Announcement

NOTE: This thread is closed, see the new thread by letsmaybeLP92:
* https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/zWadt/freenot-steamepic-games-weekly-at-thursday-11-am-eastern-rebooted
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Epic Games will keep promoting their store https://store.epicgames.com in 2020 by offering weekly freebies (sometimes multiple).

Notes:

  • these are not Steam keys, and you'll need to create/have an Epic Games account.
  • you can add the games to your Epic Games library from the store web page
  • you'll need to download and install the games through the Epic Games Launcher to play; for Ubisoft games the game will be redeemed on Uplay through Epic Games and directly playable using Uplay afterwards
  • if you missed out on a game or want to support the game through other means than Epic Store, check out the Deals link.
Weekly games
 
See Free games page at Epic Games Store
 
Game Rating Free From Free Until Store Link Other deals
Extra
Sludge Life (not on Steam) ?% metacritic (more) 28-may-2020 [NOW] 28-may-2021 [NOW + 1 YEAR] Epic Games Store - Sludge Life Deals - Sludge Life
Coming
A Total War Saga: TROY 13-aug-2020 Claim first 24h! Epic Games Store - A Total War Saga: TROY
  • edit: switched into low-effort mode @ 17-6-2020
FREE DLC / extras for (past) freebies
Game/item Store Link
Borderlands 2 Ultra-HD pack https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/borderlands-2/ultra-hd-pack
Borderlands The Pre-Sequel Ultra-HD Pack https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/borderlands-the-pre-sequel/ultra-hd-pack
Delores: A Thimbleweed Park mini-adventure https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/thimbleweed-park/delores
The Messenger DLC Picnic Panic https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/the-messenger/picnic-panic
The Escapists DLC Santa's Sweatshop https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/the-escapists/santas-sweatshop
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator DLC BUG DLC https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/totally-accurate-battle-simulator/bug-dlc

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Archive



  • restructured by putting archives 2020 and 2019 below;
  • GOG, Humble (Trove), Itch.io links as/when DRM-free options, and usually Steam for reference

The Archive of Offerings (2020)

