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\u24d8 Steam<\/p>\n

<\/a>A good number of the newly added free games have decent player ratings. Pictured: an edited screenshot from Incident Archives.<\/p>\n

The Steam free game library has once again been expanded, and in this round, there are quite a number of games that seem worth playing. Many of them already have good player ratings as well.<\/p>\n

Steam has expanded its free game library once again, and like always, not every new entry seems worth playing. However, there are a handful of games that have already received good player ratings. <\/p>\n

These well-rated free games fall in different categories, meaning that this round has something for everyone. Here’s more about some of the newly spotted freebies that have decent ratings:<\/p>\n

Nudge<\/a> – released on August 19, this is an indie organization-sim with a cozy setting. It currently holds a 97% positive rating that’s based on 72 reviews.Incident Archives – Flight 882<\/a> – inspired by true events, this psychological horror launched as a free game on August 19, and it boasts an 81% positive rating.BattleTabs<\/a> – a casual board game with turn-based combat and online PvP. It was released on August 11, and so far, the free game has received around 30 reviews, of which 92% are positive.Dot Clicker<\/a> – an immersive action game with a focus on aim training. It became available on Steam as a free game on August 14, and currently, it holds a 90% positive rating.Tung<\/a> – a first-person horror game that puts players in a maze. It was released on August 12, and it now holds over 1,400 player ratings with 89% of them being positive.A Hole In My Room<\/a> – an indie title with puzzles, hidden objects, and a psychological horror setting. This free game was released on August 12, and it currently has over 30 reviews with an 87% positive rating.Blue Sign<\/a> – a text-based game that puts players in the shoes of a marine insurance underwriter. It has around 100 reviews, of which 95% are positive.Sands of Skullcreek<\/a> – featuring retro-inspired visuals, this first-person shooter has a short yet action-filled story. It holds a 97% positive rating that’s based on around 50 reviews.Disturbing Fears – Workplace<\/a> – an episodic psychological horror set in an immersive environment. This free game was released on August 4, and currently, it has over 150 reviews, of which 91% are positive.<\/p>\n

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\t\"Abid<\/a>Abid Ahsan Shanto<\/a> – Senior Tech Writer – 2987 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2023<\/p>\n

Abid’s journey as a technophile began when he first assembled his PC. Since then, his insatiable curiosity has driven him to delve into every aspect of this rapidly evolving technological landscape. And as a tech reporter, he prioritizes transparency, accuracy, and unbiasedness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u24d8 Steam A good number of the newly added free games have decent player ratings. Pictured: an edited…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[287819,768,287820,177935,91216,33143,104708,287821,3447,769,410,33144,761,169575,767,3721,111,139,760,69,2674,770,287822,287818,155553,766,159004,762,763,7751,3448,113636,145,765,764],"class_list":["post-584758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-action-games","tag-benchmarks","tag-boardgames","tag-cozy-games","tag-fps","tag-free-games","tag-freeware","tag-game-reviews","tag-gaming","tag-graphics-card","tag-horror","tag-indie-games","tag-laptop","tag-multiplayer","tag-netbook","tag-new-releases","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-notebook","tag-nz","tag-pc-games","tag-processor","tag-psychological-horror","tag-puzzle-games","tag-pvp","tag-reports","tag-retro-gaming","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-simulation","tag-steam","tag-steam-games","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}