Free games

[jaxa]

Lovecraft's Untold Stories 100% off on GOG

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

https://www.gog.com/en/game/lovecrafts_untold_stories

[chakkman]

The original Mafia will be free on Steam from today until 5th of Semptember: https://kotaku.com/mafia-steam-free-original-limited-time-anniversary-1849481501

Looks like it's not available yet, but, will be in the course of the day.

[thebigh]

I grabbed it just now.

[jaxa]

100% off Immortal Redneck on GOG

https://www.gog.com/en/game/immortal_redneck
https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

[jaxa]

Flashout 3D: Enhanced Edition 100% off on Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2022780/FLASHOUT_3D_Enhanced_Edition/

https://slickdeals.net/f/16017946

[jaxa]

Master of Magic Classic 100% off on GOG

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

https://www.gog.com/en/game/master_of_magic_classic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Magic

[jaxa]

Not actually games, might be interesting to you.

https://www.gog.com/game/tvghf_goodie_pack_2022

https://slickdeals.net/f/16081204-the-video-game-history-foundation-goodies-pack-pc-digital-download-for-free

[chakkman]

One of the best games I ever played now free on Epic Store, in the Game of the Year Edition: https://store.epicgames.com/de/p/fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition

[jaxa]

3 minutes ago, chakkman said:

One of the best games I ever played now free on Epic Store, in the Game of the Year Edition: https://store.epicgames.com/de/p/fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition

I was about to mention that. First good EGS freebie in a while.

I played the original base game around when it came out, but I stopped because it was buggy/unstable on my system.

Go ahead and grab this while you're at it: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/evoland-legendary-edition-5753ec

[jaxa]

Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition 100% off GOG until Oct 30, 9 AM EDT

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim
https://www.gog.com/en/game/genesis_alpha_one_deluxe_edition

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Collection, from Oct 31 to Nov 3. Source:

https://slickdeals.net/f/16132555-genesis-alpha-one-deluxe-edition-free-via-gog

[SeriousToni]

5 hours ago, jaxa said:

Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition 100% off GOG until Oct 30, 9 AM EDT

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim
https://www.gog.com/en/game/genesis_alpha_one_deluxe_edition

Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Collection, from Oct 31 to Nov 3. Source:

https://slickdeals.net/f/16132555-genesis-alpha-one-deluxe-edition-free-via-gog

Can you recommend playing Genesis? The ratings are mixed.

[jaxa]

58 minutes ago, SeriousToni said:

Can you recommend playing Genesis? The ratings are mixed.

I can recommend getting it for free with a single click, which is what I did.

The only game I have played in a while is Ancient Domains of Mystery 1.1.1, which you can play for free directly on Internet Archive.

[SeriousToni]

10 hours ago, jaxa said:

I can recommend getting it for free with a single click, which is what I did

That's how you add new items to your pile of shame actually :] I've got the problem that I've not played about 90% of my games. And when I find time to play I wanna make sure that's worth it in the future.

Not complaining about your post of letting us know of the free game though. I was just curios if you would've recommended it.

[STiFU]

17 hours ago, SeriousToni said:

That's how you add new items to your pile of shame actually :] I've got the problem that I've not played about 90% of my games. And when I find time to play I wanna make sure that's worth it in the future.

Not complaining about your post of letting us know of the free game though. I was just curios if you would've recommended it.

Sometimes, you don't want to do the research right away though whether the game is any good or not, so I just get the game and check it out later.

I recommend using GOG Galaxy, as you can integrate pretty much all launchers there and see all your games. You can tag your games and create gamelists this way. So, these unchecked free games go into my "check reviews"-list. If the game is any good, it goes into my "Playlist"-list. Really nice games I plan to play in the very near future go into my "Priority Playlist"-list.

So, to me, owning a game does not necessarily mean it enters my backlog.

[thebigh]

On 10/28/2022 at 4:30 PM, jaxa said:

I can recommend getting it for free with a single click, which is what I did.

 

I played half of the tutorial, and I thought it was boring, confusing, and irritating. Not my cup of tea at all, but it was free so I didn't lose anything.

[SeriousToni]

7 hours ago, STiFU said:

Sometimes, you don't want to do the research right away though whether the game is any good or not, so I just get the game and check it out later.

I recommend using GOG Galaxy, as you can integrate pretty much all launchers there and see all your games. You can tag your games and create gamelists this way. So, these unchecked free games go into my "check reviews"-list. If the game is any good, it goes into my "Playlist"-list. Really nice games I plan to play in the very near future go into my "Priority Playlist"-list.

