This thread will no longer be updated.

This used to be a thread called "Limited time, 100% Free-to-keep PC games right now", where I, together with many helpful members of the community, documented which PC games were free to claim at any given moment. I started it when the COVID-19 pandemic started in the whole world and developers/publishers were doing promotions faster than one could keep track of everything. Since the situation is calmer now, keeping track of things to that level isn't needed.

The thread is now a free games news thread which relies on comments to function - if you find an interesting offer for a free game, feel free to comment and let others know! Here I have also put links to useful places where you can find out about and/or collect free games as they appear.

Comment Formatting Guide

When commenting, please put the full name of the game/promotion, which platform it is on, and a link to the promotion/the relevant SG thread.
For example "Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge free on Steam [link to Steam page]"

Useful Links

Steam

SteamDB page for free Steam promotions - follow this page to know every upcoming or ongoing free-to-keep or free weekend Steam game.

SG thread for free Steam soundtracks - a thread that collects free soundtracks you can claim on Steam.

SG thread for paid-now-free Steam games of 2020 - thread that collects Steam games that are now free to get (as FreeOnDemand)
Paid-now-free Steam games of 2019

Epic Games

Free games page on Epic Games Store - Epic Games Store's own page for their free game promotions.

SG thread for free Epic Games promotions - follow this thread to find out about and discuss new free games on Epic.

A Total War Saga: TROY Epic Games promo - the game will be free-to-keep on Epic Games on August 13th.

GOG

GOG Free Games Collection - a collection of free games to claim on GOG.
Higurashi 1 free game promotion - another game GOG is offering for free during the COVID-19 pandemic.

IndieGala

galaFreebies - IndieGala's own page for freebies from their website

IndieGala showcase - IndieGala's own page where they collect games you can claim for free on their website.

SG thread for free IndieGala games - follow this thread to find out about new, free games on IndieGala.

itch.io

Self-isolation on a budget - an itch.io collection that collected games one could claim for free during the COVID-19 pandemic. No longer updated, but contains a few games that are still free.

SG thread for free itch.io games - thread collecting games to claim for free on itch.io for a limited time.

Microsoft

Top free games on Microsoft Store - not a page but a search filter, this will show some free games able to be claimed on the Microsoft Store. (May not be all of them)

Uplay

Ubisoft Free Events page - Ubisoft's page for their own free game promotions.

Other links

Big Fish free games page - a collection of free games Big Fish are offering during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crusader Kings II free DLC promotion - sign up to the newsletter to receive a Steam key for The Old Gods DLC, or refer people to get the Pagan Fury music pack.
Endless Space Collection free promotion - link your Games2Gether account to your Steam account to receive Endless Space Collection on Steam for free.

Currently free games on Steam (no new games will be added, these will be removed as they end)

Game Start End ASF command Info
Wide Cross ? ? !addlicense ASF 345425 Works using SteamDB
The Scream ? ? !addlicense ASF 369917 Works using SteamDB
Tennis World Tour - Denis Shapovalov 2020-04-23 16:00 UTC 2020-12-01 18:00 UTC !addlicense ASF 454711 -
Tennis World Tour - Alex De Minaur 2020-04-23 16:00 UTC 2020-12-01 18:00 UTC !addlicense ASF 454715 -
Tennis World Tour - Caroline Garcia 2020-04-23 16:00 UTC 2020-12-01 18:00 UTC !addlicense ASF 454706 -
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Microsoft

Game Start End Info
Anatomy Lesson Prof ? 2020-04-11 -
Armored Age - Battle Tanks Pro ? 2020-04-08 -
Girl Rugby Dash ? 2020-04-10 -
AIR DRONE SIMULATOR - FIND OBJECTS ? 2020-04-10 -
Digital Dungeon - Survival ? 2020-04-10 -
Drum Studio Plus App ? 2020-04-08 -
Spider Solitaire - Classic Card Game ? 2020-04-10 -
Indian Mutiny - Little Sepoy ? 2020-04-10 -
Xenochamber ? 2020-04-10 -
Galaxy Doomsday ? 2020-04-10 -
Mining Empire ? 2020-04-10 -
Disassembly Science - Guns ? 2020-04-11 -
Scrubble Classic ? 2020-04-08 -
Go Classic - Chinese Game Pro ? 2020-04-08 -
Music Band Manager ? 2020-04-10 -
Mad Speed Race ? 2020-04-10 -
HandyCopter 3D Pro ? 2020-04-10 -
Forestation ? 2020-04-10 -
Black Jack Classic Pack ? 2020-04-08 -
Digging Dragon - Treasure Dungeons ? 2020-04-10 -
Demon at Work - Dark Spirit ? 2020-04-10 -
Omaha Poker King ? 2020-04-08 -
Texas Holdem Poker King Pack ? 2020-04-08 -
Crazy Runner - Maze Escape ? 2020-04-10 -
Texas Saloon Poker ? 2020-04-08 -
Robot Rampage ? 2020-04-10 -
Road Patrol Truck ? 2020-04-10 -
Orbitality ? 2020-04-10 -
Poly World - Rhythm Based Game ? 2020-04-10 -
Operation Snowman ? 2020-04-10 -
Motorbike Racer ? 2020-04-08 -
Forestation - Four seasons of Nature ? 2020-04-10 -
Wrecked Destruction Simulator ? 2020-04-29 -
Mahjong Classic - Puzzle Game ? 2020-04-10 -
Vegas Poker Series ? 2020-04-08 -
Burning Lands - Godfall ? 2020-04-10 -
Bass Guitarist ? 2020-04-08 -
Compete With Worms - Algebra Prof ? 2020-04-11 -
Vikings Pixel Warfare Pro ? 2020-04-08 -
Match The Pairs - Words World Prof ? 2020-04-08 -
Galaxy Ball ? 2020-04-10 -
MermaidLand - Underwater Treasure ? 2020-04-10 -
Word Ring Guess - Puzzle Search Game Prof ? 2020-04-08 -
Paradise Slots: Spin and Win ? 2020-04-08 -
Bingo Island Beach ? 2020-04-08 -
Subway Simulator 8 - Shanghai Edition Deluxe ? 2020-04-10 -Ā 
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Thanks so much for this. Can you give me this list in code so I can add it directly?

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Sure, but character limit may be a problem.

It's a little contribution, thanks for your work! ^^

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I can see what it looks like at least, but these Microsoft games are getting out of hand and I would really need a collection link...

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I couldn't find such link. I searched "free" in games, then took out titles with yellow highlighted price tags.

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Just give the link in Microsoft's store site (try it on your browser) where you've put the refined search paramaters, such as https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/new-and-rising/games/pc?IsDeal=true&price=0To0.01 and https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/top-free/games/pc?IsDeal=true&price=0To0.01

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See if those help condense your Microsoft list.

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Nothing should be missing with those links I hope? I'm going to add them in anyway because I really want to get rid of all the Microsoft crap in a good way.

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I'm not sure if they're missing anything, I didn't go through the games in your list and compare them to what's in the links.

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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ashley-the-story-of-survival/9nf84wwcm2cj

Ashley - The Story Of Survival free for 7 day (?)
seriously this game cost 80 bucks?

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Dozens of "$80" games were discounted to free last week. Shitty developers just trying to make the mobile-level games more enticing by making people think it's a real deal.
Like... this game is 20$ on Steam, with many negative reviews that call it a clicker ( "So this is basically a ripoff of the Hobo Simulator app game on Iphone. It's a clicker, nothing new, nothing fun, just play hobo instead.")

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yep i was like what !!! then i realized its total theft thats begining from right now .. d

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A rule of thumb I use is, they probably added $80 to the price of each before making them free, so if you subtract that mentally, you'll likely have the worth of the game. I saw some for $79.99 "value" so in that case, it's probably $70 or maybe even higher, $77.50 or something added. Is it worth claiming while it's free? Well that's a whole different question entirely.

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Thanks for telling me, but you could definitely be nicer about it.

Adding new stuff after work, going to change some things in the chart which will take some time.

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No worries! There were a lot of games ending between yesterday evening and this morning.

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Just to ask... I'm up for adding all the links here and in the charts above to the list, but it's going to take some time and maybe look pretty ridiculous. Does Microsoft have a collection page for all the freebies they're offering (like with itch.io and IndieGala)?

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I wish. I'd recommend linking to the comments with a whole bunch to be honest. At least for the ones with absurd prices. One of the reasons I separated them.

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not special offer, but...

Free DLC (soundtracks) which can add without base game in library, even if base game sells for the money in store.

Little Inferno Soundtrack - https://steamdb.info/app/1270140/ (Base game not free)
7 Billion Humans Soundtrack - https://steamdb.info/app/1270120/ (Base game not free)
Human Resource Machine Soundtrack - https://steamdb.info/app/1273200/ (Base game not free)
Master of Orion: Soundtrack & Score - https://steamdb.info/app/468020/ (Base game not free) [DLC hide in the store]

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thanks

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The charts have been split, I'm leaving the order as is for now but new games will be added by addition order (and please tell me when games should be removed because that's going to get difficult for me now). The "upcoming" chart is sorted by starting soonest.

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Thanks for your work on this spookypannkaka !
and all contributors.

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1078000/Gamecraft

ExpiryTime 24 April 2020 ā€“ 16:00:00 UTC (1587744000) 16 days from now
StartTime 17 April 2020 ā€“ 16:00:00 UTC (1587139200) 9 days from now

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Not games, but worth a mention. The music listed in this thread is free and can be claimed to your library even if you don't own the base game. The same isn't true of the artbook though, you have to own the base game to claim that. https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/XCks6/free-music-in-steam-can-add-without-base-game

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Google announced that they're giving 2 months of Stadia Pro for free starting today! However, it's only available in 14 countries (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States).
https://blog.google/products/stadia/try-stadia-free-today

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Hmm so it's not free to keep indefinitely huh? After 2 months you either have to pay or stop using it.

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Unfortunately yes.

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Yes, the "free games" go away, but any games you buy during those two months are yours to keep forever.

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I'm not getting the method to get it. It just takes me to the normal main page and just lists a price of 1400 kr SEK which I am not taking the risk of paying. I've never used it. Is it because I'm already logged in to my normal Google account? So how does one "sign up"?

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I heard that Google is currently rolling in the offer and will take them up to 48 hours. Not sure how to sign up since it's unavailable to where I am.

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Oh alright. Going to add it to the top of this thread :D

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Tips: If you wanted to save some space in your thread since SG limits it, you could embed the links in Useful Information into the title, such as linking "A good thread for free itch.io links" instead of providing the link separately. Also, with the Google Stadia Pro offer, you could screenshot the countries and have that linked as "Only available in screenshot" where the word screenshot has the link (or embedded image) and embed the offer link into the title.

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Some of the free Microsoft games at the top of the list have about 5 hours left to claim, most of the rest have 1 more day left.

I am doubtful many their real prices are $80... seriously.

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Sorry if this has been asked, but are any of the Microsoft store games any good? Because I skimmed through a bunch and all I see are mobile ports with terrible reviews.

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just Drawful 2 for the Xbox One

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yup that seems to be the case.

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might want to remove the Microsoft Store games that are from the following companies, due to the false prices:
Akadem GmbH
Strategy Empire, LLC (https://strategyempire.mobi/)
Real Fighting, LLC (https://realfighting.me/)
Teen Games, LLC (https://teengames.mobi/)
Education Terra, LLC (https://educationterra.com/)
Action Portal, LLC (https://action-portal.com/)
Music Breath, LLC (https://musicbreath.com/)
BrightDream Apps, LLC (https://brightdreamapps.com/)

the webpages of each LLC are near-identical, privacy policies show they are all subsidiaries of Akadem Gmbh (http://akadem.at/)

unless Google's and Apple's app stores don't show discounts, it's likely that the games were always free.

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ASF command for Transpose:

!addlicense ASF 449087

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So it's just F2P I guess? :/

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ASF command for Total War: SHOGUN 2:

!addlicense ASF 448598

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