The best free games on Steam

Here are the finest free PC games on Steam to keep you entertained, ranging from classic FPS and RPG titles, to battle royale arenas and grand strategy epics.

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AOC’s new budget gaming monitor hits 260Hz for a surprisingly low price

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Yikes, AMD EXPO ULL RAM debuts at $1,099, and that’s just for a 32GB CL26 kit

AMD EXPO Ultra Low Latency memory hits retail with G.Skill’s Trident Z5 NeoX DDR5 series, offering much tighter tertiary timings but at a huge premium.

Steam Frame compatibility ratings have appeared on two Valve games

Day of Defeat and Portal 2 have received an official Steam Frame compatibility rating from Valve.

PlayStation 6 reportedly now costs Sony $960 to make, as RAM and storage prices bite hard

The cost of materials needed to make the PS6 has reportedly climbed by $200 in just three months, and that's before you factor in any sales margins.

52-core Intel Nova Lake CPU could draw over 474W, according to leak

Flagship Intel Nova Lake CPU may pull 474W during its short-duration PL2 boost mode, so it may well need some serious cooling power.

Lenovo says RAM prices will “probably never” return to 2025 levels

Lenovo has issued a 'RAMageddon Survival Guide' and says we should expect a "new normal" for RAM prices from 2030 onwards.

Scalpers are hoarding AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition CPUs, now selling for over $600

AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D 12th Anniversary Edition CPU vanishes from stores, as scalpers grab all stock to resell it for nearly double the price.

Microsoft is extending Windows 10 security updates for another year, until October 2027

Microsoft pushes its Windows 10 ESU program by another year, to give users more time to transition to Windows 11, and compatible devices.

Valve changes Steam Machine 4K performance claims on the sly

Claims of 4K/60fps performance have fallen away, with Valve now describing the Steam Machine's capabilities as "up to 4K" in games.

You can now play Half-Life 2 directly from your browser

A high schooler has released a fully-playable browser version of Half-Life 2, and it runs surprisingly well considering their limited coding experience.

AMD FSR 4.1 more than doubles Cyberpunk 2077 performance on Radeon RX 7900 XTX

AMD FSR 4.1 upscaling shows great results on RDNA 3 GPUs, despite retaining similar image quality to its RDNA 4 implementation.

Valve hints that Steam Machine price was initially around $750 before RAM crisis hit

RAM prices saw the cost of a Steam Machine increase by up to 44% hints Valve, mirroring the Steam Deck's price hikes.

Microsoft’s new 8GB Surface Pro laptops are more expensive than their 16GB predecessors

Microsoft relaunches its 2025 Snapdragon Surface Pro and Laptop devices, but the entry-level models only have 8GB of RAM.

AOC fights on price with its new dual-mode 720Hz WOLED gaming monitor

The AOC Agon Pro AGP277QKDC offers a 4th-gen WOLED monitor, boasting up to 720Hz refresh rate at 1280x720, with an MSRP of £699.

Valve saw no “viable way” to offer barebones Steam Machine at launch, but that could change in future

Considerations for a barebones Steam Machine, without the RAM and SSD, fell away early in the system's development for several reasons.

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