So, to me, owning a game does not necessarily mean it enters my backlog.

Thanks, I can also recommend gog galaxy. The idea of the custom tags is really nice, I'll have to try this out too!

[jaxa]

Grab Jazz Jackrabbit 2 before Nov 3, 9 AM EDT.

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim
https://www.gog.com/en/game/jazz_jackrabbit_2_collection

Pretty nostalgic because I remember watching the trailer for this game... over 20 years ago, included on a disc for Railroad Tycoon II. It's also an early game from the company now known as Epic Games... shouldn't they be the ones giving it away for free?

 

Edited November 2, 2022 by jaxa

[jaxa]

https://slickdeals.net/f/16152154
https://store.steampowered.com/app/552500/Warhammer_Vermintide_2/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601550/Warhammer_Vermintide_2__Chaos_Wastes/

Warhammer 2 Vermintide 100% off on Steam, ends Nov. 7, 1 PM

"Chaos Wastes" DLC for the game is also free. I clicked "Add to Library" after getting the base game.

Edited November 3, 2022 by jaxa

[jaxa]

Narita Boy 100% off on GOG

https://www.gog.com/en/game/narita_boy

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

[jaxa]

Terroir 100% off on GOG

Terroir is a 3D tile-based tycoon game where you manage your very own vineyard. In Terroir, you grow a variety of different grape varietals, craft your wine, and expand and manage your Estate. You'll also have to deal with factors such as weather and random events, which can either make or break your business.

https://www.gog.com/en/game/terroir
https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

[jaxa]

This is probably the start of better-than-usual giveaways from Epic Games.

Starting with Saints Row IV + All DLC, and Wildcat Gun Machine. Next week's free game is not named to build hype.

Edited December 8, 2022 by jaxa

[STiFU]

44 minutes ago, jaxa said:

This is probably the start of better-than-usual giveaways from Epic Games.

Starting with Saints Row IV + All DLC, and Wildcat Gun Machine. Next week's free game is not named to build hype.

There's rumor that starting 15th, there will be a new free game on a daily basis again.

[chakkman]

1 hour ago, jaxa said:

This is probably the start of better-than-usual giveaways from Epic Games.

To be honest, it's amazing what they gave out over the years... my Epic Games library is full of stuff I paid good money for on Steam. It only has been recently that their giveaways have become a bit lame.

As you frequently post the GOG freebies here: They're quite a laugh compared to what Epic Games gave away for free. But, that's not really a surprise, as Epic Games pays a lot of money for their giveaways, to get their store and service running. Didn't really work out so far though.

For my freebie of the day: Portal with RTX was released today. I can only recommend to download it if you have a beast of a high end PC though. Even in Full HD with reduced settings, it runs like crap here... Well, apart from some more graphics eye candy, it's the same game as the normal Portal anyway.

Edited December 8, 2022 by chakkman

[STiFU]

2 hours ago, chakkman said:

For my freebie of the day: Portal with RTX was released today. I can only recommend to download it if you have a beast of a high end PC though. Even in Full HD with reduced settings, it runs like crap here... Well, apart from some more graphics eye candy, it's the same game as the normal Portal anyway.

On my 3060 Ti at 1440p, I had to switch to DLSS performance mode and reduce the light bounces a little, to make it half acceptable. Control and Cyberpunk had a lot better raytracing performance.

[jaxa]

2 hours ago, chakkman said:

To be honest, it's amazing what they gave out over the years... my Epic Games library is full of stuff I paid good money for on Steam. It only has been recently that their giveaways have become a bit lame.

As you frequently post the GOG freebies here: They're quite a laugh compared to what Epic Games gave away for free. But, that's not really a surprise, as Epic Games pays a lot of money for their giveaways, to get their store and service running. Didn't really work out so far though.

IDK about GOG, but my understanding is that Epic Games Store is not profitable, and isn't expected to be before 2027.

https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-has-sunk-dollar500m-into-the-epic-games-store-doesnt-expect-to-make-a-profit-until-2027/

But they have made so much money from Fortnite that they can afford to take the hits in order to establish themselves as at least the industry's #2 behind Steam.

I find GOG to be the most "trustworthy" platform with some exceptions, and Steam to be the most interesting/useful with their huge support for Linux gaming via Proton/WINE contributions and the Steam Deck.