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 No longer updated, but contains a few games that are still free.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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The Big Fish link has new games added, same code TOGETHER.

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Thanks. My friends will appreciate this info.

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Sure np!

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The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day is up!

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Thread hasnt been updated in a while

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"Showdown Bandit" isn't available on Steam anymore.

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I'm going to start again with the updates today. Thanks to everyone who helps me with this, it means everything!

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Thank you so much for all your effort.

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thank you

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Hello spookypannkaka. Thank you for continuing updating this for the SG community :) Hope your day is going well.

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Thank you, stay strong.

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Thank you so much!

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Thanks for all your effort! Hope you are doing well.

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Welcome back

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We have to thank you! I think that many of us have found the one or another game to play and to save money,

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You are the one that deserve to be thanked, that was and will be again an amazing thread to follow.

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Thank You!

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Wonderful to see you back, but please take it easy. Best wishes to you and your family.

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You are the one to be thanked! Take care.

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Thank you for your efforts, cheer up and stay strong (but share your feelings with your trustable people, so you can take out your "bad vibes" {excuse me if the expression is incorrect, I am not a native English speaker})

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Cheers Spooky !

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Thank you for everything you do. I hope you're doing okay.

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Hopefully this hasn't already been posted, but Sludge Life isn't the only current free game on Epic. Overcooked is a repeat free offer for them, but still, it's free now https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/overcooked/home

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Thank you, I knew something must have gone missing in the Epic wave of promotions :s

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You're welcome :)

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Geneshift is up!

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Kao the Kangaroo is up

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Thanks for the tip about the Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 one! I didn't know about that, and the game looks pretty fun!

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Try this for Kao the Kangaroo
!addlicense asf s/468199

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thanks

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Just saw an spotify ad

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I'm seeing ads on YouTube too. I wonder if this is the last big effort for Epic's free game strategy because I'm not sure this is sustainable for them long term. But I guess Unreal Engine is going to give them money to play around with forever.

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And Fortnite, you can't forget about fortnite.

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Don't forget that Epic's free ARK promotion also has 5 free DLC.

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I didn't notice that, thanks for the tip ;)

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Oh and, https://www.humblebundle.com/store/snake-pass-free-game?partner=steambrasil Pathway + The Escapists 2 are Epic's free offers starting June 18th

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I'm skipping Snake Pass because I already own it, are they offering Steam keys or a direct download?

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They are offering steam keys.

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Oh this is what I meant to link for what I typed above https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/free-games

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nice that Thimbleweed Park is still free too
edit: scratch that, it's just Delores: A Thimbleweed Park mini-adventure

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There's a reflink in your HB url.

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Humble does that with their links. I just copy the url from their site, they never say it's a reflink. So it's Humble, not me.

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Snake Pass:
Looks like it's an old skool Steam key that drops cards ,very nice.

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If you get a key for free and activate it on Steam and the game has card drops then you will get them.
If a game is free to grab on Steam even though it costs money normally and you grab it on Steam then you aren't entitled to card drops.

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Actually, keys that grant a game but not trading cards happened before. For example keys for Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition that were given away by... humblebundle(?).

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Shit, I didn't know that was a thing ... daaaamn

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Hitman Absolution on GoG

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link? searching gog shows no hitman games for me

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Thx!

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Sorry I was on the street I posted it on the go hoping somebody would do the rest of the job. Sorry to post again so late and thanks to that guy down here.

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Looks like it ended.

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Any news about Total War Troy?

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All I know is that it's free for a day in August.

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Thank you guys, I wrote the date incorrectly on my calendar (2 months before the real date).

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Me to xd

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Thanks!

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Message from publisher on game forum: "The game is free FOREVER".
Game will be permanent F2P, not limited time offer.

Note for ASF users: !addlicense ASF 81014

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The Witcher 3 on GoG

Obs:. You need to download GOG Galaxy and connect your steam account there and then redeem via Galaxy.

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Half true. You need to connect to a platform that already have the game, then you get the GoG version for free.

"Own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PC or console? Connect the platform where you own the game, and get the GOG.COM copy for free."

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Thanks for the correction!

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Oof

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Thanks!

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Perfekt. Thanks :-)

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Anyone else having trouble downloading Escapists 2?

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Have you heard when they might have it fixed and offered up again?

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No unfortunately :(

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OMG!!!
Thanks!

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according to this discussion this is only in the US.
at least its not free in the EU

Edit: seems to work now, i just tried and got it.

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It is free in Argentina.

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It's free for me and I am located in Central Europe (Germany).

Odd. It was free earlier today, not free anymore.

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fellow german here :)
it doesnt work for me, cant say if it worked earlier or not.
i just saw the discussion, tried it out, didnt work. reading the comments in that discussion revealed that im not the only one.
just wanted to inform others of this before getting their hopes up :)
but i dont have any more info on it apart from that discussion.

EDIT: tried it again just now and it worked. maybe there were some problems

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Grüßle ins Ländle und freut mich, dass es jetzt geklappt hat :)

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Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition. (EU version?):
https://store.steampowered.com/app/242700/Injustice_Gods_Among_Us_Ultimate_Edition/
Works in the U.K.

!addlicense ASF 474799

No Cards ,sadly.

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This was posted 3 hours ago, scroll up a bit.

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Ah ,i see ,a good example why it's always best to put a title on ones posts when listing game offers.

Passive aggressive ? Moi?

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Or use Ctrl-F

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Weirdly other one is not worked but this worked?

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its the same link actually

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That's the reason why I said weirdly

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lol.

Hey ,maybe it's that steamgifts ref link thing that might be interfering ,or not ,who knows.

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