Game Rating Free From Free Until Store Link Other deals
Darksiders Warmastered Edition (at Steam, GOG) 77% metacritic (more) 1-jan-2020 9-jan-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Darksiders Deals - Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition (at Steam, GOG) 75% metacritic (more) 1-jan-2020 9-jan-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Darksiders II Deals - Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition
Steep (Standard Edition) (at Steam) 72% metacritic (more) 1-jan-2020 9-jan-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Steep Deals - Steep
Sundered: Eldritch Edition (at Steam, GOG) 74% metacritic (more) 09-jan-2020 16-jan-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Sundered: Eldritch Edition Deals - Sundered: Eldritch Edition
Horace (at Steam) 81% metacritic (more) 16-jan-2020 23-jan-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Horace Deals - Horace
The Bridge (at Steam, Humble) 74% metacritic (more) 23-jan-2020 30-jan-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - The Bridge Deals - The Bridge
Farming Simulator 19 (at Steam) 73% metacritic (more) 30-jan-2020 06-feb-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Farming Simulator 19 Deals - Farming Simulator 19
Ticket to Ride (at Steam, itch.io) 76% metacritic (more) 06-feb-2020 13-feb-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Ticket to Ride Deals - Ticket to Ride
Carcassonne (at Steam, itch.io) ~79%? metacritic (more) 06-feb-2020 13-feb-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Carcassonne Deals - Carcassonne
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (at Steam,GOG) 76% metacritic (more) 13-feb-2020 20-feb-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Kingdom Come: Deliverance Deals - Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Aztez (at Steam, Humble, itch.io) 81% metacritic (more) 13-feb-2020 20-feb-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Aztez Deals - Aztez
Faeria (at Steam) 81% metacritic (more) 20-feb-2020 27-feb-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Faeria Deals - Faeria
Assassin's Creed Syndicate (at Steam) 74% metacritic (more) 20-feb-2020 27-feb-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Assassin's Creed Syndicate Deals - Assassin's Creed Syndicate
InnerSpace (at Steam, Humble) 65% metacritic (more) 27-feb-2020 05-mar-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - InnerSpace Deals - InnerSpace
GoNNER (at Steam, GOG) 81% metacritic (more) 05-mar-2020 12-mar-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - GoNNER Deals - GoNNER
Offworld Trading Company (at Steam, GOG) 78% metacritic (more) 05-mar-2020 12-mar-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Offworld Trading Company Deals - Offworld Trading Company
Anodyne 2: Return To Dust (at Steam, GOG, Humble, itch.io) 70-80% metacritic (more) 12-mar-2020 19-mar-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Anodyne 2: Return To Dust Deals - Anodyne 2: Return To Dust
A Short Hike (at Steam, GOG, itch.io) 78% metacritic (more) 12-mar-2020 19-mar-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - A Short Hike Deals - A Short Hike
Mutazione (at Steam, GOG. itch.io) 79% metacritic (more) 12-mar-2020 19-mar-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Mutazione Deals - Mutazione
The Stanley Parable (at Steam, Humble Bundle) 88% metacritic (more) 19-mar-2020 26-mar-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - The Stanley Parable Deals - The Stanley Parable
Watch_Dogs (at Steam) 77% metacritic (more) 19-mar-2020 26-mar-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Watch_Dogs Deals - Watch_Dogs
Figment (at Steam, GOG, itch.io) 77% metacritic (more) 26-mar-2020 02-apr-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Figment Deals - Figment
Tormentor X Punisher (at Steam) ?% metacritic (more) 26-mar-2020 02-apr-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Tormentor x Punisher Deals - Tormentor x Punisher
World War Z (not at Steam) 70% metacritic (more) 26-mar-2020 02-apr-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - World War Z Deals - World War Z
Drawful 2 (at Steam) 72% metacritic (Switch) (more) 26-mar-2020 09-apr-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Drawful 2 Deals - Drawful 2
Gone Home (at Steam, GOG, Humble itch.io) 86% metacritic (more) 02-apr-2020 09-apr-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Gone Home Deals - Gone Home
Hob (at Steam, GOG) 76% metacritic (more) 02-apr-2020 09-apr-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Hob Deals - Hob
Close To The Sun (Future: at Steam, GOG) 65% metacritic (more) 09-apr-2020 16-apr-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Close To The Sun Deals - Close To The Sun
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (at Steam, GOG) 77% metacritic (more) 09-apr-2020 16-apr-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments Deals - Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Just Cause 4 Standard Ed. (at Steam: Reloaded Ed.) 68% metacritic (more) 16-apr-2020 23-apr-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Just Cause 4 Deals - Just Cause 4
Wheels of Aurelia (at Steam, Humble, itch.io) 63% metacritic (more) 16-apr-2020 23-apr-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Wheels of Aurelia Deals - Wheels of Aurelia
For The King (at Steam, GOG) 77% metacritic (more) 23-apr-2020 30-apr-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - For The King Deals - For The King
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (at Steam, GOG, Humble) 85% metacritic (more) 30-apr-2020 07-may-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Amnesia: The Dark Descent Deals - Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Crashlands (at Steam, GOG, Humble) 78% metacritic (more) 30-apr-2020 07-may-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Crashlands Deals - Crashlands
Death Coming (at Steam) 75% metacritic (iOS) (more) 07-may-2020 14-may-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Death Coming Deals - Death Coming
Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition (at Steam) 96% metacritic (more) 14-may-2020 21-may-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition Deals - Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (at Steam) 88% metacritic (more) 21-may-2020 28-may-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Deals - Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (at Steam) 82% metacritic (more) 28-may-2020 04-jun-2020 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Borderlands: The Handsome Collection Deals - Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
Overcooked (at Steam, GOG (Gourmet Ed.)) 80% metacritic (more) 4-jun-2020 [ENDED] 11-jun-2020 Epic Games Store - Overcooked Deals - Overcooked

The Archive of Offerings Past (2019)

