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Price Band

Under $40

Premium releases on sale plus deluxe indies with big ambitions.

Categories (53)

Genres (10)

Tags (218)

Rating

70%–100%(60)

70%100%

Price

Free–$40(60)

Free$40

Reviews

0–1.2M(60)

Release

1998–2025(60)

19982025

97%

Garry's Mod

2006·Sandbox · Moddable

Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

1.2m reviews

98%

Terraria

2011·Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

1.2m reviews

98%

Stardew Valley

2016·Farming Sim · Pixel Graphics

You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

1.0m reviews

97%

Euro Truck Simulator 2

2012·Driving · Transportation

Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.

922k reviews

95%

Phasmophobia

2020·Horror · Multiplayer

Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

831k reviews

97%

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

2015·Open World · Story Rich

You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

783k reviews

77%

HELLDIVERS™ 2

2024·PvE · Third-Person Shooter

The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.

783k reviews

98%

Left 4 Dead 2

2009·Zombies · FPS

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

765k reviews

92%

Among Us

2018·Multiplayer · Social Deduction

An online and local party game of teamwork and betrayal for 4-15 players...in space!

629k reviews

86%

Rust

2018·Survival · Crafting

The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

621k reviews

84%

ARK: Survival Evolved

2017·Open World Survival Craft · Survival

Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

566k reviews

96%

The Forest

2018·Open World Survival Craft · Survival

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

552k reviews