As 2025 is coming to an end, I wanted to share some of my favourite free games that came out this year. Overall, it’s been a great year for not only story and indie games, but free-to-play games of that same category.

The concept of a fan-made spin-off for games is not new at all. In fact, a lot of parody/fan-made spin-offs exist as a result of the fans' dedication to the original work. However, rarely have I seen a community develop as fast as the Danganronpa fangame community, known as “Fanganronpa”, or “Fangans.”

Indie games, especially story-based games can often be life changing, but they can also often cost a lot of money. In fact, sometimes the free games are better than a lot of Triple A games in the industry! In this article, I’ll be sharing my top picks for free indie games on steam.