# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/21 "2015-01-16T03:25:28Z")
[https://www.indiegala.com/store](https://www.indiegala.com/store) ORIGINAL SUPER KILLER HORNET GAME + BONUS CONTENT Steam key; requires joining the IndieGala steam group. But, free game. ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/22 "2015-01-16T23:15:07Z")
> **[3D Realms](https://3drealms.com/catalog/)** > > 3D Realms is a publisher of bad-ass video games. 3D Realms has quite a few games listed for free. Bio Menace Major Stryker Monuments of Mars Pharaoh’s Tomb Stargunner Arctic Adventure All games look very retro. ---
**Author:** ![BrianJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/23 "2015-01-20T22:58:31Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Triple free weekend. Civilization: Beyond Earth, Saints Row 4, and if you own L4D, there’s an Evolve beta you can download. Civ: Beyonf earth is free? I could have waited instead of paying $50. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/24 "2015-01-20T23:02:00Z")
> [@BrianJ](#): > > Civ: Beyonf earth is free? I could have waited instead of paying $50. :smack: Not happy with your purchase? ---
**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:** [January 20, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/25 "2015-01-20T23:03:39Z")
It was a free weekend - free access to the game for a few days, sort of an extended demo. Steam runs them regularly for various games. Not free to keep. ---
**Author:** ![BrianJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/26 "2015-01-20T23:07:20Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > It was a free weekend - free access to the game for a few days, sort of an extended demo. Steam runs them regularly for various games. Not free to keep. Oh, that’s different then 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/27 "2015-01-21T02:38:48Z")
Origins is giving away Theme Hospital for free. > **[Origin for macOS - Electronic Arts](https://www.ea.com/origin-for-mac)** > > Origin for Mac is EA's platform for downloading and playing games on macOS. ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/28 "2015-01-21T02:45:04Z")
And while not exactly free I think 1 cent for four games is close enough to qualify. > **[Humble Bundle](https://www.humblebundle.com/)** > > Pay what you want. Support charity. Get awesome games. Scrolls Solforge Star Realms Talisman and Talisman Prologue If you choose to pay more you get more games. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/29 "2015-01-21T03:13:04Z")
> [@Boogly](#): > > And while not exactly free I think 1 cent for four games is close enough to qualify. > [https://www.humblebundle.com/](https://www.humblebundle.com/) > Scrolls > Solforge > Star Realms > Talisman and Talisman Prologue > > If you choose to pay more you get more games. Two of those games are Steam only, meaning you must pay at least $1.00. Which you should anyways, since paying only a single cent actually costs them money in transaction fees. ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/30 "2015-01-21T03:25:13Z")
I was passing along what I found and I don’t know if a dollar is the minimum but what I found meantioned 1 cent for 4 games. [http://dealnews.com/Humble-Card-Game-Bundle-for-PC-from-1-cent/1260442.html#post-comment](http://dealnews.com/Humble-Card-Game-Bundle-for-PC-from-1-cent/1260442.html#post-comment) One of the games in the first bundle, Solforge, is actually free to play which is why that is listed in that bundle. [http://dealnews.com/Steam-Weeklong-Deals-Up-to-95-off/1259659.html](http://dealnews.com/Steam-Weeklong-Deals-Up-to-95-off/1259659.html) This also says that there are Steam Keys for as low as 14 cents which does show up as 14 cents in the steam store. > **[Steam Search](https://store.steampowered.com/search/?filter=weeklongdeals#sort_by=Price_ASC&filter=weeklongdeals&page=1)** ---
**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:** [January 24, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/31 "2015-01-24T03:35:26Z")
No idea how those limited time free games work at Origin but they just added 48 free hours of Sims 4. ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/32 "2015-01-27T10:46:04Z")
Word for Evil from Indiagala [https://www.indiegala.com/](https://www.indiegala.com/) This one actually looks decent! > **[シズカゲルにデメリットはあるのか？専門家から見た人気美白商品について公開！](https://wordsforevil.com/)** > > 美白オールインワンの化粧品として注目を集めているシズカゲルにデメリットはあるのか？ > 化粧品業界の専門家から見たシズカゲルの成分・年齢層など購入前に知っておきたい重要ポイントなどわかりやすくまとめたサイトです。 ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/33 "2015-01-27T16:29:28Z")
There is a game called _Theme Hospital_ currently available for free on Origin. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/34 "2015-03-13T10:37:43Z")
[Titanfall season pass](https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/titanfall/pc-download/addon/titanfall-season-pass) is free on origin. You need to already own Titanfall, which goes on sale sometimes for $5. It’s actually pretty fun and worth that price. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/35 "2015-03-13T15:42:36Z")
[Avencast: rise of the mage](http://www.bundlestars.com/) free on bundle stars. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/36 "2015-03-13T16:06:33Z")
Three free weekends on steam. I don’t know why we go a month with none, and then we have 3 at the same time. Is it deliberate? It’s not as if people are required to split their time up between the 3 games if you’re worried about people beating the game in a weekend or something. The whole X series of space strategy games, Payday 2, and Red Faction: Guerrilla. ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/37 "2015-03-16T17:41:14Z")
If you want a terrible game for free, you can get the Rise of the Triad remake for such from GoG right now. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/38 "2015-03-20T15:18:39Z")
Tropico 5 and Killing Floor are free weekends on steam. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/39 "2015-04-08T22:17:50Z")
If you took part in the Elder Scrolls Online beta but didn’t buy it, you can [play this weekend for free](http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/2015/04/08/eso-welcomes-beta-players-back) to try it out again. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/40 "2015-04-09T00:12:27Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > If you took part in the Elder Scrolls Online beta but didn’t buy it, you can [play this weekend for free](http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/2015/04/08/eso-welcomes-beta-players-back) to try it out again. Of course, the downside is that you have to play it. 😃 To be honest, I think that Zenimax always intended to go free-to-play. And I think launching as subscription-only was a very coldly calculating attempt to rip people off until they did so. But I suppose I’m a cynic like that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=3)