Free Software Games on Steam
Steam currently has 2,708 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 5/19/2024.
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1. OBS Studio
Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming
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 22,110 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,132 positive reviews and 978 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.
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 57,502 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 55,581 positive reviews and 1,921 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.
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 3,762 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,408 positive reviews and 354 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.
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 6,473 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,197 positive reviews and 276 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. 小黑盒加速器
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小黑盒加速器 has achieved a Player Score of 77, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,705 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,120 positive reviews and 1,585 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 |
6. Wallpaper Alive
The free and open source animated wallpaper utility for Windows! Transform your desktop with animated gifs and videos.
Wallpaper Alive has achieved a Player Score of 86, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,615 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,132 positive reviews and 483 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.
7. 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.
Source Filmmaker has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 37,403 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 34,832 positive reviews and 2,571 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.
8. 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.
SAO Utils 2: Progressive has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,377 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,277 positive reviews and 100 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 |
9. Driver Booster for Steam
Driver Booster 10 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.
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 7,672 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,529 positive reviews and 1,143 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.
10. RetroArch
RetroArch is an open source and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications
RetroArch has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Software games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,363 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,739 positive reviews and 624 negative reviews — making it "Very 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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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7,056 | 3/21/2022 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 6,946 | 4/24/2015 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 2,730 | 1/27/2023 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 2,182 | 10/2/2015 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 2,153 | 5/25/2021 | 77 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1,385 | 6/4/2022 | 86 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1,353 | 7/10/2012 | 91 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1,016 | 11/5/2022 | 88 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 870 | 11/2/2018 | 83 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 683 | 9/14/2021 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 651 | 7/16/2014 | 78 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 477 | 12/23/2020 | 91 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 429 | 10/7/2020 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 357 | 5/3/2022 | 81 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 356 | 11/17/2021 | 65 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 322 | 4/14/2023 | 91 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 284 | 2/24/2016 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 281 | 5/25/2023 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 218 | 9/13/2023 | 85 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 182 | 5/12/2020 | 75 | Free | Steam Charts |
Soures & References
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 19). Steam Store. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 19). OBS Studio on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 19). Blender on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 17). Crosshair V2 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 12). ShareX on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 23). 小黑盒加速器 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 22). Wallpaper Alive on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 8). Source Filmmaker on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 17). SAO Utils 2: Progressive on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 22). Driver Booster for Steam on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 19). RetroArch on Steam. Steam Store.