Gaming Free Games thread

[CoolMe]

What's probably the best free game right now?

The one that's "free" for sure

 

[Blythe93]

Good thread. What's probably the best free game right now?

That's a though one, depends on what kind of games you like? I don't play free-to-play online games so I can't really give a suggestion but I regularly check for some limited time offers for paid-games-gone-free on sites like Epic Games, GOG, Steam, IndieGala, itch.io etc. i.e. the popular ones.

If you're new to hoarding free games and you'd like to get some usually paid games, /r/FreeGameFindings is a very good source for that (thanks to @KirbyBot for mentioning it). Some of us post here in this thread whatever freebies we can find so that the other users can claim them as well.

EDIT #1 (NEW!):
Potatoman Seeks the Troof is free on IndieGala.

 

[Localhorst86]

You can grab a free steam key for 112 operator over at fanatical.

https://www.fanatical.com/game/112-operator

 

[draftguy123]

GOG Codes

BioShock 2 Remastered

Spoiler

MPLL2FE57BEEF24B11

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition

Spoiler

QAMJ5581D6FC8C06C6

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

Spoiler

EZ7HACDC8D5ED237A3

GRIP

Spoiler

EPLF5A8BBCA0347522

 

[console]

Undying is free on Epic games website:

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/undying

 

[marsilies]

Free2Play Weekly Ep. 6: 1/20/2025 - 1/26/2025​

26 games reviewed. A few of them are:

PIO


Ooga Booga Battle


Starling

 

[Blythe93]

Glorkian Warrior: The Trials Of Glork is free on IndieGala.

 

[Sypherone]

Prime Gaming​

• ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
• Blood West
• Super Meat Boy Forever

 

[Blythe93]

Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2 and Megapolis 2010 are currently free on Microsoft Store. Android [#1][#2] and iOS [#1][#2] versions are available as well.
Only one day left so claim them (if you're able to) as soon as you can.

 

[console]

Thanks for two Android games!

 

[lordelan]

Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2 and Megapolis 2010 are currently free on Microsoft Store. Android [#1][#2] and iOS [#1][#2] versions are available as well.
Only one day left so claim them (if you're able to) as soon as you can.

How do one "claim" an Android game btw?

 

[CoolMe]

How do one "claim" an Android game btw?

You don't, you just "download", and yes, that also means they can remove it from the store whenever they want..

Post automatically merged: Feb 2, 2025

Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2 and Megapolis 2010 are currently free on Microsoft Store. Android [#1][#2] and iOS [#1][#2] versions are available as well.
Only one day left so claim them (if you're able to) as soon as you can.

I lost track of how many of these Hero of the Kingdom games they've given us so far, not that i was counting or i care for any of them ofc

 

[marsilies]

How do one "claim" an Android game btw?

You don't, you just "download", and yes, that also means they can remove it from the store whenever they want..

If it's removed from the Play Store storefront, you should still be able to redownload it by going to "Library and devices" on the website, or "Manage apps & device" in the Play Store app.

To be able to claim an app on the website, you'll need to have an Android device connected to your Google account. I have an Android phone, so that's not an issue, but if you don't have that, you could probably download and install the Bluestacks Android emulator on your PC:
https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/e...o-log-in-to-Google-Play-Store-on-BlueStacks-5


Edit: Also, I don't know if we want to regularly add free Android/iOS apps to this thread, or maybe only if they're notable games or from notable sources (i.e. Epic) , or in conjunction with a free PC release.

However, there's some resources for finding apps that are temporarily free.

Here's one for Android apps:
https://www.app-sales.net/nowfree/

And for iOS apps:
https://appadvice.com/apps-gone-free


Also, this lists a mix of free and sale priced iOS apps:
https://9to5toys.com/2025/02/03/best-ios-app-deals-freebies-hitman-sniper/

 

[CoolMe]

If it's removed from the Play Store storefront, you should still be able to redownload it by going to "Library and devices" on the website, or "Manage apps & device" in the Play Store app.

Sure but not always the case, if the dev shut it down for good, you'll no longer be able to re-DL the game even if you paid for it.

 

[marsilies]

Sure but not always the case, if the dev shut it down for good, you'll no longer be able to re-DL the game even if you paid for it.

Do you have an example of that happening? Because, as far as I know, you're stating an unfounded hypothetical.

 

[Localhorst86]

Do you have an example of that happening? Because, as far as I know, you're stating an unfounded hypothetical.

P.T.

 

[eyeliner]

Do you have an example of that happening? Because, as far as I know, you're stating an unfounded hypothetical.

I do. DotEmu storefront.

 

[marsilies]

P.T.

P.T. is still accessible on the PSN accounts that downloaded it before it was removed from the storefront.

https://wololo.net/2016/04/10/how-to-redownload-p-t-silent-hills/

I do. DotEmu storefront.

Yes, if a storefont completely disappears, you no longer have access to anything on it. That's quite different from a game being delisted from a storefront that continues to exist though.

 

[Localhorst86]

RPG Maker VX Ace is free on steam

 

[The Catboy]

RPG Maker VX Ace is free on steam

What are the limitations?