Summary
Between Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG,PCgamers technically have 11 free games they can add to their digital libraries.PCgamers are treated to free games on a near-constant basis. Publishers occasionally host free game giveaways as part of promotional events, while some digital storefronts give away free games to draw more users to their platforms.
For example, GOG gives away free games all the time,as does the Epic Games Store, which is the most predictable when it comes to free game giveaways. Every Thursday at 10:00am CT, PC gamers can boot up the Epic Games Store launcher and claim the latest freebies. Typically, these freebies consist of full-blown free games, but there are times when users are treated to content in free-to-play games instead.
Thecurrent Epic Games Store free gamesareCastlevania Anniversary Collection, which consists of eight games, along withSnakebird Complete. Steam users, meanwhile, currently have the chance to claimHalf-Life 2for free, while those on GOG can snagDiggles: The Myth of Fenris. PC gamers have a limited time to claim these free games, so those interested should be sure to do so as soon as possible.
Epic Games Store Free Games
Epic Games Store usershaveuntil Thursday, November 21 at 10:00am CTto claimCastlevania Anniversary CollectionandSnakebird Complete.Castlevania Anniversary Collectionis eight games in one, collectingCastlevania,Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest,Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse,Super Castlevania 4,Castlevania: The Adventure,Castlevania 2: Belmont’s Revenge,Castlevania Bloodlines, andKid Draculain a single convenient package. Needless to say, getting all of these games for free is a steal, and so getting the well-received puzzle gameSnakebird Completeon top of all that makes this current batch of EGS freebies some of the best that the platform has seen all year.
Once November 21 rolls around,Castlevania Anniversary CollectionandSnakebird Completewill be replaced byBeholder.Beholderis a rather unique game about spying on apartment tenants for a totalitarian government, with player choice shaping the narrative.Beholderwill be free on the Epic Games Storefrom November 21 to November 28, at which point it will be replaced by a different free game that has yet to be announced.
Epic Games Store
A digital video game storefront for Windows PC and macOS created and operated by Epic Games. Originally launched in December 2018, Epic Games Store is both a website as well as a standalone launcher.
Half-Life 2 is Free on Steam for a Limited Time
Half-Life 2has been hailed by many as one of the absolute greatest video games ever made. Being able to get it completely free of charge is incredible, and PC gamers have a limited time to do just that. In celebration ofHalf-Life 2’s 20th anniversary, Valve has released a new update for the beloved FPS and has also made itfree for Steam users to claimuntil November 18 at 12:00pm CT.
Half-Life 2
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- HALF-LIFE sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Valve’s debut title wins more than 50 game-of-the-year awards on its way to being named “Best PC Game Ever” by PC Gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide.NOW. By taking the suspense, challenge and visceral charge of the original, and adding startling new realism and responsiveness, Half-Life 2 opens the door to a world where the player’s presence affects everything around them, from the physical environment to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies.The player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. And a lot of people he cares about are counting on him.
Steam
Steam is a digital video game storefront and program developed by Valve that allows gamers to purchase, play, and mod their titles all through one convenient program.
GOG is Giving Away a Free Game
GOG recently announced serious game preservation plans, and that’s not the only good news that the platform has to share. PC gamers haveuntil Monday, November 18 at 7:30am CTtoclaimDiggles: The Myth of Fenrisfor free through GOG. The game is a bizarre resource management/strategy game where players oversee a colony of underground dwarves.
