Last Chance on Steam: Claim Horror Game Glitched Out Before It’s Removed

Steam players have one final window to claim the 2024 horror game Glitched Out for free before it’s pulled permanently from the platform. The title’s developer has confirmed that removal from Steam is underway, though it hasn’t shared a specific date for when the game will stop being available.

It’s also worth stressing that Glitched Out isn’t being offered through Steam’s standard Free-to-Keep rotation. Those regular promotions usually hand out a mix of games—often from smaller indie teams—under the “keep it forever” model. Glitched Out has always been free-to-play, but the upcoming delisting changes the situation enough that it deserves attention right now, before access is shut down by the developer.

In other Steam news, there’s also a separate conversation happening around a different title: a $17 open-world Star Wars game currently included in the Steam Summer Sale is widely viewed as flawed, even if the discount has made the original complaints feel less severe in hindsight.

Glitched Out Is Free-to-Keep on Steam for a Limited Time

• Claim Glitched Out for free on Steam before it’s delisted.

The developer, SHB Games, shared on X that it has started the process to remove Glitched Out from Steam. A later post clarified that the delisting is tied to the closure of the company involved in publishing the game. Even so, players who add the horror game to their Steam libraries before the delisting takes effect will keep access going forward.

For anyone worried about timing, the important detail is that you don’t need to install the game immediately. Once you claim it, it stays in your library, ready to be installed whenever you want.

What’s missing is the key scheduling information: SHB Games hasn’t announced exactly when Glitched Out will be removed from Steam. That uncertainty makes the situation feel urgent for anyone who wants it in their collection, since the shutdown could happen on a short timeline—or stretch out longer. Unless the developer later publishes a clear delisting date, the safest approach is to claim it sooner rather than waiting.

Since launch, Glitched Out has earned “Mostly Positive” reviews on Steam. Players have pointed to its presentation, story, and world-building as standout strengths. Not every horror release manages to pair scares with a coherent narrative, so a game that leans into both is fairly uncommon. With that kind of feedback on record, it’s disappointing to see the game headed for removal, but it also gives players a strong reason to claim it while they still can.

Steam’s catalog is packed with free options, and building a large library is something players can do without constantly paying full price. Even when a big library isn’t the goal, limited-time promotions and rotating offers can fill the gaps. At the moment, the usual Free-to-Keep promotion has no games listed, so if you’re watching the store for new giveaways, keep an eye out over the next couple of weeks—because periods with nothing to claim are rare.