The reason I'm writing this thread is that these games are free and you don't need to create giveaways for them nor spend your points on them.

First of all these are Steam's offers. They are free if you met the requirements and most of them just require you to have a Steam account. Also I learned that Source SDK is free now so nearly all of the games on that list are free without restrictions.

I hope after this point nobody will post these games nor enter giveaways featuring them. I think it would be best to make this or something like this sticky or add it to the faq.

Non Steam Games:
There is a list here provided by AliSama.

Another list from reddit: here.

A pack of 300 indie games: here provided by boerenlater.

A list of free games: here provided by CowJuice.

A list of free MMO's: here provided by Chris.

A free bundle: here provided by donard80.

A list of free indie games: here provided by Henisho.

A list of free MMO's: here provided by ET3D.

A list of free games: here provided by quasarballz.

A list of free games: here provided by foamed.

A steam wannabe with free games: here provided by cheesepile.

Also, read the RULES.

  

Here is a RSS feed of Steamgifts.

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I have to laugh when I see friends buying HL2:DM for $10 when its free

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HL2:DM free = no SDK,
HL2:DM paid = SDK

Games like Gmod needs the SDK.

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Which is not a big issue. Most people have another source game that includes the SDK.

It's only really mods that require the SDK. (GMod is more of a mod then a full game).

Games that include the SDK required for mods: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Counter-Strike: Source, Team Fortress 2 (Premium), Portal (Paid), Portal 2, Day of Defeat: Source, Left 4 Dead, and Left 4 Dead 2.

13 years ago
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But if you already have one of these games then you've probably already got HL2:DM.

It's all optional to what you buy and why.

13 years ago
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Don't forget that the SDK will be also available without purchasing one of these games: Source SDK to be made free for all

13 years ago
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That already happened. It was technically a bug now that TF2 is free, but they decided to just run with it.

13 years ago
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what is gmod?

13 years ago
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Garry's Mod, it is a sandbox 'game', look it up on Steam.

13 years ago
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no need to put 'game' in quotes, gmod is very much not a game.

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it actually is
the sandbox mode itself doesn't have any particular plot or anything, but there are game modes that you can play
like trouble in terrorist town

11 years ago
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9 years ago
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What happened to Voxelized you've won?

9 years ago
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TF2 comes with the SDK, Alien Swarm comes with the SDK, both absolutely free games where you can get the SDK for free.

13 years ago
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I never tried it myself, but I heard mods dont work with Alien Swarm's SDK. TF2 on the other hand...

13 years ago
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Alien swarm comes with its own version of sdk,its not the one u need for the mods

tf2 however has all u need for the low price of 0.00$, you dont even need to download it for the sdk

13 years ago
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Plus you can get the SDK (from various iterations) from Steam Tools for free.

12 years ago
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I have a nVidia card and I still can't get the game for some reason

12 years ago
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Not being funny but HL2:DM is only free if you have an ATI / nVidia card. There are entire swathes of laptops and desktops out there now with only an Intel chipset. Surely not the best for gaming but it can be used for lots of games (even things like Hoard can run on Intel chipsets, and that's quite fussy about having OpenGL compatibility), and DOESN'T entitle you to a free copy of HL2:DM.

Hence why I gave my extra copy of it away and enough people entered to make it worthwhile.

13 years ago
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While there are ways to pass the steam's check for graphics card I seriously doubt that you'd have proper fps playing with an intel chipset. Maybe with the latest ones.

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ive got x3100 with gm 965 and it runs alot of stuff pretty good actually. Its a mac to be precise but i have windows 7 in boot camp and the only stuff that wont run are high end games. I play starcraft 2 perfect, and also borderlands. There are way to mod them and the way your computer runs games to help with performance a little bit more. I have seen a few people running games like Deus Ex: HR, Fallout 3 games, and a few others on it so its not that bad but pretty much no OpenGL hurts it alot

13 years ago
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Precisely on my mac with an nvidia card the free nvidia HL2:DM could not be redeemed. I had to sort out some old crappy pc with an old crappy nvidia card to get it free... too bad...

12 years ago
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If you own intel cards you cant get hl2dm free

13 years ago
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You're not really a gamer if your PC/Laptop/Notebook has only an Intel Graphics

12 years ago
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i want it how ?

12 years ago
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I've payed money for hl2dm lol

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12 years ago
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I noticed that people was giving away free games., but still odd how people joined it ;p but then again I was pretty close to entering that dark messiah one till I read this. thanks and I do agree hope this does get stickied.

13 years ago
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Happy to help. Also Dark Messiah servers are a bit empty at the moment. Last night I saw 8 servers and only on three of them there were players :P

13 years ago
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Whenever i play dark messiah it has 0 servers .-.

12 years ago
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Dark Messiah is free?

12 years ago
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no.

11 years ago
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Thanks for this post. I actually didnt realize the thing about the ATI HL2 DM.

13 years ago
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HL2:DM free = no SDK,
HL2:DM paid = SDK

Games like Gmod needs the SDK.

13 years ago
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sdk is free

13 years ago
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never used to be.

13 years ago
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how can you get the sdk then, now that it is free?

13 years ago
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Library, Tools and there it is. Source SDK.

13 years ago
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that has been there for years now, how come people only notice now?

