June 21st free games roundup

I love finding new indie projects to play over the weekend. Here are six free games you can claim right now across itch.io and the web.

itch.io

Hello Everyone

Hello Everyone is a small indie project available on itch.io. The developer released it as a passion project to gather community feedback after taking a break from development. It is free to download right now with no listed expiration date.

How To Mine Diamonds

How To Mine Diamonds is an engineering puzzle game where you build contraptions to extract gems on a strict budget. You can play the browser version completely free on itch.io. The developer has not set an end date for this free access.

Super Hitbox Maker

Super Hitbox Maker is a 2D fighting game built around a robust custom character creator. You can design your own fighters and battle against friends or bots. The downloadable version costs three dollars, but the web build is entirely free to play in your browser indefinitely.

FAUST: Director's Cut

FAUST: Director's Cut is a narrative visual novel about a canceled filmmaker who makes a dangerous pact with an AI. It explores themes of ambition and reality through an interactive fiction format. You can play it for free in your browser right now with no expiration date.

Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves

Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves is a mystery visual novel with heavy Lovecraftian and psychological horror elements. You follow a delivery boy and a school paper editor as they uncover dark secrets on an isolated island. The base game is free to claim and keep on itch.io forever.

Web Browser

CupPlace

CupPlace is a persistent multiplayer pixel war game themed around the 2026 FIFA World Cup. You pick a country and place pixels on a massive shared map to claim territory for your team. It is free to play directly in your browser right now, and the developer has not announced an end date.

I always recommend grabbing these smaller indie titles as soon as you see them. Free games can disappear without warning.