# 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:** 35
**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:** [May 16, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/683 "2020-05-16T15:50:19Z")
[Four Kings One War](https://store.steampowered.com/app/883680/Four_Kings_One_War/) is free on Steam. A 4-Way chess game ---
**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:** [May 21, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/684 "2020-05-21T17:04:46Z")
Civilization VI is free on Epic Games. Not to be missed (personally I perfer Civ-V with all the DLC but Civ-VI is still good…especially for free). ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/685 "2020-05-21T18:43:12Z")
Civ VI free? I am surprised. I bought it on the first significant sale after release (so maybe 20% off, base version) because I always love/play Civ games, starting with the original (I think I still have some of my early boxes). But…I never really bonded with it. For my playstyle and the things I enjoy, the changes were for the worst. Some simple things were now much harder to do (I don’t recall what now, but maybe “skip this unit’s orders for now”), and some of the annoyances may have been addressed in later patches or DLC. I sometimes think about re-installing, but Civ V scratches all my itches. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/686 "2020-05-21T19:04:29Z")
> [@Raza](#): > > Civ VI free? I am surprised. I bought it on the first significant sale after release (so maybe 20% off, base version) because I always love/play Civ games, starting with the original (I think I still have some of my early boxes). > > But…I never really bonded with it. For my playstyle and the things I enjoy, the changes were for the worst. Some simple things were now much harder to do (I don’t recall what now, but maybe “skip this unit’s orders for now”), and some of the annoyances may have been addressed in later patches or DLC. I sometimes think about re-installing, but Civ V scratches all my itches. Yeah…I think they simplified too much (from graphics to gameplay) to try and work well on consoles. It suffered overall for it. I have all the Civ-V DLCs. Never bought a single Civ-VI DLC. But for free, if you do not have it? Falling off a log easy yes please. ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/687 "2020-05-22T14:10:16Z")
Don’t get me wrong: FREE is a great price! And there are many people who enjoy the heck out of the game. I’m just getting too…old and impatient, I guess…to learn vastly different mechanics (it seemed) before I start enjoying the game. Everyone who has ever enjoyed a past Civ game should definitely get it at $0 (if they’re willing to go the Epic Games route). ---
**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:** [May 22, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/688 "2020-05-22T14:14:51Z")
> [@Raza](#): > > Don’t get me wrong: FREE is a great price! And there are many people who enjoy the heck out of the game. I’m just getting too…old and impatient, I guess…to learn vastly different mechanics (it seemed) before I start enjoying the game. > > Everyone who has ever enjoyed a past Civ game should definitely get it at $0 (if they’re willing to go the Epic Games route). Yeeeeep, I was tempted to go ahead and pick it up until I watched a few reviews. Ain’t no way I have the time to even scratch the surface of that 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:** [May 22, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/689 "2020-05-22T14:24:54Z")
[Interkosmos](https://store.steampowered.com/app/579110/Interkosmos/) free. VR only game, but might as well add it even if you don’t have a VR headset now just in case. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/690 "2020-05-22T17:22:26Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Yeeeeep, I was tempted to go ahead and pick it up until I watched a few reviews. > > Ain’t no way I have the time to even scratch the surface of that game. OMG, are we actually expected to _play_ games we buy/receive for free? 😉 ---
**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:** [May 22, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/691 "2020-05-22T17:26:13Z")
> [@FordPrefect](#): > > OMG, are we actually expected to _play_ games we buy/receive for free? > > 😉 Yep, claim now, worry about finding the time to play later! Claiming games has become a game unto itself. 😃 ---
**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:** [May 22, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/692 "2020-05-22T17:28:54Z")
> [@FordPrefect](#): > > OMG, are we actually expected to _play_ games we buy/receive for free? > > 😉 No, no, not necessarily and certainly not in my case. But until I get kids out of the house and retire, a game like Civ is beyond my reasonable amount of leisure time 😉 Not to mention all of the other free or on sale games that I have that have yet to be installed. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/693 "2020-05-22T17:40:25Z")
> [@FordPrefect](#): > > OMG, are we actually expected to _play_ games we buy/receive for free? > > 😉 No, no, not necessarily and certainly not in my case. But until I get kids out of the house and retire, a game like Civ is beyond my reasonable amount of leisure time 😉 Not to mention all of the other free or on sale games that I have that have yet to be installed. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/694 "2020-05-22T18:00:36Z")
[Aegis Defenders](https://store.steampowered.com/app/371140/Aegis_Defenders/) free on Steam until May 23rd Was free on Humble but, well, here it is again! ---
**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:** [May 23, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/695 "2020-05-23T18:27:03Z")
> [@Raza](#): > > Don’t get me wrong: FREE is a great price! And there are many people who enjoy the heck out of the game. I’m just getting too…old and impatient, I guess…to learn vastly different mechanics (it seemed) before I start enjoying the game. > > Everyone who has ever enjoyed a past Civ game should definitely get it at $0 (if they’re willing to go the Epic Games route). I think it is telling they are giving the newer Civ away for free and not the (much) older one. A clear indication of which is the better game. Still, as has been said, you cannot go wrong for free and this is not a bad game at all…it’s quite good. Just Civ-V was soooo much better (a true game for the ages once you had all the DLC). ---
**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:** [May 23, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/696 "2020-05-23T19:03:23Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I think it is telling they are giving the newer Civ away for free and not the (much) older one. > > A clear indication of which is the better game. > > Still, as has been said, you cannot go wrong for free and this is not a bad game at all…it’s quite good. Just Civ-V was soooo much better (a true game for the ages once you had all the DLC). I guess…I mean Grand Theft Auto V was considered the best one and they gave it away… ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/697 "2020-05-23T19:15:36Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I guess…I mean Grand Theft Auto V was considered the best one and they gave it away… I was only partway joking when I said there couldn’t be anyone left who didn’t have GTA V yet. I have no idea what Epic pays to the developers to give the game away, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Rockstar has decided there is very little money to be made from selling the base game, but thinks it still might have some to be made in Online micro-transactions(although some of the Shark cards are 100 bucks, I wish we had found a better term than micro-transactions, but we seem stuck with it now) once they get into a few more peoples hands. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/698 "2020-05-23T22:05:33Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I guess…I mean Grand Theft Auto V was considered the best one and they gave it away… Is there a GTA-VI they could have given away? ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/699 "2020-05-23T23:48:23Z")
with the online bonuses and such I think they’re just trying to keep interested in the online portion I can see a WOW inspired GTA MMORPG game happening… all you’d have to do is just use the “pick a gang” style they had in the first 2 … ---
**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:** [May 24, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/700 "2020-05-24T03:59:28Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I think it is telling they are giving the newer Civ away for free and not the (much) older one. > > A clear indication of which is the better game. Nah, it’s an indication of which game is still under active development with the most potential for DLC/Expansion sales. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/701 "2020-05-28T15:43:08Z")
“Borderlands: The Handsome Collection” is free on Epic. Pretty great deal. Borderlands is a lot of fun. Near as I can tell this includes: Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and all DLC for them as of December 31st, 2017. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/702 "2020-05-28T15:44:47Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > “Borderlands: The Handsome Collection” is free on Epic. Pretty great deal. Borderlands is a lot of fun. > > Near as I can tell this includes: Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and all DLC for them as of December 31st, 2017. Dude, that’s…well…Epic. That’s a hell of a lot of good play time for zero bucks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=36)