13 years ago
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it was there only if you owned an sdk game

now with tf2 free every1 has it

13 years ago
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coolest thing about the SDK being free, is like almost all the Half life 2 mods and such, use the SDK and dont actually need Half Life 2, so you can play fun mods like Zombie Panic! and Nightmare House 2.

12 years ago
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Cheers, quite a useful post!

13 years ago
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This has been mentioned many times before. Not all people are willing to set up a proxy and all. They know they can get it for free but they rather enter a giveaway then doing it themselves.

13 years ago
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If you don't mind none steam games. Try this site http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=244468
It is very well organized with pictures, hard ware requirements, gameplay videos. Also some reviews:) Alot of modern games!

13 years ago
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Wonderful list. You can also check this.

13 years ago
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thank you for sharing!

13 years ago
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Damn you! I've already wasted over an hour browsing the games! Haha

Thanks though :P

13 years ago
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CAG 4 LIFE

12 years ago
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I want to bump this thread and was thinking something related to the topic yet found nothing. So I'm doing a shameless bump. Here it is.

BUMP

Also this

13 years ago
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BUMPed for more content.

13 years ago
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I think with all these new members this thread needs to be seen again. Bumped

13 years ago
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I hope you don't mind, Im'ma bump this thread since I come here daily

13 years ago
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I would be happy, since I see these games posted again and again.

13 years ago
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thread falls back quickly, bumping for great justice!

13 years ago
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And I'm bumping it again since there is too much content on the forums now and this keeps on falling back.

13 years ago
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And suddenly out of F***ING NOWHERE, A BUMP!

12 years ago
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DID YA MISS ME?! I MISSED YOU! <3

12 years ago
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I never knew about the Dark Messiah thing, thanks!

13 years ago
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I wonder why Steam hasn't added all the F2P games to their F2P section. Only shows like 7 games when it's missing stuff like Alien Swarm or Moonbase Alpha.

13 years ago
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Free to play is a title usually reserved to MMO titles and means that it usually lets you play for free but if you want you can buy items to help you in your game. Moonbase Alpha does not have a store (that I am aware of) where you can use real cash to buy in game items... hence free as opposed to free to play

13 years ago
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Yeah it's kind of an obscure argument, but basically if "free ..." has a qualifier in the phrase, then there's a catch. Free is free, but free "... to play" means some elements of it are not free.

13 years ago
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Okay

13 years ago
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Bumped since people still do post these.

13 years ago
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free games ( ゚ヮ゚)

13 years ago
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People still posting Dark Messiah Mp keys -.- Seriously, I would think it would stop by now

13 years ago
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True, I'm trying to save at least those who check the forums. But most of them probably already knows about those games.

Also there are non steam games that are free too in the list.

13 years ago
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thanks for portal :)

13 years ago
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Thanks for this list, I'll pass along the info to my friends and family!

13 years ago
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It's disguisting that you lie to Cdaction a really good PC and Console Gaming Magazine in Poland just to get a multiplayer key for a 10$ Game, pathetic...
Oh and by the way it is illegal and it can get you to jail in here for lieing where you live and just stealing the codes which were supplied only for the users of the site who actually READ AND BUY the magazine, idiot.
Learn to read, oh I forgot you only go on a Polish site to download a game because you can't spend few dollars on it.

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I understand your concern and agree with you that it's not a good thing to do. But it's not illegal to lie to website, it may be soon enough with all the digital media incorporated in our lives but it's not now. It's not technically lying either since you never said that you live in Poland nor they did ever asked about it.

But I'll remove the instructions now, I assume that people learned that giving away copies of that game in this site isn't okay by now.

13 years ago
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It didn't work for me, would it be too much trouble to get a code for me? :D

13 years ago
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if the games were supplied only for the readers / buyers of the magazine, they would give steam keys WITH the magazine. making it so easily accessible is not our fault, neither does it warn anyone registering that accessing the keys outside poland is illegal.

and lieing to an internet site which does not present and make me confirm with an information safety policy does deserve it. just don't go blindly defending..

13 years ago
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m&m dark messiah multi works perfectly! thanx!!

13 years ago
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Anyone notice all the other games listed next to it? I clicked on them and they seemed to email keys for them also...Really strange.

13 years ago
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Free until october 1st
Broken Sword Shadow Of The Templar Director's Cut (Non-steam)
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/broken_sword_directors_cut/

13 years ago
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Thanks for pointing that out. It is a really good game. GOG

13 years ago
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It is a great game, it's just sad that Director's Cut butchered the original so much throwing so much stuff away. I'm a fan of the series and I was disappointed with this "remake". Free is a great price for it anyway. :P

12 years ago
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thank you

13 years ago
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13 years ago
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Yes but free to play differs from free games. Also there are non steam games on the list.

13 years ago
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Hey, thanks!

13 years ago
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indeed

13 years ago
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Useful

13 years ago
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Nice :)

13 years ago
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Supposedly 300 free indie games. Seems legit, but I don't know too many details.

http://www.piratekart.com/

Also, SPUF topic on it:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2189998

13 years ago
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Do they install to Steam?

Quote from FAQ:

Q: Are these games legit?
A: Yes! "Pirate Kart" here is a reference to the unlicensed video game multicarts like Action 52 and Cassette 50 which indirectly inspired it. All games are included at the request of their creators.

13 years ago
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It's funny that they would compare it to Action 52, since the general quality of the games from both seems to be the same =P

13 years ago
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Happy Cake-Day! =D

9 years ago
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