Published Feb 19, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
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Steam has an extensive and ever-expanding library of free games, with titles ranging across every genre imaginable. While most other platforms such as PlayStation or Xbox typically require memberships to their monthly subscription services in order to access free games, Steam offers them with no strings attached.
The newest wave of free games added to the Steam library includes five excellent new titles, ranging in genre from multiplayer-driven action RTS titles to single-player survival games and beyond (via X and Steam). All five of these new titles are free to play, and do not require any sort of monthly or annual subscription to download and keep forever.
Steam Gamers Can Grab 5 Free Games Now
Steam is constantly adding new games to its free-to-play lineup, and this weekend players will have five excellent new titles to check out. The full list of new free games added to Steam includes the following five games:
These games run the gamut across all genres, with Be Queen Bee being a PvE real-time strategy game that focuses on quick, live action combat against opponents online, all the way to Sandy, which is kind of like a Toy Story-inspired puzzle platformer featuring an adorable ragdoll as the main character.
Spacetime Shooter, on the other end of the spectrum, is a fun, 2D top-down shooter that requires you to snipe every enemy on a map with a single sniper shot—also, there are ducks for some reason. Steamwrecked was also added as a free-to-play title recently, and it features 3D Outer Wilds style art and gameplay, listed as a casual survival sandbox adventure.
Finally, Trust Me, I Nailed It was added to Steam earlier this month and has a 97% positive review score, down only barely from its 100% perfect rating held through its first couple weeks of launch. It's a truly unique game that features a video-editing software mechanic and fun strategy gameplay.
You Don't Need A Subscription For These Freebies
Steam is an incredibly unique digital platform and the preferred storefront, in that it offers gamers free titles with no weekly, monthly, or yearly membership or subscription required. While PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass are both hugely popular subscription services with massive libraries of "free" games, they aren't technically "free" if they require a monthly payment.
That's why Steam remains a tried-and-true, go-to video game platform for a vast majority of players, and this most recent list of free games is just a small sampling of what's on offer.
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