Game Rating Free From Free Until Store Link Other deals
Subnautica 87% metacritic (more) 14-dec-2018 27-dec-2018 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Subnautica Deals - Subnautica
Super Meat Boy 87% metacritic (more) 28-dec-1018 10-jan-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Super Meat Boy Deals - Super Meat Boy
What Remains of Edith Finch 89% metacritic (more) 10-jan-2019 24-jan-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - What Remains of Edith Finch Deals - What Remains of Edith Finch
The Jackbox Party Pack 1 78% metacritic (xb1) (more) 24-jan-2019 7-feb-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - The Jackbox Party Pack 1 Deals - The Jackbox Party Pack
Axiom Verge 80% metacritic (pc) (more) 07-feb-2019 21-feb-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Axiom Verge Deals - Axiom Verge
Thimbleweed Park 84% metacritic (more) 21-feb-2019 07-mar-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Thimbleweed Park Deals - Thimbleweed Park
Slime Rancher 81% metacritic (more) 07-mar-2019 21-mar-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Slime Rancher Deals - Slime Rancher
Oxenfree 80% metacritic (more) 21-mar-2019 04-apr-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Oxenfree Deals - Oxenfree
The Witness 87% metacritic (more) 04-apr-2019 18-apr-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - The Witness Deals - The Witness
Transistor 83% metacritic (more) 18-apr-2019 02-may-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Transistor Deals - Transistor
World of Goo 90% metacritic (more) 02-may-2019 16-may-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - World of Goo Deals - World of Goo
Stories Untold 81% metacritic (more) 16-may-2019 30-may-2019 (?) [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Stories Untold Deals - Stories Untold
RiME 78% metacritic (more) 23-may-2019 30-may-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - RiME Deals - RiME
City of Brass 69% metacritic (more) 30-may-2019 06-jun-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - City of Brass Deals - City of Brass
Kingdom New Lands 87% metacritic (XB1) (more) 06-jun-2019 13-jun-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Kingdom New Lands Deals - Kingdom New Lands
Enter The Gungeon 84% metacritic (more) 13-jun-2019 20-jun-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Enter The Gungeon Deals - Enter The Gungeon
Rebel Galaxy (at Steam, GOG) 75% metacritic (more) 20-jun-2019 27-jun-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Rebel Galaxy Deals - Rebel Galaxy
Last Day of June (at Steam, GOG) 75% metacritic (more) 27-jun-2019 04-jul-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Last Day of June Deals - Last Day of June
Overcooked (at Steam, GOG - Gourmet Ed.) 81% metacritic (more) 04-jul-2019 11-jul-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Overcooked Deals - Overcooked
Torchlight (at Steam, GOG, Humble, Humble Trove) 83% metacritic (more) 11-jul-2019 18-jul-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Torchlight Deals - Torchlight
Limbo (at Steam, GOG, Humble, Humble Trove, Itch.io) 88% metacritic (more) 18-jul-2019 25-jul-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Limbo Deals - Limbo
Moonlighter (at Steam, GOG, Humble) 74% metacritic (more) 25-jul-2019 01-aug-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Moonlighter Deals - Moonlighter
This War of Mine (at Steam, GOG (Anniversary ed.), Humble (Deluxe ed.)) 83% metacritic (more) 25-jul-2019 01-aug-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - This War of Mine Deals - This War of Mine
Alan Wake (at Steam, GOG, Humble) 83% metacritic (more) 02-aug-2019 09-aug-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Alan Wake Deals - Alan Wake
For Honor Standard Ed. (at Steam) 76% metacritic (more) 02-aug-2019 09-aug-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - For Honor Deals - For Honor
GNOG (at Steam, GOG, Humble, itch.io) 77% metacritic (more) 08-aug-2019 15-aug-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - GNOG Deals - GNOG
Hyper Light Drifter (at Steam, GOG, Humble) 84% metacritic (more) 15-aug-2019 22-aug-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Hyper Light Drifter Deals - Hyper Light Drifter
