Cyberfrags ’69 has been sitting on Steam since 2021 with a price tag of roughly $4. As of October 7, that tag is gone for good – the fast arena shooter is now permanently free-to-play, and anyone can add it to their library without paying a cent. The reason behind the change is less cheerful than the news itself.
Why the price disappeared
The game is the work of a single developer, David, who goes by D.A.S. He kept Cyberfrags ’69 updated regularly until around 2023, but keeping steady work going on the project eventually became impossible. Rather than leave it hanging in early access forever, he decided to push it out as it is and open it up to everyone. “Since I can’t seem to keep consistent work on this, I’ve officially released Cyberfrags ’69 as a free-to-play game,” he explained.
Despite the quiet period, the shooter held on to over 90% positive user reviews and a small, loyal community that kept waiting for a full release. That release has now arrived in a form nobody expected – as a free download.
What you actually get
Cyberfrags ’69 is built entirely around speed. You’re expected to keep moving across the map and chain momentum together using wall-running, sliding and double-jumping. Players can reach nearly 100 feet per second, so reaction time is the difference between a frag and a respawn. Veteran fans have described the feel as a mix of Titanfall 2 and Quake 3 Arena, though D.A.S. gave it a distinctly quirky identity of its own.
Weapons are the standout part. There are dozens of them, and each one carries a secondary ability – most of these either boost your movement or add a mechanic that shifts how a match plays out. On top of that you’ll find:
- a single-player mode
- co-op support
- PvP modes including Team Deathmatch, Free-for-All and Capture the Flag
- unlockable weapon skins tied to skill and experience points
This is not a mainstream multiplayer FPS, and it doesn’t pretend to be. The pace alone will filter out a chunk of players who are used to slower modern shooters.
What happens next
D.A.S. hasn’t committed to anything concrete. He has raised the possibility of coming back to the project, but nothing is confirmed. The silver lining is that the game is in decent shape – it even picked up a small patch in early October that cleaned up some of the most obvious problems before the free-to-play switch. Whether a new wave of arena shooter fans shows up is the open question.
Cyberfrags ’69 isn’t the only title to go permanently free lately. We also covered Jump Adventures and a batch of four more Steam games that dropped their price tags for good. For everything else we publish on releases and storefront deals, browse our gaming articles.
FAQ
Nothing. Since October 7 it has been completely free to download and play on Steam. It previously sold for around $4.
No. The developer released the game as-is and made the full build free for everyone, including single-player, co-op and all PvP modes.
Not on a regular schedule. Updates largely stopped around 2023, though a small patch landed in early October to fix some of the biggest issues. D.A.S. has mentioned he might return to the project, but nothing is confirmed.
There’s a single-player mode, co-op support and several PvP options such as Team Deathmatch, Free-for-All and Capture the Flag.
A movement-heavy arena shooter with wall-running, sliding and double-jumping, dozens of weapons with secondary abilities, and speeds of almost 100 feet per second.