# Free PC game and free weekend notification thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [November 13, 2014, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513 "2014-11-13T08:16:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/242 "2017-09-06T02:17:38Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > The minimum GPU requirements listed on Steam seem to be higher than I would expect for any competitive online game. Going by Passmark scores, it’s higher than even the PS4 Pro. The minimum is a GTX 670. that’s not as powerful as a PS4 Pro, and I don’t think that’s really above what most competitive gamers will own. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/243 "2017-09-06T13:40:50Z")
Steamworld Dig is free on orogin. ---
**Author:** ![pseudograph](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pseudograph/32/19768_2.png) [@pseudograph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudograph)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/244 "2017-09-07T19:50:25Z")
Humble Bundle has [The Walking Dead Telltale Game](https://www.humblebundle.com/store/the-walking-dead-season-1?linkID=&mcID=102:59b0607de1b82991626250b9:ot:58f3a2cdc0bdae8c14fd5248:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017_09_07_EndOfSummer2017WalkingDeadS1_store&utm_content=Banner) for free for the next 30+ hours. It’s an excellent game. My mother even played and enjoyed it, and she’s not a fan of the comics, the show or zombies in general. You’ll need a steam account to redeem the key. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/245 "2017-09-08T00:28:11Z")
> [@pseudograph](#): > > Humble Bundle has [The Walking Dead Telltale Game](https://www.humblebundle.com/store/the-walking-dead-season-1?linkID=&mcID=102:59b0607de1b82991626250b9:ot:58f3a2cdc0bdae8c14fd5248:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017_09_07_EndOfSummer2017WalkingDeadS1_store&utm_content=Banner) for free for the next 30+ hours. It’s an excellent game. My mother even played and enjoyed it, and she’s not a fan of the comics, the show or zombies in general. You’ll need a steam account to redeem the key. Oh ma gawd, that is awesome. Not for me, but my wife will love you for this. I mean me. Us. Whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/246 "2017-09-08T01:10:19Z")
[Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine](http://store.steampowered.com/app/113020/Monaco_Whats_Yours_Is_Mine/) is free forever if you get it on Steam before 10AM Pacific on the 8th. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/247 "2017-09-08T04:05:16Z")
> [@pseudograph](#): > > Humble Bundle has [The Walking Dead Telltale Game](https://www.humblebundle.com/store/the-walking-dead-season-1?linkID=&mcID=102:59b0607de1b82991626250b9:ot:58f3a2cdc0bdae8c14fd5248:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017_09_07_EndOfSummer2017WalkingDeadS1_store&utm_content=Banner) for free for the next 30+ hours. It’s an excellent game. My mother even played and enjoyed it, and she’s not a fan of the comics, the show or zombies in general. You’ll need a steam account to redeem the key. And, as usual, I have an extra copy. But this time, it’s from a long time ago and thus shouldn’t expire. So PM me if you miss the deal. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/248 "2017-09-14T17:21:06Z")
[Psychonauts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychonauts) is currently free for the next 48 hours on [Humble Bundle](https://www.humblebundle.com/store). ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/249 "2017-09-14T17:46:55Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > [Psychonauts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychonauts) is currently free for the next 48 hours on [Humble Bundle](https://www.humblebundle.com/store). Psychonauts is a wonderful game. If anyone here does not have it I strongly recommend you get it and play it (unless you hate the genre). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/250 "2017-09-14T23:49:39Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Psychonauts is a wonderful game. If anyone here does not have it I strongly recommend you get it and play it (unless you hate the genre). I re-played it on PC a few years ago, having played it originally on PS2. My notes from the replay say, “Absolute classic. One of the greatest games of all time.” It is. Even better, they actually patched their own PC version of the game years after release. It looks awesome in HD and they even made minor adjustments to one section of the game that was never quite right. There was a very difficult couple of moments, but the moments were only difficult unintentionally due to the pressures of releasing the game on a schedule. It’s all fixed now and is perfect. A true 10/10 game. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/251 "2017-09-15T22:42:50Z")
Tom Clancy’s The Division is free to play on Steam until Sunday 1PM Pacific. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/252 "2017-09-17T00:14:50Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > It is. Even better, they actually patched their own PC version of the game years after release. It looks awesome in HD and they even made minor adjustments to one section of the game that was never quite right. There was a very difficult couple of moments, but the moments were only difficult unintentionally due to the pressures of releasing the game on a schedule. It’s all fixed now and is perfect. > > A true 10/10 game. I think I can say this without it being a spoiler: by “difficult moments”, are you talking about trying to cross a net while fucking fireballs are thrown at you, or something like that? Because I played the game almost until the end (I think), but there was one specific area I could. not. get. past. After far too many attempts, I quit the game in despair. If that section is patched, I might give it another try. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/253 "2017-09-17T08:56:21Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I think I can say this without it being a spoiler: by “difficult moments”, are you talking about trying to cross a net while fucking fireballs are thrown at you, or something like that? > > Because I played the game almost until the end (I think), but there was one specific area I could. not. get. past. After far too many attempts, I quit the game in despair. If that section is patched, I might give it another try. That part has been fixed to be easier, although it still isn’t easy. There are reasonable checkpoints now, where it used to throw you back to the start. ---
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/254 "2017-09-17T19:18:52Z")
> [@Teuton](#): > > That part has been fixed to be easier, although it still isn’t easy. There are reasonable checkpoints now, where it used to throw you back to the start. Good old Meat Circus. You could actually double-jump onto the opposite side of the net and be completely immune to the fireballs. The first and last jumps were a bit trickier, but otherwise that section was much easier than its reputation. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/255 "2017-09-17T23:35:23Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I think I can say this without it being a spoiler: by “difficult moments”, are you talking about trying to cross a net while fucking fireballs are thrown at you, or something like that? > > Because I played the game almost until the end (I think), but there was one specific area I could. not. get. past. After far too many attempts, I quit the game in despair. If that section is patched, I might give it another try. 1. Catching the knife that was thrown in a spinning wheel now works instead of being broken as can be. 2. Sliding down a ladder while the water rises is now a little more merciful. 3. Some other things in the Meat Circus now work that were broken and, I think, some checkpoints were added. They basically made it functional. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/256 "2017-09-19T19:46:06Z")
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is free on Steam “for a limited time” EDIT: And on [gog.com](http://gog.com) too! ---
**Author:** ![pseudograph](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pseudograph/32/19768_2.png) [@pseudograph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudograph)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/257 "2017-09-21T12:03:16Z")
[_Back to Bed_](http://store.steampowered.com/app/308040/Back_to_Bed/) is currently free on Steam. It’s an artistic 3D puzzle game with a surreal twist. Very positive rating. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/258 "2017-09-21T18:58:33Z")
Weird - it shows up as 5.99 for me ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/259 "2017-09-21T19:34:34Z")
Outlast + Outlast Whistleblower is free for a limited time on Humble Bundle. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/260 "2017-09-21T20:08:02Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Outlast + Outlast Whistleblower is free for a limited time on Humble Bundle. As before, I grabbed a copy. If you miss the deal, contact me by 10 AM Pacific on October 7th and I’ll let you have the Steam keys. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/261 "2017-09-29T22:16:37Z")
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