Have you already tightened your video game budget for spring, but the desire for something new is still there? Good news: at the beginning of April 2026, the PC platform Steam highlights four new games labeled “Free to Play”, all of which can be added to your library without subscription or promotional code.
These four titles cover narrative puzzle, psychological horror, open-world survival and long-term idle RPG, with releases between March 17 and 22, 2026. Enough to stock your pile of free games on PC in France for the entire month of April. Here’s the important thing to know.
What are the 4 new free games on Steam available in April?
First name of this selection, Off Course is a 3D puzzle adventure game where you control three pirates stuck in a time loop. Them’s Tale: The Road To Her takes the form of a first-person narrative thriller, inspired by Reddit-style stories, with a heroine whose journey turns into a nightmare. On the action side, Beat Survival mixes open world, zombies and crafting, while Keg and Quest focuses on the strategic idle RPG with very long progression.
What do these free Steam games offer in terms of gameplay and atmosphere?
Off Course is presented as a “single-player co-op game” where you cooperate with your own past actions to solve puzzles. The description summarizes: “Stuck in a time loop, stop the possessed captain’s plans in this cooperate-with-yourself puzzle game.” Each pirate acts on a time loop that you can replay and combine, resulting in a clever puzzle game.
Them’s Tale: The Road To Her is aimed at fans of psychological horror, with first-person exploration, tightly written narration and regular jumpscares. The game already has a “Very Positive” rating on Steamcarried by its sound ambiance and its references to “true stories” online. Beat Survivalrated “Positive”, features a pixel art sandbox with seasons, driving, fishing, and local two-player co-op. Keg and Quest finally targets theorycraft fans with loot, talents and player versus player combat, but the first reviews point to a high difficulty.
Availability of these free Steam games: how to collect them and for how long?
These four titles were released directly as a free model and remain indicated “Free to Play” on the store, without link to a limited weekend or subscription type offer. To add them, open the client Steam on PC or Steam Deck, search for each name, verify that the price is “€0.00”, then click “Add to Library” or “Play”. Off Course And Them’s Tale: The Road To Her behave like free complete experiences, while Beat Survival already offers additional paid content and that Keg and Quest relies heavily on microtransactions. In any case, once these games are linked to your account, they will remain in your library as long as they remain available on Steam.