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden (at Steam, GOG) 78% metacritic (more) 15-aug-2019 22-aug-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden Deals - Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Fez (at Steam, Humble, itch.io) 91% metacritic (more) 22-aug-2019 29-aug-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Fez Deals - Fez
Celeste (at Steam, itch.io) 88% metacritic (more) 29-aug-2019 05-sep-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Celeste Deals - Celeste
Inside (at Steam, GOG, itch.io) 87% metacritic (more) 29-aug-2019 05-sep-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Inside Deals - Inside
The End is Nigh (at Steam, Humble Trove) 84% metacritic (more) 05-sep-2019 12-sep-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - The End is Nigh Deals - The End is Nigh
ABZU (at Steam, GOG) 83% metacritic (more) 05-sep-2019 12-sep-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - ABZU Deals - ABZU
Conarium (at Steam, GOG) 71% metacritic (more) 12-sep-2019 19-sep-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Conarium Deals - Conarium
Batman: Arkham Collection (at Steam) 91/91/70% metacritic (more) 19-sep-2019 26-sep-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store Deals - Batman: Arkham Collection
Lego Batman Trilogy (at Steam) 80/81/73% metacritic (more) 19-sep-2019 26-sep-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store Deals - Lego Batman Trilogy
Everything (at Steam, Humble, itch.io) 78% metacritic (more) 26-sep-2019 03-okt-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Everything Deals - Everything
Metro 2033 Redux (at Steam, GOG, Humble) 90% metacritic (more) 26-sep-2019 03-okt-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Metro 2033 Redux Deals - Metro 2033 Redux
Minit (at Steam, GOG, itch.io) 79% metacritic (more) 03-oct-2019 10-okt-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Minit Deals - Minit
Surviving Mars (at Steam, GOG) + 2 FREE DLC 76% metacritic (more) 10-oct-2019 17-okt-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Surviving Mars Deals - Surviving Mars
Alan Wake: American Nightmare (at Steam, GOG, Humble) 73% metacritic (more) 17-oct-2019 24-okt-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Alan Wake: American Nightmare Deals - Alan Wake: American Nightmare
>observer_ (at Steam, GOG) 77% metacritic (PS4)(more) 17-oct-2019 24-okt-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - >observer_ Deals - >observer_
Q.U.B.E. 2 (at Steam, GOG) 76% metacritic (more) 24-oct-2019 31-okt-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Q.U.B.E. 2 Deals - Q.U.B.E. 2
Layers of Fear (at Steam, GOG) 72% metacritic (more) 24-oct-2019 31-okt-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Layers of Fear Deals - Layers of Fear
Costume Quest (at Steam, GOG, Humble, itch.io) 74% metacritic (more) 31-oct-2019 7-nov-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Costume Quest Deals - Costume Quest
SOMA (at Steam, GOG, Humble, Humble Trove) 84% metacritic (more) 31-oct-2019 7-nov-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - SOMA Deals - SOMA
Nuclear Throne (at Steam, GOG, itch.io) 88% metacritic (more) 7-nov-2019 14-nov-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Nuclear Throne Deals - Nuclear Throne
RUINER (at Steam, GOG) 75% metacritic (more) 7-nov-2019 14-nov-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - RUINER Deals - RUINER
The Messenger (at Steam, GOG) 83% metacritic (more) 14-nov-2019 21-nov-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - The Messenger Deals - The Messenger
Bad North (at Steam, GOG) 75% metacritic (more) 21-nov-2019 28-nov-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Bad North Deals - Bad North
Rayman Legends (at Steam) 89% metacritic (more) 29-nov-2019 06-dec-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Rayman Legends Deals - Rayman Legends
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (at Steam, GOG) 79% metacritic (more) 5-dec-2019 12-dec-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - Jotun: Valhalla Edition Deals - Jotun: Valhalla Edition
The Escapists (at Steam, GOG) 71% metacritic (more) 12-dec-2019 19-dec-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - The Escapists Deals - The Escapists
The Wolf Among Us (at Steam) 80% metacritic (more) 12-dec-2019 19-dec-2019 [ENDED] Epic Games Store - The Wolf Among Us Deals - The Wolf Among Us

