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This is the thread for getting the biggest percentage discount possible
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Mar 7, 2020 22:04
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The point of this thread was to provide easy updates when a game was free for a limited time. The Steam thread is sometimes considered to be the general PC game thread, but it can move really fast so you could potentially miss out on freebies. It also was a bit weird to talk about freebies on different distributors/other platforms in a thread for Steam. So here was a thread just to let you know about those free games for a limited time. I guess every post in this thread that is part of a discussion about games kinda defeats its original purpose, oops! I guess we're long past that point.
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Mar 7, 2020 22:39
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Mierenneuker posted:The point of this thread was to provide easy updates when a game was free for a limited time. The Steam thread is sometimes considered to be the general PC game thread, but it can move really fast so you could potentially miss out on freebies. It also was a bit weird to talk about freebies on different distributors/other platforms in a thread for Steam. So here was a thread just to let you know about those free games for a limited time. I guess every post in this thread that is part of a discussion about games kinda defeats its original purpose, oops! I guess we're long past that point. I mean, discussing the now-free games is always good, but I agree that it should be for stuff that’s actually free for a limited time. When I see a spike in posts here I know it’s worth looking to see what’s now 100 percent off.
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Mar 7, 2020 22:45
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Pyf and it's coldly compiled lists are over there
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Mar 7, 2020 22:46
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Free games that have always been free go here now contains iji and sand games and knytt
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Mar 7, 2020 22:52
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Countdown to when that thread dies forever starts now
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Mar 7, 2020 22:56
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Len posted:Countdown to when that thread dies forever starts now Rude  But yeah it'll probably go within a week, but whatever, hopefully I'll find some neat things to play before it goes.
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Mar 7, 2020 22:58
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StrixNebulosa posted:Rude I feel like i've had a multiple threads for free games bookmarked over the years and this is the only one that's really stuck around, i could be wrong though!
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Mar 7, 2020 23:48
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Ugly In The Morning posted:I mean, discussing the now-free games is always good, but I agree that it should be for stuff that’s actually free for a limited time. When I see a spike in posts here I know it’s worth looking to see what’s now 100 percent off. EDIT: I mean, not counting a subscription thing that goes f2p, I mean "To drum up interest in Shooting People In The Face 2, Shooting People In The Face 1 is now free forever"
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Mar 8, 2020 01:21
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Len posted:Why can't all free games just be in this thread? Because then it would fill up with chat about games that happen to be free and people wouldn't know when to check it for paid games that they have been thinking about getting that are free for a short period of time.
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Mar 8, 2020 03:13
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Cojawfee posted:Because then it would fill up with chat about games that happen to be free and people wouldn't know when to check it for paid games that they have been thinking about getting that are free for a short period of time. So check the thread more?
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Mar 8, 2020 03:18
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This thread is pretty valuable when it gets around 5-10 new posts a week, and when you see 40 posts per day you know it's trivial bullshit like arguments over what the thread is for.
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Mar 8, 2020 04:19
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I think there's absolutely a worthwhile separation between deals/freebies on games and whatever freeware stuff is out there and it should be pretty clear why it's good to have both to anyone who isn't being a willfully pedantic rear end in a top hat about it new games showing up on subscription services are probably also fine just because that can get incredibly lost in how many services are out there -- did you know indivisible is on pc game pass and the ori sequel is coming out day 1 on the service next week? but that's probably getting a little too close to just Game Deals flatluigi fucked around with this message at 04:25 on Mar 8, 2020 |
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Mar 8, 2020 04:23
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flatluigi posted:I think there's absolutely a worthwhile separation between deals/freebies on games and whatever freeware stuff is out there and it should be pretty clear why it's good to have both to anyone who isn't being a willfully pedantic rear end in a top hat about it Games on a subscription service you have to pay for sounds like a third thread. If this is for games that are marked down to free from costing money them a subscription service is not that.
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Mar 8, 2020 04:34
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Len posted:Games on a subscription service you have to pay for sounds like a third thread. One we already have in fact
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Mar 8, 2020 04:39
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I know you're being petty but there's a difference between highlighting a thing on a service you paid a dollar for a few months ago and talking about what people are playing across the hundred thousands of freeware games out there
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Mar 8, 2020 04:39
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Yeah the freeware game scene used to be a crucial tide pool for burgeoning indie game developers before digital distribution became a thing available to everyone, and there are countless hidden gems. A general discussion thread for freeware games is long overdue.
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Mar 8, 2020 04:45
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We have a freeware game thread now already, it's done, holy poo poo stop telling about why we need one and pay about free game deals.
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Mar 8, 2020 14:21
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World of Horror is on Gamepass and it's a neat little early access cosmic/eastern horror mashup. The art is styled off Junji Ito. Itbfeels pretty complete but I'm hoping as it needs full release you get more interaction between things
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Mar 8, 2020 14:32
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Zereth posted:Game that were pay but are now permanently free also seem relevant? That’s true, though it feels like a lot of those end up vanishing into the ether before too long.
