While temperatures rise outside, six free games await you inside on Steam and Epic—including an exciting highlight for story fans.
The hottest weekend of the year is just around the corner:37 degrees, 17 hours of sunshine – sounds like sunburn and sweat. For those who prefer to turn up the fan and retreat to their cool gaming room, there’s good news.
This time, six free games are waiting for you on Steam and Epic Games!And while the temperatures are exploding outside, you can play for free indoors – without breaking a sweat.
Highlight of the week: The Operator
In The Operator, you take on the role of an investigator at the fictional FDI: You assist field agents in solving crimes by searching databases, analyzing evidence, evaluating surveillance videos, and searching for clues using state-of-the-art technology.
You receive photos, videos, or other evidence from the agents and must filter out the crucial clues. Sometimes you pause a video at just the right moment to identify a suspect using facial recognition, other times you analyze chemical traces, decrypt networks, and connect seemingly unrelated pieces of information to form a complete picture.
The cases are quite varied, ranging from murder and kidnapping to cyberattacks and large-scale conspiracies.
The Steam community is certainly convinced: With 92 percent positive reviews and a rating of Very Positive
from around 6,000 reviews, The Operator is one of the best-rated detective games of recent years.
More free games this weekend
- Victoria 3: Guide your country through the 19th century, juggle economics, politics, and diplomacy – and give your brain a real workout.
- Play for free until: June 23 onSteam
- Dead by Daylight: If the heat is already getting to you outside, you can turn it up a notch indoors and let horror icons like Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and Ghostface chase you in multiplayer mode – or become your opponents’ nightmare yourself. To celebrate the release of the new killer Springtrap from Five Nights at Freddy’s, the game is available for free once again.
- Play for free until: June 23 on Steam
- Len’s Island: A survival island adventure with crafting, building, and exploration from an isometric perspective. If you prefer a digital vacation to barbecuing at the lake, this is the game for you.
- Play for free until: June 23 atSteam
- WHAT THE PAK?!: Colorful couch co-op fun for up to four players.
- Get it free & keep it until: June 23 at Steam
- Tell Me Why: The acclaimed adventure from the creators of Life Is Strange sends you on an emotional journey through the past of twins Tyler and Alyson.
- Get it free & keep it until June 30 at Steam
That saves the weekend – whether you’re looking for gripping stories, grand strategy or exciting multiplayer battles. But now it’s up to you: which of these free games will you try out? Let us know in the comments and tell us which free game you’ll be playing on the hottest weekend of the year!