# 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:** 9
**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 20, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/161 "2016-12-20T16:11:08Z")
You can get a game added to your GOG account if you own it on Steam – limited to only a few games at a time and with short duration of availability – but you don’t get Steam keys added for games you own on GOG. I can’t imagine that Galaxy sees as much use as Uplay or Origin (both of which are way behind Steam). That said, GOG Galaxy is a thing and GOG gives out free games sometimes. ---
**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 20, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/162 "2016-12-20T17:12:10Z")
Yeah, I don’t think the gog connect thing is a partnership with steam in any way, they just use the steam api to see if you have the games and unlock them on your gog account if you do. That said, gog is also worth getting an account on, especially if your machine isn’t high spec and you don’t mind playing older games. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/163 "2016-12-20T17:22:25Z")
> [@Teuton](#): > > That said, gog is also worth getting an account on, especially if your machine isn’t high spec and you don’t mind playing older games. That would be me, thanks. ---
**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 21, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/164 "2016-12-21T00:06:09Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > You can get a game added to your GOG account if you own it on Steam – limited to only a few games at a time and with short duration of availability – but you don’t get Steam keys added for games you own on GOG. I can’t imagine that Galaxy sees as much use as Uplay or Origin (both of which are way behind Steam). > > That said, GOG Galaxy is a thing and GOG gives out free games sometimes. Is it all my GOG games that can now be redeemed through Steam? I have 13 or so GOG games and I was wondering how I could go about getting them fully listed in my steam collection. ---
**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 21, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/165 "2016-12-21T00:42:24Z")
No, it’s the other way around - if you have certain games in your steam account they will be added to your GOG account. ---
**Author:** ![Didactylos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Didactylos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didactylos)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/166 "2016-12-21T11:53:06Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I know my laptop is 4 years old, but wow, Assassin’s Creed 3 runs slow. Not totally clunky, but very draggy. I’m kind of surprised. I have settings set to “Normal”, which appears to be their “low”. > > I also went into the .ini file and set Vsync to “0”. > > What a clunky PC port this game seems to be, at least to me. I’ve played finer looking games in full speed. Skyrim, Darksiders 2, etc. In Uplay under settings/general you can untick “Enable ingame overlay”. When playing “The Division” it worked wonders on my rig. No guarantee it will make any difference in AC3, but worth a try. ETA: Uplay will nag you every time you launch a game, but worth it. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/167 "2017-02-02T20:06:11Z")
[Rainbow 6: Siege](http://store.steampowered.com/app/359550/) is on a free weekend on steam starting today. [Thread.](http://store.steampowered.com/app/359550/) ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/168 "2017-02-24T07:48:52Z")
[Ghost Recon: Wildlands](http://store.steampowered.com/app/584210/) open beta for the next few days. If you have twitch prime, which is included with amazon prime, you can get [The Banner Saga](https://blog.twitch.tv/venture-forth-into-the-the-banner-saga-free-with-twitch-prime-16afa9cc97da?tt_content=TPrimeBannerSagaOne&TT_medium=social#.ai047k8ky) free. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/169 "2017-03-27T23:18:43Z")
[Chivalry: Medieval Warfare](http://store.steampowered.com/app/219640/) is currently free on Steam. A multi-player first person “shooter” with swords and bows; For Honor before For Honor was a thing. Free through the morning of the 28th (tomorrow) but once you click it to own, it’s yours to play forever. ---
**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 6, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/170 "2017-04-06T21:56:11Z")
[Squad](http://store.steampowered.com/app/393380/) has a free weekend on steam. It’s a realism, teamwork focused shooter by the guys who did BF2 project reality. Somewhere between Arma and Insurgency in scale. Also a half off sale. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/171 "2017-04-14T22:06:28Z")
[Steam has Elder Scrolls Online free to play and the game at 67% off for the weekend.](http://store.steampowered.com/app/306130/) ---
**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:** [April 20, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/172 "2017-04-20T18:56:36Z")
Saints Row 2 is free at GOG for the next 30 hours or so and the rest of the series has hefty discounts. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/173 "2017-04-20T20:26:01Z")
There’s going to be a free/beta weekend for the upcoming Dawn Of War III title this weekend. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2017, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/174 "2017-04-21T06:29:51Z")
The original Starcraft+Brood War is [now free](https://us.battle.net/shop/en/product/starcraft). ---
**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:** [April 21, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/175 "2017-04-21T14:27:01Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Saints Row 2 is free at GOG for the next 30 hours or so and the rest of the series has hefty discounts. You can also use GOG Connect to add Saints Row 3, 4 & Gat out of Hell to your GOG account if you own them on Steam. Not super-duper useful but you get the full DLC versions of 3 & 4 even if you only have the base games on Steam. > **[Welcome to GOG.com | best PC games DRM-free](https://www.gog.com/en)** > > Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee. ---
**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 22, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/176 "2017-04-22T00:56:49Z")
[Fantasy General](https://www.gog.com/redeem/FB200KGIVEAWAY) is free on GOG. An oldie but a goodie. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/177 "2017-04-22T11:50:13Z")
Fantasy General is an awesome game from my younger days, thanks **Whack-a-Mole**! ---
**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:** [April 22, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/178 "2017-04-22T12:57:40Z")
I recall sucking really…really bad at that game. Might pick it up anyway, though. Hey since I’m here, you can get free first 3 missions of Dishonored 2 as a demo, playa le as either of the two choices. I’m just finishing my playthrough as Corvo, and it took me about 4 hours. So add the time it will take as Emily and it was well worth the no dollars I paid for it. As an aside, pleasantly surprised that I can comfortably play with slightly tweaked ‘high’ graphics settings. I have a lower-end rig and was mentally prepared to not be able to run it at all. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/179 "2017-04-22T18:15:54Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > [Fantasy General](https://www.gog.com/redeem/FB200KGIVEAWAY) is free on GOG. An oldie but a goodie. Its listed at $5.99. Have to turn off no script…doh. ---
**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 11, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/180 "2017-05-11T18:03:04Z")
[Dungeons 2](https://www.humblebundle.com/store/dungeons-2) is free on the Humble Store for a short time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=10)