Gaming is one of the most common internet activities worldwide. Online gaming has become extremely popular owing to the advancements in the mobile and internet technologies. Of course the traditional, console gaming is still very mainstream. But, there is no denying that online gaming is catching up rapidly, thanks to the amazing gaming platforms like Steam. If you like to play games on Steam, you must have noticed that it features a lot of paid games. But, did you know it also has some awesome free games as well. Here is the list of top ten free games on Steam you must definitely play.
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1. Dota 2
Dota 2 is easily one of the best Steam games you could play these days. It offers a highly engaging and immersive gaming experience. There are hundreds of characters you can pick from to play the game. Each character or hero has its own unique set of skills. Millions of gamers worldwide play this incredible game. It is popular among professional as well as casual gamers. Dota 2 is categorized as Multiple Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game and it happens to be a massive one. The objective is the game is to take the troops out to the battle, defeat the enemies and capture their base. Two teams play the game together at a time and each team consists of 5 players. There is a very large map on which resources are scattered at different locations. Dota 2 is highly addictive and it seems time just flies away while playing.
2. Paladins
If you are looking for a highly engrossing shooting game you can play with a team, Paladins is what you must log in to now. Paladins is considered to be designed in some likeness of another very popular game called Overwatch. There are plenty of characters to choose from. Each character offers you several unique skills and abilities. There are lots of elements borrowed from MOBA style of gaming as well. Your objective is to invade the enemy’s fortress and acquire four points. The objective is simple but not easy to achieve. It involves lots of strategies as well as brute force. Paladins game offers a large, yet easy to understand and navigate map. The game uses cool graphics creating a lot of visual interest and making game play experience more exciting.
3. Path of Exile
Path of Exile is another free Steam game you would be excited to play. It is much like an action Role Playing Game (RPG) but is also unique in many ways. The game environment is dark as most of the game play takes place at night. What we love the most about the game is the amazing graphics it offers. The visuals lend an incredible appeal to the game and make it even more interesting. Unlike the other games, here you don’t choose a hero. There are seven prisoners and you can pick one as your playable character. Needless to say, each character brings many unique skills and abilities. There are lots of quests to complete and thus Path of Exile offers several hours of game play. Along the way, you will find plenty of exploits and loots.
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4. PlanetSide 2
If you are looking for a MOBA Steam game that offers modern and futuristic warfare, get started with PlanetSide 2. The arsenals, war machineries, and futuristic weapons are the true soul of the game. There are hundreds of fighter planes, tanks, guns, and soldiers to choose from. The game offers three playing arenas in the form of three continents. There are in total six classes that remain the same across the continents. Well, we won’t say that PlanetSide 2 is the easiest game to understand and play. It does look a little overwhelming in the beginning. But, once you begin to get the hang of it, you will learn that it is indeed not that difficult. The objective is very simple – fight with your opponents and obliterate them.
5. Neverwinter
Neverwinter is definitely one of our favorite free Steam games. Play it and you will know why. First of all, this is game is packed with tons of features and game play options, which is difficult to find in any free game. In every way this game equals some of the best paid games. You will also be happy to know that this game is an extension or spin-off of the very famous Dungeons & Dragons game. In fact, Neverwinter is a fictional city in the D&D word which is the part of the ‘Forgotten Realms’. The game world is very huge and is depicted on a very well designed map. And, you don’t go out killing people indiscriminately. Neverwinter has several interesting stories tied to it. This MMORPG game requires certain level of skills to proceed through the stages.
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6. Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 is another incredible best Steam game, which is a lot of fun to play. This game is not completely free as it also has a premium version. While the paid version does offer many advanced tools and features, the free version seems good enough to us in terms of game play. Team Fortress 2 is a shooter game which you play with a team. The game play is pretty tight and engaging. The visuals are of high quality and add more interest to the game. Team Fortress 2 has been around for several years. However, it continues to be one of the most played games on Steam. Two teams play against each other with the simple objective of winning. There are various characters to choose from and you can pick them from 9 classes.
7. Smite
Smite is a wonderful Steam game that we have truly enjoyed playing. While it is a regular MOBA game in many ways, there is something very eye catching about it. The game camera is placed right behind the player and follows the character throughout the game play. This adds a new level of interest to the game and makes things even more visually exciting. This also makes things a little difficult as you can spot enemies position only when you are close to it. As a result, the game offers many melee combats as you realize there is an opponent only when you are up close. But, this does not mean there is no ranged shooting at all – in fact there is plenty. In this game you play a God and there are more than 50 to choose from. Each God has its own unique abilities and skills.
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8. Warframe
Warframe is another very popular free Steam game. In this game you play the character which is a Robot Ninja from the space. This itself adds a great deal of interest and makes people start playing the game. The game play itself is very engaging and highly entertaining. Warframe is a co-op videogame that is played in the third-person mode. You have to pick one from many robot suits available to you. Each suit has its own abilities and firepower. The abilities help you kill the aliens. Again, the game is not just about killing. There is a compelling storyline attached to it. But, when you have played the game for several hours and advanced through higher levels, you may find the story paying itself over. Still, it is a great game to play.
