Are there any full free games on Steam that do not include pay-to-win transactions?

[Froggo Cookies]

So far the only game coming remotely close to this I've played is the Deltarune demo 😭

[Brujeira]

Yeah, there's Warframe. However, that only counts as it's not pay-to-win, rather it's pay-to-not-grind when it comes to getting gear.

[Thijminecraft02]

Originally posted by Brujeira:

Yeah, there's Warframe. However, that only counts as it's not pay-to-win, rather it's pay-to-not-grind when it comes to getting gear.

paying for gear is literally what pay to win means. If a person can buy something that makes something in the game easier that means it is pay to win. As for OP, typically "free to play" means that the game itself is free to play but some thing can require or benefit from a purchase whereas "free" usually means that a game is free with no ingame purchases.

[wesnef]

Originally posted by Thijminecraft02:

paying for gear is literally what pay to win means. If a person can buy something that makes something in the game easier that means it is pay to win.

Only if it's 1) not obtainable in-game/more powerful than in-game; and 2) there's competition between players (otherwise, there's nothing to "win")

[Zero]

Originally posted by wesnef:

Originally posted by Thijminecraft02:

paying for gear is literally what pay to win means. If a person can buy something that makes something in the game easier that means it is pay to win.

Only if it's 1) not obtainable in-game/more powerful than in-game; and 2) there's competition between players (otherwise, there's nothing to "win")

Point 2 is incorrect. There are plenty of games where the devs design the PVE to be unbearable or downright impossible without spending money. "Clear X content with X character to get a reward that you can't get any other way" in a gacha game (or DLC character packs) is a great example of that.

[PocketYoda]

Lots you need to search for them though

[bidulless]

hello
Not so easy as everyone need to live, you know : eating,paying bill, etc ...

[SLG]

Yes there are: The SIms 4, etc. Most of the time it is just the base game that is free to play.

[natshely]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1463730/Arid/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/574180/Rem_Survival/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1625450/Muck/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1942120/The_Complex_Found_Footage/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1490860/Til_Nord/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1668610/Blackhaven/

[Froggo Cookies]

Originally posted by natshely:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1463730/Arid/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/574180/Rem_Survival/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1625450/Muck/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1942120/The_Complex_Found_Footage/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1490860/Til_Nord/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1668610/Blackhaven/

oooh thanks :D

[Hikari Light]

Having good gear does not make you a good player.
I have seen many players do pay-to-win stuff and get beat by normal players.
Fat wallet does not equal skill.

[Thijminecraft02]

Originally posted by wesnef:

Originally posted by Thijminecraft02:

paying for gear is literally what pay to win means. If a person can buy something that makes something in the game easier that means it is pay to win.

Only if it's 1) not obtainable in-game/more powerful than in-game; and 2) there's competition between players (otherwise, there's nothing to "win")

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/p2w
Warframe fits the definition of P2W.

1. If there is a possibility of a situation occuring where a player loses a mission that they could have completed had they spent money of purchases that means the game is P2W.

2. You can play pve missions in warframe and you can either "win" or "lose" these missions depending on if you complete the objective or not.

[Dan5000]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420510/HoloCure__Save_the_Fans/

A free Vampire Survivers clone.
If you don't mind the vtuber setting.

[Froggo Cookies]

Originally posted by Dan5000:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420510/HoloCure__Save_the_Fans/

A free Vampire Survivers clone.
If you don't mind the vtuber setting.

woah that looks adorbs, I'm totally gonne install it thanks!

[Froggo Cookies]

Originally posted by Thijminecraft02:

Originally posted by wesnef:

Only if it's 1) not obtainable in-game/more powerful than in-game; and 2) there's competition between players (otherwise, there's nothing to "win")

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/p2w
Warframe fits the definition of P2W.

1. If there is a possibility of a situation occuring where a player loses a mission that they could have completed had they spent money of purchases that means the game is P2W.

2. You can play pve missions in warframe and you can either "win" or "lose" these missions depending on if you complete the objective or not.

yes I've heard of it being P2W alot and I don't really have an interest in war games in general so yeah..

[Zero]

Originally posted by HikariLight:

Having good gear does not make you a good player.
I have seen many players do pay-to-win stuff and get beat by normal players.
Fat wallet does not equal skill.

Depends on the game.