puzzling platformer when your main objective is to escape a frightening desert temple, or pay with your life.

Dreamcatcher 2003 is a psychological horror built in RPG Maker that promises to be "the greatest game you have ever played ever," if developer Jack Soucie is to be believed.

Last, but definitely not least, is GB Basic. Not so much a game as a useful programme, it allows players to generate playable ROMs for Game Boy games, including classics like Pokémon and Super Mario.

If, somehow, none of those take your fancy, keep an eye out on Steam, as the free game catalogue updates each day.