Steam’s free games April 2026: what are they?

Steam’s April free games: download-and-keep window

Steam continues its frequent “download now, keep forever” giveaways, giving PC players short deadlines to claim games permanently.

During April’s promotion cycle, Steam offered two free games that can be claimed within a limited window—with 24 hours to download and keep once the offer goes live. The key point for players is that these freebies aren’t just temporary trials tied to an active subscription; the games are meant to be added to your library during the giveaway period so they remain accessible after the countdown ends.

The program matters because Steam’s free offers often become the fastest way to broaden a player’s library without paying upfront, especially for genres that don’t typically get discounted immediately. For many users, the “24-hour” framing is also a push toward quick library additions, which can be useful for trying new genres, backlog planning, or simply testing performance on different hardware.

Steam has also been running other freebie promotions around this same period, reinforcing that PC players have more chances to pick up games outside major sales events. If you’re trying to avoid missing out, the most important practical step is to claim the titles as soon as they become available and keep an eye on the exact end time shown on Steam’s offer pages, since that’s what determines whether the claim window is still open.

If you want to track similar offers, searching Steam’s current “free to keep” listings and checking expiration timers is usually the fastest path to finding new freebies before the window closes.

(Details like the specific game names weren’t included in the provided story text beyond the “two free games” framing.)