October 31st free games roundup

Halloween weekend has brought seven free games across GOG, Steam, IndieGala, and itch.io, ranging from classic German point-and-click adventures to 1990s Brazilian survival horror. Whether you want a permanent addition to your offline library or a quick browser match, these offers won't cost you a dime right now.

GOG

1. A New Beginning: Final Cut

To celebrate 18 years of DRM-free PC gaming, GOG is giving away Daedalic Entertainment's eco-thriller A New Beginning: Final Cut. Originally released in 2010 and expanded in 2012, the hand-drawn adventure casts you as retired Norwegian bioengineer Bent Svensson and time-traveling emissary Fay as they try to stop an energy mogul from triggering a global climate catastrophe. While the game is also listed on Steam for its regular $9.99 price, you can claim the standalone offline installer for free on GOG until Monday, November 2 at 14:00 UTC (9:00 AM ET).

Steam

2. Asleep: Act 1

Set in Northeastern Brazil during the 1990s, Asleep: Act 1 is a 2D pixel-art survival horror adventure starring a confused young woman named Ana Lúcia. You'll use a flashlight and a sketchbook to solve point-and-click puzzles while navigating shifting nightmare realms, and I'm intrigued by how different monsters either flee from your light beam or hunt you down when you flick it on. Normally $9.99, the first act is free to keep on Steam if you add it to your account before Monday, November 2 at 18:00 UTC (1:00 PM ET).

3. Hexologic

MythicOwl's Hexologic takes the number-crunching rules of Sudoku and moves them onto colorful hexagonal grids across 90 levels and six themed worlds. You place dots inside interlocking hexes so each row adds up to the target sum on the border, making for a relaxing puzzle session that's also Steam Deck Verified. The $4.99 title has been on a 100% discount on Steam for the October 31 deadline; the free-to-keep window closes at 17:00 UTC (1:00 PM ET), so check the store page right away to see if the banner is still live in your region.

4. HELENA: Cloud District

If you prefer quiet exploration over timed puzzles, HELENA: Cloud District drops you into a decaying megastructure with a camera. Your job in this first-person adventure is to photograph strange botanical life and piece together fragments of old memories scattered across the ruins. It launched on Steam on October 31 as a permanently free-to-play release with no expiration date.

IndieGala

5. My Darkest Witch

My Darkest Witch is a 2D arena survival game that puts you in the robes of an Order of Light mage fending off waves of heretical monsters. It plays like a compact horde shooter with hand-drawn sprites, tasking you with cleansing a plagued land before the screen fills up with enemies. You can grab a DRM-free copy for your IndieGala library right now while the limited-time giveaway remains active.

itch.io

6. AI Race Tycoon

In AI Race Tycoon, you sell your car, buy a used GPU in a garage, and try to outpace 15 rival tech labs on the road to building a Dyson Sphere. You'll balance model parameters like coding and safety while surviving brutal critic reviews across three playable chapters. The pixel-art management sim is free to play directly in your browser on itch.io during the platform's 2026 Halloween promotion ahead of its full Steam release.

7. DINK! Arcade Pickleball

Pickleball gets a neon arcade makeover in DINK! Arcade Pickleball, a browser-based sports game that works on both desktop and mobile screens. It features a five-rival ladder where opponents study your shot placement and net habits, and it actually enforces real kitchen and two-bounce rules alongside local two-player versus modes. The HTML5 build is completely free to play on itch.io with no expiration date.

Storefront giveaways can end without warning and regional timers move fast, so claim the permanent downloads on GOG, Steam, and IndieGala before their weekend windows close.