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Mar 8, 2020 14:40
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Ugly In The Morning posted:That’s true, though it feels like a lot of those end up vanishing into the ether before too long. I have some plans to help keep this one afloat. Namely finding more cool free games people should look at, as there's a billion of them.
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Mar 8, 2020 14:42
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Shadow of the Colossus is free with ps+ right now
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Mar 8, 2020 18:08
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Len posted:World of Horror is on Gamepass and it's a neat little early access cosmic/eastern horror mashup. The art is styled off Junji Ito. Itbfeels pretty complete but I'm hoping as it needs full release you get more interaction between things As a headsup, the save system isn't completely implemented yet and reloading a save will wipe your character's perks and allies. It's not a super big deal though since runs tend to go between 20-60 minutes. Maybe more if it's your first. Also some of the storylines just abruptly end. Although SOMETHING EVIL might have been the last unfinished one, and that got patched in recently. TGLT fucked around with this message at 18:25 on Mar 8, 2020 |
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Mar 8, 2020 18:15
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Cross posted to correct threadSparq posted:Warzone 2100. Early 3D strategy game, released on the PC and Playstation. It has aged surprisingly well. A game where you battle for map dominance while you design and build an army of drone tanks and aircraft, being able to customize them between different chassis, propulsions, and weapons. It went open source and has been perfected and expanded by a team of modders called The Project. The campaign is good, and lets you build a homebase on one map while sending away teams to specific missions on other maps.
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Mar 9, 2020 12:56
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Len posted:Cross posted to correct thread Eh, it's been free for long enough that I'm sure it gets a pass.
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Mar 9, 2020 15:40
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Please god don't start quibbling over which thread a game should be in. As long as it's free it's good.
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Mar 9, 2020 16:04
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Len posted:Cross posted to correct thread Thanks pal. I wasn't aware of this thread.
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Mar 9, 2020 18:07
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StrixNebulosa posted:As long as it's free it's good.
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Mar 10, 2020 01:39
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GoNNER is pretty fun (from Epic store). It's a bit of a more action-oriented Spelunky. I don't know if there is an overall structure to playthroughs or if it goes on forever, but the combat mechanics are fun and it has a cool visual style. It also doesn't go out of its way to explain all the bigger game mechanics, but after half an hour I easily picked figured out a bunch of them, and it was enjoyable to puzzle them out.
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Mar 12, 2020 18:20
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Mutazione and Anodyne 2 and A Short Hike are free on EGS this week Next week will be The Stanley Parable and Watch Dogs
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Mar 12, 2020 18:29
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A Short Hike is one of those games I saw loads of people losing their poo poo over when it came out.
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Mar 12, 2020 18:51
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njsykora posted:A Short Hike is one of those games I saw loads of people losing their poo poo over when it came out. all of those games are IGF finalists and worth playing anodyne 2 was one of my favorite games that came out last year, too! it's a lovely, weird game
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Mar 12, 2020 20:26
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I bought Anodyne 2 on Steam a short while back, its got this sorta Janky outsider indie feel to it. The story is pretty good and the gameplay is decent enough.
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Mar 12, 2020 20:40
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im pretty sure star control 2 cost money at some point and now (and for a few years lol) you can get the best version of the game for free and it runs like a dream. one of the best games ever made http://sc2.sourceforge.net/
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Mar 13, 2020 10:21
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A Short Hike has been well cheered on, and I love it a lot, but Mutazione is my favorite hidden gem from last year. Be sure to take it real slow and explore around and grow your best gardens and talk to everyone every day, I've never wanted to hug a game so much as this
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Mar 13, 2020 11:08
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Verviticus posted:im pretty sure star control 2 cost money at some point and now (and for a few years lol) you can get the best version of the game for free and it runs like a dream. one of the best games ever made Ur-Quan Masters has been a free thing for... god at least 15 years now. It’s crazy. Such a good game.
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Mar 13, 2020 15:37
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Len posted:Cross posted to correct thread That webpage is giving me a security error for some reason. However, Warzone is out on steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1241950/Warzone_2100/
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Mar 13, 2020 16:53
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There's an NPC named Ur-Quan in WoW. Most people might think he's named after the classic game but he's named in honor of my best friend who died who used it since the 90s as his internetnick. We had a mutual friend working at Blizzard who somehow got that through. Since his death I've got Ur-Quan tat on my forearm. This my star control story tnx for reading Edit Friend was a horde shaman poopsocker, like the npc Monstaland fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Mar 13, 2020 |
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Mar 13, 2020 17:00
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flesh dance posted:A Short Hike has been well cheered on, and I love it a lot, but Mutazione is my favorite hidden gem from last year. Be sure to take it real slow and explore around and grow your best gardens and talk to everyone every day, I've never wanted to hug a game so much as this the sausages are david mamet incarnate
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Mar 13, 2020 21:26
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https://twitter.com/glanderco/status/1238900364965003269 https://itch.io/s/28588/cozy-quarantine ART SQOOL is currently free on itchi.io until some time Monday. Thanks, Coronavirus!
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