Free Procedural Generation Games on Steam
Steam currently has 5,327 Procedural Generation 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 Procedural Generation game rankings were last updated on 11/17/2025.
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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 Procedural Generation game on Steam" with a Player Score of 83. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,593 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,191 positive reviews and 1,402 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. Trove
Grab your friends, hone your blades, and set off for an epic procedurally generated adventure in Trove! Battle the Shadow in realms filled with dungeons and items created by your fellow players. Whether hunting treasure or building realms of your own, it’s never been this good to be square!
Trove has achieved a Player Score of 79, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Procedural Generation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 92,570 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 74,198 positive reviews and 18,372 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Trove on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 7/9/2015 |
| Franchise | gamigo group |
| Developer | Gamigo US Inc. |
| Publisher | Gamigo US Inc. |
| Steam App Id | 304050 |
3. DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine
Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.
DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Procedural Generation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 901 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 896 positive reviews and 5 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 4/14/2023 |
| Developer | The DFHack Team |
| Publisher | The DFHack Team |
| Steam App Id | 2346660 |
4. Dark Hours: Prologue
Dark Hours: Prologue is a free co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.
Dark Hours: Prologue has achieved a Player Score of 85, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Procedural Generation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,784 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,206 positive reviews and 578 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Dark Hours: Prologue on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 7/18/2024 |
| Franchise | Piece of Cake studios |
| Developer | Piece of Cake studios |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 3064370 |
5. Real Life
Survive the dungeon and return to the tavern with loot to go farther, or die alone and lose everything.
Real Life has achieved a Player Score of 63, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Procedural Generation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 12 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9 positive reviews and 3 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 | 3/15/2024 |
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| Steam App Id | 2839050 |
6. Idle Spiral
This is a beautiful "Idle", "Incremental" game based on spirals and mathematics. Your goal is to make the spiral grow farther and farther from the origin. The game is very simple, but it is very deep and can be enjoyed for a long time!
Idle Spiral has achieved a Player Score of 78, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Procedural Generation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,815 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,465 positive reviews and 350 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Idle Spiral on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 4/30/2022 |
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| Publisher | Idle System, Inc. |
| Steam App Id | 1827980 |
7. Wizard And Minion Idle
Train your stats, cast spells, feed your minion, defeat monsters and bosses, raise demons, craft gems, go fishing and so much more in Wizard and Minion Idle--WAMI. This free to play, solo developed, Idle/active hybrid game has flexible pacing for long-time play-ability.
Wizard And Minion Idle has achieved a Player Score of 85, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Procedural Generation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 787 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 710 positive reviews and 77 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Wizard And Minion Idle on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 2/7/2019 |
| Developer | Oni Gaming |
| Publisher | Oni Gaming |
| Steam App Id | 1011510 |
8. Arcanists
Players take turns in a race against the clock, utilising an array of spells to defeat their opponents in battle! Victory is accomplished by becoming the 'last man standing' (or last team) after all other players have been reduced to zero hitpoints.
Arcanists has achieved a Player Score of 81, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Procedural Generation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 615 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 530 positive reviews and 85 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 Arcanists on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 7/15/2024 |
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| Steam App Id | 2901550 |
9. Rods - Rod Roll
Keep rolling! Gift drops every hour!
Rods - Rod Roll has achieved a Player Score of 77, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Procedural Generation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 21 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews — making it "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 | 7/10/2024 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | SergeyDoes |
| Steam App Id | 3064610 |
10. Cave Crawlers
Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.
Cave Crawlers has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Procedural Generation games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,256 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,036 positive reviews and 220 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Cave Crawlers on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 7/10/2023 |
| Developer | Heroic Pyxel LLC |
| Publisher | Heroic Pyxel LLC |
| Steam App Id | 2143030 |
More Free Procedural Generation Games
Explore even more rankings for the 100 best free Procedural Generation games available on Steam.
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| 787 | 12/22/2020 | 83 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 726 | 7/9/2015 | 79 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 262 | 4/14/2023 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 187 | 7/18/2024 | 85 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 182 | 3/15/2024 | 63 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 180 | 4/30/2022 | 78 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 159 | 2/7/2019 | 85 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 90 | 7/15/2024 | 81 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 85 | 7/10/2024 | 77 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 78 | 7/10/2023 | 89 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 69 | 5/3/2024 | 69 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 65 | 4/20/2017 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 61 | 4/15/2023 | 86 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 48 | 10/12/2019 | 89 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 45 | 9/13/2024 | 75 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 45 | 6/1/2023 | 76 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 33 | 10/10/2019 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 31 | 12/25/2022 | 79 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 28 | 6/12/2020 | 65 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 24 | 4/2/2023 | 79 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 17). Idle Slayer on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 10). Trove on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 24). DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 23). Dark Hours: Prologue on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 17). Real Life on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 18). Idle Spiral on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 26). Wizard And Minion Idle on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 23). Arcanists on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 8). Rods - Rod Roll on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, November 5). Cave Crawlers on Steam. Steam Store.