9. Eve Online
Eve Online is another pretty famous Massive Multiplayer Online Game. This game is largely about the use of brute force, ammo and firepower but there is quite a bit of strategy involved too. In Eve Online you have to spy on the enemies and then destroy their establishments and bases. The game is played in the space where you have to fight the enemy’s spaceships.
10. ArcheAge
ArcheAge is another one of the best free Steam games and does not require you to make any sorts of in-game purchases. This MMORPG game, in spite of being free, is highly addictive. One of the best things we like about this game is the storyline which just keeps on evolving with the game progress. There are tons of quests, objectives, and side objectives to complete. You also need to establish and evolve the town through farming, fishing, and other activities. The game play is very entertaining and engrossing. You would spend hours playing the game and yet not get tired. ArcheAge is a highly recommended game, especially if you like MMORPG.
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It used to be that Mac users were a relatively small group, mostly composed of A/V nerds and graphic designers. And while these disciplines still account for a large portion of Mac people, Apple has gained quite a good deal more of the personal computer market share in recent years. Despite that, the world of non-console gaming doesn't quite reflect this change yet, as evidenced by the fact that the term 'PC gaming' is still generally the preferred nomenclature without actually applying to the OS X.
This is slowly changing. The days of attempting to play PC-only titles in a virtual machine are (thankfully) starting to be a thing of the past. Quite a few titles have been ported over to OS X in the past year or so, and it looks as though more and more developers are starting to realize that PC gamer should also include the Mac users. Heck, Steam got the right idea with porting over to the Mac, so have others. Here's a roundup of some of the most popular titles that are now available for OS X.
Torchlight
Like a prettier, smaller version of 'Diablo II', this action RPG manages to take most of the good aspects of overhead hack and slash games and add a few original touches which make it fairly addictive. Play as a member of one of three character classes who is tasked by Syl, a sage who has lost her mentor, Alric somewhere in a mine beneath the city of Torchlight. The mine is filled with Ember, a substance which is known to imbue both objects and people with magical abilities, but also corrupts the minds of any living creatures with whom it comes into contact for prolonged periods.
Further still beneath the mines are ruined palaces, hanging gardens and other stranger labyrinths filled with monsters and loot. The player is accompanied by a pet in the form of a cat or dog who can carry extra items, aid in fights, heal, and sell off unwanted treasure without the player having to port back into town. While it's not the most nuanced plot of all time, this game is more than an adequate substitute for those who can no longer hold their breath waiting for Blizzard to release 'Diablo III'.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Few games can reduce a grown man to whimpers and tears. This game is one of them.
At the start of the game, the main character awakens in what appears to be the entryway of a castle with no clue as to his identity. He soon finds a note from himself, which reveals that his name is Daniel and that he has forced himself to forget the circumstances under which he arrived at the castle. The note also warns him that he is being hunted by a 'shadow'. Thus begins Daniel's descent into the castle (and- dun dun DUN- The Darkness), where he must discover, via a series of flashbacks, just what the hell is going on, and how to stop it. 'Amnesia' is all from the first person perspective, though to call it a 'shooter' would be misleading, since Daniel cannot actually fight anything. He must stay within areas of light in order to remain sane, and can collect tinderboxes and oil for his lantern. However, he can't stay in the light all the time, or else he will be seen. And if he is seen, he will be attacked. Even if he can't see what's attacking him.
Diablo 3
Whether you love it or hate it, Diablo 3 is arguably one of the best action RPGs ever made. Superior to any of its predecessors, Diablo 3 offers a host of new features, gameplay changes, and, of course, another adventure in the dark world of Sanctuary.
Additions like the new crafting and skill rune systems should expand the experience without straying too far from franchise roots, while alterations to the core gameplay should help to streamline things considerably.
Instead, they've helped eliminate the minor nuisances you had to deal with in the prior games. No more manually picking up each last pile of gold. No more tedious inventory management. This is a smarter, faster version of the Diablo we all know and love, and that's definitely something to be excited about.
Unfortunately, the inclusion of the in-game auction house may hamper some of the enjoyment players may have with the game, but it isn't a deal breaker. Beneath its problems, the game is still a solid action RPG.
Machinarium
Diminutive robot protagonist Josef finds himself in what appears to be a junkyard. After a brief tutorial in which actions and abilities are demonstrated, it is made clear through a few cartoonish flashbacks that some bad robots wearing black hats kidnapped Josef's girlfriend, and strong-armed the little robot himself out of the robot city. Josef then proceeds to re-enter the robot city in pursuit of his lost girlfriend, only to discover that the Black Cap Brotherhood has planted a bomb in the robot city. Josef must then solve a series of extremely creative visual puzzles in order to free his lady, disarm the bomb, and save the city. The soundtrack is particularly amazing, the artwork is charming, but 'Machinarium' is the sort of experience that cannot really be described in any way that will do it proper justice. Just play the game.
