Free Nonlinear Games on Steam
Steam currently has 1,549 Nonlinear games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best free games ranked by popularity and ratings. Data for this list is calculated from reviews and player counts reported directly by Steam and will be updated in real-time. Free Nonlinear game rankings were last updated on 4/4/2024.
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1. Idle Slayer
Idle Slayer is an incremental game with idle and active playstyle mechanics, medieval pixel art visuals and retro 8-bit sounds and music.
Idle Slayer holds the #1 spot for "best free Nonlinear game on Steam" with a Player Score of 84. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,649 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,736 positive reviews and 913 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 12/22/2020 |
| Developer | Pablo Leban |
| Publisher | Pablo Leban |
| Steam App Id | 1353300 |
2. Idle Skilling
Idle Skilling is the ultimate Idle Game with years of content! Meant to be played for 5-10 minutes a day, you gradually unlock new skills like mining, fishing, pet breeding, crusading, potion-making, lab-research, construction, and more! With new updates coming, you'll never run out of stuff to do!
Idle Skilling has achieved a Player Score of 70, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Nonlinear games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,973 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,417 positive reviews and 556 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Idle Skilling on the Steam Deck.
| Release Date | 9/15/2022 |
| Developer | Lavaflame2 |
| Publisher | Lavaflame2 |
| Steam App Id | 1048370 |
3. Juice Galaxy
Juice Galaxy is a happy place to fly around and smack things and drink juice. And explore things. And just, flip around doing stuff.
Juice Galaxy has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Nonlinear games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,064 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,006 positive reviews and 58 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Juice Galaxy on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
4. hexceed
A relaxing, hexagon based, puzzle game. An exciting new twist on a classic game without the element of guesswork! Use your critical thinking and our stimulating game mechanics to progress through hundreds of levels!
hexceed has achieved a Player Score of 86, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Nonlinear games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,273 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,041 positive reviews and 232 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play hexceed on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 1/15/2021 |
| Developer | ToastieLabs |
| Publisher | ToastieLabs |
| Steam App Id | 1463920 |
5. College Bound - Episode 1
After two years of working your butt off in college, you and your girlfriend Summer finally managed to qualify for an international student exchange program in sweet, sweet Paris. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Well, maybe if the principal didn’t suddenly exclude you from the program completely. Bitch.
College Bound - Episode 1 has achieved a Player Score of 81, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Nonlinear games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,865 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,240 positive reviews and 625 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play College Bound - Episode 1 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
6. StrangerZ
StrangerZ is a Free to Play Multiplayer Survival Horror game. Play as or survive against the "Stranger" with your teammates until dawn. Level up, play competitively and rank up by either surviving or killing all the players.
StrangerZ has achieved a Player Score of 41, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Nonlinear games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,784 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,524 positive reviews and 2,260 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play StrangerZ on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 11/3/2023 |
| Franchise | Lost Frame Development |
| Developer | Lost Frame Development |
| Publisher | Lost Frame Development |
| Steam App Id | 2293600 |
7. SCP: Nine-Tailed Fox
You are a leader of Foxtrot Unit 1 "Nine-Tailed Fox", a highly trained force tasked with re-containing a multitude of terrifying anomalous monsters that have broken loose inside of a top-secret research facility.
SCP: Nine-Tailed Fox has achieved a Player Score of 72, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Nonlinear games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,134 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,340 positive reviews and 794 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 2/2/2022 |
| Franchise | SCP.GAMES |
| Developer | Third Subdivision Studios |
| Publisher | Third Subdivision Studios |
| Steam App Id | 1304510 |
8. Allods Online
Allods Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, set in the fantasy space opera universe of Sarnaut. It is the fourth opus of the Rage of Mages series which started in the mid-90s, conquering the minds of millions of gamers around the world.
Allods Online has achieved a Player Score of 68, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Nonlinear games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 721 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 512 positive reviews and 209 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 6/3/2016 |
| Franchise | MY.GAMES |
| Developer | IT Territory |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 459160 |
9. Bloody Hell
A short but sweet game about an Angel on a Bloody Bullet-hell mission to kill Satan! Dash, Double Dash, Grapple & Blast your way through Hell to fulfill your Holy Mission. Will you be able to kill Satan? Or will you fail to master your abilities and DIE in this BLOODY HELL?
Bloody Hell has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Nonlinear games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,468 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,383 positive reviews and 85 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Bloody Hell on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 1/27/2023 |
| Developer | Pun Intended |
| Publisher | Pun Intended |
| Steam App Id | 2056220 |
10. AOD: Art Of Defense
AOD is a new gameplay in the traditional tower defence genre. You must protect your base from waves of approaching enemies. Build and improve your towers and units and destroy your enemies in any way you can. Don't be weak, destroy them all, show who's in charge!
AOD: Art Of Defense has achieved a Player Score of 73, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Nonlinear games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 315 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 246 positive reviews and 69 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
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Explore even more rankings for the 100 best free Nonlinear games available on Steam.
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 | 968 | 12/22/2020 | 84 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 400 | 9/15/2022 | 70 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 125 | 11/22/2023 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 65 | 1/15/2021 | 86 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 55 | 6/3/2021 | 81 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 54 | 11/3/2023 | 41 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 44 | 2/2/2022 | 72 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 43 | 6/3/2016 | 68 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 39 | 1/27/2023 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 28 | 12/1/2020 | 73 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 26 | 8/1/2023 | 89 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 24 | 8/18/2022 | 91 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 17 | 4/27/2016 | 55 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 15 | 2/12/2024 | 81 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 14 | 11/9/2022 | 88 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 12 | 8/23/2021 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 9 | 12/21/2022 | 82 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 9 | 10/11/2021 | 57 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 7 | 11/2/2023 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 6 | 1/25/2019 | 84 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 4). Steam Store. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 4). Idle Slayer on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 8). Idle Skilling on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 17). Juice Galaxy on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 10). hexceed on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 8). College Bound - Episode 1 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 23). StrangerZ on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 16). SCP: Nine-Tailed Fox on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 15). Allods Online on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 7). Bloody Hell on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 12). AOD: Art Of Defense on Steam. Steam Store.