{"id":8028,"date":"2015-04-15T17:02:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T21:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=8028"},"modified":"2015-04-15T17:02:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T21:02:43","slug":"10-free-steam-games-worth-playing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2015\/04\/15\/10-free-steam-games-worth-playing\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Free Steam Games Worth Playing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Steam gets a lot of hype for discounted prices, you don\u2019t actually have to spend any money to enjoy some of the best games the service has to offer. Over the years, Steam has accumulated a number of great games that are free-to-play, and I\u2019m here to tell you which ones you should check out.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these recommendations will be obvious, as some of Steam\u2019s biggest games are free-to-play\u2014so why wouldn\u2019t I suggest them? But, I also want to make sure to tell you about the smaller free games you might otherwise not hear about, especially when it comes to games that try something new. With that in mind, here are our top free Steam games that everyone should try.<\/p>\n<p>Dota 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techspot.com\/article\/990-10-free-steam-games\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-14-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a game to really sink your teeth into, Dota 2 is probably your best bet\u2014I spent dozens of hours trying to master Valve\u2019s MOBA, and barely scratched the surface. While your goal is straightforward\u2014lead your creeps and team to the enemy base, so you can destroy a large structure known as the ancient\u2014the depth and intensity that Dota 2 offers is staggering. It\u2019s a great game for people with a competitive streak, provided you can keep your cool under pressure.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/212800\/\" target=\"_blank\">Super Crate Box<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FzY7EJPWbvE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You might know Vlambeer thanks to games like <em>Ridiculous Fishing<\/em>, and <em>Nuclear Throne.<\/em> One of their earliest games is also on Steam, and not only is it free, it\u2019s also damned good. <em>Super Crate Box <\/em>is an arcade-style game where you try try to rack up a high score. The twist? Your weapons are constantly randomized, which keeps you on your toes. <em>Super Crate Bo<\/em>x is a good choice for people looking for a simple, addictive, no-frills game that is a joy to play.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techspot.com\/article\/990-10-free-steam-games\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Free Steam Games Worth Playing &#8211; TechSpot<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Steam gets a lot of hype for discounted prices, you don\u2019t actually have to spend any money to enjoy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[385,1032],"class_list":["post-8028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-software","category-technology","tag-free-games","tag-steam"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/papNkV-25u","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7157,"url":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2014\/12\/17\/valve-pulls-mass-shooter-game-hatred-from-steam-greenlight\/","url_meta":{"origin":8028,"position":0},"title":"Valve pulls mass shooter game Hatred from Steam Greenlight","author":"NCCT","date":"December 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Valve rarely prevents a game from being published through Steam, but when the gruesome mass shooter game Hatred appeared on Steam Greenlight, the company felt it was necessary to intervene. 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