Bioshock
Filled with dieselpunk eye candy and tough moral decisions, this eponymous first chapter of the 'Bioshock' series is basically a big middle finger in the collective face of Ayn Rand enthusiasts, proving to many doubters outside the gaming subculture that videogames could be more than just mindless gore-fests.
The player assumes the role of Jack, who has come upon the fallen underwater city of Rapture, built by uber-capitalist businessman Andrew Ryan. Due to an increasing discrepancy between the rich and the poor, and human dependence upon a substance known as ADAM, Rapture has suffered a catastrophic revolt. Jack has survived a plane crash over the Atlantic Ocean only to find his way under the surface to Rapture, guided by a man named Atlas. Jack must then make his way through the city, encountering Little Sisters, the carriers of the ADAM, and Big Daddies, the guardians of the Little Sisters. Throughout a series of quests, the truth is slowly revealed to be even stranger than the initial setup.
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Left 4 Dead series
Though both of these titles have been out for a few years now, they were only ported to OS X and made available through Steam just last fall, to the enjoyment of all. There are obviously a plethora of zombie-related games out there, and no one would blame a person for being sick and tired of all the lurching and shambling. However, both of the Left 4 Dead games are particularly intriguing in that the co-op mode doesn't just involve playing together, or helping each other out. In certain instances, a player actually needs his or her co-players, like when the player respawns in a locked closet, or needs healing but is not carrying any form of medicine. Teammates can bring one another back from the brink of death with a defibrillator or lure the infected away from other teammates with a pipe bomb. So basically, short of a space virus that actually causes the zombocalypse to happen, this is probably the most realistic simulations available in terms of the need for teamwork. Even though the likelihood of magically finding guns and defibrillators lying around in real life is kinda dubious.
Portal Series
Originally bundled in Valve's 2007 Orange Box for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3, this first person puzzle-platformer was intended to be a small bonus game. However, it ended up being so wildly popular that it was ported to OS X and released in May of 2010 via Steam. In a series of jump, gravity and timing puzzles with teleportation as the main mechanic of gameplay, the player (who we eventually learn is a woman named Chell) must overcome increasingly difficult test chamber scenarios at an Aperture Science research facility. Chell is at first guided and then taunted by an AI named GLaDOS, who promises 'cake and grief counseling' should Chell complete the experiment satisfactorily.
Like its predecessor, Portal 2 is also very much worth playing. Set hundreds of years after the events of the first game, the Aperture Science labs are in a dilapidated state, and allow for you to discover what happened at the laboratory once and for all.
The clever gameplay mechanics from the first game return, and are bolstered by a host of all new puzzles involving various forms of liquid paint, lasers, and other physics-bending materials.
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
This sequel was a long time coming. Thankfully, it shipped for PC and OS X at the same time. The story picks up four years after the events of the original Starcraft, and follows an insurgent group attempting to make its way across the Terran Dominion. Non-linear gameplay with regard to the campaigns keeps the game interesting, and is a minor departure from the original. However, the order in which the campaigns are done will not interrupt the narrative.
Units remain largely the same, with some additional specialized units available only for campaign play and not in regular multi-player, such as the Terran Wraith, Vulture, and Diamondback. There is also a map editor, similar to the original StarEdit, which allows for customization of terrain and campaigns.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Firaxis's XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a true successor to the turn-based strategy game series by Microprose. XCOM: Enemy Unknown sees the invasion of our cities by an extraterrestrial force that seeks, it seems, to purge mankind from the face of the planet.
Players are tasked with controlling a squad of earth's finest soldiers to take on the alien menace head-on in turn-based combat in locations ranging from dense urban environments to labyrinthine alien structures.
Revived by the makers of Civilization, the new XCOM streamlines everything that made the original title a little annoying to play through and improves upon all of its best qualities for a modern, turn-based strategy game that's like no other.
In addition to being released on the console, the game is quite thankfully playable on both the PC and Mac.
Minecraft
Minecraft began as a PC-only game, but it's since been ported over to the Mac and Linux, where it has enjoyed regular updates consistent with the PC version of the game.
The game's popularity can be attributed to the fact that it plays like a sort of multiplayer game of Lego, in which players can craft castles and kingdoms to their hearts content, or explore the procedurally generated wilderness for adventures that are unlike anything they've ever encountered.
Played both offline and online, the game is fully compatible with its PC and Linux counterparts so friends and family can play the game with each other on servers regardless of whether they're running the game on Windows or the Mac's OS X.
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Borderlands 2: The framerate may not be the best for the Mac version of Borderlands 2, which is why we haven't thought to include it on this list. When Aspyr (they're handling the port) sharpens up the game' well consider it.
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