While Steam has built one of the largest digital gaming libraries in the world, its biggest draw remains the vast selection of free content. Alongside thousands of free-to-play games, demos, betas, and seasonal festival events that include discounted listings, Valve regularly expands the platform with new releases spanning nearly every genre.
Whether players are looking for competitive shooters, cozy simulators, RPGs, or indie experiments, Steam’s free catalog continues to grow at an astounding pace, giving users new reasons to check the storefront every week. Interest in the platform has remained especially high following Valve’s recent hardware news, including the launch of its new Steam Machine with a hefty price tag that, while quite expensive, has become a bit more appealing after recent announcements from Sony regarding PlayStation’s disc-less future.
Further, with frequent seasonal events and promotions also introducing limited-time giveaways and free game offers every weekend, there’s almost always something new to discover that won’t break the bank, such as this newly listed-as-free game from 2025 with a 9/10 rating that you can grab now (via Steam).
While it wasn’t always a free-to-play game, Ellingby House from Jepfore Games Ltd. was just added to the free-to-play model on Steam by developers after a new announcement to begin promotion on the studio’s next major project. The game has glowing reviews among Steam users and has garnered a 92% positive score overall. It’s a must-play point-and-click puzzle game that fans of indie puzzle hits like INFRA will definitely want to check out.
“Ellingby House is a first-person point-and-click puzzle adventure. You’ll explore the building by navigating between high-resolution pre-rendered 360° panoramas, picking up and inspecting items, and interacting with mechanisms and computers.” Players take on the role of a security guard at Ellingby House, exploring the building and discovering its secrets on a gloomy night in modern-day London.
“The once pristine head office of J.R Holder & Sons now suffers from repeated intrusions, neglect, and all the signs of corporate mismanagement. The building should be empty due to much needed renovations, but something is not quite right upon your arrival.”
Fans of the game have left rave reviews since its launch back in February 2025, with gamers like λ stating that it’s an “awesome puzzle game” with “solutions [that] are hard to find, but very reasonable and nothing impossible.” They also note that they “loved the storyline too,” and “the actors in this game were such a fun little touch and something I haven’t really seen before.”
Ellingby House is officially listed as a free-to-play title now, not that it was very expensive to begin with, and is well worth checking out on Steam if you’re looking for a unique new puzzle experience that doesn’t cost a dime.
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Valve
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September 12, 2003