# 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:** 60
**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 21, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1185 "2021-12-21T16:34:53Z")
Same; Can’t get it to activate on account yet. I’m sure it’ll settle down Tomorrow looks like Mutant Year Zero based on the crossbow and smoke swirlies. ---
**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 21, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1186 "2021-12-21T16:43:47Z")
I already have Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden in my Epic library from an old giveaway. So they’re doing some recycling I guess. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1187 "2021-12-22T16:02:13Z")
Yeah, [Mutant Year Zero](https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/mutant-year-zero) on Epic 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:** [December 23, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1188 "2021-12-23T16:22:13Z")
[Vampyr](https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/vampyr) is the free Epic game o’ the day GOG is giving away [I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream](https://www.gog.com/game/i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream) ---
**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 24, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1189 "2021-12-24T16:28:11Z")
Today the free Epic game is [Pathfinder: Kingmaker](https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/pathfinder-kingmaker), which is a game I already have but it’s fantastic. That’s a great one to get for free. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1190 "2021-12-24T18:31:04Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Today the free Epic game is [Pathfinder: Kingmaker](https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/pathfinder-kingmaker), which is a game I already have but it’s fantastic. That’s a great one to get for free There are two DLC’s you have to separately add to your cart that are also free. They may be always free, but worth noting. ---
**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 24, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1191 "2021-12-24T18:50:28Z")
Coincidentally, I’m a few weeks out from starting a real life Pathfinder: Kingmaker game. My understanding is that the computer version is close enough the the pen & paper campaign that it’s spoilerific and I’ll need to backlog today’s gift. Tomorrow’s game is likely Prey (inc. Mooncrash DLC) based on the helmet icon on the “Mystery gift” box. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1192 "2021-12-25T16:23:22Z")
Today’s game is, indeed, Prey ---
**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 25, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1193 "2021-12-25T16:32:55Z")
Base game only though. As of yesterday, EGS only had the Prey version bundled with Mooncrash but I guess they decided to add a “base only” version for the giveaway. Tomorrow looks like Control. Which is a great game but has been cheap/free a LOT this year. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1194 "2021-12-25T17:02:54Z")
Even if uou have played Prey, and if not, grab it is excellent, then get it from the Mooncrash dlc. It is superb, and pretty much what inspired Deathloop. ---
**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 25, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1195 "2021-12-25T17:40:39Z")
I heard someone else say it includes Mooncrash though the store page says “Base Game”. I’m away from PC so can’t check my library or the client. ---
**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 25, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1196 "2021-12-25T18:30:10Z")
[Here’s the link.](https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/prey) ---
**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 27, 2021, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1197 "2021-12-27T06:33:36Z")
Today’s free game at Epic is indeed [Control](https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/control). ---
**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 27, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1198 "2021-12-27T16:02:30Z")
[X-Morph Defense](https://www.gog.com/game/xmorph_defense_complete_edition) is free on GOG for the next 48hrs. Scroll down on main page for the free game banner. [Mages of Mystralia](https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/mages-of-mystralia) is the free Epic game 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 27, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1199 "2021-12-27T16:14:05Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > [Mages of Mystralia](https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/mages-of-mystralia) is the free Epic game today EGS, for the first time, made me do a CAPTCHA and it was a super fiddly one (read: super annoying). I understand it is not a good look to gripe about something that is being given for free. But, this is new and it is annoying. Mine asked me to pick out trucks from pictures that had cars and busses and pickups and fire engines. One pic was just a hood. Which is a truck? ---
**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 27, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1200 "2021-12-27T16:16:50Z")
Weird, no CAPTCHA for me and I’m even VPNing in from a sketchy country. You must be even more sketchy than that. ---
**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 27, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1201 "2021-12-27T16:29:57Z")
Dunno…I even bought a game from them a week ago (Inscryption…surprisingly good…was on sale for $16 and they applied a $10 coupon so got it for $6, good deal). I don’t even have my VPN on. ---
**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 27, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1202 "2021-12-27T16:31:07Z")
I usually get Captcha’d if I try to claim right as it goes live and the servers are getting slammed. I assume any bots hit it right when it flips. I was hit six times trying to claim this, enough so that I assumed picking out boats WAS the free game of the day 😉 Also, I had a moment of wondering if it differentiated between a “boat” and a “ship”. ---
**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 27, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1203 "2021-12-27T16:35:11Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Weird, no CAPTCHA for me and I’m even VPNing in from a sketchy country. You must be even more sketchy than that. None for me either. (Though I don’t have a VPN and I’m in the USA so YMMV how sketchy that is.) > [@Jophiel](#): > > [X-Morph Defense](https://www.gog.com/game/xmorph_defense_complete_edition) is free on GOG for the next 48hrs. Scroll down on main page for the free game banner. Oh, by the way, that X-Morph Defense looks fun… For once you’re the invaders, trying to terraform Earth. I like the premise. According to GOG, they’re doing a free game every 48 hours for a time. It’s sort of like what Epic is doing, except every other day instead of every day. Bring on the free games! 🕶 🥳 ---
**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 28, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1204 "2021-12-28T16:24:32Z")
Today’s free Epic game is [Moving Out](https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/moving-out) Remaining games are supposedly Salt & Sanctuary and then Tomb Raider Trilogy (the new ones) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=59) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=61)