# 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:** 15
**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:** [December 7, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/282 "2017-12-07T18:10:12Z")
The original [Homefront](https://www.humblebundle.com/store/agecheck/homefront) is free from Humble. I’m sure multiplayer is probably dead but it has a single player campaign. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/283 "2017-12-08T13:39:12Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Both of those games are excellent. World in Conflict is 10 years old but was a great strategy game, set up like a RTS but with no base building. Black Flag is widely regarded as the best of Asscreed series, I paid $10 for it not long ago and don’t regret it a bit. Hell yeah ! WiC is fantastic. I suppose AirLandBattle does it too these days, but back then it was one of the if not the first RTS to accurately portray just how devastating a hot modern war is. When you get either copious arty support, on-map arty pieces or air strikes, any map looks like the surface of the fricking moon by the end of the mission. Hell, just a tank platoon crossing a suburb, rolling right over cars and gouging the roads with their treads before blowing some occupied house to smithereens in a couple shells is hella impressive to watch. War is hell indeed. Plus the gameplay is/was right up my alley - I don’t like RTSs with billions of unit to mind at the same time OR where each unit has a dozen special abilities to activate. This, however is both limited enough in scope and micro that you’re kept busy enough to be engaged but not overwhelmed and can actually spend some time enjoying the huge amount of work they put into the maps (seriously, they’re ridiculously detailed up close) or just watching it all go kaboom. So, very happy about this 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/284 "2017-12-08T15:17:44Z")
Another game I’ve found that is similar to World in Conflict is Wargame Airland Battle. No base building, lots of modern warfare units including Apaches, M1A1s, A-10s, and artillery. It also has nice detailed maps. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/285 "2017-12-08T15:54:15Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > World in Conflict is an awesome game. The campaign is fun but usually I despise RTS multiplayer. Not so with this game. Hopefully enough people will pick it up now it is free to revitalize the multiplayer side of this game. It really is excellent. I almost bought a couple of copies of this a few weeks back. It has been on my list for a while, but I always turn to **Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance** for my RTS needs. I’m excited to give this a go this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/286 "2017-12-09T17:05:21Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Another game I’ve found that is similar to World in Conflict is Wargame Airland Battle. No base building, lots of modern warfare units including Apaches, M1A1s, A-10s, and artillery. It also has nice detailed maps. Yup, I mentioned it, but for some reason I couldn’t get into these games at all. I’m not sure if it’s because the forces lack “personality” (like, WiC has all these voiced characters with their own strengths and failings) or a real scenario ; or because most of the time you spend in the game is zoomed out to the max and not directing tanks and planes around so much as blue or red boxes that say “T-71” on them and direct them to shoot at red boxes that say “Bradley” on them, if you know what I mean. I absolutely love watching WarGame replays of battles and working the camera to look out for cinematic stuff (one replay I DL’d was a cheesy Russian deck with like 95% on-map rocket artillery with some token helos and spetnatz for spotting - when that first massive barrage was loosed it would have made Michael Bay pop a vein :D) but I hate actually \*playing \*the damn thing ☹ ---
**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:** [December 12, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/287 "2017-12-12T01:13:09Z")
Uplay switched to AC4: Black Flag as their free game Also, you can get a free Steam key for Ticket to Ride. [Scroll about 4/5ths of the way down](https://www.tickettoridewithmax.com/en) on the left hand side for a drawing to win a physical version of Ticket To Ride: Europe and to get a free Steam key. ---
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/288 "2017-12-12T20:19:55Z")
Grim Fandango Remastered is free on GOG today. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/289 "2017-12-14T20:34:10Z")
Company of Heroes 2 is [free for a couple days on Humble Bundle.](https://www.humblebundle.com/store/company-of-heroes-2?linkID=&mcID=102:5a319f6ff0c360a0690608d4:ot:56de818b733462ca896c8e28:1&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017_12_14_companyofheroes2_storefront&utm_content=Banner) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/290 "2017-12-14T22:12:28Z")
Free weekend on steam for Killing Floor 2, Homefront: The Revolution, and a free week for H1Z1. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/291 "2017-12-19T18:27:39Z")
Oxenfree is free on GOG for the next two days: [Oxenfree on GOG.com](https://www.gog.com/game/oxenfree) ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/292 "2017-12-19T18:34:57Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Uplay switched to AC4: Black Flag as their free game > > Also, you can get a free Steam key for Ticket to Ride. [Scroll about 4/5ths of the way down](https://www.tickettoridewithmax.com/en) on the left hand side for a drawing to win a physical version of Ticket To Ride: Europe and to get a free Steam key. I entered, and got a screen that said I’d receive my key within 48 hours. It’s been 8 days and still no key. Oh well, at least I got a new stream of spam out of the deal. ---
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/293 "2017-12-19T18:36:20Z")
There’s another open beta for the new Monster Hunter game on PS4 from the 22-26th. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/294 "2017-12-20T01:06:44Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > I entered, and got a screen that said I’d receive my key within 48 hours. It’s been 8 days and still no key. Oh well, at least I got a new stream of spam out of the deal. I entered too, also no key. No sign of spam, though. I guess Gmail’s filters are working well for me! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/295 "2017-12-22T04:26:22Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Oxenfree is free on GOG for the next two days: [Oxenfree on GOG.com](https://www.gog.com/game/oxenfree) I grabbed that on my Xbox One when it was free for Gold members. A weird, interesting game. ---
**Author:** ![Mnemnosyne](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mnemnosyne/32/3347_2.png) [@Mnemnosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnemnosyne)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/296 "2017-12-22T07:48:09Z")
Ubisoft’s giveaway now includes Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, Watch Dogs, and World in Conflict, until the 23rd, I believe, in case anyone has missed that. [https://free.ubisoft.com/](https://free.ubisoft.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2018, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/297 "2018-01-05T05:10:11Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > I entered, and got a screen that said I’d receive my key within 48 hours. It’s been 8 days and still no key. Oh well, at least I got a new stream of spam out of the deal. Hey! I just now got my key for Ticket to Ride. Better late than never. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2018, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/298 "2018-01-05T06:18:16Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > I entered too, also no key. No sign of spam, though. I guess Gmail’s filters are working well for me! I got my key for this today! ---
**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:** [January 18, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/299 "2018-01-18T20:10:47Z")
[Carmageddon TDR 2000](https://www.gog.com/) is free on GOG right now. Zero clue if it is any good. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/300 "2018-01-18T20:21:07Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > [Carmageddon TDR 2000](https://www.gog.com/) is free on GOG right now. Zero clue if it is any good. It was fun 18 years ago, if you like over-the-top bloody racing. But this doesn’t look remastered so graphics/textures will probably be pretty basic. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/301 "2018-01-25T18:17:12Z")
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