# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![BrianJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/41 "2015-04-09T01:09:15Z")
> [@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. 16th to 20th. Isn’t that 2 weekends from 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:** [April 9, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/42 "2015-04-09T01:17:50Z")
Woops, you’re right. The headline I saw on another site said this weekend, and I didn’t look closely. I suppose this gives you hte time to download the ginormous client. ---
**Author:** ![BrianJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/43 "2015-04-09T01:26:46Z")
Yeah 🙂 I may give it a try, but I wasn’t that impressed by the beta. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2015, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/44 "2015-04-18T11:56:02Z")
[Fractured Space](http://store.steampowered.com/app/310380/) is free this weekend AND they say you get to keep it after the weekend. Not sure if that means as long as you never uninstall it you keep it or something else. It is a 5v5 realtime space battle game. I have no idea if the game is any good but it seems to be getting decent player feedback and since it is free hard to complain. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/45 "2015-05-08T00:31:28Z")
Arma 3 is on a free weekend on steam. If anyone wants to get it we can try out the multiplayer. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/46 "2015-05-29T15:33:26Z")
[Chivalry: Medieval Warfare](http://store.steampowered.com/app/219640/) is only $5 this weekend. We still play it regularly, great game. Edit: Woops, wrong thread. Meant to post this to the deals thread, not the free thread. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/47 "2015-06-27T00:51:00Z")
All the total war games on steam are on a free weekend as well as a discount. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2015, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/48 "2015-07-11T05:52:34Z")
Depth is having a free weekend on steam. It’s a fun sharks vs divers asymetric multiplayer game. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/49 "2015-07-30T21:22:38Z")
[Race the Sun](http://store.steampowered.com/app/253030/) on steam is free (permanently) if you install it today. ---
**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:** [August 1, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/50 "2015-08-01T14:27:49Z")
If you’re looking to play Hearthstone but afraid that GabeN will hunt you down for closing Steam, you can now play [Magic Duels](http://store.steampowered.com/app/316010/), a Magic: the Gathering knock-off of the CCCG that’s a knock-off of M:tG. Plays pretty much like the Duel of Planeswalkers M:tG games except you get coins for playing the campaign and then for winning matches which you then use to buy boosters. Deck creation is a lot more open than in the DotP versions as well. By the time you finish the initial tutorial bit you get a starter box, three boosters and enough coins to buy two more boosters. Boosters are 150 coins ($2 real money if you wanted to go that way) and you get 5 coins for an easy AI match, 10 for medium, 15 for hard and 20 for a matched-opponent live battle. 400 coins per day max. “Quests” for extra coins such as winning three matches with a R/G or B/G deck. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/51 "2015-08-01T20:46:54Z")
Nice! I’ve been waiting for that to drop on Steam (my ipad can’t run it). ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/52 "2015-08-15T09:38:43Z")
Sid Meier’s Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ free weekend 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:** [August 28, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/53 "2015-08-28T04:21:38Z")
Ark Survival is having a free weekend on steam. ---
**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 4, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/54 "2015-09-04T04:16:03Z")
[Killing Floor 2 is up for a free weekend on Steam.](http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/232090/) If you are a fan of Left for Dead you will probably like this. It is a different game with little in common but a good metric nonetheless. Give it a go. It’s free for the next 2.5 days. I’ve only just played it and at least at the outset it is confusing and I died a few times and generally find it a little bewildering (including how to find a game I want). Still…I had fun and as with many such things there is a bit of a learning curve. ---
**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 4, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/55 "2015-09-04T04:32:09Z")
Missed the edit window: The game is a lot of fun. I am not sure how much longevity it has (e.g. how long you can play it before becoming bored but while it lasts it’s a lot of fun [think Evolve]). It is still early access for the game but the original Killing Floor kept a consistent following so maybe it will not follow the path of Evolve or Titanfall. No telling yet but a free weekend is free, the download is like 7GB so not bad at all and it is fun. Have a go. ---
**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 16, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/56 "2015-09-16T00:19:52Z")
[Commander And Conquer Red Alert 2 is free on Origin](https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/free-games/on-the-house?utm_campaign=origin-social-us-ic-fb-origin-ccra2oth-9152015-fb-img-conv&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&sourceid=origin-social-us-ic-fb-origin-ccra2oth-9152015-fb-img-conv&cid=43913&ts=1442344435050) This one is WELL worth getting. It is old to be sure but it is iconic and still fun to play. When it is free…why not? I still pine for the cheesy cut scenes Red Alert pulled off. I miss those. ---
**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 16, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/57 "2015-09-16T01:04:33Z")
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is free on Steam. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/58 "2015-09-24T00:56:35Z")
Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is free on Steam for 24 hours. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/59 "2015-10-09T00:22:26Z")
Star Wars: Battlefront is in open beta for a few days. It’s available on PC, PS4, and XBone. ---
**Author:** ![F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/60 "2015-10-09T00:59:50Z")
Darkest Dungeon and Depth are on sale on Steam this weekend; the former is a roguelike that plays like Final Fantasy, and the latter is a fun asymmetric sharks vs. divers game that I’ve enjoyed playing with some of the gang. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=4)