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Steam, the renowned gaming platform, is offering an array of free games that cater to different tastes and preferences. Let's delve into the details of these captivating titles that won't cost you a dime.

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[–] Metal0130 68 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Beacon Patrol: First Horizons

Chronical

Die in the Dungeon: Origins

Divergence

Age of Advent

William and Sly: Classic Collection

[–] proper 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 3 points 9 months ago

Mr. Grinch.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've not heard of a single one of these games :shrug:

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

If you had, they wouldn't be giving them away...

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hmm.
One of those games says right in its description that it's a free fan game, another says it's a student project for educational purposes.
Two of these are prologues, full games in wishlist phase. A third is similar, but with an upcoming sequel.
One of them is free-to-play (rather than free-to-keep)

[–] bassomitron 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, Steam very rarely has legit games discounted to free. Epic only does it because they pay the publishers/devs for those licenses that are claimed, which Steam will never do as they have no need to claw their way into market relevance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Free games on Steam are often the publisher/developer's treat, not Valve's. So they happen sporadically.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Though there at least one free minion masters DLC or world of warships DLC every month

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's a little bit confusing title, because it's not Steam that has made the games for Free. This is not a comparable situation to what Epic Games does. Steam has nothing to do with the offering, other than hosting the game on the platform. All games are made Free by their own publishers.

Also it includes games that are always Free in price, such as Age of Advent. It serves as a sort of demonstration of the full game. And it never had a price attached to it, if I see it correctly. This article is either AI generated or the author don't know what he is writing (sorry if you read this, but its my opinion). Please fact check stuff before posting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

steamdb is more useful for finding free promotions

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Nah, freestuff bot supremacy