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Best Free Games To Claim Right Now (2026): Steam, PlayStation, Xbox & More

Best Free Games To Claim Right Now (2026): Steam, PlayStation, Xbox & More

Updated Jul 12, 2026, 2:25 PM EDT

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Updated on July 11, 2026: The active 2026 free games has been updated with a couple of games, and new links have been added.

With the ever-rising cost of hardware and software, free PC Games have never been more valuable than they are right now. To be clear, we are talking about temporary giveaways carried out by Steam, Epic Games Store, Itch, Amazon Prime Gaming, etc., rather than traditional free games. Ranging from indie darlings that most people haven't heard of to major AAA releases that everybody knows, dozens of freebies are available at any given moment, but you need to act fast.

Although they cannot rely on giveaways quite as much, console players can at least look forward to the new Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus games that are added each and every month. These arrivals are often big names, including recently Final Fantasy 16, EA Sports FC 26, and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Just make sure to keep track of everything so you don't miss out on anything.

All Free Games You Can Claim In Each Month (Round-Ups)
- July 2026
- June 2026
- May 2026
- April 2026
- March 2026
Active Free PC Game Giveaways

Each giveaway's expiration date is listed in brackets.
- Steam Free Games
  - Glitched Out: Chapter 1
  - Upcoming Free Games (July 2026)
- Epic Games Store
  - Every Free Game Released On The Epic Games Store (Updated Weekly)
  - July 9 Free Games (Nova Lands and Tattoo Tycoon)
  - July 16 Free Games (Echo Generation and Luto)
- Amazon Prime Gaming
  - July Free Games
- IndieGala
  - Whiskey Mafia: Leo's Family
- Itch.io
- GOG
PlayStation Plus & Other Freebies (June 2026 Games)
- Every Essential, Extra, and Premium Game Added To Date
- PS Plus is Losing At Least 12 Games in July 2026
- Final Fantasy 16 and Gitaroo Man
- PS Plus Essential Games For July (For the King 2, COD MW3, and CrossCode)
Xbox Game Pass & Other Freebies (June 2026 Games)
- Tell Me Why (Not Game Pass)
- Tamashika
- July 2026 New Games
New Free-to-Play Games Added To Steam
- Escape Up, Crimson Loop, Dog's Walts, and Ze Gunner
- Ferret Quest, 4Spicchi, Bird Watching Simulator, and Grove
- Specter Hideout, Dream Stories Online, Iverian Wars: Craxion vs Defugel, Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade
Expired Video Game Giveaways (March 2026-)
- Steam
  - July 2 Free Games (I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream & River City Girls 2)
  - POPGoes Arcade
  - Tell Me Why
  - Happy's Humble Burger Farm
  - The Red Lantern
  - Eets
  - Wild Terra 2: New Lands
  - Pico Park
  - Train Valley 2 (Starting from June 2)
  - Dino running from a Furry
  - Drift86
  - Bunny Hurling
  - Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
  - Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
  - Roving Rovers
  - LivingBattle
  - 8AM
  - SurrounDead Poly Constructio
  - Aeonic
  - Sentience: The Android's Tale
  - Legend of Keeper: Career of a Dungeon Manager
  - NineHells
  - eWorlds
  - Graveyard Keeper
  - LivingForest
  - House Flipper
  - Depths Of Horror: Mushroom Day
  - Narvas
  - Pet Lands
  - Deponia
  - Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony
  - Parkitect
  - Worldcrafter TD
  - Just Move: Clean City Messy Battle
  - Age of Water
- Epic Games Store
  - Expired Weekly Free Game Giveaways
    - June 25 Free Games (RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 & Voidwrought)
    - June 18 Free Games (Citizen Sleeper & Robobeat)
    - Rogue Waters & Songs of Conquest
    - Calico & Lonestar
    - Down in Bermuda & Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered
    - Batman Telltale & Sunderfolk
    - Arranger & Trash Goblin
    - Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure (April 30)
    - Doomblade
    - Tractor Racers
    - Prop Sumo
    - Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
    - Together After Dark
    - Havendock and Hyper Echelon
    - Electrician Simulator
    - Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
    - Isonzo and Cozy Grove
    - Boxes: Lost Fragments and My Night Job
  - Other Expired Free Epic Games
    - Vaudeville
    - Undead: Rise of the Betrayed King
    - Evergreen Valley: The Parkour Game
    - Symmetry
    - Lucky Goal
    - Wave Gods: Ammo Night
    - Little Nightmares (Mobile)
- Other PC Sites
  - Game Club "Waka-Waka" (IndieGala)
  - The Whispering Valley (GOG)
  - Shipped (Fanatical)
  - Just Die Already (Lenovo)
  - Police Stories (Fantatical)
  - Die Young (IndieGala)
  - Planet Coaster (Digiphile)
PlayStation Plus In 2026
- PS Plus Essential Monthly Lineups
  - June 2026
  - May 2026
  - April 2026
  - March 2026
  - February 2026
  - January 2026
- PS Plus Extra & Premium Lineups
  - June 2026
  - April 2026
  - March 2026
  - February 2026
  - January 2026
- Games Leaving PS Plus In 2026
  - April 2026
  - March 2026
  - February 2026
  - January 2026
Xbox Game Pass In 2026

Image via Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass New Games Per Month (March 2026-)
  - August 2026
    - Grave Seasons
  - July 2026
    - Ascend to ZERO
  - June 2026
    - June 2026 Game Pass
    - Frog Sqwad
  - May 2026
    - May 2026 Lineup
    - May 6, 2026, New Games (Wildgate, Wuchang, etc)
  - April 2026
    - April 2026 Wave 2 Lineup (Aphelion, Trepang2, Kiln, & More)
    - Game Pass April 2026 Lineup (COD, Hades 2, Replaced, Vampire Crawlers, & More)
    - Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass In April 2026: Ashen, GTA 5, & More
    - Aphelion (April 28)
    - Vampire Crawlers (April 21)
    - Hades 2 (April 14)
    - Final Fantasy 4 (April 7)
    - Barbie Horse Trails (April 2)
    - Kiln
  - March 2026
    - Nova Roma
    - Super Meat Boy 3D
    - Peppa Pig: World Adventures and Mad Streets
    - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
    - Absolum
    - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
    - Disco Elysium
Best Free Games To Play
- PC
  - Best Steam Games That Are Completely Free Of Charge
  - Free Co-Op Games on Steam
  - Free Alternatives To GeoGuessr
  - Free Alternative Games To Pokemon
  - Free Alternative Games To Minecraft
  - Free Alternatives to Stardew Valley
  - Free MMOs
- Genre
  - Action RPGs
  - FPS
  - Grand Strategy & 4X Games
  - Open-World Exploration Games
  - JRPGs
- PS5
  - Free Open-World Games

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