Free Early Access Games on Steam

Steam currently has 12,865 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 12/10/2025.

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1. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

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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 2,641,334 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,580,988 positive reviews and 1,060,346 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

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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 252,142 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 190,125 positive reviews and 62,017 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. IdleOn

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IdleOn has achieved a Player Score of 80, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 26,647 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,618 positive reviews and 5,029 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 IdleOn on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

4. Revolution Idle

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Revolution Idle has achieved a Player Score of 84, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,926 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,677 positive reviews and 1,249 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. skate.

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skate. has achieved a Player Score of 70, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 75,173 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 52,851 positive reviews and 22,322 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" 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.

6. Eternal Return

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Eternal Return has achieved a Player Score of 75, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 69,969 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 53,105 positive reviews and 16,864 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 Eternal Return on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

7. Unnamed Space Idle

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Unnamed Space Idle has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,698 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,431 positive reviews and 267 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).

8. Blood Strike

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Blood Strike has achieved a Player Score of 79, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,283 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,554 positive reviews and 2,729 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.

9. Aimlabs

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Aimlabs has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 130,536 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 119,785 positive reviews and 10,751 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).

10. Crosshair V2

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Crosshair V2 has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Early Access games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,760 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,783 positive reviews and 977 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.

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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS banner image
141,528
12/21/2017
60
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VRChat banner image
37,482
2/1/2017
75
Free
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IdleOn banner image
16,202
11/6/2025
80
Free
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Revolution Idle banner image
9,111
5/1/2025
84
Free
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skate. banner image
5,521
9/16/2025
70
Free
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Eternal Return banner image
4,240
7/20/2023
75
Free
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Unnamed Space Idle banner image
3,703
7/27/2023
89
Free
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Blood Strike banner image
3,463
3/13/2025
79
Free
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Aimlabs banner image
3,137
6/17/2023
91
Free
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Crosshair V2 banner image
2,896
1/27/2023
87
Free
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