Steam gamers surprised with over 40 free games they can claim now

Steam users are in for a treat, especially those that own a Steam Deck, as there are over 40 games you can download and play for free right now.

Now I’ll be honest and say I haven’t touched my Steam Deck as much as I would have liked to, as there have been some banging AAA games this year that clearly work best on a console with a TV.

Personally I’ve been heavily invested in Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2

That said, the Steam Deck is a great choice for gamers who want to sample a few PC games they’ve had their eye on for a white, but don’t want to drop a ludicrous amount for a high-end PC and monitor set-up.

Keep in mind most games will work on Steam Deck, but you should always try to play ones labelled as “Playable” or “Verified” for the best results.

Now then, you can currently download over 40 games to play on your Steam Deck, and almost all of them are free depending on a few things.

The Steam store, GOG and the Epic Games Store all boast a huge amount of titles you can play at no additional cost, but keep in mind the latter two will require a bit of technical wizardry to get working as they’re not owned, therefore supported, by Valve.

Even Amazon has a few games available if you’re subscribed to Amazon Gaming, with some great titles like Gargoyles Remastered and Zombies Ate My Neighbour for the retro fans.

A full list has been compiled over on PCGames, so I’d urge you to cycle through and see if any of them catch your eye.

If you’d rather keep things simple though there are still loads of games on the Steam Store itself you can play for free, but again check they’re at least “Playable” on the Steam Deck for the best results.