Steams Free-to-Keep campaign will be a bit thin for July 2026, at the time of writing, with backend tracking only confirming two full games for the upcoming month. The silver lining is that Steam will likely add more to the campaign throughout July without backend data necessarily confirming them in advance.
For anyone who doesn't know, Steam's Free-to-Keep campaign is basically a publisher-run giveaway system where a game is made available for free for a limited time (usually around a week, although it can vary). If players claim it during that window, it is permanently added to their library (no conditions attached afterwards). Generally speaking, not every game that ends up on the Promotion shows up in this backend data with much head's up, but virtually every game mentioned through Steamdb's backend data ends up on the Free-to-Keep promotion before all is said and done. None of the listed games are available yet, but they will be available sometime in July 2026.
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The Life and Sufferings of Sir Brante
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Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu – Lost Explorers' Swords Pack
As it stands, Steam's Free-to-Keep campaign almost immediately confirmed the addition of The Life and Sufferings of Sir Brante and Yet Another Zombie Defense HD for July 2026. There is one free bonus confirmed for next month, and that is the Lost Explorers' Swords Pack for The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu. Released on July 15, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu is a first-person, Lovecraftian co-op horror game where players search a cursed jungle for hidden treasure, complete with Cthulhu mythology, psychological horror elements, and an emphasis on communication. That said, to be clear, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu is NOT free on the service, just an in-game content pack via Steam's FTK promotion.
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Otherwise, fans can expect the remaining games to be given away sometime in July 2026, with more details on what each game is here. Of course, it's recommended that you wait before buying if you've been considering these games so far.
The Life and Sufferings of Sir Brante
Check it out on Steam (89% highly positive reviews)
The Life and Sufferings of Sir Brante is a hardcore narrative RPG that puts players in the entire life of the title character. This hardcore narrative RPG on Steam lets players live their entire lives under an oppressive empire, starting as a child in a lower-class family to adulthood. Similar to the decisions made in Disco Elysiumplayers must navigate through social rules, political expectations, and religious authority.
Choices are important in this Steam game because that's what the whole game is about. Not only do players make these decisions as far as defining Sir Brante, but they also affect the player's role in society, what relationships develop and how they are formed, and even what opportunities the players are given later in life. Overall, it's not the most action-packed add-on, but it's steep, hardcore and challenging, all in unique ways.
Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
Check it out on Steam (87% highly positive reviews)
While The Life and Sufferings of Sir Brante is a unique spin on the growing Disco-like game genre, Yet Another Zombie Defense HD is the opposite end of that – such a cliché that the name even points out the humor in it.
It's just one of many zombie games on Steam, where the basic premise is simple and straightforward: survive waves of zombies by building defenses, stockpiling weapons, and beating back the hordes. It has more of a classic arcade loop, which is even better when played in co-op, so it's worth picking up just for the co-op mayhem.
What's free on Steam right now?
At the time of this writing, Tell me why is free to keep on Steam until July 1st. It's been available on the campaign throughout June to celebrate Pride Month, and it's a narrative adventure game focused on twins Tyler and Alyson. They return to their hometown in Alaska to decode a painful event from their childhood, as well as the death of their mother, and how the two have come to understand these moments.
