Steam free game hailed as potential GOTY by fans

A new free game that’s just hit Steam is being hailed by fans as a potential game of the year.

We’re only just over half way through the year but there have been plenty of potential bangers that we’d love to see on the GOTY list.

2025 games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, and Skin Deep have gone above and beyond to demonstrate what kind of exciting experiences modern games can deliver when they start thinking outside the box.

And now, another game that’s just hit Steam has been called a potential GOTY candidate. Most of all, it’s free to play.

Serious Survivors is an arena roguelike boomer shooter that shares many characteristics with the likes of classic Doom, Quake, and Serious Sam.

“Serious Survivors is a brutally intense roguelike FPS where over-the-top carnage meets ridiculous power-ups,” reads the official description on Steam.

“Circle-strafe, jump, dodge backpedal, and blast your way through endless hordes of enemies while collecting absurd perks that transform you from ‘zero’ to ‘super-bad-ass-hero’.”

Steam reviews for the game have been largely positive, with the total rating score hitting 85% less than a month following release.

“Has potential to be Top 10 indies this year,” wrote one review, giving it a thumbs up score indicating that they “recommend” it.

“I'm glad that I actually gave this a try, it's a really fun Serious Sam roguelite and I'd actually pay a little bit of money for it. Might even call it a hidden gem,” reads another review.

“The potential 2025 game of the year is a simple pleasurable free to play game where you face off endless swarms of b*****ds,” a third review reads. “Good fun and Excellent.”

If you’d like to try out Serious Survivors for yourself, you can do so by going to the Steam store page and downloading it from there.