Free Software Games on Steam

Steam currently has 3,069 Software 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 Software game rankings were last updated on 12/13/2024.

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1. OBS Studio

Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming

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OBS Studio holds the #1 spot for "best free Software game on Steam" with a Player Score of 93. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 29,865 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 28,497 positive reviews and 1,368 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run OBS Studio on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 3/21/2022
Developer OBS Project
Publisher OBS Project
Steam App Id 1905180

2. Blender

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. Free to use for everyone, for any purpose.

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Blender has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 65,584 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 63,256 positive reviews and 2,328 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 not possible to play or run Blender on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 4/24/2015
Developer Blender Foundation
Publisher Blender Foundation
Steam App Id 365670

3. Crosshair V2

Crosshair V2 is a crosshair overlay technology that improves aim, response time, and hip fire accuracy for gamers. Choose from a variety of sizes, shapes, and neon colors to find the crosshair that gives you the greatest advantage in your favorite game.

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Crosshair V2 has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,161 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,533 positive reviews and 628 negative reviews — making it "Very 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 1/27/2023
Developer CenterPoint Gaming
Publisher CenterPoint Gaming
Steam App Id 2250040

4. ShareX

ShareX is a free and open source program that can capture or record selected area from the screen with a single keypress, automatically save them to your hard disk/clipboard, and instantly upload them to an image/file hosting service and then can copy the URL to your clipboard.

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ShareX has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,044 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,736 positive reviews and 308 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run ShareX on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 10/2/2015
Developer ShareX Team
Publisher ShareX Team
Steam App Id 400040

5. SAO Utils 2: Progressive

SAO Utils 2 provides you a fresh-new customizable Full-Dive 3D app launcher with varieties of themes, desktop widgets and powerful utilities.

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SAO Utils 2: Progressive has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,590 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,482 positive reviews and 108 negative reviews — making it "Very 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 11/5/2022
Developer Joshua Chen
Publisher Studio GPBeta
Steam App Id 877280

6. Wallpaper Alive

The free and open source animated wallpaper utility for Windows! Transform your desktop with animated gifs and videos.

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Wallpaper Alive has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,422 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,708 positive reviews and 714 negative reviews — making it "Very 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 6/4/2022
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Steam App Id 2003310

7. 小黑盒加速器

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小黑盒加速器 has achieved a Player Score of 78, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,409 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,683 positive reviews and 1,726 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 5/25/2021
Developer Qing Feng Beijing Technology
Publisher Qing Feng Beijing Technology
Steam App Id 1447430

8. Source Filmmaker

The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine. Because the SFM uses the same assets as the game, anything that exists in the game can be used in the movie, and vice versa.

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Source Filmmaker has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 39,308 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 36,541 positive reviews and 2,767 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Source Filmmaker on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 7/10/2012
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 1840

9. Driver Booster for Steam

Driver Booster 12 for Steam is a must-have driver updater to keep drivers and game components up to date. It is very powerful and easy-to-use for all Windows users.

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Driver Booster for Steam has achieved a Player Score of 83, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,486 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,199 positive reviews and 1,287 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Driver Booster for Steam on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 11/2/2018
Developer IObit
Publisher IObit
Steam App Id 920490

10. Godot Engine

Godot Engine is a feature-packed, cross-platform game engine to create 2D and 3D games from a unified interface. It provides a comprehensive set of common tools, so that you can focus on making games without having to reinvent the wheel.

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Godot Engine has achieved a Player Score of 81, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,791 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,639 positive reviews and 1,152 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 not possible to play or run Godot Engine on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 2/24/2016
Developer Godot Engine
Publisher Godot Engine
Steam App Id 404790

More Free Software Games

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OBS Studio steam charts
8,165
3/21/2022
93
Free
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Blender steam charts
6,476
4/24/2015
95
Free
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Crosshair V2 steam charts
5,589
1/27/2023
87
Free
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ShareX steam charts
1,987
10/2/2015
92
Free
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SAO Utils 2: Progressive steam charts
1,963
11/5/2022
89
Free
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Wallpaper Alive steam charts
1,487
6/4/2022
88
Free
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小黑盒加速器 steam charts
1,410
5/25/2021
78
Free
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Source Filmmaker steam charts
902
7/10/2012
91
Free
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Driver Booster for Steam steam charts
730
11/2/2018
83
Free
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Godot Engine steam charts
626
2/24/2016
81
Free
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EVGA Precision X1 steam charts
564
7/16/2014
78
Free
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VRoid Studio v2.0.1 steam charts
419
12/24/2020
91
Free
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RetroArch steam charts
373
9/14/2021
87
Free
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Warudo steam charts
344
7/14/2023
86
Free
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OyasumiVR - VR Sleeping Utilities steam charts
321
9/13/2023
86
Free
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Virtual Cottage steam charts
317
10/7/2020
95
Free
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Animaze by FaceRig steam charts
294
11/17/2021
67
Free
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GameMaker steam charts
243
5/3/2022
84
Free
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DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine steam charts
216
4/14/2023
92
Free
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PNGTuber Plus steam charts
184
9/30/2023
79
Free
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Soures & References

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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 13). Steam Store. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 13). OBS Studio on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Blender on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 11). Crosshair V2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 22). ShareX on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 4). SAO Utils 2: Progressive on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 11). Wallpaper Alive on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 10). 小黑盒加速器 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 22). Source Filmmaker on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 3). Driver Booster for Steam on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 9). Godot Engine on Steam. Steam Store.

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