The Archive of Offerings Past: 12 Days of (13) Free Games (dec 2019)

12 Days of Free Games Free on Store Link
Free Games
Into The Breach 19-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/into-the-breach/home
TowerFall Ascension + Dark World DLC 20-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/towerfall-ascension/home
SUPERHOT 21-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/superhot/home
Little Inferno 22-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/little-inferno/home
APE OUT 23-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/ape-out/home
Celeste (same as aug-sep 2019) 24-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/celeste/home
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator 25-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/totally-accurate-battle-simulator/home
FTL: Faster Than Light (Advanced Edition) 26-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/faster-than-light/home
Hyper Light Drifter (same as aug 2019) 27-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/hyper-light-drifter/home
Shadow Tactics 28-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/shadow-tactics/home
The Talos Principle 29-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/the-talos-principle/home
Hello Neighbor 30-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/hello-neighbor/home
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair 31-dec-2019 [ENDED] https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/yooka-laylee-and-the-impossible-lair/home

Current Freebies: this list has been moved to the top ^^, we got so many games scrolling became tedious

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Will you consider the Epic Game Store your new default library?

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Never, I'll stick to Steam thank you very much
Maybe, if I get enough freebies to get me started
Sure, if they will let me link my Steam profile to bootstrap my collection
Why not another store indeed, if the prices are right

According to a report from Reporters Without Borders for Press Freedom, Chinese investment conglomerate Tencent provides its government with FULL SURVEILLANCE of their users! They monitor their online conversations and chat logs. They track keywords. They also can identify specific users and follow them! In 2016/2017, the Electronics Frontier Foundation rates Tencent's services two out of seven, or Essentially Unsecure!

I would rather buy games from Steam, GOG, Microsoft, Uplay or Origin than Epic because of this. There is a reason Chinese telecommunication companies have been banned from buying US companies in the past. Why should this be any different?

I will support the devs on other sites but not on EPIC. I don't even like Fortnite.

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SocialCreditSubSystem scs = ChineseSystemCore::SocialCreditSubSystem();
uint64_t user_id = uis->IdentifyBy("SteamGifts-ID", "FireDrakeZ")->ID;
scs->GetUserByID(user_id)->decreaseSocialCredit(5);
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Do you think Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Twitter, Whatsapp, FBI, CIA and so on don´t collect all the
data from their customers, users, citizens? They do! They all collect and process data nowadays!
I also think that more and more developers are from china, because this is a big growing market for
games (check it out on steam for games with chinese language). So don´t support them on epic but on steam?
Can´t agree to this!

4 years ago
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Stupid question, are you guys able to get the game? It only says "Soon" to me

5 years ago
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It literally says in the title when it will be free.

5 years ago
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Yay, Subnautica! It's at the top of my wishlist, so I'm excited.

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Steam was so much better some years ago, since then they were starting to treat their customers in a bad way, they tried to let us pay for mods, stopped region-cross trading and so on. Steam was for the gamers and now their main goal is profit, which is the main reason for those other upcomming stores. If epic won't do the same mistakes or Valve would go back to their roots I would be happy. Competition can only be good for the customers

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agreed!

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Inb4 they change it into some Prime/Nitro member-exclusive thing.

But then, Chrono.gg kinda does this but for a limited amount of people. I wonder what's gonna happen if a million players gets them for free.

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that's awesome

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good. maybe this will give the incentive to change for the better for steam thanks to a competitor. if they do it right of course.

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Oof subnautica is a good start, i have it on steam though.

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Free games have not made me switch to origin yet, but I do still claim them, and sometimes (gasp) even play them!

