Free Games Thread

[Space Lynx]

They will probably keep the repeats+good indies until the end when he get a surprise game, usually a better game by value.
And sometimes not better quality, just by value, because their indies selection is very good in my opinion

RDR2 went down to its lowest $19 price recently I noticed. and they did work with Rockstar in the past on GTAV being free and it was the best giveaway ever, a win win for both companies.

Maybe the big game this year will be RDR2... I doubt we will get that lucky, but hey you never know

 

[Dristun]

Honestly don't expect any new-ish heavy hitters to go free on EGS anymore, except maybe those they've done already like Borderlands 3. All the big publishers took that sweet Tencent cash but did not renew exclusivity deals and went back to Steam, launcher's still missing features 3 years in and they obviously did not achieve nearly as much market share as they hoped — burning money in a bonfire is cool but has to stop eventually.

 

[Space Lynx]

Honestly don't expect any new-ish heavy hitters to go free on EGS anymore, except maybe those they've done already like Borderlands 3. All the big publishers took that sweet Tencent cash but did not renew exclusivity deals and went back to Steam, launcher's still missing features 3 years in and they obviously did not achieve nearly as much market share as they hoped — burning money in a bonfire is cool but has to stop eventually.

yeah this does make sense to me, I think you may be right. Fortnite is still generating them lots of money, Epic Games made 5.7 billion in 2021, and in 2022 its already surpassed 6.2 based on quick google search.

so I don't know really

 

[Dristun]

yeah this does make sense to me, I think you may be right. Fortnite is still generating them lots of money, Epic Games made 5.7 billion in 2021, and in 2022 its already surpassed 6.2 based on quick google search.

so I don't know really

Not sayin they're broke, far from it! But why give stuff for free if you've been doing that for 3 years already and now that's the only reason your store is famous for, haha. I'm exaggerating, of course, they probably do have some customers just from Fortnite people buying other stuff, but they're still a big corp and someone counting their beans is surely looking if the strategy is worth it.

 

[Space Lynx]

Not sayin they're broke, far from it! But why give stuff for free if you've been doing that for 3 years already and now that's the only reason your store is famous for, haha. I'm exaggerating, of course, they probably do have some customers just from Fortnite people buying other stuff, but they're still a big corp and someone counting their beans is surely looking if the strategy is worth it.

yeah, and imo people don't realize how lucky we are as PC gamers. I mean I remember going to Walmart as a kid and buying a Playstation 1 game brand new for $39.99 plus tax.

and heck it only takes 6 months after a games release to hit $29.99 these days. its really a golden age of gaming, in fact I have too many choices! no way I will ever get through my backlog. no way in hell. lmao

 

[Dristun]

yeah, and imo people don't realize how lucky we are as PC gamers. I mean I remember going to Walmart as a kid and buying a Playstation 1 game brand new for $39.99 plus tax.

and heck it only takes 6 months after a games release to hit $29.99 these days. its really a golden age of gaming, in fact I have too many choices! no way I will ever get through my backlog. no way in hell. lmao

Yeah, some genres I love died their unfortunate deaths (arena shooters and arcade racers primarily - and don't anyone even dare start me on crap like NFS Unbound!) but there's never been as much variety for money if one is willing to wait for sales.

 

[Bomby569]

GOG.com

Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.

www.gog.com

broken sword

 

[pf100]

Hi,
Wow these free games so far are pretty disappointing

I noticed that the quality of free games went down at the exact same time as bans of exports to Russia started.

 

[ne6togadno]

Them's Fightin' Herds | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Them's Fightin' Herds at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

store.epicgames.com

 

[Bomby569]

I noticed that the quality of free games went down at the exact same time as bans of exports to Russia started.

what?!

 

[Regeneration]

Anyone recognize this?

Never mind... too easy.

 

[Fluffmeister]

View attachment 275109
View attachment 275107

Anyone recognize this?

View attachment 275108

Never mind... too easy.

Great game, 100% completed it on Steam.

 

[pf100]

what?!

A lot of game publishers won't allow their games to be sold or given away in Russia since the war started.

 

[Bomby569]

A lot of game publishers won't allow their games to be sold or given away in Russia since the war started.

Epic block the store for Russia some time ago

 

[pf100]

Epic block the store for Russia some time ago

Then why didn't the quality of games go up when they blocked the store?
The quality of games went down when the war started and hasn't gone back up since.

 

[sepheronx]

Then why didn't the quality of games go up when they blocked the store?
The quality of games went down when the war started and hasn't gone back up since.

I think you are just looking too hard into it.

The reason why quality of free fame releases is because Epic can't forever be giving high end titles. This actually came after, I believe, it was last years performance charts and that epic was losing money from the game store than earning. It was their attempt to get people to join.

That said, most triple A games are low quality these days anyway. And of course it is whatever Epic has available for sale on their store.

The most recent free game I got from Epic I actually play a ton of is Tropico 6.

 

[pf100]

I think you are just looking too hard into it.

I didn't look into it at all. As soon as the war started the quality of games went down - end of story. Not sure why I have to keep repeating this.

 

[nomdeplume]

Horizon Chase Turbo is about the average level of free game you'd expect. Plucked out of a corporate owned 10K Arcade Hits bargain bin title to be re-ported.

Even on a highly SEO site I'll go so far as to say this MLP... disgusting even if they paid people to take it.

 

[Testsubject01]

The quality of games went down...

Guess, that is subjective.

Freebie games played this year, a mix of AAA and Indie.

Fort Triumph
STAR WARS: Squadrons
Filament
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Evoland Legendary Edition
Gloomhaven
The Captain
Wolfenstein: The New Order
BioShock: The Collection
Borderlands 3
XCOM 2
Darkwood
Total War: WARHAMMER
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

Sure, nothing with a release in 2022. Objectively, games worth playing, nonetheless.
And by all means not fanboying here, GOG 4 Life

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

View attachment 275109
View attachment 275107

Anyone recognize this?

View attachment 275108

Never mind... too easy.

Hope it's a different one. They gave that one away already...

But I will strongly recommend it if it is correct.

 

[sepheronx]

I didn't look into it at all. As soon as the war started the quality of games went down - end of story. Not sure why I have to keep repeating this.

The term your looking too much into it is meaning that you are looking to much into something that is not. Something incorrect and you are sticking to it.

I'll give you the answer since it's hard for you to understand what is typed earlier:

No. The quality of games being released for free has nothing to do with the conflict in Ukraine and Russian sanctions. It has everything to do with Epic losing too much money.

~FIN

 

[claes]

I think the better way to say it is that correlation does not equal causation. Maybe there’s a relationship, but it’s in the burden of the person making the argument to demonstrate the causation rather than speculating.

 

[Keullo-e]

View attachment 275109
View attachment 275107

Anyone recognize this?

View attachment 275108

Never mind... too easy.

Literally just installed it yesterday from Steam as I'm going to replay it after few years..

 

[lexluthermiester]

A few days ago, Quake 1 Enhanced Edition was released on GOG! It's a freebie to everyone who already owns Quake 1, it's $4 otherwise. For fans of the game, Happy Holiday's indeed!

Quake

Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark

www.gog.com

 

[delshay]

A few days ago, Quake 1 Enhanced Edition was released on GOG! It's a freebie to everyone who already owns it, it's $4 otherwise. For fans of the game, Happy Holiday's indeed!

Quake

Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark

www.gog.com

Are we talking the same Quake that uses the Vulkan API? ...I have the Epic version.