Free Early Access Games on Steam
Steam currently has 12,449 Early Access 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 Early Access game rankings were last updated on 10/1/2025.
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1. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS holds the #1 spot for "best free Early Access game on Steam" with a Player Score of 60. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,619,528 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,564,441 positive reviews and 1,055,087 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on the Steam Deck.
2. VRChat
VRChat has achieved a Player Score of 75, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 248,434 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 187,278 positive reviews and 61,156 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
3. skate.
skate. has achieved a Player Score of 68, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 59,557 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 40,787 positive reviews and 18,770 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run skate. on the Steam Deck.
4. Revolution Idle
Revolution Idle has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,035 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,924 positive reviews and 1,111 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Revolution Idle on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
5. IdleOn
IdleOn has achieved a Player Score of 78, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 23,410 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 18,682 positive reviews and 4,728 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play IdleOn on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
6. Unnamed Space Idle
Unnamed Space Idle has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,438 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,188 positive reviews and 250 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Unnamed Space Idle on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
7. MARVEL SNAP
MARVEL SNAP has achieved a Player Score of 72, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 33,613 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 24,558 positive reviews and 9,055 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play MARVEL SNAP on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
8. Crosshair V2
Crosshair V2 has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,383 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,437 positive reviews and 946 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.
9. Blood Strike
Blood Strike has achieved a Player Score of 78, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 12,067 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,656 positive reviews and 2,411 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 Blood Strike on the Steam Deck.
10. Aimlabs
Aimlabs has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 128,284 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 117,827 positive reviews and 10,457 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Aimlabs on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 1). PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/578080
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 21). VRChat on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/438100
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 21). skate. on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3354750
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 20). Revolution Idle on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2763740
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 17). IdleOn on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1476970
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 21). Unnamed Space Idle on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2471100
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 14). MARVEL SNAP on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1997040
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 19). Crosshair V2 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2250040
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 17). Blood Strike on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199170
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 21). Aimlabs on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/714010