On the other hand they do offer games DRM free though so who knows, perhaps in the future i will switch to them or GoG

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Where's the "Never, I'll stick to GOG thank you very much" option? I'm only buying new games from GOG from now on. I like to own my games, so Steam is for bundles, deep discounts, or games that aren't on GOG. Just like Twitch Prime, I created an account and I'll take the freebies, but I doubt I will ever install their client or spend money there. I've grabbed every Twitch freebie because I have Amazon Prime, but I honestly don't know what games I have there. I have not installed their client and don't know of a way to see games on your account without it.

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Yea true, you need the client to view your library.
Its not totally useless though...useful for watching streams, creating game servers and streaming

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Maybe I'll give it a try. I don't watch much streaming, mostly just official channels to see (pre)release streams. The Twitch viewer in a browser can be, well twitchy. I can watch YouTube at 1440p 60fps and do other things in other browser windows without a problem, but a 720p 30fps Twitch stream will buffer and stutter when I try doing something in another browser window.

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They should bring Paragon back if they're really serious

5 years ago
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to be honest, i can never use epic games, at least,seriously
my account got hacked 1 trillion times there, and i literally never went in except once
i think there is some information leaking

5 years ago
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I have two factor authentication now. I was lucky they never got into mine. Lets see how their security holds up

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Competition is always good for the consumers.

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True, but it's not really competition if every publisher moves to having its own store and client and doesn't release their games on other stores.

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yay, subnautica was one of the few games I wished to try lately!

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Thanks for the headsup on this :)

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Nice. Steam is in dire need of some serious competition.

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Was late on the one bundle - where Subnautica was removed due to limited quantity? I think it was one of the first moments I realized... maybe humblebundle isn't such a great thing afterall...

And yeah, lately with all their blunders, it's a circus there. They also think I'm a grey market seller, since I buy lots of the same games from them, so they usually won't give me any breaks when I ask about something - since I have given them a lot of money... over time. Oh well, their site, their administration, just like here... Can't change the powers that be.

Off-topic, but still bumping because I did wish to grab Subnautica one day. I still probably won't - and I'll get it on Steam eventually instead. It has... achievements! And CARDS FOR PROFITZ!!!!

I love profitz so much I have... about 700 inventory pages of cards... that I'm not marketing... haha.

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I was late on that Humble, too. I would have bought it right away, had I known there was a limited quantity. It's good they're giving it away for free, because the Humble issue soured me on ever buying it.

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PC exclusives LOL

steam
epic
gog
discord
twitch

battle
uplay
origin
bethesda

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We don't need more competition, we need less garbage games and less sites supporting them (gogo, otaku, etc)

5 years ago
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We need more competition

Fixed it for ya. :P

We actually need more competition, as it's the main factor in driving innovation in a capitalist system. Without it, Steam would have no motivation to straiten up fly right.

5 years ago
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Competition won't do anything as most people with over a few hundred games won't leave Steam regardless of the goodies other platforms offer.

5 years ago
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It's not only about existing customers, but new ones as well.

Also you don't have to "leave" Steam to use other sites services. All it takes is people starting to buying things from other platforms to make Valve worried.

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WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK! Subnautica for free? WTF!

5 years ago
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If they gave me the same games I have on Steam, I would consider it.

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it would be great, something like GOG connect ...

5 years ago
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I don't really care for GOG, tbh. An I rather won't for EG client either.

5 years ago
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GOG connect is something that allows you to add some (not many) games from steam into GOG.

I suggested it as a mean to have the same games you already have on steam.

5 years ago
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And I bet no many games I would like to would work.

5 years ago
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I got free games from Origin, UPlay, GOG, ... But it didn't convince me to buy anything from their store.
I actually bought some games on Steam, that I already got elsewhere for free.

5 years ago
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Steam will most likely stay my main launcher, but I'd gladly take the frrebies and if other stuff happens to have better prices...

5 years ago
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I'm not against a little more competition, Steam has been acting like an evil corp for the last couple years.

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Epic Games which is 40% owned by Tencent, it totally better than "evil" Valve. /s

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Let's see how they act. A free game every two weeks is a sweet move, and good games too, compared to what Valve did to us: Why can't I store a gift in my inventory ? Because I'm a thief.

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Closed 3 years ago by dionw.