Steam is making 3 games 100% free until May 25th, plus a free bonus

Steam is currently hosting a new Free Weekend promotion, with players able to download and play a few select games until May 25 (with a bonus game also extending its period until May 28). However, fans should not confuse this promotion with Steam's Free-to-Keep promotion. The latter ensures that a game can be kept forever if claimed before a certain period; The Free Weekend promotion only allows players to play a game for free until a certain date.

As such, Steam users should be sure to act quickly and take advantage of this promotion. It's worth mentioning that should players enjoy any of these games and want to purchase them, they'll also be available at a hefty discount throughout the campaign and shortly thereafter.

Steam's new Free Weekend promotional game is Sunderfolk, restaurantsand Total War: Warhammer 3each of which is available to download and play up to May 25 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. The added bonus, which fits the cost of free weekend promotion but with a longer time, is Warhammer 40K: Battlesectorand it can be downloaded and played up to May 28 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. To help readers choose which game(s) is best for them, Steam links + key information like how long to hit with each detailed breakdown are provided below.

Play Dungeons & Dragons inspired tactical party game Sunderfolk for free on Steam

Sunderfolk is a cooperative tactical RPG built for group stories and game nights with friends, blending tabletop-inspired design with streamlined digital strategy gameplay. Each player's choices shape the flow of combat, exploration, and progression, and it's as fun as any type of homebrew Dungeons and dragons campaign. With its fun, underground fantasy setting and focus on teamwork, Sunderfolk brings in something friendly and surprisingly simple for friends.

• Co-op-focused tactical RPG inspired by tabletop-style campaigns

• Emphasize shared decision making and group strategy in combat

• A fantasy world built around party-driven progression and exploration

• Streamlined mechanics designed for accessible group play sessions

• Review Rating on Steam: Very Positive (94%)
• Can you beat it before the free weekend promotion ends? At 22 hours, that's a solid maybe
• Discount Details: 60% off until June 4th (discount price is $20)

• Play Sunderfolk for free on Steam for May 25 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.

Run a restaurant like a rat in Restaurats for free on Steam

Restaurants takes the cozy management sim formula and injects it with pure mayhem, as the best games in the genre often do. Players take on the role of a rat who runs a fantasy restaurant where cooking, serving and survival collide all at once. The core sim/cooking game management loop is further complicated with roguelike features, strange customers, unpredictable events, and kitchen disasters. Handling equal parts comedy and frantic multitasking, Restaurants leans towards the absurd side of the sim game while requiring sharp decision making.

• Fast restaurant management with real-time chaotic game loops

• Dynamic customer events that constantly disrupt normal work flow

• Resource juggling between cooking, serving and upgrading your kitchen

• Light tone with great emphasis on improvisation under pressure

• Review Rating on Steam: Very Positive (90%)
• Can you beat it before the free weekend promotion ends? N/A, but it seems possible
• Sale Details: 52% off until May 28th (sale price is $9.55)

• Play Restaurats Free on Steam until May 25 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.

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Experience the end of a grand strategy trilogy in Total War: Warhammer 3 for free on Steam

Total War: Warhammer 3 is an iconic grand strategy game, and the final chapter in Creative Assembly's fantasy trilogy blends deep turn-based empire building with massive real-time combat. Players step into the realm of chaos, where gods, demons, and mortal factions are at constant war. Warhammer 3 is easily one of the most ambitious strategy games on PC and a must for fans of large-scale tactical warfare and Warhammer fantasy mayhem, and at the expense of free, it's definitely worth checking out.

• Combines turn-based grand strategy with massive real-time combat

• Features Chaos Realms campaigns with unique survival-style combat encounters

• Includes multiple playable factions such as Kislev, Cathay and Chaos Gods

• Introduces layered siege mechanics and defensive building systems during battles

• Review Rating on Steam: Mostly Positive (70%)
• Can you beat it before the free weekend promotion ends? At 32.5 hours for the campaign, only if you have no life at all and have great strategic experience
• Sale Details: 85% off until May 28th (sale price is $9)

• Play Total War: Warhammer 3 for free on Steam for May 25 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.

Check out the fast-paced strategy action of Warhammer 40K: Battlesector for free on Steam

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector stripping the 41st millennium down to pure, tactical brutality. Set in the dark future of Infinity War, it focuses on tight squad battles, unit positioning and devastating abilities as Blood Angels and Tyranid forces clash across hotly contested battlefields. It's a more focused, methodical approach Warhammer strategy compared to larger RTS games, but that precision is exactly what makes each engagement feel so deadly and deliberate.

• Focus on squad-level strategy rather than large-scale empire management

• The campaign revolved around the Blood Angels vs Tyranid conflict

• Review Rating on Steam: Very Positive (87%)
• Can you beat it before the free weekend promotion ends? At 23.5 hours for the campaign, maybe
• Discount Details: 70% off until May 28th (discount price is $9.55)

• Play Warhammer 40L: Battlesector Free on Steam until May 28 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET