Hey there Steam Gifts! As you may already know, Syndicate is available for free on Origin on-the-house right now but I discovered (as usual with the French page) that the French version of Origin has Plants VS. Zombies instead! I posted these steps on reddit and figured I would also post them here in case you guys could use them as well.

You need to use a VPN if you don't live in France

Steps to get it with a VPN:

  1. Get a VPN, the one I used was Hola here is a link to it on the Google Chrome Store (the one I used)

  2. When it's installed go to the Origin on the house page in your own country. So for US I went to US Origin page

  3. After you get to the on-the-house page you click the Hola button so for Chrome it's the little fire icon with a face. You click it and then it says "Select a Country" so you hit the "more" button and pick France. It should reload the page and bring you back to it with the France version. If it brings you to the homepage you just have to direct back to the on the house page.

  4. Now that you are on the on-the-house page and it is the French version you click the "download now" button (it should show up when you hover over the picture) and a pop up should come up and say "Launch Origin" (or Download Origin if you don't already have it) click the Launch button.

  5. Finally after clicking Launch it should open Origin and after agreeing to the license show up in your library as new and automatically install.

Hope this helped, and enjoy your game! :)

9 years ago*

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Thanks for the find! Although it was featured in the promotion in the past, so I snagged it back then :D

9 years ago
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No problem! I actually missed it in the past so glad I found it in time this time around :)

9 years ago
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I simply went straight to https://www.origin.com/fr-fr/store/free-games/on-the-house

No VPN or other trickery needed.

9 years ago
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What country do you live in? I tried that in the past but it's never worked so I use the VPN method.

9 years ago
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I just tried it and worked fine for me (germany)
Just open the page, put your cursor on the image on the left and then press the orange button
(screenshot: http://puu.sh/glfJH/8a70ed7875.PNG)

9 years ago
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Well that's really cool it's even simpler for others! That's good it's easy for you guys :)

9 years ago
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Thanks for sharing! :D

9 years ago
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No problem! Glad some people found it helpful.

9 years ago
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You have a point there. I'm in the UK and our ISP isn't Comcast. :/

9 years ago
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Thank you for that.

9 years ago
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Well, already have it, but didn't know they had a sale going ^.^

Good time to get the ME series if you don't already have them. :D

9 years ago
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Glad you still found it helpful then! :D

9 years ago
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Thanks (didn't need VPN as well).

9 years ago
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Worked for me straight away without any VPN (living in Czech Rep.). Only hope it doesn't break any Origin ToS, cause C&C collection <3

9 years ago
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I want to say this doesn't break the ToS but it's not like they advertise this or something :)

9 years ago
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Well I guess this will be the second game I'll try to put on Origin ! BETTER NOT TROLL ME THIS TIME ORIGIN !

9 years ago
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Worked fine for a lot of people so you should be fine

9 years ago
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After activasion
Origin will scan your account from outside of France and revoke it later :(

9 years ago
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well.......... idk......
maybe..... just maybe......

9 years ago
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They won't

9 years ago
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(^^)

9 years ago
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no, they won't do that.

9 years ago
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owh
ihihihihihi (^^)
maybe i shud try then....

9 years ago
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Never had it happen, doubt it dude

9 years ago
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(^^)

9 years ago
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anyway, got 2 games now thanks
even if they revoke it, so what. not like there's any "paying" games in my origin acc

9 years ago
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I've gotten 3 or so games now using this method of a VPN so I think it's fine

9 years ago
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Already have it
thanks anyways

9 years ago
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Thanks for stopping by

9 years ago
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umm I want uh a burger and ummm a coke
thanks

9 years ago
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Sorry sir/ma'am you can't back up again after saying "thanks anyways" you're blocking our other customers. If you want to place an order you have to pull around.

9 years ago
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got the GOTY version of it a few months ago, it was already free for everyone

9 years ago
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What's in the GOTY version? I missed it, hence why I was excited and found this since I didn't get it last time

9 years ago
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FYI, "Édition Jeu de l'année" means "Game of the Year Edition". So you have the GOTY.

9 years ago
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Well that makes it even better! Thanks for clarifying :)

9 years ago
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hehe seems like its the same version
it includes nothing really special besides:
limited edition collectable zombie or Sunflower figurine
20 achievements
access to the Zombatar mode and new in-game music which cannot be found in the original version

9 years ago
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Well I know I saw the Zombatar mode so now I know for sure that it's the GOTY

9 years ago
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The free game for me is the old 1993 game Syndicate...

9 years ago
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What is the url of the page you are visiting? The whole thing is it needs to be the French store page to get it

9 years ago
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I don't need the French page, already got PvZ last time it was On The House

9 years ago
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Oh, well how you said it is as if you were trying to get it but weren't able to because you saw Syndicate. I got that game as well but specifically the french page had PvZ and I missed it last time so I got that now :)

9 years ago
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Thank you! If I hadn't seen this thread I would have forgot to log in at home! At work I can't use VPNs, hehe! Anyway, merci beaucoup!

9 years ago
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thanks :) ,
just played it and really fun ^^

9 years ago
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