# 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:** 90
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1785 "2023-03-03T02:19:11Z")
i thought BDO was a fre to play game anyways … or it is on the XB1 yeah its pretty good and not as generically anime as genshin impact > [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > I can honestly say I never expected to see those two phrases together in the same sentence in a computer game description. its a Japanese based ad&d wanna be the girls always look pretty hot in those ---
**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 3, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1786 "2023-03-03T03:03:31Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > i thought BDO was a fre to play game anyways I wasn’t sure when I first saw this, actually, but [Steamdb](https://steamdb.info/app/582660/) says the usual price is five bucks. The game has a remarkably granular character model creator that some people say is the best part. Naturally, as an Asian MMO it seems particularly keyed towards attractive women. ---
**Author:** ![superwombat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superwombat/32/16616_2.png) [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1787 "2023-03-06T17:39:06Z")
Figment is free on GOG > **[Figment](https://www.gog.com/en/game/figment)** > > Figment 2: Creed Valley coming out March 9th! > > > > A musical action-adventure set in the re ---
**Author:** ![superwombat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superwombat/32/16616_2.png) [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1788 "2023-03-09T17:09:53Z")
Today on Epic: [https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/call-of-the-sea](https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/call-of-the-sea) ---
**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:** [March 9, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1789 "2023-03-09T18:49:52Z")
I think it’s been free before, somewhere, and I enjoyed playing it. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1790 "2023-03-09T19:01:36Z")
That game looks gorgeous. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1791 "2023-03-09T19:06:10Z")
> [@superwombat](#): > > [https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/call-of-the-sea](https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/call-of-the-sea) I played it. Fun enough game, not the best puzzles. Some puzzles were super easy. Some were hard in a way that did not feel satisfying after solving them. Kind of like Myst, but a step down from that. ---
**Author:** ![superwombat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superwombat/32/16616_2.png) [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1792 "2023-03-14T16:43:35Z")
Not a game, but Fanatical is giving away O&O Defrag > **[O&O Software Defrag 25 (Speed Up Your PC) | PC Software | Fanatical](https://www.fanatical.com/en/software/oando-software-defrag-25-speed-up-your-pc?utm_source=Fanatical%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=Spring%20Sale%20-%20O%20and%20O%20Software%20giveaway%20-%2020%20off%20coupon%20-%20%20March%202023&utm_medium=email)** > > Spring Clean your PC with this full version of O&O’s maximum... ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1793 "2023-03-14T17:04:34Z")
What does that offer that Windows Defrag can’t do already? ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1794 "2023-03-14T17:06:57Z")
Do solid-state drives even need defragged? ---
**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 14, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1795 "2023-03-14T17:20:23Z")
Here’s the list of features. The company seems reputable based on a little Googling so this doesn’t seem like buying a Magic PC Repair disk off the Office Depot discount rack. [https://www.oo-software.com/en/press\_releases/xxx-2](https://www.oo-software.com/en/press_releases/xxx-2) ---
**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:** [March 14, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1796 "2023-03-14T19:19:18Z")
No. Do not defrag your SSD. It does not help anything and it just adds to the write cycles which ultimately degrade the longevity of your drive. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1797 "2023-03-15T00:05:10Z")
SSDs don’t need to be defragged, but not everyone uses them. I have an SSD running my OS, but high capacity SSDs are still prohibitively expensive so I have a very large secondary disk which is still very fast for R/W, but is a traditional HDD. Do I manually defragment my drive? No, because I run Windows 11 which does it automatically (unless you turn it off). I just did a check and my D drive is 0% fragmented. My C drive is also optimized (there are other ways to manage SSDs other than defragmentation, such as a retrim). But again, Win11 just handles it, I don’t even need to worry about it. (Which is good, I do IT for a living so spend enough time fixing and maintaining computers, and if my computer can take care of itself, awesome.) ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1798 "2023-03-16T16:27:29Z")
This week on epic it’s: [Warhammer 40K: Gladius](https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/warhammer-40000-gladius-relics-of-war) ---
**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 16, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1799 "2023-03-16T17:17:30Z")
Free on Steam: [Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1712840/Tiny_Tinas_Assault_on_Dragon_Keep_A_Wonderlands_Oneshot_Adventure/) (D&D themed Borderlands adventure) ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1800 "2023-03-16T17:20:16Z")
Nice. That is quite a recent game, though I thought it was more expensive. I am pretty sure I had the expansion for BL2 with the Tina Tina in it, but I can’t remember anything about, and I assumed I didn’t play it (division of what was what in DLC was never clear to me in BL series). ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1801 "2023-03-16T18:18:58Z")
Nice. I’ve always been a fan of the WH 40K games. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1802 "2023-03-16T21:00:01Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > That is quite a recent game, though I thought it was more expensive That’s the original expansion turned into a standalone download. It’s not the new game from last year. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1803 "2023-03-16T21:49:22Z")
Gladius is a pretty good take on a 40K 4X game, too. ---
**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 17, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513/1804 "2023-03-17T13:34:59Z")
[Chenso Club](https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/chenso-club?) is free via Fanatical for a Steam key. I’m sure there’s a newsletter sign-up or something involved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-pc-game-and-free-weekend-notification-thread/704513.md?page=91)