25 best games to play on The Steam Deck today

Free to play Steam games
Whether you’re into first-person shooters, strategy games, or fantasy worlds, Steam offers something for everyone. Here are the top eight free-to-play games on Steam you can download and enjoy on your PC without spending a dime.
3 Awesome Indie Games You Need On Your Steam Deck
These addictive games feel modern but evoke sweet nostalgia for the retro classics that inspired them. Best of all, they sip power and feel perfect on a Steam Deck.
The Best Games To Play on Steam Deck
Tetris Effect is a perfect game, but after you pair it with the OLED screen of the newer Steam Deck model, you can't go back. Tetris Effect requires quick thinking but it's also a relaxing experience, so the Steam Deck makes perfect sense to install it as picking it up and playing at the end of a tiring day is easy.
The 10 Best Games on Steam Deck of 2024
Valve's Steam Deck continues to be a powerhouse in the handheld gaming world, and there are 10 great 2024 games that are perfectly suited for it.
Steam's Best of the Year highlights the top-selling and most-played games of 2024
Valve never shows individual total gross revenue numbers of its best-selling titles; instead, it groups them into Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze categories.
Only 15% of Steam users have played games released in 2024, but why?
Another reason is that Steam has over 200,000 titles released over the course of decades, compared to the relatively paltry 18,000 games released in 2024 according to SteamDB. So naturally, more users will spend more time playing older games versus recent ones.
Steam Replay returns to show you your most-played PC games of 2024
Steam Replay returns to break down your year in gaming and highlight the new and ongoing PC games you sank the most time into in 2024.
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Grab A Free Game From Steam This Holiday Season
Distant Space 2 is a 2D arcade shooter set in--you guessed it--distant space, and is currently available for anyone to claim ...
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Popular MMO is Free To Keep For a Limited Time
A popular MMORPG is currently free to keep on Steam for a limited time, giving gamers the chance to try out the game without ...
Steam Users Surprised With New Free Games (Including AAA RPG)
Two Steam games are currently free for a limited time, and one of these games is a popular RPG that released last generation.
10 top games to grab during the Steam Winter Sale 2024
We’ve picked out our favorite deals from the Steam Winter Sale, including must-plays like Elden Ring and new releases like ...
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Looking for your Christmas holiday game? Diablo 4 is now free to play
Back in 2023 some folks spent almost £100 just to play Diablo 4 a bit early. You can now try it out for free, until January.