As a gamer, who had built up a huge collection (close to 1400 games, and probably about 100 unredeemed keys...) it is important to save money. So when someone asked, is there a way to get free games? I can answer that.
Yes, but there are some... caveats.
1) Demos and Previews and Prologues
There are many games on Steam in early access where they just want some reactions from gamers. The game is incomplete or has other problems, or just get some hype going. Public Alphas are also possible.
Two such games I found in December 2020 were Learning Factory Alpha, and Fights in Tight Spaces Prologue, both of which are free previews.
2) SteamGifts.com
SteamGifts.com allows people with extra game keys to give them away for other gamers to enjoy Many people buy bundles at a great discount, but end up with games they would never play. And many people would choose to gift them to friends and family, or to complete strangers via SteamGifts. While the name is familiar, this is NOT affiliated with Steam, a Valve service. I've given out over 100 games from here in the past month or two so I know this works. On the other hand, with each giveaway gathering hundreds, perhaps thousands of entries within 24 hours, chances of winning is quite small. But at least someone is a winner, right?
3) Keep track of give-aways. Many distribution platforms (UbiSoft, Steam, GOG, Origin, etc.) give away games as promotion for another game in the series or tied to specific events. You just need to go claim it when it happens.
Do you know other legitimate sources of free games? Leave a comment below! (No hacks, pirate sites, or illegal / unethical tricks please, such as "fake being influencer and beg developer for eval key")
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